Sawyer Thomas A (32 results)

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 72, no. 2 (Whole No. 416). Cover illustration of Charlie Chan is uncredited. Includes "The Birthday Killer" by Hugh Pentecost; "The Young Runners" by James Holding; "The Missing Money" by R. L. Stevens; "The Great Blueberry Pie Heist" by Charles Peterson; "Mrs Henderson Talks to God" by Libby MacCall;"Milady Bigamy' by Lillian de la Torre; "Hard Luck Story" by Richard A. Moore; "The Shredded Rose" by Lynwood Sawyer; "Message from a Dead Man" by Robert Cittadino; "Inspector Wexford on Holiday" by Ruth Rendell; "And Then There Was One" by Caryl Brahms & S. J. Simon; "The Last of the Rossiters" by Thomas Walsh; "We Interrupt This Magazine" by Alice Laurence; "The Problem of the Old Oak Tree" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mystery Newsletter" by Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by Jon L. Breen. Tanning; edge and corner wear, bumps and dings; short edge tears. Magazine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. About fine. No markings or bookplate. 26 page booklet. Not illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new. No markings or bookplate. Only about 65 copies issued. Gray stiff printed paper covers. 20 page booklet. Not illustrated.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. This is a fair copy of the Michigan State University Press publication. Bought this wonderful book from my vet. Get your copy here.

Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. 184 pp., many illus. 1 in color. A small fine crease to the back cover. A tiny bit of sticker residue to the front cover, top right-hand side. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Amon Carter Museum of Art, Fort Worth TX July 8-August 22, 1976 and the Frederick S. Wright Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles CA October 12-December 12, 1976.…

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Near fine in printed wraps. The author's first book on S.S. Baldwin. 9 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Nearly new with just the lower corners slightly bumped. Otherwise unread, no markings. Reproduces various newspaper reviews and other material relating to this exotic magician/mentalist. Provides a first hand account of the question and answer act, as related by reporters/reviewers. Discusses Baldwin's activities as an exposer of fraudulent mediums. Illustrated with photos and reproductions. One of about 275 copies printed, per colophon.…

Condition: Very good condition. Second edition. Revised and Enlarged; 11" x 8.5" plastic strip bound; 139 pages; This copy seems like a later printing without the cover photo as originally printed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine copy, unread, no markings. No dust jacket, as issued. Reproduces various newspaper reviews and other material relating to this exotic magician/mentalist. Provides a first hand account of the question and answer act, as related by reporters/reviewers. Discusses Baldwin's activities as an exposer of fraudulent mediums. Illustrated with photos and reproductions. One of about 275 copies printed, per colophon. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. One of approximately 52 copies issued. As new. With a tipped-in original Goodall playing card as issued. 168 page trade paperback. Illustrated with many reproductions in colour.

Condition: Near Fine. Green cloth with gilt stamping on front cover and spine. Portrait frontispiece, illustrated, 108 pages. Near fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Second Edition, Revised. Velo-bound in wraps. SECOND EDITION. This was the "budget" version, which did not include a couple tipped in color photos, otherwise it is as complete as the deluxe edition. 139 pages. One of Mr. Sawyer's best and largest works on the subject of conjuring books of the Professor Hoffmann era.…

Paperbound. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. About fine with very slight, almost inevitable dust soiling to white covers. Plastic comb bound, 8.5" x 11". 102 pages. Illustrated with reproductions of some rare ephemeral writings by Professor Hoffmann (Angelo J. Lewis) The bibliography is primarily a catalog of the author's personal collection. Printed via offset press from dot matrix computer typesetting.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Limited, Signed Numbered First Edition. About fine. #42 of only 55 copies issued. Signed by the author on the limitation page. 50 pages, plastic comb bound with tan stiff paper covers with a color photograph tipped to the cover as issued. A variety of topics are covered relating to magic history, collecting and publishing books on Professor Hoffmann and other topics including S.S. Baldwin. A Hoffmann manuscript for "The Old Oak Chest" is transcribed. Scarce, if only due to the small number of copies issued of the first edition.…

Condition: Good. Blue wrappers, 21 pages. The author's typed letter to a collector laid in. Spine half detached, else in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Scarce. Green cloth with gilt lettering. 108pp. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 21, frontis. Original publisher's marbled papers with printed title label on front. A biography of Stanley Collins, a society entertainer and magic collector, with a bibliography, limited to 115 copies. Loosely inserted is a long signed letter from the printer and designer Kenneth Buffum about the making of the book, with a signed presentation on the front enpaper 'To Mel Kavin, Thank you very much with thanks for his help on binding this, my first.Kenneth Buffum. Printer/designer November 1984 ISBN: 0934542023 Very good indeed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Edition limited to 500 copies, copy 275. Sewn binding in full cloth-covered boards, in dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by Thomas Sawyer on first blank page, else no marks. A beautiful copy with clean blue cloth and gilt titles; with tight binding and intact hinges. Just a hint of wear to spine-ends. Unclipped dustjacket has rubbing, surface abrasion and a little edgewear, with sun-fading at and near the spine and a couple tiny spots on the back panel, but no major chips or tears. B&W illustrations (illustrator).…

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Tustin, CA:(Thomas A. Sawyer). 1977. 1st limited edition, no. 205 out of 500 copies. (xii)+67pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Light blue boards with gilt on front cover and spine strip in very good, clean condition. Internally a bookplate to inside front board, but otherwise a very good, clean condition. The binding is tight with hinges intact.  The dust jacket is in good condition, lightly soiled and shelfworn, with wear along all edges and folds.…

Spiral Bound. Condition: Good Plus. No Dust Jacket. Rare - Worldcat locates only 11 copies world wide. This copy, signed by Sawyer, shows some browning along the edges of the card covers - otherwise complete and better than Good. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed By Author.

Generally fine.

Condition: Very Good. Revised edition. Wrappers, 9 pages. Mild toning, spine partially detached, else in good condition.

Condition: Fine condition. First edition. Hand sewn into marbled paper wraps; Liited to 150 copies; 20 pages with tipped-in frontis photo.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited to 500 copies. Very good copy of this compendium of lore about Louis Hoffmann (Angelo Lewis), the Victorian author of magic literature known as Professor Hoffmann. Edition # 415 out of 500 copies. Binding in yellow cloth with gilt title and authors in bright, good condition despite minor wear at bottom and top of spine. Dust cover also in vg condition, despite small tear at upper left top. Inside, tight, bright, and clean, illustrated with photographs.Book includes two publisher's inserts. Size: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 Inches.…

Condition: Very good condition. First edition. Limited to 150 numbered and signed copies; 11" x 8.5" plastic strip bound; 70 pages.

Condition: Very good condition. First edition. Signed by the author; 11" x 8.5" plastic comb bound; 101 pages.

Condition: Very Good. One of 150 copies. Wrappers, 70 pages. Signed by the author. Very good condition.

Condition: Very Good. One of 115 copies. Marbled wrappers. Tipped-in print photograph frontisepiece of Stanley Collins and George Beadlby, 19 pages. Handwritten letter to Burton Sperber from the author laid in. Very good condition.

Condition: Very Good. One of 500 copies. Inscribed by author Thomas A. Sawyer, with light orange cloth with gilt stamping on the front cover and spine and a pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial frontispiece, illustrated, 67 pages. Slight wear, toning, and small chips to the jacket, but in very good condition otherwise.…

Condition: Near Fine. Brown cloth with gilt stamping on the front cover and spine. Pictorial frontispiece, 145 pages. Ribbon page marker. Near fine condition. From a limited edition, out of print. Inscribed and signed by the author.