Magic by Boston George Parrish Robert (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition: no later printings listed. Light wear to the binding. No slope, no twist, no distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No water stains. No soiling. The priced (not clipped) dust jacket shows light wear, short edge tears, some light surface soiling, no sun fading. DJ in an archival protector.

Hardcover. Octavo, 224 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is black with white print. Boards in black cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, smudging/blemishes. Text block has spotting to edges and endpapers, spine break at page 128 with plates at that page clipped out. Illustrated: plates missing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. 1375827. FP New Rockville Stock.

BLACK CLOTH. Condition: GOOD-. Dust Jacket Condition: FAIR+. ASSUMED FIRST EDITION. 224 PAGES. A BIT OF STAIN ON THE FRONT BLANK END PAGE. THE DUST JACKET HAS A FEW CHIPS AND RIPS AND IS IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER. DESPITE THE FLAWS, THIS A PRESENTIBLE COPY. Size: OCTAVO.

Condition: Fair. Black cloth with white stamping on spine. Illustrated with black and white plates, 224 pages. Considered to be one of the most engaging books of its type, though the accuracy of the author's recollections is extremely questionable (Boston was sometimes referred to by other magicians as "the man fired by every great magician of the twentieth century"). Soiling to covers, tape to spine, fair condition. Still, a great read.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Nice firm copy. Black boards still clean and white titles clear and bright. No inscriptions. Jacket is worn and has a few neat tape repairs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. PREVIOUS OWNER BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTEDOWN. DUST JACKET REINFORCED/REPAIRED BY PREVIOUS OWNER WITH ADHESIVE TAPE. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Very good, signed and inscribed by author on flyleaf in 1950. In fair dust jacket with cello-tape affixed to outside of jacket to repair several tears. Some paper loss to extremities and some abrasions along edges. Not price-clipped. Some natural age-toning to paper. Personal memories by Boston of Howard Thurston and Harry Blackstone among other 20th century stage magicians. 224 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).