Magicians by Parrish Robert (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Doris Holley Peters (illustrator). Hardcover: Used. Condition: Book - Very Good, Dust Jacket - Good. Publisher: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, New Edition. Book has red boards with Title printed in black on the spine. Spine is straight and tight. Slight 2" separation of the front board from spine. Top and bottom of spine fabric has light wrinkling. Corners and edges are straight and show no bumping or wear. Pages are clean with no markings or tears. Dust jacket has protected the book very well but as a result show lots of wear and tear with small pieces missing on back side. Still covers the book well with illustration of magician on the front fully intact. Very clean inside. Fun book to learn some basic magical tricks.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Pictorial front cover. Numerous B/W illustrations scattered through the book. Minor soiling and wear to binding. Foredge a little rough. Pages starting to brown. Photos of book on request.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1944; green cloth covered boards with black titles; illustrated paper jacket; wear and discoloration around edges; corners of jacket are torn; spine of jacket is heavily discolored; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on ffep; Interior is clean and unmarked; 121 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Peters, Doris Holley (illustrator). 240 pages. Crease at top edge of cover and half-title lpage, covers soiled. The pages are clean and the binding is solid. Size: 5 x 8 Inches.

HARDBACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. General wear, ex libris, worn edge, faded spine, rubbed corners, loose spine, contains BW photographs DATE PUBLISHED: 1944 EDITION: 121.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. Peters, Doris Holley (illustrator). First Printing. 121 pages. In addition of some of the usual library markings, rear endpapers are stained. Edges of covers are bumped and rubbed and covers are somewhat soiled, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair to Good. Peters, Doris Holley (illustrator). New Edition. 240 pages. Dust jacket chipped at top of backstrip and along top edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Edition. A near fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 240 pages; Description: 240 p. Illus. 22 cm. Subjects: Magic tricks. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Peters, Doris Holly (illustrator). 121 pages. Dust jacket soiled and chipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint . Reprint, 1960. Publication of 240 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and minor marks. There is foxing on the block of the book. On the first two blank pages there is minor insect damage on the bottom edge of the page. No text is affected. Internally the text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: good. Tan cloth with black stamping on spine, illustrated, 106 pages. Soiling to covers, toning to pages, else in good condition.

New Edition. A near fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 240 pages; Description: 240 p. Illus. 22 cm. Subjects: Magic tricks. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 106pp, illustrated, hardcover, bound in brown cloth, black lettered, dust wrapper unclipped and very good, very good condition, Quality Press Limited, London, 1946.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Peters, Doris Holley (illustrator). Hardcover in good condition. Jacket in acceptable condition is edgeworn (unclipped) with a few marks and several tears to the edges, corners and spine. Cover loss / peeling to the front leading edge of the jacket. Tanning to the page block and page edges. Text and illustrations are clear. CM. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Doris Holley Peters (Diagrams and Decorations) (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; 240 clean, unmarked pages.

BLUE CLOTH. Condition: GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD-. PETERS, DORIS HOLLEY (illustrator). *FIRST EDITION*. 121 PAGES. ILLUSTRATED. THE DUST JACKET HAS STAINING AND IS IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER. DESPITE THIS FLAW, A VERY PRESENTABLE COPY. Size: OCTAVO.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Unstated. For Magicians Only by Parrish Robert Bernard Ackerman, 1944, unstated edition Hardback in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to age and paper used. Cloth cover shows slight signs of wear and is slightly cocked. Talks about not only tricks but what it takes to be a successful magician. The skill and capacity to appear to do what is manifestly impossible will give you a considerable feeling of personal satisfaction and enjoyment. Several clever tricks. B&W illustrations, 121 pages. Book.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (magic tricks, magic, magicians ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (magic, magicians, hobbies) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/No Dj. Drawings (illustrator). First. 8vo Clean, tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Doris Holley Peters (Diagrams and Decorations) (illustrator). First Edition. (1944) 122 pp. Original green cloth covers, very bright and clean. Spine ends bumped. Previous owner's last name in pencil on front paste-down. DJ lightly soiled w/ small stain on rear panel. Spine and edges darkened; light chipping to extremities. Illust. w/ pertinent diagrams and impertinent decorations. Contents nice.

Condition: Good. New edition. Red cloth with black stamping on spine, pictorial dust jacket in protective plastic sleeve. Illustrated, 240 pages. Small chips to jacket, else good.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Doris Holley Peters (illustrator). Condition Notes: Matt paper dust wrapper has significant edgewear and is a touch faded with several short, if mostly closed, tears, and the price clipped. Gently bruised at the spine ends and corners of the binding. The contents deeply age-toned; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over brown boards with black titles to the spine; Measures 7½" x 5" (0.5 kg); pp 106; Includes: Black & white drawings; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #202252 ||.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st ed. 121pp. Illus "with Pertinent Diagrams and Impertinent Decorations" by Doris Holley Peters. The odd stain but generally better than G.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Peters, Doris Holley. (illustrator). First UK Edition. 106pp, bw ills. Or beige cloth. Tiny bumps to bottom corners, pages browned due to pot-war apper quality. Instruction in performing magic tricks and manipulating many things. Includes how to be a psychic and a magic show as well as the regular types of tricks. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint . Reprint 1945. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, small chipped pieces and uncut edges. The text within the book is bright and clear. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is strong and the book charming. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Doris Peters (illustrator). First Edition. pages browning. Jacket frayed at edges with 2cm tear to top corner, 3cm to spine top, 1cm to top back edge, several 1cm tears to bottom edge.

Condition: New. This book brings to life past times and past magicians as few in the literature of magic have done. Author Robert Parrish knew or saw every performer he writes about and produces fascinating anecdotes and insightful accounts of the performances of Harry Blackstone, Sr., Charlie Miller, Harlan Tarbell, Josseffy, Jack Gwynne, Richardine, Ed Reno, Paul Rosini, Rufus Steele and others. Illustrated with photographs. Hardbound. Reissued 2021. *** Note: we have purchased the remaining inventory of this title from the publisher, and once the few copies in our inventory have been sold, the book will be out of print.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 106 pages. Dust jacket held together by a miraculous set of repairs !