Perform Instant Magic by Jay Marshall (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 4to. Creasing to cover curling. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: n/a. Lovely clean copy. Easy to learn tricks with husehold objects.

Condition: good to very good. Pictorial soft wrappers, featuring images of a card trick and Jay Marshall's portrait on back. Illustrated, 192 pgs. Minor scuffing and shelf wear, creases possible.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, International Edition. Tight binding. First British edition, published in 1980 by Bailey Bros. & Swinfen Ltd., Folkestone, with copyright held by Quality Books, Inc. Paperback. Covers show light-to-moderate shelf wear, edge and corner wear, and minor surface rubbing consistent with age. Small crease/tear visible at the upper corner of an interior page. Interior otherwise appears clean and well preserved. Please Zoom Photos. Description How to Perform Instant Magic, compiled and edited by legendary magician, collector, and magic historian Jay Marshall, presents an extensive collection of easy-to-perform magical effects using cards, coins, everyday household objects, optical illusions, mind-reading principles, and impromptu methods. The book emphasizes practical magic that can be performed with little preparation or specialized apparatus. Sections include dinner-table tricks, vanishes, transformations, sensory and optical illusions, card and coin effects, mind-reading magic, platform effects, and gag tricks. Extensively illustrated by Richard Wahl. This copy is particularly interesting to magic collectors because of its association with Jay Marshall, one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American magic. Marshall was a professional magician and ventriloquist, longtime proprietor of Chicago's famed Magic Inc., a noted collector and historian, and a central figure in the preservation and publication of conjuring literature. The copyright page states that the book was first published in Great Britain in 1980 by Bailey Bros. & Swinfen Ltd. The number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 is present, supporting this as a first printing of the British edition. International Edition.…

Condition: Very Good.

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