vernon dai (68 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Thus. Some foxing to page edges, plastic comb binding broken at one point (the plastic gets brittle with age) otherwise good. No prior owner markings. Plastic comb bound with stiff tan pictorial paper covers. First printing of this first typeset collected edition. Includes the Twenty Dollar manuscript, the Three Dollar manuscript, both originally published during the Great Depression in 1932 along with revisions and variations of tricks in the Twenty Dollar manuscript and historical background and photos.

Stapled. Condición: Good. No Jacket. No publication date; circa 1960. Mottled foxing to first couple of pages. Bump to top corner to covers and pages creating a crease.

Stapled. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Brown comb binding. Small ink writing on page 71- Announcement - that a publication is still no available.

Stapled - Saddle Stapled. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. Second Edition. 41 pages. Edited by John J. Crimmins, Jr. Size: 6 x 9 Inches.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Edition. A reprint of the 1949 Holden ed circa 1970s. Ink initials and a phone number in corner of inside front cover. No other markings. Otherwise very good. Yellow covers. This 2nd ed includes material not found in the first edition. Eleven Vernon tricks plus two by T. Nelson Downs are described including cards, coins, and other close up, plus the Vernon routine for Snowstorm in China. Illustrated with drawings. 41 pages (eleven more than the 1st ed.).

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Some foxing to edges, otherwise very good. No markings. This 2nd ed includes material not found in the first edition. Eleven Vernon tricks plus two by T. Nelson Downs are described including cards, coins, and other close up, plus the Vernon routine for Snowstorm in China. Illustrated with drawings. 41 pages (eleven more than the 1st ed.).

Paperbound. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Very good with some age-discoloration to pale blue covers. This 29 page book was compiled by Lou Derman (writer, MR. ED tv show) and features one contribution from each of the named magicians.

Stapled. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Red covers with black title. There are previous owner's (magic collector's) pencil notations in pencil on contents page.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Although limited to 500 numbered copies, this is an out-of-series un-numbered, un-signed copy. Fine copy in good price clipped dust jacket with some rubbing and a few edge tears. No jacket chips. Not price-clipped. Bound in textured brown cloth with gilt titles.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good+. Ed Mishell Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Near fine. No markings. Original edition. 57 pages in stiff yellow paper covers. 13 contributors. Includes "Napoleonic Nonsense" by Dai Vernon.

Stapled. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light blue card covers. Covers are a little dirty with a few small marks.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Dennis Patton Ilustrador. Reprint Edition. Heavy foxing (tan spotting) to edges of text block. Minimal interior foxing, no markings, no bookplate. Overall good in good dust jacket with light edge wear, no jacket chips. Light soiling mainly to rear panel. This is the Supreme Magic reprint of the work originally published by Harry Stanley of England.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good+. Revised Edition. Very good plus. No markings. Yellow stiff printed paper covers. NOTE: The first six and last six pages of the book are repeated in this copy. All 48 pages are present. It is just that some pages at beginning and end were duplicated.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Limited/Numbered First Edition. #834 of 1000 copies printed. Very good with stiff pictorial paper covers. Slight toning to grey covers. No markings. 28 pages. Nicely printed.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Burt Green Ilustrador. 1st Edition. The original first edition in blue cloth with gilt titles. No jacket, as issued. A very good, tight, clean copy with no markings or bookplate. There is a little bumping to top of spine. Later, this book would be re-published first by Mark Wilson and then by Mike Caveney. This is the original that preceded both reprints.

Wraps. Condición: Good. no date. Second edition stated. Yellow wraps. 42 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout. A selection of magic tricks by Dai Vernon, ranging from his method of palming cards, to handkerchief tricks, card magic, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling to the front cover. Lower corner curled.

Stapled. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This being number 187 of 1,000 copies. A few small marks to covers.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Limited, Signed Numbered First Edition. #14 of 500 numbered copies. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author to Tom Hawbecker, a fellow magician on verso of title page beneath limitation statement. bookplate of Hawbecker on front pastedown. Fine copy in good dust jacket with some rubbing and a few edge tears and fading along spine. No jacket chips. Not price-clipped. Bound in textured brown cloth with gilt titles. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Binding tight, content clean and straight. Dust jacket in near fine condition, some minor creasing on upper and lower spine, in protective mylar. International buyers, please inquire about shipping charges before purchase. Ships within 1-2 business days.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. American bookseller's rubber stamp on title page, else very good with some minor binding discoloration, tight, clean in a good dust jacket with some minor edge wear including a small chip at top of rear panel near spine. Dark blue textured cloth. An outstanding collection of primarily British magicians pet effects. 265 pages, illustrated with numerous drawings. Like many compilations of diverse material in magical literature, this title is under-rated, but contains some very interesting material.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Fine and unmarked copy. Many photographs. Lacks dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Very good in original dark blue textured cloth with slight spine lean. No markings or bookplates. Tight and clean. In good dust jacket with several short tears and minor edge wear. No jacket chips. Medium blue textured cloth (copies have been noted in dark blue and maroon, no priority established.) An outstanding collection of primarily British magicians pet effects. 265 pages, illustrated with numerous drawings. As with many compilations of diverse material in magical literature, this title has been under-rated, but close study reveals that it contains good material contributed by a "who's who" in magic predominantly from Britain.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 2nd Edition. Second Edition in maroon cloth with gilt lettering. Good with the light pencil name of comedy writer magician LOU DERMAN (Mr. Ed writer) on front flyleaf along with his light pencil notes and bracketing mainly in the last chapter of the book. In one place he seems to reference a Dick Zimmerman version of a silk dyeing effect. Some fading to cloth on front panel to right side. Paper has normal uniform toning from age. Not issued in printed jacket.(The first edition was a signed/numbered edition so this second edition is essentially the first trade printing and was distributed in the same year as original publication.) Chapter headings: Hair Magic, Thread Magic, Rope Magic, Card Magic, Mental Magic, Money Magic, Magic from Another World and Various Magic.

Publisher's original wire stitched yellow card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 41 + i pp with monochrome illustrations and throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MAGIC & CONJURING.

Hard back binding in publisher's original quarter brown cloth, custard yellow sides, blocked and lettered back and front. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 192 pp with clear monochrome photographs throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MAGIC & CONJURING.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Bookplate of noted magic book collector and builder of illusions Leslie C. Smith (Owen Magic Supreme) affixed to front pastedown. No prior owner markings. Very good in original dark blue textured cloth with good dust jacket with some edge wear including slight paper loss to extremities, some creases and short tears and other edge wear. An outstanding collection of primarily British magicians pet effects. 265 pages, illustrated with numerous drawings. As with many compilations of diverse material in magical literature, this title has been under-rated, but close study reveals that it contains good material contributed by a "who's who" in magic predominantly from Britain.

Condición: Very Good. 108 pp., Hardcover, previous owner's name to front paste down, light wear to cover, else very good in fragmentary dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Rawson, Clayton Ilustrador. Second Edition. 111 pages. Binding is maroon cloth. The magic effects of famed magician Al Baker, who was Dean of the Society of American Magicians from 1941 to 1951. Card tricks, hair tricks, thread magic, coin, rope, mental acts, goldfish production, and more. The book is in very good condition: clean and tight; endpapers are toned; just a few faint spots of foxing on pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 111pp, illus, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps).

Publisher's original wire stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 72 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MAGIC & CONJURING.