James b alfredson (17 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. Jean Hugard was one of the most influential magicians of the 20th century. He became a professional magician in his native Australia before coming to the United States where he performed in many venues, including his own theatre on Coney Island. He was the author, ghost writer or editor of nearly fifty books and pamphlets on magic and was the founding editor of Hugards Magic Monthly. This monograph covers his long career and includes a colored frontispiece, illustrations, a checklist of his publications and an index. About the Author James B. Alfredson is a co-compiler of a landmark bibliography of English language magic periodicals and the author of Newmann: The Pioneer Mentalist. He is a former editor of Magicol: the journal of the Magic Collectors' Association.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Binding tight, content clean and straight. If purchasing internationally, please inquire about shipping charges before purchase. Ships within 1-2 business days.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: n/a. Fine and unmarked copy. Limited edition no 159 of 250.

Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto, 395 pages. Very Good. Spine has silver lettering on aqua background. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in aqua cloth boards with silver lettering on the spine. Front and back covers have some soiling, top and bottom of spine slightly dented, upper right corners dinged. Very light marking to edges of text block. Shelved in Alcove. 1392636. Special Collections.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. US hardback limited edition No. 75 of 250. Scarce. Near Fine in boards as issued with a bit of dustoness. David Meyer Magic Books 1989. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine.

Hardcover. Limited Edition, #43/250. Octavo, 49 pages. In Very Good condition with no dust jacket, as issued. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards with silver lettering to front board and spine. Textblock with wavy pages. Reprint promotion leaflet about George Newmann circa 1900 tipped in between first and second free endpapers. Enumerated on limitation page in front of textblock. With black-and-white illustrations throughout. Shelved in Alcove. 1391663. Special Collections.…

First edition. Numbered limited edition of 200 copies; Inscribed by both authors to Al Guenther with his bookplate; 60 pages; Bound in comb binding with heavy card covers. Very good condition except for a small chip to the corner of the cover and a couple coupkle pieces of the binding broken.

Spiral Binding. Zustand: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 60p. One of the most important guides to the conjuring arts. Printed in a small run, OCLC only shows copies in 4 university libraries. Generally, it forms the core of a serious magic bibliographic collection. It is now scarce. Inscribed to George Jenness "with thanks for a most pleasant afternoon from his friend, Jim Alfredson" May 18, 1978. (Most of Jim Alfredson's copies were available in the late 1970's in Magic magazines and magic stores, seldom are inscribed copies on the market). …

First edition. 11.25" x 9.75" blue cloth; xvi, 395 pages. Cloth bound in very good condition; Slight rubbing to covers.

Zustand: Very Good. Blue cloth with gilt stamping on the spine. Portrait frontispiece, 395 pages. Mild soiling to covers and page edges, else in very good condition.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 395pp+32pp, quarto in blue cloth, staplebound Index laid in. inscribed by both authors. Lists almost 1500 periodicals to catalogue all issues of English-language magic periodicals known to reside in major collections. tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good.

Zustand: Good. One of 200 limited edition copies. Pictorial wrappers comb bound, 60 pages. Signed by the authors. Mild wear to covers, good. Condition may vary slightly.

Zustand: Very Good. Newmann: The Pioneer Mentalist. Second edition. Black cloth with silver stamping. Illustrated, 49 pages. Foxing on page edges, else in very good condition. A biography of the Minnesota-based mind reader, hypnotist, and magic collector C.A. George Newmann.

Zustand: Very Good. Number 26 of a limited edition of 200 copies. Maroon cloth with gilt stamping on front cover and spine. 60 pages. Inscribed and signed by the authors. Mild toning to covers, else in very good condition. From an unstated deluxe edition bound in buckram by the publisher.