john lippy jr (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

PAPERBACK. Zustand: Very Good. 164pp, octavo paperback. price-sticker bottom spine, covers lightly worn but clean, tight binding, interior clean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Illus., 8.25 x 5.5", orange cloth, 107pp, covers with light extremity-bumping and fraying, very light stain to bottom of spine, pp (especially endpapers) toned else a decent copy of this reprint, in a rubbed, darkened, edge-torn, chipped and spine-stained dustjacket. With an Introduction by Howard Thurston.

No date or edition details give, (probably 1930s) This book contains many chemical recipes for special effects and tricks involving chemical effects such as those demonstrated by the magician or entertainer. Red cloth with black lettering, illustrated with line drawings. 156 pages, 5 X 7.5 inches, a good book foxed on the page edges, faded on the spine with some mottled fading to the boards, internally clean and in good order, no dustwrapper.

First edition of this specialized instructional work. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial cloth, top stain orange, frontispiece, illustrated with photographs and diagrams. From the collection of magician Oscar Teale with his book plate to the front pastedown. Oscar Teale was a magician, lecturer, and historian of magic whose work bridged performance, scholarship, and the preservation of conjuring as a serious cultural practice. He served as the private secretary to Harry Houdini during the final years of Houdiniâs life, a position that granted him direct access to the magicianâs professional correspondence, research, and anti-spiritualist investigations, and later informed Tealeâs influential role in preserving and interpreting Houdiniâs legacy. In very good condition. John D. Lippy, Jr. was an American educator and writer whose work focused on the intersection of chemistry, pedagogy, and popular demonstration. Best known for Chemical Magic, Lippy sought to translate fundamental chemical principles into controlled, visually engaging experiments that could function both as classroom instruction and as performance, emphasizing safety, clarity of explanation, and reproducibility. Framed at the intersection of science education and conjuring, the book emphasizes clarity, safety, and repeatability, presenting experiments that rely on accessible materials while illustrating fundamental reactions such as color change, gas production, and combustion.