Minch stephen ed (25 Ergebnisse)

8vo, pp. 177, [3]; text illustrations throughout; limp green leather, fine. Including: "From Baghdad to Cordoba: conjurers in the medieval Arab world," Pierre Taillefer; "The Marquis D'Ambreville, a conjurer at Pluto's court," Pierre Taillefer; "Jean-Nicolas Ponsin: a supplemental unveiling," Maxwell Pritchard; "J. N. Ponsin's s…

8vo, pp. 179, [3]; text illustrations throughout; limp blue leather, fine. Including: "A note on an unfinished monogram," Dr. Will Houstoun; "Professor Hoffmann: behind the books," Peter Brunning; "Professor Hoffmann and King Koko," Dr. Will Houstoun; "Nouvelle magie blanche devoilee, part 3," J. N. Ponsin, translated by Jean Hu…

8vo, pp. 173, [1]; text illustrations throughout; illustrated tan paper wrappers; fine. Including: "Pinetti: new discoveries, part 1," Frederic Tabet and Pierre Taillefer; "Friedrich Joseph Muller," Magic Christian; "Tracking slum magic to its lair," Max Maven; "Magic of the Pont Neuf," Anonymous, translated by Maxwell Pritchard…

8vo, pp. 166, [2]; text illustrations throughout; teal paper wrappers, fine. Including: "Metsuke-ji: the trick that taught a country," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "The emperor of coins: Allan Shaw," Jerry Christensen; "The truth: the fate of Hofzinser's props," Magic Christian; "One thousand and one years of Persian magic," Reza Saberi…

8vo, pp. 250, [2]; text illustrations throughout; limp red leather, fine. Including: "Bosch's 'Juggler' revisited," Steffen Taut; "Liber sextus decretalium," William Kalush; "Hofzinser: moments of surprise," Magic Christian; "The long way 'round," Judge Gary R. Brown; "Nouvelle Magie Blanche Devoilee, Part 2," J. N. Ponsin, tran…

8vo, pp. 153, [3]; text illustrations throughout; yellow printed wrappers; creasing to top edge of wrapper and dust jacket, spine lightly sunned, very good. Including the papers: "Vernon the Mesmerist," Peter Lamont; "An investigation into magic in Japan after the opening of the country, Part IV," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "Lessons w…

8vo, pp. 157, [3]; text illustrations throughout; blue printed paper wrappers; fine in fine dust jacket. Includes the following articles: "The educated swan," Volker Huber; "An investigation into magic in Japan after the opening of the country pt. II," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "Notes on Pietro Aretino's Le Carte Parlanti," Aurelio,…

8vo, pp. [2],197, [2]; text illustrations throughout; timeline of Japanese magic laid in; green printed paper wrappers, fine in fine dust jacket. Contains the following articles: "An investigation into magic in Japan after the opening of the country, pt. I," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "Recreations mathematiques: A study of its authors…

8vo, pp. 159, [3]; text illustrations throughout; purple paper wrappers; corner bumped, else fine in fine dust jacket. Including the papers: "An investigation into magic in Japan after the opening of the country, Part III," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "The Pendulum 'knows'," William E. Spooner; "Max Beckmann and his magic mirror," Volk…

8vo, pp. 157, [1]; text illustrations throughout; brown stiff paper wrappers; touch of sunning to spine, else fine. Including the papers: "Spider in the flies," Jim Steinmeyer; "An investigation into magic in Japan after the opening of the country, part VII," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "The influence of Ozanam," William Kalush & Steph…

8vo, pp. 193, [3]; text illustrations throughout; green stiff paper wrappers; fine. Including the papers: "An investigation into magic in Japan after the opening of the country, part VIII," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "Zamorano and the criticism of Engaños a Ojos Vistas" Enrique Jimenez-Martinez; "Fray Benito Jeronimo Feijoo on magicia…

8vo, pp. 203, [1]; text illustrations; burgundy stiff paper wrappers; fine. Including the papers: "Faustino Chacon," Enrique Jimenez-Martinez; "The world according to James William Elliott," Jan B. A. Janson; "Elliott: appendix one, [two and three]," James William Elliott; "Monge and his shuffle," R. Sid Spocane II; "Reflections…

8vo, 179, [1]; text illustrations throughout; red stiff paper wrappers; fine. Including the papers: "Dr. Elliott's three-card speller," William Kalush; "The world's second-best spelling trick," Martin Gardner; "Magic in Japan after the opening of the country, Part VI," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "Antoine Castelli and his physical amus…

8vo, 173, [1]; text illustrations throughout; black stiff paper wrappers; fine. Laid in is a manuscript letter from "Bill" (likely William Kalush) to Jerry Farrell, mathematician and amateur magician. Including the papers: "Nellie Bly on magnets, mind readers & fakirs! Fakirs! Fakirs!" Barry H. Wiley; "Tragic magic," Joshua Jay;…

8vo, pp. 164, [2]; text illustrations throughout; gray printed paper wrappers; fine. Including the articles: "Investigation into magic in Japan after the opening of the country, part X," Mitsunobu Matsuyama; "Moreau," Jerry Christensen; "Tracking slum magic to its lair," Max Maven; "Uncle Aficionado," Enrique Jimenez-Martinez; "…

8vo, pp. 154, [2]; text illustrations throughout; purple paper wrappers; small closed tear on upper wrapper, near fine. Including the articles: "Doctor of Imagination - The incredible Stanley Jaks: a bibliography" Barry H. Wiley; "Tracking slum magic to its lair: Clippo," Max Maven; "Little Recreations," Enrique Jimenez-Martinez…

8vo, pp. 217, [5]; text illustrations throughout; stiff blue paper wrappers; fine. Including the articles: "Suffering hyperbole," Ricky Jay; "Andrew Oehler's myths of old Mexico," Enrique Jimenez-Martinez; "Dear Orville- the Hugard letters-" Stephen Minch; "The story behind Hugard's letters to Orville Meyer," Ted Lesley; "The le…