Stephen minch (75 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. No dust jacket. First Edition. Published by Daryl Martinez 1982, presumed first edition. Stapled trade paperback in VG condition; slight curl to covers, no marks or tears. 5.25 x 8.5 in., 90 pp. Author Minch explains some of the techniques of the close-up magic of Daryl (Martinez), much-awarded car…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 168 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine has purple lettering on a white printed background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, no tears, folds or missing pieces. Bound in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Slight dent at top of spine. Ephemera from publish…

Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto, 135 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine has black lettering on white background. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in white cloth with black lettering on the spine, with the front lettering in black inside of a design of the New York skyline. Top and bottom of spine slightly dented, soiling on th…

Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto, 135 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in white cloth with black lettering on the spine, with the front lettering in black inside of a design of the New York skyline. No dust jacket as issued. Top and bottom of spine slightly dented, some light soiling on the boards. A few minor stains to fore…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition, later printing. Jacket has light wear, book edges and end-pages have light foxing, binding sound, internally clean. In ancient Rome there was a horn from which the riches of the world flowed. Now, from the fertile mind of John Carney, magicians have a…

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…