1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 12mo. Pp. 420 (title p. 15), includes ads and b/w ills. Original green cloth, front board lettering in black, ads to rear board. Cloth at spine a little wrinkled, light rubbing to the corners, Compiled by George R. Hargraft, Q. D. McCulloch, David Carlyle and..... More
London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1862. Hardcover. 12mo. iv, 128 p. Frontis illustration and one hundred and fifty-one illustrations throughout. Original blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine, and gilt stamped front board. Cloth a little rubbed and the edges and spine joints, front hinge a little tender, but..... More
New York: The Brunswick Balke Collender Co., 1891. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Pp. 698., with plates and diagrams. Bound in the publisher's green decorated cloth, with gilt stamped device of a billiard player on the front board, and gilt titles to the spine. Spine ends a touch bumped and rubbed, ink..... More
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1911. First Edition. Softcover. 12mo. Pp. vi, [2], 96, plus publisher's catalogue [2], 16, [2] pp. Printed orange wrappers, light wrinkling to the spine, covers a little age-toned, clean throughout and the binding tight. Manchester Magic Co. purple rubber stamp to half-title. More
Albany: Unique Magic Studio, 1934. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. Pamphlet style green wrappers printed in black and twice stapled spine. Small in-text ills., with loosely inserted sheets of cards. Nice clean copy. More
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 8vo. Pp. 350, [1] p. ads, rebound with only 1 p. of ads, in full red morocco leather with gilt titles right on the leather to the spine. Charming in-text illustrations throughout, title-page-xii, trimmed a few millimeters on the..... More
New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. Pp. 153, [1], [6] ads. First American edition, with an introduction. All edges gilt. Clean and bright throughout, in the publisher's original purple/brown cloth boards, gilt-lettered to upper cover and spine, with a mounted color illustration of the King of..... More
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1906. Bart Haley. Hardcover. 12mo. Pp. 130. Illustrated cream coloured boards with lettering in orange to upper cover and spine. Great bookplate by collector andf magician Sid Lorraine to front paste-down, with his little ink number to top right corner of the front endpapaper, clean throughout..... More
Toronto: The Macmillan Company, 1940. Clarence Gagnon. Hardcover. Signed. Square 8vo. Patterned light and brown coloured cloth with brown title label to front board and spine. Front board very lightly bowed, otherwise this copy is in fine condition. No dust jacket. Signed on the half-title by Helen J. MacKenzie and..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1896. Hardcover. Cheap edition. 8vo. Pp. 322, [4] p. ads. In the publisher's decorative light brown buckram stamped in black and lettered in gilt. Very light bumping to the spine ends, paper age-toned, with a prize inscription to the front endpaper. With well over 100..... More
Waterloo Station, London: Southern Railway of England, 1931. Softcover. No date (c. 1931). 12th edition. 8vo, pp. 168. Original illustrated wrappers. An attractive copy with minor creasing, a slightly darkened and nicked spine, and a short closed tear to the upper rear cover. Clean, unmarked, tight, and square. Issued to..... More
Mississauga, ON. Speedy Printing Centres/ Caledon Mountain Trout Club, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed. 4to. Blue imitation leather with gilt titles to the front board. A history of the Club, inscribed by the author on the title-page. Illustrated by historical b/w photographs. Nice clean copy. More
London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. viii, 152 p. Illustrated grey paper boards with lettering in dark blue, and variant blue panel back drop on the front cover illustration. Presumed first edition. Light wear to the corners and lightly bumped spine ends. In the original..... More
New York: A. Dougherty/ Press of Walcutt Bros. Co., 1906. Softcover. 24mo. Pp. 15, [1] -ad. Bound in blind-stamped limp suede. Covers a trifle soiled, nicks at the upper outer corner, else clean and tight. Perhaps an advertisement/ hand-out as the running line on the rectos advertise Dougherty's decks, i.e...... More
New York: David Kemp and Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 228 pp., ills. Blue cloth with black spine titles, very light rubbing to the spine ends, corners lightly bumped, clean throughout and the binding tight and square. Dust jacket price clipped, with a couple of little chips to the..... More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 44pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Old gift sticker (partially ripped off) to the front endpaper, along with a small brown stain, very clean throughout otherwise and without any other markings, jacket with Canadian..... More
London: The Magician Ltd., 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. No date. c. 1912. Pp. 96, [1]. Illustrated paper boards, scuffed around the edges, with light bumps to board edges and light foxing, mainly to the title-page, endpapers, and text-block edges, front cover illustration bright, overall a very good copy. Illustrated throughout..... More
London: Will Goldston Limited. Hardcover. No date. Entries in OCLC suggest c. 1919. 12mo. Pp. 94, 1 ad to front paste-down and index to rear. Original illustrated paper boards, illustrated throughout in b/w. Light bumping and wear to the spine ends, light foxing, with previous owner's signature to the top..... More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 12mo. Pp. xii, 304 (+16 p. catalogue of items published for Henry Colburn, frontis in colour; vii, 299 (+1), (+24 p. publisher's catalogue dated March 1855), frontis in colour. Original brown cloth with gilt to front board and spine. Previous..... More
London: Periplus Publishing London Ltd., 2002. Hardcover. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor creasing to the top of the dust jacket and some dust buildup. Otherwise, as new copy. More
Detroit: Johnson Smith & Co., 1940. Softcover. 8vo. Pp. 32, [32] p. ads, with ads to rear covers. Orange wrappers printed in black. Ink initials to front cover, small and faint water stain to the top right corner of text block. Provenance: Sid Lorraine, bookplate to front. Nice copy, scarce..... More
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1884. Hardcover. No date. Ads at end dated 1884. 8vo. Pp. [2] ads, [iv], 276. [2] pink ad, 32p. publisher's catalogue (1884). Publisher's purple cloth with gilt stamped front board illustration and gilt titles to spine. Bottom corners and edges very lightly bumped, spine sunned, with..... More
London: George Johnson "The Magic Wand" Office, 1942. First Edition. Softcover. 12mo Pp. 36. Pink and purple printed wraps, twice stapled at the spine. Light rubbing to the edges, some technical notes in pencil throughout by previous owner Tom Bowyer, with his nice circular bookplate to verso of front cover..... More
Self Published, 1919. Softcover. 8vo. Pp. 60, [4] ads, in stapled red card wrappers, with a nicely illustrated cover. Short rip in front cover, upper corner bumped, distributor's stamp to lower front endpaper, overall an excellent copy. Illustrated with black and white diagrams throughout. Includes two illustrated business cards of..... More
London, United Kingdom: A & C Black, 1923. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth with dark green lettering and image of bowler to front cover, matching dust jacket. Front board a little bowed , clean and tight copy in a near fine dust jacket. Scarce in dust jacket. More