Cherished Secrets of a Master Manipulator. Jack Merlin's "And a Pack of Cards: Revised and Edited with Copious Notes and References
by Merlin, Jack; Hugard, Jean (assisted by John J. Crimmins, Jr.; Illustrations by Nelson Hahne)
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- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Max Holden, 1940. No edition stated. Stapled wrappers. Large octavo. 95 pp. Illustrations in b&w. Bump to lower right corner, light edge wear. R. E. Swanson sticker to inside front cover. Very good. One of the finest works on card manipulations, first published as separate works in 1927. The first bound edition was in hardcover in 1940. This is possibly the first bound paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Bishop, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4598
- Title
- Cherished Secrets of a Master Manipulator. Jack Merlin's "And a Pack of Cards
- Author
- Merlin, Jack; Hugard, Jean (assisted by John J. Crimmins, Jr.; Illustrations by Nelson Hahne)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No edition stated
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Max Holden
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Stage Magic Sleight of Hand Legerdemain Prestidigitation Illusion Conjuring Hocus Pocus
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Richard Bishop, Bookseller
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