Dick's Parlor Exhibitions: Containing a Large and Varied Collection of Elegant Home Amusements..
by (Magic) DICK, William Brisbane
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, 1882. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 3/8 X 6 3/4 Inches. 160 PP + 26 PP (ADS). Original 1882 hardcover edition. Victorian era illustrated book of magic. Contents include topics such as: Preparing the stage, the Magic Mirror, charades and much more. Intended as a guide to home entertainment in the late 19th century. All illustrations intact. Spectacular cover illustration of man hanging a broadside with text from the contents of the book. Slight scuffing to boards and edges. Slight toning to pages. Discreet PO bookplate identifying the book as part of Charles Rulfs "Library of Conjuring" on the inside front board.
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- Bookseller
- Back in Time Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1237
- Title
- Dick's Parlor Exhibitions: Containing a Large and Varied Collection of Elegant Home Amusements..
- Author
- (Magic) DICK, William Brisbane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1882
- Bookseller catalogs
- Magic / Conjuring;
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