The Greater Magic Library (complete in 5 volumes)
by Hilliard, John Northern; Carl W. Jones and Jean Huagrd (editors)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good (-)/VG
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1956 992 numbered pp total; HBs w/DJs. Complete in 5 volumes. Pages: clean, bright; a.e. tanned, some tape marks offset to eps, PO stamp to each ffep. Covers: multi-colored, dull gilt titles spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, some offsetting of dust jacket protector edges to covers, a few very sm holes. DJs: unclipped, each a different color titles front/spine; v lt edge/shelfwear, previous old-style protectors have left some back adhesive at the edges. "The fine art of legal legerdemain is graphically presented in this most complete series of books on card tricks which are guaranteed to entertain, mystify, and mesmerize."
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033797
- Title
- The Greater Magic Library (complete in 5 volumes)
- Author
- Hilliard, John Northern; Carl W. Jones and Jean Huagrd (editors)
- Illustrator
- Harlan Tarbell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus (by this publisher)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A.S. Barnes and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Magic, entertainment, History
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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