The Magic Show Book
by Alexander, the Magician
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$76.34A$57.26
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Red cloth with black lettering to the front and spine. This copy is VG in a Good+, unclipped ($1.50) pictorial DJ. Exterior has modest rubbing to the edges, two sun lighted spots to the spine ends, and two small faded stains to front/back bottom boards. cloth is rich, lettering is bright. Inside has neat PO stamp, Craig Magician, to the FEP. Otherwise, unmarked , crisp, and tight with moderately foxed page edges. First Edition. " Set up and electrotyped, published April 1937", stated. The SCARCE DJ has moderate wear around the edges, an open tear 1"x1" at the spine top, another 1/2" x 1/4" at the bottom spine. Otherwise modestly rubbed. No other DJs found as of February 2023. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002746
- Title
- The Magic Show Book
- Author
- Alexander, the Magician
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Bailey Bonzo Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.