Click for full-size.
Magic Without Apparatus A Treatise on the Principles, Old and New, of Sleight-of-Hand with Cards, Coins, Billiard Balls, and Thimbles
by Gaultier, Camille LL.D.; Hugard, Jean (translated by); Fleming, Paul (edited by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Fleming Book Company, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. xii, [1], 528 pages. Illustrated with drawings. Light blue cloth hardcover with gilt tittle and illustration on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Previous owner illustrated bookplate on the front paste down (Ralph Wendell Calvert, Jr.). Bookstore label on the bottom rear paste down (Golden Gate Magic Co.).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28580
- Title
- Magic Without Apparatus A Treatise on the Principles, Old and New, of Sleight-of-Hand with Cards, Coins, Billiard Balls, and Thimbles
- Author
- Gaultier, Camille LL.D.; Hugard, Jean (translated by); Fleming, Paul (edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fleming Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1945
Terms of Sale
Americana Books ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Nebula Award Winners of the 1980s
The Nebula Award has been awarded to stories in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre every year since 1966. Learn about the winners of the 1980s!
Cleaning and repairing leather books
Wondering how to take care of the leather books in your collection? Renowned book care expert Bern Marcowitz explains how and when to clean and repair leather books.
