U.S.A. a Depot Magic
by Harry Leat
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Harry Leat , 1925. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated . Scarce first edition of this magic handbook by Harry Leat, in the original wraps. Containing a series of several dealers describing a few tricks each. Including interesting articles by Charles R Brush 'A Colour Study' and 'The Cigarette Stand,' and Leo Rullman's 'The Hobby of Book Collecting' among others. The first edition, a scarce work. By Harry Leat. In the original publisher's printed wraps. Externally generally smart with shelf wear and chipping, margins of wraps chipped and creased. Small bookseller sticker to verso front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 832A16
- Title
- U.S.A. a Depot Magic
- Author
- Harry Leat
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harry Leat
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- magic tricks first editions scarce books first editions
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.