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THE GOD JUGGERNAUT AND HINDUISM IN INDIA: From a Study of Their Sacred Books and More than 5,000 Miles of Travel in India
by Zimmerman, Jeremiah
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- Used - Cloth bound in very good condition.
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- First edition
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- 1914
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- 1
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$101.51
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New York: Thomas H. Revell, 1914. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition.. Inscribed by the author; Fifteen black-and-white plates; 319 pages. Item Price
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WITCHCRAFT, MAGIC & ALCHEMY
by de Givry, Grillot
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- Used - Hardbound in very good condition in good dust jacket; Jacket has considerable loss, wear and tears.
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- First US edition
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- 1931
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- 1
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$1,184.34
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1931. First US edition. Hardbound in very good condition in good dust jacket; Jacket has considerable loss, wear and tears.. Bookplate of Magician Joseph Dunninger on front paste-down; 11.5" x 9"; 395 pages with 10 color illustrations and 366 illustrations in the text. Item Price
A$1,184.34
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THE DRAMATIC ART OF MAGIC
by Haley, Louis C.
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- Used - Cloth bound in very good condition; Light wear to edges and corners; A few pages creased at the corner.
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- First edition
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- 1910
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$465.28
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Madison: Privately Printed, 1910. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition; Light wear to edges and corners; A few pages creased at the corner.. Inscribed by the author; 74 pages plus 7 pages of ads. Item Price
A$465.28
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CLASSIC AUTHORS IN MAGIC AND RELATED SUBJECTS
by Forrester, Stephen James
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- Used - Cloth bound in very good condition; Short tear to rear edge fold.
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- First edition
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- 1993
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$676.76
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Calgary: Privately Printed, 1993. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition; Short tear to rear edge fold.. Signed and numbered limited edition of 150 copies; pp. lxxxii, 314, lxxxiii - cxxvi; Many black-and-white illustrations and 12 color photogaphs pasted in; Wrap around cloth binding with ribbon tie. Item Price
A$676.76
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CHRONICLE OF MAGIC 1900-1999: A Record of Happenings in Magic in Great Britain
by Hibberd, David
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- Used - Cloth bound in fine condition.
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- First edition
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- 2003
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- 1
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$507.57
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Devon: Thumbprint, 2003. First edition. Cloth bound in fine condition.. Signed and numbered limited edition of 200 copies; xiii, 327 pages; Printed card cover bound in giving the impression it was originally a paperback. Item Price
A$507.57
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THE GOD JUGGERNAUT AND HINDUISM IN INDIA: From a Study of Their Sacred Books and More than 5,000 Miles of Travel in India
by Zimmerman, Jeremiah
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- Used - Cloth bound in very good condition; Seam cracked at rear cover.
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- First edition
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- 1914
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- 1
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$169.19
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New York: Thomas H. Revell, 1914. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition; Seam cracked at rear cover.. Inscribed by the author; From the library of magician Josepch Dunninger with his marginal notes; Newspaper pictures of the Indian Juggernaut celebration pasted to both end papers; Fifteen black-and-white plates; 319 pages. Item Price
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FREAKS OF FANATICISM AND OTHER STRANGE EVENTS
by Gould, S. Baring
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- Used - Cloth bound in fair condition; Spine cover quite worn and torn with some pieces missing; Seams cracked.
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- Second printing with a new title
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- 1891
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$67.68
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London: Methuen, 1891. Second printing with a new title. Cloth bound in fair condition; Spine cover quite worn and torn with some pieces missing; Seams cracked.. Bookplate from IBM Marlo Library; 372 pages. Item Price
A$67.68
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FACT, FRAUD, AND FANTASY: The Occult and Pseudosciences
by Goran, Morris Herbert
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- Used - Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket.
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- First edition
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- 1979
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$50.76
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A.S. Barnes, 1979. First edition. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket.. From the Milbourne Christopher Collection with label to this affect pasted in and his name written at foor of endpaper; 189 pages. Item Price
A$50.76
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THE MILBOURNE CHRISTOPHER LIBRARY: Magic, Mind Reading, Psychic Research, Spiritualism and the Occult 1589-1900 & 1901-1996
by Christopher, Maureen Brooks, George P. Hansen
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- Used - Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket; Some check marks and small stickers in the margins; Short tear to j
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- First edition
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- 1994
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$169.19
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Pasadena: Mike Caveney's Magic Words, 1994. First edition. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket; Some check marks and small stickers in the margins; Short tear to jacket cover of Volume I; Crease to inner jacket flap of Volume II.. Two volumes: 160 & 339 pages. Item Price
A$169.19
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BOOKS AT BROWN: 1987, VOLUME XXXIV
by Smith, Harold Adrian; Stanley, John H.; Wilmeth, Don B.
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- Used - Paperback in very good condition.
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- 1987
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Providence: The Friends of the Library of Brown University, 1987. Paperback in very good condition.. xvi, 156 pages. All but one of the articles in this issue are by Harold Adrian Smith and originally appeared in the magic magazine Tops under the column heading "Magic Books for Another Day. Item Price
A$67.68
HISTORIANS' GUIDE TO CONJURING: Being a Pictorial Checklist of Biographical, Biographical and Historical Books on Conjuring in the English Language
by Shevlin, Clay Hamilton
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- Used - Cloth bound in fine condition.
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- First edition
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- 1981
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$126.89
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San Leandro: The Conjuring Historical Society, 1981. First edition. Cloth bound in fine condition.. Instroduction by H. Adrian Smith; 160 pages; Ownership stamp of Hersy G. Basham, Jr. Item Price
A$126.89
CONJURING PERIODICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
by Alfredson, James B.; George L. Daily, Jr.
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- Used - Cloth bound in very good condition; Slight rubbing to covers.
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- First edition
- Published
- 1986
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- 1
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$169.19
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York, PA: Magicana for Collectors, 1986. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition; Slight rubbing to covers.. 11.25" x 9.75" blue cloth; xvi, 395 pages. Item Price
A$169.19
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THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CONJURING AND KINDRED DECEPTIONS
by Clarke, Sidney W.; Adolphe Blind
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- Cloth bound in new condition, in shrinkwrap.
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- Second edition
- Published
- 1999
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- 9781578980963
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- 1
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$50.76
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Mansfield Centre: Martino, 1999. Second edition. Cloth bound in new condition, in shrinkwrap.. Facsimile reprint of 1920 edition; 83 single-sided pages. Item Price
A$50.76
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SOME PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS OF CONJURING BOOKS AND OTHER EPHEMERA 1800-1850
by Hall, Trevor H.; Percy H. Muir
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- Used - Fine cndition, mylar wrap has a few short tears to the corners.
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- First edition
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- 1976
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$203.03
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Leeds: Elmete Press, 1976. First edition. Fine cndition, mylar wrap has a few short tears to the corners.. Numbered limited edition of 465 copies; 11.5"x 9" 1/3 calf bound on mold-made, cream laid, rag paper; Top edges gilt, fore and foot edges untrimmed; x, 95 pages with prospectus laid in and in mylar wrap. Item Price
A$203.03
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A SHORT ACCOUNT OF AUTOMATA HISTORY WITH CHECKLIST
by Ricard, Raymond
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- Used - Very good condition.
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- First edition
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- 2003
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$101.51
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2003. First edition. Very good condition.. Signed and numbered limited edition of 50 copies; 24 pages, card covers in comb binding. Item Price
A$101.51
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A CONTRIBUTION TO CONJURING BIBLIOGRAPHY: ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 1580 TO 1850
by Heyl, Edgar
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- Used - Near very good condition; Covers a bit soiled; Comb binding broken in a few places.
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- First edition
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- 1963
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Baltimore: Edgar Heyl Conjuring Books, 1963. First edition. Near very good condition; Covers a bit soiled; Comb binding broken in a few places.. Limited to 300 numbered copies; Inscribed by the author on title page; Comb binding with card covers; 62 single-sided pages plus errata page. Item Price
A$101.51
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A SHORT TITLE CHECK LIST OF CONJURING PERIODICALS IN ENGLISH
by Alfredson, James B.; George L. Daily
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- Used - Very good condition except for a small chip to the corner of the cover and a couple coupkle pieces of the binding broken.
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- First edition
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- 1976
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$101.51
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Lansing: Privately Printed, 1976. First edition. Very good condition except for a small chip to the corner of the cover and a couple coupkle pieces of the binding broken.. Numbered limited edition of 200 copies; Inscribed by both authors to Al Guenther with his bookplate; 60 pages; Bound in comb binding with heavy card covers. Item Price
A$101.51
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STANLEY COLLINS: Society Entertainer & Magic Collector With a Bibliography
by Sawyer, Thomas A.
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- Used - Fine condition.
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- First edition
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- 1984
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$253.79
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Balboa Island, CA: Abracadabra Press, 1984. First edition. Fine condition.. Hand sewn into marbled paper wraps; Liited to 150 copies; 20 pages with tipped-in frontis photo. Item Price
A$253.79
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PROFESSOR HOFFMANN: A Bibliography
by Sawyer, Thomas A.
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- Used - Very good condition.
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- First edition
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- 1983
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$169.19
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Santa Ana, CA: Privately Printed, 1983. First edition. Very good condition.. Signed by the author; 11" x 8.5" plastic comb bound; 101 pages. Item Price
A$169.19
VICTORIAN-AGE CONJURING BOOKS
by Sawyer, Thomas A.
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- Used - Very good condition.
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- Second edition
- Published
- 1991
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Richmond, Texas, USA
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A$42.30
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Santa Ana, CA: Privately Printed, 1991. Second edition. Very good condition.. Revised and Enlarged; 11" x 8.5" plastic strip bound; 139 pages; This copy seems like a later printing without the cover photo as originally printed. Item Price
A$42.30