Search Results: Magic from Dodman Books

London: W Foulsham & Co. Soft cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND but assumed 1940s as war economy standard production. All in VG internal order with self wrap pictorial cover over orange card.

London: The Magic Circle, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Numbered 198 from a limited edition of 500 copies, with signed inscription from the author to fellow Magic Circle member Frank Korval. His striking bookplate to front pastedown. Edge of block is dulled, but with the exception of the endpapers, all is in clean and bright VG order. Smart cream cloth with bright gilt tilting to spine.VG unclipped d/j, lightly worn to top edge. 8vo. xvi, 123pp

London: L Davenport, 1940. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. How to carry off magic with "effective patter for the up-to-date magician". All in VG internal order, clean and bright throughout, on light salmon coloured stock. Yellow card cover with black titling, a little grubby. Scarce.

Chicago: Frederick J Drake & Co, 1902. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Renowned magician Roterberg reveals the secrets of prestidigitation. Stock toned, but otherwise all in good internal order. Former owner's initials and date to title page along with pleasing London magic retailer's label. Attractive colour card covers heavily worn with upper third detached from spine. Still an attractive volume. 16mo. 168pp + publisher's catalogue.

London: The Roxburghe Press, 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND, but 1898. Exceptionally scarce volume in 'The Roxburghe Occult Series'. Pages uniformly tanned. Block opening between p32 and 33 and at top of front hinge but binding holding firm.Embossed cloth covers tanned to edges and spine and worn. Small loss to top of spine. 8vo. 94pp.

London: L Davenport. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Laurie. All in crisp, clean and bright internal order. Decorative card covers a little dulled to edges. ND, c.1940. 53pp +ads.

Vampire. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Scarce booklet detailing "how to take up this fascinating and easy branch of entertaining". All in VG internal order in slightly grubby yellow card covers. ND.

London: L Davenport. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Laurie. All in crisp, clean and bright internal order, with just a few marks from rusted staples. Decorative card covers a little dulled to edges. ND, c.1945. 48pp.

Birkdale: Privately Published, 1906. Soft cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce early magic booklet. Business card of Fred G Wilton, "Society Conjuror and Humorist" pasted to ifc. Pages a little creased and toned, but nonetheless fascinating. Also of interest is a price list of magical props and tricks tipped in at the rear from Gilbert Stout, manufacturer of magical and comedy apparatus. Green paper covers worn. Spine repaired with brown paper tape, this now largely split, so covers almost off. Poor, but scarce. 8vo. 28pp

London: Edward Bagshawe. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Scarce booklet featuring nine tricks, including 'The Tooth Paste Mystery', 'Multiplying Cigarettes' and 'A Manipulative Cigar'. VG internal order, lightly tanned by generally clean and bright. Staples somewhat rusted thus patterned cover loose but still attached. Cover is split at spine above top staple. ND.

London: Max Andrews, 1943. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All in VG internal order, crisp clean and bright. Pictorial covers are somewhat marked with a little wear to edges.

London: L Davenport. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG internal order, though rusting staples lightly marking one or two pages. Blue card pictorial covers a little grubby to edges. ND, but c.1940.

London: E G Ellisdon, 1941. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Wartime stock browned to edges, but otherwise all is good internally. Covers are poor wit much wear and minor loss.

London: LD & Co (L Davenport). Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Curious booklet, featuring six methods of levitation, illustrated with diagrams, etc. Self covered, front and back rather grubby, clean and bright internally. Staple lightly rusted.

London: L Davenport, 1944. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Laurie. All in crisp, clean and bright internal order, with just a few marks from rusted staples. Decorative card covers a little marked to front. 68pp + ads.

London: L Davenport. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Laurie. All in crisp, clean and bright internal order, with just a few marks from rusted staples. Decorative card covers a little dulled to edges. ND, c.1945. 68pp + ads.

London: C Arthur Pearson, 1926. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In general good internal order, with just a little light spotting here and there. Paper cover is rather worn, with small loss to front, wear to spine and larger loss to rear (see photos). Very scarce.

London: C Arthur Pearson, 1938. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Reprint of 1925 first edition, pages a little spotted here and there, but generally in good order. Pictorial cover rather worn at edges and is detached internally from the spine, but whole and holding. Scarce.

London: L Davenport. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gordon Howatt. All in VG internal condition. Yellow card covers attractively illustrated. Rather spotted and a little faded. ND, believed 1942.

London: Philip Allan, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Eclectic selection of mysteries and magic drawn from across the globe. Stock toned, with occasional spotting, but in general VG internal order. Bookplate of Andrew Fleming to front pastedown and this copy in his personal binding, with his name in gilt to foot of spine. Boards worn to edges, a little marked (moreso to rear) and faded to spine. 12mo. 336pp