The Modern Conjurer and Drawing-Room Entertainer

Philadelphia / London: J. B. Lippincott / C. Arthur Pearson, 1902. Despite the fact that many booksellers seem to list the first edition of this important book as London, 1903, this copy is the actual First Edition published by Lippincott and dated 1902. As such it is exceedingly rare. Part of its identification is the fact that on the spine… Read more about this item

PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1902. Book. Near Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Book has modest cover soiling, wear to one corner and approx. 1/4 inch of wear to front board edge..

London: C.Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1903. Clean 'recased' pebbled blue cloth on boards with gilt titles. Thin bumping to head and foot of spine. Couple of tiny spots to boards top-edge and a tiny chip-peel to bottom board edger. Edges: very light faint couple of small smudges. Just a few pages with the… Read more about this item

Philadelphia:J. B. Lippincott Company, 1902. First Edition. hard cover. Good/No jacket. Philadelphia:J. B. Lippincott Company. 1902. 1st edition. 412pp. Illustrated with over 500 photographs. Hardcover.  Red boards soiled, rubbed and shelfworn, with wear along all edges, spine ends worn and frayed, and edge points bumped and worn to boards.  The rear board has an inch long gouge to… Read more about this item

New York: David Kemp & Company, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good+. Hardcover with mustard yellow cloth boards, 1937, octavo, 386pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG+ with wear to spine ends and corners, toning and rubbing, spine slightly tender, endpapers off-set, publisher's sticker to front flyleaf, text clean and unmarked, with small tear and crease to rear flyleaf. No DJ.… Read more about this item

C. Arthur Pearson. Collectible - Acceptable. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1903. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. 414pp. Illustrations. Fair book. Ex-Library copy. Rebound. Boards dampstained. Writing inside. Page 7 torn and repaired with tape. (Magic Tricks, Hobbies) Inquire if you need further information.

Lodon: C Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1903. Book. Illus. by Various. Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. dark blue colth with gilt titles, some marks on front board.Couple of very small water-stains on lower front board - a very good copy. with an introduction by Charles Bertram,.

London: C, Arthur Pearson. Bound in brown cloth, with clear gilt lettering to front borad and spine, this hardcover Second Impression is close VG. 414pp with over one hundred tricks described form such important magicians as Maskelyne, Bertram, Patrice, Valadon, and Stanyon. Also, paper folding, Chapeaugraphy, plate spinning etc. Bibliography, list of apparatus required and two pages of Hamleys adverts… Read more about this item