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Phoenix (19 Issues, 1946-1954)
by Elliott Bruce
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust jacket
- Seller
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY, 1946. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust jacket. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. Stage magic 'zine edited by the author of the classic hard-boiled novel: One is a Lonely Number (Lion 100). This lot includes 18 issues (#s 107-110, 112, 136, 142, 143, 146, 147, 149,203, 251, 264, 267, 270, 274, 307, 321 (321 seems to be contained in another zine entitled "Woodfield's Magicana). Each is a single sheet of 17" X 11" paper folded in half comprising 4 pages. Attractive hand-made design with a varying Phoenix theme and hand-lettering. Some issues show rubbing and creasing but on the whole they're G-VG. Issues contain extensive explanations of tricks (cards, dice, scarves, boxes, coins, etc) including stage patter/routines, reviews of new works on magic, cartoons and an essay from Elliott on the state of the art. One trick uses duplicate issues of Astounding Science Fiction Magazine (rebound with various covers) for a mind-reading trick. A great read for the hobbiest and an interesting period piece Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 pounds. Category: Magic & Illusions; Inventory No: 016043. BZDB373 Magic & Illusions; Bruce Elliott Phoenix (19 Issues, 1946-1954)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hang Fire Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016043
- Title
- Phoenix (19 Issues, 1946-1954)
- Author
- Elliott Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1946
Terms of Sale
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Returns accepted within thirty days IN SAME CONDITION. Refund initiated on receipt and inspection of returned item.
About the Seller
Hang Fire Books
Biblio member since 2005
Brooklyn, New York
About Hang Fire Books
Hang Fire Books specializes in vintage paperbacks and pulp fiction but carries a wide selection of rare and OP titles. We're based in Brooklyn, New York. Private viewings can be arranged by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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