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Side-Show and Animal Tricks: Tricks of the Side-Show Performer, Animal Tricks, Gambler's Tricks, Juggling Secrets, Stage Effects, Ventriloquism, Etc., Etc. (First Edition)
by Hereward Carrington
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Kansas City, MO: A.M. Wilson / The Sphinx, 1913. First Edition. First Edition. A small pamphlet detailing tricks of the trade for magicians and performers, written during the height of the vaudeville era.
Very Good in stapled wrappers. Stamp from the Magic House of Charles on the title page. Bruise on the front wrapper, with some light toning to the edges. Page block clean and tight.
Very Good in stapled wrappers. Stamp from the Magic House of Charles on the title page. Bruise on the front wrapper, with some light toning to the edges. Page block clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128549
- Title
- Side-Show and Animal Tricks: Tricks of the Side-Show Performer, Animal Tricks, Gambler's Tricks, Juggling Secrets, Stage Effects, Ventriloquism, Etc., Etc. (First Edition)
- Author
- Hereward Carrington
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A.M. Wilson / The Sphinx
- Place of Publication
- Kansas City, MO
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Nonfiction | Outsider Literature and Nonfiction | Gambling | Cabaret and Vaudeville
- Bookseller catalogs
- Outsider Literature and Nonfiction; Gambling; Nonfiction;
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We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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