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London: Harry Leat, 1925. VG+. First edition. Paperback. Cover illustration is of a skeleton banging a drum on a blue background. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings, and a portrait photograph of the author. Sub-titled, 'Comprising magical sketches, a number of original tricks, forceful aticles, and many items of general interest to magicians. Harry Leat (1874-1949) was a magic dealer and publisher. Some creasing and short edge tear where covers overlap contents; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus.
Tragic Magic by Leat, Harry - 1925
by Leat, Harry
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Tragic Magic
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Printed and Published by the Author, at 26, Burmester Road, Lower Tooting, London, S.W. England, 1925 136mm x 212mm tall (5.5" x 8.25" approx.). 122pp + sepia photo portrait frontispiece a blue-printed plate of a skeleton beating a drum, and with 45 illustrations and vignettes in line - 8 full-page, 1 folding and 36 in the text. A very good copy in [later?] black-printed, illustrated soft-green card covers. [The book leaves are clearly 1925 originals, and are pierced for a cord-fixed binding. It would seem that stock was retained unbound for later issue]. . First Edition.
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- Publisher Printed and Published by the Author, at 26, Burmester Road, Lower Tooting, London, S.W. England
- Date Published 1925
- Keywords Conjuring Magic Parlour Tricks Entertainment Wizardry Legerdemain Performance Art Prestidigitation Dexterity Cards Balls Illusions Animal Animals Cruelty Birds Doves Stage Presentation Performing Theatre Games Pastime Pastimes Vf65
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Tragic Magic (SCARCE 1925 FIRST EDITION)
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Tragic Magic - comprising magic sketches, a number of original tricks, forceful articles, and many items of general interest to Magicians
by Leat, Harry [MAGIC]
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London, 1925. First Edition. (London: Harry Leat 1925). First UK Edition. A softcover. 122 pages; sepia photo portrait frontispiece of the author; a blue-printed plate of a skeleton beating a drum (to the front cover), and with 45 illustrations and vignettes in line - 8 full-page, 1 folding and 36 in the text. Initials to the title page otherwise a nice VG+ copy in the original sown binding. NB: the front cover is the original from 1925 and not the later re-bound pale green issue. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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