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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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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: L Davenport. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in good internal order. One page folded and some marks from rusting staples. two colour decorative covers on blue card show tanning to edges and light wear. ND. Scarce. 46pp + 2pp ads

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: 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… Read more about this item

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: 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: 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: L Davenport. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce further volume featuring the magic and sleight of hand tricks of Edinburgh based magician Tom Sellers (note misplaced apostrophe in title). All in VG order internally, crisp clean and bright, though some marking from rusting staples. Yellow card covers a little… Read more about this item

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.

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.

Reading: Oswald Rae, 1930. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Published by Rae from his home in Spencers Wood, Reading, this scarce paperback edition shows a fair amount of foxing to text. Orange card covers are a little grubby, with light fading to spine and edges. 60pp + 3pp ads.… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge And Sons. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All in good internal order, in attractive pictorial cover, somewhat worn, especially to spine (see photos). ND, scarce in this early edition.

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: Universal Publications. Soft cover. Very Good/Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 32 magic tricks explained for those who "want to be the star-turn at your next party" Good order throughout, stock lightly tanned commensurate with quality and age. In bright orange card cover with pictorial d/j, this rather dulled and worn at edges. ND. … Read more about this item

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: 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.

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… Read more about this item