THE MODERN CONJURER AND DRAWING ROOM ENTERTAINER
by Neil, C. Lang
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
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 Neil is misspelled as "Niel." The book is historically important because it uses photography ro show hand motions for the various tricks and was the first book to do this. Our copy is solidly Good - it is basically tight - the red covers show the titles clearly on the front cover and a bit darkened on the spine. The spine also shows a few light scratches. The main defect is a 4 inch stain to the lower outer edge of the back cover - probably hit by some water. Within there is some foxing to all endpapers, also ocassional foxing elsewhere , and there is the bookplate of W. K. Rudolph, a magic book collector from Santa Ana, CA. Handsome gilt title and red cloth still bright. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29755
- Title
- THE MODERN CONJURER AND DRAWING ROOM ENTERTAINER
- Author
- Neil, C. Lang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott / C. Arthur Pearson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia / London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Magic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Magic;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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