Search Results: Collectibles from Phoenix books\Joannes Used Books

Arco, 1954. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. 100 Houdini Tricks by Dunninger Arco Pub., 1954, lst. Hardback in good condition, acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked binding tight. Cover is clean. DJ shows signs of wear with dings nicks etc. Magic is one of the few avocations that is always fund for everyone. The magician in the fact that he can entertain and amaze, the audience from the pleasure of seeing it, and trying to figure out "how did he do that" These tricks were chosen with the armature in mind and most do not require more than a coin, or deck of cards. Loaded with B&W photos and illustrations of magicians at work as well as of the tricks, 144 pages.

Tannen, 1953. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Good. 100 Latest Trips on Tricks by Christopher Milbourne Tannen, 1953, stated first Staple Bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight all staples in place no loose pages, some slight tanning of pages due to age. Cover shows little if any signs of wear. These tricks are for the special occasions when you need something extra in tricks and patter. Christopher was also a writer for Hagard's Magic Monthly and as such saw many tricks that both worked and did not. This is a collection of some of what he considered the best. B&W illustrations, 41 pages, ads at back.

Nat. Toothpick Holder Collectors, 1977. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. 1000 Toothpick Holders by Heacock William Signed Nat. Toothpick Holder Collector Society, 1977 ISBN: 0915410109 Softcover in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, Cover shows signs of wear with rubs along spine and front edge otherwise clean. Heacock explores the world of toothpick holders. Brief history, loads of color photos, B&W illustrations, index, 110 pages, additional page of ads, Singed by Heacock.

National Magic, 1945. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Good. 16 Worlds Best Card Tricks & 25 Stripper Deck Card Tricks Sherman, Jim National Magic. 1945, unstated edition Both are staple bound in good condition. Both have text that is clean and unmarked, bindings tight, no loose staples or pages. Both have clean Covers. 16 World's Best Card Tricks covers tricks that you can do covers one way deck, the locator, stabbing, X-ray and many others. 12 pages, rear cover has some tanning. 25 Wonderful Card Tricks with a Stripper Deck covers finding the card, reds in black, the four aces, long distance and other tricks. Also has flyer inserted in back Wizard Cards by Dr. Tarbell. 12 pages.

Rockcliff, 1952. Limited. . Hardcover. Good/Poor. 18th Century German Porcelain by Savage, George signed Rockcliff, 1952, #53 of 250 Signed by Savage on title page Hardback in good condition with POOR dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning of pages due to age. Board cover is clean, dust jacket is separated and has been taped together at top and bottom spine, also dings nicks etc. This book cover a popular subject with collectors German Porcelain. This book not only covers the well known factories but also many of the smaller less well known and hard to find information about factories. It contains over 300 B&W photos as well as frontispiece in full color, details of each factory, production, failures and successes. If you collect German Porcelain you need this books. Index of marks, Appendix's 1 & 2, Index of persons, 242 pages

National Magic, 1948. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Good. 29 Clever Card Tricks with the Svengali Deck, Sherman Jim National Magic Co. 1948, unstated edition Staplelbound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all staples in place no loose pages. Cover is clean and shows small tear at top otherwise good. This booklet is how to use the Svengali Deck which is a cleverly made deck used by magicians. 29 of the best tricks that can be done with this deck are described. 12 pages.

George Johnson, 1936. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Good. 21 New Card Tricks by Sellers Tom George Johnson, 1936 unstated edition, Magic Wand Series Staple bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight all staples in place and no loose pages. Cover is clean. Sellers covers some of his favorite card tricks. Rollo, on the top in reverse, double charlier, the about turn aces, no option speller and many others. B&W illustrations 22 pages, ads and ads inside back cover.

Johnson Smith, 1930. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. 250 Parlor Tricks or Magic Made Easy Johnson Smith, undated c. 1930ies, unstated edition Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, hand written pages numbers to page 33 after which follows appx 12 pages of various ads, tanning of pages due to age. Cover is clean. Just a fun little booklet on magic and parlor tricks. B&W illustrations.

Kamm, 1950. Unstated. . Spiral. Good. A 4th, 5th, 6th,7th, 8th Pitcher Book by Kamm, Minnie Kamm Pub., 1950 All are spiral bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked on all, all spirals in place not loose pages covers have owners name label on them otherwise are clean. You are getting 5 books Everything you wanted to know about collecting Pitchers. Covers all known makers. 4th Pitcher Book: Loaded with B&W photos and illustrations, 160 pages, index. 5th Pitcher Book: Loaded with B&W photos and illustrations, 209 pages, index 6th Pitcher Book: Loaded with B&W photos and illustrations, appx 275 pages, index. 7th Pitcher Book: Loaded with B&W photos and illustrations, 211 pages. index 8th Pitcher Book: Loaded with B&W photos and illustrations, 218 pages. index

Abbott Magic, 1950. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Acceptable. 50 Crazy Card Stunts and Card Routines Both are staple bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, all staples and pages in place nothing loose, pages are tanned due to age and paper used. Both have covers that are acceptable and shows some signs of wear. 1. Card Routines by Mentzer undated c 1950, cover is loose near one staple. Lots of tricks and tips on doing routines for magic shows with cards. 10 pages 2. 50 Crazy Card Stunts, Abbott, undated, cover is fairly clean. As stated there are directions for 50 of what Abbott considers crazy stunts. 9 pages.

D. Robbins, 1948. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Good. 50 Tricks with a Thumb Tip by Christopher Milbourne D. Robbins,1948, unstated edition Staple Bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight all staples in place no loose pages, some slight tanning of pages due to age. Cover shows little if any signs of wear. Thumb Tip magic is one of the most popular secret device every devised for conjuring purposes. Used as early as the 1880's it continues today to amaze audiences. B&W Illustrations, 23 pages, ads at rear.

Robbins, 1952. Second. . Soft cover. Good. 64 Ways to Make Magic Pay, by Windsor Tommy Robbins Co., 1952, 2nd edition Staplelbound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked binding tight. Cover is very clean. Another great booklet for the part time clown, magician, or anyone who wants to make some extra income by putting on magic shows. Loaded with tricks and slights.

Padell, 1936. Soft cover. Good. 84 Card Tricks, by Morris Hugh Padell book, 1936, unstated edition staple bound in good condition. Both have clean text and are unmarked, binding tight all staples in place and no loose pages, tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean. This is an explanation of the general principles of sleight of hand with exposure to card tricks done with ordinary cards. B&W illustrations, 47 pages.

Abbott Magic, 1968. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Good. Abbott's Anthology of Card Magic by Miller Gordon Abbott, 1968, unstated edition Staple bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean. Card tricks by the greats. Howard Albright, Percy Abbott, Richard Durham, Charles, Fricke, U.F. Grant, The Hamilton's, Hugh Johnston, Eddie Joseph, Lesta, Ed Marlo, the Shepard's, Mel Stover, George Right and many many more. B&W illustrations, 96 pages.

Abbott Magic, 1936. Not Stated. . Soft cover. Good. Abbott's Cigarette Magic, by Zeno Tom Abbott's Magic, 1936, unstated edition Staplelbound in good condition with good cover. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper and age. Name sticker of Joe Berg well know magician on title page. Cover shows slight signs of wear is good over all. 46 pages of cigarette tricks and magic. B&W illustrations, 48 pages total.

Museum of Amer. Finance, 1994. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. America, Money and War Museum of Amer. Finance History, 1994 lst. Softcover in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover very clean. Cover the history of the financing of the Civil War from both sides. B&W photos, bibliography. 41 pages.

Singer Sewing Machine Co, 1899. Unstated. . Disboundboard Cover. Good. American Singer Series 15 cards Singer Sewing Machine, 1899 stated on cards 15 cards bound in a unrelated small cardboard folder. All cards are in good condition, with 2 holes punched in each. Each card has a bird with its egg, and on the back a ad fro Singer Sewing Machines as well as information on the bird. The cards are numbered:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16. There is no card 8 and card #14 does show some wear.

American Folk Life, 1984. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. American Cowboy by Taylor, Lon American Folk Life Center, 1983, unstated edition, ISBN: 0844404098 Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover shows slight signs of wear but is clean over all and has not dings, or tears. This is the companion book to this exhibit that toured America in 1983. The American Cowboy is among the great legends of the west that have a myth while he was still a fact and yet remains a fact of American life. Here you will find all you need to know about the "real" American cowboy as he lived and lives on in history, story and song. Loaded with wonderful vintage photos, illustrations, index, 228 pages.

American Book Collector, 1974. First Edition. . Staple Bound. Good. American Book Collector Jan-Feb. 1974 You are buying the Jan-Feb, 1974 edition of American Book Collector Staple bound in acceptable condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning due to age and paper used. Cover is clean however tanned due to white paper used. This issue covers Avant Garde Poetry from The Stone Turret. Contains reviews, ads, articles, classified ads etc. 40 pages B&W illustrations.

Amer. Numismatic Soc., 1990. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Americas Gold Coinage by Metcalf, William American Numismatic Society, 1990, lst. ISBN: 0897222385 Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover clean. Published by the American Numismatic Society for the Coinage of America 1990 convention. This book contains study of classic half eagles 1834-1838, U.S. Bullion Coins, Metallic Panaceas, Gold Bugs, Silver Crusaders, In search of perfect coin, Collecting U.S. Gold Coins, Politics of coinage and Reflections on Gold coinage of 20th century. Loaded with B&W photos, 132 pages