Card Tricks without Sleight of Hand or Apparatus-L.Widdop-C.A.Pearson-Yellow-Af

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Card Tricks without Sleight of Hand or Apparatus-L.Widdop-C.A.Pearson-Yellow--
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ITEM:   This is a hard cover book, Card Tricks without Sleight of Hand or Apparatus, by L.Widdop,  a C.Arthur Pearson Publication, 1929, with hard yellow card covers. Ads for Hamleys, Davenport and Pearson in front, and back pages and covers.
An excellent collection of sleight-less card tricks. Some require a confederate but in all cases the author provides alternative methods and presentations to eliminate the need for a confederate. Each effect is taught with an effective presentation.
I: The Four Burglars
II: Divination
III: An Exhibition Of Thought-Reading
IV: The Disappearing Ace
V: Another Thought-Reading Trick
VI: Hypnotic Selection
VII: The Four Burglars Again
VIII: Another Method Of Divination
IX: Bringing Back The Ashes
X: Thought-Reading Extraordinary
XI: Telepathy
This book is in exceptionally stable condition considering that is is one of the "yellow peril" books.  Many of the Pearson publications had heavy yellow card covers, with light paper spines.   Collectors have used the term "yellow peril" to describe these.  It is rare to find one like this with the spine mostly intact.
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DATE:  1929, ninth impression.  First published in 1914.
SIZE:  4 7/8 by 7  1/4 inches, 120 pages, plus heavy yellow card covers.
COND:  Spine is wrinkled, with edge wear, chips on top and bottom, with early clear tape repair.   Use, age marks, soiling on covers.  Covers still attached, signatures are a bit shaken.  No dog-ears or writing on interior pages, as they are all in otherwise very fine condition.  Please view the attached images to see the quality of this fine item.
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