Lot of 5 Vintage Magic Books by Hay, Kaye, Gibson, Marechal, Hatton and Plate

Description

You get the following five (5) vintage magic books. Before buying, please carefully read the following descriptions and look closely at all photos so there are no surprises.
The Creative Magician’s Handbook
Author(s):
Marvin Kaye (1938–2021), writer, editor, author
Publisher:
Madison Books
Year:
2001, first Madison Books edition
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN:
1568332297
Description:
An unabridged republication of
The Stein and Day Handbook of Magic
, originally published in 1973. An excellent, comprehensive instructional book of magic. Sparsely illustrated.
Pages:
310
Dimensions:
About 9" x 6" x 3/4"
Condition:
Good. Tight spine, clean pages. With normal wear, including 1" dog-ear at lower-right corner of front cover; super-mild dog-ears at upper-right corner of front cover and lower-left corner of back cover; some shelf wear along top and bottom edges of covers, which wore the cover’s plastic coating a bit; a black marker (discount) dot on the bottom edge; and light rubbing to covers.
The Complete Magician
Author(s):
Greer Marechal Jr.
Publisher:
Thomas Yoseloff Ltd.
Year:
1977
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN:
0498019748
Description:
A republication of Magic for the Millions, published in 1957 by Yoseloff. A thorough instructional book of magic covering theory and magic with playing cards, silks, handkerchiefs, paper, slates, billets, linking rings, and more. Illustrated. Foreword by Bruce Elliott, a well-known magic author.
Pages:
396
Dimensions:
8 1/8" x 5 1/4" x 1 1/4"
Condition:
Good. Tight spine, clean pages. Some expected wear, including spine creases, light rubbing, a few light abrasions on covers, a little sticker residue on front cover (not sticky), shelf wear along top edge, and a bump/1/4" surface tear at upper-left corner of spine.
Magicians’ Tricks
Author(s):
Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate
Publisher:
Dover Publications Inc.
Year:
2002
Binding:
Paperback, pretty clean former library copy
ISBN:
N/A
Description:
An unabridged reprint of Magicians’ Tricks: How They Are Done, published in 1910 by The Century Co. Sparsely illustrated.
Pages:
344
Dimensions:
8 1/2" x 5 3/8" x 3/4"
Condition:
A good-minus ex-library copy with some markings. Tight spine, clean pages. However, a 1/4" of the front endpaper’s left long edge (closest to spine) seems to have been glued by the library. Other markings and wear include some mild creases and dog-earing on the front cover; 4" and 3" dog-ears at upper-left  and lower-left corners of back cover; torn-off stickers and accompanying deep surface tears at top and bottom of back cover; 2" edge wear at lower-left and lower-right of spine; wear at top of spine; one-line
QUEENS LIBRARY
rubber stamp on top edge of book; 3/16" black dot on bottom edge of book; four-line library rubber stamp and Queens Library 2" x 2" security sticker on inside-back cover; and back endpaper’s right edge (1/4") glued down, making that page’s width shorter than rest of pages; back endpaper also has 2 1/8" x 1 1/4" library sticker on it; the corner of the back 66 pages or so have a 1/4" brown stain starting on the back endpaper; mild dog-earing at lower-right corner of book spanning about half the pages; shelf wear; and mild rubbing/abrasions on covers.
Magic for All Ages
Author(s):
Walter B. Gibson (1897–1985), a prolific author and literary creator of
The Shadow
Publisher:
Melvin Powers Wilshire Book Co.
Year:
1980
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN:
0879803894
Description:
A republication of
Walter Gibson’s Big Book of Magic for All Ages
, published in 1980 by Doubleday and Co. An instructional book of magic including some history on magic and magicians. Illustrated.
Pages:
231
Dimensions:
About 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" x 1/2"
Condition:
Fair. Front and back covers have ripples/waves coming from the spine along the entire length extending horizontally across most of the width. The ripples are not in the book itself even though it looks that way; they’re just on the covers (see photos). Also, the title page’s inner spine edge is glued for 1/4" for the entire length of the book, thereby making the width of that page a bit shorter when you open the front cover. Otherwise, the book would be good with minimum wear.
Learn Magic
Author(s):
Henry Hay (1910–1985); real name is June Barrows Mussey, a journalist and magic author
Publisher:
Dover Publications Inc.
Year:
1975
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN:
0486212386
Description:
A classic instructional and revelatory book of magic teaching many of magic’s basic tricks, effects, and techniques, including basic card handling, afghan bands, Svengali deck, gaffed cards, finding and revealing a selected card, card location, escapes, egg tricks, mind-reading tricks, thumb-tip handling and tricks, silk routines, coin tricks (including The Miser’s Dream), card palming, sponge-ball move and routine, multiplying billiard balls, thimble magic, and more, including a discussion about magicians’ tables, stage management, and much more. Illustrated.
Pages:
285
Dimensions:
8 1/2" x 5 1/4" x 3/4"
Condition:
Poor cover, good book. Front cover, whose width is about 1/16" shorter than the rest of the book, has several vertical deep creases running for its entire length. Back cover has the same type of deep crease, again running for its entire length, along with a few other deep creases here and there. Other normal wear, such as mild abrasions to spine, a little dog-earing on covers, mild rubbing on covers, and mild yellowing overall. Binding seems to be strong, and pages are clean.
Sales Tax, Shipping, Payment, Questions
Sales Tax:
Ebay automatically adds sales tax at checkout no matter where you live.
Shipping:
Shipping is free via USPS Media Mail from San Diego, California, to the continental United States.
Payment:
PayPal within three days, please.
Returns:
There are no returns unless I describe something incorrectly.
Questions or Concerns:
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks so much for looking! Please see my other magic-related items.
Tom