From the PREFACE. In presenting to my magical confreres and the public in general this contribution to the already extensive literature on Conjuring and Card Tricks, I would point out that I can make no excuse for the raison d'etre of this book beyond the fact that I have been led to believe that a strictly ORIGINAL TREATISE, embracing the very latest sleights with playing-cards, combined with description of many new and hitherto unknown non-sleight-of-hand card tricks, would meet with approbation from amateurs and ...
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From the PREFACE. In presenting to my magical confreres and the public in general this contribution to the already extensive literature on Conjuring and Card Tricks, I would point out that I can make no excuse for the raison d'etre of this book beyond the fact that I have been led to believe that a strictly ORIGINAL TREATISE, embracing the very latest sleights with playing-cards, combined with description of many new and hitherto unknown non-sleight-of-hand card tricks, would meet with approbation from amateurs and professionals alike, taking into consideration the ever-increasing popularity of the Magician's Art. --HOWARD THURSTON.
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Add this copy of Howard Thurston's Card Tricks to cart. $26.95, good condition, Sold by Story Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Elwood, IN, UNITED STATES, published 1903 by Stein Publishing House.
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Very Good- Appears to be a reprint from circa 1950s, but has the original 1903 date. "Being a fin de siecle manual on the Art of Conjuring with cards, including, among many hitherto unpublished novel and unique experiments, a comprehensive description of the continuous front and back hand palm with cards and the sensational new rising card trick." Fully illustrated.; Small 8vo 7½"-8"; 83 pages.
Add this copy of Howard Thurston's Card Tricks to cart. $57.00, very good condition, Sold by Aladdin Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fullerton, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1935 by Wehman.
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Very Good+ 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall Remarkably fresh copy of this digest size paperback reprint of a work originally published in 1902. This edition circa 1935. White covers with blue ink. Paper has natural toning as expected. Very clean copy, no markings. Small rust spots to cover where staples are. 83 pages. Ad for Chicago Magic on rear cover. Price on front cover twenty five cents.
Add this copy of Howard Thurston's Card Tricks (Forty-Five Illustrations to cart. $127.00, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1903 by I & M Ottenheimer.
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Very good Good jacket. Second printing, scarce. Textured red cloth boards with black lettering. Includes rare jacket, some tanning, a couple spots repaired with clear tape, totally intact and overall still looks great. Bookplate on front pastedown. Light shelf wear. Pages/boards/jacket clean, NO foxing or markings. Binding tight. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of Howard Thurston's Card Tricks to cart. $757.00, very good condition, Sold by Inno Dubelaar Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1901 by L. Upcott Gill.
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Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Rare First Printing. Pp. 87 + 29 ads, frontis port. with tissue guard, 12mo format, original decorated endpapers, original grey linen with black and red decorations with illustration of the author performing a card trick. A superb Nearly Fine original copy with no repairs, no owner's markings, no noticeable wear or fading to cloth. Only minor flaws are some age-darking to the edges of the text block, slight foxing to endpapers, and minor rippling to the linen cover cloth. It's doubtful that a better copy could be found.
