Greater Magic - John Northern Hilliard - Stevens Estate
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Details: His Manuscripts and Notes Edited by Carl W. Jones and Jean Hugard. Illustrations by Harlan Tarbell. This is one thick book! This is the original Greater Magic reprinted, with the addition of More Greater Magic. Greater Magic is over 1000 pages. More Greater Magic is over 300 pages of additional material and covers the origin of Greater Magic, letters and correspondence about Greater Magic, additional trips and tricks, photos, and more. Greater Magic was released in 1938 as an encyclopedia of magic intended for the magician, not the lay audience. It was only distributed and advertised within the conjuring world. Covers lots magic with cards, silks, billiard balls, sponge balls, cups & balls, coins, cigarettes and cigars, bills, ropes, the Chinese linking rings, mentalism, magic squares, apparatus magic, stage illusions, and more.
1939 HC 1stEd 4thImpression - No DJ - Signed by previous owners "George A Parry JR Christmas 1945/ 7700 Marbury Rd Bethesda MD/ Tricks Filed on 5/2/1968 / 20034 Of 4-0152", Ex Libris stamp "Bert Wheeler's Magic Shop 6268 Hollywood Blvd At Vine "It Pleases them to Please You"", Binding exposed between front flyleaf and publication page - good cond
