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Featuring the collection of magic bibliographer Stephen Forrester, this premier sale will feature highlights from his library of rare, old, and unusual conjuring books from the seventeenth century to the present day. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 278

GARDNER, Martin (1914 - 2010). Group of 17 Books or Pamphle...

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GARDNER, Martin (1914 - 2010). Group of 17 Books or Pamphlets. [V.p., ca. 20th century]. 4tos and 8vos. Publisher’s bindings. Some occasional wear, soiling. Generally near fine or better. ALL FIRST (OR PRESUMED FIRST) EDITIONS, EXCEPT AS NOTED. Titles include: Martin Gardner Presents…; Confessions of a Psychic (written as Uriah Fuller); Further Confessions of a Psychic (written as Uriah Fuller, inscribed by Gardner); Over the Coffee Cups; Cut the Cards; After the Dessert (3 copies, one is a mimeographed copy, one is a first published edition, one is a second edition); 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck; Match – IC (2 copies, one a later reprint); Mathematics Magic and Mystery (2 copies, one a later reprint); Martin Gardner’s Table Magic; Knotted Doughtnuts; Relativity for the Million (second printing in jacket); Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic (second printing).

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