DANCERS, BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE IN THE STREETS
(1965)
First printing of this collection of Denby's dance criticism, warm inscribed to fellow critic Clive Barnes and his wife.
20th century
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A GEO-BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANOMALIES: Primary Access to Observations of UFOs, Ghosts, and Other Mysterious Phenomena
(1980)
First edition of this intimidatingly large, geographically organized bibliography of the mysterious and unearthly.
RINGS IN YOUR FINGERS
(1977)
Second printing of this useful reprint of Fitzkee's classic textbook on manipulation of linking rings in stage magic.
THE AMBITIOUS WOMAN IN BUSINESS
1916
First edition of this practical guide for women interested in entering the professional world, advising on how best to market one's skills and addressing the wage gap — in particularly nice condition.
NEW BOOK OF CARD TRICKS
1909
First printing of this charming little book of magic tricks, produced by beloved Baltimore publishing house I. & M. Ottenheimer.
MAGICAL ROPE TIES AND ESCAPES
[circa 1920]
First printing of this how-to magic book by the escape master himself, Harry Houdini.
THE VALET'S TRAGEDY AND OTHER STUDIES
1903
First edition of this collection of historical mysteries, including a chapter on the "Shakespeare-Bacon Imbroglio."
THE SECRET SCIENCES: In the Light of Our Time
1939
First edition in English of this uncommon survey of occult knowledge by an Austrian journalist, anthroposophist, and theater critic.
REVISED MOTU GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
[circa 1930]
First edition of this work on the language of the Motu people of Papua New Guinea, owned by a linguist of ill repute.
THE STAGES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
1960
First printing of the title that established a particularly influential model of historic economic growth, by economist and National Security Advisor W. W. Rostow.
SLEIGHT OF HAND: A Practical Manual of Legerdemain for Amateurs and Others
1946
Fleming Magic Classic Series edition of Sachs's classic and comprehensive magic instruction manual.
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