signed first edition Hardcover
1914 · London
by Noakes, Ernest
London: G. Bell & Sons, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Inscribed on half title "All good wishes, The Author April 1914," signed in the year of publication. xii, 161, (1) (2 ads) pp. Red cloth with gilt decoration on front board, green on spine. Very Good+ in rare original dust jacket, spine panel darkened, chipped at edges, some rubbing and light soiling, small ink stain on front panel, closed tear on back panel; Good+. Boards a little rubbed, offsetting to endpapers. A guide to magic tricks by Ernest E. Noakes (1873-1956), a London society magician and prominent member of The Magic Circle.
(Inventory #: 180202003)