This week on eBay! A classic volume of vintage magic lore; 20th Century Magic by Nevil Monroe Hopkins published in 1904. From the description:
TWENTIETH CENTURY MAGIC
AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN
MAGICAL APPARATUS --- WITH THE
INTRODUCTION OF NEW EXPERIMENTS ---
MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL, ELECTRICAL
By Nevil Monroe Hopkins
OFFERED HERE IS A SECOND EDITION COPY
OF THIS TREATISE ON THE CONSTRUCTION
AND INTRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC MAGICAL
APPARATUS,WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN 1904
BY GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON.
160-PAGE HARDBACK WITH 100 ILLUSTRATIONS.
THE BINDING IS TIGHT WITH NO PAGES LOSE,
MISSING, TORN, OR DAMAGED. THERE IS MINOR
FOXING ON ALL PAGES AND AGE SPOTS ON THE
FRONT PAGES. THERE IS A SMALL CHIP AT
BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. THERE IS A BOOK-
PLATE OF ROBERT K. WEILL AFFIXED TO
THE INSIDE FRONT COVER END PAPER.
As I post this there's 1 day, 19 hours left of the auction and bidding stands at $5.00. What a bargain!
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