Arty Bees Books (26 results)

Paper Covers. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First. No publication date but c1930. Paper covers with rusty staples and tatty edges. Cover has pulled away from both staples on rear cover and one on front cover but is still attached. Contents tight. Minor staining of some of pages. 95pp.

Seller Inventory # 23348

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fiine. Reprint. Green card covers with titles and illustration on front. Slight spotting of e/p's and age-discolouration of contents and covers. No inscriptions. 66pp.

Seller Inventory # 23525

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Third Impression. Blue card covers with illustration on front. Some staining on parts of cover but in pretty good condition. 38pp with 23 illustrations. Staples are rusty and centre page has come loose from bottom staple. Previous owner's name on title page. Some age discolouration.

Seller Inventory # 22573

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Red cloth has titles in black on front and spine. Slight flaw in cloth across front board under author's name. Boards otherwise clean and bright. Slight age-discolouration of e/p's else contents tight and clean. No inscriptions. 93pp with cartoons and plates at rear. Dust jacket is slightly discoloured and bumped on edges. A very nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23524

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good -. First. Blue boards have gilt titles on front and spine. Corners and spine ends are bumped with minor spotting, some darkening along top edge and minor bubbling on rear board. Contents tight with a touch of foxing on page edges and front e/p. No inscriptions. Pink and white dust jacket is somewhat soiled and is tatty on edges, corners and spine ends with some small absences. There is a tear about 1/3rd of length of front fold-in. It has been covered in plastic to preserve it.

Seller Inventory # 23491

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good -. First. Blue boards have gilt titles on front and spine. Corners and spine ends are bumped and there is some spotting of boards and some darkening along top edge. Contents tight with a touch of discolouration to page edges. No inscriptions. Some of the top page corners are creased where they have been turned over. Yellow and white dust jacket is somewhat soiled and is tatty on edges, corners and spine ends with some small absences. Pages 304 & 305 have blue staining from carbon paper which was enclosed in book. There are some adhesive tape remains on the edges of the dust jacket and the e/p's. It has been covered in plastic to preserve it.

Seller Inventory # 23492

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good -. Fourth Impression. Blue boards have gilt titles on front and spine. Corners and spine ends are bumped and there is some bubbling of the cloth at top of front board. Contents tight with a touch of discolouration to page edges. No inscriptions. There is old water-staining to the front e/p. Blue and white dust jacket is somewhat soiled and is tatty on edges, corners and spine ends with some small absences. It has been covered in plastic to preserve it.

Seller Inventory # 24785

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. With a Foreword by Captain E Clive Maskelyne. Paper covered boards with illustration on front. Slight chipping at edges of boards and spine has been well repaired. Ads on e/p's. Binding tight. No inscriptions but an old book seller's plate on pre-title. 123pp with 95 diagrams. Few ink spots at rear of book. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23334

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. Paperback in gold with titles in black and illustration in red. Slight chipping along edges of spine and at spine ends. Also 2 small chips on front cover. Contents tight and clean. No inscriptions. 132pp. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23528

Paper Covers. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. No publication date or information stated. Paper covers with rusty staples. Pages are numbered 51 to 92 with ads at rear. Bottom spine corner has a water stain which is evident throughout booklet. Spine is split for 2 inches at base. Corners are bumped and spine is rubbed.

Seller Inventory # 23494

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Green hard cover with gilt titles on front and spine. Bright and clean. No publication date. 128pp. Contents tight with no inscriptions. Touch of foxing to page edges. Dust jacket has library-style plastic cover.

Seller Inventory # 23500

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Unabridged Republication. Translated from the French by Lascelles Wraxall. With a new Introduction and Notes by Milbourne Christopher. Exteranlly good with minor chipping of spine, and bumped corners. Contents tight.There is insect damage to first 4 pages and the last page, including title and pre-title pages. Other than this it is a very good copy. 336pp with Catalogue of Dover Books at rear.

Seller Inventory # 23344

Cloth. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Presumed First. Photographs by George Bartlett and Ken Scholes. Line drawings by Eric Haylock and Ali Bongo. Green cloth covers have gilt titles on front. Cloth has some surface damage causing pale spots. Spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Contents tight with some age discolouration. No inscriptions. Card covers are bound inside this book. 59pp. Dust jacket has faded spine, chipping along edges with some small tears and absences at spine ends. It has been covered in plastic to protect. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23526

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First. Paper covered boards with titles and illustration on front. Edges are rubbed and corners are bumped. Front cover is just hanging on. Spine is missing. Contents all present and still bound together. Previous owner's name stamp on Contents Page. Edges of pages 94 & 95 tatty where they haven't been cut cleanly. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23631

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Volume 1 of the trilogy. Brown cloth with gilt titles on front and spine. Bumping to corners and bottom edge. Contents tight and clean with no inscriptions. Dust jacket has faded spine and 2 small closed tears to top edge. It has been covered in plastic. Nice clean copy.

Seller Inventory # 24787

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First Edition. Blue hard cover with gilt titles on spine. Corners and spine ends are bumped. Binding tight. Slight foxing to page edges. No inscriptions. Dust jacket has bumping and tears along top edge. It has been covered in plastic.

Seller Inventory # 24786

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Bright red hard cover has gilt titles on front and spine. No publication date but presumed early 1970's. Contents tight and clean. No inscriptions. Bookseller's plate on front paste-down. Slight discolouration of page edges. Dust jacket has a library-style plastic cover and faded spine. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23497

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First. No publication date but circa 1965. Yellow cloth with red titles on spine and monograph on front. Corners and spine ends are bumped. End pages are discoloured. Binding tight. No inscriptions. 176pp. Dust jacket is bumped and rubbed on corners and spine ends and there are water stains internally and on the fold-ins. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23512

Leatherette. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Presumed First. Black leather or leather lookalike with gilt titles on spine. No publication date but c1950's. Contents tight and clean with no inscriptions. 349pp. Set of 3 cards for "Vacant Vision" trick on page 51 enclosed in envelope. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23519

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Facsimile. Very tidy copy of this facsimile edition. The original edition was published in 1921 by Will Goldston. It covers all areas of magic: from sleight of hand through stage illusions. 98pp plus index at rear. Tight and clean. No inscriptions. Small surface tear on title page (where something has been stuck perhaps). Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23504

Ring Bound Paper Covers. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Eighth Printing. Yellow card covers with black titles and illustration on front and black ring binding. Slight soiling of covers and bumping of corners. 199pp. Contents clean with no inscriptions. Page edges are bumped. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23533

Leatherette. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lewis, Eric (illustrator). First. Brown leatherette with gilt titles on front and spine. 171pp. Tight and clean with no inscriptions. Dust jacket has a small repaired tear at top corner of rear and has been covered in library-style plastic cover. There are slight sticky stains on top and bottom edge of front e/p's from the cover.

Seller Inventory # 23520

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Sid Lorraine (illustrator). First. Brown boards with gold pattern and titles in black on front and spine. Bottom corner of front board is creased and corners are bumped. Contents are tight with minor spotting and age discolouration of poor quality paper. Tipped in frontispiece has creased corner. No inscriptions. Dust jacket is age-darkened with faded titles. It has chipping along edges and minor absences at corners and spine ends. It is brittle and has been covered to preserve.

Seller Inventory # 23527

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First. Pictorial hard cover has minor chipping on bottom edge, corners and spine ends with small bite? (1/2 inch) out of front spine edge. 176pp. Contents tight and clean with no inscriptions. Good copy.

Seller Inventory # 23529

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Presumed First. No publication date stated. Paper-covered boards with illustration and titles on front. Spine is darkened and creased and there is a small nick out of edge of front board. Rear hinge has begun to split but contents are tight. Some age discolouration of pages and previous owner's name in pencil on front e/p. 147pp with numerous illustrations. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23333

Stiff Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The Annual has stiff card covers with titles and illustration on front and gilt titles on spine. 72pp. Contents tight and clean. The Magazine of Magic has detached covers and is tatty at top corner.

Seller Inventory # 24811