This hardbound volume is the First Edition, Seventh Printing, published in 1953.It has its original dustjacket.408 pages with many illustrations.Condition: very good. Some wear to dustjacket (rubs and small tears). Inside pages are nice and tight. Former owner's name written on inside cover.
This is the first volume of the legendary TARBELL COURSE IN MAGIC. Originally published in 1927, this course covers every aspect of magic, from sleight of hand to illusions to showmanship and presentation.Without a doubt, this course has proven to be extremely useful to all levels of magicians, even to this day!
In the arly 1920s, publishers T. Grant Cooke and Walter A. Jordan wanted to market a correspondence course in magic.They first appraoched Harry Houdini to create the course, but Houdini was too involved in his own projects.The publishers then turned to Harlan Tarbell, a magician and illustrator, who immediately understood the importance and the scope of the project.The original course consisted of 60 lessons, purchased individually, and illustrated with over 3,300 illustrations.After selling 10,000 complete courses, Cooke and Jordan discontinued marketing the Tarbell Course in Magic in 1931, blaming the Great Depression for slumping sales. In 1941, magician Louis Tannen purchased the rights to the course, working with Tarbell and Ralph W. Read to convert the correspondence lessons into book form. The result was a set of eight books that could be purchased individaully or as a complete set.D. Robbins and Co. purchased all rights from Tannens in 1962 and is the current publisher and distributor of the Tarbell Course in Magic.
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CONDITION: very good. Some wear to dustjacket (rubs and small tears). Inside pages are nice and tight. Former owner's name written on inside cover.AUTHOR: Harlan TarbellPUBLISHED: 1953 by Louis TannenHardbound book with dustjacket. 408 pages.
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