magic

NY, Golden Book, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. Color illustrations by the author. Step right up and see the dazzling displays and sensational sights of the brightest circus parade ever. From the golden calliope wagon to the proud pachyderms, each page of detailed delights will keep readers rapt. A treat for both young and old; no one will want to miss the clowns in cars and penguins in pools; ferocious felines and aerial artistry--everything that's marvelous and magical about the legendary big top! So get yourself some peanuts and cotton candy and settle in for the greatest parade on earth.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, American Book and Bible House, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorated green cloth covers. An attractive how-to book for girls, featuring extensive descriptions of various crafts and even magic tricks to play with friends. Illustrated with several full-page color plates and numerous black-and-white in-text images and diagrams. 268 pages. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Disney Editions, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 365 pages illustrated in b&w and color. For film buffs, Disney fans, and animation enthusiasts, a fascinating and personal look at seven men who defined the craft of directing an animated film under the tutelage of Walt Disney. This untold history collection chronicles the progression of the animation director role during the 1920s through the 1970s. For students of film making and management, this book serves as go-to resource for a complex and sometimes technical role that demanded precision. For all Disney fans, these personal portraits of Walt's closest creative leaders offer a fuller picture behind the stories, characters, and magical realms in Disney's beloved and respected animated films. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Wonder Books, 2nd pr., 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial glazed boards. Originally published as The Magic Word. Color illustrations by Eleanor Dart. Teaching kids to say the magic word: "Please!" Name blacked out on inside front cover, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY/Tokyo, Weatherhill, 3rd pr., 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Delightful illustrations depict the imaginative and illogical world of a fantasy circus where the musicians' instruments are matchsticks and kitchenware, and fierce lions turn into wooden toys.

Hardcover. NY, Atheneum , 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, terra-cotta cloth covers, 240 pages. As Menolly uncovers magic and intrigue, mischievous Piemur discovers the rhythm of adventure in the final book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey's beloved and best-selling Dragonriders of Pern series. Mischievous Piemur is used to getting away with a lot. He has one of the most impressive voices at Harper Hall and, in the world of Pern, there are few things more important than the ability to sing and write songs. But when his voice begins to change, Piemur loses all confidence and questions everything he thought he knew about himself. Clean copy, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Discover the unlikely--and entirely unforgettable--friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her, in this tale freely inspired by actual events.With a minimum of language--only 22 words in all--but a maximum of inventive ele-fantabulous wordplay, Jane Yolen deftly re-imagines this initially tentative but ultimately unconditional relationship between a man and an elephant. Brett Helquist not only lovingly illuminates the tale with all the excitement and tension, mystery and color of a vintage circus poster but also fully captures the subtle range of emotions of a remarkable and enduring ele-friendship. Clean copy.

Softcover. Lisboa, Hugin, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 529 pages. Softcover. Portuguese Text. Previous owners inscription on front endpaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Light wear. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 208 pages, color illustrations. Introduction by Paul Theroux. This album of over 200 century-old postcards takes the reader on a magical journey across the world in five travelogues, depicting the Orient, the Arab lands, Africa, the Americas and Oceania. These haunting postcards and the people they depict strike us with a special force today, vividly expressing a deep-seated connection with the land and customs that gave them their identities. Clean, bright copy in a dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Viking Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 196 pages. Publisher's release and photo of author laid in. Foxing to top edge. Spine slightly cocked. Else a very clean, tight copy. The author's first work of fiction and his second book to be published (the first being a philosophical work published 1988 under the title "Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970"). Writing of this debut Novel in the New York Times, Anne Gotlieb stated "This is a strange and often wonderful hybrid -- an ebullient philosophical novel in the form of a folktale-cum-black girl's odyssey. It is a book bubbling like a conjure woman's kettle with African lore, preserved intact in the half-magical, half-demeaning world of Hatten County, Georgia."

Hardcover. New York, Thames and Hudson, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy still in dust jacket. 195 full color and 7 black & white illustrations throughout. Tight copy. In this sumptuous new book, leading figures in the world of fashion- Giorgio Armani, Marc Bohan, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Ottavio and Rosita Missoni, Miuccia Prada, Zandra Rhodes, Emanuel Ungaro, Gianni Versace, and Viktor & Rolf-are profiled, together with illustrations of their costume designs. Helena Matheopoulos's interviews with many of the designers illuminate the journey that led each to the opera and the challenges of working in a demanding new medium.Costume designs for many well-loved operas-including Don Giovanni, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carmen, Aida, Thai?s, Agrippina, Cosi` fan tutte, Attila, and The Magic Flute-are featured. The opera houses commissioning the costume designs include La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the The'a^tre Royal de la Monnaie, the Are`nes de Ni^mes, the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, and the San Diego Opera, among many others. Hundreds of color illustrations include original designers' sketches, photographs of the finished costumes, and images of the actual productions, many of which feature breathtaking stage sets as well. 195 full-color and 7 black-and-white illustrations

Hardcover. NY, Bantam Books, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY CANNELL on title page. Clean, like new. An Ellie Haskell mystery, now the mother of infant twins who feels like the magic has gone out of her life. The fifth mystery by Cannell.

Hardcover. NY, Frederick Warne, 1st, 2009, Pictorial boards, 16 pages with 8 interactive spreads, all using Barker's art from her Flower Fairies series. What happens when a little girl moves into a new house and discovers a tiny door? One day she manages to open it . . . and her world is forever changed when she gets her fi rst peek at the homes and the magical world of the Flower Fairies. As she starts to explore her neighborhood with a friend, they discover that there are more doors--all leading to the most secret of fairy places. Filled with gorgeous paper ephemera, pop-ups and special interactive features on every spread, this beautiful novelty book leads the reader to eight fairy doors to open and investigate. Each door has its own individual shape, color and characteristics-- some are decorated, others have little signs or notices, a set of footprints leading up to it, or magical fairy glitter at the doorstep. As the book progresses, more of the fairies and their world are revealed, culminating in an exciting and secret fairy nighttime ball.

Hardcover. NY, Phaidon Press, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 48 pages. In this imaginative tale from master storyteller Tomi Ungerer, two young siblings find themselves cast away on mysterious Fog Island. No one has ever returned from the island's murky shores, but when the children begin to explore, they discover things are not quite as they expected.Ungerer's captivating drawings evoke the eerie beauty and magic surrounding this timeless adventure. Selected by both The New York Times and Publishers Weekly as one of the year's best children's books, Fog Island is destined to become a modern classic.

Softcover. NY, Grove Press, 1st pbk., 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in pictorial wraps, 396 pages. Debut novel. This is the story of S.T. George, a young writer-in-residence at Cornell University, who is looking for love and dragons to slay. Momentous forces and a cast of extraordinary characters gather around him and soon George is caught up in an epic struggle. Magical storytelling certain to be reread, laughed over and remembered for a very long time. Clean, tight copy.

New York , Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. Corners and spine slightly bumped, otherwise very good. Unhappy with their father's plan to remarry, a brother and sister have their wishes fulfilled by a stableboy who knows magic and are turned into a fox and a kingfisher.

Hardcover. NY, Frederick A. Stokes, 2nd pr., 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth stamped in black, 161 pages, many b&w drawings. This Book Gives More Than 150 Delightful And Practical Uses Carefully Selected From Magicians' And Seaman's Manuals, Craft Books, Accounts Of Native Games, And Other Widely Scattered Sources. Ranging From Tricks And Games To Serious Knotwork And Netting, They Will Keep You Entertained While Opening Up A Host Of New Crafts And Recreational Areas. Shelf worn copy, clean internally.

Softcover. NY, Dey Street Books, reprint, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 594 pages, b&w illustrations. Rediscover the groundbreaking magic of Blade Runner with this revised and updated edition of the classic guide to Ridley Scott's transformative film and published in anticipation of its sequel, Blade Runner 2049, premiering October 2017 and starring Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, and Harrison Ford. Ridley Scott's 1992 "Director's Cut" confirmed the international film cognoscenti's judgment: Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's brilliant and troubling science fiction masterpiece Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, is the most visually dense, thematically challenging, and influential science fiction film ever made. Future Noir offers a deeper understanding of this cult phenomenon that is storytelling and visual filmmaking at its best. In this intensive, intimate and anything-but-glamorous behind-the-scenes account, film insider and cinephile Paul M. Sammon explores how Ridley Scott purposefully used his creative genius to transform the work of science fiction's most uncompromising author into a critical sensation, a commercial success, and a cult classic that would reinvent the genre. Sammon reveals how the making of the original Blade Runner was a seven-year odyssey that would test the stamina and the imagination of writers, producers, special effects wizards, and the most innovative art directors and set designers in the industry at the time it was made.

Hardcover. NY, Walker & Co., 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Virginia's famous father, Galileo, sleeps during the day and studies the sky at night. While he is sleeping, Virginia discovers a box on his desk with five objects inside - four pieces of glass and a feather - that reveal the world to her in new and wonderful ways.Using the rich colors and lush textures of the Renaissance, Catherine Brighton recreates Galileo's world. This child's-eye-view gives young readers an enchanting introduction to the accomplishments of Galileo, and delightfully celebrates the magic of science.An introduction by Dava Sobel, author of the best-selling adult book Galileo's Daughter, further illuminates the life experience of Galileo's daughter, Virginia. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Illustrated with full color woodcuts by Mary Azarian. SIGNED BY AZARIAN. Clean, tight copy. Revealing the variety of life underground, the bright comfort of a greenhouse on a winter's day, or the anticipation of starting seeds indoors in early spring, this striking alphabet book celebrates the simple joys of gardening. Without neglecting the frustrations--the nibbling critters and the toil--or wry, humorous moments spent in the garden. Mary Azarian's spare words and lovely woodcuts capture the essence of turning a bare plot of ground into fragrant flowers and lush vegetables and trees. Her depictions of insects, manure, and compost piles are as delightful as her fountains, pumpkins, and Queen Anne's lace. Whether we are young or old, our gardens both exhaust and renew us. They are our source of magic and wonder and perhaps our best way to live closer to the land and to the rhythm of the seasons.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 212 pages. Stone is an important, though often overlooked, element of creating the perfect garden. Stone can combine with plants and water in an infinite array to bring us landscapes that range from the serene and contemplative to the boisterous and exuberant. While much has been written about plants and water in the garden, only scant attention has been paid to stone. Jan Kowalczewski Whitner finds this an injustice. "Stone is eloquent, and it speaks in many voices," says Whitner. "Some of our most imaginative gardeners have used stone to transform ordinary plots of land into the cumulatively rich and evocative landscapes we all hope to create." With photographer Linda Quartman Younker, Whitner travels across America, exploring some of the most imaginative uses of stone in gardens ranging from orderly formal gardens to relaxed and cozy cottage plots. A good deal of the book is devoted to specific types of stones and stonework, such as using gravel or working with outcrops, with accompanying lists of plants that work well with each. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Books of Wonder, reprint, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 304 pages. A rousing tale of suspense, magic, and adventure, Glinda of Oz is the fourteenth and final Oz book by L. Frank Baum. It's a grand conclusion to his chronicles of America's favorite fairyland. This deluxe gift edition features all twelve of Oz artist John R. Neill's beautiful color plates, along with his nearly one hundred black-and-white pictures,

Hardcover. NY, E.P. Dutton, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Includes The Steinway Quintet, Music of the Spheres and the Magic Flute. By the author of Pinto and Sons, King of the Jews and other fiction. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Orchard Books, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY BOTH author and illustrator with a sketch by Ajhar. Can Edith the tooth fairy help Bernice the godmother of all fairies find her magical powers again, or is Bernice doomed to live out the rest of her fairy life wand-less? "If yours truly, Edith Molarnari, tooth fairy second class, hadn't seen it with my own two peepers, I wouldn't have believed it myself --- Bernice Sparklestein, once the best fairy godmother in the biz, having a bad wand day. A very bad wand day." Margie Palatini's heartwarmingly hilarious story about helping friends and finding your place in life along the way, and Brian Ajhar's beautifully fun illustrations will have both children and adults giggling out loud.