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Whaley/Busby/ Martin Gardner. The Man Who Was Erdnase.

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The Man Who Was Erdnase: By Bart Whaley with Martin Gardner & Jeff Busby. 1991. Condition: Very Good.

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Gardner, Martin. Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic.: Gardner, Martin. Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic. Chicago: Magic, Inc., 1978. Red cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated. 4to. Fore-edge slightly soiled; good.

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Whaley/Busby/ Martin Gardner. The Man Who Was Erdnase.

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Whaley, Bart with Jeff Busby and Martin Gardner. The Man Who Was Erdnase. Oakland: Jeff Busby Magic, 1991. Blue leather stamped in gold. Deluxe autograph edition of 200 copies. Illustrated. 8vo. Front board soiled, otherwise very good. Signed by Whaley, Busby, Gardner and “Milton Franklin Andrews.”

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Whaley/Busby/ Martin Gardner. The Man Who Was Erdnase.

Name: Whaley/Busby/ Martin Gardner. The Man Who Was Erdnase.
SKU: 25739560
Price: 225 USD
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