Signed by Martin Gardner
12 tricks with a borrowed deck ... Fourth printing
N.p. [Chicago?]: 1981. 8vo, pp. 23, [1]; 16 figures in the text by Tarbell; original pictorial wrappers; fine. Signed by Gardner on the title page. More
N.p. [Chicago?]: 1981. 8vo, pp. 23, [1]; 16 figures in the text by Tarbell; original pictorial wrappers; fine. Signed by Gardner on the title page. More
[New York, Philadelphia, Boston: Max Holden], 1941. 8vo, pp. 21, [1]; 24 illustrations in the text by Hanne; text slightly toned, else near fine in original pictorial yellow wrappers. Signed by Gardner on the title page. Magic tricks served up after dessert. OCLC locates Brown, State Library of New South..... More
New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, [2000]. First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 333, [1]; occasional illustration; fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. Inscribed by Gardner to the mathematician, puzzle master, and one of the original founders of the Gathering for Gardner conferences, Jeremiah Farrell..... More
[Chicago: Magic, Inc, 1978]. First edition, 4to, pp. 574; fine copy in original orange cloth, gilt-stamped on upper cover and spine; illustrated throughout; fine copy. Without a dust jacket, as issued. Signed by Gardner on the title page. Magic effects that Martin published in Hugard's Magic Monthly between March 1951..... More
Chicago: Esquire, Inc., 1947-1950. Large quartos, original pictorial wrappers, all but two signed by Gardner, one of the unsigned a duplicate, generally very good with condition, some edge toning, some small dogears, marks on a few covers, a few other points as noted below. Also included is a one-page typed..... More
Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, [1988]. First edition thus, with a new afterword and extensive new bibliography, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 200, [4]; pictorial paper wrappers, a touch sunned, gutter split in one place but sound, very good. Inscribed by Gardner to Tom Rodgers. Gardner was a prolific..... More
[Los Angeles]: The Miracle Factory in association with Magic Inc., 2015. First edition, 4to, pp. 864; extensively throughout, much in color; fine copy in original black cloth, gilt-stamped on upper cover and spine; fine dust jacket. The greatest collection of small magic ever assembled by legendary thinker and writer Martin..... More
New York, Toronto, London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1958. First edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 157, [1]; diagrams in text; original gray cloth; fine in lightly toned and edge-worn dust jacket; signed by Gardner on title page. A "complete survey of mechanical and electrical machines designed to solve problems in..... More
New York: Scientific American, Inc., March, 1952. 4to, pp. 84; very good in original pictorial wrappers. Signed in biro by Martin Gardner on p. 68, the first page of his article. More
Buffalo: Prometheus Books, [1985]. First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], 326, [4]; full black cloth, fine in fine dust jacket; signed by Gardner on title page. Gardner ran his Dr. Matrix column in Scientific American between 1960 and 1980. It lampooned numerologists while offering interesting mathematical facts and puzzles. More
New York: Scientific American, Inc., January, 1957. 4to, pp. 164; very good in original pictorial wrappers. Signed in ballpoint by Martin Gardner on p. 138, the first page of his article. More
New York: Scientific American, Inc., November, 1958. 4to, pp. 167, [1]; very good in original pictorial wrappers. Signed in ballpoint by Martin Gardner on p. 136, the first page of his article. His "Perfect Rectangle" adorns the front cover. More
New York: Scientific American, Inc., November, 1959. 4to, pp. 232; very good in original pictorial wrappers. Signed in ballpoint by Martin Gardner on p. 181, the first page of his article. His "Graeco-Latin Square" adorns the front cover. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, [1967]. First printing, 8vo, pp. 112; publisher's full creme cloth, near fine in price-clipped and chipped dust jacket with small losses not affecting lettering. Signed by Gardner on the title page. Gardner was a prolific and popular science writer, mathematician and magician. His "Dr. Matrix"..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, [after 1969]. Seventh printing, 8vo, pp. 95, [1]; illustrated throughout; fine copy in publisher's full pictorial beige cloth, dust jacket with a few small nicks but otherwise very good or better. Signed by Martin Gardner on the title page. More
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., [1997]. First edition, small 8vo, pp. 96; illustrated throughout; fine copy in publisher's pictorial laminate boards. Signed by Martin Gardner on the title page. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, [1973]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 124, [4]; text illustrations; original olive cloth, fine in near fine dust jacket; signed by Gardner on title page. 75 puzzles based on Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky," with the original illustrations by Henry Holiday and..... More
New York: Copernicus, [1996]. First edition, 8vo, pp. x, 158; fine copy in publisher's blue cloth-backed boards, unclipped dust jacket. Signed by Gardner on the title page. "Martin Gardner brings together the most interesting of Lewis Carroll's games and puzzles, some in verse, others discovered in diaries and letters" (jacket..... More
New York: Davis Production, 1983. 7" x 5", pp. 177, [3]; pictorial wrappers in the pagination; light wear to edges, removal of address label has left slight residue on upper wrapper, very good. Signed by both Gardner and Isaac Asimov on table of contents. Asimov has also added a note..... More
New York: Davis Production, 1984. 7" x 5", pp. 177, [3]; wrappers included in pagination; original pictorial wrappers; upper wrapper scuffed from removal of address label, very good. Signed by both Gardner and Isaac Asimov on table of contents. Asimov contributes his usual editorial, together with Gardner's "Around the Solar..... More
New York: Davis Production, 1984. 7" x 5", pp. 177, [3]; wrappers included in pagination; original pictorial wrappers; upper wrapper lightly scuffed, some label residue, very good. Signed by both Gardner and Isaac Asimov on table of contents. Also with a novelette by Tanith Lee, "Bite-me-not, or Fleur de Feu."..... More
New York: Davis Production, 1983. 7" x 5", pp. 177, [3]; wrappers included in pagination; pictorial wrappers; a touch of label residue, very good. Signed by both Gardner and Isaac Asimov on table of contents. Also includes a short story, "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler, and Asimov's regular editorial. Gardner..... More
New York: Davis Production, 1983. 7" x 5", pp. 178, [2]; wrappers included in pagination; original pictorial wrappers; upper wrapper scuffed from removal of address label, lower wrapper slightly creased, very good. Signed by Isaac Asimov on upper cover and Gardner on table of contents. Includes a short story contribution..... More
New York: Davis Production, 1983. 7" x 5", pp. 177, [3]; wrappers included in the pagination; original pictorial wrappers; upper wrapper scuffed from removal of address label, light edgewear, very good. Signed by Gardner on table of contents and Asimov on cover. Asimov contributes his usual editorial and Gardner "The..... More
New York: Davis Production, 1984. 7" x 5", pp. 177, [3]; wrappers included in pagination; original pictorial wrappers; small corner crease, else near fine. Signed by both Gardner and Isaac Asimov on table of contents. Asimov contributes his regular editorial, together with Gardner's "On to Charmian." More