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Richard’s Almanac – Volume One (1982–1983) by Richard Kaufman
Vintage 1983 first edition hardcover compilation of the first year of Richard Kaufman’s influential magic periodical Richard’s Almanac, complete with its original green dust jacket.
Written and illustrated by Richard Kaufman, with pre-illustrative photography by Darryl Harris and published by Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg.
This volume collects the original Richard’s Almanac issues from September 1982 through August 1983 and contains 112 pages of close-up magic, card and coin routines, sleights, illustrations, reviews and contributions from many prominent magicians.
Featured contributors include Derek Dingle, David Roth, Paul Harris, Michael Ammar, Slydini, Jay Sankey, John Carney, Lou Gallo, Geoff Latta, Michael Rubinstein, Jon Racherbaumer, Phil Goldstein (Max Maven), Peter Kane, Herb Zarrow and others.
Details:
• Title: Richard’s Almanac – Volume One
• Author/Illustrator: Richard Kaufman
• Copyright: 1983
• Covers material originally published 1982–1983
• Hardcover
• Original dust jacket
• 112 pages
• Vintage collectible magic/conjuring reference
• Out of print
Condition: Pre-owned vintage condition. Hardcover itself presents nicely. Original dust jacket shows age-related shelf and handling wear including rubbing/scuffing, light scratching and wear/creasing along edges and corners, with a small area of loss/wear at the upper corner as pictured. Small previous inventory/price sticker marked “63” remains on rear jacket. Interior pages appear clean and well preserved overall. Please review all photographs closely for exact condition.
An excellent original reference for collectors of vintage magic literature, close-up magic, card magic and coin magic.
