{"product_id":"magic-leat-harry-leats-leaflets","title":"(MAGIC). LEAT, Harry. Leat's Leaflets.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Near Complete Run in Fine Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(MAGIC). LEAT, Harry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLeat's Leaflets, Nos. 1-55 (lacking three issues: 2, 3, \u0026amp; 43).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePrinted by H. Leat\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1925 -September 1940.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne leaflet with [2] leaves; all others with [4] to [8] leaves. \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e215 x 142 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAll in the original orange printed wrappers\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith many black \u0026amp; white illustrations, a couple with plates.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTwo covers with dust soiling along one edge, a dozen leaflets slightly bumped on one corner, a few other minor faults. Very well preserved and about fine as a group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA near complete run of this diverting periodical containing the outspoken musings of British magic dealer and magician, Harry Leat (1874-1949).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIntended for private circulation among Leat's customers, these leaflets contain a mixture of tricks, advertisements, excerpts, cartoons, and diatribes, presenting a wonderfully piquant insider's view of the Magic scene in Britain between 1925-40. The author particularly relishes in calling out exposers of the magical arts, and includes Harry Houdini and the Magic Circle among his targets. Leat did not mince words and had no qualms about calling out those he perceived as bad actors; typical of his style are lines such as \"Davy Burnaby is exposing tricks in the English paper known as 'Popular Science Siftings.' Space prevents me going into the matter fully in this issue, but I trust that all magicians who have the interests of Magic at heart will give him the 'Bird' whenever they get the opportunity.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTwo further issues of Leat's Leaflets (nos. 56 \u0026amp; 57) were issued separately in 1970, long after Leat's death. The present set is in unusually nice condition. (C1135)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116374483244,"sku":"C1135","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/C1135_02.jpg?v=1776989372","url":"https:\/\/bricolagerarebooks.com\/products\/magic-leat-harry-leats-leaflets","provider":"Bricolage Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}