Dice Plato said God invented dice. This essay tells us this and many other little known facts in the history of the dice, from its earliest forms as heel bones to gamers and gaming in the 19th century. Full description
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Ricky Jay is one of the world's great sleight-of-hand artists and an expert on the world of fantastic entertainment. His award-winning one-man shows were directed by David Mamet, in whose many films Mr. Jay has appeared. He is author of New York Times Notable Books Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, Jay's Journal of Anomalies, Extraordinary Exhibitions, and Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck with Rosamond Purcell. He lives in Los Angeles.
Rosamond Purcell is the author of Bookworm and Owls Head. She lives in Medford, Massachusetts.
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. 1st. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 3993106-6
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Vendeur : Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Oversized. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000338801
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Vendeur : Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. NYC: Quantuck Lane Press, 2003. 1st edition, F/F. Book and dust jacket have very little wear. Illustrated with color photos. Originally dice were made from celluloid, the first commercial manufactured plastic. Jay collected them and enjoyed them for many years. What he didn't bargain for was that celluloid eventually disintegrates. and the process can't be stopped. He has this disintegration documented with a series of color photos by Rosamond Purcell. Very unusual. Nice copy, 63 pp. BP. N° de réf. du vendeur 008660
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Vendeur : Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, Etats-Unis
Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Rosamond Purcell (illustrateur). 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Sq. 8vo., 64pp., illustrated. Black cloth in photo-illustrated dw. A Near FINE copy in Near FINE dw. N° de réf. du vendeur 30299
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Vendeur : Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Rosamond Purcell (photography) (illustrateur). 1st Edition. NYC: Quabtuck Lane, 2003. 1st edition, F/NF. Book has very little wear. DJ has some light edge wear. Jay's dice collection was made from celluloid, the commercially manufactured plastic. After decade of a stable condition, they began to decompose at a remarkable rate. With the help of Purcell, they captured this process of disintegration and tragic beauty. Wonderful book, 64 pp. BP. N° de réf. du vendeur 005879
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. 2002. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur KGS0002000
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlande
Etat : New. 2002. hardcover. . . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur KGS0002000
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Vendeur : longhornbooks173@gmail.com, Wildwood, MO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book and dust jacket are in Near Fine+ condition. The book is a series of photographs that inspired the author's composition on decomposing dice. Book has a mylar cover. Additional pictures available upon request. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1715958934995
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Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. N° de réf. du vendeur 99X70_66_0971454817
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Vendeur : Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Like New. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: Quantuck Lane Press, New York, 2003.FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Small closed tear on the fold between the DJ's rear panel and the heel of spine's heel. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. N° de réf. du vendeur 2203210002
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