Magic Book Knock-Off?

[Kevin Connolly]

I just ran acrooss this. It doesn't seem right to me. I don't think it's in public domain.

http://cgi.ebay.com/A-Bibliography-of-B ... 4f6e0043be

[Joe Pecore]

Did the original have a copyright notice?

I believe books published between 1923 through 1977 without a copyright notice are the public domain due to failure to comply with required formalities.

[Joe Pecore]

This looks like the publisher of that reprint http://www.martinopublishing.com/

[Joe Pecore]

It's also included on http://www.miraclefactory.net/bibliogra ... ntents.htm

[Kevin Connolly]

Joe,

I don't know zippo about copyright notices, etc. I know seeing all those crappy Houdini POD's and ebooks on Ebay and thought this was just too new.

If it is anythimg like the new old Houdini titles that are out there, I'll pass.

[Seuss]

says published 1998

[Joe Pecore]

But the original was in 1957.

[Mike Carr]

Here is a photo of the British 1st edition - 1957 - Palmyra Press