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dave3000 New user 4 Posts |
Hi!
Can anyone tell me what is a fair price for the first edition of "Pure Effect" by Derren Brown? Also what would be a fair price for the pre-print version of the same title? Ok I'm probably living in cloud cuckoo land even entertaining the possibility that I could get a copy of this (the pre-print version), but you never know stranger things have happened! Thanks in anticipation. Dave |
Bob Baker Inner circle 1111 Posts |
Dave:
I saw a copy go on eBay for around $80. A bit excessive, I think, since a re-print is coming soon. The original was self-published by Derren. I doubt anyone who has one would part with it. Bob Baker |
leondo Special user Las Vegas 759 Posts |
Dave,
Just for the record, I GAVE mine away. Ted (Leondo) |
dave3000 New user 4 Posts |
Ted
WHY?? Very generous? Or very unimpressed? Dave |
Quentin Inner circle 1020 Posts |
I suspect the original (the very first )edition would be worth more than any of the later editions because it contained routines from Derren's professional repertoire which did not appear in the later editions.
I was one of the lucky few to see one of Derren's first performances at the Llandudno convention in Wales in 1999. He created a sensation amongst the magicians and fooled many of them very badly. It was a thrill to see such a polished and original performance from someone who at that time was fairly new to mentalism. |
Mike Ince Inner circle 2041 Posts |
Here we are, 21 years later. Does anyone have an estimate for the worth of a signed first edition copy of Pure Effect? I'm thinking of emptying my safe deposit box and selling the contents. Trouble is, it's a reader's copy. I am the second owner. There are orange stains in the upper right corner of about 3o pages (marinara sauce is my guess, or perhaps a baby was reading it while eating spaghetti-o's). The copy has obviously been read, and the cover is a bit dog-eared. Having written all that, I've never seen a first edition for sale anywhere. Because it's a first edition, it contains "Lift" and "Reminiscence".
The secret of deception is in making the truth seem ridiculous.
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Rhewin Loyal user 250 Posts |
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On Apr 21, 2023, Mike Ince wrote: I regularly see it come up on eBay in the $500 range, but I suspect that's inflated due to DB enthusiasts also being after it. I also am not sure I've seen all of that out in the wild. |
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