JOE STRONG THE BOY WIZARD OR THE MYSTERIES OF MAGIC EXPOSED by Vince Barnum George Sully Co., c. 1916 Condition: Good+ This was the first title (of seven) in a boys' series featuring young Joe Strong, who, from the titles of his adventures and his "portrait" on the front cover, seems to have been intended as a combination of a circus acrobat, Harry Houdini and Joe Bonamo (a famous strongman and movie stuntman of the time). He's a magician's assistant in this one, though he also nearly joins the circus (where he is to become a performer in his second novel). Moderate cover corner fraying, modest spine end fraying, a back cover wrinkle, some staining and soiling on the exterior and interior, some page corner creases and one short page edge tear/crease; but a sturdy binding and no page markings. Very scarce in the Sully edition.