REVERSE AUCTION FOR September 28 2025
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Here is the latest version of the Reverse Auction released Sunday (September 28 2025). More vintage and many newer magic books of all types, some unusual items, histories and biographies, small booklets on diverse subjects and, of course, a lot of just great books/booklets at increasingly affordable prices—with many as low as $4, $5 or $6 each. If you see something of interest, verify availability with an email query to us and we will respond with the total cost including shipping at standard rates (or priority, if requested). We hope to be back in touch with everyone within 24 hours of your query. We always respond to everyone in the order that your queries are received. Zip codes are helpful with your query and, if you are located outside the U.S. or live in Missouri, please include where you want your order shipped.
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Bargain Buy This Week: Pick any three $4.00 or $5.00 items (books, booklets or even small lots) and buy all three for only $10.00!
[Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company] ABBOTT’S MAGIC NOVELTY CO. – NO. 5 SUPPLEMENTARY CATALOGUE. (Magic Catalog) Colon (MI), Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company, 1939. 104pp., illus., 8vo. Brown paper covers with black lettering. Some light cover soiling with several small darker water spots. Handwritten notation inside front cover is “Milbourne Christopher Collection”; o/w no internal markings; overall condition is VG. Offered at $4.00
[Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company] ABBOTT’S MAGIC NOVELTY CO. – SUPPLEMENTARY CATALOG NO. 10. (Magic Catalog) Colon (MI), Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company, n.d. Lacks pagination (120pp.), illus., 8vo. Brown paper covers with black lettering. General toning, o/w no internal markings—overall condition is VG. Offered at $5.00
[Abbott’s Magic Company] ABBOTT’S MAGIC PRICE LISTS – CATALOG NO. 20 THRU 25. (Price Lists) Colon, MI. Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company, 1974-1997. Price lists, updates, order blanks, and miscellaneous advertising for Abbott catalogs issued between 1974 and 1997, but missing Catalog No. 24. Typically various updates are included for each Catalog. Offered as a lot for $6.00
Adair, Ian. HOW TO BECOME A SUPREME MAGICIAN. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1987. First edition. 88pp., illus., glossary, bibliography, 8vo. Pictorial wraps. New in original packaging. Offered at $10.00
[Alonzo, Ed] ED ALONZO – VISUAL COMEDY ILLUSIONIST. (Poster) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1995. Reprint of 1993 original advertising poster. Verso features bio article and photo montage of career highlights and show biz notables. 17.5” x 27”; full color. The poster is in Near Fine condition and will be shipped rolled. Offered at $7.00
Newly added! Anderson, George B. DYNAMITE MENTALISM. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc. 1979. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! Anderson, George B. IT MUST BE MINDREADING! (Booklet) Chicago, Magic Inc., 1977. 62pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $10.00
Newly added! Anderson, George B. LET THE AUDIENCE DO THE SHOW. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic Inc., 1977. 17pp., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $7.00
Newly added! Anderson, George B. MY FAVORITE EASY MENTAL CARD MAGIC. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1980. 24pp., 8vo. Wraps. Offered at $6.00
Andrews, Val. A GIFT FROM THE GODS – THE STORY OF CHUNG LING SOO – MARVELLOUS CHINESE CONJURER. (Inscribed/Signed Book) Alcester, Goodliffe Publications Ltd., 1981. 187pp., illus., 4to. Textured green cloth in a pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed to the former owner and signed by Andrews February 28 1982. Very Good. Offered at $81.00
Reduced Starting Price! Andy (from THE JERX). WHITE WAND CHRONICLES (VOL. 3) ESCAPE! – SPRING 2023 – FALL 2024. (Book) N.pl. (Sarasota Springs, NY), White Wand Publishing, 2025. First (and Only) edition. 223pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Distributed as a bonus for people who donated to The Jerx site. It was not otherwise commercially distributed—and is difficult to find. Consequently, this Like New copy is now offered at $550.00
[Angel Gea, Miguel] MIGUEL ANGEL GEA – ESSENCE. (Four-DVD Set) Grupokaps Productions 2012. Running time nine hours 29 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears As New. Offered at $52.00
Newly added! [Annemann, Ted] Two Annemann Mentalist Booklets. (Two-Booklet Lot) ANNEMANN’S MENTAL BARGAIN EFFECTS (n.d., 16pp.) and THE INCORPORATED STRANGE SECRETS (Holden, 1939, 19pp.). Both are Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. and VG condition. Offered at $18.00
Newly added! Anon. (Lacks attribution but most likely William Larsen as compiler and editor) MENTAL MYSTERIES WITH CARDS: OVER 21 EFFECTS BY 11 CONTRIBUTORS REPRINTED FROM VOLUME ONE OF GENII. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Nelmar, n.d. 50pp., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in paper covers. The original covers have been replaced with stiffer yellow sheets; some toning on end sheets; staples are starting to rust but holding; o/w Good. Offered at $20.00
Newly added! Astor. NO COMMENT (PRO VERSION). (Card Prediction with Deck) Astor Magic, 2025. See demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50fBZ2FqFns Complete with Bicycle deck and link to performance and tutorial video. A sellout at Blackwell 2025. Deck has been opened and examined but o/w As New. Offered at $36.00
Newly added! Atkins, Jeffery. THE ATKINS’ TOUCH. (Lecture Notes) Bideford, The Supreme Magic Company, 1975. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Lightly bumped on the lower front corner; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00
[Auction Catalog] PLAYING CARDS & GAMBLING MEMORABILIA AT AUCTION – THE LEONARD SCHNEIR COLLECTION. (Auction Catalog) Carversville (PA), Noel Barrett Antiques & Auctions, 1994. Auction May 20-21, 1994, New Hope (PA). 60pp., illus. (full color throughout), 958 lots, 4to. Glossy pictorial wrap VG+. “Prices Realized” sheet from sale laid in. Offered at $5.00
Auer, James. THE SPIRIT IS WILLING: A COMPLETE ACT OF MENTAL MAGIC. (Booklet) Chicago, Ireland Magic Co., 1961. First edition. 56pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in orange pictorial wraps. A Fine Copy. Offered at $8.00
BACKSTAGE. (Small Magazine Lot – ADB/SAF #3565) Charles Windley. Norfolk (VA). Monthly. 8.5 x 11 printed. Originally titled MAGIC AND MORE BACKSTAGE, it shortened its name to simply BACKSTAGE with N. 8 in 1982. This small lot includes six issues: Issue #38 (February 1985), #39 #40, #46, #47, and #57 (September 1986). All are VG and offered as a lot at $7.00
Newly added! Bailey, Michael. THE BAILEY FORMULA. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, 1979. Lacks pagination (20pp.), illus., 8vo. Pictorial paper wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
Baker, Al. AL BAKER’S MAGICAL WAYS AND MEANS: SIXTY TRICKS. (Inscribed/Signed Book) Minneapolis (MN), Carl Waring Jones, 1941. First edition/second impression. 135pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial blue cloth boards (with red, white and blue bunnies). Inscribed to the former owner and signed by Al Barker April 15, 1944. General light wear at the extremities of the spine; very light foxing/toning on the endpapers; former owner book plate as well as the signature inside the front cover; o/w a Fine copy. Offered at $36.00
Bannon, John. BARRAGE – TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. (Book) Columbia (SC), By the Author, 2022. 80pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound with colorful pictorial covers. Out of stock from many dealers. Pre-owned, but Near Fine. Offered at $29.00
Berg, Joe, and Al Aldini. ROUGH STUFF. (Booklet) n.pl., Joe Berg, 1956. 23pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in light green wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00
Blackstone, Harry. BLACKSTONE’S MODERN CARD TRICKS AND SECRETS OF MAGIC. (Book with original Dust Jacket) Garden City (NY), Garden City Publishing Co., 1941. (467pp.) 201pp and 265pp., illus., 8vo. Redish cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. This is the first combined edition of the two titles which were originally published in 1929 and 1932. The original dust jacket is about 90% complete (and now in a Mylar protective sleeve); general wear at the extremities; o/w a VG solid copy—and even more desirable with the dust jacket present. Offered at $24.00
Newly added! Blackstone, Harry. BLACKSTONE’S SECRETS OF MAGIC. (Book) Garden City (NY), Doubleday and Company, 1958. New revised edition. 164pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some modest edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00
Blackstone, Harry. BLACKSTONE’S TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO. (Book) Secaucus (NJ), Citadel Press, 1983. Introduction by Walter Gibson. 232pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. As new. Offered at $7.00
[Blackstone, Harry, Sr.] WORLD’S SUPER MAGICIAN- BLACKSTONE – AND HIS “SHOW OF 1001 WONDERS” WEEK OF DECEMBER 26, 1949. (Souvenir Program) Baltimore (MD), Ford’s Playgoer, 1945. 14pp., adverts., 8vo. In black and white printed covers. Slight separation starting at the upper spine; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00
Bobo, J.B. MODERN COIN MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1982. 358pp.(+adverts illus., index, 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Bongo, Ali. BONGO’S BAZAAR – AN EVENING OF PONGOLIIAN RUBBISH. (Lecture Notes) Chicago (IL), Magic Inc., n.d. 12pp., illus., 12mo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
Bowen, A. F. A LESSON IN MAGIC – MY COIN COMBINATION – BULLETIN SERIAL. (Booklet) Los Angeles, F.G. Thayer, n.d. (1915). 12pp., 12mo. Dark blue wraps. Some edge toning; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! Brooke, Ken, and Paul Stone. THE KEN BROOKE SERIES NUMBER 1: “THE MAGIC BOX”. (Booklet) London, Paul Stone, 1981. 11pp., plus 5pp. of illustrations, 4to. Plastic comb bound. An extra set of printed illustrations is laid in. en Brooke’s explanation and routining for the Okito Box. The coverers are roughed up a bit at the corners, o/w VG. Offered at $16.00
Newly added! Brown, Dota “Mysterious”. NEIL FOSTER. (Booklet) Palm Desert (CA), By the Author, 1988. Second printing. 48pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow wraps. A tribute to Neil by a friend of more than 40 years—including may unpublished phots. Offered at $16.00
Carney, John. CARNEY KNOWLEDGE. (Inscribed/Signed Book) Sierra Madre (CA), Magical Publications, 1983. 57pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle-stapled in pictorial wraps. Inscribed to the former owner and signed by John 9-8-83. Very lightly worn on the spine, o/w a Fine copy. Offered at $32.00
Newly added! Carter, Christopher. IN THE SPOTLIGHT. (Book) N. pl., Penguin Magic Inc., 2023. First edition. Foreword by Marc Paul. 232pp., illus., 4to. Handsome pictorial boards. New. Offered at $72.00
Charles, Kirk. “WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THIS?” OR IMPROV MAGIC. (Lecture Notes) Seattle (WA), By the Author, 1977. 18pp, 4to. Side stapled in blue paper cover.VG. Offered at $9.00
[Children’s Magic] Three booklets on children’s magic. (Three-Booklet Lot) Arnold Furst’s MAGIC FOR MONSTERS (Genii Publishing, 1960, 56pp); Edwin Hooper’s KIDS MAGIC MY WAY (Supreme, 1981, 20pp.); and Frances Marshall’s KID STUFF (Magic Inc., 1967, 96pp.). All three are saddle stapled in wraps—and all are VG. Offered as a lot at $9.00
Christopher, Milbourne. HOUDINI – A PICTORIAL LIFE. (Book) New York, Crowell Company, 1976. First edition. 218pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Red cloth with gold spine stamping in a pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket is a somewhat sun faded at the spine; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $22.00
Newly added! Colas, Juan. NON-SAFETY PINS. (Linking Safety Pins) Ellusionist, 2024. Complete with large (three inch) safety pins and link to the complete tutorial. New. Offered at $40.00
Coleman, David B. THE ORIGINAL DOC HOKUM MEDICINE PITCH. (Booklet) Chicago (IL) Ireland Magic Company, 1959. First edition. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in red pictorial wraps. As new. Offered at $4.00
[Comedy Magic] Two Slightly Off-Beat Magic Booklets: Charles Pecor’s OFF THE WALL WITH THE WIZARD (By the Author, 1975, 19pp., autographed to the former owner inside) and written for Topper Martyn by Gene Anderson TOPPER’S MAD, MAD, MAGIC (Magic, Inc., 1974, 54pp.). Both are 4to, side-stapled in covers and plastic comb-bound respectively and both are VG. Offered at $5.00
Craven, Tom. TOM CRAVEN’S PALLBEARERS REVIEW LECTURE. (Signed/Inscribed Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d., 22pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled with a front cover only. Inscribed to former owner on front cover and dated 9/24/81. VG. Offered at $5.00
[Davenport & Co., L. and Maskelyne’s Mysteries – Lot #2] A selection of Davenport catalogs and publications. (Four- Publication Lot) MAGICAL CATALOGUE – DEMON SERIES – L. DAVENPORT & CO. AND MASKELYNE’S MYSTERIES PRESENT THE VERY LATEST IN PRACTICAL MAGIC. (N.d., but mid-1950’s, unnumbered pages (260+pp.), illus., 8vo. in soft pictorial covers with red binder’s tape at the spine; some mild wear and use); IF IT’S GOOD WE HAVE IT – ON TOP OF THE WORLD FOR MAGIC – DAVENPORT’S DEMON SERIES (N.d., but 1950’s, lacks pagination (221pp.), illus., 8vo in pictorial paper wraps); DEMON SERIES TRICKS, JOKES & PUZZLES– NEW AMUSEMENT GUIDE – LIST 5 (n.d., 32pp., in yellow wraps; DEMON MAGIC CATALOGUE – CHILDREN’S MAGIC AND CLOSE-UP MAGIC (n.d., 100pp., 8vo in pictorial covers); DEMON MAGIC CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENT –1984. (12pp., 8vo in wraps.); and five flyers (4pp to 12pp from the 1950’s). Offered as a lot at $10.00
De La Torre, Jose. MAGICANA OF HAVANA IN NEW YORK. (Booklet) Belleville (NJ), Jose’s Studio, 1975. 80pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound in pictorial covers. Near fine. Offered at $6.00
Desfor, Irving. GREAT MAGICIANS IN GREAT MOMENTS, A PHOTO ALBUM BY IRVING DESFOR. (Book) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1983. 208pp., illus., 4to. Maroon cloth with silver spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). Near fine. Offered at $57.00
Devant, David. TRICKS FOR EVERYONE – CLEVER CONJURING WITH COMMON OBJECTS. (Book) London, C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., 1915. 136pp. (+adverts.), illus., 12mo. Pictorial paper covered boards. Some light cover wear; pictorial spine paper is gone; spine is reinforced with clear tape; o/w a Good copy. Offered at $14.00
Dexter, Will. 131 MAGIC TRICKS FOR AMATEURS. (Book) New York, Arc Books, 1963. Fourth printing. 158pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $4.00
Dexter, Will. THIS IS MAGIC: SECRETS OF THE CONJURER’S CRAFT. (Book) New York, Bell Publishing, n.d. 204pp., illus., 8vo. Reddish cloth with black spine stamping in a dust jacket. Book has been water damaged—primarily affecting the dust jacket and cover but is now fairly presentable for the shelf in a Mylar protective sleeve; thus a Good reading copy. Offered at $4.00
Dexter, Will. SECRETS OF THE CONJURER’S CRAFT. (Book) London, Abbey Library, n.d. 144pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth. Lacks a dust jacket; shows mild edgewear and handling; former owner book plate; o/w a Good reading copy. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! Dobrowski, Tom, Curtis Kam, Jeremiah Zuo, et. al. THE DISCLAIMER – YEAR FOUR: THE WORLDS GREATEST MAGIC BOOK* (Book) Chicago (IL), Chicago Magic Bash Publications, 2025. 225pp., illus., 4to. Colorful pictorial boards. As New. Offered at $225.00
Newly added! [Dornfield, Werner C.] A pair of booklets by Dorny. (Two-Booklet Lot) DORNY ON TRIX. (Ireland Magic, Inc., 1962, 40pp.); and DORNEY’S COMEDY BLACKOUTS – MAGICWISE & OTHERWISE. (Ireland Magic Company, 1962. 64pp.) Both are saddle stapled in printed wraps—and both are VG. Offered as a lot at $12.00
Dornfeld, Werner (Dorny). “TRIX AND CHATTER” – A NOVELTY – SERIO – COMIC – MAGIC -OLOGUE –IN THREE ACTS AND A FINALE. (Book) Chicago (IL), Arthur P. Felsman, 1921. First edition. 286pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial cloth. Includes one-to-two pages of bios of prominent magicians of the day. Eric C. Lewis bookplate on first inside page and a Mike Caveney blind stamp on the last page. Covers darkened and toned at the spine and edges; worn a bit at extremities; hinges—especially the front one–are starting but holding; o/w Good condition. Offered at $32.00
Drake Publishers. MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS. (Book) New York, Drake Publishers, 1976. 159pp., illus., 8vo. Light blue cloth. Lacks a dust jacket. Corners lightly scuffed; soiled/spotted along the top of the face edge; tape residue from dust jacket inside front and rear covers; o/w a Fairly Good copy. Less seldom seen. Offered at $5.00
Dunn, Ricki. TV-COMICS-NEWS PRESENTATIONS WITH YOUR OWN TRICKS. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Magic Inc., n.d. 30ppp., illus., 8vo. Light blue pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $7.00
Dunninger, Joseph. 100 CLASSIC HOUDINI TRICKS YOU CAN DO. (Book) New York, Arco Publishing, 1975. 144pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound in pictorial covers. VG. Offered at $8.00
[Dunninger, Joseph] DUNNINGER – AMERICA’S NUMBER ONE SHOWMAN – IN PERSON – THE MASTER-MIND OF SCREEN, RADIO AND TELEVISION. (Offset Reproduction) Offset reproduction (nominal 12 x 21) of a Dunninger window card produced by Lee Jacobs Productions in Pomeroy (OH) in 1989. Verso of the poster has biographical info on Dunninger along with reproductions of a photo of Dunninger and Amadeo at a S.A.M. show in New York City in 1972 and a pen and ink illustrations of several of the Dunninger illusions from his early career. Never folded – will ship rolled. VG. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! Dusheck, Steve, Jr. LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Hazelton, PA, Steve Dusheck, n.d. 16pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! Eastman, Chas. C. “INSPIRED MAGICAL EFFECTS”. (Booklet) Haverhill (MA), By the Author, n.d. 26pp., illus., 8vo. Tan wraps bound with brass grommets. Front cover chipped; front cover was previously detached and now repaired with clear tape; o/w internally VG. Offered at $5.00
Edwin (Hooper) The Magician. FUN AND MAGIC FOR CHILDREN – A LECTURE DEMONSTRATION. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, (1975). Lacks pagination (24pp.), illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial covers. Prepared for the 1975 I.B.M. Convention in Little Rock (AR). VG+. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! [Einhorn, Nick] NICK EINHORN’S INSTA-CHANGE. (Close-Up Transposition) Murphy’s Magic, 2024. Store receipt transforms into a $10.00 bill. Gimmick and link to on-line tutorial. New. Offered at $20.00
Emerson, Arthur. THE SECOND EVENING AT THE MAGIC CIRCLE. (Manuscript) n.pl., n.p., n.d. (22pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets. Former owner bookplate; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00
Ervin, E. G. CLUB DECEPTION – CLOSE-UP POCKET TRICKS AND IMPROMPTU EFFECTS FOR THE PARLOR, BAR, CLUB, ETC. (Booklet) Philadelphia (PA), Lee Grey, n.d. Later reprint of 1947 edition. 52pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in green wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $7.00
Evans, Henry Ridgely. HISTORY OF CONJURING AND MAGIC. (Book) Kenton (OH), International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1928. First edition. 235pp., frontispiece, illus., appendix, index, tall 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping. General edgewear—especially at the extremities; spine is fading and barely legible; front hinge is starting but holding; toning on the endpapers; former owner book plate; o/w quite Good. Offered at $81.00
Newly added! Findlay, James B. HOW’S YOUR LIBRARY? (Book) Chicago, Magic Inc., 1975. Reprint. Preface by John Mulholland. 36pp., illus., 8vo. Pink wraps. VG, Offered at $10.00
Fischbacher, Siegfried and Roy Horn with Annette Tapert. SIEGFRIED AND ROY: MASTERING THE IMPOSSIBLE. (Book plus Ephemera) New York, William Morrow and Company, 1992. First edition. 320pp., illus., index, 4to. Red cloth over red boards with gilt spine stamping in pictorial dust jacket. Several pieces of ephemera are laid in. VG+. Offered at $23.00
Newly added! Fischer, Ottokar. ILLUSTRATED MAGIC. (Book) New York, Macmillan Company, 1931. First U.S. edition/first printing. 206pp., illus., 4to. Gray cloth with black and orange stamping. Lacks a dust jacket (now in a stiff Mylar protective sleeve); end papers are toned; former owner name written inside front cover; despite the absence of a dust jacket, a VG+ copy. Offered at $20.00
Newly added! Fleshman, Dan. THE VERY BEST, YET! COMMERCIAL CLOSE-UP MIRACLES. (Book) (Cover title: THE VERY BEST, YET! COMMERCIAL CLOSE-UP AND STAND-UP MIRACLE.) n.pl., By the Author 1990. 78pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00
[Florida Magicians Association’s Annual Magician’s Souvenir Programs] A collection of four annual magic convention programs. (Four-Souvenir Program Lot) FLORIDA MAGICIANS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THE 17TH ANNUAL MAGIC CONVENTION – MAY 21-23, 1982. (Palm Beach, I.B.M. Ring 117, 20pp., illus., 4to.); FLORIDA MAGICIANS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION – 26TH ANNUAL – FUN IN ‘91. (St. Petersburg, S.A.M. Assembly 196, 12pp., illus., 8vo.); FLORIDA MAGICIANS ASSOCIATION 28TH ANNUAL CONVENTION. (Orlando/Altamonte Springs, I.B.M. Ring 170, 28pp., illus., 8vo.); and FLORIDA MAGICIANS ASSOCIATION 30TH ANNUAL CONVENTION – MAY 26TH, 27TH, & 28TH, 1995. (Orlando, S.A.M. Assembly 99, 20pp., illus., 4to., includes magic related puzzles–a maze and a crossword puzzle). All are saddle-stapled in pictorial or printed wraps. ’95 Program has attendee’s initials on front cover and some underlining and check marks; o/w condition is VG. Offered as a lot at $6.00
Newly added! [Fox, Karrell] A pair of booklets by Karrell Fox. (Two-Booklet Lot) COMEDY A LA CARD (Magic Inc., 1960, 28pp., illus.); and KORNFIDENTIALLY YOURS (Ireland Magic Co., 1961, 50pp., illus.) Both are 8vo in wraps—and are VG+. Offered as a lot for $12.00
Newly added! Francais, Jerome. CONNECTING PAPERS – A WHOLE CONCEPT WITH FOLDING AND UNFOLDING PAPERS. (Book) N.pl., James Chadier Company, 2025. First edition. 48pp., 12mo. Softbound in pictorial covers. New. Offered at $20.00
Newly added! Furman, Irv. MAGIC FOR THE COMPLETE KLUTZ. (Book) Mt. Laurel, Cherry Hill Press, 1987. 120pp., illus. (cartoon style by Bruce Blitz), glossary, cut-out props, 8vo. Paperbound. Not to be confused with the KLUTZ BOOK OF MAGIC by Cassidy. This one much less seldomly seen. Near fine. Offered at $5.00
Furst, Arnold. FAMOUS MAGICIANS OF THE WORLD – REVIEWED BY ARNOLD FURST. (Booklet) Los Angeles (CA), Genii Publishing Company, 1957. Lack pagination (48pp.), illus., 4to. Glossy pictorial wraps. A bit roughed at the edges; upper spine corner is bumped; spine is starting to split; some soiling on the rear cover; now in a plastic sheet protector and still a Good copy. Offered at $4.00
Ganson, Lewis. ROUTINED MANIPULATION FINALE. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, n.d. (1954). Second edition. 254pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is roughed up a bit at the edges; mild toning on the end papers; o/w a VG copy of the book in a fair dust jacket. Offered at $18.00
Garenne, Professor Henri. THE ART OF MODERN CONJURING FOR WIZARDS OF ALL AGES. (Book) New York, Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2001. Substantial reprint of 1886 edition by Ward, Lock & Company. 206pp., illus., 12mo. Red pictorial cloth with gold and black stamping. VG. Offered at $7.00
Newly added! George, Harry. HARRY GEORGE VERSUS MAGIC. (Book) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1965. 60pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! GIBECIERE – A JOURNAL OF THE CONJURING ARTS RESEARCH CENTER. (Periodical) Nashua (NH), Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2024. Issue No. 37 – Volume 19: Number 1 (Winter, 2024) 265pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in a soft blue pictorial covers with metallic silver and black lettering. Features articles by Max Maven, Richard Hatch, Pietro Micheli, and Kei Izumi. As New. Offered at $20.00
Newly added! GIBECIERE – A JOURNAL OF THE CONJURING ARTS RESEARCH CENTER. (Periodical) Nashua (NH), Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2024. Issue No. 38 – Volume 19: Number 2 (Summer, 2024) 213pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in a soft pictorial cover with metallic gold and black lettering and image. Features articles by Peter Brunning, Jim Steinmeyer, John Davenport, Pietro Micheli, and Juan Luque. As New. Offered at $20.00
Gibson, Walter B. HOUDINI’S ESCAPES AND MAGIC. (Book) New York, Blue Ribbon Books, 1930. First combined edition. 317/316pp., illus., 8vo. Light green cloth with black spine lettering in a well-worn original dust jacket. Book itself has very light wear; former owner name and acquisition date on the front endpaper; some mild toning on the end papers; o/w it is in VG condition. Seldom found with the complete dust jacket Offered at $40.00
Gibson, Walter B. and Morris N. Young. HOUDINI’S FABULOUS MAGIC. (Book) New York, Bell Publishing, 1961. 214pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket in a Mylar protective sleeve. A very nice copy for your collection or as a gift. VG. Offered at $13.00
Newly added! Gibson, Walter B. THE ORIGINAL HOUDINI SCRAPBOOK. (Book) New York, Corwin-Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. 224 pp., illus., chronology, index, 4to. Paperbound with orange pictorial covers. Cover has a vertical crease on the front; gift inscription to previous owner is on the front endpaper; o/w very modest wear and VG. A reprint of a small (9.5” x 12.5”) b&w poster promoting Houdini’s “The Man From Beyond” is laid in. Offered at $16.00
Gibson, Walter. WALTER GIBSON’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC & CONJURING. (Book) New York, Drake Publishing, 1976. 213pp., illus., 4to. Blue boards in a laminated dust jacket. Laminate cover on the dust jacket is starting to wrinkle a bit of the front and back; lightly worn on the upper and lower edges; picture postcard of the “Traveling Magician” statuette has been taped inside the front cover; o/w a very nice copy of the book—less often seen in the hardbound edition. Offered at $18.00
Ginn, David. ALMOST UNPUBLISHED and NEARLY UNPUBLISHED. (Two-Booklet Lot) Norcross, GA, Scarlett Green Publications, 1987 and 1989. 40pp. and 56pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Front covers are somewhat soiled on both and each has had a price sticker shadow on the cover; o/w Good. Both offered as a lot for $7.00
Newly added! Gordon, Henry. HENRY GORDON’S WORLD OF MAGIC. (Book) Toronto (ON), Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, 1989. 169 pp., illus., 8vo. Reddish-brown buckram with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket in a Mylar protective sleeve. Former owner name written on glued down end paper; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! Grant, Gene. PHANTINI’S LOST BOOK OF MENTAL SECRETS. (Booklet) Edited by Kenny Woodward Jr. Calgary (AB), Micky Hades,1955. First edition. 21pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in wraps. VG. Offered at $12.00
Greenwood, James. SILAS THE CONJURER: HIS TRAVELS AND PERILS. (Book – Fiction with a Magic Protagonist) London, S.O. Beeton, 1866. 346pp./+6pp adverts, illus., 8vo. Handsomely rebound in red buckram with gilt spine stamping. The novel follows Silas, a traveling magician who performs illusions throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland. Price notations and former owner’s blind stamp on the front endpaper; some light smudges or toning on the first five pages; a bit stiff; o/w VG. Offered at $17.00
Newly added! Griffith, Tony. THE LECTURE. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 40pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
Grogan, John. HELP, I’VE FALLEN & NEED A GOOD LAUGH. (Book) Mobile (AL), Evergreen Press, 2004. 116pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Gydesen, Walter. TRICKS WITH A SAND FRAME. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Magic Inc., n.d. 8pp., 8vo. Saddle stapled in paper wraps. Offered at $5.00
Hall, Trevor H. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON CONJURING IN ENGLISH FROM 1580-1850. (Book) Minneapolis (MN), Carl Jones, 1957. First American edition, limited to 500 copies. 96pp, illus. (photo plates and frontis.), index, 4to. Yellow cloth with black spine title stamping with moss green boards. This is one of the original 500 copies, not the Martino reprint. Lacks original glassine dust wrapper; light bump on upper face edge; some soiling/toning at the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $32.00
Hall, Trevor H. READING IS BELIEVING. (Book) Birmingham, Goodliffe The Magician, 1947. 104pp., illus., bibliography, 8vo. Maroon buckram with gold title stamping in dust jacket. Dust jacket is roughed up with several small chips and tears; some toning on the end papers and face edges; o/w book itself is VG. Offered at $14.00
Newly added! Harris, Ben. FANDANGO – A STUNNING, NEW & VISUAL CONCEPT. (Booklet with Gaffed Cards) Brisbane (QLD), Ben Harris Magic, 1986. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Red, black and yellow pictorial wraps. Gaffed cards are tipped in. As New. Offered at $16.00
Newly added! Harris, Ben. 1986 WORLD LECTURE TOUR – NOTES. (Lecture Notes – Signed/Inscribed to former owner) Brisbane, Ben Harris Magic, 1986. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in wraps. Signed and inscribed inside front cover and dated 5-26-86. VG. Offered at $12.00
Newly added! Harris, Ben. 1986 WORLD LECTURE TOUR – NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Brisbane, Ben Harris Magic, 1986. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
Harris, Paul. CLOSE-UP FANTASIES, BOOK I. (Book) San Diego (CA), Chuck Martinez Productions, 1980. 118pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo. Red covered boards in a dust jacket. Now in a mylar protective sleeve VG+. Offered at $16.00
Harris, Paul. CLOSE-UP FANTASIES, BOOK II. (Book) San Diego (CA), Chuck Martinez Productions, 1980. 117pp. (+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Tan covered boards in a dust jacket. Ust jacket is roughed-up along the bottom edge at the front (now in a mylar protective sleeve); o/w VG. Offered at $14.00
Hartman, J. K. CARD CRAFT – COLLECTED TRICKERY. (Book) Silver Spring (MD), Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1991. First edition. 669pp., illus., 4to. Green covered boards with gold lettering. Shows modest use, but still VG+. Offered at $76.00
Newly added! Hay, Henry (Pseud. of Barrows Mussey). THE AMATEUR MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK. (Book) New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1965. First expanded edition. 356pp., illus., glossary, biography and bibliog., index, 8vo. Yellow cloth with green spine stamping in a clipped and chipped dust jacket. General edgewear with one corner bump; o/w a good serviceable copy that could be improved with a Mylar protective sleeve. Offered at $14.00
Hay, Henry (aka Barrows Mussey), editor. CYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1974. 498pp. (+ adverts.), illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Shows some use; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Heyl, Edgar. CUES FOR COLLECTORS. (Book) Chicago, Ireland Magic Co., 1964. First edition. Copy #401 of 575 issued. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Fine. Offered at $20.00
Newly added! Hilliard, John Northern. LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. (Booklet) Los Angeles, Thayer Studio of Magic, 1935. 47pp., illus., 8vo. Side stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $10.00
Newly added! Hoffman, Professor (Angelo Louis). CONJURING TRICKS WITH CARDS From “MODERN MAGIC” (Cover Title: HOFFMAN’S TRICKS WITH CARDS.) (Book) Philadelphia, David McKay, Publishers, n.d. 119pp., illus., 12mo. Green cloth with red and white title stamping and red spine stamping. Cover has some white spots on covers and at the lower edge of the spine; slight age toning inside; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! Holden, Max. PROGRAMMES OF FAMOUS MAGICIANS. (Booklet) New York, Max Holden, 1937. 47pp. (+adverts page), illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. A VG copy. Offered at $10.00
Newly added! Hopkins, Charles. “OUTS”, PRECAUTIONS, AND CHALLENGES FOR AMBITIOUS CARD WORKERS. (Booklet) Philadelphia (PA), Charles H. Hopkins & Co., 1940. 79pp, illus., 8vo. Covers are roughed up and soiled a bit along the top near the spine and at the rear; and an overly strenuous erasure has worn a hole in the front cover; o/w insides are quite Good. Offered at $5.00
Houdini, Harry. HOUDINI’S PAPER MAGIC – THE WHOLE ART OF PAPER TRICKS, INCLUDING PAPER FOLDING, PAPER TEARING, AND PAPER PUZZLES. (Book) New York, Barnes & Noble, 2007. Reprint of 1922 E. P. Dutton edition. 206pp., illus., 12mo. Gift inscription to the former owner; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00
[Houdiniana] Reeve, Arthur B., and John W. Grey. THE MASTER MYSTERY – THE GREAT HOUDINI SERIAL. (Vintage Book) New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1919. First edition. 304pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo. Red cloth with black lettering on the spine and front cover in a reproduction dust jacket. This is the novelization of the 1918 Houdini serial The Master Mystery which includes eight photographic illustrations plus the frontispiece from the original movie. Book shows light general wear along the lower edge and at the extremities with a 98% complete reproduction dust jacket with some chips and wear (now in a Myler protective sleeve); former owner name and acquisition date is written on the first endpaper; end papers are lightly toned; o/w a very nice copy of vintage Houdiniana. Offered at $124.00
Hugard, Jean. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CARD TRICKS. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, n.d. Third printing. 403pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo. Green cloth with gold stamping in a pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some wear, o/w VG. Offered at $7.00
Newly added! Hugard, Jean. SEALED MYSTERIES OF POCKET MAGIC – VOLUME ONE. (Booklet) Brooklyn (NY), By the Author, n.d. First edition. Foreword by Julien J. Proskauer. 15pp., illus., 8vo. Paper wraps sealed in the center with a red sticker. Seal is unbroken, so Very Good. Offered at $10.00
Ireland, Frances. WITH FRANCES IN MAGICLAND. (Booklet) Chicago, Ireland Magic Company, 1952. First edition. 133pp., 8vo. Wraps. Stories of magicians as told by Frances Ireland. Spine is taped; wraps are worn with soiling/toning at the edges; former owner property stamp; loose in its pictorial wraps; o/w quite readable and still quite Good. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Ireland, L.L. and Ed Marlo. BULL’S EYE COIN TRICKS. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic Inc, 1982. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. As new. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! Ireland, Laurie. IRELAND’S ORIGINAL CUPS AND BALL ROUTINES. (Booklet) Chicago, Ireland Magic Company, 1961. 36pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in yellow pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00
[Ireland Magic Company, L.L.] IRELAND MAGIC COMPANY – CATALOG NO. 4. (Autographed Magic Catalog) Chicago, L.L. Ireland Magic Company, n.d. (1934). 80pp., illus., 8vo. Softbound saddle stapled in pink wraps. Signed in blue ink by L.L. Ireland on page 1 and dated 1934. Former owner property stamp inside; some mild at the spine and toning; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00
[Ireland Magic Company, L.L.] L. L. IRELAND – MAGIC CATALOG NO. 12 and NO. 14. (A Two -Catalog Lot) Chicago, L.L. Ireland Magic Company, n.d. (1945 and 1950 per Sperber). 128pp. and 160pp respectively, illus., 8vo. Softbound. Both are complete and may have occasional penciled checkmarks or show other signs of usage. Offered as a lot for $5.00
Newly added! James, Stewart. MAGIC MINE #1 – ORIGINAL TRICKS. (Booklet) Royal Oaks (MI), Harold Sterling, 1957. First edition. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in light green pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $12.00
Newly added! Johnson Products. CIGARETTE THRU QUARTER. (Close-Up Coin Magic) Arcadia (CA). Johnson Products. Quarter gimmick and instructions. New. Offered at $25.00
Newly added! Johnson, Roy. BE MY GUEST * PLUS! (Signed Lecture Notes) Oadby (LEICS), By the Author, 1989. 11pp., illus., 8vo. Printed blue wraps. Signed and dated by Johnson on the front cover. VG. Offered at $16.00
Newly added! Johnson, Roy. SECRETS 1 – A LECTURE DEMONSTRATION FEATURING INCA-ISM, DINNER FOR TWO, SUPARINGS. THAT’S INCREDIBLE, PERFECT MATCH. (Signed Lecture Notes) Oadby (LEICS), By the Author, n.d. 12pp., illus. (minimal), 8vo. Black and white wraps. Signed and dated by Johnson on the front cover. VG. Offered at $16.00
Newly added! Johnson, Roy. SECRETS – 4 – SNAP * THE UNIQUE VISIBLE PAPER TO BANKNOTE. (Lecture Notes) Oadby (LEICS), By the Author, n.d. 12pp., illus., 8vo. Black and white wraps. Includes sample folded banknote inside. VG. Offered at $16.00
Newly added! [Kam, Curtis] CURTIS KAM’S THE CAR PURSE. (Close-Up Magic) Morgan Magic Lab, 2024. Comes with two cars and one key. New. Offered at $30.00
Newly added! Kaufman, Richard. FIVE TIMES FIVE. (Book) Silver Spring (MD), Kaufman and Greenberg, 1992. First edition. 104pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial boards. No dust jacket (as issued). Near fine. Offered at $35.00
Kaye, Marvin. THE STEIN AND DAY HANDBOOK OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Stein and Day, 1973. 310pp., illus., glossary, bibliog., 8vo. Cloth/boards. Lack dust jacket, but o/w a nice clean copy; VG. Offered at $5.00
Kersten, Peter, Dr. Rer. Nat. LECTURE NUMBER 1 – AMERICAN TOUR 1977. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, 1977. 29pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled. VG. Offered at $10.00
Kranzo, Nathan. EASY CARD MAGIC. (Book) N. pl., By the Author, 2017. Lacks pagination (75pp.) illus., 8vo. Softbound. New. Offered at $27.00
Kraus, Richard G. “TRICK TECHNICS”. (Booklet) Fort Lauderdale (FL), Paul Diamond, 1974. Gems of Magic Series No. 4½ . 23pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in bright yellow wraps. VG. Offered at $7.00
Lair, Michael P. (Three-Book Lot) ACT 1 (1992, 31pp); INVISIBLAIR (1985, 4pp); THIS SPUD’S FOR YOU (1985, 8pp.); and STAGE COOL (1998, 31pp.) All are 8vo in wraps and published in Canton (OH) by Michael P. Lair. Condition is generally VG. Offered as a lot for $4.00
Newly added! Lam, Louis. “WATCH ME CLOSELY” (Booklet) London, L. Davenport & Co., n.d. 32pp. (w. adverts), illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in light blue wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $7.00
Lamb, Geoffrey. MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) New York, Cornerstone Library, 1977. 231pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in pictorial covers. Cover has a small hole punched in the lower corner of the front cover (a remainder mark?); shows a bit of use; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
[Latta, Geoff] Minch, Stephen, and Stephen Hobbs. THE LONG GOODBYE: LATTA ON COINS. (Book with DVD) Rancho Cordova (CA) Hermetic Press/Penguin Magic, 2017. First edition. 323pp., illus., bibliog., wide 12mo. Dark grey cloth over light blue boards with gilt spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. Companion DVD “The Pink Purse Tape” is sealed in a clear vinyl sleeve at the rear. Although New, the lower front cover was lightly bumped in shipping and the book thus is offered at $65.00
Newly added! Lax, Rick. PENGUIN MONTE. (Three Card Monte Routine) Penguin Magic. Complete with cards and link to the tutorial. New. Offered at $12.00
Le Dair, Jack. TRICKS OF A TROUPER. (Booklet) Birmingham (UK), Goodliffe, 1946. 70pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in purple and white pictorial wraps. Some toning; o/w VG+. Seldom seen. Offered at $14.00
[Lecture Notes Lot #1] A small lot of lecture notes including: Kevin King’s IDEAS (1993, 7pp) Trevor Lewis’ LECTURE (1981, 20pp.) and CLOSE UP LECTURE NOTES (1984, 24pp.) both written by Phil Willmarth; and Don Wiberg’s NOTES (n.d., 17pp.). All are 8vo or smaller and typically saddle stapled in wraps. Some items may have former owner names, stamps, or occasional notes or notations, but all are otherwise VG. Offered at $8.00
[Lecture Notes Lot #2] A small lot of lecture notes including: Ian Adair’s THE IAN ADAIR LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION – ADAIR’S IDEAS (1968, 14pp.); Dick Oslund’s LECTURE NOTES (1976, 19pp.); Patrick Page’s PATRICK’S PAGES OF MAGIC ( 1976, 35pp.); and Tom Ogden’s THE FIRST TIME AROUND LECTURE (1979, 20pp.) All are 8vo or smaller and typically saddle stapled in wraps. Some items may have former owner names, stamps, or occasional notes or notations, but all are otherwise VG. Offered at $8.00
[Lecture Notes Lot #3 – Bargain Bundle] Four lecture notes booklets, including: Harry G. Franke’s CREATIVE MAGIC – A LECTURE. (First presented at IBM RING 6, October 197, 8pp.); Jerry MacGregors REAL WORLD MAGIC. (2000.,14pp., signed on the front cover); William E. Spooner’s A MAGICAL SPOONERISM LECTURE. (1975, 12pp.) and Tim Wright’s DECEPTIVE ENTERTAINMENT THAT IS DELIGHTFULLY WRIGHT (1989, 30pp., signed). All are larger booklets (4to) side or corner stapled or plastic comb bound. All are VG. Offered as a lot at $12.00
Newly added! [Leech, Al] A small Leech lot. (Three-Booklet Lot) Lot includes: CARD MAN STUFF (1976, 24pp.); CARD SLEIGHTS (1969, 32pp.); and FOR CARD MEN ONLY (1976, 30pp.). All were published in Chicago by Magic Inc. and are saddle stapled in wraps. All are in VG condition. Offered as a lot at $15.00
Newly added! Leech, Al. DON’T LOOK NOW! THE SMART SLANT ON MISDIRECTION. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic Inc. 1960. First printed edition. 28pp., index, 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $12.00
Lewis, Eric and Wilfred Tyler. OPEN SESAME: A BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN’S CONJUROR. (Book) Birmingham, Goodliffe The Magician, 1947. First edition. 154pp., illus, 8vo. Blue cloth in a dust jacket. Cover shows light wear along the top and bottom edges; dust jacket is a bit roughed up along the top edge, with minor chips and tears (now in a Mylar protective sleeve); toning on the endpapers and outer edges; former owner bookplate with signature on the front end papers; o/w quite good. Offered at $23.00
Lewis, Trevor. CLOSE UP LECTURE NOTES. (Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Paper wraps. Inscribed/signed on the front cover. VG. Offered at $7.00
[Linking Ring Magazine] THE LINKING RING. (Magazine Reprint – Volumes One and Two) Ernest Schieldge and Gene Gordon et.al. Winnipeg, Canada. International Brotherhood of Magicians. Bi-monthly. 8.5 x 11 mimeo. This is a reprint of the first two volumes of the magazine Vol 1: No. 1 (1922) through Vol. 2: No. 12 (January 1925) reprinted by Sir Edwards (R. LaRue) of Indianapolis in 1947. The first page of each issue is stamped Reprint #22. Over 300 8.5 x 11 pages, top-hole punched in an ACCO press binder. General condition is VG. Offered at $27.00
Livera, Giovanni and Jon Racherbaumer. THE AMAZING CIGAR – THE CIGAR CONNOISSEUR’S SECRETS TO SMOKE RINGS, MYSTIFICATIONS AND OTHER COOL THINGS. (Book) Orlando (FL), Magic Marketing Concepts, 1997. First edition. 160pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow cloth over buckram covered boards in a dust jacket. As New. Offered at $16.00
[Lorraine, Sid – Lecture Note Package #3] (Two-Booklet Lo] SID LORRAINE – THE EARLY STUFF (Magic Inc., 1973, 36pp) and PATTER (Abbott’s , 1938, 64pp.) Includes a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that these items come from the collection and estate of Daryl—signed by Alison Easton (Daryl’s widow). Also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page of both booklets. Some toning at the edges and light soiling on the cover; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! [M.C./Master of Ceremonies Material] (Two-Booklet Lot) Includes Jay and Frances Marshall’s IF YOU’RE THE M.C.—WHAT TO DO – HOW TO DO IT (Magic Inc., 1966, 47pp.) and George McAthy’s SMART TRICKS FOR MAGICIANS & M.C.’S (Tommy Winsdor, 1947, 35pp.). Both booklets are saddle stapled in pictorial wraps and VG+. Offered at $10.00
MAGI – FAGSKRIFT FOR “MAGISK CIRKEL”. (Small Magazine Lot) Magic Circle of Denmark. Copenhagen, Denmark. 9 x 11.5 printed. All issues are in Danish. This lot consists of eight issues: No. 17 (January 1939), No. 18, No. 19, No. 20 (January 1940), No. 68 (May-August 1949), No. 71 (January 1950), and No. 113 (January/February 1957). Condition ranges from Good to Fair and Fragile with some chipping and crumbling at the edges. All seven are offered as a lot at $9.00
Manning, William. RECOLLECTIONS OF ROBERT-HOUDIN, CLOCKMAKER, ELECTRICIAN, CONJUROR. (Booklet) This appears to be a more recent reprint (maybe 1990’s?) of Charles L. Burlingame’s, 1898 reprint of Manning’s work. It lacks any publication or issue data. 29pp., illus., bibliog., 12mo. Saddle stapled in paper wraps. Crisp and clean, thus VG+. Offered at $18.00
Manos, Christopher. USING MAGIC IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS. (Booklet) Littleton (CO), By the Author, 1991. 29pp., sources list, 8vo. Saddle stapled in white pictorial wraps. As new. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Marc, Pascal. and Sugawara. ENIGMA STICK. (Close-Up Magic) TCC Magic, 2025. Includes finely made wooden props and full tutorial. New. Offered at $20.00
Marks, Tony, and a host of friends. TONY MARKS: ARISTOCRAT OF DECEPTION. (Book) Jackson (MS), Express Printing, 2002. Edited by Bev Bergeron. 120pp., illus., 4to. Gilt stamped cloth on the spine and front cover. Near fine. Offered at $15.00
Newly added! [Marlo, Edward] A small Marlo lot. (Four-Booklet Lot) Lot includes: DECK DECEPTION (1970, 23pp.); OFF THE TOP (1978, 27pp.); THE MAGIC SEVEN (1973, 24pp.); MARLO IN SPADES (1973, 56pp.). All were published in Chicago by Magic Inc. and are saddle stapled in wraps. All are in VG condition. Offered as a lot at $20.00
Marshall, Frances, and Jay, and a panel of experts. THE SUCCESS BOOK: VOLUME 1. (Book) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., 1973. 200pp., index, illus., 4to. Stiff red boards with gilt lettering with plastic comb bound. Shows light wear; top tooth of comb binding is broken but overall VG+. Offered at $5.00
Marshall, Frances and Jay, and a panel of experts. THE SUCCESS BOOK: VOLUME THREE. (Book) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., n.d. (1982). Sequentially numbered from VOLUME TWO with three additional manuscripts bound in—HOW TO WRITE A MAGICAL BEST SELLER by Val Andrews (17pp.); THE MAGIC OF CUSTOM ADVERTISING by Larry Schalk (18pp.); and HOW TO WIN A MAGIC CONTEST by Van Cleve (34pp). (250pp.with extras), illus., index, 4to. Stiff green boards with gilt lettering with a plastic comb bound. VG. Offered at $6.00
Marshall, Frances. MY FIRST FIFTY YEARS: BEING A LOOSELY KNIT REMEMBERANCE OF MY LIFE IN MAGIC, FROM 1931 TO 1981. (Two-Item Lot) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., (1981). 68pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in green pictorial wraps with a silhouette of Fran by Vernon on the front cover. Either signed or imprinted (my suspicion) with Frances Marshall’s name on the title page. Also, a copy of FRAN’S 50TH – A CELEBRATION GIVEN BY FRANCES AND JAY MARSHALL AND THEIR FRIENDS TO MARK FIFTY YEARS IN THE MAGIC BUSINESS (Program) 16pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled wraps outlining three days of fun and magic spanning October 30 – November 1. FIFTY YEARS has some exterior toning, but both are otherwise VG+. Offered as a two-item lot at $10.00
[Memory Tricks] A small lot of booklets featuring memory demonstrations. The lot includes: L. De Bevere’s MNEMODEXTERITY (Supreme, 1979, 6pp., 4to); and two of Bernard Zufall’s MEMORY TRIX NO. 5 MEMORIZING NUMBERS and NO. 6 MEMORIZING FACTS AND FIGURES. All three are VG and offered as a lot at $8.00
Newly added! Mentzer, Jerry. COUNTS, CUTS, MOVES AND SUBTLETY: A BOOK OF BASIC CARD TECHNIQUES. (Booklet) n.pl., Jerry Mentzer, 1977. First edition/first printing. 73pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! Mentzer, Jerry. PACKET TRICKS. (Book) n.pl., By the Author, 1993. 63pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
Merry, Richard, with Val Andrews, Clifford Davis and Others. MERRY BITS & PATTER QUIPS. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic, 1981. 68pp., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Fold crease on front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
McGill, Ormond. 21 GEMS OF MAGIC. (Booklet) Colon (MI), Abbott Magic Novelty Company, 1946. First edition. 63pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in orange wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $9.00
McKinven, John A. THE HANLON BROTHERS: THEIR AMAZING ACROBATICS, PANTOMINES AND STAGE SPECTACLES. (Book) Glenwood, IL, David Meyer Magic Books, 1998. 113pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in a dust jacket. Fine in a Mylar protective sleeve. Offered at $15.00
[Merlini] The Great Merlini (Clayton Rawson) HOW TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN WITH MAGIC YOU CAN DO. (Book) New York, Fireside Book, 1971. 175pp., illus., index, 8vo. Paperbound. VG. Offered at $4.00
Merlini, The Great. (a.k.a. Clayton Rawson) HOW TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN WITH MAGIC YOU CAN DO. (Book) New York, Fireside Book, 1971. 175pp., illus., index, 8vo. Paperbound. VG. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! [Money Magic – Bargain Bundle] Magic, tricks, gags and other entertainments with folding money and coins. (Six-Booklet Lot) This lot includes: Peter Crush’s FOLDING COIN SECRETS (By the Author, 1981, 32pp.); Frank Herman’s YOUR MONEY’S MIRTH (By the Author, 1981, 20pp.); Jean Hugard’s MONEY MAGIC (Max Holden, n.d., 58pp.); and Ann Akers Johnson’s THE BUCK BOOK (Klutz Press, 1993, 82pp.); Magic, Inc.’s TRICKS WITH A FOLDING COIN (Magic, Inc., n.d., 30pp); and Tom Osborne’s THE CLASSICS OF MAGIC – COIN TRICKS – VOLUME ONE (D. Robbins, n.d., 30pp.) All booklets are 8vo. Johnson’s book is spiral wire bound with pictorial coated cardboard covers—and the other five are in pictorial paper wraps. All show some use, but overall are VG. Offered as a lot at $12.00
Newly added! Mulholland, John. JOHN MULHOLLAND’S BOOK OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1963. 329pp. Illus. 8vo. Bluish-violet covered boards with silver lettering in a chipped dust jacket. Dust jacket aside, a VG Copy. Offered at $16.00
Mulholland, John. MAGIC FOR ENTERTAINING. (Book) New York, Grosset & Dunlap, n.d. (Reprint of THE ART OF ILLUSION © 1944) 142pp., illus., 12mo. Black cloth with red spine stamping. Lacks a dust jacket; general wear and some scuffs, but o/w a VG copy. A nice placeholder or reading copy if the original is not in your collection. Offered at $4.00
Nelms, Henning. APPLAUSE AND HOW TO GET IT. (Booklet) Arlington (VA), by the Author, n.d. 8pp., illus., 8vo. 8.5 x 11 sheets top stapled and folded into light blue wraps. VG. Offered at $5.00
Newly added! Nelson, Robert A. MORE MIRACLES IN MENTALISM AND PSYCHIC EXPERIMENTATION (Booklet) Columbus (OH), Nelson Enterprises, 1959. First edition. 34pp. +ads, 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $12.00
Newly added! Nelson, Robert A. STILL MORE MIRACLES IN MENTALISM AND PSYCHIC EXPERIMENTATION. (Booklet) Columbus (OH), Nelson Enterprises, 1961. 75pp. +ads, 8vo. Condition is VG. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $12.00
Nist, Red. REDEMPTION. (Book) N. pl., 3 Monkeys Publishing, 2024. 60pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in red covers with black and white lettering. See: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/20294 Some minor surface scuffs, o/w VG+. Offered at $15.00
Nuzzo, Jimmy, and Edward Marlo. ART AND ARDOR AT THE CARD TABLE. (Book) Edited and annotated by Jon Racherbaumer. N.pl., By the Author, 2003. First edition (stated). 200pp., illus., notes, 4to. Maroon boards with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $32.00
Ogden, Tom. THE FIRST TIME AROUND – THE TOM OGDEN LECTURE. (Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. Lacks pagination (20pp.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed/signed on title page. Near Fine. Offered at $10.00
O’Neal Magic. THE ELIMINATORS – THREE NON-SLEIGHT METHODS OF WORKING (THE) PASS – FORCE – PALM – SWITCH. (Booklet) N.pl., O’Neal Magic, n.d. 14pp., 8vo. Side stapled in paper covers. Staples are starting to rust a bit; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00
[Orben, Robert] Three great Orben booklets as a lot: EMCEE’$ GOLDMINE (Orben Publications, 1963, 40pp); PATTER PARADE. (Louis Tannen, 1947, 47pp.); and SPOTLIGHT ON COMEDY (Orben Publications, 1960, 33pp). All are 8vo saddle stapled in wraps and VG+. Offered as a lot for $16.00
Osterlind, Richard, and Jeff Busby. RICHARD OSTERLIND’S THREE MIRACLE ROUTINES. (Booklet) Oakland (CA), Jeff Busby Magic, Inc, 1986. First edition/first printing. 40pp. (+ads), illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Has a small spot on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered a $7.00
Ovette, Joseph. FAST ONES. (Booklet) Hamilton (ON), By the Author, 1940. First edition. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in black and yellow pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $10.00
Pablo, Juan. B. H. BILL PRODUCTION 2.0. (Trick) Juan Pablo/Murphy’s Magic, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j6o2Yvq91g&t=54s U.S. Currency version. Gimmicks and complete downloadable tutorial. New. Offered at $36.00
Newly added! Pablo, Juan. G.B. JUANBILL DOLLAR. (Bill Trick) Murphy’s Magic. Includes necessary fakes, gimmick and link to online tutorial. Has been opened to examine, o/w As New. Offered at $38.00
[Petrick and Mia] (Petrick and Mia Krejcik) Three sets of lecture notes from Petrick. (Three-Booklet Lot) THE MAGIC OF PETRICK & MIA. (Circa early 1990’s, lacks page numbers but 18pp., several small stains near the bottom of the title page); PETRICKS LECTURE NOTES VOLUME 2 (1995, 9pp., Signed on the front cover by Petrick and Mia); and PETRICK’S LECTURE NOTES – ONE MINUTE MIRACLES #2 1998, 18pp., envelope with gimmicks is stapled inside the final page and unopened). All three have different material. All were published in Las Vegas by PM Magic and are 8.5 x 11 sheets plastic comb bound in covers—and all are generally VG. Offered as a lot at $10.00
Newly added! QUINTESSSENCE—A PUBLICATION FOR MENTALISTS (Single Issue Continuation Publication – SAF#58205) Robert E. Cassidy. Federal Way, WA. Bimonthly. Printed 8.5 x 11. Volume 1 Special MCGA Edition Number 8 (June 1998). Evidently a continuation of the title beyond the last listed issue (June 1997) in the Fernandes’ magazine bibliography. Pagination continues from page 29 through page 49. Three-hole punched in a Duo-Tang report binder. An oddity and VG. Offered at $16.00
Radner, Sidney H. HOW TO SPOT CARD SHARPS AND THEIR METHODS – EXPOSES THE CROOKED CARDS, DEVICES AND METHODS USED BY GAMBLERS TO CHEAT AT CARD GAMES. (Book) New York, Key Publishing Company, 1957. First paperbound edition. 95ppp., illus., 8vo. Red and pink pictorial covers. Modest wear at the extremities with some scuffing on the rear cover pages toned (pulp paper), o/w a Good copy. Offered at $8.00
Rapp, Augustus (introduction by Robert Parrish). THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AGUSTUS RAPP, THE SMALL TOWN SHOWMAN. (Limited/Numbered First Edition) Chicago, Jay Marshall for the Ireland Magic Company, 1959. Copy #490 of 500 issued. 136pp., illus., 4to. Blue plastic comb binding, with clear mylar protective covers. The last three plastic “teeth” at the bottom of the comb binding are broken; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $15.00
Newly added! Rawlins, Chris. NO SMALL TALK. (Mentalism) Chris Rawlins. Props with link to tutorial. New – still shrink wrapped. Offered at $30.00
Newly added! Ravelle and Andree. (editors) 50 TRICKS WITH THE CORINDA UTILITY BEAKER. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic, n.d. 8pp., illus., 8vo. 8 x 14 sheets side stapled and folded into 8vo pictorial wraps. VG+ Offered at $12.00
[Regel, Jean] JEAN REGIL – MAGIC SHOW. (Poster) Full color poster (16” x 23”) of French magician Jean Regil (circa 1980’s). Originally from Lyon (FR). VG. Offered at $9.00
Reum, Dr. Earl L. and Lindsay E. Smith. COMMUNICATING WITH MAGIC: THE SPEAKER’S GUIDE TO MAGIC, THE MAGICIAN’S GUIDE TO SPEAKING (including the complete text of Earl Reum’s MAGIC FOR THE CIVIC CLUB. (Book) Littleton (CO), Reum & Smith Books, 2002. 103pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. New. Offered at $9.00
Newly added! RIGAMAROLE and VERBATIM (Complete Magazine Files – SAF#58955 and the companion publication #69800) Karl Fulves. Teaneck (NJ). 8.5 x 11 printed. This lot consists of the complete file—20 issues: VERBATIM Issue No 1 (1993) thru No. 10 (1994) and RIGAMAROLE Issue No. 1 (1993) and No. 10 (1994)—plus the Index to both (February 1994) and some included extras. All 20+ issues are VG and offered as a lot at $200.00
Scalbert, Geoffrey. SCALBERT’S SELECTED SECRETS. (Book) Bibeford (UK), Supreme Magic Co., 1981. 185pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is sun faded at the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $22.00
Schindler, George. MAGIC WITH EVERYDAY OBJECTS – OVER 150 TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO AT THE DINNER TABLE. (Book) New York, Reiss Games, 1976. 240pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Softbound. VG. Offered at $4.00
Schneider, Al. AL SCHNEIDER ON CLOSE-UP. (Book) Minneapolis (MN), Goldshadow Industries, 1980. First edition. 143pp., illus., 8vo. White cloth over boards with un-inked title stamping on the front cover. No dust jacket (as issued). A Near Fine copy. Offered at $42.00
[Scotch and Soda] SUPER SCOTCH AND SODA. (Premium Coin Set) Precision made U.S. Half Dollar and English Penny Version. Tango Magic. Includes link to complete tutorial with multiple routines and tips. New. Offered at $35.00
Newly added! Seldow, Michel. LES ILLUSIONNISTES ET LEURS SECRETS. (Book) Paris, Fayard)\, 1959. 251pp., bibliog., index, illus., 12mo. Paperbound. Text in French. Some internal toning, o/w a VG copy. Offered at $5.00
Severn, Bill. BILL SEVERN’S BIG BOOK OF CLOSE-UP MAGIC. (Book) New York, David McKay Company, 1978. 178pp., illus., glossary, bibliog., index, tall 8vo. Covered boards in a dust jacket. Jacket is price clipped with some exterior scuffs; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00
Severn, Bill. MAGIC ACROSS THE TABLE. (Book) New York, Bantam Skylark Book, 1979. 128pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial paperbound. Some internal toning; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00
[Siegfried and Roy Souvenir Program Lot +] SIEGFRIED & ROY SUPERSTARS OF MAGIC IN BEYOND BELIEF – two programs from the Frontier Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV from 1981 and 1984 with different photos in each – both published by Sells-Floto; plus a S&F Royal White Tigers Habitat brochure from the Mirage. All three pieces offered as a lot for $8.00
SILENT MESSENGER. (Small Newsletter Mixed Lot – ADB/SAF #6260) Irv Weiner and Bill Cashin, et.al. Boston (MA). IBM Ring 122 – Silent Mora Ring. 8.5 x 11 mimeo and photocopied. This lot consists of 19 newsletters from August 1958 through June 1962; plus 26 issues from Volume 1: No. 5 (February 1963) through Volume 12, No. 4 (November 1972); and finally ten issues Vol. 37: No. 4 (December 1988), Vol. 38: No. 7, and Volume 39, No. 1 (September 1990). Condition ranges from Good to VG. All offered as a lot at $9.00
Newly added! Simmons, Ken. SCOTCH AND SODA – PART 3 – FINALE. (Booklet) Paramount (CA), Magic City, 1988. First printing. 91pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in red pictorial wraps. As new. Offered at $16.00
[Sioux-City Magic Club, T. Nelson Downs Ring #24 – International Brotherhood of Magicians] Invitations/Programs for Ring 24’s Annual Mid-Summer Picnic. Three programs—1964, 1966 and 1967. Approximately 5.5” x 8.5-9” each with 2-4 pages each—and at least one has a separate program insert. These were mailed from the Sioux City Magic Club to HR & RH Moeller in Rockwell City, Iowa in a club imprinted envelope for the cost of a 4-Cent stamp. Three nice little pieces of club ephemera/memorabilia. VG. Offered at $7.00
Sippets, Trevor. The POKER DIRECTORY. (Book) Edison, NJ, Chartwell, 2005. 208pp., illus., bibliog.., index, 8vo. Wire spiral bound in pictorial boards. A very nice copy – as new. Offered at $4.00
[Stage Make-Up Fundamentals] (Four-Booklet Lot) BASIC MAKE-UP FOR MAGICIANS by John Pomeroy (1969, 20pp); STRUTTER’S COMPLETE GUIDE TO CLOWN MAKEUP by Jim Roberts (1991, 95pp.); ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE CLOWN – CLIP ART (n.d., 8pp); THE MAGIC OF MAKE-UP by Joe W. Schommer (n.d., 10pp.). All are softcover large format booklets. VG, Offered as a lot for $6.00
Newly added! [Stanley, Harry – Unique Magic Studio] Two Catalogs from Harry Stanley – Unique Magic Studio circa 1960’s (Two-Catalog Lot) Both titled HARRY STANLEY’S UNIQUE MAGIC. (circa 1960’s) Both lack pagination but are approximately150pp. each and are 8vo (8 x 10) pages plastic comb bound. The slightly older of the two includes “50 Pages of Hints, Tips and Tricks” at the end of the catalog. Both are VG+ and are offered as a lot at $10.00
Stanyon, Ellis. CARD TRICKS – A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON CONJURING WITH CARDS. (Book) Philadelphia (PA), Penn Publishing Company, 1911. 129pp.(+adverts), illus., 12mo. Pictorial paper covers. Spine has a chip at the lower edge and on the back cover; staples have started rusting; some soiling and smudges on the back cover; former owner has written his name on the “contents” page; o/w inside pages are a bit stiff, but quite nice; a Good vintage copy. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! Stanyon, Ellis. CARD TRICKS FOR EVERYONE. (Book) Buchanan (NY), Emerson Books, 1974. Introduction by John Mulholland. 141pp., illus., index, 12mo. Orange cloth with black spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket has two small chips on the front cover and a closed tear (repaired from behind on the rear; o/w a nice tight copy and VG+. Offered at $6.00
Steinfeld, Adam, and Bret McCormick. STUPID BAR TRICKS. (Book) Dallas (TX), Variety Artists Books, 1986. 95pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound in colorful pictorial covers. VG. Offered at $5.00
Stewart, Jeff. GOD’S GIFT TO MAGIC – LECTURE #1. (Lecture Notes) Syosset, NY, By the Author, n.d. (24pp.), 4to. 8.5 x 11” sheets side stapled in covers. Fold impression on the stapled edge; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Stickland, William G. INTRODUCING BILL’S MAGIC. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, n.d. 273pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gold title stamping on spine in a dust jacket. Upper edge of the dust jacket is roughed up a bit; o/w VG. Offered at $18.00
Newly added! Stout, Rex. THE GOLDEN SPIDERS – A NERO WOLFE NOVEL. (Book – Detective Novel) New York, Viking Press, 1953. 222pp., 8vo. Black cloth fading gilt lettering. No known link to magic that I am aware of, but it does have a Fred W. Evans bookplate and the penciled name of another former owner. Toning on the end papers and to a slightly lesser extent throughout; o/w a Good reading copy. Offered at $5.00
[Supreme Magic Company] CATALOGUE NO. 4 – PART ONE; CATALOGUE NO. 4 – PART TWO; CATALOGUE NO. 4 – PART THREE (Magic Catalog – Three Parts) Bideford, Devon, n.d. (circa early 1960’s). Unpaged, (340+pp./182pp./98pp.), illus., 8vo. Pictorial covers stapled under binder’s tape. Overall VG+. Offered at $4.00
Tamariz, Juan. BEWITCHED MUSIC II – MNEMONICA – SYMPHONY IN MNEMONIC MAJOR. (Book) Rancho Cordova (CA) Hermetic Press/Penguin Magic, 2004. 408pp., illus., bibliog. with commentary, 4to. Light blue cloth over dark green boards with metallic title and spine stamping in a dust jacket. As new. Offered at $58.00
Newly added! Tarr, Bill. 101 EASY-TO-DO MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) New York, Dover Publications,1977. 222pp., illus., bibliog., glossary, 4to. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! Taub, Jacob, M.D. THE DOC AND HIS DECK. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, 1976. First edition. Second Printing. 157pp., illus., 4to. Red buckram with gold spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket has two chips along the top edge—one at the spine and another along the top front edge. Jacket is also sun faded at the spine but inside is Near Fine Offered at $24.00
Newly added! Taylor, Harold. HAROLD TAYLOR PRESENTS “THE ANGLE OF A PRO.” (Lecture Notes) Bideford (UK). Supreme Magic, n.d. (1973?). (20pp.), illus., tall 8vo. B&W pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $7.00
[Teenage/Junior Magicians’ Clubs – Magazines and Newsletters] A Sampling of Newsletter and publications from Teenage Magic Clubs. (Small Magazine Lot) THE SORCERER (ADB #6345). Edward Konstant. Harrison (NJ), Eagle Magic Society. Issues: Vol. 1: No. 4 (April 1952), 5, 6, 7-8 and No. 9; SPOOK MAGIC (ADB #6460) Charles Larsen. Burlington (IA). Issue No 1 (Halloween 1954 and No 2 Christmas 1954; THE SPOOK SPEAKS (ADB #6465) Dr. Mysto (John Cooper). Clarksburg (WV). Vol. 1: No. 6 (December 1952/January 1953); THE TEENAGE TRIXTER (ADB #6660) David Roper, et al. Moore (OK). Teenage Magicians of America. Vol. 1 No.1 (July-August 1954), Vol 1: No. 2; and Vol. 1: No. 3.; and THE WAND (ADB # 7030) Joe Cooper. Childress (TX). Teenage Magicians of America. Vol 2: No. 1 (September-October 1953). All 12 issues are saddle stapled and 8vo. Condition is generally Good to VG. Offered as a lot at $18.00
Newly added! Thaw, Barbara L., and Stephen J. Ronson. THE ARMCHAIR MAGICIAN. (Book) New York, Dell Publishing, 1994. 112pp., illus., bibliog., wide 12mo. Paperbound with colorful pictorial cover art. An ex-library copy with the typical disfigurement, but a Good reading copy. Offered at $4.00
Thompson, J. G., Jr. CENTERMENTAL. (Booklet) N. pl., Ed Mellon, n.d. 13pp., 8vo. Pink pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $14.00
Townsend, Charles Barry. WORLD’S BEST MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) New York, Sterling, 1993, 128 pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $4.00
Victor, Edward. MAGIC OF THE HANDS and MORE MAGIC OF THE HANDS. (Two-Booklet Lot) Louis Tannen, n.d. Respectively 109pp. and 132pp, illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in yellow pictorial wraps. VG. Both offered as a lot for $4.00
[Vintage Ireland Yearbooks] a selection of vintage IRELAND YEARBOOKS – 1934, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945. Over 170 pages of the best of each year by best performers—much of it not published elsewhere. Each Yearbook is complete—but some rear covers may be detached with occasional chips; but generally quite Good. Offered as a six-item lot for $12.00
[Vintage Magic Tricks via Mail Order – Packet #3] CHANGE-O-BILL – Mont Davis, Jr– no date – signed by the distributor; GREAT HINDU MYSTERY – FOLDING PAPER TRICK AND MONEY VANISHER – Made in Japan – circa 1950’s; REX MEMORY SYSTEM – Rex Ace Magician, Sydney – no date; and TREE CARD MONTE – lacks Manufacturer or distributor info. All are in the original envelope complete with instructions. Some toning on the exterior envelops of some, but overall condition is VG. Offered as a lot at $10.00
Wade, John. DO GET THE NAME RIGHT – THE PRO GUIDE TO BETTER COMPERING. (Booklet) Brierly Hill (UK), By the Author, 1974. 14pp., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00
Waldron, Daniel. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF MAGIC – ITS TRUE STORY. (Booklet) Marshall (MI), Fave Magum Press, 1990. 47pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $14.00
Walker, Gina (editor). USBORNE HOTSHOTS MAGIC TRICKS. (Juvenile Booklet) New York, Scholastic, 1996. 32pp., illus., 12mo. Paperbound with colorful pictorial covers. VG+. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Walton, Roy. CARDBOARD CHARADES: A SECOND COLLECTION OF CARD TRICKS. (Booklet) London, L. Davenport & Co., 1971. First edition. 54pp., illus., 8vo. Stiff yellow wraps. Lower corner has been lightly bumped; o/w VG. Offered at $20.00
[Wax/Tricks with Magician’s Wax] Two booklets on Tricks with Magicians Wax. (Two-Booklet Lot) Ron Frost’s TRICKS FROM THE WAX MUSEUM (D. Robbins, 2008, 38pp) and Ed Mishell and Ted Collins’ WAX FAX – A COMPILATION OF TRIX & EFFECTS WITH WAX (Mecca Magic Studio, 1978, 20pp.) Both are saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $5.00
Newly added! Wichmann, Ralf (a.k.a. Braco). SCHWEBEROUTINEN FUR TISCH UND BUHNE/FLOATING ROUTINES FOR TABLE AND STAGE. (Bilingual – German/English Book) Berlin (DE), Privatdruck, 1973. First edition. Published by the Magic Circle of Berlin in German and English on opposing pages. 149pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound. Sun faded along spine and across top edge; o/w VG. Offered at $20.00
Newly added! Williams, Geoff. STUFF THAT VIOLATES MY PAROLE BUT THAT I DO ANYWAY BECAUSE IT GETS SUCH A GOOD REACTION—LECTURE NOTES # 3. (Signed Lecture Notes) St. Petersburg (FL), Geoff Williams Magic, © 2014, but a 2025 printing. 70pp., illus., 4to. Perfect bound in soft pictorial covers. Signed on the title page. As New. Offered at $22.00
Newly added! Williams, Geoff. UNDERGROUND MONSTERS—LECTURE NOTES # 4. (Signed Lecture Notes) Columbia (SC), Geoff Williams Magic, Second Edition 2024. 48pp., illus., 4to. Perfect bound in soft pictorial covers. Signed on the title page. As New. Offered at $22.00
Willmarth, Philip R. FUN WITH A HANDKERCHIEF – VOLUME I – STAND-UP, CLOSE-UP SERIES. (Booklet). Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., 1976. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $7.00
[Yedid, Meir] Two publications from Meir Yedid. (Two-Item Lot) MEIR YEDID’S OFF THE WALL LECTURE NOTES (1989, 16pp.) and MEIR YEDID’S NEW WAVE THAUMATOLOGY – NUMBER FOUR – SHINKO NAGISA’S TWISTING ARM ILLUSION. (1989, 12pp.) Both published in Rego Park (NY) by Meir Yedid. Both are 8vo and saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Offered at $4.00
Zenon, Paul. STREET MAGIC – GREAT TRICKS AND CLOSE-UP SECRETS REVEALED. (Book) N. Pl., Carlton Books, 2005. 192pp., illus., glossary, 4to.Black cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping in a colorful dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $14.00
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