Reverse Auction

REVERSE AUCTION FOR  January 5 2025

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Here is the latest version of the Reverse Auction released Sunday (January 5 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.

As always, we “GUARANTEE YOUR PURCHASE”—if you want to return an item for any reason, we offer a full refund of the purchase price.” Please query first to confirm availability and reserve one or more items.  Most items are single copies and are available subject to prior sale.  We will ship within two days of receiving your personal check or your payment to dan@bradburybooks.com at PayPal.  Our address information–including our web site where some additional material may be found—is at the end of this list.

Adair, Ian. CONJURING AS A CRAFT. (Book) Cranbury, (NJ), A.S. Barnes and Co., 1972. 160pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering in a dust jacket (in a Mylar protective sleeve). Pages 14-14 and 15-16 previously untrimmed with modest damage separating; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00

Adair, Ian. TRICKS AND STUNTS WITH A RUBBER DOVE. (Booklet) Bideford (UK), Supreme Magic Company, n.d. Lacks pagination (15pp.), illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $12.00 

Albenice, and Spalding. REEL MAGIC INCLUDING THE PENETRABLE SILK. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, 1950. Fifth printing. 88pp. (w/ adverts.), illus., 12mo. Pictorial wraps. Darkened at the spine and edges, but o/w quite Good Offered at $7.00

Aldini. ALDINI’S LECTURE NOTES. (Manuscript) Oakland (CA), Magic Limited/Lloyd E. Jones, n.d. 11pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled with a cover sheet. A bit roughed from use and reading; some toning at the edges; o/w Good. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Alford, Jason. CYBER SESSIONS – UNDERGROUND NOTES FROM CYBERIA. (Book) (Kentwood, LA), by the author, 1999. 160pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near fine. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! [Allegro, Magomigue] MAGOMIGUE ALLEGRO BY MIGUEL PUGA. (Four-DVD Set) Essential Magic Collection, 2013. Preowned and presumably viewed but appears VG+. Offered at $120.00

Ammar, Michael. EASY TO MASTER LECTURE (Inscribed/Signed Lecture Notes) N.pl., By the Author, 1995. 16pp., illus., 4to. Glossy wraps. Inscribed to the former owner and signed. Several scratches on the front cover; o/w interior is VG. Offered at $5.00

Ammar, Michael. EASY TO MASTER CARD MIRACLES – VOLUME 9.. (Playing Cards and Tutorial) Murphys Magic, 2023. Sealed Deck (Red-backed Bicycles) and Link to full tutorial – plus a second matching deck – also sealed. New. Offered as a lot at $20.00

Newly added! [Anderson, Gene] THE PART-TIME PRO, THE PART-TIME PRO: RETURN ENGAGEMENT and TRICKS FOR THE PART-TIME PRO (Three-Book Lot) n.pl., By the Author, 1976, 1983 and 1989. 30pp./20pp./24pp respectively, illus., 8vo. All three are saddle stapled in red, pales green and violet wraps.  Packaged with a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that all three items come from the collection and estate of Daryl and signed by his wife, Alison. Each also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page. VG. Offered at $24.00

Anderson, George B. A small assortment of Anderson’s booklets. (Four-Booklet Lot) This lot includes: GEORGE B ANDERSON’S LECTURE NOTEBOOK (1980. 35pp.); IT MUST BE MINDREADING (1980, 62pp., illus.); LET THE AUDIENCE DO THE SHOW (n.d., 17pp.); and MY FAVORITE EASY MENTAL CARD MAGIC ((1980, 24pp.). All are 8vo in pictorial wraps and published by Magic Inc., in Chicago. All are VG. Offered as a lot at $25.00

Andrus, Jerry. SPECIAL MAGIC – LECTURE NOTES FOR 1974 JAPAN TOUR (Inscribed/signed Lecture Notes) Albany (OR), J.A. Enterprises, 1974. 16pp., illus., 4to. Saddle stapled in yellow wraps. Inscribed to former owner and signed on title page. VG+. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Andy (from THE JERX). WHITE WAND CHRONICLES – VOLUME ONE. (Book) N.pl. (Liverpool, NY), White Wand Publishing, 2022. First (and only) edition. 196pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Distributed as a bonus for people who donated to The Jerx site during the sixth reader-supported year (season) of the site, it was not otherwise commercially distributed—and is difficult to find. Consequently, this Like New copy is offered at $600.00

Andy (from THE JERX). WHITE WAND CHRONICLES VOLUME TWO – FALL 2021 – SPRING 2023. (Book) N.pl. (Liverpool, NY), White Wand Publishing, 2023. First (and Only) edition. 223pp., illus., 8vo. Muted pictorial boards. Distributed as a bonus for people who donated to The Jerx site during the seventh reader-supported year (season) of the site, it was not otherwise commercially distributed—and is difficult to find. Consequently, this Like New copy is offered at $546.00

Annemann, Theodore. ANNEMANN’S PRACTICAL MENTAL EFFECTS – A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE BEST MENTAL TRICKS OF RECENT YEARS. (Book) Edited by John J. Crimmins. Brooklyn, D. Robbins and Company, 1972. Fifth printing. A 317pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo.  Red cloth with gold stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows mild edgewear and some soiling; book itself is VG+. Offered at $8.00

Annemann, Theodore. PRACTICAL MENTAL MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1983. 310pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Arnold, Dean. DR. LYNN’S WONDERFUL TELESCOPE – A 130-YEAR-OLD OPTICAL MYSTERY. (Signed/Numbered Booklet) Chapel Hill (NC), Who Dean Productions, 2024. Signed and numbered (#48) limited edition produced for the Yankee Gathering 2024 Conference in Nashua (NH). 34pp., illus., wide 8vo. Wire spiral bound in attractive red and white covers. As New. Offered at $30.00

Astor, V.J. (compiler) with contributions from Bob Driebeck, Jahn Gallo, Horst Schuitter, and Axel Velden. TOP SECRETS – SIX OF THE GREATEST TRICKS FOR STAGE AND PARLOR FROM SOME OF EUROPE’S MOST CREATIVE AND RENOWNED MAGICIANS. (Booklet) N.pl., Trick Productions, 2007. 39pp., illus., 8vo. Glossy pictorial wraps. Mildest edgewear, o/w Near Fine. Offered at $11.00

[Auction Catalog] MAGIC – FEATURING THE COLLECTION OF WALTER GRAHAM – APPARATUS, POSTERS, EPHEMERA, SHEET MUSIC & BOOKS. (Auction Catalog) Chicago (IL), Potter & Potter Auctions. September 12, 2009. 76pp., illus. (including many in full color), 315 lots all related to magic and allied arts, 4to. Glossy wraps. Near fine. Offered at $9.00

[Balloon Animal Bundle] (Five-Booklet Lot) Included are: Don Alan’s THE RUBBER CIRCUS Ireland Magic , 1961, 16pp.); Bernard Botwink’s MR. BALLOON MAN (By the Author, 1978, 29pp.); Jimmy Davis’ ONE BALLOON ZOO (Magic Inc., 1966, 32pp.); Joe La Monica’s BALLOON SCULPTURES (Special Arts Press, 31pp.); and Sparky’s ONE BALLOON MENAGERIE ( Abbott’s Magic, 1987, 48pp.). All are illustrated and 8vo in pictorial wraps—and all are VG. Offered as a lot at $17.00

Newly added! Bannon, John. DREAM OF GENII – SELECTED TRICKS FROM JOHN BANNON’S DEALING WITH IT (2017-2024). (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2024. 34pp., illus., 4to. Perfect bound in pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $25.00

Batchelor, Tom. CANADIAN CARD CONTROL. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc. 1971. 52pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. A Near Fine copy. Offered at $8.00

Bauer, Joel. HUSTLE, HUSTLE: MAKING MAGIC…YOUR BUSINESS. (Book) San Juan de la Cruz (CA), Joel Bauer Productions, 1983. 138+pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound. Some highlighting inside; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Beam, Steve. MAGIC – THE VANISHING ART OR HOW TO TURN A TRICK FOR FUN AND PROFIT. (Booklet) N. pl., By the Author, 1979. 100pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Shows a bit of wear and use; o/w VG. Offered at $25.00

Belcher, Len. BEST OF BELCHER – A SELECTION OF LEN BELCHER’S FINEST MAGIC. (Book) Bideford. Devon, Supreme Magic Co., 1980. 152pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth boards with gilt spine lettering in a dust jacket. Fine. Offered at $23.00

Bennett, Doug (ed.). THE BUSINESS MERGER BOOK – BENNETT-AMMAR-WEBER-GREEN. (Booklet) Vista (CA), Sterling Magic/Doug Bennett, 1984. 17pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $5.00

[Billis, Bernard] PASSION. (Four-Disc DVD Set plus a Bonus DVD) Estudio 33/Essential Magic Collection, 2018. English – subtitled in English, Francaise and Espanol. Running time eight hours and 12 minutes, plus BERNARD BILLIS PASSION EXTRAS DVD. Previously owned and presumably viewed, o/w As New.  Offered at $48.00

Bird, Malcolm and Alan Dart. THE MAGIC HANDBOOK. (Book) San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1992. 88pp., illus., index, 8vo. Paperbound. Although a children’s magic book, well beyond the simplicities of many. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Blackstone, Harry. BLACKSTONE’S MODERN CARD TRICKS AND SECRETS OF MAGIC. (Book) Garden City (NY), Garden City Publishing Co., 1941. (467pp.) 201pp and 265pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth.  This is the first combined edition of the two titles, originally published in 1929 and 1932.  Lacks dust jacket. General wear at the extremities; o/w a Good solid copy. Offered at $12.00

Blaine, David. DAVID BLAINE, MYSTERIOUS STRANGER: A BOOK OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Villard, 2002. 214pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Offered at $7.00

Blaisdell, Frank E. BLAISDELL’S ORIGINAL MAGIC. (Book) Oakland (CA), Magic Limited/Lloyd E. Jones, 1976.  251pp., illus., 8vo. Gold-colored hardbound covers.. VG. Offered for $14.00

Blake, George, Ken De Courcy, and Richard Himber. ROUTINES WITH THE HIMBER TYPE…. LINKING FINGER RING. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, n.d. 16pp., illus., tall 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Bobo, J.B. THE BOBO MAGIC SHOW. (Book) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1984. 189pp., illus., index, 4to. Plastic comb bound. Shows use with moderate cover wear; o/w VG. Offered at $14.00

Bobo, J.B. THE NEW MODERN COIN MAGIC. (Book)) Chicago (IL), Ireland Magic/Magic Inc., 1966. Revised and enlarged edition.  519pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Light blue cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. Jacket shows some use and is lightly soiled, but overall VG+. Now offered at $6.00

[Boyar, Vynn] MAGICIANS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC – “SLEIGHTS, SECRETS AND SUGGESTIONS” – A LECTURE. (Lecture Notes) Presented by Vynn Boyar. Sponsored by The Magicians Guild of America, Inc. Hotel Prince George, New York City. December 7, 1953. 12pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled with Magicians Guild cover. Roughed a bit at the edges; now in a plastic sheet protector; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00

Brassey, Mrs. AROUND THE WORLD IN THE YACHT ‘SUNBEAM’ – OUR HOME ON THE OCEAN FOR ELEVEN MONTHS. (Book) New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1983. 479pp., illus., frontis.  pull-out map, appendices, 8vo. Blue cloth on boards with beveled edges and gilt illustration and lettering on the spine and cover. Moderate shelf wear and scuffing; spine has darkened and is fraying lightly at the top and bottom edges; an ex-library (Wisconsin Consistory Library) copy with all of the typical markings; still a tight copy and quite Good. Offered at $17.00

Newly added! British Film Institute. EARLY CINEMA – PRIMITIVES AND PIONEERS – 1895-1910. (Two-Disc DVD Set) British Film Institute. Total running time 187 minutes, Includes Lumiere Brothers, George Melies, and many others. Preowned and presumably viewed but appear As New. Offered at $18.00

Newly added! Brooke, Ken. THE KEN BROOKE SERIES #9: KEN BROOKE’S RING & STICK ROUTINE and THE BACKWARD CARD TRICK. (Book) Formby, UK, Paul Stone, 1984. 9pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Corners have been bent slightly on three of the four; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00

[Business Aspects of Magic] A foursome of booklets written to help make you a success in magic. (Four-Booklet Lot) This lot includes: From Show Talent Enterprises YOUR ‘BREAK’ IN SHOW BUSINESS (STE, 1955, 27pp., illus., 8vo., pictorial wraps); Benjamin W. Tallman’s MAKING MAGIC PAY (Magic, Inc., 1975, 40pp., wraps); Harold Taylor’s THE ANGLE OF A PRO – HOW TO MAKE YOUR MAGIC ENTERRAINING AND HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM MAGICAL ENTERTAINING (Supreme, 1973, 20pp., illus., wraps, inscribed to former owner and signed); and Tommy Windsor’s 64  WAYS TO MAKE MAGIC PAY (D. Robbins, reprint of 1952 edition, 32pp. with adverts, illus., pictorial yellow wraps). Occasional underlining or notations, o/w all are VG. Offered as a lot for $12.00

[Buzak, Benjamin] NOTARIZED. (Mental Utility Prop) Thought Cast Magic/Theory 11. See demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM9hTbCmPU4 Still sealed. New. Offered at $48.00

Carnazzo, Paul. TEST CONDITIONS – TELEPATHY TESTING CARD. (Booklet) n.pl., PMC Publications, 2010. 21pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in white printed wraps. Also laid in is a laminated “National Institute of Parapsychology” testing card in an envelope. Near Fine. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Carrington, Hereward. MAGIC FOR EVERYONE. (Book) Cleveland (OH), World Publishing, 1942. Tower Books first edition/first printing. 138pp., illus., 8vo. Gray/green cloth with black spine and cover stamping. Shows wear and age at the extremities; pages toned—especially the end papers; former owner name printed on front cover and a gift inscription inside; just Fair. Offered at $10.00

Cassidy, Robert E. PRINCIPIA MENTALIA – EARTH – ELEMENTS OF MENTALISM, VOLUME 2. (Booklet) Federal Way (WA), By the Author, 1996. First edition. 56pp., 8vo. Light green raps. Lower front corner is creased with light soiling; o/w VG. Offered at $11.00

Newly added! Cassidy, Robert E. PRINCIPIA MENTALIA – EARTH – ELEMENTS OF MENTALISM, VOLUME 2. (Booklet) Federal Way (WA), By the Author, 1996. First edition. 56pp., 8vo. Saddle stapled in green wraps. VG. Offered at $25.00

Newly added! Cavendish, Marshall (editor/publisher). FRONTIERS OF THE UNKNOWN. (Magazine Insert) N.pl., Marshall Cavendish, 1974. 24pp., illus., 4to. A complete signature of 24pages- this appears to be a magazine excerpt or insert from a larger publication. It deals with various paranormal or unusual topics including a two-page spread on the Indian Rope Trick. Has a David Price Egyptian Hall mini-label inside the front cover. Shows some slight wear from handling at the edges, but o/w VG and now in a vinyl sheet protector. Offered at $10.00

[Cervon, Bruce] ULTRA CERVON VOLUME TWO – PROFESSIONAL MATERIAL FOR THE WORKING MAGICIAN. (DVD) Bruce Cervon and L & L Publishing, 2006. Running time approximately 90 minutes. Previously owned and presumably viewed, o/w VG+.  Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Chaudhuri, Tony. BEDAZZLED! (Booklet) Ann Arbor (MI), By the Author, 1977. #85 of a limited edition of 500 copies. 68pp., illus., 8vo. Green pictorial wraps. Packaged with a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that this item comes from the collection and estate of Daryl and is signed by his wife, Alison. It also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page. Near Fine. Offered at $14.00

[Children’s Magic] A small lot of booklets on magic for children. (Four-Booklet Lot) This lot includes: Arnold Furst’s MAGIC FOR MONSTERS (Reprinted by Magic Inc. as KID STUFF SIX, n.d., 52pp., signed by Furst on the title page); Hugh Miller’s MAGIC FOR MINORS, Harry Stanley, n.d., 82pp., envelope with cut-out rabbits at tipped in at the rear); Bruce Posgate’s KID-SHOW SHOWMANSHIP (Abbott’s Magic, 1961, 52pp.); and Poz’s POZ-ITIVE KID’S MAGIC (Supreme, 1976, 52pp.). All are 8vo in pictorial wraps. Condition is generally VG. Offered as a lot at $12.00

Newly added! [Christmas-Themed Magic] Ginn, David, with Steve Harmer, and Bert & Joanie Midyette. THE CHRISTMAS MAGIC WORKBOOK and Dave Hagan’s CHRISTMAS MAGIC (Two-Booklet Lot) WORKBOOK was published in Loganville (GA), by David Ginn, in 2006. It is 50pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 Sheets side stapled in colorful pictorial covers. And Hagan’s CHRISTMAS booklet was published in Chicago, by Ireland Magic Company in 1956.  It has 24pp., illus., 8vo. in colorful pictorial covers. Ginn’s booklet is Near Fine and Hagan’s is three-hole punched with the former owner’s name written on the cover and the last page. Both offered as a lot at $12.00

Christopher, Milbourne. HOUDINI – A PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY, INCLUDING MORE THAN 250 ILLUSTRATIONS. (Book) New York, Gramercy Books, 1998. 218pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a dust jacket. (Now in a Mylar protective sleeve.)  Near fine. Offered at $18.00 

Christopher, Milbourne. VARIED DECEPTIONS. (Book) Bideford (UK). Supreme Magic, 1980. 152pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering in a dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). A Fine copy. Offered at $24.00

[Circus/Celebration Advertising) “Stars of the Circus” magazine clipping from a 1937 Camel cigarette ad campaign. Features Antoinette Concello, Hugo & Mario Zacchini and Dorothy Herbert. From a nominal 10 x 13 (LIFE or POST sized) magazine. Also, a small lithograph reproduction on 9” x 13” cardstock of “Les Prevoyants De L’Avenir Fete des 10 Millions”. An all-day and evening celebration held on August 13,1893 for the 10 millionth member joining the organized pension system. The celebration as pictured on the poster includes acrobats, aerialists, clowns, contortionists, jugglers, musician, etc. – plus fireworks after dark at the Eiffel Tower. Both the poster reproduction and the Camel cigarette clipping are in full color and have been stored flat and other than two corner folds on the clipping, both are VG. Offered as a pair for $12.00

Clafin, Edward, in collaboration with Jeff Sheridan. STREET MAGIC: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WANDERING MAGICIANS AND THEIR CONJURING ARTS. (Book) Garden City (NY), Dolphin Books/Doubleday, 1977. 156 pp., illus., bibliog., index, authors bios., 4to. Paperbound. General edgewear and roughed up a bit at the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

[Comedy Material] An assortment of comedy booklets. (Five-Item Comedy Lot) This lot includes:  ELCO GAG FILE (Elco Enterprises, 15pp.—8.5 x 11—top stapled in a pictorial cover, n.d.); Two volumes of Robert Orben’s CURRENT COMEDY – VOLUME 20 and VOLUME 21 (1976 and 1977, 96pp. each, 4to, spiral comb bound); Robert Orben’s RAPID-FIRE COMEDY (1955, 58pp., 8vo in pictorial wraps); and from Butch Fisco and Pat Hanifin. STAND UP COMEDIANS’ GREATEST PUT DOWN LINES. (1992. 84pp., illus., 4to., plastic comb bound). Overall condition is VG. Offered as a lot at $18.00

Corinda, Tony. 13 STEPS TO MENTALISM. (Book) Brooklyn (NY), D. Robbins, ©1968.  Sixth printing.  424pp., illus., index, 8vo. Black covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows wear along the top edge with some rubbing at the edges of the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Curtis, Jack. DISTORTED THOUGHTS. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2014. Second printing. 74pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial covers. Near fine. Offered at $8.00

[Daniels, Paul] PAUL DANIELS – BRAVURA. (Four-Disk DVD Set) Luis De Matos, 2014.  Total running time is 10 hours 7 minutes. English version – sub-titled in four languages. Includes link and code for extra content. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $83.00

Darwin, Gary. DARWIN’S THUMB TIP SECRETS #1. (Booklet Lot) Las Vegas (BV), Gary Darwin/American Printing, 1984. Foreword by Peter Reveen. 19pp., illus., 4to. Red pictorial wraps. Price sticker residue on back cover; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

[Davenport & Co., L.] DAVENPORTS DEMON MAGIC. (Magic Catalogue) London, Lewis Davenport Ltd, n.d. (1980). 292pp., illus., index, 8vo. Pictorial covers with a magician floating a woman with London Bridge in the background. Minor edgewear and two partial creases near the bottom of the front cover; appears complete and unmarked internally; a VG copy. Offered at $23.00

De Courcy, Ken. KEN DE COURCY’S STAND-UP SPONGES. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1980. 12pp., illus., tall 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $10.00

De La Torre, Jose. MAGICANA OF HAVANA IN NEW YORK. (Book) Belleville (NJ), Jose’s Studio, 1975. 80pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound in pictorial covers. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Dealer Catalogs and Correspondence Miscellany – The “P” File. (Mixed Catalog and Correspondence Lot) Here is a small lot of single catalogs, flyers , special offers, and correspondence from the “P” Section of our files—ideal for the complete collector of dealers and manufacturers. This lot includes: PALMER MAGIC, (Palmer Tilden) Redwood City (CA) flyers, price lists and correspondence (circa 1986) in a Palmer envelope; PARAMOUNT THEATRICAL AND ENTERTAINMENT SUPPLY COMPANY, (Madge Simpson) Orlando (FL)  75pp.; PATRY MAGIC RODUCTIONS – 1993 SUMMER MAGIC CATALOG, (John Patry) West Haven (CT) 12pp., catalog, 4to (8.5 x 11); POSITIVELY MAGIC CATALOG – CATALOG NO. 2, Dallas TX (1993). 47pp. illus., 8vo. Side stapled in wraps; MIKE POWERS MAGIC – CATALOG 1.0, (1992) La Porte (IN),12pp., 8vo in yellow wraps with correspondence laid in; PENGUIN MAGIC COMPANY- MAGIC CATALOG (Las Vegas, NV) 1n.d. 16pp., 8vo in yellow wraps; PEPINO’S TICKLE ME MAGIC (1992) Harrisburg (PA) 20pp., 8vo in blue wraps; and CATALOG OF PERFORMANCE MAGIC, (Mark Steele) Delta (BC) 1992, 28pp. in wraps 8vo. General condition is VG. Offered as a lot at $19.00

Dee, David. “THE COLOSSAL MARKETING AND MONEYMAKING PACKAGE FOR MAGICIANS.” (Workbook) Alpharetta (GA), By the Author, 2002. Workbook from David Dee’s Super Conference 2002. Lacks pagination (111pp.), illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Soiled from a small spill on the back cover and affecting the 16 final pages at the edge; plastic tooth missing at the bottom of the comb binding; o/w a Good copy. Offered at $7.00

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; o/w a Good reading copy.  Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Dobrowolski, Tom. CHICAGO MAGIC ROUNDTABLE – 2023 LECTURE. (Lecture Notes) N.pl.,, By the Author, 2023. 38pp., illus., 4to. Perfect bound in pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $25.00

Newly added! Dobrowolski, Tom, Curtis Kam, Jeremiah Zuo, et. al. THE DISCLAIMER – YEAR 2 – ISSUE 1 SPECIAL PRINT EDITION (Magazine) Chicago (IL), Chicago Magic Bash Publications, 2022. 22pp., illus., 4to. Colorful pictorial covers. Printed for the Magic Capital Close-Up Convention in Colon, MI. As New. Offered at $50.00

Dobrowolski, Tom, Curtis Kam, Jeremiah Zuo, et. al. THE DISCLAIMER – YEAR THREE: THE WORLDS GREATEST MAGIC BOOK* (Book) Chicago (IL), Chicago Magic Bash Publications, 2024. 189pp., illus., 4to. Colorful pictorial boards. New. $85.00

Newly added! Dobson, Wayne. WAYNE DOBSON’S PRO-FILE. (Booklet) Sheffield, (UK), Magick Enterprises, 1984. 83pp., illus., 4to. Wire spiral bound. VG. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Doerflinger, William. THE MAGIC CATALOGUE: A GUIDE TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MAGIC. (Book) New York (NY), E.P. Dutton, 1977. 242pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Paperbound. VG. Offered at $8.00 

Newly added! Dreher, Carl T. THE MIDAS COIN BAG. (Booklet and Prop) Dallas (TX), Professional Close-Up, 1981. 30pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial goldenrod covers. Includes 3” x 3” purple cloth coin purse. Offered at $20.00

Drimmer, Frederick. VERYY SPECIAL PEOPLE – THE STRUGGLES, LOVES, AND TRIUMPHS OF HUMAN ODDITIES. (Book) New York, Amjon Publishers, 1973. 411pp., illus., index, 8vo. Green cloth with black spine lettering and cover art in dust jacket.  Dust jacket has numerous small chips, tears, and stress creases, but is 98% complete (and now in a Mylar protective sleeve).  O/w, overall VG. Offered at $23.00

Dunninger, Joseph. DUNNINGER’S BOOK OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Bonanza Books, 1979. 115pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in a dust jacket. Contents originally included in DUNNINGER’S MONUMENT OF MAGIC. VG+. Offered at $7.00

Edwards, Anne. THE GREAT HOUDINI. (Juvenile Book) New York, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1977. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Library binding in pictorial boards. A less frequently seen juvenile biography.  Former owner name written on the end paper; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $14.00 

Elliott, Bruce. MAGIC AS A HOBBY – NEW TRICKS FOR AMATEUR PERFORMERS. (Book) London, Faber & Faber, n.d. 240pp., illus., index, 12mo. Paperbound. Very lightly worn at extremities, o/w VG+. Offered at $5.00

Elliott, Michael. CHILDREN’S SHOWTIME. (Booklet) Bradford (UK), Thornton and Pearson, 1970. 40pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $9.00

Ellis, Tim and Sue-Anne Webster. 24 YEARS OF LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ELLIS. (Book) Melbourne (AU), Magic Unlimited, 2002. 23pp., illus., 4to. Colorful pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! EPOPTICA YEARBOOK – ALL TRICK SPECIAL (Special Magazine Issue – ADB/SAF #2135). Oakland (CA), Jeff Busby Magic, 1984. (48pp.), illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound in pictorial covers. Several pages of the upper rear corner has a crease from bending (now straightened); o/w VG. Offered at $20.00

Fajuri, Gabe. MYSTERIO’S ECYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC AND CONJURING. (Book) Philadelphia, Quirk Books, 2008. 340pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo.  Pictorial boards. As new.  Offered at $19.00

Fare, Jean. CARD TRICKS, FRENCH STYLE. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., 1977. 41pp., illus., index, 8vo. Yellow pictorial wraps with brown printing. VG+. Offered at $4.00

Newly added! [Farquhar, Shawn] LOST IN THE SHUFFLE – FOUR SUITS, FIFTY-TWO CARDS, ONE MURDER MYSTERY. (DVD) Factorial Films, 2024. Documentary. Running time 100 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed but appears As New. Offered at $18.00

Feiler, Bruce. UNDER THE BIG TOP: A SEASON WITH THE CIRCUS. (Book) New York, Scribner, 1995. 288pp., 8vo. Red cloth over blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine in a dust jacket. Faint remainder mark on the bottom; now in a Mylar jacket; o/w As New. Offered at $7.00

[Felsman, Arthur P.] MAGIC, PUZZLES, TRICKS, JOKES, NOVELTIES – FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD “AND EVERY WHERE ELSE”. (Magic Catalo) Chicago, A. P. Felsman, 1924. Located in Windsor-Clifton Hotel Lobby. 208pp., illus., 8vo. Dark blue pictorial front cover with golden stars , a golden globe, and white and blue lettering. Back cover is missing; front cover has several chips at the edges; spine has been reinforced; except for back cover appears complete and unmarked internally; a Good copy. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! Fetsch, “Hen”. WHO’S FOOLING WHO! – AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON THE ART OF PRACTICAL MAGIC. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 4pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets top stapled to a backing board with a cover. Some spots along the spine edge of the top sheet; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Fiscus, David. BIRTHDAY MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK. (Book) Oakland (CA), Magic Limited/Lloyd E. Jones, 1988. 217pp., illus., 8vo. Blue boards with silver spine and cover lettering and decoration in a dust jacket (in a Mylar protective sleeve).  As new. Offered at $25.00

Newly added! Fleshman, Dan. THE VERY BEST YET: COMMERCIAL CLOSE-UP AND STAND-UP MAGIC. (Booklet) n.pl., Dan Fleshman, 1990. 41pp., illus., 4to. Comb bound. VG. Offered at $16.00

[Flicking Fingers] Alexander, Jorg, Thomas Fraps, Thomas, Pit Hartling, Rainer Pfeiffer, Guiso Schmalriede, Helge Thun, and Jorg Willich. SEVEN-CLOSE-UP. (Lecture Notes) Dresden (DE), By the Authors/Contributors, 1997. 27pp., illus., 4to. 8.25 x 11.75 Green and white wraps with the “7-UP” motif. Very light edge wear. Offered at $8.00

Flip (Hallema) FL!P-QU!K-TR!K-TR!P. (Signed Manuscript) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. (1970’s). Eight double sided sheets with illustrations in an 8.5 x 11.75” pictorial folder. Boldly inscribed and signed on the front cover and dated “75. Folder has been roughed up a bit at the edges, but individual sheets are VG+ Offered at $6.00

Newly added! [Flosso Hornmann Magic Company] JACK FLOSSO PRESENTS THE STORY OF MAGIC CATALOG. (Magic Catalog) New York, Flosso Hornmann Magic Co. – The Original Houdini Magic Shop, n.d. (1977). 72pp., illus., 4to. 8.25 x 10.75 saddle stapled in pink and white covers with red and black lettering. The first 26pp. are magic history with ample illustrations and the remaining 46pp. are catalog pages. General light edgewear, o/w VG. Offered at $16.00

[Folding Money] Magic, tricks, gags and other entertainments with folding money. (Three-Booklet Lot) This lot includes: 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.). All booklets are 8vo. Johnson’s book is spiral wire bound with pictorial coated cardboard covers—and the other two are in pictorial paper wraps.  All show some use, but overall are VG. Offered as a lot at $18.00

Foli, Professor P. R. S. FORTUNE TELLING BY CARDS. (Pulp Book) Chicago, Stein Publishing, n.d. 122pp., illus., 12mo. Perfect bound with red, white, and blue pictorial covers. Small closed tear on the front cover; general toning throughout; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Fox, Karrell. CLEVER LIKE A FOX. (Book) Bideford (UK), Supreme Magic Company, 1977. Second impression. 200pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth with gilt stamping on the spine and front cover. Lacks dust jacket, o/w VG+. Offered at $10.00

Frame, Tom. HOLD’EM MAGIC. (Book) n.pl., Vanishing, Inc., 2011. First edition. 197pp., illus., 8vo.  Blue cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. As new. Offered at $13.00

Franklin, Julian. KID CONTROL – BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINERS. (Book) Houston (TX), Julian Franklin Productions, 2005. 215pp., 8vo. Softbound with colorful pictorial covers. As New. Offered at $9.00

Friedhoffer, Bob. THE MAGIC SHOW – A GUIDE FOR YOUNG MAGICIANS. (Book) Brookfield (CT), The Millbrook Press, 1994. 80pp., illus., gloss., add. References, 8vo. Pictorial boards. An ex-library copy with minimal markings; hinges have been reinforced; a Daryl blind stamp at the bottom of the title page; overall, a Good respectable copy–and less seldom seen. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Francome, Colin. MAGIC. (Book) New York, Sterling, 2002. 96pp., illus., index, wide 12mo. Paper bound in pictorial covers. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Furman, Irv. AMAZING IRV’S HANDBOOK OF EVERYDAY MAGIC – TRICKS TO CONFUSE, AMUSE AND ENTERTAIN IN EVERY SITUATION. (Book) Philadelphia (PA), Quirk Books2002. 176pp., illus., appendices, 12mo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

[Ganson, Lewis. A FANTASY IN THIMBLES – WERRY’S FANTASTIC THIMBLES (GANSON’S MAGIC TEACH-IN SERIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1979. 35pp., illus., tall 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $10.00

Ganson, Lewis. THE CRABTREE CONNECTION. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic, 1978. 16pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Linked playing cards. Near Fine. Offered at $6.00

Ganson, Lewis. THE HINDU THREAD TRICK OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE GYPSY THREAD  (GANSON’S MAGIC TEACH-IN SERIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1980. 24pp., illus., tall 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $9.00

Ganson, Lewis. RINGS SUPREME – ALDO COLOMBINI’S PRESENTATION OF THE LINKING RINGS (GANSON’S MAGIC TEACH-IN SERIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1978. 23pp., illus., tall 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $9.00   

Ganson, Lewis. THREE CHINESE RINGS – REX TAYLOR’S ROUTINE – PLUS LINKING AND UNLINKING MOVES – PLUS ALDO COLOMBINI’S MOVES (GANSON’S MAGIC TEACH-IN SERIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1977. 20pp., illus., tall 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! 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 $12.00

[Garrett, Dan] HEARTZ – THE MAGIC OF LOVE. (Props and Instructions) Meir Yedid, 2001. Comes complete with two specially manufactured, limited edition super soft sponge hearts (2.5”x 2.5” x 0.8”), a gimmick, written instructions, and access to an online video tutorial by Meir Yedid and Dan Garrett. New. Offered at $19.00

Newly added! [Gertner, Paul – Lecture Notes Package] Two sets of notes from Gertner. (Two-Notes Lot) LECTRE NOTES (By the Author, N.d., but maybe ’72, 11pp., illus., 8.5 x 11 sheets in yellow wraps); and WHAT I WISH I KNEW IN ’72 OR 16 TIPS TO BUILD A PROFESSIONAL CAREER. (By the Author, 2012, Presented at IBM/SAM Convention 2012 & Blackpool 2014.16pp., illus., 8vo., pictorial wraps. Package contains a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that this item comes from the collection and estate of Daryl and is signed by his wife, Alison. Also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page of both sets of notes. Both are Near Fine. Offered as a lot at $24.00

GIBECIERE – A JOURNAL OF THE CONJURING ARTS RESEARCH CENTER. (Journal) New York, Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2014. Issue No. 17  – Volume 9: Number 1 (Winter, 2014) 164pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound with a printed and embossed paper cover.  Cover shows very modest edge wear; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $29.00

GIBECIERE – A JOURNAL OF THE CONJURING ARTS RESEARCH CENTER. (Journal) New York, Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2016. Issue No. 21 – Volume 11: Number 1 (Winter, 2016) 166pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound with printed and embossed paper dust cover.  Cover shows very modest edge wear; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $29.00

Gibson, Walter B. THE ORIGINAL HOUDINI SCRAPBOOK. (Book Plus) New York, Corwin-Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. 224 pp., illus., chronology, index, 4to. Paperbound with orange pictorial covers. A reprint of a poster promoting Houdini’s “The Man From Beyond” is laid in. Very light wear to extremities; the top of the spine has been reinforced with some clear tape; o/w VG. Offered for $16.00

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.  Covers are a bit soiled on both and each has had a sticker removed from their front covers. Both offered as a lot for $8.00

Ginn, David. COLORFUL MAGIC. (Book) Norcross (GA), Scarlet Green Publishing, 1980. Second edition. 112pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in soft pictorial covers. Shows general use and wear; creased on the spine; sticker residue on the front cover; o/w a good copy.  Offered at $4.00

Ginn, David. FANTASIO’S CANE AND CANDLE BOOK NO. 1 – NO. 5 + FANTASIO 6: THE COLOR CHANGING LIGHTER. (Six-Booklet Lot). FANTASIO 9 is with Jim Kleefeld. Atlanta, Scarlett Green, 1962-82. First edition/first printing through fifth printing. 40-82pp.(+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG-As New. Offered as a lot at $11.00 

[Ginn, David] Four Comedy Booklets. (Four-Item Lot) Includes: BRINGING HOME THE LAUGHS (1988, 24pp); COMEDY CARD ON BACK (1974, 8pp.); COMEDY LINKING RINGS (1976, 22pp.); and COMEDY WARM-UPS FOR CHILDREN’S SHOWS (1975, 196pp). All were published in Atlanta/Norcross (GA) by Scarlett Green Publications. All are 8vo and in pictorial wraps. Two booklets have titles printed vertically down the spine—to facilitate filing and retrieval; ow VG. Offered as a lot for $16.00

[Ginn, David] SURE-FIRE KIDSHOW MAGIC – FULL 2-HOUR LECTURE AND SHOW. (DVD) GinnMagic.com, 2009. Running time two hours. Previously owned and presumably viewed, o/w VG.  Offered at $7.00

Giobbi, Roberto. THE ART OF SWITCHING DECKS – A GUIDE FOR THE BEGINNER AND THE EXPERT. (Book) Rancho Cordoba, (CA), Hermetic Press/Penguin Magic, 2013. 153pp., illus., 4to. Reddish-brown colored cloth with metallic blue lettering in a dust jacket (with a Mylar protective sleeve). Includes a link to an 85-minute video download. Near fine. Offered at $36.00

Giobbi, Roberto. CARD COLLEGE – VOLUME 1. (Book) Rancho Cordova (CA), Hermetic Press-Penguin Magic, ©1996. Revised second edition. Translated by Richard Hatch. 241pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Grey cloth in a dust jacket. New. Offered at $20.00 

Gleason, Katherine A. GEOGAMI – CREATE MULTIDIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIC ORIGAMI. (Book) New York, Sterling Innovation, 2006. 64pp., illus., 12mo. Paperbound. As new. Offered at $9.00

Gloye, Gene. FANTASTIC TRICKS WITH PLASTIC CUPS. (Booklet) Chicago (IL). Magic Inc., 1976. 52pp., illus., 8vo. Orange pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00

Govan, Barry. CLOSE UP MAGIC: RESTAURANT STYLE – VOLUME TWO. (Book) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1992. 52pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Contains a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that this item comes from the collection and estate of Daryl and is signed by his wife, Alison. Also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page. VG+. Offered at $8.00

Granfield, Linda. CIRCUS – AN ALBUM. (Book) New York, DK Ink, 1998. First American edition. 96pp., illus., index, wide 8vo. Red cloth with silver lettering on the spine and front cover in a colorful dust jacket. Although written as a juvenile book, it contains ample content, detail and historical citations to satisfy sophisticated readers. Near Fine. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Grant, U.F. VICTORY CARTON ILLUSIONS. (Booklet) (Columbus, OH), U.F. Grant, n.d. (29pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in yellow pictorial covers. VG. Offered at $8.00

Gravatt, Glenn. GLENN GRAVATT’S GOLD MINE OF MAGIC. (Book) Oakland (CA), Magic Limited/Lloyd E. Jones, 1977. A Lee Jacobs label has been pasted over the original publication data. 232pp., illus., 4to. Green cloth with gold stamping on spine and front cover in a dust jacket. A Near Fine copy. Offered at $40.00

Gravatt, Glenn (comp.) THAYER QUALITY MAGIC, CATALOG INSTRUCTION SHEETS, VOLUME ONE – FOUR. (Four volume book set) VOLUME ONE: Paramount (CA), Magic City, 2011. Third Printing. VOLUME TWO, VOLUME THREE and VOLUME FOUR: Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs,1993-97. 322pp./324pp./312pp./324pp., illus., index (VOLUME 4 has the index for the entire series), 8vo. VOLUME ONE is softbound and the other three are cloth in dust jackets (with Mylar protective sleeves). All four volumes are Near Fine and offered as a lot at $109.00

Newly added! Green, Lennart. LENNART GREEN MASTERFILE. (Four-DVD Set) Essential Magic Collection, 2010. Seven hours 35 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed but appears VG. Offered at $120.00

[Green, Paul] PAUL GREEN’S CARD WARP FINALE! (DVD) Kosmo Magic, 2007. No running time provided. Has been opened and presumably viewed, o/w VG. Offered at $11.00

GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. (Force Book) N.pl., N.pb, n.d. 222pp., 8vo. Gray cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering. I know this is a force book and I have seen it attributed to both Ray Piatt and Walter A. Scott, but I am uncertain as to which is the correct credit. Although the book is in great shape, it lacks the necessary instructions and would only be useful if you already have them and want a second copy, or you can otherwise acquire the instructions. Still, a nicely produced item in very nice condition. Offered at $36.00

Gustin, Christopher. CRAZY CARD. (Booklet) n.pl., Cornerstone Illusions, 2003. 10pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. For intermediate to advanced card handlers. Near Fine. Offered at $6.00

Harbin, Robert. ORIGAMI – STEP BY STEP. (Book) Mineola (NY), Dover Publications, 1998. 63ppp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Perfect bound in pictorial covers. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Harris, Paul. A CLOSE-UP KINDA GUY. (Book) New York, Tannen Magic LTD, 1983. First edition/first printing. 132pp., illus., 4to. Blue cloth with silver spine lettering in a dust jacket. Very modest wear along the top edge of the dust jacket; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $25.00

Harris, Paul. CLOSE-UP SEDUCTIONS. (Book) Brooklyn (NY), D. Robbins & Company, 1984. First edition. 153pp., illus., 8vo.  Bright blue boards with gilt spine and pictorial cover stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $23.00

Harris, Paul. LAS VEGAS CLOSE-UP. (Book) San Diego (CA), Chuck Martinez Productions, 1978. 150pp., illus., 8vo. Orange cloth in a dust jacket (in a Mylar protective sleeve). Modest edgewear with a closed tear on the front cover; o/w VG.  Offered at $16.00

Harris, Paul. PAUL HARRIS REVEALS SOME OF HIS MOST INTIMATE SECRETS. (Book) Sepulveda (CA), Rainbow Magic Machine, 1976. 80pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Back cover is lightly soiled; o/w VG. Offered at $14.00

Harris, Paul. SUPERMAGIC. (Book) San Diego (CA), Chuck Martinez, 1977. 134pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound with a pictorial cover. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Hartman, Jerard K. PACKET MAGIC. (Manuscript) N.pl., By the Author, 1972. 68pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 manuscript in the characteristic blue folder. Third Manuscript in the series. Edges are roughed up  a bit; o/w very good. Offered at $10.00

Havighurst, Walter. BUFFALO BILL’S GREAT WILD WEST SHOW. (Book) New York, Random House, 1957. Landmark Books Series No. 73. 182pp., illus., index, 8vo. Colorful pictorial covers. Show some slight wear and aging, but overall VG+. Offered at $7.00

Hay, Henry. THE AMATEUR MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK. (Book) Edison (NJ), Castle Books, 1982. Fourth edition – Newly Revised and Expanded.  414pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $23.00

Newly added! Hay, Henry (aka Barrows Mussey), editor. CYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Book) Philadelphia (PA), David McKay Company, 1949. First edition.  498pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with gilt and black spine stamping. Lacks the dust jacket; some water spots on the front cover; former owner book plate; o/w Good. Offered at $20.00

Newly added! 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 $10.00

Hay, Henry. LEARN MAGIC. (Book) New York, Perma Giants, 1949. 279pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Shows edgewear; plastic laminate covering is starting to peel at head and foot of spine; o/w quite Good. Offered at $6.00

Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis) (editor). HOYLE’S GAMES MODERNIZED. (Book) London/New York, George Routledge and Sons/E.P. Dutton, 1913. New edition thoroughly revised to 1909 – with chapters on Auction and “Lilly” Bridge (1913) and three other New Games by Ernest Bergholt and with New Chapters on Roulette and Trente et. Quarante by Captain Browning. 475pp., illus., 12mo. Maroon cloth with faded gilt spine and cover stamping. Some wear at the extremities; toning at the edges and on end papers with very occasional foxing on the interior; a nice tight VG copy. Offered at $17.00

Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis) (editor). HOYLE’S GAMES MODERNIZED. (Book) London/New York, George Routledge and Sons/E.P. Dutton, 1913. New edition thoroughly revised to 1909 – with chapters on Auction and “Lilly” Bridge (1913) and three other New Games by Ernest Bergholt and with New Chapters on Roulette and Trente et. Quarante by Captain Browning. 475pp., illus. (with colored Roulette table fold out), 12mo. Colored pictorial boards with adverts on the rear. Wear at the edges and extremities; toning at the edges and on end papers with very occasional foxing/toning on the interior; a nice VG copy. For the complete Hoffman/Hoyle collector. Offered at $17.00

Hoffman, Professor (Angelo John Lewis). MODERN MAGIC, A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE ART OF CONJURING. (Book – Facsimile Reprint) Whitefish (MT), Kessinger Publishing, n.d. (POD).  This is a reprint of the ninth edition published by George Routledge and Sons, Ltd. in 1894. 511pp., illus., 8vo.  Blue-green, black and white boards. Near Fine. Offered at $40.00

Holmes, Donald. THE MAGIC ART – BEING VOLUME 1 OF THE MAGIC ART SERIES. (Book) (Kansas City, MO), Donald Holmes, 1920. First.  234pp. (w/ adverts), illus., 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping. General wear at head and foot of spine with some fraying; former owner (Al Keller) property stamp is on the end paper; interior is clean, tight; VG. Offered at $8.00

Hooper, K. Edwin. EDWINS MAGIC: THE MEMOIRS AND MYSTERIES OF EDWIN THE MAGICAIN (FOUNDER OF THE SUPREME MAGIC COMPANY). VOLUME ONE. (Book) Bideford (DE), Supreme Magic Co., 1989. 286pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth with silver spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket (with a Mylar protective sleeve). VG+. Offered at $22.00

Hooper, K. Edwin. EDWINS MAGIC: THE MEMOIRS AND MYSTERIES OF EDWIN THE MAGICAIN (FOUNDER OF THE SUPREME MAGIC COMPANY). VOLUME TWO. (Book) Bideford (DE), Supreme Magic Co., 1989. 310pp., illus., 4to. Light blue cloth with silver spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket (with a Mylar protective sleeve). VG+. Offered at $22.00

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 $10.00

Houdini, Harry, and Joseph Dunninger. MAGIC AND MYSTERY: THE INCREDIBLE PSYCHIC INVESTIGATIONS OF HOUDINI AND DUNNINGER. (Book) New York, Weathervane Books, 1967. 202pp., 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering in a dust jacket—now in a Mylar protective sleeve. Dust jacket has a small tear on the rear top edge near the spine; light internal toning; o/w VG. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! Houghton, Norm. WIT AND WIZARDRY – THE MAGIC OF NORM HOUGHTON. (Book) Toronto (ON), I Saw That!, 1998. 178pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial black boards with white letter and designs on the spine and front cover. Near Fine. Offered at $35.00

Newly added! Hudson, Walt.  BRING ON THE KIDS. (Booklet) Baltimore (MD), Magic Media, 1975. 36pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00

Hugard, Jean and Frederick Braue. THE ROYAL ROAD TO CARD MAGIC. (Book) London, Faber and Faber, 1979. Ninth impression. 302pp., illus., index. 8vo. Orange cloth in a faded dust jacket. Cloth boards are faded at the edges as well; o/w a nice clean tight copy. Offered at $4.00

Hugard, Jean. HANDKERCHIEF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1974. 85pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Very good. $6.00

Newly added! HUGARD’S MAGIC MONTHLY, VOLUME I through VOLUME VII. (Bound Magazines – ADB #2795) These volumes are published as four books by Fleming Book Company in York (PA) in 1945/1947/1949 and 1951. Pagination is consecutive through all four volumes and each volume contains an index to the issues in that volume.  All are full size (4to) in reddish-orange cloth.  Thomas J. Hunter bookplate in each volume. All four volumes show general wear with edge and interior toning and are sun-faded on the spine to the point that the lettering has essentially disappeared; but o/w the volumes are still tight and quite Good. All four volumes as a lot for $80.00 

Newly added! HUGARD’S MAGIC MONTHLY, VOLUME VIII, IX, AND X. (Magazine Lot – ADB #2795) Jean Hugard. New York, Magico Magic, 1996. 417pp., illus., index, 4to. Blue cloth book with gilt spine and cover lettering. Near fine. This single volume from the Magico set offered at $35.00

Newly added! HUGARD’S MAGIC MONTHLY, VOLUME X & XI (Magazine Lot – ADB #2795) Jean Hugard. Brooklyn (NY). This is Volume X and Volume XI of HUGARD’S MAGIC MONTHLY covering issues from June 1952 through May 1954 with each issue privately gathered and bound as a single book in dark brown buckram with gilt spine lettering. A typed index has been created for the two volumes and is laid in at the rear. This volume is near fine and offered at $35.00

Newly added! HUGARD’S MAGIC MONTHLY, VOLUME XVI & VOLUME XVII (Magazine Lot – ADB #2795) Jean Hugard. Brooklyn (NY). This is Volume XVI and Volume XVII of HUGARD’S MAGIC MONTHLY covering issues from June 1958 through May 1960 with each issue privately gathered and bound as a single book in reddish-orange buckram with gilt spine and cover lettering. Volume XVI continues Hugard’s insert publication of “Houdini’s ‘Unmasking’ – Fact Vs. Fiction” to Volume 16: Number 8. This volume is near fine and offered at $30.00

Take all seven of the HUGARD’S MAGIC MONTHLY compilations above for a lot price of $160.00

Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis) (editor). HOYLE’S GAMES MODERNIZED. (Book) London, George Routledge and Sons, 1903. First edition. 434pp., illus.,12mo. Maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering; Ship Store Royal Navy blind stamp on the cover. Some general light wear overall and at the extremities; spine is faded; toning on end papers with very occasional foxing on the interior and at the edges; a nice tight VG copy. Offered at $20.00 

Hull, Burling (Volta), and edited by Ormond McGill. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF STAGE ILLUSIONS. (Book) Oakland (CA), Magic Limited – Lloyd E. Jones, 1980. 374pp., illus., 4to. Bound in black faux leather, padded covers with gold spine and cover lettering. Difficult to find due to the author’s inclusion of numerous copyrighted illusions without permission from the copyright holders. Originally limited to 500 copies, but fewer copies made it into circulation, as the book was quickly pulled from the market. Dust jacket is absent and it appears that the front free end paper has been removed; book itself is solid and VG+. Offered at $277.00

Hunter, Norman. SIMPLIFIED CONJURING FOR ALL. (Book) London, Hamlyn, 1999. Reprint of 1923 publication. 124pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG. Offered at $5.00

Hunter, Norman.  SUCCESSFUL CONJURING FOR AMATEURS. (Book) London, C. Arthur Pearson, 1951. First edition. 383 pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth.  A well-used ex-library copy with all  of the typical disfigurements and signs of use, still a Good reading copy. Offered at $8.00

Hunter, Norman. SUCCESSFUL MAGIC FOR AMATEURS. (Book) Edited by F.J. Camm. New York, Arco Publishing, n.d. 383 pp., illus., 8vo. Red buckram with black spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some wear at the extremities with modest chipping (now in a Mylar sleeve); inside a nice tight copy and VG+. Offered at $27.00

[Illusion Lot #1] A lot of four booklets plus a DVD on various one and two person illusions. (Six-item Lot) The lot includes: Tony Clark’s BOTTLE THRU BODY ILLUSION (2003, 20-minute running time DVD); U.F. Grant/Don Tanner’s BODIES-IN-ORBIT (n.d., 10pp., 4to. folded to 8vo); Andrew Mayne’s BISECTION (2023, 12pp., 8vo) and POCKET SAWING-IN-HALF (2022, 8pp., 8vo); and Mark Parker’s POPULATE – AN ILLUSIONARY APPEARANCE OF A SMALL CROWD (2012, 32pp., 4to) All are VG condition or better. All six items offered as a lot at $5.00

[Instruction Sheet Assortment – Lot No. 2] This is a mix of 30+ sets of instructions from various vendors, dealers and performers—Abbott’s, Cornelius, Daryl, Dusheck, Grant, Johnson, Joseph. Kennedy, Magic Smith, Supreme, Zimmerman, etc. The instructions range from a single page to multi-page sets or booklets. A grab-bag for browsers or the methodical collector. Offered as a lot for $23.00

[Ireland, Laurie L.] IRELAND’S 1949 YEARBOOK; IRELAND’S YEARBOOK FOR 1951; and  IRELAND’S YEARBOOK FOR 1953; (Three- Book Lot) Chicago, Ireland Magic Company, 1949/951/1953. 44/35/44/80pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial covers. ’The ’49 cover lightly soiled; 53 has some light toning on the back cover; o/w all are VG. Offered as a lot for $14.00

Newly added! Jaffee, Al. AL JAFFEE’S MAD BOOK OF MAGIC AND OTHER DIRTY TRICKS. (Book – Humor/Parody) New York, Warner Books, 1976. 194pp., illus., 12mo. Paperbound. VG.  Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Jay, Joshua. THE PARTICLE SYSTEM. (Book) N.pl., Vanishing Inc, 2024. 270pp., illus., 4to. Orange cloth with white lettering on the spine and a white design on the cover with a ribbon placeholder. New – still shrink-wrapped in the original shipping box. Offered at $90.00

Jay, Phil. CLIMBING THE LADDER TO SUCCESSFUL CLOSE-UP MAGIC. (Book) South Wales, UK, Phil Jay, 1997. 62pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound in pictorial covers. Several pages have penciled underling; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00

[Jermay, Luke] JERMAY’S MIND. (Four-DVD Set) Vanishing, Inc., 2015. Running time approximately eight hours, 30 minutes. Demo: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S19375 Four DVDs in a deluxe slipcase. DVDs have been opened and presumably viewed but o/w appear VG. Offered at $27.00

Johnson, Karl. THE MAGICIAN AND THE CARDSHARP – THE SEARCH FOR AMERICA’S GREATEST SLEIGHT-OF-HAND ARTIST. (Book) New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2005. First edition. 349pp., illus., notes, bibliog., index, 8vo. Cloth/boards. Lacks a dust jacket; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Jones, Tom and Rachel Wild. “KIDDIES TO KORPORATE”. (Lecture Notes) Charlotte (NC), Wild Magic, 2000. 25pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. VG. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Jorgenson, Tom. THE ARANDAL CODEX. (Booklet) Los Angeles (CA), By the Author, 1995. 16pp. (+one page addendum at the end), illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled pictorial booklet. Near Fine. Offered at $12.00

Joseph, Eddie. Mentalism Specials. (Three-Manuscript Lot) PREMONITION and BLIND MAGICIAN DOES A TRICK (8pp. and 6pp. published together); and STAGGERED (11pp.). Published by Abbott. 8.5 x 11 sheets side-stapled. All are undated. Good. Offered as a lot at $4.00

Newly added! Kajar. (a.k.a. Reuben Bowen). MAGIC SECRETS. (Book) New York, Books and Periodicals Inc., 1952. Lacks pagination (56pp.), illus., 4to.  Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Illustrations are particularly well done by television artist, John Gnagy. Shows mild wear at the edges; spine has been reinforced with binders’ tape; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Kalver, Bruce. BRUCE KALVER’S BIRTHDAY PARTY PORTFOLIO – A SOURCEBOOK FOR BOOKING PARTIES AND WHAT TO DO THERE. (Book) Cranston (RI), Bruce Kalver/Top Hat Productions, 2002. 36pp., illus., resource list, 4to. 8.5 x 14 sheets. VG. Offered at $14.00

Kalver, Bruce. PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO FOR BALLOON ARTISTS – PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS – TIPS – ROUTINES – ADVICE. (Book) Cranston, RI, Top Hat Productions, 1999. 43pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Comb binding is broken in two places and several plastic teeth are missing. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Karr, Todd. MAGIC SETS: A GUIDE – A BRIEF REFERENCE SOURCE FOR CONJURING KITS. (Lecture Notes) Los Angeles (CA), The Miracle Factory, 2024. First printing limited to 100 signed copies. 31pp., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled in light blue paper covers. VG+. Offered at $20.00

[Kellar, Harry] (Heinrich Keller) HARRY KELLAR’S LATEST THEOSOPHIC WONDER – THE SHRINE OF KOOMRA SAMI. (Poster Reproduction on Metal) Single sided metal sign (16” x 11.75”) with finished edges and four pre-punched holes for hanging. Originally produced as a stone lithograph from Strobridge Lithography in Cincinnati (OH). This reproduction was from the original lithograph held by the New York Historical Society in 1993 and printed and distributed by Desperate Enterprises. VG condition. Offered at $11.00

Newly added! Kelly, Kevin and Armando Gutierrez. A PASTEBOARD ODYSSEY – THE CLOSE-UP MAGIC OF KEVIN KELLY. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 1997. 124pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. VG+.  Offered at $16.00

Keppler, Stephan. THREE SECRETS REVEALED. (Booklet) N.pl., MexoMagic, n.d. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. New. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Kieve, Paul. HOCUS POCUS – A TALE OF MAGNIFICENT MAGICIANS. (Book) New York, Scholastic Inc, 2008. First U.S. edition. 301pp., illus., bibliography, 8vo. Pictorial boards. Includes a pasted in envelope of tricks and post card sized historic posters. As new.  Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Klamm, R.W. “Bob”. BUYING MAGIC IS A TRICKY BUSINESS. (Booklet) Independence (MO), Klamm Magic, 1986. 74pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in tan pictorial wraps. Former price notations. o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Klayder, Jim. WATCH CLOSELY. (Booklet) Kansas City (MO), Appearance Press, 1978. 83pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. 83pp., illus., 8vo. Some light toning; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Kramer, Seth. A MODERN TRADE SHOW HANDBOOK. (Book) N.pl., By the Author, 2006. 77pp., illus., 4to. Wire spiral bound with a pictorial front page under a clear plastic cover. Near Fine. Offered at $18.00

Kronzek, Allan Zola. A BOOK OF MAGIC FOR YOUNG MAGICIANS – THE SECRETS OF ALKAZAR. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1992. 121pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Offered at $7.00

Laflin, Duane. LAFLIN’S LAUGH-LINES – A COLLECTION OF FUN AND FUNNY STUFF. (Book) Troy (MT), Laflin Magic, 2002. 96pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $6.00

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 upper face edge corner (remainder mark?); the outer back rear corner has been bumped and soiled a bit; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00 

Newly added! [Lavand, Rene] RENE LAVAND MAESTRO. (Four-DVD Set) Essential Magic Collection, 2011. Running time seven hours 57 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed but appears VG+. Offered at $120.00

Newly added! Lawton, Don. LAWTON LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Hermann (MO), By the Author, n.d. 12pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner-stapled. General toning; o/w Quite good. Offered at $8.00

[Lecture Notes Lot #1] A small lot of lecture notes on various styles and aspects of magic. (Five-Item Lot) The lot includes: Carl T. Dreher’s THEOREMS AND COROLLARIES ON GOOD MAGIC AND CARD TRICKS – AND WHY THE TWAIN RARELY EVER MEET – A LECTURE. (1980, 18pp., illus., bibliog., 4to.—8.5  x 11 sheets side stapled in paper covers); Shintaro Fujiyama’s LECTURE NOTES. (n.d., 9pp., illus., 4to—8.5 x 11 sheets); Bruce Posgate’s IT’S NOT WHAT YOU DO…NOTES ON A LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION. (n.d., 20pp., illus., 4to8—5 x 11 sheets side stapled); Terry Seabrooke’s CARRY ON SEABROOKE! (n.d., 17pp., illus., 4to—in a report binder) and  Rex Taylor’s MY MAGIC – MIXED GRILL ( n.d., 28pp., illus., 4to—8.5 x 11  sheets side-stapled, signed). Some of the notes show some wear and use with some occasional checkmarks, underlining or comments, but all are generally Good to VG. Offered as a lot at $18.00

Newly added! [Lee’s Magic Factory, Hank] HANK LEE’S CATALOG OF MAGIC NO. 9. (Magic Catalog) Boston. Hank Lee’s Magic Factory, 1992. 447pp., illus., index, 4to.  Perfect. VG+. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! [Lee’s Magic Factory, Hank] HANK LEE’S MAGIC FACTORY – 15^TH CATALOG OF MAGIC. (Magic Catalog) Boston. Hank Lee’s Magic Factory, 2006. 573pp., illus., index, 4to.  Perfect bound. An as new copy. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Lees, Walt. MIKE BORNSTEIN’S TRIUMPH OUTDONE. (Booklet) New York, Magico Magazine, 1982. 56pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle-stapled in green pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Lewin, Nick. NICK LEWIN – LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Henderson (NV), Nick Lewin, n.d. (1996). 11pp., illus., 4to. Yellow pictorial covers side stapled. VG. Offered at $12.00

Lewis, Eric C., and Wilfred Tyler. OPEN SESAME: A BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN’S CONJUROR. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1971. Second edition. 154pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt stamping on the spine and front cover in a dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve).  Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Linden, Roger. THE QUARTET. (Signed Booklet) St. Charles (MO), By the author, n.d. 42pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Bound in a report binder. Brief biography of four St. Louis area magicians—Paul Le Paul, Bill Baird, Joe Scott and Roy Mayer. Signed by Linden on the title page. Four page Linden brochure promoting his “drug abuse” show is laid in. Lower spine corner shows some wear; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00

Lodge, Jack, John Russell Taylor, Adrian Turner, et. al. HOLLYWOOD: 50 GREAT YEARS (Book). New York, Galahad Books, 1989. 575pp., illus., index, photo credits, 4to. Pictorial boards. Covers the 1930’3 – 1970’s. Some edgewear and a bump on the front lower corner; o/w VG. This is a particularly heavy book due to the photos on glossy paper. Offered at $10.00

Longe, Bob. WORLD’S BEST CARD TRICKS. (Book) New York, Sterling Publishing, 1991. 128pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $7.00

[Lorraine, Sid] Four Sid Lorraine booklets – One Signed. (Four-Booklet Lot) THE EARLY STUFF (Magic, Inc., 1973, 36pp.); GAGS, ROUTINES AND PATTER (Abbott’s, 1962, 64pp.); A MAGICIAN IN THE HOUSE – A MAGICAL MONOLOGUE (Abbott’s, 1939, 43pp.); MORE PATTER (Abbott’s , 1950, 107pp.); and PATTER (Abbott’s, 1938, 64pp.). MORE is inscribed to the former owner and signed by Lorraine. An occasional underline, note or comment, but overall condition is Good to VG. Offered at $16.00

[Los Angeles Conference on Magic History] THE TENTH LOS ANGELES CONFERENCE ON MAGIC HISTORY. (Program) Los Angeles Conference on Magic History, 2007. (104pp.), illus. with color throughout, 4to. Pictorial wraps. Conference in Los Angeles November 8, 9 and 10, 2007 featured programs and exhibits. Near Fine. Offered at $27.00

Lovell, Simon. SECOND TO NONE – A MANUSCRIPT ON THE ART OF SECOND DEALING. (Booklet) n.pl., Simon Lovell and Randal P. Wakeman, 2001. 57pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Contains a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that this item comes from the collection and estate of Daryl and is signed by his wife, Alison. Also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page. VG. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Lunceford, Terry. MAGIC FOR A LIVING. (Lecture Notes) La Mesa (CA), By the Author, n.d. 14pp., illus., 4to. Comb bound with a pictorial front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Lutes, Jason, and Nick Bertozzi with an introduction by Glen David Gold. HOUDINI – THE HANDCUFF KING. (Juvenile Graphic Biography) New York, Hyperion Books/Center for Cartoon Studies, 2007. First edition. 89pp., illus., panel notes, 4to.  Red boards with white spine lettering and cover art in a pictorial dust jacket. A Near Fine copy. Offered at $19.00

Newly added! Lynn, Eve. ORGANIZED FUN – ADULT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION FUN FOR PARTIES, CRUISES, RESORTS, ETC. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Magic Inc., 1972. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Orange pictorial wraps. Offered at $8.00

MacDougall, Michael, as told to J.C. Furnas. GAMBLERS DON’T GAMBLE.  (Book) New York, Garden City Publishing, 1940. 167pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with black title and design stamping.  Lacks dust jacket. General edgewear; toning on endpapers; o/w a nice tight copy in VG condition.  Offered at $4.00

MacGregor, Jerry. REAL WORLD MAGIC. (Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., Jerry MacGregor, 2000. 14pp., illus., 4to. Coner stapled in paper covers. Signed on the front cover. VG. Offered at $9.00

MAGIC MAGAZINE – THE FINAL ISSUE. (Magazine) MAGIC MAGAZINE, No. 301 (September 2016) Stan Allen, Las Vegas. The White Issue. The final issue of MAGIC MAGAZINE. 162pp., illus. Complete issue also includes guest editorials,  the customary features, columns and adverts. Near Fine. Offered at $6.00

[Magic Makers] MAGIC MAKERS’ LACE ESCAPE. (Apparatus and Online Tutorial) Sioux Falls, SD, Magic Makers, n.d. See: https://magicmakersinc.com/products/laced-escape Close-up illusion. Apparatus and access to complete instructions. New. Offered at $10.00

[Magic Smith] DOUBLE CROSS. (Trick) Magic Smith. Includes Double Cross pen, accessory and instructions. Demo: https://magicsmith.com/products/double-cross Now offered at $26.00

[Magical Miscellany and More – Lot #3] A collection of more than 200 business cards, gag cards, optical illusions, and other interesting ephemera. The bulk of this accumulation represents a collection from Jack Jarvis’ print shop, including business cards from well-known (and lesser known) magician clients—such as Harry Albacker, Duane Duvall, Johnny Giordmaine, Don Lawton, Sid Lorraine, Noren, and more. (More contemporary additions have also found their way into the mix.)  The packet also includes a copy of an article from COLLIER’S (July 30, 1949) on Jarvis and his penchant for printing oddball material. All offered as a lot for $19.00

Newly added! Magus, Jim. SEX AND THE SINGLE MAGICIAN – A MAGICIAN’S GUIDE TO PICKING UP GIRLS. (Booklet) Calgary (AB), Micky Hades, 1974. 26pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled under cloth tape; VG.  Offered at $10.00

[Making Money with Magic] A lot of four booklets focused on improving your act and your earnings. (Four-Booklet Lot) This lot includes: H. Syril Dusenberry’s MAKING MAGIC PAY (San Leandro, CA, Byron Walker, 1996, 24pp.); James Reneaux’s THE PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUE FOR MAGICIANS (Colon, MI, Abbott’s Magic, 1968, 46pp.); Tommy Windsor’s 64 WAYS TO MAKE MAGIC PAY (New York, D. Robbins, n.d., 32pp. (w/ adverts); and Lex Zaleta’s GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS – THE HANDBOOK OF THE SEMI-PRO (Clarks Summit, PA, 1978, 43pp.). All four are 8vo wraps. An occasional underlining or notation; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Mann, Al. Two manuscripts from Al Mann. (Two-Manuscript Lot) THE SEVEN SEALS – THE TALT MOVE WITH A SEALED ENVELOPE (1981 17pp.); and THE WOCUS-LEGACY. (n.d., 11pp.) Both manuscripts are from Al Mann and are 8.5 x 11 sheets, corner stapled in Al Mann’s characteristic, colored pictorial covers. Both are VG. Offered at $9.00

Markwood, Bob. POOF, YOU’RE A FROG!!! – THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINING CHILDREN. (Book) (Los Angeles, CA), By the Author,1993. Foreword by Dom DeLuise. 79pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Plastic spiral bound. Several reviews/flyers folded in half and laid in. Cover has a faint crease mark; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Markwood, Bob. POOF II YOU!!! – THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINING CHILDREN CONTINUES… (Book) Los Angeles (CA), By the Author,1996. Foreword by Carl Ballantine.  106pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Plastic spiral bound. Mild edgewear; o/w VG+. Offered at $10.00

Maurice, The Amazing (Morris Cohen).  Two book lot from the Amazing Maurice: COMEDY FUNNEL MAGIC (1969, 23pp.) and PAPER BAG MAGIC (1967, 24pp.).  Both are published by Micky Hades  in Calgary and are 4to. and side-stapled under binders’ tape.  Contain a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that these items come from the collection and estate of Daryl and is signed by his wife, Alison. Also, each contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page. Both show some wear but are overall VG. Offered as a lot at $18.00  

Maven, Max. SILENT WE – RE-EXCAVATED EXPLORATIONS ON A CLASSIC PIECE ON DIVINATIONS (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2020. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial yellow wraps. VG. Offered at $29.00

McAthy, George. A pair of booklets from George McAthy. (Two-Booklet Lot) MAGICOMEDY (1967, 5pp.) and MAGIC FROM THE DOPE DEN. (1967, 50pp.) Both are published by Calgary, Micky Hades Enterprises in Calgary in 1967. Both are 4to and side stapled under cloth tape. MAGICOMEDY has some isolated penciled notations, o/w VG. Offered at $6.00

McBride, Jeff. KUNDALINI RISING. (Booklet) Las Vegas, McBride Magic, 2004. 10pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Card packet laid-in. Near fine. Offered at $8.00

McGill, Ormond. 21 GEMS OF MAGIC. (Booklet) Colon (MI), Abbott Magic Novelty Company, 1946. First edition. 63pp., illus., 8vo. Orange wraps. Former owner bookplate; some wear along the spine; toning on the end papers; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

[Mentalist Mix #1] A three-booklet lot on Mentalism, including: Will Dexter’s THE UNCANNY POWER (Micky Hades, 1979, 68pp., illus., plastic comb bound); The Amazing Maurice’s (Morris Cohen). MENTALISTRIX ENCORE. (Micky Hades, 1969. 31pp., illus.. side stapled); and Bob Nelson and Others’ COMEDY MENTALISM – VOLUME 1 (Nelson Enterprises, 1962, 59pp., illus., plastic comb bound. All three are 4to and VG+. Offered as a lot at $17.00 

Mentzer, Jerry. CLOSE-UP CAVALCADE. (Book) n.pl., By the Author, 1973. First edition.165pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping. Slight fading and wear; front end paper is signed by Chanin with a Chanin shop sticker; page 41 and 43 are also signed by Chanin at the beginning and conclusion of a routine he contributed; o/w VG. Offered at $13.00

Mentzer, Jerry. CLOSE-UP CAVALCADE. (Book) n.pl., By the Author, 1973. First edition.165pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping on the spine and cover. A nice fresh-looking copy and VG. Offered at $19.00

Mertz, Ray. THE “CLOSE-UP” MAGIC OF RAY MERTZ – LECTURE NO. 2. (Inscribed/Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 14pp., 4to.  8.5 x 11 pictorial sheets corner-stapled. Signed and warmly inscribed to Daryl front cover on 7/27/85. VG.  Offered at $14.00

Mertz, Ray and edited by William P. Miesel. THE CLOSE-UP MAGIC OF RAY MERTZ…AND FRIENDS. (Inscribed/Signed Book) (Beverly, MA), Unikorn Magik, 1986.  88pp., illus., 8vo. Tan pictorial wraps. Inscribed to “heavyweight” Daryl and signed by Mertz and dated 4/27/89. VG+. Now offered at $14.00

Miller, Hugh. AL KORAN’S LEGACY. (Book) London, REPRO 71, 1972. 180pp., illus., 8vo. Purple boards with gold spine lettering in a dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). Contains a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that this item comes from the collection and estate of Daryl – signed by his wife, Alison. Also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page and another former owner’s name written on the title page; dust jacket has some light scuffs and a bit of toning; o/w VG. Offered at $36.00

Newly added! Mishell, Ed, and Abe Hurwitz. ELASTRIX: RUBBER BANDS – TRICKS, STUNTS AND PUZZLES. (Booklet) New York, Magico Magazine, 1979. 41pp. (+ adverts), illus., 4to. Blue pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $10.00

Moden, Anders. HEALED AND SEALED SODA. (Booklet) Sweden, Anders Moden, 2002. 10pp., illus., 8vo. Colorful pictorial wraps. As performed by David Blaine. As new. Offered at $7.00

[Montier, Liam] THE CONTROLS PROJECT. (DVD) Big Blind Media, 2015. Learn 26 deceptive techniques. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG+.  Offered for $5.00

[Moore, Brian Thompson] LIBERTY COIN VANISH. (DVD) Magic Makers, 2008. No running time given. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG. Offered at $5.00

Newly added! MR. GADFLY: JOURNAL FOR CARD MAGICIANS. (Small Magazine Lot) Aaron Smith. Tulsa, OK. Bi-monthly. Printed. 5″ x 8″.  Three issues, including Volume One: Number Two (July – August, 2001); Volume One: Number Three (September-October, 2001) and Volume One: Number Four (November-December, 2001). Near Fine condition. All three issues as a lot, now offered at $25.00

Newly added! Murray, John. INSIDE JOHN MURRAY. (Book) Greenville (SC), Kee-West Productions, 1984. 118pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound.  Lightly soiled on the back cover; edges show usage; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Murray, Michael, and Ian “Rasp” Cheetham. REMOTE PERCEPTION SYSTEM. (Book) N.pl., Haresign Press, 2019. 42pp., illus., 8vo. White covered boards with silver lettering and cover image. The three poker chips for the bonus routine are not included; o/w book is As New. Offered at $19.00

Nelson, Bob and others. SENSATIONAL MENTALISM – PART TWO. (Booklet) Calgary (AB) Micky Hades International, 1974. 65pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled in covers under binder’s tape. Shows a bit of use at the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

[Nelson, Robert – Used Magic Lists] ROBERT NELSON’S QUALITY USED MAGIC LIST. (Signed Magic List) Kernersville (NC), Robert Nelson “…where Aladdin Bought His Lamp…”, Spring 2000. 31pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial cover – signed by “Rocketman & Liz” on the front cover. VG. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Nemoto, Takeshi. TOKYO TRICKERY. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Magic Inc.,1967. 86pp., illus., 4to. Loose sheets – punched for comb-binding but unbound; some toning at the edges; o/w Good. Offered at $7.00

[NEW STARS OF MAGIC] Three issues from the New Stars of Magic Series. (Three-Issue Lot) MAX LONDONO’S ETERNAL STRING – Volume 1: Number 9. (Written by Karl Fulves, 1977, 8pp., illus., string is included in a small plastic bag attached); CHRIS CAPEHART’S 3-RING ROUTINE – Volume 1: Number 13 (Written by Karl Fulves,1983, 16pp.); THE IMMACULATE CONNECTION Volume 2: Number 1. (By Paul Harris, 1983, 12pp). All are 11×17 glossy pictorial pages folded 4to (8.5 x 11) and published by Louis Tannen. Condition is VG with some toning to Near Fine. Offered as a lot at $8.00

Olson, Robert E., in collaboration with Edward Dart.  CARL ROSINI – HIS LIFE AND HIS MAGIC. (Book) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., 1981. Second printing. 98pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound in white pictorial covers. Some mild toning around the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Olsen, Robert and Jon Jensen. ROBERT OLSON’S ULTIMATE BILL IN LEMON. (Booklet) n.pl., The Mastermind Group,1998. 18pp., illus.,4to. Plastic comb bound in covers. A faint crease on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Ouellet, Gary, based on an idea by Tony Binarelli. LIPS. (Booklet) Sillery (QB), Camirand Academy of Magic, n.d. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Include especially printed cards in a tipped end envelope. Former owner has underlined throughout and added notes; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00

Page, Patrick.150 COMEDY PROPS. (Book) N.pl., By the author, 1977. 160pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Shows some evidence of careful use, o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Palhinha, Mariano. LECTURE NO. 1. (Lecture Notes) Oakland (CA), Magic Limited/Lloyd E. Jones, 1973. Lacks pagination (11pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in covers. VG. Offered at $9.00

Parrish, Robert.  FOR MAGICIANS ONLY – A GUIDE TO THE ART OF MYSTIFYING. (Book) London, Quality Press Ltd Publishers, 1946. First British edition. 106pp., illus., 12mo. Tan cloth with black spine lettering in a colorful dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). Dust jacket has several small chips along the top edge; some mild foxing/toning on the end papers—and to a lesser degree inside; o/w VG.  Unusual to find one with this nice of a dust jacket. Offered at $40.00

Pavel and edited by Peter Warlock. THE MAGIC OF PAVEL. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1981. 139pp., illus., 8vo. Black cloth with gold spine stamping in a dust jacket. Some rubbing on the rear of the dust jacket; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Pavel. MAGICALLY YOURS, PAVEL -LECTURE NOTES 82. (Lecture Notes) Geneva (CH), Pavel’s TOPMAGIC, 1982. 12pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow wraps. VG. Offered at $5.00

Petrick. (Petrick Krejcik) SEMINAR 7X PETRICK. (Five Booklet Lot of Lecture Notes) Prague, By the Author, n.d. Each booklet is 8vo (approx. 6.5” x 8”) and has 16pp. with illustrations. Text is in English and German. Covers have a consistent design and are blue, red, black, green, and orange for each different volume. Condition is near fine. Offered at $6.00

Playing Cards] DMC ALPHAS – MAGIC LIVE 2023. (Commemorative Alpha Deck) Rancho Cordova, Murphy’s Magic, 2023. Royale Edition 936/2000. Designed in UK by Lee McKenzie. New – Deck is still sealed in cellophane. Offered at $17.00

[Playing Cards] GENII CONVENTION 2015 – LIFETIME SUBSCRIBER LUNCHEON. (Commemorative Deck) Mattituck (NY), Karwell International/Custom Playing Cards, 2015. Cellophane has been removed, but deck is still in original order and is As New. Offered at $26.00

Quinn, Joshua. PARALIES – LIES, DAMN LIES AND MENTALISM. (Book) Charleston (SC), By the Author, 2008. 257pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Pre-owned, but Near Fine. Offered at $54.00

Randi, The Amazing, and Bert Randolph Sugar. HOUDINI: HIS LIFE AND ART. (Book) New York, Grosset and Dunlap, 1977. 192pp., illus., index, 4to. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a dust jacket. Gift inscription to the former owner on the front endpaper; o/w VG+. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! [Read, Bob] An issue dedicated to with some contributions from Bob Read. GENII, THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE, Volume 67 – Number 4 (April, 2004). A special issue substantially devoted to Bob Read – includes cover photo and 44pp. of articles and photos. The complete issue also includes the customary features, columns and adverts. The magazine is Near Fine. Offered at $6.00

[Reneaux, James] MAGICIANS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC – “TRICKS OF THE TRADE” – A LECTURE. (Lecture Notes) Presented by James Reneaux, Sponsored by The Magicians Guild of America, Inc. Hotel Prince George, New York City. February 19^th, 1953. 10pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled with Magicians Guild cover. Some toning at the edges; now in a plastic sheet protector; o/w VG.  Offered at $6.00

Newly added! [Restaurant and Bar Magic] A three booklet lot – including: Barry Govan’s CLOSE UP MAGIC: RESTAURANT STYLE – VOLUME 2 (Lee Jacobs, 1982, 52pp.); Senor Mardo’s  MAGIC FOR BARTENDERS. (Hollywood Magic Shop., n.d., 27pp.); and Bruce Posgate’s TABLE HOPPING (Haines House of Cards, 1974, 56pp.). All are 8vo in wraps and may have some interior marks, but o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $16.00

Newly added! Reuting, Jennifer. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES FOR DUMMIES. (Book and CD-ROM) Hoboken (NJ), Wiley Publishing, 2007. 360pp. (+adverts.), illus., appendices, glossary, index, 8vo. Paperbound. Bonus CD-ROM of reporting and filing requirements by state attached inside the rear cover. As New. Offered at $20.00

Robson, Stuart. TIPS ON THUMBS – A TREATISE ON THE MAGICIANS BEST FRIEND—THE THUMB TIP. (Wee Book) New York, Louis Tannen Magic, 1945 (No. 1 in a Series of Vest Pocket Books.) 36pp., illus., 16mo. Pictorial wraps. Book plate of Jerry and Ann Fields. VG+. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Rogers, Mike. THE COMPLETE MIKE ROGERS. (Book) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1975. 248pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth with gold spine stamping. Lacks a dust jacket; o/w a nice tight copy and VG.  Offered at $20.00

Roth, David M. ROTH MEMORY COURSE – A SIMPLE AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF IMPROVING THE MEMORY AND INCREASING MENTAL POWER. (Book) New York, Sun Dial Press, 1934. 288pp., illus., 8vo. Greem cloth with black spine and cover lettering in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is approx. 90% complete with a portion of the upper spine flap missing and several tears and chips (now in a Mylar protective sleeve; cover has white spots along the bottom of the front cover and small spots on the rear; end papers are heavily toned; o/w inside is VG and a nice tight copy. Except for dust jacket, overall condition is VG. Unusual to find with even this much of the dust jacket intact. Offered at $19.00

Rourke, Dennis. THE EVERYTHING CARD TRICKS BOOK – OVER 100 AMAZING TRICKS TO IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. (Book) Avon (MA), Adams Media, 2005. 225pp., illus., glossary, index, 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $5.00 

[Sands, George] ENCYCLOPEDIC BALLOON MODELING COURSE and ENCYCLOPEDIC BALLOON MODELING COURSE – VOLUME II. (Two-Booklet Lot) n.pl., By the Author, 1971 and 1972. 80pp. and 31pp., illus. 8vo. Both are in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered as a pair for $8.00

Newly added! Sankey, Jay. REAL SIMPLE MAGIC. (Manuscript) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 18pp., illus., 4to. Corner stapled in pink paper covers. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Sass, Chester. 120% CHESTOSTERONE. (Book) Cologne (DE), By the Author, 2010. 79pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound with pictorial covers. Shows light edgewear; o/w VG+. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! [Schneider, Al] AL SCHNEIDER – VOLUME 1. (DVD) L&L Underground Research Facility, 2013. Running time one hour and eight minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed, o/w as new. Offered at $25.00

Newly added! [Schneider, Al] AL SCHNEIDER – VOLUME 2. (DVD) L&L Underground Research Facility, 2013. Running time one hour and four minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed, o/w as new. Offered at $25.00

Newly added! [Schneider, Al] AL SCHNEIDER – VOLUME 3. (DVD) L&L Underground Research Facility, 2013. Running time one hour and 11 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed, o/w as new. Offered at $25.00

Take all three Al Schneider DVDs offered above for $65.00

[Schneider, Al] AL SCHNEIDER – VOLUME 2. – RARE EARTH SERIES. (DVD) L&L Underground, Research Facility, 2013. No running time provided Has been opened and presumably viewed, o/w as VG. Offered at $11.00

Setterington, Arthur. STRANGER MYSTERIES. (Book) Calgary (AB), Micky Hades Enterprises, 1967. 20pp., illus., 4to. Blue pictorial covers side-stapled under binders tape. Shows some toning and discoloration at the edges; o/w VG. $9.00 

Sharpe, Alton C. EXPERT HOCUS POCUS. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, 1973. Second edition. 173pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound in bright red, black, and white covers. Contains a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that this item comes from the collection and estate of Daryl – signed by his wife, Alison. Also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page. Cover shows light edgewear; o/w VG.  Offered at $12.00

Sharpe, S.H. CONJURERS’ OPTICAL SECRETS. (Book) Calgary (AB), Hades Publications Inc., 1992. Second edition. 188pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gold spine and cover lettering in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $73.00

[Shaxon (Alan) Special] Three items – a Manuscript and two Lecture notes from Alan Shaxon. (Three-item lot) SHAXON’S TEARING UP THE NEWS. (Manuscript) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. Two 8.5 x 11 sheets with complete instructions and illustrations for making the gimmicked newspaper. Includes sample newspaper with completed gimmick laid in. Plus two different versions of THE ALAN SHAXON LECTURE. Both produced Walton-on-Thames (UK), By the Author, n.d. Lacks pagination (13pp.), illus., 4to. In a VeloBind report binder. And a different version with the same title (this one copied on 8.5 x 14 sheets folded and saddle stapled to form a 20pp. booklet and is from the IBM Convention in 1979. Former owner notes on both. All three pieces offered as a lot for $5.00

SILENT ASSISTANT – LIMITED DUO EDITION. (Utility Device) Sans Minds/Murphy’s Magic. See demo: https://www.murphysmagic.com/product.aspx?id=62401 Gimmicks and link to online instructions. Limited to 350 sets worldwide. Opened for examination, but o/w New in original packaging. Offered at $21.00 

Sinclair, Patti. HOW TO PROMOTE YOURSELF. (Booklet) Werts (UK), Magical Wonders, 2003. Second edition. 42pp., illus., 4to, Wire spiral bound. VG. Offered at $14.00

Smith, Roger. INNOVATIVE MAGIC NO. 3. (Manuscript) n.pl., Roger Smith and Wilbur Kattner, 1977. 41pp., illus., 4to. Side-stapled in light blue pictorial covers. Slight toning around the edges, o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Sorcar, P.C. MAGIC AS AN ART – VIEWS, IDEAS AND SPEECHES. (Booklet) Calcutta, All India Magic Circle, 1968. 16pp., illus. (frontis. only), 12mo. Tan wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00

[Society of American Magicians] 1902 – 2002 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF MAGIC – WHERE IT ALL BEGAN – 74^th NATIONAL CONVENTION. (Souvenir program). New York City, July 3, 4, 5,6, 2002. The Hilton New York Hotel. 112pp. (+ 48pp. adverts/congrats), illus. wide 8vo. Black wrappers with gilt lettering. Crammed with photos and history of the Society. A near fine copy. Offered at $13.00

Sperienza. THE WINNING RULES OF ROULETTE PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED. (Book) London, Harrison and Sons, n.d. 230pp., illus., odds tables, 8vo. White cloth with red and black printing. Boards are soiled and rubbed with stains on both side; spine is yellowed and stained; corners are lightly scuffed; foxing and toning inside with former owner names and notations on the end papers; some former owner notes written inside; o/w binding is tight and a Good copy. Offered at $17.00

Newly added! Spillman, Steve. SURE THING – LECTURE. (Lecture Notes) Oakland (CA), Magic Limited/Lloyd E. Jones, 1975. 7pp., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in b & w pictorial covers. Shows modest edgewear from handling; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Spooner, William E.  A MAGICAL SPOONERISM LECTURE. (Lecture Notes) Raleigh (NC), By the Author, 1989. 13pp., illus., 4to. Corner stapled in blue pictorial covers. Near fine. Offered at $9.00 

STARS OF MAGIC. (Book) Brooklyn (NY), D. Robbins & Co, 1997. Third printing. 165pp. (+adverts), illus., 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping.  This edition includes the added material by Vernon and Slydini. Small nick on the face edge of the front cover and lightly bumped corners; o/w VG+. Offered at $19.00

Steinmeyer, Jim. ART AND ARTIFICE: AND OTHER ESSAYS ON ILLUSION. (Book) New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006.  Foreword by Neil Gaiman.192pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. As new. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Stoner, Dick. I SPELL MAGIC F-U-N!! (Lecture notes) n.pl., Dick Stoner, 1993. 24pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. VG. Offered at $12.00

[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 $36.00  

Newly added! Swadling, Robert. THE SWADLING TORN AND RESTORED CARD. (Booklet) Wantage (UK), Swadling Magic, 1993. Lacks pagination (16pp.+ adverts), illus., 8vo, White pictorial wraps with red and white lettering and images. VG. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Swadling, Robert. SWADLING TWISTER. (Booklet) Wantage (UK), Swadling Magic, 1993. Lacks pagination (8pp.+ adverts), illus., 8vo, White pictorial wraps with red and white lettering and images. VG. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! [Tamariz, Juan] MAGIC FROM MY HEART. (Five-DVD Set) GrupoKaps. Total running time seven hours 40 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed but appears VG+. Offered at $120.00

Tamariz, Juan, and Gema Navarro. VERBAL MAGIC. (Book) Translated by Rafael 8vo. Maroon cloth over cream boards with gilt stamping on the spine and front cover in a dust jacket. Has a slight wrinkle on the upper edge of the jacket; o/w As New. Offered at $26.00

[Tannen Magic] LOUIS TANNEN’S CATALOG OF MAGIC NO. 2. (Magic Catalog) New York, Louis Tannen Inc., 1955. 560pp., illus., index, 8vo.  Paperbound with purple and yellow pictorial covers. General exterior soiling, spine is reinforced with clear tape and tape on several closed tears; former owner name stamp on the cover; no marks internally and overall quite Good. Offered at $8.00

[Tannen Magic] TANNEN’S CATALOG OF MAGIC NO. 15. (Magic Catalog) New York, NY. Louis Tannen Inc., 1985. 789pp, illus., index, 8vo.  Pictorial boards with Blackstone Jr. on the cover. Jean Hugard’s CARD MANIPULATIONS NO. THREE is bound in as a reprint following the index. Telephone number written on front end paper; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Tanner, Don, TWENTY-FIVE TRICKS & IDEAS WITH A MIRROR GLASS. (Booklet) Columbus (OH), Popular Magic Publications, 1980. 12pp. (+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Yellow pictorial covers in plastic comb binding. VG+. Offered at $5.00

Temple, Phil, with Robert E. Olson. A MAGICIAN’S TOUR – REVISITED – BEING THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF THE AMERICAN NOSTRADAMUS, HARRY KELLAR, AS TOLD BY HIS FAITHFUL “FAMILIAR”, “SATAN, JR.” AND HEREIN RETOLD BY PHIL TEMPLE WITH ROBERT E. OLSON. (Book) Novato (CA), Phil Temple, 2000. 226pp., illus., bibliog., poster listing/credits, 4to. Cloth in dust jacket.  PLUS, a 56-page reproduction (1999) of KELLAR’S WONDER BOOK.  New. Offered for $10.00

Tenace, Richard L. ACTING FOR MAGICIANS: A PRACTICAL WORKBOOK FOR THE SERIOUS PERFORMER. (Book) Rancho Cordova, CA, A-1 Multi-Media, 1998. 36pp. (+ appendices), illus., 4to. Wire spiral bound. VG+. Offered at $10.00

[Tenyo Co., Ltd] A small lot of Tenyo Catalogs. (Five-Catalog Lot) 1991 TENYO MAGIC CATALOG. (30pp.); 1992 TENYO MAGIC CATALOG (32pp.); 1993 TENYO MAGIC CATALOG (32pp.); 1994 TENYO MAGIC CATALOG (32pp); and 1996 TENYO MAGIC CATALOG (34pp.). All are illus. in full color and 4to (approx. 7.5” x 10”) in pictorial wraps with D. Robbins stickers. Retail price lists are included in several and all are VG. Offered as a lot at $25.00 

Thompson, J. G. Jr and Ned Rutledge. BETWEEN TWO MINDS. (Booklet) Brooklyn (NY), Robbins and Co., 1969. 75pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $4.00

Thompson, J. G., Jr. THE MIRACLE MAKERS – SOME BOULEVARDS TO ENCHANTMENT. (Book) Oakland (CA), Magic Limited – Lloyd E. Jones, 1975. First edition. 306pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine and title stamping in a dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). Near Fine. Offered at $26.00

[Titanas] STITCH. (Close-Up Illusion) Murphy’s Studio, 2024. Finger chopping illusion. See demo: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/20371 New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $23.00

[Topas] VIRTUOSO. (Four-Disc DVD Set plus two Bonus DVDs) Coimbra, Portugal, Estudio 33/Essential Magic Collection, 2019. English DVDs subtitled in English, Spanish, French and German. Running time over 10 hours, plus two Topas VIRTUOSO Extras DVDs. Previously owned and presumably viewed, o/w As New.  Offered at $54.00

Townsend, Charles Barry. MERLIN’S PUZZLER 3. (Book) Maplewood (NJ), Hammond Publications, 1974..121pp., illus., answer section, 4to. Paperbound. Former owner names inside front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Tremaine, Jon. THE AMAZING BOOK OF MAGIC AND CARD TRICKS. (Book) New York, Barnes & Noble, 2000.  221pp., illus., oversized 4to.  Pictorial boards. Has been roughed up a bit at the head and foot of the spine with a small piece of clear tape at the top; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Tucker, Stephen. THE BEST OF SPELL-BINDER: COLLECTION ONE. (Book) London, Martin Breese, 1987. 150pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. As New. Offered at $14.00

Tullock, Eddie, with Gene Urban and Kenton Knepper. TULLOCK – THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT TRADE SHOW MAGIC AND A LOT MORE! (Book) Scottsdale (AZ), Kreations & Trx., 1996. 63pp., illus., 4to. Wire spiral bound in coated printed covers. VG+. Offered at $23.00

Twain, Mark. (Samuel Clemens) A HORSE’S TALE. (Book) New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1907. 153pp., illus., (frontisp. + four more), 8vo. Bound in red cloth with black and white lettering on spine and front illustration. Some modest edgewear; a small spot on the back cover; spine has faded a bit; has a heavy mylar protective sleeve that is pulled at top and bottom; o/w VG. Offered at $23.00

[Vintage Pulp Magic Booklets – Lot #1] A selection of vintage pulp booklets from various publishers. (Five-Booklet Lot) From Johnson Smith & Co. 250 PARLOR TRICKS OR MAGIC MADE EASY (Inside title MAGIC MADE EASY, n.d., 32pp., 12mo.) and HELLER’S BOOK OF MAGIC (inside title MAGIC AND ITS MYSTERIES – EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED, n.d., 102pp. (+adverts), 12mo); from Padell Book Company 250 MAGIC TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO (inside title 250 MAGIC TRICKS EVERY BOY OR GIRL CAN DO, ©1950, 31pp., 8vo.); from Walter Morris, New York TRICKS WITH CARDS by Howard Thurston, 1903, 83pp., 12mo, amateurishly rebound in boards); and from Shrewsberry Publishing, Chicago CARD TRICKS  FOR PARLOR AND STAGE ENTERTAINMENTS—WITH FULL INSTRUCTIONS BY THE AMATEUR PERFORMER by Professor Romanoff (1930, 151pp., 12mo., lacks original covers). Condition varies as noted. Offered as a lot at $24.00

[Vintage Pulp Magic Booklets – Lot #2] A Selection of vintage pulp booklets from various publishers. (Four-Booklet Lot) From L. Upcott, London CONJURING TRICKS WITH CARDS – A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON HOW TO PERFORM MODERN CARD TRICKS by Stanyon (n.d., 96pp., +20pp. of adverts., 12mo., in original covers w/o spine paper); From Stein Publishing MAGIC CARD TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO (inside title THE EXPERT AT CARDS – COMPLETE LESSONS IN SLEIGHT OF HAND, n.d., 128pp., perfect bound in paper covers); and from an unidentified publisher MAGIC FOR THE MILLIONS (inside title MAGIC AND PARTY STUNTS n.d., 64pp., 12no, pictorial wraps) and MAGIC MADE EASY (n.d., 28pp. in pictorial wraps). Condition varies from Fair to Good. Offered as a lot at $20.00

Waldman, Sheldon. UNDERHANDED SORCERY. (Booklet) Part of the Paul Diamond Gems of Magic Series. N.pl., Paul Diamond, n.d. 49pp., illus., 8vo. White wraps. Some mild toning/browning on the cover of the wraps, o/w VG. Offered at $4.00

Walker, A.H. and Horace Walker. CONJURING TRICKS. (Book) Cover title is UP-TO-DATE CONJURING. London, George Routledge and Sons, n.d.147pp., illus., 12mo.  Pictorial paper covered boards with red and black printing. General soiling and edgewear—especially at the corners with some paper loss at the top and bottom of the spine; darkened considerably at the spine; toning on end papers; o/w quite Good. Offered at $9.00

Walker, A. H. and Horace Walker. CONJURING TRICKS. (Book) Cover title is UP-TO-DATE CONJURING. London, George Routledge and Sons, n.d. 147pp., illus., 12mo.  Pictorial blue-gray covered boards with reddish-orange and black lettering and art work. Modest edgewear; toning on endpapers and lighter internally; former owner name on free endpaper; o/w VG. Offered at $27.00

Walker, Barbi, and Robert Seaver (Editors). THE P & L BOOK – ADVERTISEMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS BY THE PETRIE-LEWIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. (Book) San Leandro (CA), Byron Walker, 1992.  First edition/first printing.   277pp., illus. (including many color photos), index, 4to.  Dark blue pictorial cloth with gilt lettering at the spine and gilt and a metallic red devil head on the cover. Very minor edgewear at the spine with a bump and a small split at the foot of the spine; o/w VG+. Offered for $67.00

Newly added! Wardle, Chris. BEYOND SVENGALI. (Book) N.pl., A Paul Hallas Publication, 2016. 48pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in green pictorial covers. Near Fine. Offered at $16.00

Warlock, Elizabeth and edited by Matthew Field ONE HUNDRED BY WARLOCK. (Book) Washington (DC), Kaufman and Company, 2005. 205pp., illus., 4to, Brown cloth with gilt spine and front cover stamping. Near Fine. Offered at $52.00

Wass, Verrall. ASTOUND YOUR AUDIENCE, A WORK CONTAINING ONE HUNDRED TRICKS—VOLUME II – SIMPLICITY SWINDLES. (Book) London, Verrall Wass Publications, 1936. (SIMPLICITY SWINDLES – ASTOUND YOUR AUDIENCE, VOLUME II is the cover title on the jacket.) 96pp., interesting tipped in frontisp., illus., 8vo. Tan pictorial cloth with silver spine lettering and silver lettering and artwork on the cover in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is well worn along the top edge with several chips and tears on the spine and back and a dark spot on the front, but about 96% complete; some acquisition notes are written inside the front cover; o/w VG inside. Offered at $13.00

WAX FAX: A COMPILATION OF TRICKS WITH WAX. ((Booklet) Newark (NJ), Mecca Magic Studios, 1978. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $9.00

[West, Fielding] THE FIELDING WEST COMEDY MAGIC SHOW. (Two-Disc DVD SET) L & L Publishing, 2004. Running time Two hours and 23 minutes; and two hours and 3 minutes. Previously owned and presumably viewed, o/w VG+.  Offered at $23.00

Newly added! [Wild, Boris] THE BORIS WILD MARKED DECK PROJECT. (Two-DVD Set) Big Blind Media, 2017. Total running time four hours and 14 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed but appears VG+. Offered at $24.00

Newly added! [Wild, Boris] BORIS WILD’S REMARKABLE CARD MAGIC. (Three-DVD Set) L & L Publishing, 2008. Total running time seven hours and 35 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed but appears As New. Offered at $80.00

Newly added! [Wild, Boris] BORIS WILD’S SENSATIONS. (DVD) Big Blind Media, 2018. Total running time three hours and 8 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed but appears VG+. Offered at $20.00

Wright, Tim. DECEPTIVE ENTERTAINMENT THAT IS DELIGHTFULLY WRIGHT. (Signed Lecture Notes) N.pl., By the Author, n.d. Lacks pagination (30pp.), illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Signed inside front cover. VG+. Offered at $6.00

Yedid, Meir. MEIR YEDID’S OFF THE WALL LECTURE NOTES. (Signed Lecture Notes) Rego Park (NY), By the Author, 1989. Unnumbered (16pp.), illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Inscribed to former owner and signed by Yedid 4-10-90. VG. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Zella, Frank, and Jimmy King (comp.) WOFFLEDUSTERS. (Booklet) Edited by Don Tanner.  Columbus (OH), Popular Magic Publications, 1977. 57pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in wraps. Dealer stamp inside; o/w VG+. Offered at $8.00 

Zimmerman, Dick. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GOOD, OR HOW NOT TO BE BAD. (Lecture Notes) N.pl., By the Author, n.d. 17pp., illus., 4to. Printed tan wraps. Contains a “Certificate of Authenticity” certifying that this item comes from the collection and estate of Daryl and is signed by his wife, Alison. Also contains Daryl’s blind stamp on the first inside page. VG. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! [Zufall, Bernard – Zufall Miscellany] (Two-Booklet Lot) Bernard Zufall. ZUFALL’S MEMORY TRIX – NO. 5 – MEMORIZING NUMBERS (n.d., 12pp.);;and ZUFALL’S MEMORY TRIX – NO. 6 – MEMORIZING FACTS AND FIGURES. (n.d., 12pp.) Both are 8vo in wraps and are in VG+ condition. Offered as a lot at $24.00

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