REVERSE AUCTION FOR September 17 2023
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Here is the latest version of the Reverse Auction released Sunday (September 17 2023). More vintage and many newer magic books of all types, some unusual items, histories and biographies, small booklets on diverse subjects and, of course, a lot of just great books/booklets at increasingly affordable prices—with many as low as $4, $5 or $6 each. If you see something of interest, verify availability with an email query to us and we will respond with the total cost including shipping at standard rates (or priority, if requested). We hope to be back in touch with everyone within 24 hours of your query. We always respond to everyone in the order that your queries are received. Zip codes are helpful with your query and, if you are located outside the U.S. or live in Missouri, please include where you want your order shipped.
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[Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company] HAT LOADING METHODS. (Booklet) Colon (MI), Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company, n.d. 10pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled in wraps. Light soiling and toning at the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00
Acer, David. NATURAL SELECTIONS, VOLUME II. (Book) Longueuil (QC), Camirand Academy of Magic, 1999. First edition. 201pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine stamping in a in dust jacket. A Fine copy. Offered at $29.00
Newly Added! Ackerman, Lance. RE-ATTACHED. (Signed Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2004. 22pp., illus., 4to. Reverse printed on cardstock covers. Signed inside front cover. VG+. Offered at $16.00
Adair, Ian. MAGIC STEP-BY-STEP. (Book) New York, ARCO Publishing Company, 1972. Former title: CONJURING AS A CRAFT. 155pp., illus., index, 12m. Paperbound. Mild edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Alan, David. PROFESSIONAL PROFESSOR CHEER’S COMEDY ROPE TRICK. (Instructions) Meridien (CT), D & B MAGIC, n.d. 6pp., illus., 8vo. 8.5 x 11 sheets top stapled and folded into 8vo wraps. Does not include Rope or harness. Instructions only. Spot on front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00
[Alexander, Stefanus] STEFANUS ALEXANDER’S CTB -CHANGE TO BILL. (Trick – Props and On-Line Instructions) Alakazam Magic, 2020. Gimmicks with access to on-line demo and complete instructions. New Props are unopened. Offered at $8.00
Allen, Harry and Irv Cook. LECTURE NOTES OF IMPROMPTU MAGIC. (Lecture Notes with Gimmicked Cards) Daytona Beach (FL), Daytona Magic, 1982. Lacks pagination (27pp.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Envelope with gimmicked cards are attached inside the last page. Former owner name and page numbers added; some cover discoloration/toning; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00
[Ammar, Michael] MAGICAL ARTS JOURNAL – TRIPLE ISSUE. and ASPEN BAR MAGIC SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE MAGICAL ARTS JOURNAL. (Two-issue Periodical Lot– ADB/SAF #41855) Volume Two: No. 4, 5 & 6. and Volume III, No. 1-5. Both published in Austin, TX, 1989 and 1990 respectively. Both are 4to. in wraps and Near Fine. Offered as a lot at $5.00
Anderson, Doug. DRIVE ‘EM NUTS! (Signed Lecture Notes) Duncanville (TX), By the Author, 1984. 21pp., illus., 12mo. Side stapled in blue pictorial wraps. Three-hole punched; some underlining and notes by the former owner; o/w VG. Offered at $11.00
Newly Added! Andrews, Carl, Jr. MAKING A LIVING PERFORMING CLOSE-UP MAGIC. (DVD) By the Performer. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w all appears VG. Offered at $16.00
Andrews, Val. VIS-ABILITY. (Booklet) London, By the Author. 1955. 18-one-sided pages., illus. (by the author), 8vo. Illustrated wraps. Some edge soiling/toning, o/w VG. Offered at $11.00
(Anonymous) THE NAUGHTY-CAL WORD TRICK. (Booklet-Trick) August 2001 QE@ Magic Cruise. Folded 8.5 x 11 sheet of instructions with word list and key sheet. Has a crease from being folded vertically. o/w Good. Offered at $4.00
Anonymous. SMUT MAGIC. (Booklet) San Francisco (CA), Busby-Corwin, 1978. 18pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Some inked notes on several pages; some edge toning; o/w VG. This material is not for everyone—and may be objectionable to some. Offered at $12.00
Asher, Lee. SEX SELLS. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, 1998. 16pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $13.00
Asher, Lee. THINKING OUT LOUD – MENTAL NOISE FROM LEE ASHER. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., Lee Asher, 1998. 16pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Fine. Offered $13.00
Asher, Lee. THINKING OUT LOUD – MENTAL NOISE FROM LEE ASHER. (Booklet) n.pl., Lee Asher, 2001. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $12.00
Barry, Dick with Jim Kahlert. MAGIC WITH CLASS. (Inscribed/signed Book) San Clemente (CA), Dick Barry, 1998. 131pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Inscribed/signed inside front cover. Original props are not included; o/w VG. Offered at $13.00
Baxt, Robert. STABBED IN THE BAXT – VOLUME 2 IN THE BAXT BITS SERIES. (Lecture Notes) New York, By the Author, 1987. 28pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Beam, Steve. STEVE BEAM’S SEMI-AUTOMATIC CARD TRICKS VOLUME FOUR. (Book) Raleigh (NC), Trapdoor Productions, 2002. First edition. 264pp., illus., index, 4to. Black cloth with silver stamping in a dust jacket. Near Fine. Offered at $29.00
Bender, Steven. Lecture Notes/Booklet Lot. (Lot of four Booklets) THE BIRTHDAY PARTY LECTURE (n.d., 15pp.) LAUGH. (1988, 28pp.); WHAT MAKES A LECTURE WORK? – A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT MY BIRTHDAY PARTY LECTURES (1993, 39pp.); and THE ZIPPER GAGBAG. (n.d. 4pp.) All are 8vo in colored wraps and published by the author in St. Louis, MO. All four are VG. Offered as a lot at $7.00
Benzais, J. (Jimmy). THE BEST OF BENZAIS. (Book) Norwood, OH, Haines House of Cards, n.d. (1969.) 62pp., illus., 8vo. Red pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $$11.00
Bergeron, Bev. WILLARD THE WIZARD. (Book) Orlando (FL), Lake Cane Publications,1978. First edition. 156pp., illus., eulogy, index, 4to. Brown leatherette with gilt lettering in a dust jacket. With contributions by Frances Willard Tucker—Willard’s daughter and assistant. Two-page clip—”Willard the Wizard – Tiny Titanic Trickster” by Arthur Leroy from a 1940’s SPHINX laid in. Dust jacket roughed along back edge with a two-inch tear (now repaired with clear tape) at the edge of the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $23.00
Bertram, Ross. MAGIC AND METHODS OF ROSS BERTRAM. (Book) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1994. 164pp., illus., 4to. Reddish-brown cloth with metallic bronze spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. Some periodic underlining on several pages; top edge of dust jacket is roughed up a bit; o/w VG. Offered at $38.00
[Bich, Mathieu] MATHIEU BICH. (DVD) Close-Up-Magic.com, 2004. Running time 70 minutes. . Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG+. Offered at $16.00
Newly Added! Bishop, Glenn. TESTED TRICKS FOR TABLE-SIDE TRICKSTERS. (Signed Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2000. 24pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Includes Bishop’s Shell Game Routine. Inscribed and signed on first inside page. VG+. Offered at $16.00
[Black’s Magic and James L. Clark] HOW TO MAKE A PK SHARPIE. (DVD) Black’s Magic, 2008. Approximate running time 60 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG+. Offered at $14.00
Blaine, David] DAVID BLAINE – FEARLESS. (DVD) Buena Vista Home Entertainment. 110 minutes performance only. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG+. Offered for $14.00
[Bloom, Gaetan] A set of two lecture notes written by Paul Stone. The lot includes: GAETAN BLOOM LECTURE NOTES – NEW ORLEANS – JULY 1982. (Inscribed to former owner and signed by Bloom) and GAETAN BLOOM SERIES NO. 2. (Two Booklet Lot) Both were published in Liverpool, by Paul Stone, 1982 and 1983.12pp and 14pp.\., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Shows some use and handling; o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $5.00
Bond, Trixie. YOU ENTERTAIN CHILDREN? … AT BIRTHDAY PARTIES (AND OTHER EVENTS). (Inscribed/signed Lecture Notes) Houston (TX), By the Author, 2002. 71pp., illus., 4to. Wire spiral bound. Inscribed to former owner on the dedication page. Near fine. Offered at $11.00
[Braun, Brent] DECKS, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE – A VIDEO NOTEBOOK. (DVD and Notes) Brent Braun, 2006. DVD with tri-fold notes laid in. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered for $14.00
Newly Added! Breese, Martin. MIKE DANATA’S FLOATING GOLDEN STICK. (Booklet) London. Martin Breese Publishing, 1985. 17pp., illus., 4to. 8.25 x 11.75 sheets plastic comb bound. Some notes and underlining; o/w Good. Offered at $12.00
Brokaw, Meredith, and Annie GilbaR. THE PENNY WHISTLE PARTY PLANNER. (Book) New York, Fireside Book/Simon & Schuster, 1987. 243pp., illus., index, 4to. Colorful pictorial paperbound covers. Near Fine. Offered at $10.00
Bryant, Steve. THE LITTLE EGYPT BOOK OF NUMBERS. (Book) Humble (TX), H & R Magic Books, 2004. First edition. 128pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $25.00
Newly Added! [Buck Howard/John Malkovich – Movie] THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD. (DVD – Feature Film] Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009. Full length movie with special features. Ninety minutes plus extras. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w all appears VG. Offered at $12.00
Buckley, Arthur. CARD CONTROL – PRACTICAL METHODS AND FORTY ORIGINAL CARD EXPERIMENTS. (Book) New York, Dover, 1993. 219pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $8.00
Busby, Jeff. INTO THE 4TH DIMENSION…AND BEYOND. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Magic, Ink., 1980. Second printing. 17pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. As New. Offered at $12.00
Canick, Michael. MAGIC IN FICTION: A SHORT-TITLE CHECKLIST. (Booklet) New York, Volcanick Press, 1998. 40pp., bibliog., 4to. Wraps. A clipping—”The Magician in Fiction” by Fred Rickard from the September 1961 M-U-M is laid in and has a couple of titles not included in Canick’s publication. Near Fine. Offered at $5.00
Newly Added! Christopher, Milbourne. CHRISTOPHER’S FAVORITE ROUTINES: CARDS, ROPES AND MENTALISM. (Book) Washington (DC), Collector’s Workshop, 2000. First edition. 186pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial boards. Small bump on the front corner; o/w VG+. Offered at $36.00
Christopher, Milbourne. HOUDINI: A PICTORAL BIOGRAPHY, INCLUDING MORE THAN 250 ILLUSTRATIONS. (Book) New York, Gramercy Books, 1998. 218 pp., illus., bibliog., index., 4to. Blue cloth in a dust jacket. VG+. Offered at $18.00
Colombini, Aldo. WHAT’S UP DECK? – A NOTEBOOK ON CARD MAGIC. (Book) Granada Hills, (CA), Mamma Mia Magic, 1995. First edition. 148pp., illus., 4to. Blue boards with silver stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $54.00
Commings, Joseph. BANNER DEADLINES: THE IMPOSSIBLE FILES OF SENATOR BROOKS U. BANNER. (Book – Mystery Fiction with A Locked Room Theme) Norfolk (VA), Crippen and Landru – Lost Classics, 2004.Edited and introduced by Robert Adey. Memoir of Joseph Commings by Edward D. Hoch. 226pp., 8vo. Paperbound with pictorial covers. Featuring Senator Brooks U. Banner, one of the greatest investigators of locked rooms, impossible disappearances and similar seemingly unfathomable crimes. For some reason this book is being offered anywhere from $99.00 to over $250.00—perhaps to crossover collectors? This copy has very modest edgewear and is offered at “an apparent bargain price” of only $18.00
Newly Added! Copper, Ger. GER COPPER PRESENTS MAGIC FROM HOLLAND. (Inscribed/signed Lecture Notes) Amsterdam, Hank Vermeyden, n.d. (1970’s). 9pp., illus., 8vo. 8.5 x 11 sheets top stapled in printed cover. Inscribed to former owner on front cover. Cover a bit roughed up along one edge; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00
Crosthwaite, Roger. ARCARDIA. (Book) Norwich (UK), Cairn Press, 1999. First edition. 198pp., illus., 8vo. Black cloth with gold spine stamping in dust jacket. Near Fine. Offered at $40.00
Curry, Paul. SPECIAL EFFECTS. (Book) Phoenicia (NY), By the Author, 1977. 92pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $22.00
Newly Added! Daly, Steve, and Ben Ulin. THE ORSON WELLS CARD TRICK. (Instructions with Props) N.pl., By the Authors, 2013. Single8.5 x 11 page set of instructions with card packet. Instructions have been quarter folded, but ow flat with a backing board. VG+. Offered at $8.00
Dancy, Luke. ON THE FLOOR. (Booklet) N. pl., By the Author, n.d. (16pp.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $9.00
[DaOrtiz, Dani] DANI DAORTIZ 2 – HERE & NOW (Four-DVD Set) Grupokaps Productions. Running time six hours 10 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG+. Offered at $72.00
Newly Added! Darci, Steve. COMMERCIAL CLOSE-UP – LECTURE NO. 1. (Lecture Notes) Worcester (MA), Imperial Products, 1973. 16pp., 4to. Saddle stapled wraps. Some occasional comments and underlining; o/w Good. Offered at $8.00
Daryl. DARYL’S ROPE ROUTINE. (Instructions and Poster) Anaheim (CA), Daryl, 1987. Includes 26 x 40 poster of illustrations and 12pp. booklet of text to accompany poster. VG+. Offered at $12.00
Daryl. FOOLER DROOLERS. (Lecture Notes) Las Vegas (NV), Daryl, 2003. 12pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial paper wraps. Small spot on the rear cover; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00
Newly Added! [Daryl] HYPER-BENT-ELATION. (Trick with DVD) Daryl’s Fooler-Doolers, 2007. Includes written and DVD instructions. Gimmicked cards not included o/w VG. Offered at $16.00
Newly Added! [Davies, David] CELESTIAL MECHANICS. (DVD) Alakazam Magic UK. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w all appears VG. Offered at $20.00
Newly Added! Davis, Stan. USING MAGIC TO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE. (Booklet) Wayne (ME),1996. 32pp., 4to. Saddle stapled in red printed wraps. VG. Offered at $16.00
Dawes, Edwin A. CHARLES BERTRAM THE COURT CONJUROR. (Book) Washington, DC, Kaufman and Co., 1997. First edition. 360pp., illus., index, 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $42.00
Newly Added! Dawes, Edwin. STANLEY COLLINS: CONJURER, COLLECTOR AND ICONOCLAST. (Book with CD-ROM) Washington (DC), Kaufman and Company, 2002. First edition. 364pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Black cloth in a dust jacket. CD-ROM is laid in at the rear. Near fine. Offered at $80.00
Dawes, Edwin A. STODARE: THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS. (Book) Washington (DC), Kaufman and Co., 1998. First edition, limited to 500 copies. 278pp., illus., index, 8vo. Black cloth over red boards with gilt stamping on the spine and cover. As new. Offered at $51.00
De La Torre, Jose. REAL MAGIC. (Book) Bellevue (MJ), Jose’s Studio, 1978. First edition.127pp, illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. $14.00
De Seive, Will [William H. Wilson] THESE CARD TRICKS – A BOOK OF ORIGINAL CARD MYSTERIES. (Booklet) Sewickley (PA), William H. Wilson, 1936. First edition. 24 pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 mimeo sheets in red wraps. Covers are edge-worn from the overlap; toned internally; but o/w VG. Offered at $20.00
DeBarros, Jules. THE COINS OF ISHTAR. (Limited Edition Book) New Orleans (LA), By the Author, 1971. First edition – unnumbered copy (most likely a presentation copy) of a limited, special edition. 69 pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gilt title and spine stamping. A Fine copy. Offered at $73.00
Derris, John (Editor). COME A LITTLE CLOSER: NEW EDITION. (Book) Tahoma, CA, L & L Publishing, 1998. First. 93pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth with gilt stamping in a dust jacket. As new. Offered at $20.00
Desfor, Irving. GREAT MAGICIANS IN GREAT MOMENTS, A PHOTO ALBUM. (Book) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1983. 208pp., illus., 4to. Maroon cloth with silver spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. Front end paper has been corner clipped at the top with some paste residue from a label that has been removed center page; some isolated toning internally; o/w VG+. Offered at $26.00
De-Val, David. CELL ESCAPE – THE REAL SECRET. (Book) Stockport (UK), David De-Val Magic Company, 2000. 76pp., illus., 4to. Glossy pictorial wraps (8.25 x 11.74). Very modest edgewear from prior us; face edge corners curling a bit, o/w VG. Offered at $12.00
Devant, David. SECRETS OF MY MAGIC. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1977. Third impression. 288pp., illus., index, 8vo. Black cloth with gilt title stamping. Lack a dust jacket; red ink underlining and former owner notes throughout; o/w a Good sturdy copy. Offered at $14.00
Diaconis, Peter and Ron Graham. MAGICAL MATHEMATICS – THE MATHEMATICAL IDEAS THAT ANIMATE GREAT MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) Princeton (NJ), Princeton University Press, 2012. Foreword by Martin Gardner. 244pp., Illus., notes/bibliog., index, 4to. Cloth/boards in dust jacket. As New. Offered at $20.00
Dixon, Doc. EVERYTHING IS FUNNIER WITH MONKEYS. (Book) Sutersville (PA), By the Author, 1997. 107pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Signed on front cover. Near fine. Offered at $36.00
Dreher, Carl. PROFESSIONAL CLOSE-UP – VOLUME ONE. (Signed Book) Dallas (TX), By the Author, 1981. 105pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Softbound with pictorial covers. Signed by the author on the title page. Some light edge wear, o/w VG. Offered at $22.00
Duffie, Peter. FIVE TIMES FIVE – SCOTLAND. (Book) Washington (DC), Kaufman and Company, 1998. First edition. 126pp., illus., 4to. Red boards with gilt spine stamping. Lacks a dust jacket; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $20.00
Duffie, Peter, and Robin Robertson. CARD CONSPIRACY – VOLUME 1. (Book) Kearney (NE), By the Authors, 2003. 119pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near Fine. Offered at $31.00
Duffie, Peter, and Robin Robertson. CARD CONSPIRACY – VOLUME 2. (Book) Kearney (NE), By the Authors, 2003. 167pp., illus., index, 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near Fine. Offered at $31.00
Duncan, W.S. THE EDGE OF THE STAGE – AN ESSAY ON THE PRACTICE OF IMPROMPTU MAGIC. (Inscribed/Signed Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, 1988. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow wraps. Inscribed inside front cover to one of the three influences he credits. Near Fine. Offered at $16.00
Dunninger, Joseph. DUNNINGER’S BOOK OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Bonanza Books, 1979. 115pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. Originally included in DUNNINGER’S MONUMENT OF MAGIC, but then published separately. Cover photo of Dunninger and a brief article from the May 1948 SPHINX is laid in at the rear. VG+. Offered at $5.00
Dunninger, Joseph. DUNNINGER’S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Book) London, Spring Books, n.d. 288pp., illus., 4to. Cloth covered boards. Lacks a dust jacket. Cover photo and follow-up article from the May 1948 SPHINX laid in. Shows general wear; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00
Edwards, Doug. CARDMANIA. (Booklet) New York, Tannen Magic, 1978. First edition. 50pp., illus. (photos), 8vo. Perfect bound in wraps. Near fine. Offered at $14.00
Edwards, Doug. NUKES. (Book) N. pl., Vanishing Inc. 2013. 154pp., illus., 8vo. Black boards with silver stamping. Small compression wrinkle in the lower outer corner of the jacket; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $24.00
Newly Added! [Farquhar, Shawn] TORN 2 PIECES – THE TORN AND ALMOST RESTORED PHOTO. (DVD) By the Performer, 2010. Sample photo laid in. Vinyl case has been nicked at the edge; has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w all appears VG. Offered at $20.00
Farrelli, Victor. LEND ME YOUR PACK – NOVEL EXPERIMENTS WIH A BORROWERED DECK. (Booklet) London. L. Davenport & Co., n.d. Third revised edition.48pp., illus., 8vo. Stiff gray cardstock with circular cut out with a photo of borrowing a deck. Former owner name stamp on front and rear inside pages; o/w a very nice clean copy. Offered at $28.00
Fisher, John. BODY MAGIC. (Book) New York, Stein and Day, 1979. First U.S. edition. 158pp., illus., bibliog., indices, 8vo. Burgandy over white cloth/boards in a dust jacket. Dust jacket has several small tears and nicks with some rust like striations on the rear cover; inside is clean and unmarked; VG. Offered at $22.00
Fisher, John. PAUL DANIELS AND THE STORY OF MAGIC. (Book) London, Jonathan Cape, 1987. First edition. 287pp., illus. w/ full color plates of posters, index, 4to. Blue cloth with gold spine stamping in colorful pictorial dust jacket. Clipped article, “Paul Daniels – Audiences Liked Him…A Lot” by Alan Howard (8pp.), from the May 2016 issue of MAGIC laid in. General edgewear and a bit roughed up along the top edge of the dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve); o/w VG+. Offered at $10.00
Flanders, Eric, and Charles Belvedere. BEAT THE HOUSE! (Booklet) N.pl., By the authors, 1995. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Paper wraps. Modifying a calculator for card counting. VG. Offered at $7.00
Fleischer, Adam and featuring Michael Ammar, Daryl and Paul Harris. THE MAGIC HEDONISTS’ BRAINSTORM IN THE BAHAMAS. (Book) Boulder (CO), The Magic Hedonists, 1983. 110pp., illus., 4to. Blue cloth with silver stamping in a dust jacket. A Fine copy. Offered at $87.00
Fleming, Ann Marie. THE MAGICAL LIFE OF LONG TACK SAM – AN ILLUSTRATED MEMOIR. (Book) New York, Riverhead Books, 2007. First trade edition. 170pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Paperbound. Full-color graphic-novel style memoir of the famous Chinese magician. Near fine. Offered at $11.00
Fleshman, Dan. THE VERY BEST, YET! COMMERCIAL CLOSE-UP MIRACLES. (Book) (Cover title: THE VERY BEST, YET! COMMERCIAL CLOSE-UP AND STAND-UP MIRACLE.) n.pl., By the Author 1990. 78pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near Fine. Offered at $18.00
Flint, Herbert L. DR. HERBERT L. FLINT’S HYPNOTIC ROUTINE. (Manuscript) San Jose (CA), Merlin Enterprises, n.d. (22pp. + adverts), illus., 4to. 8 x 10.75 sheets top stapled in green wraps. Some staple rust and edge toning around the covers; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $45.00
Newly Added! Flosso, Al (Editor) AL FLOSSO PRESENTS OUR MYSTERIES. (Booklet) New York, Flosso Hornmann Magic Company, n.d. 81pp., illus., 8vo Paper wraps. Al Flosso’s reprint of the 1941 version of OUR MYSTERIES edited by John Mulholland with additional material by Ted Annemann (12 ANNEMANN BURIED TREASURES). A VG+ copy. Offered at $16.00
Foster, Neil (comp.) NOW YOU CAN GET THE BEST OF ‘SENATOR’ CRANDALL. (Book) Colon (MI), Abbott’s Magic Manufacturing Company, 1969. 108pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Small nick at the bottom of the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $13.00
Fox, Karrell. MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING. (Book) Silver Spring, MD, Kaufman and Greenberg, 1995. First edition.164pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial boards. Some occasional underlining, highlighting and notes throughout; o/w VG+. Offered for $13.00
Frame, Tom. FRAMEWORK. (Book with Cards) Webster (TX), H & R Books, 2015. 294pp., illus., index, bibliog., 4vo. Dark blue cloth with silver stamping. Card packet tipped in at the rear. As New. Offered at $36.00
Frame, Tom. THE HYPERCARD PROJECT. (Booklet) N. pl., By the Author, 2007. 36pp. illus., bibliog., 4to. Wire spiral bound. Does not include cards. As New. Offered at $16.00
Franzis, Jean Emmanuel. LE SOUFFLE D’EOLE (THE BREATH OF EOLE). (DVD) JokeMagie.com, 2010. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w as new. Offered at $10.00
Friebe, Dennis and Seth Howard (ed.) INSOMNIA – THE CARD NOTES OF DENNIS FRIEBE. (Booklet with Gimmicked Card) Portland (OR), Magic Man Products, 2001. 10pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Gimmick tipped in in vinyl envelope. Near Fine. Offered at $10.00
[Fujii, Akira] LINKING CIGARETTE. (DVD) GinJapan, 2010. New – still shrink wrapped. Offered at $13.00
Newly Added! Gagnon, Tom and Matthew Field. TOO HOT FOR THE DEVIL – THE CLOSE-UP MAGIC OF TOM GAGNON. (Inscribed/Signed Book) Kokomo (IN), By the Author, 2013. First edition. 215pp., illus., 4to. Gray cloth with gilt decorative stamping on the cover and spine in a dust jacket. Warmly inscribed to the former owner. As new. Offered at $50.00
Ganson, Lewis. THE CRABTREE CONNECTION. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic, 1978. 16pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $11.00
Ganson, Lewis. DAI VERNON’S INNER CARD TRILOGY: INNER SECRETS OF CARD MAGIC; MORE INNER SECRETS OF CARD MAGIC; FURTHER INNER SECRETS OF CARD MAGIC. (Book) Tahoma (CA). L & L Publishing, 1996. First edition. 76pp./88pp./72pp., illus., tall 8vo. Blue boards with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Shows some use; upper inside corner lightly bumped; o/w near fine. Offered at $131.00
Ganson, Lewis. MAGIC WITH FAUCETT ROSS. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, (1975). First edition. 227pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth with gilt spine stamping. Lacks a dust jacket; some isolated underlining on a few pages; o/w VG+. Offered at $26.00
[Gerard, Antony] ANTONY GERARDS’ – MAGIC BEHIND BARS – FEATURING THE IDIOSYNCRATIC CLASSIC FORCE. (DVD) AntonyGerard.com, n.d. Pre-owned and presumably viewed. Vinyl case has a couple of rough spot, o/w all appears well. Offered at $10.00
[Ginn, David] LIVE KIDBIZ 2: MORE FUNNY MAGIC. (DVD) David Ginn Magic. 2004. Running time 60 minutes. Opened and presumably viewed but as new. Offered at $5.00
Ginn, David. PROFESSIONAL MAGIC FOR CHILDREN. (Inscribed/signed Book) Norcross, Scarlett Green Publication, 1979. Third printing. 244pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dj. Inscribed to the former owner. Dust jacket is sunned on the spine and along the front edge; several small, closed tears and scuffs (now in a Mylar protective sleeve; o/w VG. Offered at $13.00
Newly Added! Ginn, David, with Steve Harmer and Bert & Joanie Midyette. THE CHRISTMAS MAGIC WORKBOOK. (Book) Loganville (GA), David Ginn, 2006. 50pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 Sheets side stapled in colorful pictorial covers. Near Fine. Offered at $10.00
Gladwin, Andi. THE BOY WHO CRIED MAGIC. (Book) N. pl., Vanishing Inc. Magic, 2020. First edition/second printing. 251pp., illus. (color photos), 8vo. Red cloth with white and gold decorative stamping in a matching slipcase with silk ribbon placeholder. As New. Offered at $40.00
Gladwin, Andi. JACK PARKER’S 52 MEMORIES. (Book) Wellingborough (UK), Andi Gladwin Publications, 2007. First edition.227pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth with silver spine and cover stamping with a red placeholder ribbon. Near fine. For the first edition hunters. Offered at $108.00
Newly Added! Gladwin, Andi, and Jack Parker. THE MAGICIAN’S LTD COOKBOOK. (Book) Wellingborough (UK), LLPS, 2007. 112pp., illus., 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt stamping in a dust jacket. VG+. Offered at $32.00
[Goshman, Albert] THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALBERT GOSHMAN. (DVD) Magic By Goshman, 2009. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered for $14.00
Gould, Chris. SANCTUM II – SANCTUARY. (Booklet) n.pl., Outlaw Effects, 2007. Preface by Rick R. 46pp., illus., 8vo. Intentionally weathered and worn looking wraps. Booklet only – does not include the card. Offered at $5.00
[Le Grand David] LE GRAND DAVID AND HIS OWN SPECTACULAR MAGIC COMPANY. (Publicity Photo Packet) A selection of 12 publicity photos (glossy b&w, 8x10s) photographed in the Cabot Street Cinema Theatre in Beverly (MA) circa late1980’s. All are identified on the back with Le Grand David and Cabot Street Cinema stamps and five of the twelve have typed descriptions of the players and the action attached to the photo backs for possible cut line or other use. All twelve are in excellent condition and stored in a clear vinyl binder file. Offered as a lot at $16.00
Grant, U.F. “Gen”. WINDOW STOPPERS. (Booklet) (Columbus, OH), By the Author, n.d. 24pp., illus., index, 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in orange cover. VG+. Offered at $11.00
Grant, U.F. with Don Tanner (ed.) THE CHALLENGE MAGIC ACT. (Manuscript) Columbus (OH), By the Authors, n.d. 10pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 mimeo sheets top stapled to a card stock cover. Top corner pages curved a bit; some mild toning at the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00
Griffith, Tony. AN INVITATION TO MYSTERY. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1977. Second edition. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Near Fine. Offered at $12.00
Griffith, Tony. THE LECTURE. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 40pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $6.00
Guinn, Scott F. 2001: A MAGIC ODYSSEY. (Inscribed/signed Lecture Notes) Star (ID), Great Scott! It’s Magic! 2001. 32pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Inscribed to the former owner on the title page. Small crease in the plastic mid-spine; o/w VG. VG+. Offered at $12.00
Guinn, Scott F. GREAT SCOTT! IT’S CARD MAGIC – THE MAGIC OF SCOTT F. GUINN – VOLUME ONE. (Book) Star (ID), By the Author, 2003. Second edition. 133pp., illus., sleight index, 4to. Plastic comb bound. Slight toning along the spine edge, o/w VG+. Offered at $14.00
Newly Added! Guastaferro, John. ONE DEGREE. (Book) n.pl., Vanishing, Inc., 2010. 139pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with black stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $90.00
Newly Added! Gustafson, Dick. PROFESSIONAL ILLUSION BUILDING FOR THE HOME CRAFTSMAN. (Signed Book) Horsham, Richard L. Gustafson, 1992. First edition. 46pp., illus., bibliography and sources guide, 4to. Plastic comb bound. Inscribed to former owner. Near fine. Offered at $20.00
Hall, Trevor H. THE CARD MAGIC OF EDWARD G. BROWN. (Book) London, The Magic Circle, 1973. 214pp., index, illus., 8vo. Navy cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows edgewear and is roughed up a bit at the top of the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $144.00
Newly Added! Hallas, Paul. SMALL BUT DEADLY – THE PACKET TRICKSTER’S HANDBOOK. (Book) Humble (TX), H&R Magic Books, 2005. 174pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with gold stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $30.00
Newly Added! [Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PREMIUM BLEND – VOLUMES 1 – TOTALLY MENTAL. (DVD). L & L Publishing, 2002. Opened and presumably viewed but appears VG+. Offered at $16.00
Harris, Ben. HOLE IN THE HEAD. (Booklet with DVD) Rancho Cordova (CA), Murphy’s Magic Supplies, 2006. (12pp.), illus., 8vo. Booklet/folder with DVD. Pictorial cardstock cover. VG=. Offered at $12.00
Harris, Ben. MAGIC FROM WHICH MEMORIES ARE MADE. (Book) Queensland, Ben Harris Magic, 1981. 130pp, illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Price sticker residue on the front cover; o/w VG . Offered at $13.00
Harris, Ben. OUT OF HIS MIND. (Book) Brisbane, Ben Harris Magic, 1985. 130pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $22.00
Newly Added! Harris, Ben and Steve Shufton. X-RAY. (Book) Norhgate (QL), BH Design, 2010. 26pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $16.00
Harrison, Nigel. MOVES MANUSCRIPT. (Book) n.pl., By the Author, 2004. Lacks pagination (24pp.), illus., 8vo. Pictorial white wraps. As new. Offered at $11.00
Hartling, Pit. CARD FICTIONS – SEVEN PERFORMANCE PIECES WITH AN ORDINARY DECK. (Book) Frankfurt, Druckerei und Verlag Otto Lembeck, 2003. First edition. 96pp., illus., bibliography, 8vo. Black cloth with silver and green stamping and green silk place keeper ribbon. VG+. Offered at $112.00
Hartman, J. K. LOOSE ENDS. (Book) New York, Tannen Magic Inc., 1980. 79pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound. Top corner has been bumped; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Hartman, J. K. CARD FARE (Book) New York, Tannen Magic Inc., 1980. 60pp., 4to. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $4.00
Heflick, David. HOW TO MAKE MONEY PERFORMING IN SCHOOLS – THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO DEVELOPING, MARKETING AND PRESENTING SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS. (Book) Orient (WA), Silcox Productions, 1996. 190pp., sample letters and forms, bibliography, index, 8vo. Paperbound. Not focused on magic shows, but a more generalized guide for other performances and/or presentations. Some underlining on various pages; o/w VG. Offered at $11.00
[Hein, Karl] THE HEINSTEIN SHUFFLE. (DVD) Penguin Magic, 2013. New – still shrink wrapped. Offered at $12.00
Newly Added! Higham, Justin. CLAIRVOYANT, MENTAL TOPPER AND THE MIND-READER’S DREAM. (Booklet) London, Justin Higham, 2011. 48pp., illus., 8vo Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $26.00
Higham, Justin. THE COMPLETE ILLOGICAL DRIBBLE FORCE. (Booklet) London, Justin Higham, 2011\0. 56pp., illus., 8vo,]. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $16.00
Higham, Justin. SECRETS OF IMPROVISATIONAL MAGIC. (Book) London, Justin Higham, 2010. First edition. 72pp., bibliog., 8vo. Black wraps with white lettering. Shows some light edgewear; o/w VG+. Offered at $25.00
Newly Added! [Hilford, Docc] CURSE OF MONSTER MENTALISM, VOLUME 2. (DVD) L & L Publishing, 2008. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w all appears VG. Offered at $16.00
Hilliard, John Northern. GREATER MAGIC: A MODERN TREATISE ON MODERN MAGIC and MORE GREATER MAGIC – A TREATISE ON THE MAKING OF GREATER MAGIC. By John Northern Hilliad, Carl Jones and Jean Hugard. (Book) Washington (DC), Kaufman and Greenberg, 1994. First edition. 1293pp. (+38pp. original prospectus reprint), illus., indices, 8vo. Red cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Some modest edgewear on the dust jacket; lower front corner has been bumped with corresponding jacket compression and chipping; o/w VG+. Offered at $148.00
Hobbs, Stephen. GENE MAZE AND THE ART OF BOTTOM DEALING. (Book) Edited by Matthew Field. Washington (DC), Kaufman and Greenberg, 1994. First edition. 197pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. A Fine copy. Offered at $171.00
Hobbs, Stephen. MEIR YEDID’S MAGICAL WISHES. (Book) Rego Park (NY), Meir Yedid, 1994. First edition. 96pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Near fine. Offered at $5.00
Hopkins, Charles H. “OUTS”, PRECAUTIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR AMBITIOUS CARD WORKERS. (Booklet) Philadelphia (PA), By The Author, 1940. 79pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow pictorial wraps. Shows some use with mild cover toning; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00
Howard, Max. EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS: HOW TRICKS BECOME MAGIC – SIX ROUTINES. (Signed Booklet) n.pl., Max Howard, 1991. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Signed inside front cover. VG. Offered at $7.00
HUGARD’S MAGIC MONTHLY. (Bound Magazine – ADB #2795)) Brooklyn (NY. Jean Hugard. 8.5 x 11 sheets printed quarterly. The complete file for 1952, Volume X: 1-12 (pages 941 – 1084). Perfect bound with paper covers under brown binders’ tape at the spine. Covers are soiled with some tape missing at the spine (now reinforced with clear tape; some exterior and internal discoloration/toning; o/w quite Good. Offered at $8.00
Newly Added! Jacobs, Lee, THE REAL METHODS & SECRETS OF THE CHALLENGE ESCAPE FROM THE 75 FEET OF ROPE. (Booklet) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1975. 40pp. (+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Highlighting and underlining throughout; o/w Good. Offered at $16.00
Newly Added! Jay, Joshua. DESTROYERS: THE SUPERLATIVE MAGIC OF TROY HOOSER. (Book) Rancho Cordova (CA), Murphy’s Magic Supplies, 2001. First edition.167pp., illus., index, 4to. Pictorial boards. Some minor scuffs or scratches; o/w VG+. Offered at $70.00
Jay, Ricky. LEARNED PIGS AND FIREPROOF WOMEN. (First Edition Book) New York, Villard Books, 1986. First edition. 340pp., illus., some in full color, index, 4to. Black cloth over red boards in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is corner clipped and roughed up a bit at the upper and lower edges with several small tears; lightly bumped on the lower inside corner; o/w VG. Offered at $25.00
Jensen, Jon. PUBLICITY STUNTS – HOW TO GET YOUR NAME IN THE NEWSPAPER. (Booklet) n.pl. (Las Vegas, NV), Master Mind Group, 1998. 60pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near fine. Offered at $10.00
[Jermay, Luke] GAME. (DVD) Vanishing Inc., n.d. New – still shrink wrapped. Offered at $13.00
Johnson, George. MAGIC OF THE ANCIENTS. (Book) n.pl., n.p., (1980’s) This appears to be a facsimile reprint of George Johnson’s 1949 publication which was a reprint itself of excerpts from some of the classic conjuring texts from the 17th through 19th centuries. (The covers of the ’49 edition were printed in black and red—and printing on the cover on this is black only.) 24pp., illus., 12mo. Wraps. A bit of browning/toning on the covers; former owner names inside; o/w in VG condition. Offered at $13.00
Newly Added! Johnson, Norman. THE ART OF PRESENTING MAGIC. (Booklet) N.pl., A NORJOHN Publication, 1979. 23pp., 8vo. Paper wraps. Underlining throughout; o/w Good. Offered at $8.00
Jones, Davey. COMEDY TRICKS & GAGS. (Booklet) Colon, Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company, n.d. 32pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. VG. Offered at $10.00
Joseph, Eddie. 12 STUNTS WITH THE MAGIC MUMMY. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1983. 4pp., illus., 8vo. Side stapled under binder tape. VG. Offered at $4.00
Joseph, George. “HAND MUCKING” – THE ART OF SWITCHING CARDS IN PLAY. (Book) Las Vegas (NV), G & E Enterprises, 1982. 50pp. (+ one advert.), illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Clean without any interior markings and Near Fine. Offered at $29.00
Kagliostro edited by Guy Camirand. GARY OUELLET’S FABULOUS FINGER ON THE CARD. (Masters of Magic Series, Volume 1: Number 1). (Booklet) St-Hyacinthe (PQ), Camirand Academy of Magic, n.d. 32pp., illus. (photos), 4to. Slick pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $5.00
Kannen, Phil. TRADE SHOW SECRETS REVEALED. (Booklet) Las Vegas (NV), Phil Kannen/Magic Fun Factory, 1998. 30pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Price sticker residue on front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00
Kaufman, Richard. 100% SANKEY. (Book) New York, Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1990. First edition. 86pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with silver spine stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $18.00
Kaufman, Richard. COINMAGIC. (Book) New York, Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1981. First edition. 266pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with silver spine stamping in a dust jacket. Jacket has a tear on the back at the top of the spine (repaired with tape from the back side, o/w VG+. Offered at $42.00
Kaufman, Richard. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF DEREK DINGLE. (Book) New York Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1982. 219pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket shows use and is rubbed and scuffed a bit; o/w VG+. Offered at $52.00
Kaufman, Richard. DAVID ROTH’S EXPERT COIN MAGIC. (Book in Slip Case) Washington (DC), Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg,1985. First edition. 371pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Black cloth with red foil stamping in a matching slipcase. Near fine. Offered at $182.00
Kaufman, Richard. THE NEW YORK MAGIC SYMPOSIUM – CLOSE-UP/STAGE COLLECTION TWO. (Book) New York, New York Magic Symposium, 1983. 134pp., illus., 4to. Red stamped cloth. Near Fine. Offered at $29.00
Kaufman, Richard. PAUL GERTNER’S STEEL AND SILVER. (Book) Silver Spring (MD), Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg,1994. First edition. 213pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with silver spine stamping in a dust jacket. Rubbed a bit with smudges from handling; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $101.00
Kaufman, Richard. RON WILSON: THE UNCANNY SCOTT. (Book) New York, Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1987. First edition. 160pp., illus., 8vo. Black cloth with silver title stamping in dust jacket. Near Fine. Offered at $54.00
Kaufman, Richard. SANKEY PANKY. (Book) New York, Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1986. First edition. 122pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth with black spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket has several small blemishes with some soiling/toning and a small water stain at the top of the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00
Kaufman, Richard. SAWA’S LIBRARY OF MAGIC – VOLUME ONE. (Book) New York, Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1988. First edition. 179pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with pictorial Sawa image pasted on and metallic blue spine stamping. Card sheet laid in. A Near fine copy. Offered at $36.00
Kaufman, Richard. THE SECRETS OF BROTHER JOHN HAMMAN. (Book) New York, Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1989. First edition. 252pp., illus., 4to. Yellow boards with black spine stamping in a dust jacket. A Near Fine copy. Offered at $52.00
Kaye, David. SERIOUSLY SILLY: HOW TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN WITH MAGIC AND COMEDY. (Book) Washington (DC), Kaufman and Company, 2005. First edition. 163pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. VG+. Offered at $18.00
Kimlat, Kostya. CARD WORK, CARD PLAY. (Booklet with CD) Maitland (FL), By the Author, 2004. Second printing. 57pp., 4to. Saddle stapled in white pictorial wraps. Companion CD signed by Kostya Kimlat is laid in. The front cover of the booklet has a small blemish on the front cover near the bottom of the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $11.00
Newly Added! Kok, Zenneth. 15 MANEUVERS. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2007. 27pp., illus., 4to. White paper wraps. VG+. Offered at $16.00
[Kolle, Alexander] X-TENSION. (Trick – DVD plus bonus routine) Comes complete with DVD, pad of sticky notes, sticky note gimmick, and supplies to make your own. Supplies to make POPCORN CARDS not included. 2011. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w as new. Offered at $20.00
Korem, Danny. (Edited by Steven Minch) KOREM WITHOUT LIMITS. (Book) Brooklyn (NY), D. Robbins, 1985. First edition. 181pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. A Near Fine copy. Offered at $21.00
Kovari. KOVARI’S MASTER MAGIC. (Booklet) London, Kovari Magical Productions, 1980. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Some edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $11.00
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. As New. Offered at $12.00
[Kranzo, Nathan] BURNING UP. (DVD) By the Performer. New – still shrink wrapped. Offered at $13.00
Kuethe, F. William, Jr. (compiler). MISC-HEYL-ANEA – A SOUVENIR BOOKLET PRINTED TO ACCOMPANY THE LECTURE “THE HEYLS OF BALTIMORE”. (Lecture Notes) Hunt Valley (MD), By the Compiler, 2000. (36pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in buff covers. Notes from a lecture before the “31ST Magic Collectors’ Weekend”, April 27, 28 and 29, 2000. Near Fine. Offered at $11.00
[Kun, Patrick, and Alex Pandrea] ASIA LECTURE TOUR 2.0. (DVD) By the Performers. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $11.00
Newly Added! LeClair, Jon. UN-THREADED – NEW (MOSTLY NON-THREAD) MAGIC. (Lecture Notes) Port (FL), By the Author, 1998. 36pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $16.00
Lees, Walt. THE BEST OF CLOSE-UP MAGIC BY BRITAIN’S LEADING MAGICIANS. (Book) New York, Magico Magazine, 1984. 188pp., illus., 8vo. Black textured cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $16.00
Lees, Walter (edited by Lewis Ganson) THE IMMACULATE CARD MAGIC OF WALTER LEES – FOUR SUPERB CARD ROUTINES. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1980. 27pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Levy, Ed (editor). RICHARD HIMBER THE MAN AND HIS MAGIC. (Book) New York, Magico Magazine, 1980. 128pp., illus., 4to. Maroon cloth with gilt stamping on the spine and front cover. VG+. Offered at $72.00
Lorayne, Harry. THE CARD CLASSICS OF KEN KRENZEL. (Book) New York, Harry Lorayne Inc., 1978. First edition. 254pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth with silver stamping on spine. Shows some use and wear; o/w VG+. Offered at $29.00
Lorayne, Harry. THE CARD CLASSICS OF KEN KRENZEL. (Book) New York, By the Author, 1978. 254pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound in blue covers. Some soiling/toning at the spine and on face edges; small (1/2”) tear on the top of the front cover; o/w a Good copy. Offered at $9.00
Lorayne, Harry. DECK-STERITY. (Book) (New York), Louis Tannen, 1967. First edition. 160pp., illus., 8vo. Blue-green cloth with dark blue spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some wear and rubbing with chips at the top and bottom of the spine; o/w VG+ copy. Offered at $11.00
Lorayne, Harry. (Two-Booklet Lot) DINGLE’S DECEPTIONS WITH CARDS AND COINS (Haines House of Cards, n.d., 57pp.) and P.S. – PERSONAL SECRETS (Tannen, 1964, 52pp.). Both are in pictorial wraps. Some light soiling; P.S. has a couple of pages with some underlining; o/w both are VG. Offered as a lot at $5.00
Lorayne, Harry. DINGLE’S DECEPTIONS WITH CARDS AND COINS. (Booklet) Norwood (OH), Haines House of Cards, n.d. First edition. 57pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Some light toning/soiling at spine and edges; inside is near fine; overall VG+. Offered at $5.00
Lorayne, Harry. MEIR YEDID’S FINGER FANTASIES. (Booklet) (Fair Lawn, NJ) Meir Yedid, 1981. 48pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00
Lovell, Simon. THE METHODS BEHIND THE MADNESS. (Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, 2003. A lecture for the IBM Convention in Kansas City. Unpaginated (22pp.), illus., 4to. Side stapled in covers. Inscribed to former owner on the front cover. VG. Offered at $13.00
Lustig, David J. (La Vellma). VAUDEVILLE MAGIC. (Booklet) Somerville (MA), Robert W. Doidge, 1920. Second revised and enlarged edition. 30pp. (+adverts.), 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Wraps have some mild soiling and toning at the edges and inside; o/w VG for its vintage. Offered at $7.00
MacDougall, Michael. CARD MASTERY WITH WHICH IS COMBINED “THE EXPERT AT THE CARD TABLE”. (Book) New York, Circle Magic Shop, 1944. 81 pp. and 201pp., (includes a reprint of Erdnase’s EXPERT AT THE CARD TABLE), illus., 12mo. Red cloth with black spine and cover stamping. Shows general use with wear at the extremities; but o/w is VG. Offered at $12.00
Newly Added! Magic Christian. (Christian Stelzel) THE MAGIC OF CHRISTIAN – LECTURE NOTES NO. 3. (Lecture Notes) Stiegengasse, By the Author, n.d. (12pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets in clear red plastic report binder. Some underlining throughout; o/w Good. Offered at $12.00
[Magic Masters] “ROCKY” THE RACOON INSTRUCTION MANUAL (Instructions) Lithonia (GA), Magic Masters, 1984. 9pp., illus., wide 16mo. Paper covers. VG. Offered at $9.00
Mahoney, Jim. PLAYING SHOPPING CENTRES. (Booklet) Bideford (UK), Supreme Magic Company, 1983. 13pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Some soiling on the back cover; o/w VG. Offered at $11.00
Marlo, Edward. THE CARD MAGIC OF EDWARD MARLO. (Book) Tahoma (CA), L & L Publishing, 1993. 240pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Has some surface scratches and a small closed tear at the bottom of the dust jacket; o/w VG+. Offered at $33.00
Marshall, Frances (compiler). THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUSINESS. (Book) Chicago (IL), Magic Inc., 1978. 128pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. VG. Offered at $8.00
Maurice, The Amazing (Morris Cohen). MENTALISTRIX ENCORE. (Booklet) Calgary (AB), Micky Hades Enterprises, 1969, 32pp., 4to. Side stapled under binders’ tape. Face edge corners bumped and bent slightly; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Maxwell, Mike. THE CLASSIC MAGIC OF LARRY JENNINGS. (Book) Lake Tahoe (CA), L & L Publishing, 1986. First edition. xi pp./267pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Yellow cloth with black spine and pictorial cover stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $66.00
Maxwell, Mike. LOUIS FALANGA’S LAKE TAHOE CARD MAGIC. (Book) Tahoma (CA), Louis Falanga,1985. First edition. 78pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $12.00
McAllister. Bob. MAGIC STUFF LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes with Prop) New York, Bob McAllister, n.d. (16pp.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. McDot magnet in a small plastic bag is stapled inside rear cover. VG. Offered at $12.00
McAthy, George. MAGIC FROM THE DOPE DEN. (Book) Calgary (AB), Micky Hades Enterprises, 1967. 67pp., illus., index, 4to. Side stapled under cloth tape. VG+. Offered at $8.00
McFalls, E. M. CELLINI: THE ROYAL TOUCH – A GUIDE TO THE ART OF STREET MAGIC. (Book) Zurich (CH), Magical Classics, 1997. First edition. 187pp., illus., photo credits, card bibliog., oversize 4to. Pictorial covers with orange spine and cover printing with a grey ribbon place marker. Former owner’s name stamp on the first free end paper; some edgewear at the lower corners and small indentations on the face edge from a bump; o/w VG+. Offered at $127.00
[Mental Magic] A mental and mindreading lot. (Four Book/Booklet Lot) This lot includes: George Anderson’s IT MUST BE MINDREADING (Magic Inc., 1980, 62pp.); Theodore Annemann’s PRACTICAL MENTAL MAGIC (Dover, 1983, 310pp.); Eddie Clever’s THOUGHT WINGS ONWARD – MENTAL MAGIC FOR MAGICIANS (Abbott’s Magic, 1945, 121pp.); and Bud Morris’ E-S-D – EXTRA SENSORY DECEPTION (Magic Limited, 1971, 40pp.). All are 8vo paperbound or in wraps (Anderson is loose in its wraps) and o/w generally in Good condition. Offered as a lot at $16.00
Miesel, William P., with Jeff Busby, and P. Howard Lyons. MOE AND HIS MIRACLES WITH CARDS. (Booklet) Oakland (CA), Jeff Busby Magic, Inc., 1986. First edition/first printing. Limited to 500 copies. 58pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Regarding the work of Morris “MOE” Seidenstein. Modest edgewear with some toning on the top of the front cover, o/w VG+. Offered at $11.00
Miller, Hugh. AL KORAN’S LEGACY. (Book) Brighton, Martin Breese, 2009. 230pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with gilt spine and pictorial cover stamping. Some light toning on the dust jacket edges; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $23.00
Miller, Hugh. AL KORAN’S PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS. (Book) Brighton, Martin Breese, 2009. 80pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Some toning at the edges; o/w VG+. Offered at $18.00
Mitchell, Adrian. HOUDINI – A CIRCUS-OPERA. (Book – Performance Script) Music by Peter Schat. Amsterdam (NL), Clowns – Publishers of Humor & Music, n.d. (51pp.,), illus., 8vo. Paperbound in pictorial covers. Some edgewear and a bit roughed at the edges; toning inside front cover; o/w Good. Seldom seen. Offered at $4.00
Moehring, John. A TEXAN TRIXTER. (Booklet) Charlotte (NC), Panorama Productions, 1986. First edition. 99pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some underlining and notes throughout; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00
[Montella, Joe] BALLOON SCHOOL. (DVD) Penguin Magic, 2006. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $16.00
[Montier, Liam] THE WICKED WORLD OF LIAM MONTIER, VOLUME ONE. (DVD) Big Blind Media, 2008. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered for $18.00
[Montier, Liam] THE WICKED WORLD OF LIAM MONTIER, VOLUME TWO. (DVD) Big Blind Media, 2008. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered for $18.00
Newly Added! Moorehouse, Hank. HANDBOOK FOR ADULT BANQUET SHOWS. (Lecture Notes) Colon (MI), Abbott’s Magic Company, 1982. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. 19pp. illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some underlining throughout; o/w Good. Offered at $8.00
MORTIMER’S MAGIC MAGAZINE – ISSUES 1-4. (Magazine File Reprint) Harrisburg (PA), Magic Connection, 2014. This is a reprint of the first four issues of Jim Klein’s quarterly, plus This reprint includes Number 1 (1989) through Number 4 (June 1990) plus an index to all four Issues. (236pp. – 46pp./52pp./54pp./48pp. and 36pp. index), illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $13.00
MORTIMER’S MAGIC MAGAZINE – ISSUES 5-8. (Magazine File Reprint) Harrisburg (PA), Magic Connection, 2014. This is a reprint of four issues of Jim Klein’s quarterly publication and includes Number 5 (September 1990) through Number 8 (June. 1991) plus an index to all four Issues. (222pp. – 50pp./50pp./54pp./52pp. and 16pp. index), illus., 4to. Some of the original extras are tipped or stapled in. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $13.00
MORTIMER’S MAGIC MAGAZINE – ISSUES 9-13. (Magazine File Reprint) Harrisburg (PA), Magic Connection, 2014. This is a reprint of four issues of Jim Klein’s quarterly publication and includes Number 9 (September 1991) through Number 13 (December 1992) plus an index to all five Issues. (304pp. – 52pp./54pp./56pp./58pp./66pp. and an 18pp. index), illus., 4to. Some of the original extras are tipped or stapled in. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $13.00
Take all three of MORTIMER’s MAGIC MAGAZINE compilations above as a lot for $37.00
Newly Added! Murray, Michael. TATTLE TAILED. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2013. 18pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Spill stain along the bottom edge; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00
Nelson, Bob, and Syd Bergson. MENTALISM AND ITS PRESENTATION. (Booklet) Calgary (AB)., Micky Hades Enterprises, 1971. 36pp., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Light soiling/toning along the face edge; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00
Nelson, Robert, and Others. COMEDY MENTALISM – VOLUME I. (Book) N.pl., Nelson Enterprises, 1962. 59pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Toning/browning throughout; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00
NEW WAVE THAUMATOLOGY – NUMBER TWO – MEIR YEDID AND STEVEN SCHNEIDERMAN PRESENT CARD MARX and NUMBER FOUR – SHINKO NAGISA’S TWISTING ARM ILLUSION. (Two – Booklet Lot). Rego Park (NY), Meir Yedid, 1983 and 1989. (20pp. and 12pp.), illus., 8vo. Both are in pictorial wraps and VG. Offered as a lot for $16.00
[Nottingham, Cody] CODE RED. (DVD) Penguin Magic, 2014. Running time 138 minutes. New – Still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $8.00
Novak, John A. THE ART OF ESCAPE, VOLUME FIVE—THE BOHEMIAN TORTURE ESCAPE. (Book) Calgary (AB), Micky Hades, 1980. 58pp., Illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound in pictorial covers. VG+. Offered at $10.00
Okal, Bill. A NEW LOOK AT COME CLASSIC CLOSE-UP. (Booklet) Berkeley (CA) By the Author, 1988, 45pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00
ORBEN’S CURRENT COMEDY – VOLUME 20: NUMBERS 332-355 and VOLUME 21: NUMBERS 356-379 (Bound Comedy Newsletters) Wilmington (DE), Comedy Center, 1977/1978. Published monthly. (50pp.), 4to. Plastic comb bound in heavy cardstock printed boards with clear plastic covers. VG. Both offered as a lot for $8.00
Orben, Robert. 2000 SURE-FIRE JOKES FOR SPEAKERS. (Book) New York, Main Street Books/Doubleday, 1986. 232pp., index, 8vo. Paperback. Shows mild edgewear with some spine creases; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00
[Orben, Robert] Five great Orben booklets as a lot: CALENDAR COMEDY (First edition, 1962, 32pp.); COMEDY FILLERS (First edition, 1961, 34pp.); THE EMCEE’S HANDBOOK. (1978, 54pp); MAGICDOTES (First edition, 1948, 44pp.); COMEDY SHOW-STOPPERS (First edition, 1958, 40pp). All are 8vo in wraps. Some are lightly soiled and have check marks or other minor notes; overall quite Good. Offered as a lot for $7.00
[Orben, Robert] Two great Orben booklets as a lot: EMCEE BLOCKBUSTERS (1952, 32pp. + adverts, some checkmarks and numbers); and M.C. BITS. (1957, 56pp.). Both are 8vo in wraps from various publishers. Some fading and toning at the edges; o/w overall are VG. Offered as a lot for $12.00
[Orben, Robert] Two more great Orben booklets as a lot: GAG SHOWCASE (1958, 46pp. + adverts, some checkmarks and numbers)); and LAUGH PACKAGE. (1957, 55pp.). Both are 8vo in wraps from various publishers. Some checkmarks, notes .and numbers Overall are VG. Offered as a lot for $16.00
Newly Added! Osborne, Paul. ILLUSION PLANNING. (Booklet) Dallas (TX), Paul Osborne’s Illusion Systems. n.d. 34pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Front page corner clipped; some underlining and highlighting; o/w Good. Offered at $8.00
Osterlind, Richard. THE OSTERLIND TRILOGY: MAKING MAGIC REAL – MAKING REAL MAGIC – ESSAYS. (Book) Falmouth (KY), Osterlind Mysteries, 2007. 148pp., 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine. Offered at $14.00
Ouellet, Gary. CLASS ACT: THE MAGIC OF TONY BINARELLI. (Book) Longueuil (QC), Camirand Academy of Magic, 1991. First edition. 197pp., illus., 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. VG+. Offered at $22.00
Newly Added! Owen, Anthony. SOME MORE TRICKS. (Book) London, TVMagic.co.uk, 2007. 36pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $20.00
Pace, Jim, and Jerry MacGregor. THE RESTAURANT WORKER’S HANDBOOK – A PRACTICAL GUIDE. (Book) Ranch Cordova (CA), A-1 MultiMedia, 1996. First edition. 154pp., illus., 8vo. Burgandy boards with gilt spine stamping. Near Fine. Offered at $16.00
Page, Patrick. THE TOPIT HANDBOOK. (Booklet including a Topit) London, L. Davenport & Co., n.d. (early 1970’s). (16pp.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. An 11 x 17 quad-fold sheet set of illustrations with a nicely made black topit is laid in. Near fine. Offered at $5.00
Palmer, Tom. THE COMEDY ACT OF AND BY TOM PALMER. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc, 1982. First edition. 48pp., illus. (+full color 8 x 10 bound in on the first inside page), 4to. Plastic comb bound. Small paper pull on the front cover from removing a price sticker; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00
Pallme, Hermann. ENTERTAINING BY MAGIC – A PRACTICAL TALK. (Book) New York, M. Witmark & Sons, 1906. 63pp. (+adverts.), illus., 12mo. Paperbound. Shows some light usage with a bit of rubbing/wear on the spine; o/w a VG+ copy. Offered at $12.00
Newly Added! [Pandrea, Alex] BRICK PASS. (DVD) Blue Crown DVD, 2011. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $14.00
Parker, Mark. POPULATE – AN ILLUSIONARY APPEARANCE OF A SMALL CROWD. (Book) Singapore, Artful Dodgers, 2012. 36pp., illus., 4to. Slight bend in the corner at the bottom of the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $10.00
Parrish, Robert. AN EVENING WITH CHARLIE MILLER, PART ONE – EARLY EVENING. (Book) Chicago (L), Ireland Magic Company, 1961. First edition. 71pp., illus., index, 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Minor edgewear; some occasional highlighting; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00
Pavel and edited by Peter Warlock. THE MAGIC OF PAVEL. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic, (1969). First edition. 139pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth with gold spine and cover stamping. Mild toning on the end papers; o/w VG+. Offered at $18.00
Perry, Warner. THE GREATEST MOVES OF MAGIC – SPECIAL LESSON MIND-READING. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 1954.8 pp., illus., 8vo. Paper wraps. some slight interior toning. Offered at $9.00
Posgate, Bruce. IT’S NOT WHAT YOU DO…NOTES ON A LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION. (Lecture Notes) Toronto (ON), By the Author, n.d. 20pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled. Roughed up a bit at the edges; some occasional notations inked in; o/w quite Good. Offered at $6.00
Newly Added! Racherbaumer, Jon. IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF: THE LEGACY OF DON ALAN. (Book) Design and composition by Andrew J. Pinard. Tahoma (CA), L & L Publishing, 2000. First edition/first printing. 269pp., illus., chronology, bibliog./filmography, 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt title stamping in a dust jacket. Former owner has done some underlining in one chapter (about eight pages); o/w condition is VG+. Offered for at $38.00
Racherbaumer, Jon. SANKEY UNLEASHED. (Book) Chicago, Squash Publishing, 2004. 178pp., illus., 4to. Maroon cloth with gilt spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. Former owner has circled the publication date and done underling, highlighting and notes on various pages—most heavily in the first third of the book; o/w VG. Seems to be difficult to find. Offered at $37.00
Randal, Jason. MAGIC FOR PROFESSIONALS. (Book) Venice (CA), UPSHA Group, 1982. 59pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Top tooth in binding is missing; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00
Randi, James. FLIM-FLAM! PSYCHICS, ESP, UNICORNS AND OTHER DELUSIONS. (Book) Amherst (NY), Prometheus Books, 1982. 342pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Paperbound. General wear, but overall a VG copy. Offered at $4.00
Rauscher, William V. MONARCH OF MAGIC – THE STORY OF SERVAIS LEROY. (Signed Book) Woodbury (NJ), William V. Rauscher, 1984. 66pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in printed covers. Errata page laid in. Signed on the title page. Fine. Now offered at $22.00
Newly Added! Regal, David. TRICKS – A COLLECTION OF OLD AND NEW. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2000. 66pp., illus., 4to. 66pp., illus., 4to. Wire spiral bound. Lower front cover has been creased; two small checkmarks on contents page; o/w VG. Offered at $24.00
Renfro, Nancy. PUPPETS FOR PLAY PRODUCTION. (Book) New York, Funk & Wagnalls, 1960. 129pp., illus., bibliography, 8vo. Hardbound book. Ex-Library copy with typical markings; o/w Good. Offered at $4.00
[Robison, Shaun] INTERMISSION WITH SHAUN ROBISON. (DVD) East Coast Magic Productions, 2007. Opened and presumably viewed but appears as new. Offered at $10.00
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 $11.00
Rogers, Mike. LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) N.pl., By the Author, n.d. 7pp., illus., 4to. Very light browning/toning around edges; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00
[Rorrison, Alan] NIGHT AND DAY. (DVD) Full 52 Productions, 2008. Pre-owned and presumably viewed, o/w As New. Offered at $12.00
Rowan, Dan. MAGICAL ROPE ARTISTRY – ROPE SCULPTURES – ROPE ROUTINES – RING AND ROPE. (Book) Culpepper (VA), Magical Don Publications, 2003. 113pp., illus., index, 4to. Plastic comb bound with heavy cardstock pictorial covers with clear plastic front and back covers. As New. Offered at $18.00
Rowland, Ian. SENSE OF TOUCH. (Book) London, Ian Rowland, 2002. 48pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial paperbound. Out of print, but As new. Offered at $24.00
[Rubiales, Juan LUIS] OLE! (Four-Disc DVD Set) Essential Magic Collection, Estudio 33, 2016. Running time nine hours and 35 minutes. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w As New. Offered at $68.00
Sadowitz, Jerry, and Peter Duffie. INSPIRATIONS. (Book) London, Martin Breese, 1987. 119pp., illus., 8vo. Paperback. Very slight discoloration along top edge of the covers, o/w Near Fine. Offered at $32.00
[Salinas, Ben] CARD WEAPONS FEATURING BEN SALINAS. (DVD) Magic Makers, 2009. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w as new. Offered at $5.00
Newly Added! [Sankey, Jay] JAY SANKEY’S SMASHED! (Trick with DVD) Sankey Magic. Includes pencil, U.S. gimmicked quarter and DVD. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w all appears As New. Offered at $20.00
Sankey, Jay. A pair of Sankey Lecture Notes. (A Two-Lecture Notes Set) THE MATERIAL FICTION OF JAY SANKEY. (n.d., 8pp., illus.) and REAL SIMPLE MAGIC (n.d., 18pp., 1llus.). 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled in covers. Former owner underlining and notes on multiple pages; o/w Good. Offered at $10.00
[Sankey, Jay] SANKEY MAGIC. (DVD) Sankeymagic.com. Opened and presumably viewed, o/w as new. Offered at $9.00
[Sankey, Jay] SANKEY’S SECRET FILES VOLUME ONE and VOLUME TWO. (Two-DVD Lot) Sankey Magic, 2002. Three hours 20 minutes of running time. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG+. Both DVDs offered as a lot for $27.00
Sankey, Jay. A trio of Sankey notes. (Three-Lecture Notes Lot) This lot includes: SANKEY 1996 (17pp.); SANKEY: UP TO DATE (n.d., 14pp.) and LECTURE NOTES 2004-2005. (6pp.). All are 8.5 by 11 sheets corner stapled in paper covers. Sankey has initialed the front cover of 1996 and UP TO DATE. Former owner has underlined and made occasional notes on several pages; o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $12.00
Newly Added! Satori. SATORI LECTURE 1999. (Signed Lecture Notes- pus Appendix) Translated by Raymond Williams. Berlin, By the Author, 1999. Prepared for Satori’s First UK Lecture Tour. 37pp., illus., 4to. White printed wraps. A 24pp. APPENDIX is laid in. Inscribed and signed by Satori. Appendix has a small coffee stain on the upper rear corner; o/w VG. Offered at $25.00
Schindler. George. ENTERTAINMENT FIRST! LECTURE – PLUS BONUS CHOP CUP ROUTINE. (Lecture Notes) Brooklyn (NY), By the Author, 1971. 12pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled. Three-hole punched; former owner comment on Chop Cup page; ow VG. Offered at $7.00
Schindler, George. MAGIC WITH EVERYDAY OBJECTS – OVER 150 TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO AT THE DINNER TABLE. (Book) New York, Dorset Press, 1976. 240pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Cloth/boards in a dust jacket; o/w VG+. Offered at $11.00
Schindler, George. MAGIC WITH EVERYDAY OBJECTS – OVER 150 TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO AT THE DINNER TABLE. (Book) New York, Reiss Games, 1976. 240pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Softbound. VG+. Offered at $10.00
Schmidt, Joseph K. R.C. BUFF’S THE BEST OF BUFF. (Book) Oakland (CA) Jeff Busby Magic Inc., 1987. First edition. 30pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Comb binding is cracked in two places—one filly separated the other simply cracked; roughed up a bit along the bottom edge with some soiling on the back cover; despite defects a Good solid copy. Offered at $20.00
Schmidt, Joseph K. R.C. BUFF’S KNOT ON THE SQUARE. (Book) Oakland (CA), Jeff Busby Magic Inc., 1987. First Edition. 21pp., illus., 4to. Comb bound. Near fine. Offered at $20.00
Sciullo, Vincent. COLORFULLY AMBITIOUS: BONUS DECK VANISH INSIDE. (Booklet) Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Triangle Marketing, 1982. 31pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $8.00
[Scott, Ken] KEN SCOTT’S MAGICAL ONCE UPON A TIME SHOW AND TRICKS. (DVD) Ken Scott Magic, 2007. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w as new. Offered at $6.00
Sedlacek, Bernardo. NAMELESS LECTURE. (Inscribed Lecture Notes) N.pl., By the Author, 2016. 19ppp., 4to. Heavy pictorial cardstock wraps. Inscribed to the former owner on the front cover. VG+. Offered at $13.00
Setterington, Arthur. THE JOE SMITH MYSTERIES. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic, n.d. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Red pictorial wraps. VG. $9.00
Sharp, Eric. LAUGHS GALORE – ERIC SHARP’S SUPER COLLECTION OF JOKES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN – SOME OLD, SOME NEW, NONE “BLUE”. (Booklet) Tyla Garw Pontyclun, E & M Sharp, n.d. 60pp., 4to. 8.25 x 11.75 sheets in aplastic file binder. VG+. Offered at $13.00
Smith, Dick. DO-IT-YOURSELF MONSTER MAKE-UP HANDBOOK. (Booklet in Magazine Format) New York, Warren Publishing, 1965. 98pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial paper covers. Reinforced with tape at the spine and on several small, closed tears; well-thumbed, but o/w a Good copy. Offered at $22.00
Sperry, Dan. NOTES ABOUT NOTHING. (Lecture Notes) N.pl., By the Author, n.d. 40pp., illus., 4to. White cardstock wraps with black title printing. VG+. Offered at $11.00
THE SPHINX. (Magazine Lot – ADB #6420) William Hilliar. Chicago, IL, etc.; then A.M. Wilson, Kansas City, MO; etc. Monthly and finally quarterly. THE SPHINX was published from 1902 until 1953 for a total of 597 issues. This 15-issue lot is Volume XV: N. 9 (November 1916) through Volume XIX: N 5 (July 1920). All 15 issues are in Good to VG+ condition. This mixed lot of 15 issues offered at $10.00
[Stashower, Daniel] Three Daniel Stashower novels. (A Three-Book Lot – Fiction with a Magic Theme). This lot includes: THE DIME MUSEUM MURDERS – A HARRY HOUDINI MYSTERY. (Avon Books, 1999, 249pp.); ELEPHANTS IN THE DISTANCE. (Felony and Mayhem Press, 2007, 236pp.); and THE HOUDINI SPECTER – A HARRY HOUDINI MYSTERY. (Avon Books, 2001, 262pp.) All three are paperbound and in VG+ condition. Offered as a lot at $12.00
Stone, Paul. THE FRED KAPS CHINESE COIN TRICK. (Book) Formby, UK, By the Author, 1984. 15pp., illus., 4to. Glossy pictorial wraps. Wraps show modest edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $13.00
Stone, Reuben. UFO INVESTIGATION. (Book) Enderby (UK), Blitz Editions, 1993. 80pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00
Newly Added! Stone, Tom. THE ONE COIN OPENER. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 1997. 19pp., illus.,4to. 8.25 x 11.75 in pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $16.00
[Sutter. Tyler] COIN THRU NOSE. (DVD) The Magic Estate, 2014. New – Still shrink-wrapped. Offered at 14.00
Szabo, Alois, Dr. THE PITFALLS OF GAMBLING AND HOW TO AVOID THEM. (Booklet) Paris/New York, D’Auge Tribune/Wehman Bros, 1955. 130pp., 12mo. Softbound in black and yellow covers. Scuffed at the bottom of the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Tamariz, Juan. THE FIVE POINTS IN MAGIC. (Booklet) Madrid, By the Author, n.d. 55pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Early expanded lecture notes. Plastic comb is cracked, but not separated; O’Dowd stamp on first page; some light toning along the top edge; o/w VG. Offered at $22.00
Tanner, Don, 25 TRICKS WITH AN EGG BAG. (Booklet) Columbus (OH), Don Tanner Studio of Magic, n.d. 5pp., 4to. Side stapled in paper covers. Roughed and age-toned at the edges; o/w Good. Offered at $7.00
Newly Added! Tanner, Don. DEVOE PRINCESS OF AIR! (Manuscript/Instructions) Columbus (OH), MAK Magic, n.d. Invented by U.F. Grant – Exclusively manufactured by MAK Magic. 8pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled. Near Fine. Offered at $10.00
Newly Added! Tarr, Bill. 101 EASY-TO-LEARN CLASSIC MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) New York, Vintage Books,1977. 221pp., illus., bibliog., glossary, 4to. Paperbound. General edgewear and toning; first page corner clipped; some former owner underlining and highlighting in the introduction and first chapter; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $10.00
Newly Added! Tarr, Bill. NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON’T: LESSONS IN SLEIGHT OF HAND. (Book) New York, Vintage Books, 1976. 224pp., illus., glossary, 4to. Paperbound. General edgewear and toning; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $12.00
Newly Added! Tarr, Bill. THE SECOND NOW YOU SEE IT NOW YOU DON’T: MORE LESSONS IN SLEIGHT OF HAND. (Book) New York, Vintage Books, 1978. 224pp., glossary, illus., 4to. Paperbound. General edgewear and edge toning; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00
Take all three Tarr books above for $30.00
Taylor, Christopher. INSIDE OUT. (Booklet) Humble (TX), H & R Magic Books, 2004. First edition. 62pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $12.00
Taylor, Rex. MY MAGIC – MIXED GRILL. (Inscribed/signed Lecture Notes) N.pl. (UK), By the Author, n.d. Lacks pagination (28pp), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side-stapled. A color head shot photo of Rex on the cover- inscribed, signed and dated 6/13/90. A VG copy. Offered at $9.00
Taylor, Steve. MAKING YOUR BIRTHDAY BIZ GO BALLISTIC! (Lecture Notes) Portland (OR), By the Author, 1996. 43pp., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in pictorial cover sheets. VG. Offered at $13.00
Taylor, Tony. SPOTLIGHT ON 101 GREAT MAGIC ACTS. (Book) Calgary (AB), Micky Hades, International,1975. 95pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled under cloth tape. Tape is slightly pulled at the head of the spine; former owner has done some limited underling or written an occasional comment; o/w VG. Offered at $11.00
Thompson, J. G. THE J. G. THOMPSON JR. LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Philadelphia (PA), Max Abrams, 1976. 19pp., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets in a Duo-Tang report folder. Folder shows some edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00
Newly Added! Tilley, Brick. CLOSE-UP MAGIC FROM BRICK TILLEY. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 1974. 13pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial paper wraps. VG+. Offered at $12.00
Newly Added! Tong, Dan. DAN TONG’S CLOSE UP MAGIC – CLOSE UP EFFECTS WITH COINS, CARDS, BALLS, ETC. (Booklet) Watertown (MA), Magic Art Book Company, 1982. 23pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $16.00
Tucker, Stephen. SPELL-BINDER – 3 – SPECIAL ISSUE. (Booklet) London, Martin Breese, n.d. (mid-1980’s) 51pp., illus., 4to. 11.25 x 11.75 in plastic binder. VG. Offered at $10.00
Tucker, Stephen. THE 33 CARDINAL SINS OF STEPHEN TUCKER, PLUS 7 COIN ROUTINES. (Booklet) London, By the Author, 1984. 70pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps (8.25 x 12). Near Fine. Offered at $14.00
Newly Added! Tucker, Stephen and Wayne Dobson. DOBSON’S CHOICE 3 – THE FINAL CUT. (Book) N.pl., DTrik, 2004. 18pp., illus., 12mo. Pictorial wraps. Offered at $20.00
[Turner, Lawrence] LAWRENCE TURNER’S THE ROUGH & SMOOTH PROJECT. (DVD) Big Blind Media, 2015. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG+. Offered at $13.00
Vorhaus, John. THE COMIC TOOLBOX – HOW TO BE FUNNY EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT. (Book) Los Angeles, (CA), Silman-James Press, 1994. First edition. 191pp., 8vo. Softbound. Near Fine. Offered at $11.00
Walton, Roy. TALE TWISTERS. (Booklet) London, L. Davenport, n.d. 12pp., 4to. 8 x 10 sheets in plastic spine binder. VG. Offered at $13.00
Newly Added! Warlock, Peter. BUATIER DE KOLTA – GENIUS OF ILLUSION. (Book) Pasadena (CA), Magical Publications, 1993. First edition – #301 of 1000 published. The fifth in a series of Magical Pro-Files. 217pp., illus., full-colored image of Buatier de Kolta’s Le Cocoon poster tipped in, 8vo. Navy cloth with stamped gilt lettering and cover illustration. Near fine. Offered at $175.00
Waters, T.A. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC AND MAGICIANS. (Book) New York, Facts on File, 1988. First edition. 372pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket has been roughed up a bit with several chips and tears along the top edge (now in Mylar jacket); o/w VG+. Offered at $22.00
Waters, T.A. MIND, MYTH & MAGICK. (Book) Seattle (WA), Hermetic Press, 1999. 228pp., illus., index, 4to. Black cloth with bronze spine and title stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is a bit roughed up on the upper and lowers edges with a small nick on the corner of the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $115.00
Wells, Billy. DUPLICATE DECEPTIONS. (Booklet) Calgary (AB), Hades Publications, 1993. 111pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Near Fine. Offered at $11.00
White, Jeff. THE VISUAL ARTISTRY OF JEFF WHITE. (Booklet) Tampa (FL), Bodean Enterprises, 1981. 50pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Some underlining and notes, o/w VG. Offered at $11.00
Wild, Boris. VARIATIONS. (Book) Paris, BW Magic, 2021. 67pp., illus., 8vo. Softbound in pictorial covers. VG+ Offered at $18.00
[Wiles, Caleb] AT THE TABLE: LIVE – CALEB WILES. (DVD) Murphy’s Magic. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $4.00
Newly Added! [Williams, Ben] RE-LABELLED. (DVD) Merchant of Magic, 2008. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w all appears VG. Offered at $16.00
Newly Added! [Williams, Christopher] BRIGHT IDEAS. (DVD) Alakazam Magic UK. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $20.00
Newly Added! [Wind, Asi]. TIME IS MONEY. (DVD) Asi Wind, 2006. Running time is 44 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w all appears VG. Offered at $16.00
Newly Added! Windsor, Tommy. PITCH ACT BOOK: THREE COMPLETE ACTS. (Booklet) Pomeroy, Robert Lee Jacobs. 1978. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Some underlining and comments; o/w Good. Offered at $8.00
Newly Added! Windsor, Tommy. SUPER MARKET MAGIC – NEW IMPROVED EDITION. (Booklet) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1973. 24pp. with adverts., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Some underlining; o/w Good. Offered at $8.00
Wolfe, David, and Tom Rodgers (editors) PUZZLERS’ TRIBUTE – A FEAST FOR THE MIND. (Book) Natick (MA), A.K. Peters, 2002. 426pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Magicians abound among the contributors. Near Fine. Offered at $20.00
Newly Added! [World’s Greatest Magic] THE SECRETS OF TENKAI PENNIES AND MILLIKEN’S TRANSPOSITION. (DVD) L & L Publishing, 2011. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG. Offered at $16.00
Newly Added! Zaleta, Lex. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINES – THE HANDBOOK OF THE SEMI-PRO. (Booklet) Clark’s Summit (PA) Mister Z Magic Enterprises, 1978. 43pp., bibliog., sources, 8vo. Wraps. Offered at $8.00
Zimmerman, Dick. WAY OUT OF THIS WORLD. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, 1992. Pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $12.00
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