REVERSE AUCTION FOR  October 17 2024

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Here is the latest version of the Reverse Auction released Sunday (October 27 2024).  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.

Newly added! 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 $10.00

Andrews, Max. SIXTEEN CARD INDEX GEMS. (Book) London, Max Andrews, n.d. (1943). 50pp. (+adverts.), illus., 12mo. Softbound in pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! Andrews, Val. EXPLOSIVE COMEDY! STUNTS, TRICKS AND GAGS WITH FLASHES! BANGS! AND SURPRISES. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic, n.d.  14pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled in wraps under binder’s’ tape. Small spot (price sticker shadow) on the front cover; o/w VG+. Offered at $12.00

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 $12.00

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 $16.00

Anonymous. THE EXPERT AT CARDS. (Vintage Pulp Book) Cover title: MAGIC CARD TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO. Chicago (IL), Stein Publishing, n.d., 128pp., illus. 12mo. Paperbound. Small corner chip at both the top and bottom of the top of the spine; general light edgewear with some light cover scuffs; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00

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 $21.00

[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 $17.00

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 $12.00

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 $10.00

Newly added! [Berglas, David] The David Berglas issue. GENII, THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE, Volume 70 – Number 4 (May 2007). A special issue devoted entirely to the life and magic of David Berglas  – includes cover photo and 74pp. of articles and photos (several are 3-D photos), plus 5pp. of Berglas effects. The complete issue also includes the customary features, columns and adverts. Unfortunately the 3-D glasses that were included with the original issue are missing, o/w the magazine is Near Fine. Offered at $8.00

Berland, Sam. TRICKS WITH PAPER CUPS – NEW AND ORIGINAL EFFECTS. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Berland Magical Creations, 1943. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Light green pictorial wraps. Vertical crease down front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

[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 $81.00

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 $11.00

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 $29.00

Newly added! Brown, Derren. PURE EFFECTS: DIRECT MINDREADING AND MAGICAL ARTISTRY. (Inscribed/Signed Book) Humble (TX), H & R Magic Books, 2000. Third edition. 168pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering in a dust jacket. Warmly inscribed to the former owner (a magician and magic developer) and signed “From a fellow traveler” by Derren Brown. Upper edge of the dust jacket shows a bit of handling, o/w Near Fine. Offered at $270.00 

Newly added! Brown, Judge Gary and edited by Larry Hass. THE INVENTIVE MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK…WITH PROPS. (Books with Props) Washington (DC), Theory and Art Magic Press, 2024. 208pp., illus., (+8pp. color insert), bibliog., 4to. Pictorial brown, yellow and white lettering. Includes a dozen innovative tricks with full scripts and the “Inventive Magician’s Prop-Kit” with props for the tricks plus access to 19 supplementary videos and materials. Includes an errata sheet for insertion following page 46 along with a card signed by Judge Brown and Larry Hass. Lower front corner has been bumped in shipping, o/w everything is Near Fine. Offered at $110.00

[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 $81.00

Newly added! [Card Handling and Close-up Classics] Four booklets/lecture notes from well-known card men. (Four-Item Lot) Derek Dingle’s ADDITIONAL DECEPTIONS LECTURE NOTES (n.d., 19pp., some edgewear and light soiling); Peter Kane’s KANE’S VARIANT – A PRINCIPLE AND SOME PRESENTATIONS OF A DIFFERENTAPPROACH TO A MAGICAL CLASSIC (n.d., 11pp., comb bound); Bill Okal’s A NEW LOOK AT CLASSIC CLOSE-UP (1988, 45pp., comb bound); and J.G. THOMPSON JR. LECTURE NOTES (1975, 19pp., in a report binder). All are 4to and except as noted on the Dingle notes, all are VG. Offered as a lot for $20.00

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 $11.00

Carney, John. LEGERDEMAINE ONE: SUITE FOR COINS AND HANDKERCHIEF. (Booklet) N.pl., Carney Magic, 2021. 29pp., illus., 4to. Saddle stapled in two-tone blue pictorial covers. A copy of what appears to be Carney’s first lecture notes (according to Faucett Ross’ introduction), but missing the front cover is corner stapled, folded in half and laid in. Offered at $22.00

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 $21.00

Cavendish (Henry Jones). CARD ESSAYS, CLAY’S DECISIONS, AND TABLE-TALK TALK. (Book) London, Thos. De La Rue & Co., 1879. 260pp. (+adverts), 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt stamping on spine; portrait frontispiece; lightly worn at the extremities with some fraying at the head and foot of the spine; front hinge is starting; toning on the endpapers; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Cavendish (Henry Jones). ROUND GAMES AT CARDS. (Book) London, Thos. De La Rue & Co., 1887. Second edition. 61pp. (+adverts), 12mo. Redish-brown cloth with gilt stamping on the front cover and bling stamping with a suit motif at the edges of both front and back covers and gilt face edge. J.B. Findlay bookplate inside front cover. Lightly worn at the extremities with light fraying at the head and foot of the spine; toning inside with occasional intermittent spots; o/w a nice clean copy and quite Good. Offered at $13.00

Cavendish (Henry Jones). THE LAWS OF PIQUET ADOPTED BY THE PORTLAND AND TURF CLUBS WITH A TREATISE ON THE GAME. (Book) London, Thos. De La Rue & Co., 1901. 207pp. (+adverts), 12vo. Dark green cloth with gilt stamping on the spine and front cover—and blind stamping with a suit motif at the edges of both front and back covers and gilt face edge. Lightly worn at the extremities with some fraying at the head and foot of the spine; toning inside with occasional intermittent foxing; o/w a nice clean copy and quite Good. Offered at $16.00

[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 $19.00

Champlin, John D., and Arthur E. Bostwick. THE YOUNG FOLKS’ CYCLOPAEDIA OF GAMES AND SPORTS. (Vintage Book) New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1890. 831pp., illus., index, 8vo. Green pictorial cloth with maroon and black stamping. Modest edgewear; former owner name written on an endpaper; very modest toning inside; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Chapman, Frank, et al. Edited by Ralph W. Read, TWENTY STUNNERS WITH A NAIL WRITER. (Booklet) Philadelphia (PA), Kanter’s Magic Shop, 1944. Second enlarged edition. 24pp. (+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Roughed-up a bit along face edge, but still Good. Offered at $4.00

Newly added! Clever, Eddie and J.G. Thompson, Jr. TELEPATHIC TRIO – THREE BAFFLING MENTAL EFFECTS. (Manuscript) N.pl, by the Authors, n.d., Three 8.5 by 11 sheets tri-folded with original envelope. Offered at $7.00

[Close, Michael] 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – THE COMPLETE WORKERS SERIES. (CD-ROM) Michael Close, 2005. eBook on CD-ROM in vinyl case with original advertising wrapper.  Preowned and presumably viewed/used, but o/w appears As New. Offered at $19.00

Newly added! Collier, L.C. BALLOON CRITTER BIBLE. (Lecture Notes) Mission (KS), Poof Products, n.d.  Lacks pagination (15pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled with a cover. Offered at $12.00

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 $13.00

Curtis, Jack. DISTORTED THOUGHTS. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 2014. Second printing. 74pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial covers. Near fine. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! [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 $140.00

Newly added! Darwin, Gary. DARWIN’S THUMB TIP SECRETS #1 and DARWIN’S THUMB TIP THINKING. (Two-Booklet Lot) Las Vegas, Gary Darwin/American Printing 1984 and 1986 respectively. SECRETS’ foreword is by Reveen and THINKING’s foreword is by Johnny Paul. 19pp. and 20pp., illus., 4to. Red pictorial wraps and gold pictorial wraps. Mild edgewear; o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $12.00

[Deck of Cards] IRON SPADES. (Playing Cards) Art of Play with Roxley Games. Designed by Chad Michael Studio. New – still sealed. Offered at $4.00

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 $14.00

Newly added! Dietrich, Bud and Emil Jarrow. THE TRADE SHOW HANDBOOK. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic Inc., 1976. 48pp., 8vo. Yellow wraps. VG. Offered at $7.00

Dobrowski, 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. $146.00

[DVD Lot] A mixed lot of DVDs from multiple artists. (Four-DVD Lot) This lot includes: MATHIEU BICH (2004); Cameron Francis’ EXCHANGE RATE INC.; Nigel Harrison’s POP SECRET – WHO NEEDS A MICROWAVE; and L & L Publishing’s SAMPLER DVD – including Boris Wild, Bill Malone, Bob Read, Eugene Burger and many more. (2008); All include all available DVD covers and are now in a clear vinyl DVD binder page for ease of storage.  All four DVDs offered as a lot for $8.00

Newly added! 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 $10.00

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 and blind stamp on front and several pages; o/w a very nice clean copy. Offered at $15.00

Fayne, Chuck. THE CARD ON THE SEAT & OTHER LOADS IN YOUR PANTS. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 1994. 22pp., illus., 16mo. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine $12.00

Farmer, Bob. THE BAMMO DEKRONOMICON – THE HOLY GRAIL OF CARD MAGIC DISCOVERED AT LAST. (Manuscript) n.pl., Bob Farmer/Bammo Magic, 2007. 14pp. (with adverts), illus., 4to. 11 x 17 sheets folded to manuscript size and then folded in half again—no binding just loose sheets. Near fine. Offered at $16.00

Ferguson, S.C., and E.A. Allen. THE GOLDEN GEMS OF LIFE: OR, GATHERED JEWELS FOR THE HOME CIRCLE. (Book) Cincinnati (OH), Central Publishing House, 1880. An 1883 printing. 608pp., illus., 8vo. Green cloth with pictorial boards; generally worn at the extremities and frayed at the head and foot of the spine; soiled and darkened at the edges; hinges are going; one front decorative end paper is detached; inside pages have occasional spots, but are generally quite good; overall, a Fair copy held with bands. Offered at $17.00

[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 $16.00

Newly added! 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 $12.00

[Florida Magicians Association] FLORIDA MAGICIANS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THE 17TH ANNUAL MAGIC CONVENTION – MAY 21-23, 1982. (Poster and Souvenir Program) Poster – 17” x 22” featuring Ludlow Quinn and the 17TH ANNUAL MAGIC CONVENTION. Souvenir Program.  Palm Beach, FL., John Lawrence McKissock Ring Number 117, 1982. Program is 20pp., illus., 4to. Printed wraps, saddle stapled. As issued. Both pieces VG+ and offered as a lot at $8.00

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 $20.00

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 $23.00

[Franklin, Julian] JACK TURK INTERVIEWS JULIAN FRANKLIN ON VIRAL MARKETING. (CD Audio Disc) Brad Ross’s Make Magic Money, Summer, 2007. In a clear vinyl CD case. Offered at $8.00

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 $18.00

Frye, Charlie. SLEIGHTLY ABSURD. (Book) Chicago, Squash Publishing, 2023. 297pp., illus., 4to. Colorful pictorial cover. Slight bump along the bottom edge from shipping; o/w As New. Offered at $51.00

Fulves, Karl. EASY-TO-DO MAGIC TRICKS FOR CHILDREN. (Booklet) Mineola (NY), Dover Publications, 1993. 31pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. As new. Offered at $6.00

Ganson, Lewis. ROUTINED MANIPULATION FINALE. (Book) New York, Tannen Magic Inc., 1976. 254pp. (+advert), illus., 8vo. Red softbound cover. General edgewear with some rubbing and two crease marks diagonally on the lower front cover; former price marked out on front end paper; o/w interior is VG. Offered at $10.00

 [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 $31.00 

GIBECIERE – A JOURNAL OF THE CONJURING ARTS RESEARCH CENTER. (Journal) New York, Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2023. Number 35 – Volume 18: Number 1 (Winter 2023) 211pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. As new. Offered at $13.00

Gibson, Walter. PRACTICAL CARD TRICKS – VOLUME ONE. (Vintage Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 1921. 12pp., 8vo. Shows it’s age with toning at the edges and starting to split at the spine; o/w quite Good. Offered  at $6.00

Gibson, Walter B. & Morris N. Young. HOUDINI ON MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications Inc., 1953. First edition. 280pp. Illus., bibliog., 8vo. Tan cloth. Lacks a dust jacket. Cover shows light wear but some soiling; Chanin has written his name (signed) this in on both front end papers and affixed his shop label; o/w it is a nice tight reading copy. Offered at $7.00

Gilbert, George and Wendy Rydell. GREAT TRICKS OF THE MASTER MAGICIANS. (Book) New York, Golden Press, 1977. 160pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Paperbound. Signed by Chanin on the front end paper; roughed-up a bit at the front cover face edge; crease across lower front cover corner; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

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 $21.00 

Ginn, David. MAGIC AND MONSTERS – FOR KIDS I LOVE. (Book) Norcross (GA), Scarlett Green Publications, 1984. 164pp., illus., 8vo. Black cloth with red spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket. VG+. Offered at $14.00

[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 $14.00

Ginn, David, Steve Taylor and Samuel Patrick Smith. CREATIVE KIDTALK – PRACTICAL ADVICE ON ENTERTAINING CHILDREN. (Book) Lilburn, Creative Kidshow Conference Publication, 2000. 144pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Small puncture hole on the front cover and running three or four pages in; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

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 – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $17.00

Giobbi, Roberto. CARD COLLEGE 1. (eBook on CD-ROM) Lybrary.com, 2002. Complete eBook in pdf with embedded video clips. See: https://www.lybrary.com/card-college-1-p-66.html for details. Preowned and presumably viewed/used, but o/w appears As New. Offered at $21.00

Giobbi, Roberto. CARD COLLEGE 2. (eBook on CD-ROM) Lybrary.com, 2002. Complete eBook in pdf with 108 embedded video clips. See: https://www.lybrary.com/card-college-1-p-66.html for details. Preowned and presumably viewed/used, but o/w appears As New. Offered at $21.00

Good, Arthur (compiler and editor). 100 AMAZING MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) New York, Corwin Books, 1977. First edition. 128pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering in a dust jacket. Dust jacket has a large (6”) tear and fold on the back cover—tear has been repaired and the jacket is now in a Mylar cover; o/w a VG copy.  Seldom found in the hardbound edition. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Graham, John. AFTERGLOW – THE ANYTIME ACT. (Book) N.pl., Vanishing .Inc./John Graham, 2023. 53Yellow pictorial boards with white spine and cover lettering and black artwork. https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/20162 As new. Offered at $31.00

Graham, Walter B. HOW TO BECOME A MAGICIAN FOR FUN AND PROFIT. (Book) Omaha (NE), Walter B. Graham/Modern Litho,1967. 98pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG. Cover photo with Johnny Carson and featured article about Graham in the September, 1969 M – U – M clipped and laid in. Offered at $7.00

[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 $21.00

Gylleck, Elmer. THE AMAZING DR. CLUTTERHOUSE – AN ORIGINAL ACT. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1974. 42pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Some modest cover soiling. Offered at $6.00

Hamilton, Ben. HOUDINI’S BOOK OF MAGIC – THE SECRETS OF HARRY HOUDINI THE WORLD’S GREATEST MAN OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Penguin Books, 1982. 93pp., illus., 12mo. Paperbound. Fine. Offered at $9.00

Harris, Ben, and Steve Shufton. X-RAY. (Book) Norhgate (QL), BH Design, 2010. 26pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00

Hass, Lawrence. INSPIRARTIONS – PERFORMING MAGIC WITH EXCELLENCE. (Book) N.pl., Theory & Art of Magic Press, 2017. Foreword by Eugene Burger. 350pp., illus., appendices, bibliography, 4to. Pictorial boards. A Near Fine copy. Offered at $33.00

Newly added! 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 $12.00

Herz, Bill with Paul Harris. SECRETS OF THE ASTONISHING EXECUTIVE. (Book) New York, Avon Books, 1991. 183pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Shows some wear with remainder mark on the bottom; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Hilliard, John Northern, CARD MAGIC: A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON MODERN CARD CONJURING. (Book) Minneapolis (MN), Carl W. Jones, 1945. First Edition. 586pp., illus., Index, large 8vo. Light green cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. The dust jacket is roughed up along the top and bottom edges with a clipped inside corner; Lee Jacobs stamp is above the publication data on the title page; two small rust spots on the front end paper; o/w internally condition is bright and clean and VG. Offered at $26.00

Hines, C.G. MODERN MYSTERIES. (Booklet) Minneapolis (MN). Modern Mysteries Publishing, 1915. 12pp., illus., 12mo. Dark maroon wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Holbrook, Brad. MAGIC CASTLE LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes and Addendum) New Orleans (LA), By the Author, 1976. 13pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner-stapled. Plus, SPECIAL ADDENDUM TO BRAD KOLBROOK’S MAGIC CASTLE LECTURE NOTES FOR JEFF BUSBY. (1977, 3pp., 4to, side-stapled). VG. Both offered together for $16.00

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 $16.00

Hood, Thomas. HOOD’S OWN: OR LAUGHTER FROM YEAR TO YREAR. BEING FORMER RUNNINGS OF HIS COMIC VEIN WITH AN EFFUSION OF NEW BLOOD FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION. A NEW EDITION. FIRST AND SECOND SERIES IN ONE VOLUME. (Book) London/New York, Ward, Lock and Co., n.d. (1861?). 564pp., frontisp., illus., 8vo. Original bright blue gilt-blocked cloth. Front board and spine nearly detached; spine has darkened; pages toned and roughed-up at the edges; o/w Good. An interesting volume that might be worth professional care to repair the binding. 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 $9.00

Hughes, Richard. FEATHER FLOWERS. (Lecture Nots) Ravenna (OH), Hughes Magic, 1985. Lacks pagination (13pp.), 4to. Corner stapled in yellow covers. Half page flyer on “Spring Flower Care” laid in. VG. Offered at $8.00

Hunter, Norman. SIMPLIFIED CONJURING FOR ALL. (Book) London, Hamlyn, 1999. Reprint of 1923 publication. 124pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG. Offered at $10.00

[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 $10.00

[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 $24.00

[Ireland Magic Company, L.L.]  IRELAND MAGIC COMPANY – CATALOG NO. 4 and CATALOG NO. 9 – 1942-43 EDITION.   (Two Magic Catalog Lot) Chicago, L.L. Ireland Magic Company, n.d. (1935 per Sperber’s CHECKLIST) and 1942. 80pp./116pp., illus., 8vo. Softbound saddle 1935 stapled in pink wraps and 1942 in light green pictorial wraps.  Some mild toning; o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $8.00

Newly added! Jakutsch, Jas (Gary Kurtz). COMPLETELY MENTAL NO. 1 – “THREE 4 ONE”. (Book) (Montreal QB), Jas Jakutsch, 1999. 29pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. OOP and difficult to find. Near fine. Offered at $75.00

Newly added! Jakutsch, Jas (Gary Kurtz). COMPLETELY MENTAL NO. 2 – “A KICK TO THE ONE-A…HEAD”. (Book) (Montreal, QB), Jas Jakutsch, 1999. 30pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. OOP and difficult to find. Near fine. Offered at $75.00

Newly added! Jakutsch, Jas (Gary Kurtz). COMPLETELY MENTAL NO. 3 – “DIVIDE AND CONQUER”. (Book) Montreal (QB), Jas Jakutsch, 1999. 17pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. OOP and difficult to find. Near fine. Offered at $75.00

Jensen, Jon. BUSINESS CARD MIRACLES. (Book) N.pl., By the Author, 1997. 32pp., illus., 4to. Glossy wraps. Small pink stain along bottom edge of the covers; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

[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 $46.00

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 $16.00 

Joseph, Eddie. FIFTEEN EXCITING MINUTES WITH A BORROWED DECK. (Booklet) Bideford (UK), Supreme Magic Company, n.d. 12pp., 4to.  Side stapled in green covers with black reverse lettering. VG+. Offered at $9.00

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 $9.00

Newly added! Kane, Peter and edited by Oscar Weigle KANE. (Book) New York, Magico Magazine, 1982. 153pp., illus., 8vo. Black buckram with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. Includes card magic, coin magic, ring and rope magic, Okito Coin Box magic and magic with an ESP deck. Former owner blind stamp on the title page; dust jacket is roughed up a bit along the top and bottom of the dust jacket; lightly soiled on the rear of the jacket; o/w a VG+ copy. Difficult to find and offered at $75.00

Kaplan, Philip. PUZZLE ME THIS. (Book) New York, Paperback Library, 1969. 94pp., illus., 12mo. Softbound in pictorial covers. Age toned throughout; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00

[Kaps, Fred] IT’S SO SIMPLE – THE LEGENDARY FRED KAPS MAGIC CIRCLE LECTURE. (CD-ROM and Lecture Notes) Martin Breese, 2002. Includes audio of the Lectures at the Magic Circle recorded first of May 1965, plus a copy of IT’S SO SIMPLE (Martin Breese, 2002, (24pp), illus., 12mo) in the vinyl case with the CD-ROM. Preowned and presumably played, but o/w appears As New. Offered at $16.00

Kaufman, Richard. WILLIAMSON’S WONDERS. (Book) New York, Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1989.  First edition, but later printing (1992). 96pp., illus., 4to. Black and white covered boards. Lacks dust jacket. Shows some use, but overall VG. Offered at $36.00

[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 $21.00

Newly added! King, Kevin. IDEAS BY KEVIN KING. (Booklet) Indianapolis (IN), Kevin King Enterprises, 1993. 7pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Some faint transfer smudges on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

King, Mac, and Mark Levy. TRICKS WITH YOUR HEAD. (Book) New York, Three Rivers Press, 2002. 203pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $7.00  

Koberg, Don, and Jim Bagnall. THE ALL NEW UNIVERSAL TRAVELLER – A SOFT-SYSTEMS GUIDE TO: CREATIVITY, PROBLEMM-SOLVING, AND THE PROCESS OF REACHING GOALS. (Book) Los Altos (CA), William Kaufmann Inc., 1981. Revised. 128pp, $8.00

Kohler, Bob. KOHLER’S TAP- IDEAS FROM THE UNDERGROUND RESERVE – VOLUME ONE. (Manuscript) n.pl., By the Author, 2001. 17pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 plastic comb bound in pictorial yellow covers. Offered at $12.00

[Kovari Special] THE IDEAS AND INVENTIONS OF THE GREAT KOVARI and KOVARI’S MASTER MAGIC. (Two-Booklet Lot) Both published in London by Kovari Magical Productions, n.d. and 1980. IDEAS is unpaged (16pp.) and MASTER MAGIC is 64pp. Both are illus., 8vo. Wraps and pictorial softbound. Both show some slight signs of use but are VG+. Offered as a lot at $12.00

Kuethe, F. William, Jr. (compiler). MISC-HEYL-ANEA – A SOUVENIR BOOKLET PRINTED TO ACCOMPANY THE LECTURE “THE HEYLS OF BALTIMORE”. (Lecture Notes) Notes from a lecture before the “31ST Magic Collectors’ Weekend”, April 27, 28 and 29, 2000. Contents include “Daub” (prev. unpublished), “Obit of a Business” (from 1965), ‘Juggling – An Annotated Checklist” from 1965, and “Memorabilia: Newspaper Article, Catalog (List) #1, Photograph, Obituary”. Hunt Valley (MD), By the Compiler, 2000. (36pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side-stapled in buff covers. Near Fine. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! Lair, Michael P. THIS SPUD’S FOR YOU! – A VERY AP-PEEL-ING CARD ROUTINE. (Booklet) Canton (OH), By the Author, 1985. First edition/first printing. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $6.00

[Larsen Family and GENII] “Farewell from the Larsen Family” – A Special Issue of GENII, THE INTERNATIONAL CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE, Volume 61 – Number 5 (September 1998).The last issue produced by a member of the Larsen family – includes cover photo and 17pp. of articles and photos. The complete issue also includes the customary features, columns and adverts. VG. Offered at $4.00

Newly added! Lawton, Don. LAWTON LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Hermann (MO), By the Author, n.d. 12pp., illus., 4to. Side-stapled in light green covers. VG. Offered at $12.00

Leach, Chuck. THE SHADOW PRINCIPLE – ADDITIONAL DIVERSIONS WITH DIE-CIPHER II. (Booklet) Joyce (WA), Chazpro Magic, 2007. 8pp., illus., 8vo. 8vo. ESP DIE-CIPHER (Chazpro, 1999, 8.5 x 11 sheet of instructions) is folded and laid in. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! [Lecture Notes Combo] A small lot of lecture notes by notable entertainers. (Four-Item Lot) FRED KAPS LECTURE BOOK (1972, 9pp.); Simon Lovell’s CARD TRICKS CAN BE FUN!! (late-1990’s, 38pp.); Jerry Mentzer’s SPECIAL LECTURE – CLUB AND STAGE NOTES (1994, 11pp.); and Jay Sankey’s MEMORABLE IMAGES LECTURE NOTES (1986, 16pp.). All are illustrated; 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled or plastic comb-bound (Sankey’s notes only). Kap’s notes have underlining and occasional written comments—all are o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $20.00

Lesley, Ted. PARAMIRACLES. (Book) Translated by Bill Palmer and Oliver Erens. Edited by Stephen Minch. Seattle, Hermetic Press, 1994. First edition. 293pp., illus., 8vo. Maroon cloth with metallic stamping in a dust jacket. Very mild edgewear on the dust jacket; former price written on the endpaper with some smudges from attempted erasure; o/w VG+. Offered at $66.00

Newly added! Levy, Robert with Joan Joseph. ROBERT LEVY’S MAGIC BOOK (Book) Toronto (ON), McClelland & Stewart, 1976, 201pp., illus., index, 8vo. Red cloth in a dust jacket. An ex-library copy with all of the typical disfigurements, but o/w quite Good. 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 $19.00

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 $12.00

Litzau, Edward A. HOW IT’S DONE – A COMPLETE EXPOSE OF TESTED FORMULAS FOR CARD MEN – HOW THET ARE MADE AND HOW THEY ARE APPLIED. (Booklet) Colon (MI), Abbott Magic Novelty Co., n.d. 31pp., 12mo. Light green wraps. VG+. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! Lloyd, Geoffrey. ANOTHER NIGHT. (Lecture Notes) N.pl., By the Author, 2001. 31pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. VG. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! 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 $20.00

Lovick. John. EXPERIENCE – THE MAGIC OF JON ALLEN. (Book) N.pl., Vanishing, Inc., 2009. 200pp., illus., 4to. Softbound. Near Fine. Offered at $36.00

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 $9.00

[Magic Collectors’ Association] Three Programs from Collectors’ Weekends. (Three-Program Lot) PROGRAM OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MAGIC COLLECTORS’ WEEKEND (Hyatt Regency Woodfield Hotel, Schaumburg, IL, May 27th, 28th & 29th, 1995, Guest of Honor John Alexander McKinven, 16pp.); SOUVENIR PROGRAMME OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MAGIC COLLECTORS’  ‘BRITISH’  WEEKEND (Hyatt Regency Woodfield Hotel, Schaumburg, IL, May 29-31,1997, Guest of Honot Paul Daniels, 23pp.); 35TH ANNUAL MAGIC COLLECTORS’ WEEKEND ( Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Kansas City, MO, May 20-22, 2004. Honoring Alton Sharpe, 16pp.,) All three programs are 8vo. in pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered as a lot at $16.00

[Magic, Inc.] MAGIC, INC. BOOK CATALOG ONE. (Magic Catalog) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., n.d.  Jay and Frances Marshall. 160pp., illus., index, 4to. Pictorial cover with plastic comb binding. Includes the Magic Inc. House Line of titles Has occasional checkmarks or notations, o/w VG. Offered at $6.00

[Magic, Inc.] BOOK CATALOG NO. 2 – “THE MAGIC INK” LINE OF BOOK CATALOGS. (Magic Catalog) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., n.d.  Jay and Frances Marshall. 236pp (+ 8pp. index)., illus., index, 4to. Pictorial covers with plastic comb binding. Several flyers laid in. VG+. Offered at $7.00

[Magic, Inc.] MAGIC INC. PRESENTS BOOK CATALOG NO. 3. (Magic Catalog) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., n.d.  Jay and Frances Marshall. 139pp. (+index and order blanks), illus., index, 4to. Pictorial cover with plastic comb binding. Has occasional checkmarks or notations, o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

[Magic, Inc.] MAGIC INC. CATEGORY CATALOG OF THE 1990’S – OVER 1500 TITLES AVAILABLE. (Magic Catalog) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., n.d.  Jay and Frances Marshall. 31pp., index, 4to. Indexed to CATALOGS 1, 2 and 3. Side stapled in printed covers. VG. Offered at $6.00

Take all four Magic, Inc., book related catalogs above for $22.00

Newly added! MAGIC IS FUN. (Three-issue Magazine Lot) Irv Feldman and David Robbins. New York City, D. Robbins & Company. 8.25 x 10.75 printed.  Published1946-47.  A complete file consists of seven issue, but this lot includes only the first three issues from 1946—N1 (Mar/April ’46), N2 (May/Aug), and N3 (Sept/Dec, ,46). All show some edgewear, but overall are VG.  Offer as a lot only for $10.00

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 $12.00

[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 $20.00

MAGIC NET. (Small Magazine Lot – ADB #3965) Lakshmi Das. Calcutta, India. Maya-Jaal International Magical Organisation (sic). Monthly. Printed – 5.5 x 8.75. Club newsletter/bulletin of general interest. This lot consists of 22 issues – running uninterrupted from Vol. 1: No. 11 (November 1960) through Vol. 3: No. 8 (August 1962). A complete run would consist of twelve volumes, but Alfredsen and Daily classify such a run as “Rare”. All issues in this lot are VG, Offered at $8.00

[Magic Smith] DOUBLE CROSS. (Trick) Magic Smith. Includes Double Cross pen, accessory and instructions. Demo: https: Now offered at $45.00

[Magic Smith] DOUBLE CROSS HOLSTER. (Accessory) Magic Smith. Includes Double Cross X-Stamper, with neodymium Magnets and instructions. New in original packaging. Offered at $16.00

[Magic Symposium/Jeff McBride] ADAM J. FLEISCHER PRESENTS THE MAGIC SYMPOSIUM – LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 24, 25 & 26, 1985 – JEFF MCBRIDE. (Poster) Printed for horizontal display in black and white 16” x 14”. VG+. Offered at $8.00

[Magical Innovators] Dominique Duvivier and Criss Smith. (Two-DVD Lot) DUVIVIER’S MAGIC – FROM OLD TO NEW – VOLUME 1(Mayette Magic Moderne, 2004, 150 minutes running time) and Criss Smith’s PERPLEX (Magic on Demand, n.d.). DUVIVIER’S MAGIC has been opened and presumably viewed, but o/w appears VG and PERPLEX is still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $5.00

MAGIKEREN – NORSK FAFBLAD FOR MAGIKERE. (Small Periodical Lot – Two Issues) Trans: MAGIKEREN – NORDIC TRADE JOURNAL FOR MAGICIANS. T. Nordnes, Oslo. Monthly. Offset printed. 8.25 x 11.75. In Norwegian. This small lot consists of two specimen issues: No. 255 (July 1946) and No. 257 (September 1946). Consisting of 18 pages and 14 pages respectively. General edgewear and toning, but overall, both issues are quite good. Offered at $4.00

Newly added! Magus, Jim. SEX AND THE SINGLE MAGICIAN – A MAGICIAN’S GUIDE TO PICKING UP GIRLS. (Booklet) Calgary, Micky Hades, 1974. 26pp., illus., 4to. Originally side stapled under cloth tape, but now wire spiral bound. Binder’s tape residue visible at the spine with some fold creases o/w VG.  Offered at $6.00

[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 $13.00

Maly, Charles J. CELESTIAL AGENT – AN EASY ROAD TO MIND READING, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL EFFECTS, AND MUSCLE READING, COMPLETE WITH LECTURE AND PATTER. (Book) Chicago, (IL), L.L. Ireland, 1944. 30pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow pictorial wraps. A Very nice copy Offered at $14.00

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 $18.00

Manos (Kartsakis). UNVEIL PART I. (Book) (UK), Haresign Pres, 2018. First edition. 88pp., illus., 8vo. Black cloth with silver spine and cover lettering (with a large red “V” on the front cover. New, but damaged in shipping with a scratch and small cloth nick on the back cover. Offered at $40.00

[Marlo, Ed] A Marlo Foursome. (Four-Booklet Lot) The lot includes: ED MARLO ON THE ACROBATIC CARDS (Magic, Inc., 1968. 80pp.); ACTION PALM (By the Author, 1956, 54pp.); CARD FAN PRODUCTIONS (Magic, Inc., 1960, 23pp.) and THE TABLED PALM (By the Author, 1969, 38pp.). All are 8vo in wraps and VG. Offered as a lot at $12.00

Marshall, Frances and Jay, and a panel of experts. THE SUCCESS BOOK: VOLUME TWO. (Book) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., 1982. (260pp.), index, illus., 4to.  Plastic comb bound. The edges of some pages are a bit roughed; o/w quite Good. Offered at $6.00

Martineau, Francis B. MIRACLE SILK. (Booklet) Wynnewood (PA), Harold R. Rice, 1945. 4pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow and blue pictorial wraps. Former owner name printed on front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00

[Master Card Work] Chris Priest and Rodney Reyes. (A Two-DVD Lot) Chris Priest’s MASTER CARD ROUTINES. (WizardFX, 2008, running time 119 minutes); and Rodney Reyes’ SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS – CONFESSIONS OF A MAGICIAN. (AOI Magic, n.d., no running time provided.) Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG. Both offered as a lot for only $4.00

Newly added! 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 $12.00

McElhones, The. MAGICAL MYSTERIES – MAGIC MADE EASY. (Book) New York, Rand McNally & Co., 1929. 140pp., illus., 8vo. Decorative stamped cloth boards.  Cloth is darkened at the top of the spine; has been damp with a water stain along the top third of the book—resulting in some stiffness; former owner name stamp on front end-paper and one page in; some scribbling on the rear end paper and on some photos throughout; despite defects, overall condition is fair and a serviceable reading copy. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! McLeod, Colin. EPIPHANIES. (Signed/Inscribed Book) N.pl., By the Author, 2015. 139pp., illus., 12mo. White covers with black lettering. Warmly inscribed to the former owner and signed by the author in 2015. Near Fine. Offered at $80.00

[Mental Magic] A lot of four booklets on mental Magic. (Four-Booklet Lot) This lot includes: Theo Annemann’s EN RAPPORT (D. Robbins., 1965, 20pp.); Frank Chapman’s TWENTY STUNNERS WITH A NAIL WRITER (Lee Grey, n.d., 25pp.); Milbourne Christopher’s MORE ONE MAN MENTAL MAGIC ( Louis Tannen, 1954, 15pp.); and Terri Roger’s WORD OF MIND 2 (By the Author,  n.d., 16pp.). All four are 8vo in wraps. The cover of Christopher’s booklet is chipped around the edges and the other three are all in VG condition. Offered as a lot at $9.00

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 $23.00

Mercy, Martin. YOUR MAGIC CLUB – A ROAD MAP TO SUCCESS. (Book) Chicago (IL), Mercy Me Magic, 2013. 52pp., illus., 4to. Spiral wire bound in colorful covers. Attractive and Near Fine Offered at $9.00

Meyer, Jerome S. FUN FOR THE FAMILY. (Book) New York, Garden City Publishers, 1939. 288pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth in a dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). Some wear and light chipping to the edges of the dust jacket; o/w VG. 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 $10.00

[Moore, Brian Thompson] LIBERTY COIN VANISH. (DVD) Magic Makers, 2008. No running time given. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

[Moorehouse, Hank] A pair of booklets from Hank Moorehouse. (Two-Booklet Lot) COMEDY ON STAGE (By the Author, 1988, 12pp., illus.,); and HANDBOOK FOR ADULT BANQUET SHOWS (Abbott’s Magic Co., 1982, 19pp., illus.) Both are 8vo saddle stapled in paper wraps. VG. Offered at $4.00

Newly added! Moscovich, Ivan. MIND BENDERS – GAMES OF SHAPE. (Book) New York, Vintage Books, 1986. First edition. 64pp., illus., 8vo. As New. Offered at $12.00

Murray, Michael. EXPERIMENTAL LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) N.pl., By the Author, 2023. 42pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in pictorial covers. Includes “marking guide” and prop and link to tutorial for bonus routine “Show Reel”. As New. Offered at $32.00

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 $31.00

Newly added! Naldrett, Percy. EXPERT MAGIC. (Booklet) Portsmouth (UK), By the Author, 1922. 93pp., illus. (+adverts), 8vo. Wraps. Wraps are fragile and chipped around the edges and spine; heavily toned at the edges and on the end papers; o/w internally complete and generally quite good. Offered at $20.00

Newly added! Naldrett, Percy. MAGICAL NOTES AND NOTIONS. (Booklet) Portsmouth (UK), By the Author, 1920. Second edition. Lacks pagination (32pp.), illus. (+adverts), 8vo. Wraps. Wraps are fragile and  chipped around the edges and separated at the spine; toned on the end papers; o/w internally complete and generally quite good. Offered at $20.00

[Neale, Robert, with Michael Weber] CELEBRATIONS OF SIDES – THE NONSENSE WORLD OF ROBEET NEALE. (DVD) Murphy’s Magic Supplies, 2006. No running time provided. Previously owned and presumably viewed, o/w VG+.  Offered at $16.00

[Nefesch (Luis Jose Flores)] THE MAGIC OF NEFESCH – VOLUME 1 – PENETRATIONS AND MORE; VOLUME 2 – IMPOSSIBLE MAGIC; and VOLUME 3 – MIND MAGIC (Three Two-DVD Sets) all three by Titanis Magic Productions in 2008. Total running time for all six DVDs is nine and a half hours. Previously owned and presumably viewed, o/w VG.  All six DVDs—three double DVD sets—offered as a lot for $10.00

[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 $15.00

Newly added! Nist, Red. REDEMPTION. (Book) N. pl., 3 Monkeys Publishing, 2024. 60pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound with black and white lettering. See: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/20294   As new. Offered at $36.00

NORGIL. (Poster) An 18” x 26” poster by Steranko of the fictional character Norgil the Magician created by Maxwell Grant (a.k.a. Walter Gibson) for the publication of NORGIL THE MAGICIAN in 1977 by Mysterious Press. Poster has a small crease at the lower right-hand corner that could be easily hidden if framed or eliminated if trimmed; o/w VG. Would be rolled in a tube for shipping. Offered at $17.00

Newly added! Olsen, Steve. BIRTHDAY BOUNTY – THE PARTY PROFIT BOOK. (Booklet) Tacoma (WA), By the Author, 1990. 19pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb-bound in yellow pictorial covers. VG. Offered at $20.00

Osterlind, Richard. THE VERY MODERN MINDREADER AND OTHER MIRACLES. (Booklet) n.pl. (Fallmouth, KY), By the Author, 2002.  First edition. 26pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $14.00

[Owen Brothers] OWEN MAGIC SUPREME – CATALOG NO. 4. (Magic Catalog) Los Angeles, Owen Magic Supreme, 1955. 30pp., 4pp. of illus., 4to. (nom. 8.5 x 11). Red w/ black lettering wraps. Shows wear at the spine, o/w a VG copy.  Offered at $6.00

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 $19.00

Newly added! Pavel. MAGICALLY YOURS, PAVEL -LECTURE NOTES 82. (Lecture Notes) Geneva (CH), Pavel’s TOPMAGIC, 1982. 12pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow wraps. VG. Offered at $10.00

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 $11.00

Petrick. (Petrick Krejcik). Two lecture notes booklets from Petrick. (Two-Booklet Lot) PETRICK’S LECTURE NOTES – ONE MINUTE MIRACLES #2. (1998, 18pp., envelope with gimmicks is stapled inside the final page and unopened); and THE MAGIC OF PETRICK AND MIA. (Early 1990’s,18pp.) Both are 4to and plastic comb bound. VG. Offered as a pair $7.00

Newly added! Pierce, Jeff. THE CARDWARP TOUR – A COMPILATION OF ROUTINES AND SCRIPTS INSPIRED BY ROY WALTON’S “CARDWARP” EFFECT. (Book) Orlando (FL), JPM Publishing, 2012. First edition. 192pp., illus., references, 4to. Pictorial boards. New. Offered at $40.00

Newly added! Pink, Ran. T-REX – FIERCE, MIND-RIPPING TECHNIQUES. (Book) N.pl., WorldWideMagic.com, 2012. First edition. 116pp., illus., links to contributors, 4to. Orange pictorial boards. Supplemental DVD tipped in at the rear. New. Offered at $55.00

Planche, Frederick D’arros. EVENING AMUSEMENTS FOR EVERYONE – A COLLECTION OF MIRTHFUL GAMES, PARLOUR PASTIMES, SHADOW PLAYS, MAGIC, CONJURING, CARD TRICKS, CHEMICAL SURPRISES, FIREWORKS, FORFEITS, &c. (Book) Philadelphia (PA), Porter & Coates, n.d. (but given as a gift copy at Christmas 1886). 282pp. (+6pp adverts), illus. (George Cruikshank and others), 8vo. Ornamental greenish-yellow cloth with blind, gold, and black stamping. General light wear to the extremities with some soiling and spots on the rear cover; several erasures on the end papers; both end papers are detached and laid in; toned and rather brittle throughout; o/w a Fair copy with all of its faults. Offered at $15.00

Newly added! Randi, The Amazing and Bert Randolph Sugar. HOUDINI: HIS LIFE AND ART. (Book) New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. 191pp., illus., index, 4to. Boards in dust jacket. An ex-library copy; dust jacket has a ragged top edge and general edgewear with library markings; inside is in good shape and generally it is a Good copy. Also includes: a 9 x 12 reproduction of a lobby card from “The Man From Beyond”; a one-page reproduction of an11 x 17 article “Houdini’s Secrets Lost Forever ?” by Walter Gibson as it appeared in the September 2, 1945 AMERICAN WEEKLY; and an 8 x 10 glossy copy of Houdini and Lila Lee in a still from “Terror Island” –all are laid in. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Randi, James. FLIM-FLAM! PSYCHICS, ESP, UNICORNS AND OTHER DELUSIONS. (Book) Amherst (NY), Prometheus Books, 1982. 342pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Paperbound. Shows some general wear; label residue at the base of the spine; but o/w a Good copy. Offered at $8.00

Rauscher, William V. S.S. ADAMS: HIGH PRIEST OF PRANKS AND MERCHANT OF MAGIC. (Book) Oxford (CT), David E. Haversat, 2002. 150pp., illus., 4to. Colorful pictorial boards. As new. Offered for $36.00

Rawlins, Chris. DECLASSIFIED – A FULL SHOW IN THREE PARTS. (Booklet, Props and On-line Tutorial) n.pl. (UK), By the Author, 2024. This is the PRO version. See Demo: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/mentalism/declassified/ Prop – 8.5 x 11 glossy pages held by clip; Booklet – lacks pagination (20pp.), illus., 8vo in wraps and link to 90-minute online tutorial. As new. Offered at $33.00  

[Regil, Jean] JEAN REGIL – MAGIC SHOW. (Poster) Full color poster (16” x 23”) of French magician Jean Regil (circa 1980’s). Originally from Lyon (FR). VG. Offered at $9.00

Reum, Dr. Earl L. and Lindsay E. Smith. COMMUNICATING WITH MAGIC: THE SPEAKER’S GUIDE TO MAGIC, THE MAGICIAN’S GUIDE TO SPEAKING (including the complete text of Earl Reum’s MAGIC FOR THE CIVIC CLUB. (Book) Littleton (CO), Reum & Smith Books, 2002. 103pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Has periodic checkmarks or an occasional notation; o/w VG. Offered  at $12.00

RICHARD’S ALMANAC. (Twelve Issue Lot – ADB#5895) Richard Kaufman. New York. Monthly until 1985 and quarterly thereafter. Printed. 8.5 x 11. This lot is a partial file of Volume One, Number One (September 1982) through Volume One, Number 12 (August1983)—missing Number Two, Number Four and the Winter Extra 1982-83—but includes the other extras and index wrapper–plus the Michael Skinner issue December 1983. All are individual loose issues—some three-hole punched. Face edge of the Index wrapper is a bit roughed up and worn; o/w VG. As a lot. Offered at $5.00

Richardson, Barrie. THEATER OF THE MIND. (Book) Rancho Cordoba (CA), Hermetic Press/Penguin Magic, 2021. 304pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Purple cloth with metallic lettering in a dust jacket. New. Offered at $37.00

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 $16.00

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 $31.00

Newly added! 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 $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 $19.00

Scarne, John. SCARNE ON CARDS. (Book) New York, Crown Publishers, 1968. Fourth printing/ revised edition, 1968. 439pp., illus., index, 8vo. Light green/gray cloth with dark green lettering. Lacks a dust jacket. Several small spots on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

[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 $21.00

Shaw, William Henry James. MAGIC AND ITS MYSTERIES – EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED. (Booklet – Catalog) (Cover title: HELLER’S BOOK OF MAGIC) Detroit (MI), Johnson & Smith Company, n.d.(1940’s- 50’s). 102pp. (+24pp. adverts.), illus., 12mo. Paperbound. Attributed to Heller on the cover only. Spine is starting to split a bit at the top with a small chip at the spine; browning/toning throughout; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00

[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 $10.00

Shrine Circus [Vintage Program] Houston (TX), Arabia Temple, 1942. Performance at Sam Houston Coliseum Nov. 7-14, 1942. 16pp., illus.,  4to. Colorful pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Silbermintz, Moses. TRICKS THAT WORK VOLUME ONE and JOKES THAT WORK – TWO BOOKS IN ONE. (Book) Studio City (CA), Magic Apple. 2001. (44pp.), illus., 8vo. Paper bound. New. Offered at $12.00

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 $36.00

Newly added! Silverman, Kenneth. HOUDINI!!! THE CAREER OF ERICH WEISS – AMERICA’S SELF-LIBERATOR, EUROPE’S ECLIPSING SENSATION, WORLD’S HANDCUFF KING AND PRISON BREAKER – NOTHING ON EARTH CAN HOLD HOUDINI A PRISONER!!! (Book) New York, Harper Collins, 1996. First edition. xi., 465pp., illus., source guide, index, 8vo. Black cloth over blue boards with silver lettering in a dust jacket. A 10pp. article “The Death of Houdini” by William Kalush and Larry Sloman from the December 2006 GENII is clipped and laid in at the rear. A Fine copy. Offered at $28.00

Simon, William. MATHEMATICAL MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1993. Preface by Martin Gardner. 187pp (+Adverts.), illus., 8vo. Paperbound with pictorial covers. Shows some use with a small chip on the upper front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

[Skulkor] FACESHIFTER. (DVD with Gimmick) Skulkor, n.d. DVD with gimmick (designed for red Bicycles) laid in case. Previously owned and presumably viewed, o/w As New.  Offered at $18.00

[Society of American Magicians] 1902 – 2002 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF MAGIC – WHERE IT ALL BEGAN – 74th 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 $23.00

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 $29.00

[SPHINX] THE SPHINX VOLUMES 1 – 52. (PDF Facsimile on Two DVD-ROMs) Editors William John Hilliar, Robert M. Wilson, and John Mulholland. Lybrary.Com, 2003. Set #23. Almost 17,000 pages with global hyperlinked table of contents and global hyperlinked index. Two DVD-ROMs in vinyl case with original advertising wrapper.  Preowned and presumably viewed/used, but o/w appears As New. Offered at $23.00

[Stagecraft] Two items on the theatrical aspects of magic. (Two-Booklet Lot) L.C. Collier’s WHAT IS A STAGE AND HOW DO I USE IT (Poof Products, 2000, 15pp., illus., 4to., plastic comb bound; and Geoffrey Williams THE THEATRICAL APPROACH TO MAGIC (Theatrical Magic, 1984, 12pp., loose (8.5 x 11 sheets in a report folder).  Both are VG+. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! [Stars of the Circus] Magazine clipping from a 1937 Camel cigarette ad campaign. Features Antoinette Concello, Hugo & Mario Zacchini and Dorothy Herbert. Full color. From a nominal 10 x 13 (LIFE or POST sized) magazine. Clip only. Has been stored flat and other than a corner fold is VG. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Strivings, Mark. MAGIC FOR YOUNG-UN’S: A COLLECTION OF FUN, FROLIC, FOOLISHNESS … AND A BUNCH OF MAGIC ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. (Booklet) Flagstaff (AZ), By the Author, 1998. 49pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Shows general light wear; some penciled check-marks on the contents page; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Stebbins, Si. CARD TRICKS AND THE WAY THEY ARE PERFORMED. (Wee Book – #665 in Ricard’s Checklist) Philadelphia (PA), Kanter’s Magic Shop, n.d. 8pp., illus., 16mo. One single sheet folded to 8pp. (3.25 x 5.25) with red and black pictorial printing on the first facing page. Folded rather unevenly; some light wear along the spine edge; o/w still bright and VG. Offered at $4.00

Stride, Richard, and Alan Wassilak.  SCATTER THOUGHT – REVELATION OF RICHARD STRIDE’S PSEUDO-PSYCHIC’S OFF-CENTER TEAR IN WHICH THIS UNIQUE MOVE IS EXPLAINED AND VARIOUS UTILIZATIONS ARE SUGGESTED. (Booklet) Somerville (MA), Absolutely Magic and Uncanny Press, 2005. Third edition. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Colorful pictorial wraps. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Tamariz, Juan, and Gema Navarro. VERBAL MAGIC. (Book) Translated by Rafael Benatar. Seattle (WA), Hermetic Press, 2008. First edition. 155pp., illus., bibliography, 8vo. Maroon cloth over cream boards with gilt stamping on the spine and front cover in a dust jacket. New with a slight wrinkle on the edge of the upper edge of the jacket. Offered at $45.00

[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 $16.00

Newly added! [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 reprinted following the index. VG. Offered at $16.00

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 $10.00

[TAOM] TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MAGICIANS – CONVENTION ’96. (Souvenir Poster) An 11 x 17 poster produced to advertise and as a souvenir for the Texas Association of Magicians convention held at the Hyatt Regency in Houston August 30 – September 2, 1996.Featured acts include Kevin James, Christopher Hart, Vito Lupo, Jonathan David Bass, Chuck Smith, Martin Lewis, Mike Skinner, Bob Sheets, Mark Merchant, Bob King, Dan Garrett, Claude Sims, Michael Ross, Roger Klause, Samuel Patrick Smith, and many others for shows and lectures. Poster is in Near Fine condition and will be shipped rolled. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Taylor, Steve. “MY FAVORITE GOSPEL MAGIC ROUTINES”—THE FIRST THREE YEARS – 13 ORIGINAL GOSPEL MAGIC ROUTINES. (Booklet) Portland (OR), By the Author, 1997. 38pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets, side stapled in pictorial cover sheets. VG. Offered at $12.00

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 $19.00

[Tenyo] MAGICAL SNEAKERS. (Props and Instructions) Tenyo, 2007. Multiple tricks with small sneaker shaped cards. Created by Takayuki Kumazawa and Toru Suzuki with English instructions by Steve Cohen. New, but has been opened for inspection and repackaged. Offered at $4.00

[Thompson, Bill, featuring Peter Nardi and Martin Sanderson] WINK’S DIARY. (DVD) RSVP Magic.com, 2008. Running time 21 minutes. As released, in original vinyl case. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

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 $9.00

Newly added! [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 $40.00

[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 $90.00

Trumps. (William Brisbane Dick) THE AMERICAN HOYLE OR GENTLEMAN’S HAND-BOOK OF GAMES. (Book) New York, Dick & Fitzgerald Publishing Company, 1892. Fifteenth edition. 514pp., illus., tall 12mo. Red publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and decorations and black borders on the front board and spine; rear board with decorations in blind. Brown coated endpapers and pastedowns. Very modest edgewear; spine is sunned and somewhat faded; light toning on the edges; o/w VG and a handsome copy. Offered at $25.00

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 $38.00

Newly added! Tyler, Wilfred. PLAYING WITH MAGIC – A GUIDE TO THE SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT OF CHILDREN. (Book) London, George Armstrong, 1953. First edition. 107pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo.  Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some edgewear with several small, closed tears/chips; Chanin shop sticker inside; o/w VG. Offered at $20.00

Vergilio, Ron. OFFERING. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, 1976. 9pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Impromptu ring off rope or ribbon routine. VG. Offered at $4.00

[Vernon, Dai/Roberto Giobbi] ROBERTO GIOBBI’S DAI VERNON SEMINAR. (Two-DVD Set) Vanishing Inc, 2015. Running time three hours. Two DVDs with slipcase. Includes an 80-page PDF of DAI VERNON: LIFE AND WORK. Outer cardboard slipcase has been pulled at the edge and repaired; DVDs have been opened and presumably viewed but appear VG. Offered at $26.00

[Vire, Maxence] FOLLOW. (Coin Transposition) Magic Dream and Maxence Vire. All props in a black bag. See demo: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/close-up-magic/follow/ Link to on-line instructions. Package has been opened for inspection, but o/w New. Offered at $15.00

Newly added! Wade, Eddy. HOW TO PROMOTE LIKE A STAR – THEATRICAL PROMOTIONAL SAMPLER KIT. (Diverse Items Assembled As A Kit) Mt. Holly (NC) The Magic of Eddie Wade, (early 2000’s) Three multi sided (8.5 x11) guides to various promotional topics and 16+ samples/examples of advertising copy, and design and layout pieces—from Wade and other performers—all in an oversized (10” x 15”) envelope.  Outer envelope is a bit roughed-up at the edges, but inner material is generally VG+. Offered as a lot at $10.00

Wade, John. TEACH YOURSELF MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) Lincolnwood (IL), NTC Publishing, 1997. 92pp., illus., bibliog., 12mo. Paperbound. Former owner name on front end paper; o/w VG+. Offered at $7.00

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 $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 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 $18.00

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 $23.00

Wells, H.G. THE DESERT DAISY. (Limited Edition Facsimile Book) Urbana (IL), Beta Phi Mu, 1957. With an introduction by Gordon M. Ray. xixpp./96pp., illus. (by the author), 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. A facsimile reprint of Wells earliest surviving narrative composed sometime between 1878-1880 when Wells was 12 or 13. Some cover spots; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

[Werlen, Gabriel] DEVIL’S CUPS. (Trick) Marchand de Truc and Mindbox. It comes with four specially prepared polished aluminum cups; three different color dice; and a leather pouch for easy storage. See demo: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/20223 New. Offered at $28.00

[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 $40.00 

Newly added! Whiter, Barb. MAGIC – UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF MAGIC TRICKS & BECOME A MASTER OF ILLUSION. (Book) New York, Mud Puddle Books, 2001. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound.  VG. Offered at $8.00

Williams, Mitch. And Richard Osterlind). ACT BUILDING TOOLKIT FOR MAGICIANS. (Notebook with Inserts) Canton (IL), By the Author, 2001/2004. 110pp. (47pp/63pp +extras), illus./graphs, bibliog., 4to. All packaged in a three-ring binder. ESSAYS by Richard Osterlind (2004, 47pp); ACT BUILDING TOOLKIT…MANUAL by Mitch Williams (2001, 63pp.); HOW TO MAKE ALL YOUR SHOWS GO SMOOTHLY – TWENTY-FIVE TIPS – Special Report (2pp.); ART OF MAGIC CREATIVE PACKET (26pp.); THE CREATIVE PROCESS (Audio Cassette); BALANCED MOVEMENT (Audio Cassette); and WORKSHEETS (MS Word doc and pdf formats on a 3.5 disk drive). White vinyl ring binder has some light soiling and ink transfers on the rear and a few mild Originally sold for $199.00. now offered at $44.00

Newly added! 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 $12.00

[Wright, Tom] CHILL 2.0. (Gimmick and Full Tutorial) Tom Wright, 20024. Custom made gimmick with tutorial link. See demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqGNxGVzyKY  New. Offered at $21.00

Zoss, Tom. BECOMING KNOWN. (Booklet) South Bend (IN), By the Author, 1977. 23pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow pictorial wraps. Cover starting to split at the bottom of the spine; o/w quite Good Offered at $5.00

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