REVERSE AUCTION FOR March 1, 2026
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Here is the latest version of the Reverse Auction released Sunday (March 1, 2026). More vintage and many newer magic books of all types, some unusual items, histories and biographies, small booklets on diverse subjects and, of course, a lot of just great books/booklets at increasingly affordable prices—with many as low as $4, $5 or $6 each. If you see something of interest, verify availability with an email query to us and we will respond with the total cost including shipping at standard rates (or priority, if requested). We hope to be back in touch with everyone within 24 hours of your query. We always respond to everyone in the order that your queries are received. Zip codes are helpful with your query and, if you are located outside the U.S. or live in Missouri, please include where you want your order shipped.
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Bargain Buy This Week: Pick any three $4.00 or $5.00 items (books, booklets or even small lots) and buy all three for only $10.00!
[Accessories and Common Props – Small Booklet Lot #2] A lot of five small format (8vo) booklets on common props and accessories: Magic-Ian (a.k.a. Ian Sutz’s) MAGIC WITH STEEL BALL AND TUBE (by the Author, 1982, 31pp.); Harold Rice and W.T. Van Zandt’s THRU THE DYE TUBE (Silk King Studia, 1965, 48pp); Stuart Robson and Ralph W. Read’s FLASH PAPER TIPS (Louis Tannen, 1951, 56pp.); Don Tanner’s FIFTY WAYS TO USE A CARD BOX (Magic Inc., n.d., 28pp.); and Hen Fetsch’s MILK PITCHER MAGIC (D. Robbins, 1952, 36pp.). All are saddle stapled in wraps. VG. Offered as a lot at $8.00
Newly added! [Albert, Les] HOWARD BALTUS PRESENTS MORE WITH LES – THE MAGIC OF LES ALPERT. (DVD) Click Studio, n.d. Running time one hour 53 minutes. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG+. Offered at $12.00
[Albinana, Gonzalo, and Crazy Jokers] CERA. (Mentalism Utility Device) Gonzalo Albinana and Crazy Jokers. Revolutionary swami device with giant writing & multi-color options. CERA mentalism system includes props and 65 effects with link to four hours of online training. New. Offered at $29.00
Newly added! Alburger, James. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER: PRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE MAGIC ACT TO MUSIC. (Book) San Diego, Hades Publications, 1981. Second printing. 149pp. (+ blank pages for notes), illus., 8vo. Perfect-bound. VG+. Now offered at $10.00
Alex, Lee. “TIME FOR A CHANGE?” (Cover title: “TIME FOR A CHANGE?” – REFRESHING QUICK CHANGE TECHNIQUES FOR THE WORKING MAGICIAN) (Book) N.pl., By the Author, 2009. First edition. 187pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Offered at $27.00
Newly added! [Allen, Jon] DOWN TO ONE. (Gimmicks and Instructions) N.pl., (UK), By the Author, 6pp., illus., 4to. Saddle stapled in 8.25” x 11.75” pictorial covers. Gimmicks (envelope and coin) are laid in. Shows modest use/wear from handling; o/w VG+. Offered at $50.00
[Ammar, Michael] MAGICAL ARTS JOURNAL – TRIPLE ISSUE. (Signed Periodical – ADB/SAF #41855) Magical Arts Journal. Volume Two: No. 4, 5 & 6. Austin, TX, 1989. 48pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Signed/inscribed to former owner on front cover, o/w near fine. Offered at $4.00
Andrus, Jerry. ANDRUS DEALS AGAIN – NO. 1 OF A SERIES – HIDE-AWAY-CARD AND FOLD-AWAY-CARD. (Signed Booklet) Portland (OR), STAR MAGIC CO., 1957. 6pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial rad and white wraps. Signed by Jerry inside the front cover and dated 24 May 1987. Small mark on back cover; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00
Annemann, Ted. ANNEMANN’S CARD MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications,1977. Combined edition of FULL DECK IMPROMTU… and ANNEMANN’S MIRACLES OF CARD MAGIC. 188pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG. Offered at $5.00
Newly added! [Anon.] MAGIC FOR HOME AND STAGE. (Inside Title: MAGIC TRICKS (AS PRESENTED BY HERMAN, RENO, KELLER AND OTHER LEADING MAGICIANS) (Pulp Booklet) Chicago (IL), Max Stein Publishing, (circa 1914-25). 22pp. (+adverts with samples for cartoons, humorous stories, and other booklets), illus., tall 12mo. (8.25” x 7.75”). Saddle stapled in red, white and black pictorial wraps. Cover is chipped in several place with some minor chipping and toning on interior pages; former owner name inside front cover; o/w a Good copy. Offered at $20.00
Newly added! Atmore, Joseph. DUNNINGER’S BRAIN BUSTERS. (Book) Humble (TX), H & R Magic Books, 2001. First edition. 111pp., illus., notes, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. New. Offered at $40.00
[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 $10.00
Ayling, Will. SIMPLY MAGIC: LECTURE – UNITED STATES TOUR. (Inscribed/Signed Lecture Notes) Fareham UK, By the Author, 1976. (16pp.), illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in wraps. Inscribed to the former owner inside the front cover. VG+. Offered at $4.00
Bagshawe, Edward. PROUDLOCK’S EGG BAG AND FOUR-ACE PRESENTATIONS. (Booklet) London, L. Davenport & Co., n.d. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle-stapled in pictorial wraps. A bright clean copy inside and out; VG+. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Bannon, John. MENTALISSIMO – CLOSE-UP MENTALISM FOR CARD AFICIONADOS. (Signed/Inscribed Book) Chicago (IL), Squash Publishing, 2016. First edition.216pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Red cloth with black spine and cover lettering in a dust jacket. Inscribed to the former owner, signed and dated 8/16. Near Fine. Offered at $55.00
Baxter, Thomas (comp. and ed.). THE OPEN PREDICTION PROJECT – A HISTORY AND 51 VARIATIONS. (Book) Oakville (ON), AMS, 2010. Second edition. 293pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering in a dust jacket. As new. Offered at $36.00
Belton, John, and Joella Cramblit. DICE GAMES. (Book) Milwaukee (WI), Raintree Publishers Limited, 1976. 47pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial library binding with green and black stamping. Top1/3 of the cover has some reddish-brown stains—especially near the spine—and some spots on the back cover; former owner name and blind stamp; family gift inscription to another former owner; o/w Good. Offered at $5.00
Bicknell, Frank M. BLITZEN THE CONJURER. (Fiction with a Magic Theme) Philadelphia (PA), Henry Altemus Company, 1906. 130pp., illus., 12mo. Handsome pictorial cloth boards with black, orange, gold and yellow stamping. Some light exterior soiling; pp73-76 have detached and are laid in; o/w a nice tight copy and VG. Offered at $7.00
Blackstone, Harry. BLACKSTONE’S MODERN CARD TRICKS AND SECRETS OF MAGIC. (Book with original Dust Jacket) Garden City (NY), Garden City Publishing Co., 1941. (467pp.) 201pp and 265pp., illus., 8vo. Redish cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. This is the first combined edition of the two titles which were originally published in 1929 and 1932. The original dust jacket is about 90% complete (and now in a Mylar protective sleeve); general wear at the extremities; o/w a VG solid copy—and even more desirable with the dust jacket present. Offered at $7.00
Newly added! Blackstone, Harry. BLACKSTONE’S SECRETS OF MAGIC. (Book) North Hollywood (CA), Wilshire Book Company, 1974. New, revised edition. 164pp. (+ adverts.), illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Shows light usage, but VG. Offered at $10.00
Brandreth, Gyles. QUICK AND EASY MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) Mahwah (NJ), Watermill Press, 1989. 96pp., illus., index, 12mo. Paperbound in colorful pictorial covers. Near fine. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! [BRASS COIN CYLINDER – QUARTER SIZE] No manufacturing information or instructions. Bottom falls away with slight pressure on the coin for removal or switching of the coin. Bottom is a snug fit and virtually undetectable on casual examination. Condition is VG. Offered at $30.00
Newly added! Breese, Martin (editor and comp.) THE MAGIC OF AL KORAN. (Book) London, Martin Breese, 1983. 93pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Red cloth with silver stamping in a dust jacket. Jacket shows some use and light toning along the top edge; o/w VG+. Offered at $40.00
BRICK WALL—HOLE IN THE WALL PUZZLE (Puzzle/Optical Illusion) A two-piece pressed neoprene board (8.5” x 10.5”) with brick wall pattern on one side and blue sky with white clouds on the verso. Puzzle boards only—no instructions or suggested patter. Has been handled and used, but overall VG. Offered at $7.00
[Brodien, Marshall/TV Magic] A five-Booklet Lot from Marshall Brodien and TV Magic, including: Brodien’s FIFTY TV MAGIC TRICKS. (Schaumburg, IL, TV Magic Ltd., n.d., 24pp.); and his FIFTY TV MAGIC TRICKS/CINQUANTE TOURS DE MAGIE TV. (A Bi-lingual Magic Set Instruction Booklet, Montreal/ Mississauga QC and ON, n.d. 32pp/32pp., English/French booklets published back-to-back in pictorial paper wraps); TV MAGIC KIT – INSTRUCTION BOOKLET (Schaumburg, IL, TV Mystery Products, one sheet of 8.5 x 22in quad-folded to produce a 16pp,. booklet); TV MAGIC SET – SECRET INSTRUCTIONS (Schaumburg, IL TV Mystery Products, 1974, 24pp.); and TV MONEY MAGIC SHOW – SECRET INSTRUCTIONS (Schaumburg, 1976, 22pp.) All are Saddle stapled in paper wraps and 8vo unless otherwise described. Covers on MONEY MAGIC and the bi-lingual booklet are toned a bit and show some mild edge wear; French-English cover also has a round price sticker shadow; o/w Good. Offered at $9.00
Brooke, Ken, and Paul Stone. THE KEN BROOKE SERIES NUMBER 1: “THE MAGIC BOX”. (Booklet) London, Paul Stone, 1981. 11pp., plus 5pp. of illustrations, 4to. Plastic comb bound. An extra set of printed illustrations is laid in Brooke’s explanation and routining for the Okito Box. The coverers are roughed up a bit at the corners, o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! BUFFALO BILL’S WILD WEST. (Exhibit Program Booklet) Program booklet for the exhibit of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show artifacts, posters and memorabilia at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds (UK) in 1999. 32pp., illus., 4to. (8.25 x 11.5) Saddle stapled in full color glossy covers. Lower corner is bumped; o/w VG+. Offered at $12.00
Burns, Russ. “COIN OF BLACK THOUGHTS” – PAUL DIAMOND PRESENTS MAGICAL MASTERPIECES #4. (Booklet) Fort Lauderdale (FL), Paul Diamond’s Magic and Fun Shop, n.d. (9pp.), illus., wide 8vo. White wraps. Former owner has added some annotations to enhance instructions. Toning a bit at the edges; o/w Good . Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Busby, Jeff. COIN IN BOTTLE PLUS – A PROFESSIONAL ROUTINE AS USED BY JOHNNY THOMPSON, “THE GREAT TOMSONI”. (Booklet) Oakland (CA), Jeff Busby, 1982. First Edition. 18pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in light blue pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
Cannell, J.C. THE SECRETS OF HOUDINI. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1973. 279pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Light edgewear with some cover creasing front and back; former owner name written inside front cover; o/w Good. Offered at $4.00
[Card Magic Booklets – Lot #1] A four-booklet lot on card tricks, including: Tom Batchelor’s CANADIAN CARD CONTROL (Magic Inc., 1971, 18pp., 52pp.); Jean Fare’s CARD TRICKS, FRENCH STYLE (Magic Inc, 1977, 41pp.); Martin Gardner’s 12 TRICKS WITH A BORROWED DECK (Magic Inc., 1940, 23pp.); and Warren Wiersbe’s ACTION WITH CARDS (L.L. Ireland, 1944, 18pp.). All are saddle-stapled in wraps. VG. Offered as a lot at $8.00
[Card Magic Booklets – Lot #2] A four-booklet lot on card tricks, including: Lu Brent’s FIFTEEN STAR CARD EFFECTS (Lee Grey, n.d., 26pp.); Magic Inc’s CARD TRICKS FOR CARDICIANS (Magic Inc., 1978, 76pp.); Hugh Morriss’ 84 CARD TRICKS (Paddell Book Company1936, 47pp.); and Rob Roy’s EASY CARD MAGIC (D. Robbins, 1972, 24pp.). All are saddle-stapled in wraps. VG. Offered as a lot at $8.00
[Card Tricks with Trick Cards] Four booklets: John Fabjance’s 101 PROFESSIONAL CARD TRICKS – CARD TRICKS WITH TRICK CARDS (Chicago, Fun Incorporated, 1986, 32pp.); Jerry Lucas’ FIFTY GREATEST CARD TRICKS BOOKLET) New York, Reiss Associates, 1973, 48pp.); Al Stevenson’s SEVENTY-FIVE TRICKS WITH A STRIPPER DECK(Long Island City NY, Wizard Books, 1962, 40pp.) and SEVENTY-FIVE TRICKS WITH A SVENGALI DECK (n.pl., Wizard’s Workshop, 1964, 40pp.). All are saddle-stapled in wraps and VG. Offered as a Lot at $7.00
Caveney, Mike. IDEAS. (Lecture Notes) Sierra Madre (CA), Magical Publications, 1983. Second edition. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Offered at $16.00
Cervon, Bruce and Stephen Minch. ULTRA CERVON. (Book) Lake Tahoe (CA), L & L Publishing, 1990. First Edition. 176pp., illus., 4to. Cloth boards in a dust jacket. Lightly bumped on the lower front corner; o/w VG+. Offered at $58.00
Chadwick, Hector. THE DEFINITIVE MENTAL MYSTERIES OF HECTOR CHADWICK. (Book) N. pl., Vanishing Inc. Magic, 2021. “Four Word” (+) foreword by Derren Brown. 258pp., illus., 8vo. Gray cloth with gilt script stamping on the spine and front cover. Green silk ribbon placeholder. As new. Offered at $40.00
Newly added! Charvet, David. THE BANQUET MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK – A GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL PERFORMING. (Book) Tigard (OR), David Charvet Studios, 1996. 107pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $18.00
Christopher, Milbourne. HOUDINI – A PICTORIAL LIFE. (Book) New York, Crowell Company, 1976. First edition. 218pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Red cloth with gold spine stamping in a pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket is a somewhat sun faded at the spine; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $6.00
[Close-Up Magic] Three booklets on Close-Up or Table-Side Magic including: Bernard Bilis’ CLOSE UP, FRENCH STYLE (Magic Inc., 1972, 52pp.); Jean Hugard’s CLOSE-UP MAGIC FOR THE NIGHT CLUB MAGICIAN (Louis Tannen, 1964, 57pp./+adverts); and Johnnie Murray and Don Tanner’s COFFEE-BREAK MAGIC (Magic Inc, 1968, 16pp.). Both are saddle-stapled in wraps. VG. Offered as a lot at $6.00
[Clowns and Clowning] A pair of booklets on Clowns and Clowning: Clarice Moon’s HERE COME THE CLOWNS (Contemporary Drama Series, 1976, 29pp.) ; and Cletus Musson’s CLASSIC CLOWN CAPERS – WORLD’S BEST CLOWN GAGS (D. Robbins, 2003, 63pp.) Both are 8vo and saddle-stapled in pictorial wraps. Moon’s booklet has been damp along the top edge of the front cover (o/w quite Good) and Musson’s book is VG+. Offered as a lot at $8.00
Newly added! [Comedy Material – Lot #1] An assortment of comedy booklets, including: Butch Fisco and Pat Hanifin’s STAND UP COMEDIANS’ GREATEST PUT DOWN LINES. (1992. 84pp., illus., 4to., plastic comb bound); ELCO GAG FILE (Elco Enterprises, 15pp.—8.5 x 11—top stapled in a pictorial cover, n.d.); Two volumes of Robert Orben’s CURRENT COMEDY – VOLUME 20 and VOLUME 21 (1976 and 1977, 96pp. each, 4to, spiral comb bound); and Robert Orben’s RAPID-FIRE COMEDY (1955, 58pp., 8vo in pictorial wraps); Overall condition is VG. Offered as a lot at $16.00
Conover, Tim, and Eric Mead. CONOVER – VOLUME 1: THE MAGIC OF TIM CONOVER; VOLUME 2: THE MENTALISM OF TIM CONOVER; VOLUME 3: CYLINDER AND COINS. (Three-Volume Boxed Set) N.pl., Vanishing Inc, 2025. First edition. 173pp./117pp./166pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Bound in grey cloth with red and gilt lettering and place holder ribbons in a matching box. The open edge of the box has been bumped lightly near the finger tab; o/w As New. Offered at $243.00
Newly added! [Copin, Bruno] BUTTERFLY EFFECT & RIPPLES. (DVD and Gimmick) Magic Creations, (2013) ITS gimmick is laid in the DVD case. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $12.00
Cornelius, John. JOHN CORNELIUS’ BORROWED BILL ROUTINE. (Manuscript) San Antonio (TX) John Cornelius Productions, 1984. 7pp., illus., 8vo. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled and folded into paper pictorial wraps. Includes the two page “How To Detect Counterfeit Money” insert. Difficult to find original publication. VG+. Offered at $20.00
Newly added! [Cups and Balls – Bundle #1] This lot contains: Dick Biow’s THE SPONGE BALL KING’S CUPS & BALLS. (Robinson Wizard, 1994, 12pp.); John Platt’s INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS CUPS AND BALLS (By the Author, N.d., 13pp.); Dick Williams’ CUPS AND BALLS (By the Author, 1999, 13pp.); and Scotty York’s ORIGINAL X-RATED CUPS AND BALLS WITH THE TECHNICOLOR X-RATED” CUPS AND BALLS SUPPLEMENT. (By the Author, 1975, 16pp.). All are saddle-stapled in pictorial wraps and VG. Offered as a lot at $20.00
Newly added! [Cups and Balls – Bundle #2] This lot contains John F. Mendoza’s THE MENDOZA CUPS AND BALLS ROUTINE (Herb Morrissey, 1972, Lacks pagination–16pp.) and the SEQUEL (By the Author, n.d., 6pp.); Jerry Mentzer’s EFFECTIVE CUPS & BALLS (By the Author, 1984, 18pp.); and Tom Osborne’s CUPS AND BALLS MAGIC- MANIPULATION AND ROUTINES ( Lee Grey, 1973, 60pp.). Three are saddle-stapled in wraps and SEQUEL is top stapled and folded in at one-page cover. All are VG. Offered at $16.00
[Daniels, Paul (Newton Edward Daniels)] An issue of GENII, THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE, Volume 77 – Number 4 (April 2014) focusing on Paul Daniels—including the cover photo and a 16 page article (pages 60-76) “Bravura” written by David Britland. This issue also features “In Memoriam: Aldo Columbini” by Joe M. Turner and “Women Street Performers” (six pages) by Felice Ling. The issue also contains the customary features, columns, reviews, and adverts. An Essential Magic Collection – Catalogue 07 DVD includes Free Content by Paul Daniels was distributed with the magazine and is laid in. The magazine is complete and Very Good. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! [Daniels, Paul] THE MAGIC OF MAX MALINI – STARRING PAUL DANIELS. (DVD) Meir Yedid Magic, 2007. Running time approximately 90 minutes. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG+. Offered at $10.00
Davenport, Anne, and John Salisse. ST. GEORGE’S HALL – BEHIND THE SCENES AT ENGLAND’S HOME OF MYSTERY. (Book) Pasadena, Mike Caveney’s Magic Words, 2001. First edition – No. 347 of 1000 printed. The tenth in a series of Magical Pro-Files. 474pp., illus., 4to. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine in pictorial dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $72.00
De Courcy, Ken. BLUE SPOTITIS (AND OTHER ODDITIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1980. 20pp., illus., 4to. Paper wraps. VG+. Offered at $4.00
[De Matos, Luis] THE FLOATING BALL. (DVD with Gimmick) Essential Magic, n.d. DVD with 20m of PFB thread and precision gimmick. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG+. Offered at $18.00
Dee, David. THE NO B.S. WAY TO QUICKLY & EASILY CREATE THEME SHOWS. (Audio Cassette) Alpharetta (GA), Dave Dee Inc. 1999. Cassette in clear vinyl case. VG. Offered at $4.00
Desfor, Irving. GREAT MAGICIANS IN GREAT MOMENTS, A PHOTO ALBUM BY IRVING DESFOR. (Book) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1983. 208pp., illus., 4to. Maroon cloth with silver spine and cover stamping in a dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). Near fine. Offered at $20.00
Desmond, Paul. THE ART OF EMCEEING. (Book) n.pl., By the Author, 1979. 30pp., narrow 8vo. Wraps. A fine copy. $5.00
De-Val, David. LOCK PICKING (PART ONE) (Book) Oldham (UK), By the Author, 1987. 27pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed to the former owner on the rear cover. Fine. Offered at $7.00
Dickinson, Joel. HEAD TRICKS. (Book) n.pl., TaDaa/Magic Design Hub, 2018. (64pp.), illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Offered at $36.00.
Newly added! Dornfield, Werner C. DORNY ON TRIX. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1981. 40pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Some cover soiling; o/w Good. Offered at $5.00
Dunford, Iain. PROFEIGN – PENDULUMS – COLOURS – READUNGS – SWITCHES – PEEKING. (Book) N. pl., By the Author, 2012. Lacks pagination (90pp.), 8vo. Light edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $19.00
Newly added! Dunninger, Joseph. DUNNINGER’S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Book) London, Spring Books, n.d. 288pp., illus., 4to. Cloth/boards in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is scuffed a bit from handling; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00
Dunninger, (Joseph). HERE’S FUN FOR YOUNG AND OLD! DUNNINGER’S MAGIC TRICKS. (Dunninger Pitch Book) Akron (OH), Saafield Publishing, n.d. Lacks pagination (144pp.), illus., 4to. Colorful pictorial covers. Modest edgewear; some internal aging and toning; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00
Easley, Bert, and Eric P. Wilson. DOING MAGIC FOR YOUNGSTERS INCLUDING THE ART OF CONJURING TO CHILDREN. (Book). New York, Louis Tannen, 1972. 122pp.(+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Paperbound. A non-penetrating stain at the top edge of the cover; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Eason, Doc. THE CRYSTAL BALL MYSTERY. (Booklet) Basalt (CO), Rocky Mountain Magic, n.d. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
[Eastman, Chas. C.] Three booklets: EXPERT MANIPULATIVE MAGIC” (8vo., 40pp) and “INSPIRED MAGICAL EFFECTS” (8vo., 26pp.) —both published in Haverhill (MA), By the Author. In 1933 and 1934. 26pp., illus., 8vo. EXPERT is saddle-stapled in wraps and INSPIRED is bound in wraps with brass grommets. Both show some usage and wear with small chips and splitting at the spine but are overall Good. Also included is a second edition of WINNERS ALL … (8vo.,12pp./+ adverts) published in Newburyport (MA). The adverts section features two pages featuring 16mm projectors with extra lamps, lenses, and carrying cases “to add entertainment and profit to your program”. VG. Offered as a lot for $10.00
[El Duco’s Magic] EXCLUSIVE MAGIC CATALOGUE NO. 4 (Magic Catalog Lot) Malmo, Sweden, 1981. 15pp., illus.., 4to. Wraps. Published in Englis. Price list for 1981-82, order blank laid in along with several earlier (1977 and ‘79) publications. Very good, offered at $9.00
Ervin, E. G. CLUB DECEPTIONS – CLOSE-UP POCKET TRICKS AND IMPROMPTU EFFECTS FOR THE PARLOR, BAR, CLUB, ETC. (Booklet) Philadelphia (PA), Kanter’s Magic Shop, 1947. First compiled edition. 52pp./+adverts, illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in orange wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Etcheverry, Jesus. THE MAGIC OF ASCANIO – THE STRUCTURAL CONCEPTION OF MAGIC. (Book) Madrid, Paginas, 2005. 296pp., illus., 8vo. Covered boards in a black pictorial dust jacket. Near Fine. Offered at $50.00
Newly added! Faulks, Philippa, and Robert L.D. Cooper. THE MASONIC MAGICIAN – THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COUNT CAGLIOSTRO AND HIS EGYPTIAN RITE. (Book) London, Watkins Publishing, 2008. First edition. 317pp., illus., endnotes, appendices, glossary, bibliog., 8vo. Bound in white cloth with gilt spine stamping in a white pictorial dust jacket. Edges show some foxing/toning, o/w VG+. Offered at $36.00
Newly added! Fayne, Chuck. SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW. (Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d., 20pp., illus., 4to, 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled in covers. Signed/inscribed on front cover. VG+. Offered at $12.00
Fenner, Phyllis R., editor. CIRCUS PARADE – STORIES OF THE BIG TOP. (Book) New York, Alfred P. Knopf, 1954. 9Weekly Reader/Children’s Book Club). 175pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow pictorial cloth with red lettering and cover art in a dust jacket (in a Mylar sleeve). A children’s book of stories, including how P.T. Barnum staged his first side show. Interior toning; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00
Findlay, James B. HOW’S YOUR LIBRARY? (Book) Chicago, Magic Inc., 1975. Reprint. Preface by John Mulholland. 36pp., illus., 8vo. Pink wraps. VG, Offered at $4.00
Fischer, Ottokar. ILLUSTRATED MAGIC. (Book) New York, Macmillan Company, 1931. First U.S. edition/first printing. 206pp., illus., 4to. Gray cloth with black and orange stamping. Lacks a dust jacket (now in a stiff Mylar protective sleeve); end papers are toned; former owner name written inside front cover; despite the absence of a dust jacket, a VG+ copy. Offered at $5.00
Fisher, John (ed.) THE MAGIC OF LEWIS CARROLL. (Book) New York, Simon and Schuster, 1973. First American Edition. 288pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Very modest edgewear on the top edge of the dust jacket; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $16.00
Francis, Douglas. SPECTATOR’S CHOICE. (Booklet) London, George Armstrong, 1953. First edition. 30pp. (+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in red and white pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Fränz, (F.A.) PRODIGY PEEK. (Book) N.pl., Wunderwinkel, 2022. 78pp., illus., 8vo, Perfect bound in pictorial wraps. New. Offered at $18.00
Frederick, Guy. 101 BEST MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) New York, Bell Publishing company, 1956. 128pp., illus., index, 8vo. Maroon boards with gold spine stamping in a pictorial dustjacket. Dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). VG. Offered at $4.00
Ganson, Lewis. ROUTINED MANIPULATION FINALE. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, n.d. (1954). Second edition. 254pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is roughed up a bit at the edges; mild toning on the end papers; o/w a VG copy of the book in a fair dust jacket. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Ganson, Lewis. THE HINDU THREAD TRICK OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE GYPSY THREAD (GANSON’S MAGIC TEACH-IN SERIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1980. 24pp., illus., tall 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! [Garcia, Daniel] FRAUD. (DVD) Ellusionist, 2006. Running time not provided. Some additional material (4pp. of printed matter) from the former owner has been laid in. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $24.00
Newly added! [George, James B.] JAMES GEORGE’S SUPER STRONG INVISIBLE THREAD REEL. (Utility Device) Fair Oaks (CA), Sorcery Shop, 1992. Five 8.5 x 11 pages of handling and care included with the I.T.R. Twenty-five years old but never used. Offered at $16.00
Gibson, Walter B. HOUDINI’S ESCAPES AND MAGIC. (Book) New York, Funk & Wagnalls, 1976. Reprint of 1932 combined edition published by Blue Ribbon Books. Introduction by Milbourne Christopher. 317/316pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Two faint spine creases; o/w Very Good. Offered at $4.00
Gibson, Walter B. PROFESSIONAL MAGIC FOR AMATEURS. (Book) New York, Prentice -Hall, 1947. 225pp., illus., 8vo. Hardbound in gray cloth with the original dust jacket (now in a Mylar protective sleeve). Book is signed by Chanin with his shop sticker on the front endpapers; dust jacket shows light wear with a few minor chips, but overall is VG+. Offered at $14.00
Gibson, Walter. WALTER GIBSON’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC & CONJURING. (Book) New York, Drake Publishing, 1976. 213pp., illus., 4to. Blue boards in a laminated dust jacket. Laminate cover on the dust jacket is starting to wrinkle a bit of the front and back; lightly worn on the upper and lower edges; picture postcard of the “Traveling Magician” statuette has been taped inside the front cover; o/w a very nice copy of the book—less often seen in the hardbound edition. Offered at $4.00
Gibson, Walter B., and Morris N. Young. HOUDINI’S FABULOUS MAGIC. (Book) Philadelphia (PA). Chilton Publishing, 1968. First edition/Fifth printing. 214pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Cloth in a dust jacket. A bit of minor edgewear on the jacket; some interior toning/browning; o/w a VG copy of this classic. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! Ginn, David. FANTASIO’S CANE AND CANDLE BOOK NO. 1. (Booklet). Atlanta, Scarlett Green, 1976. Fourth printing. 40pp.(+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Saddle-stapled in pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $6.00
Ginn, David. FANTASIO’S CANE AND CANDLE BOOK NO. 2. (Booklet). Atlanta, Scarlett Green, 1978. Third printing. 50pp.(+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Saddle-stapled in wraps. VG+. Offered at $4.00
Ginn, David and James Holmes. FANTASIO’S CANE AND CANDLE BOOK NO. 4. (Signed Booklet). Atlanta, Scarlett Green, 1981. First edition. 70pp.(+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Saddle-stapled in wraps. Inscribed/signed by David Ginn July 1981. VG+. Offered at $4.00
Ginn, David and James Holmes. FANTASIO’S CANE AND CANDLE BOOK NO. 4. (Signed Booklet). Atlanta, Scarlett Green, 1981. First edition. 70pp.(+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Saddle-stapled in wraps. Inscribed/signed by James Holmes May 1983. Former owner name and notations on front cover and title page; o/w Good. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Giobbi. Roberto. UNEXPECTED AGENDA. (Book) Florence, Italy, Florence Art Edizioni, 2024. First edition. 384pp., illus., bibliog., tall 8vo. A dark blue hardcover book with gilt and white stamping and a dark blue silk placeholder. A handsome book completing the trilogy as a sequel to SECRET AGENDA and HIDDEN AGEDA. A fine copy. Offered at $70.00
Newly added! Goldman, Bill. THE MAGIC PAPERS. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., Bill Goldman, (1994). Unnumbered (16pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled with a cover. VG. Offered at $20.00
Gydesen, Walter. FUNDER BOX FOOLERIES. (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., n.d. 15pp., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial hot pink wraps. Offered at $4.00
Hallas, Paul. SMALL BUT DEADLY – THE PACKET TRICKSTER’S HANDBOOK. (Book) Humble (TX), H&R Magic Books, 2005. First edition. 174pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with gold stamping in a dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $27.00
[Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PACK SMALL PLAY BIG – A COMPLETE STAND-UP SHOW IN A BRIEFCASE – STAND-UP WITH CARDS. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2001. Running time 70 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
[Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PACK SMALL PLAY BIG – A COMPLETE STAND-UP SHOW IN A BRIEFCASE – MENTALISM SHOW. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2001. Running time 90 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
[Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PACK SMALL PLAY BIG – A COMPLETE STAND-UP SHOW IN A BRIEFCASE – ALL PURPOSE SHOW. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2001. Running time one hour 55 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
[Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PACK SMALL PLAY BIG – A COMPLETE STAND-UP SHOW IN A BRIEFCASE – VOLUME 5 – THE ESCAPE ARTIST SHOW. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2002. Running time one hour 14 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – upper corner cracked, o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
[Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PACK SMALL PLAY BIG – A COMPLETE STAND-UP SHOW IN A BRIEFCASE – VOLUME 6 – THE TRADE SHOW. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2002. Running time one hour. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
[Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PACK SMALL PLAY BIG – A COMPLETE STAND-UP SHOW IN A BRIEFCASE – VOLUME 7 – THE MANIPULATION SHOW. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2002. Running time one hour 39 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
[Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PACK SMALL PLAY BIG – A COMPLETE STAND-UP SHOW IN A BRIEFCASE – VOLUME 8 – THE COMEDY CLUB SHOW. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2002. Running time one hour and 34 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
[Harlan, Dan] DAN HARLAN’S PACK SMALL PLAY BIG – A COMPLETE STAND-UP SHOW IN A BRIEFCASE – VOLUME 9 – THE BIZARRE MAGIC SHOW. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2002. Running time one hour 32 minutes. Has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
Take any two of Dan Harlan’s PACK SMALL PLAY BIG DVDs above for $18.00
Newly added! Harris, Ben. BEND IT LIKE GELLER – CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF A GENRE. (Book) N.pl., Vanishing Inc. Magic, 2022. 230pp., illus., genre map, bibliog., Wide 8vo. Pictorial boards. As New. Offered at $45.00
Hawkesworth, Eric. PRACTICAL LESSONS IN MAGIC – TRICKS AND ILLUSIONS FOR THE AMATEUR PERFORMER. (Book) New York, Hawthorn Books, 1967. 95pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Standard 8vo printing but reading orientation is as a 16mo bound at the top. VG. Offered at $5.00
Hay, Henry (Pseud. of Barrows Mussey). THE AMATEUR MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK. (Book) New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1965. First expanded edition. 356pp., illus., glossary, biography and bibliog., index, 8vo. Yellow cloth with green spine stamping in a clipped and chipped dust jacket. General edgewear with one corner bump; o/w a good serviceable copy that could be improved with a Mylar protective sleeve. Offered at $4.00
Hay, Henry. LEARN MAGIC. (Book) New York, Perma Giants, 1949. 279pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Shows edgewear at head and foot of spine; edge toning throughout; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Hazel, Peter. PALMISTRY QUICK AND EASY. (Book) Woodbury (MN), Llewellyn Worldwide, 2010. First edition/eighth printing. 223pp. (+advert.), illus., 8vo. Paperbound. As new. $10.00
Heriz, Enrique de. THE MANUAL OF DARKNESS. (Magic Themed Fiction) London, Phoenix, 2009. (Translated from Spanish) 390pp., 8vo. Paperbound. A novel steeped in the history of magic. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
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. Blue cloth with black spine stamping in a dust jacket. The dust jacket is roughed up along the top edge; one small spot on the front end paper; o/w internally condition is bright and clean and VG+. Offered at $45.00
Hoffman, Professor (Angelo Louis). CONJURING TRICKS WITH DOMINOES, DICE, BALLS, HATS, ETC…ALSO STAGE TRICKS FROM “MODERN MAGIC”. (Book) Cover title: HOFFMAN’S TRICKS WITH DICE, DOMINOES, ETC. Philadelphia, David McKay, Publisher, n.d. 121pp., B/W illus. 8vo. Light green cloth with red and black cover stamping with red lettering on the spine. Cover shows some general wear with modest fraying at the top and bottom of the spine; some spotting on the front; lower corners are bumped; o/w a respectable copy and Quite Good. Offered at $9.00
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 at the lower extremities; interior is clean and tight; o/w quite Good. Offered at $5.00
[Houdiniana] Reeve, Arthur B., and John W. Grey. THE MASTER MYSTERY – THE GREAT HOUDINI SERIAL. (Vintage Book) New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1919. First edition. 304pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo. Red cloth with black lettering on the spine and front cover in a reproduction dust jacket. This is the novelization of the 1918 Houdini serial The Master Mystery which includes eight photographic illustrations plus the frontispiece from the original movie. A 9 x 12 reproduction of a lobby card from The Man From Beyond has been folded in quarters and tucked in behind the back flap of the dust jacket. The book shows light general wear along the lower edge and at the extremities with a 98% complete reproduction dust jacket with some chips and wear (now in a Mylar protective sleeve); former owner name and acquisition date is written on the fiont endpaper; end papers are lightly toned; o/w a very nice copy of vintage Houdiniana. Offered at $70.00
Newly added! [Hugard, Jean] Two booklets by Jean Hugard on magic with money: COIN MAGIC (Tannen, 1972.,88pp.) and MONEY MAGIC (D. Robbins, n.d., 59pp.). Both are saddle-stapled in wraps and are VG offered as a pair for $8.00
Hugard, Jean with Frederick Braue. EXPERT CARD TECHNIQUE: CLOSE-UP TABLE MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1974. 448pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Some edgewear at the spine with a crease at the face edge of the front cover; o/w Good. Offered at $4.00
[Hypnosis Lot] A three-booklet lot on Hypnotism, including: Calostro’s ENTERTAINING WITH HYPNOTISM. (D. Robbins, n.d. 15pp., 8vo.); Ed Wolff’s PRACTICAL HYPNOTISM (D. Robbins, 1976, 37pp., 8vo.)’ and Young’s 25 LESSONS IN HYPNOTISM – HOW TO BECOME AN EXPERT OPERATOR (Top Hat Magic, n.d., 36ppmo., 12.). Pictorial wraps. Some show light toning, o/w all are VG. Offered as a lot at $4.00
[International Brotherhood of Magicians] 15TH ANNUAL CONVENTION – INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS—DAVENPORT, IOWA—JUNE 18, 19, 20, 21. (Souvenir Program) Davenport (IA), June 18-21, n.d. (1940). 14pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in light blue pictorial covers. Faint horizontal crease; o/w Good. Offered at $4.00
[International Brotherhood of Magicians] 26TH ANNUAL CONVENTION – INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS—LOUISVILLE, KY—1954. (Souvenir Program) Louisville (KY)), June 23-26, 1954. 2pp., 8.5 x 11bi-folded to 8vo. Pictorial exterior. Very Good. Offered at $4.00
[Ireland Year Books] IRELAND’S YEAR BOOOK FOR 1949, IRELAND’S YEAR BOOK FOR 1951, and IRELAND’S YEAR BOOK 1953. (Three-Book lot) Chicago, Ireland Magic Company, 1949/1951/1953. 34pp./45pp./44pp., illus., 4to. Shows age and handling, but overall quite Good. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! [Johnson, Keiron ] TO THE MAX. (DVD) RSVP Presents, n.d. Running time not provided. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $16.00
Jones, Little Johnny (John Davenport Jones). SO YOU WANT TO BE A MAGICIAN! (Booklet) Chicago (IL), Magic Inc., 1975. Reprint of 1939 edition. 76pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pink pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Kaufman, Richard. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF DEREK DINGLE. ,Book) New York, Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1982. First edition. 219pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in a dust jacket. Nine page article “Derek Dingle, In His Own Words” by Tamila Marrota printed from the MAGIC website 2/8/2004 is laid in at the rear. Dust jacket shows mild use and handling, o/w Near Fine. Offered at $75.00
Newly added! [Kellar, Harry] KELLAR LEVITATION. (Poster Reproduction] Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1996. Reprint of a reproduction of an early 20th century poster of Kellar and one of his most famous illusions. Born Heinrich Keller in Erie (PA) in 1849, he died at his home in Los Angeles in 1946. Always known as Harry, he changed the spelling of his last name to Kellar early in his career. The Verso features a brief bio and reproductions of post cards Kellar sent to a young fan as he traveled the world. The poster is 19” x 29” in full color. The poster is Near Fine and will be shipped rolled. Offered at $16.00
Kellar, Harry, and Phil Temple 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 a dust jacket. PLUS, a 56-page reproduction (1999) of KELLAR’S WONDER BOOK laid in. As new. Offered at $60.00
Kelley, Patrick A. Two SLEIGHTLY novels. (Two-Book Lot – Fiction with a Magic Theme) SLEIGHTLY MURDER. (1985, 206pp.); and SLEIGHTLY INVISIBLE. (1986, 214pp.); Two of the five of the SLEIGHTLY novels featuring magician turned detective Harry Colderwood. Published by Avon. MURDER is Fine; INVISIBLE has been read resulting in some spine creases, but still Good. Offered as a small lot for $4.00
Kenworthy, Christopher. FREE FORMATION. (Book) Eugene (OR), Chazpro Magic Co., 2000. 22pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $4.00
King, Mac and Mark Levy. TRICKS WITH YOUR HEAD. (Inscribed/Signed Book) New York, Three Rivers Press, 2002. 203pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound in yellow pictorial covers. Inscribed to the former owner and signed by Mark Levy. Faint bump wrinkle on the upper face edge corner; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00
[King, Zach] TRICK STARTERS – THE KEY COIN MYSTERY. (Close-Up Trick) Zach King/Theory 11, 2025. Solid metal key visibly penetrates a borrowed U.S. quarter. All props in original box with link to the online tutorial. Box lid has been torn and repaired when opening for inspection—o/w As New. Offered at $10.00
Newly added! Klayder, Jim. WATCH CLOSELY. (Booklet) Kansas City (MO), Appearance Press, 1978. 83pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. 83pp., illus., 8vo. Some light toning at the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00
Newly added! [Kozmo (Ted Brainard)] KOSMO PRESENTS TALES FROM THE STREET. (Two-DVD Set) Kosmo Magic, 2009. Running time not provided. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $12.00
[Kranzo, Nathan] GHOST COIN – HALF DOLLAR. (Utility Device) Penguin Magic, 2022. New in original box. Offered at $20.00
Lalicki, Tom. SPELLBINDER – THE LIFE OF HARRY HOUDINI. (Book – Juvenile) New York, Holiday House, 2000. First edition. 81pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Cloth/boards in dust jacket. A very nice juvenile (10 and up) history of HH. As new. Offered at $4.00
Latshaw, George. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF PUPPETRY. (Book) Mineola (NY), Dover Publications, 2000. 158pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Paperbound. As New offered at $4.00
Le Dair, Jack. TRICKS OF A TROUPER. (Booklet) Birmingham (UK), Goodliffe, 1946. 70pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in purple and white pictorial wraps. Some toning; o/w VG+. Seldom seen. Offered at $4.00
[Lecture Notes Lot – Lot #3] A lot of four large format (4to) lecture notes: Keith Oldham’s CARDS AND COINS LECTURE NOTES (Viking Enterprises, 1980, 27pp); Mariano Palhinha’s LECTURE NO. 1 (Magic Limited, 1973, 10pp.); Jay Sankey’s SANKEY 1996 (By the Author, 1996, 17pp.); and Dick Zimmerman’s CREATIVE MAGIC (By the Author, 1973, 9pp.) All are saddle, side or corner stapled in wraps or covers. VG. Offered as a lot at $14.00
Newly added! [Lecture Notes/Presentations Lot – Lot #4] A lot of six large format (4to) lecture note sets, including: Vynn Boyar’s SLEIGHTS, SECRETS, AND SUGGESTIONS (Magician’s Guild of America, 1953, 12pp.0; Kirk Charles’ MIXED BAG OF TRICKS LECTURE (By the Author, 2002, 10pp.); Barry Govan’s LECTURE NOTES (By the author, 1976, 15pp.); Namreh’s (a.k.a. Herman Weber) ADVENTURES OF DIAMOND JACK (By the Author, n.d., 2pp); James Reneaux’s TRICKS OF THE TRADE (Magicians Guild of America, 1953, 9pp.); and Steve Rodman’s LECTURE NOTES (By the Author, n.d., 9pp). All are 48.5 x 11 sheets, side or corner stapled—typically in covers. VG. Offered as a lot at $18.00
Newly added! [Lecture Notes Lot – Lot #5] A lot of six small format (8vo) lecture notes, including: IBM 39th Annual Convention $1,000 CLOSE-UP SEMINAR (IBM,1967, 31pp., some fading/toning at the edges); Michael Bailey’s THE BAILEY FORMULA (By the Author, 1979, 22pp.); Luke Dancy’s ON THE FLOOR (By the Author, n.d., 16pp.); Piet Forton’s LECTURE NOTES (Magic Inc., n.d., 20pp.); Ben Harris’ 1986 WORLD LECTURE TOUR NOTES (By the Author, 1986, 8pp.); and Fred Kaps’ IT”S SO SIMPLE (Martin Breese, 1986, 26pp.). All are saddle-stapled in wraps or covers. Some may have a former owner name or an occasional mark or blemish, o/w all are VG. Offered as a lot at $18.00
Lewis, Eric C. MARTIN’S MIRACLES – THE MAGIC OF MARTIN LEWIS. (Signed Book) Pasadena (CA), Magical Publications, 1985. First edition. 155pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial cloth with black and maroon spine and cover stamping. Signed by Lewis on the page opposite the frontispiece. As new. Offered at $26.00
Lewis, Eric and Wilfred Tyler. OPEN SESAME: A BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN’S CONJUROR. (Book) Birmingham, Goodliffe The Magician, 1947. First edition. 154pp., illus, 8vo. Blue cloth in a dust jacket. Cover shows light wear along the top and bottom edges; dust jacket is a bit roughed up along the top edge, with minor chips and tears (now in a Mylar protective sleeve); toning on the endpapers and outer edges; former owner bookplate with signature on the front end papers; o/w quite good. Offered at $7.00
[Lim, Shin, Jose Morales, and Paul Harris] SELF-LEVITATION 2.0. (DVD) Lack production credits. No running time provided. Has been opened and presumably viewed – plastic case is cracked along the bottom, o/w appears VG. Offered at $7.00
[Linking Ring Magazine] THE LINKING RING. (Magazine Reprint – Volumes One and Two) Ernest Schieldge and Gene Gordon et.al. Winnipeg, Canada. International Brotherhood of Magicians. Bi-monthly. 8.5 x 11 mimeo. This is a reprint of the first two volumes of the magazine Vol 1: No. 1 (1922) through Vol. 2: No. 12 (January 1925) reprinted by Sir Edwards (R. LaRue) of Indianapolis in 1947. The first page of each issue is stamped Reprint #22. Over 300 8.5 x 11 pages, top-hole punched in an ACCO press binder. General condition is VG. Offered at $8.00
Livera, Giovanni and Jon Racherbaumer. THE AMAZING CIGAR – THE CIGAR CONNOISSEUR’S SECRETS TO SMOKE RINGS, MYSTIFICATIONS AND OTHER COOL THINGS. (Book) Orlando (FL), Magic Marketing Concepts, 1997. First edition. 160pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow cloth over buckram covered boards in a dust jacket. As New. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Long, Chad. MORE STUFF… (Lecture Notes) n.pl., Chad Long, 1997. 7pp., illus., 8vo. Paper wraps. Shows use and handling; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00
Lutes, Jason, and Nick Bertozzi with an introduction by Glen David Gold. HOUDINI – THE HANDCUFF KING. (Juvenile Graphic Biography) New York, Hyperion Books/Center for Cartoon Studies, 2007. First edition. 89pp., illus., panel notes, 4to. Red boards with white spine lettering and cover art in a pictorial dust jacket. A Near Fine copy. Offered at $4.00
[Mad Magic] Sergio Aragones’ “A Mad Look at Magic” (pp.34-35) in MAD MAGAZINE (#372, August 1998) New York, E.C. Publications. Magazine is complete and Fine. Offered at 5.00
[Magic Collectors’ Association] PROGRAMME OF THE TWENTY-EIGTHTH WEEKEND MEETING OF THE MAGIC COLLECTORS’ ASSOCIATION (Souvenir Program) Guest of Honor Pal Daniels. Hyatt Regency Woodfield Hotel, Schaumburg (IL), May 29-31, 1997. 23pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Offered at $4.00
[Magic/Routines with Messages] Two-Booklet Lot, including: Christopher Manos’ USING MAGIC IN DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS. (Booklet) Littleton (CO), By the Author, 1991. 29pp., sources list, 8vo. Saddle stapled in white pictorial wraps; and Gary Strudler’s SHOUT IT OUT! A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD SEX ABUSE. (Booklet) n.pl., Uplifting Adventure Co., 1985. 42pp., 4to. Skits and/or vent routines. Plastic comb bound. Former owner name/stamp inside; o/w VG. Both offered as a lot for $4.00
Newly added! [Magic Themed Advertising—Camel Cigarettes] “It’s Fun To Be Fooled…It’s More Fun To Know” (Full-page ads from Vintage Magazines) Two full page adverts for Camel cigarettes clipped from the pages of THE LITERARY DIGEST—Girl Disappears In Thin Air from the March 11, 1933 issue; and Sawing A Woman In Half from the March 25, 1933 issue. Both clips have some small chips and a few closed tears at the edges; but are o/w quite Good. A bonus item with the lot is a full-page advert “Stars of the Circus” clipped from a 1937 COLLIERS—again for Camel cigarettes. This clip has been folded once and has some light wear from handling at the edges, but it is o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $12.00
MAGICAL ARTS JOURNAL. (Small Periodical Lot – ADB/SAF #41855) Michael Ammar and Adam J. Fleischer. New York. A small lot from Volume Two: No. 1 (February 1988); No. 2; Triple Issue: No. 4, 5 & 6; and Double Issue No. 7 & 8. All seven single and combined issues. Near fine. Offered as a lot. at $9.00
MAGICAL BULLETIN [THAYER’S] (Single Issue – ADB #4215) William Larsen. Los Angeles (CA) Thayer Mfg. Co. Quarterly. 8 x 10.5. Vol.13: No. 2 (Fall 1948) The final issue of a two-issue run that was intended as a continuation of Thayer’s MAGICAL BULLETIN (ADB#4210). Very Good. Offered at $4.00
MAGICIEN, LE – REVUE TRIMESTRIELLE DES PRESTIDIDITATEURS AMATEURS ET PROFESSIONNELES. (Trans. THE MAGICIAN – QUARTERLY REVIEW OF AMATUER AND PROFESSIONAL MAGICIANS) (Small Magazine Lot) Andre Mayette and Robert Veno. Paris. Quarterly. 8.5” x 10.75”. Four issues: No. 8 (December 1938); No. 9; No. 10; and No. 21 (October 1946). Spines are a bit worn (No. 10’s spine has been reinforced with clear tape); o/w quite Good. Offered as a lot for $14.00
Manning, William. RECOLLECTIONS OF ROBERT-HOUDIN, CLOCKMAKER, ELECTRICIAN, CONJUROR. (Booklet) This appears to be a more recent reprint (maybe 1990’s?) of Charles L. Burlingame’s, 1898 reprint of Manning’s work. It lacks any publication or issue data. 29pp., illus., bibliog., 12mo. Saddle stapled in paper wraps. Crisp and clean, thus VG+. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Manuel, Brad. FUNNY TRICKS. (Lecture Notes) Bli Bli (QLD), By the Author, 1995. 21pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets corner stapled with a paper cover. Shows some handling; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00
Marconick [Heinz Nikolas Stolk]. A three-booklet lot: MARCONICK’S MAGIC NR. 2. (Louis Tannen, 1970, 32pp.); MARCONICK’S ORIGINAL MAGIC BOOK 3 (Magic Inc, 1979, American Tour Edition, 43pp.) and MARCONICK’S ORIGINAL MAGIC NR. 4 (Amsterdam, Marconick, 1970, 26pp., inscribed/signed inside the front cover) All three are saddle stapled in colorful wraps. Condition of all three is VG. Offered as a lot for only $8.00
Newly added! Marconick [Heinz Nikolas Stolk]. A two-booklet lot: MARCONICK’S ORIGINAL MAGIC BOOK 3 (Magic Inc, 1979, American Tour Edition, 43pp.) and MARCONICK’S ORIGINAL MAGIC NR. 4 (Amsterdam, Marconick, 1970, 26pp.) Both are saddle stapled in colorful wraps. Condition is VG. Offered as a pair for $10.00
Newly added! Marconick [Heinz Nikolas Stolk]. MARCONICK’S ORIGINAL MAGIC NR. 5 (Booklet) Amsterdam, Marconick, 1973, 32pp., 8vo. Saddle stapled in attractive wraps. Condition is VG. Offered for $8.00
Newly added! [Marcy, Matt] RABBIT RISE – A BUSINESS CARD EFFECT. (DVD with Gimmicks) Matt Marcy Magic Creations, n.d. Running time not provided. Gimmick are laid in the DVD case. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $16.00
Marks, Tony, and a host of friends. TONY MARKS: ARISTOCRAT OF DECEPTION. (Book) Jackson, MS, Express Printing, 2002. Edited by Bev Bergeron. 120pp., illus., 4to. Gold stamped boards. No dust jacket (as issued). Near fine. Offered at $19.00
Newly added! [Marotta, Rich] RICH MAROTTA. (DVD) Palooka Productions, n.d. Running time not provided. DVD case has been opened and DVD presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
Marshall, Jay. JASPERNESE THUMB-TIE. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic Inc., 2020. 12pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in white pictorial wraps. New. Offered at $6.00
Newly added! Martin, Harold. NINETY MINUTES WITH HAROLD MARTIN – LECTURE NO. 1. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 11pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side-stapled. Shows some use and has creases from being tri-folded; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00
Newly added! Maxwell, Mike. THE COMMERCIAL MAGIC OF J.C. WAGNER. (Book) Tahoma (CA), L & L Publishing, 1987. First edition – stated. 164pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with silver spine stamping in a dust jacket. Boards show some evidence of having been in a damp area with a modest warp, but no damp smell; o/w quite Good. Offered at $40.00
Mayol, Henry, from an original idea by Francis Giles. COINS THROUGH… (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, n.d. Lacks pagination (6pp.), illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in green pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $10.00
[MEMagic] NICKEL TO NICKEL. (Gimmicked Balancing Nickels with Instructions) New York, MAGICO, 2004. Two nickels able to balance on their edges one on top of the other with one (8.5 x 11) page of instructions. VG. Offered at $14.00
[Micheli, Peter (Pietro?)] PETER MICHELI. (Poster) Original poster (circa 1980’s) measuring 12.5” x 19.5”. Artwork is signed by Fremura (Alberto?). Will ship rolled. VG+ condition. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! Minch, Stephen. JOHN CARNEY’S CARNEYCOPIA. (Book) Tahoma (CA), L & L Publishing, 1991. First edition. 266pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt stamping in a pictorial dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $50.00
Mishell, Ed. HOLD-OUT MIRACLES – MAGIC’S GREATEST AID FOR DOING MIRACLES. (Book) New York, Tannen Publications, 1969. 66pp. (with adverts), illus., 8vo. Glossy pictorial wraps. Some very mild soiling on the front cover; o/w VG+. Offered at $10.00
[Morgan and West – a.k.a. Rhys Morgan and Robert West] MORGAN AND WEST DECODED – IMPROMPTU TWO PERSON CODING. (Two-DVD Set) Vanishing Inc., nd. No running time provided. Dual DVD packaging has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG+. Offered at $14.00
Moses, Arthur. HOUDINI PERIODICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Book) Humble (TX), H & R Magic Books, 2006. 96pp., illus., 4to. Grey cloth with red letter stamping on the spine and front cover. A Fine copy. Offered at $17.00
[National Magic Company]. NATIONAL MAGIC COMPANY (Two Catalog Lot) NATIONAL MAGIC COMPANY – NUMBER 2. (Catalog) Chicago, National Magic Company, 1936. Proprietor: Jim Sherman from the Palmer House Gift Shop. 76pp., illus., index, 8vo. Wraps with orange cover and black/silver illustrations; spine has been reinforced with clear tape. And NATIONAL MAGIC COMPANY (1946, 32pp., from the State Street address). Other than the reinforced spine on NO. 2, condition is quite good overall with an occasional check-mark indicating items of interest. Offered as a lot at $7.00
Newly added! [Okito] OHO! OKITO CLOSE-UP EXCLUSIVE NO. 3. (Manuscript) Chicago, Ireland Magic Co., N.d. 4pp., illus., 8vo. Single 8.5 x 11 sheet folded in half. Edges show a bit of soiling and handling; o/w Good. Offered at $5.00
Olsen, Robert and Jon Jensen. ROBERT OLSON’S ULTIMATE BILL IN LEMON. (Booklet) n.pl., The Mastermind Group,1998. 18pp., illus.,4to. Plastic comb bound in covers. A faint crease on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
[Olson, Robert A. – Historical Conjuring and Entertainments] MAGIC AND ALLIED ARTS – MOSTLY MAGIC, VENTRILOQUISM, CIRCUS, PUNCH & JUDY, TRADE CARDS, APPARATUS, MAGIC SETS, EPHEMERA, BOOKS, ETC. – MAIL BID SALE NO. 3 –CLOSING DATE – JULY 28, 1997. (Catalog) Putnam (CT). 28pp., illus., 4to. Perfect bound under binder’s tape. VG. Offered at $7.00
[Orben, Robert] Three great Orben booklets as a lot: EMCEE’$ GOLDMINE (Orben Publications, 1963, 40pp); PATTER PARADE. (Louis Tannen, 1947, 47pp.); and SPOTLIGHT ON COMEDY (Orben Publications, 1960, 33pp). All are 8vo saddle stapled in wraps and VG+. Offered as a lot for $4.00
Newly added! [Oversized/Quarto books for Developing Magicians – Lot #1] Three large size books—ideal for younger magicians, including: James R. Blackman’s THE BIG BOOK OF TRICKS AND MAGIC. (Random House, 1962, 55pp.); Lydia Darbyshire’s THE MAGIC BOOK: MASTER OF MYSTERIES OF OVER 150 MAGIC TRICKS. (Chartwell Books, 1997, 224pp.); and Jon Tremaine’s THE AMAZING BOOK OF MAGIC AND CARD TRICKS. (Barnes and Noble, 1999, 221pp.) As noted, all three are oversized (4to.) in pictorial boards. Some copies may show moderate use or have a former owner name or bookplate, but generally all are VG with the best available sent. Offered as a lot for $12.00
Newly added! [Oversized/Quarto books for Developing Magicians – Lot #2] Two large size book for younger magicians, including: Nicholas Einhorn’s THE PRACTICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Hermes House, 2009. 256pp.); and Peter Eldin’s MAGIC (Kingfisher, 1997. 64pp.). Both have colorful pictorial covers and include background on the history of magic, magicians, tricks and illusions—and both are great book for a developing magician. Some copies may show moderate use or have a former owner name or bookplate, but generally all are VG with the best available sent. Offered as a lot for $12.00
Owen, Anthony and Friends. THE STICKY BLUE BOOK. (Booklet) n.pl., TVMagic.co.uk, 1995. Lacks pagination (24pp.), illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. VG. Offered at $4.00
Pablo, Juan. G.B. JUANBILL DOLLAR. (Bill Trick) Murphy’s Magic. Includes necessary fakes, gimmick and link to online tutorial. Has been opened to examine, o/w As New. Offered at $13.00
Page, Patrick. BELL’S BOOK OF TRICKS: CARDS, COINS, HANDKERCHIEFS AND PAPER. (Book) New York, Bell Publishing, 1976. 121pp., illus., 8vo. Covered boards in a dust jacket. Former owner name and acquisition data written on the front facing end paper; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Page, Patrick.150 COMEDY PROPS – HOW TO MAKE THEM – HOW TO USE THEM. (Book) N.pl., By the Author, 1977. 160pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in pictorial covers. VG+. Offered at $12.00
Parrish, Robert. FOR MAGICIANS ONLY – A GUIDE TO THE ART OF MYSTIFYING. (Book) New York, Bernard Ackerman, 1944. First edition. 121pp., illus., 8vo. Green cloth with black spine and front cover lettering. Lacks a dust jack; shows some wear at the extremities; mild foxing/toning on the end papers—and to a lesser degree inside; former name and date on front pasted down fly; o/w quite Good. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! [Parrish, Robert, and Friends] Two Robert Parrish booklets with different collaborators: with Oscar Weigle, Jr. – …DO THAT AGAIN (Max Holden, 1939, 76pp.); and with John Goodrum – YOU’D BE SURPRISED (Louis Tannen, 1963, 66pp.). Both are saddle-stapled in pictorial wraps and both are VG. Offered as a lot at $10.00
Newly added! Pierce, Lance. THE WORLD-FAMOUS BOWL ROUTINE – A PRACTICAL, POWEFUL AND ENTERTAININGROUTINE FOR THE BILL IN LEMON. (Booklet) (Boca Raton, FL), By the Author, 2005. 20pp., illus., 4tNear Fine. Offered at $20.00
Piff the Magic Dragon (aka John van der Put) and edited by John Lovick. PIFF THE MAGIC BOOK – VOLUME ONE. (Book) N.pl., Vanishing, Inc., 2023. First edition. Foreword by Penn Jillette. 430pp., illus., wide 8vo (7.75” x 8”).. Green boards with stylistic yellow lettering on the cover and spine with a red ribbon placeholder. Modest signs of use and having been read; o/w VG. Offered at $45.00
[Platform or Stand-Up Magic – Bundle No 1] A bundle of booklets primarily focused on platform or stand-up magic. Titles included are: Loring Campbell’s THIS IS MAGIC! (Abbott’s. 1945, 64pp.); Joe Karson’s FURTHER TIPS ON ZOMBIE (Abbott’s, 1963, 59pp.); Joseph Ovette’s TRICKS AND ILLUSIONETTES – BEING A COLLECTION OF EASILY BUILT TRICKS AND SMALL ILLUSIONS (D. Robbins, 1944, 30pp./+adverts); and Bruce Posgatres’ DOVE PAN-ORAMA (Herb Morrissey, 1972, 48pp.). All are 8vo. and side-stapled or saddle-stapled in wraps. Some may have an occasional name, ownership stamp, price, etc., but all are o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $10.00
[Platform or Stand-Up Magic – Bundle No. 2] A bundle of booklets primarily focused on platform or stand-up magic. Titles included are: Milbourne Christopher’s compilation of MAGIC FROM M-U-M—OUTSTANDING TRICKS FROM THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICA MAGICIANS (S.A.M., 1954, 44pp.); Lu-Brent’s NOVEL MAGIC (Kanter, 1946, Second Edition, 44pp./+adverts); Robert Parrish and Oscar Weigle’s DO THAT AGAIN (Max Holden, 1939,76pp.); and Frank Zella’s WOFFLEDUSTERS compiled by Jimmy King (Popular Magic Publications, 1977, 57pp.) All are 8vo. and saddle-stapled in wraps. Some may have an occasional name, ownership stamp, price, notation, etc., but all are o/w VG. Offered as a lot at $10.00
Pradier, Etienne. FRENCH BRED WINNERS. (Book) North Ashford, Kent, By the Author, 2002. 29pp., illus., wide format 8vo. Wire spiral bound in black pictorial covers. Cover shows some mild edgewear, o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! RABBIT TRACKS. (Three-Issue Newsletter Lot – ADB #5830) Al Ferguson, Jr. Livingston (NJ). S.A.M. Assembly 25. Monthly. Mimeo. 8.5 x 11. This lot consists of three issues—V III: n III (November, 1965)—V III: n V (December, 1966)—the final numbered issues of a 27-issue run. Offered at $4.00
Randi, The Amazing, and Bert Randolph Sugar. HOUDINI: HIS LIFE AND ART. (Book) New York, Grosset and Dunlap, 1976. 192pp., illus., index, 4to. Paperbound. Light edgewear; o/w VG+. Offered at $9.00
[Redford, Patrick] THE ELEPHANT – A DEVICE FOR VANISHING, APPEARING & SWITCHING. (Utility Device) RFA Productions, n.d. Package includes device and QR code link with password to complete instructions. As New, Offered at $20.00
Ripley, Sherman. AN INTRODUCTION TO MAGIC. (Book) New York, Sentinel Books, 1946. First edition. 127pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Scuffed the corners with some loss of plasticized paper; o/w Good+. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! [Rope Routines] A pair of booklets dealing with rope routines: Dariel Fitzkee’s THE ONLY SIX WAYS TO RESTORE A ROPE (St. Raphael House, 1944., 52pp./+adverts.); Hugh Miller’s booklet: RINK’S ORIGINAL ROPE MYSTERIES (Supreme Magic, n.d, 28pp.) Both are saddle-stapled in wraps and other than some light soiling/toning, quite Good. Offered as a lot at $8.00
[Ropes, Twine, String, and Such] A foursome of booklets on Ropes Ties, Twists, and More, including: Harold Denhard’s HOW TO DO ROPE TRICKS – EXPANDED EDITION (Magic, Inc., 1974, 68pp.); Dariel Fitzkee’s ROPE ETERNAL OR THE ONLY SIX WAYS TO RESTORE A ROPE (Louis Tannen, n.d., 52pp./+adverts.); Burling Hull’s ROPE TIES AND CHAIN RELEASED (D. Robbins, 1975, 46pp./+adverts.); George Sands’ SANDS” IMPROVED ROPESATIONAL (By the Author, 1976, 48pp.). All are saddle-stapled in wraps. VG. Offered as a lot at $8.00
Newly added! [Sardell, Peter] CROWDPULLER – TWO VOLUME DVD SET. (Two-DV Set) RSVP Magic, 2005. Total running time over three hours. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $16.00
Scalbert, Geoffrey. SCALBERT’S SELECTED SECRETS. (Book) Bideford (UK), Supreme Magic Co., 1981. 185pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is sun faded at the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $6.00
Scarne, John. SCARNE’S COMPLETE GUIDE TO GAMBLING. (Book) New York, Simon and Schuster, 1961. Eighth printing. 714pp., illus., glossary, index, 8vo. Gray cloth over boards at the spine in a dust jacket. Dust jacket has a few minor nicks and closed tears, o/w a VG copy. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Schneider, Al. MATRIX. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, 1976. Third edition. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in blue, red and white wraps. A VG+ copy. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! Schultz, Ryan, and Salomon Fainstein. UNANCHORED. (Book) n.pl., By the Author, 2022. 299pp., illus., 8vo. Deep blue cloth with metallic blue-green stamping and place-holder ribbon. Near Fine.. Offered at $70.00
SERVANTE, THE. (Single Magazine – SAF#62155) C.D. Mazurat. Calgary, AB, Canada. Quarterly. Printed 8.5 x 11” with glossy covers. This is a single issue of the five issues produced: Number Two. No specific date on either but issued in 1992. 19pp. Near fine copy. Offered at $5.00
Sewell, Len J. MAGI MAGIC. (Booklet) Birmingham (UK), Goodliffe The Magician, 1947. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in pictorial wraps. Former owner bookplate; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
Shagan, Rena. BOOKING AND TOUR MANAGEMENT FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. (Book) New York, Allworth Press 1996. 271pp., illus., appendices, bibliog., index, 8vo. Paperbound. Edgewear and mild soiling on face edge; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00
SILK CABINET. (Prop) No manufacturer’s label, mark or date, so I suspect this is a home workshop, woodworking production—but a rather nicely done piece. Size is (6.75” Long x 3.75” wide x 5” high). Shows some light wear but overall is quite Good. Offered at $14.00
Smith, Elliott, and Ian Quick. HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS: THE ENTERTAINER’S ROADMAP TO BUSINESS. (Book) N.pl., Happy Medium Books, 2003. 175pp., illus., 8vo. Slight blemish on the upper face corner of the back cover; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00
Newly added! [Solomon, David] DAVID SOLOMON’S CARDS ACROSS. (DVD with Cards) Fun Incorporated, 2008. No running time provided. Gimmicked cards (red backed Bicycles) are laid in. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
Newly added! Spill, Steve. I LIE FOR MONEY – CANDID OUTRAGEOOUS STORIES FROM A MAGICIANS MISADVENTURES. (Book) New York, Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. First edition/first printing. 226pp., illus., 8vo. Black boards with silver spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some handling, but o/w Near Fine. Offered at $20.00
[Sponge Balls] A two-booklet Lot: FRANK GARCIA’S SPONGE BALLS – MOVES – ROUTINES – IDEAS N. pl., Gene Gordoon (part of “A Message From Garcia series), n.d. 14pp., illus., 8vo.; Daryl blind stamp inside; and Frances Marshall’s edition of THE SPONGE BOOK (Magic Inc, 1976, 48pp., illus., 8vo. Both are saddle stapled in wraps. VG. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! SPOOKS SPEAK, THE. (Four-Issue Lot – ADB #6465) Dr. Mysto (John Cooper). Clarksburg (WV). Monthly. Mineo. 8.5 x 11. This lot consists of four issues—n..V – n.N (September 1952) – V. 1; n. 4 November 1952) plus the final issue Vol 1: N. 7 (April/May n.d.). The complete run was seven issues. Quite Good. Offered at $10.00
Stanyon, Ellis, Prof. NO. 7 “NEW JUGGLING TRICKS” – FIRST SERIES. (Historical Reprint) London, Ellis Stanyon & Co., 1901. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Tan textured wraps. Reprint of Stanyon’s 1901 booklet purported by Roger Montadon (JUGGLER’S BULLETIN) to be the first English language book, entirely on juggling, to be published. Montadon printed the reprint in 1978. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Steinmeyer, Jim. THE GLORIOUS DECEPTION: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF WILLIAM ROBINSON, CHUNG LING SOO, THE “MARVELOUS CHINESE CONJURER.” (Book) New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005. First edition. 451pp., illus., index, 8vo. Cloth covered boards in a dust jacket. Shows some use and wear at the edges of the dust jacket; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00
Steinmeyer, Jim. THE MAGIC OF ALAN WAKELING. (Book) Burbank (CA), Hahne Publications, 1998. Second edition – limited to 1,000 copies. 345pp., illus., 4to. Cloth bound with gold stamping on the spine and front cover. Very light rubbing on the rear cover; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $91.00
[Sterling, Harold] MIKO. (Vintage Magic Trick) Includes six three-and-a-half of clubs cards, die and instructions—all with an original envelope. Appears never or seldom used. VG. Offered at $4.00
Surath, Avrom Karl. THERE WILL BE WONDERFUL SURPRISES. (Book) Sarasota (FL), By the Author, 2007. 228pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound in colorful covers. Life of Marco the Magi. As new. Offered at $23.00
Taub, Jacob, M.D. THE DOC AND HIS DECK. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, 1976. First edition. Second Printing. 157pp., illus., 4to. Red buckram with gold spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket has two chips along the top edge—one at the spine and another along the top front edge. Jacket is also sun faded at the spine but inside is Near Fine Offered at $7.00
Newly added! [Tenyo Magic] JAILBREAK. (Penetration Trick) Tokyo, 2026. Assembly required. Comes with a link to both online video instructions and downloadable printed instructions from Tenyo. The printed instructions are in English’ The link is a scannable QR code on the product packaging. Tab on the bottom of the box was torn (and then taped) when opening for inspection; o/w New. Offered at $16.00
Newly added! TEXAS MAGIC COLLECTORS NEWSLETTER. (Two-Issue Lot – ADB/SAF #66705) Claude Crow. San Antonio (TX). Texas Magic Collectors Association. Quarterly. Printed. 8.5 x 11. This lot consists of two issues—V 2; n.2 ((Summer 1996) and V 3: n. 1 (Winter 1997). Two of the five issues listed in the 2000 Fernandes bibliography. VG. Offered at $4.00
[Thimble Magic] Two booklets on thimble manipulation: E. Loyd Enochs’ LOYD’S MASTER MANIPULATION OF THIMBLES (Lee Grey, 1975, 37pp., 8vo.); and Lewis Ganson’s A FANTASY IN THIMBLES – WERRY’S FANTASTIC THIMBLES (Supreme Magic, 1979, 35pp., 4to.) Both are saddle stapled in pictorial wraps and VG. Offered as a pair for $5.00
Thompson, J. G., Jr. CENTERMENTAL. (Booklet) N. pl., Ed Mellon, n.d. 13pp., 8vo. Pink pictorial wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00
Thompson, J.G., Jr. TOP SECRETS OF MAGIC – ROUTINED MYSTIFICATION WITH SMALL OBJECTS. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, n.d. Second edition. 127pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound in pictorial covers. Small nick near the bottom of the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00
Newly added! Thompson, John. POLISHED POLISH PRESTIDIGITATION. (Booklet) San Francisco (CA), Busby-Corin, Inc. 1981. Second edition. 39pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. VG. Offered at $10.00
Thune, Helge. EVIDENCE OF A WELL SPENT LIFE. (Book) N. pl., Vanishing Inc., 2025. 175pp., color illus., 8vo.Rich dark blue with black and white lettering and design. Included cards are imbedded in a snug holder built into the rear cover. As New. Offered at $36.00
Thurston, Howard. THURSTON’S BOOK OF MAGIC – NEW EDITION – NUMBER 11. (Pitch Book/Program) New York, Thurston, 1929. (Cover title is THURSTON THE GREAT MAGICIAN.)16pp., illus., index, 4to (9.25” x 12.25”). Saddle stapled in colorful pictorial wraps. Contents include: The set Thurston Program; Thurston’s Life Story; Thurston’s New “Easy Pocket Tricks”; Thurston’s Astrological Charts: Thurston’s Secrets of Indian Magic; and A book of Mystery and Magic treating upon the subjects of Magic You Can Do, Astrology, Palmistry, Numerology, Dreams, Fortune with Cards. Also containing a biographical story of Thurston the Magician and Thurston’s Dream Book. General wear with a vertical crease from having been folded; the spine has started to split and subsequently repaired with clear tape; thus, at best a Fair copy. Additionally, a 5.5” x 10.75” clipping from the June 9, 1933 Minneapolis Tribune advertising the show has been laid in at the rear. Both pieces offered as a lot at $17.00
[Trade Show Tips and Advice] Two Booklets on Trade Shows: Bud Dietrich and Emil Jarrow’s. THE TRADE SHOW HANDBOOK. (Booklet) St. Paul (MN), By the Author, n.d. First edition; 46pp., illus., 8vo.; blue pictorial wraps; and Phil Kannen’s TRADE SHOW SECRETS REVEALED. (Booklet) Las Vegas (NV), Phil Kannen/Magic Fun Factory, 1998; 30pp., illus., 4to.; plastic comb bound. Both are VG+. Offered at $4.00
Newly added! Wakeman, Randy. THE RAINBOW DECK. (Book) Plainfield (IL), The tricks Are the Trade, Ltd., 1995. 47pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in wraps. (Plus: RANDY’S RAINBOW DECK II a four-page pamphlet laid in.) As a lot. Offered at $12.00
Wardle, Chris. SELF-WORKING WONDERS – 25 EFFECTS. (Book) N. pl., By the Author, 2023. 61pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound in pictorial covers. As New. Offered at $18.00
Warlock, Peter. WARLOCK’S WAY, OR HOW TO DECEIVE PEOPE WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1978. 128pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth with gold spine stamping in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows mild wear (now in a Mylar sleeve), o/w a VG copy. Offered at $12.00
Newly added! Werlen, Gabriel. THE GREEN NECK SYSTEM. (Book) Lorient, Marchand de Trucs and Mindbox, 2017. 230pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. A bump to the bottom of the front board and two small scuffs—one at the top of spine and at the face edge corner; o/w VG+. Offered at $50.00
Newly added! Werlen, Gabriel. THE GREEN NECK 2 SYSTEM. (Book) Lorient, Marchand de Trucs and Mindbox, 2022. 244pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound in pictorial covers. Pre-owned but near fine. Offered at $45.00
Wichmann, Ralf (a.k.a. Braco). SCHWEBEROUTINEN FUR TISCH UND BUHNE/FLOATING ROUTINES FOR TABLE AND STAGE. (Bilingual – German/English Book) Berlin (DE), Privatdruck, 1973. First edition. Published by the Magic Circle of Berlin in German and English on opposing pages. 149pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect bound. Sun faded along spine and across top edge; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00
[Willard, Harry Francis (1895-1970)] THE ORIGINAL WILLARD THE WIZARD AND COMPANY – MAGICIAN AND ILLUSIONIST. (Poster) Two-color poster (14.5” x 22”). Toured throughout the United States on the fair circuit and with his tent show 1940’s-1960’s. VG. Offered at $9.00
Newly added! Williams, Dick. DICK WILLIAM’S CUPS & BALLS…FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, 1999. 12pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle stapled in printed wraps. A Fine copy. Offered at $8.00
Wilson, Mark. MARK WILSON’S GREATEST MAGIC TRICKS. (Book plus Ephemera) Philadelphia (PA), Courage Books, 1995. 88pp., illus., index, 4to. Pictorial boards in a dust jacket in a Mylar protective sleeve. Plus a 10pp. article with photos, “Mark Wilson: Happy Magic” by Greg Wilson clipped from the March 2021 issue of M-U-M laid in at the rear. As New. Offered at $4.00
[Working with Reels] Two booklets on working with reels: Albenice’s REEL MAGIC (Louis Tannen, 1950, 84pp.); and Lewis Ganson’s compilation of “REELISTIC MAGIC” (Supreme Magic, n.d., 56pp.). Both are 8vo and saddle stapled in wraps. Some light wear/soiling, o/w quite Good. Offered as a pair for $5.00
Newly added! [World’s Greatest Magic] COINS THROUGH THE TABLE. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2011. Running time 24 minutes. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
Newly added! [World’s Greatest Magic] TENKAI PENNIES AND MILIKEN’S TRANSPOSITION. (DVD) L&L Publishing, 2008. Running time approximately one hour 30 minutes. DVD has been opened and presumably viewed – o/w appears VG. Offered at $10.00
Zorn, Steven. THE LITTLE BOOK OF MAGIC TRICKS – TWENTY ASTOUNDING EASY-TO-LEARN TRICKS. (Wee Book) Philadelphia (PA), Running Press Miniatures, 1994. 127pp., illus., 32mo. Black cloth with yellow stamping in a colorful pictorial dust jacket. As new. Offered at $7.00
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