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By Andrus, Jerry; Ray Hyman
Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
Eugene, OR: J A Enterprises, 1976 2 volumes in 1, in original green cloth inscribed "to Jack Avis, with best wishes, Jerry Andrus" though reprinted later, this is the item that showed a generation of magicians the art of card control. Original paper covers pasted on inside endpapers. Very scarce in first edition in original green cloth.. First Edition. Cloth. A Good Copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... Read More
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Be Deceived
By Lam, Louis
Book condition: Very Good
Book Description
Amsteram: Louis Lam, 1939 27p. Only 1 recorded copy in OCLC. Published in Amsterdam in English just before World War II, copies are rare.. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... Read More
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By Abracadabra
Book condition: Near Fine
Book Description
Bromsgrove, England: Goodliffe Publications, 1985 16p. Not in OCLC. After forty years of unbroken publication of "ABRACADABRA", this was the special issue given to subscribers. Includes "Backpack" by Mike Gancia; Company of Three by roy Walton; "Bluff Assembly" by Fr. roger Crosthwaite; "A Sticky System" by Stephen Tucker; "New Clear fusion" by Len Belcher and "A Coin Trick with Cards" by Justin Higham. small but only found among long term sub... Read More
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Card Shapes
By Lowe, Fred
Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
Fareham, Hants, England: Fredlo Development, 1949 8p. Fred Lowe had developed a technique for displaying cards allowing him to intrigue and deceive the keen observer. Here is the scarce little booklet showing his way. Even the Brown University Special Collection on Magic lacks this item.. Original Paper Wrps. A Good Copy/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... Read More
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Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
London: Magic Circle, 1940 51p. original blue cloth with pastedown title on front cover, wear on spine. One of the great libraries for those who wished to study the magical arts both in terms of technique and presentation. here is a list of all the items then present including items from other countries. This catalogue might be the goal for the collector but it is unlikely more than half will be seen in our own era.. A Good Copy. ... Read More
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Book condition: Near Fine
Book Description
New York: Stuart Robson Conjurer's Shop, 1959 55p. A scarce item from late 1950's listing all the magic items available at Stuart Robson's Conjurer's Shop in New York. Often he would have items that no other shop was able to obtain. Consequently, the tricks, apparatus, etc are often not found in the catalogues of his contemporaries. A nice item to capture the art of magic in post-World War II era.. Original Paper Wrps. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f... Read More
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Book condition: Very Good
Book Description
London: L. Davenport, 1944. 1,456 pages of magic, conjuing (only the State Library of Australia has a complete set). While individual issues may be had in the $20-25 range seldom are even one year runs available since these were considered the best resources in the period from the end of World War II until 1949. It is late 1944 and an early page calls Winston Churchill "the magician", a few pages later there is a trick called "What will Churchill say to Hitler in 1944?" Articles on C... Read More
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By Hull, Burling
Book condition: Very Good
Book Description
Woodside, New York: Privately Printed, 1946 OCLC locates three libraries that have copies. 21 leaves folded with set of special cards in original envelope. 22 photographs. Instructional photographic sheet laid in. A reprint was done in 1972 without the special cards.. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... Read More
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By Roberts, Charles
Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
London: Foulsham & Co, 1927 no date circa 1927. 61p. index. No copies on OCLC. foulsham's Conjuring is listed as one copy at New York Public Library Special Collections. That copy was issued in 24 pages. This copy shows no recorded copies on OCLC. Later revisions were published in London and the US. This copy showing the magician with ladies of the "flapper" era is evidently very rare.. Original Paper Wrps. A Good Copy/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&fr... Read More
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By Stillwell, George
Book condition: Very Good
Book Description
London, Paris, Nuremberg, 1902 [2]2 7-9 p b/w illustrations. Old tape in 2 places along spine.. Stapled Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More
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By Waller, Charles
Book condition: Very Good
Book Description
London: Magic Wand Office, 1932 62, 32 a scarce set with the only reported copy in the State Library of Australia [their copy only has volume 1) . Usually volume 2 is lacking although they were issued together. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More
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By Chanin, Jack
Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
Philadelphia: Jack Chanin, 1934. 6 leaves. OCLC records only 1 copy (Brown University Magic Collection). original paper copy, with wear on spine but not loss of text. Includes seal of London magic bookseller who sold item in 1934.. Original Paper Wrps. A Good Copy/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... Read More
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By Fields, Eddieand Michael lSchwartz
Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
The Sorcerer's Apprentice 39p. with the 4 page "The Invisible Deck" instructions laid in. Not in OCLC. While the entire book is devoted to the Invisible deck routine, this edition not only added new variations including "the invisible it" which strangely enough is often not known to fairly long term magicians.. Printer Wrapper. A Good Copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... Read More
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By Slaight, Allan; James Stewart; Max Maven; Joseph Schmidt; William Goodwin
Book condition: Fine
Book Description
Seattle: Hermetic Press, 2000 3 large volumes with volume 3 being an index to the rest. Within these two volumes are 556 tricks conceived by Stewart James. Of these 483 have not been published before. This testament to Stewart Jamest also presents explicit intelligence concerning his unusual personal life. The index volume compiled by Willliam Goodwin, constitutes the index for both. The James file and a separately pubished work by Stewart James. For the first time, there is easy access through the... Read More
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By Goldston, Will
Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
London: Will Goldston, Ltd., 1917 96p. As the war continues this issue in 1917 is reduced to less than 100 pages. It includes all the new card tricks and magical devices, but now has Letters from the front. Houdini's ad for rare books, scripts, effects, on magic, spiritualism, etc. Goldston's ad "How to Enterain in Camp & Hospital"; Photograph of Mahatma Circle of Magicians; Article on the Great Raymond as well as his search for a wife; full page sketch of Harry Houdini by Will Sco... Read More
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By Goldston, Will
Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
London: The Magazine of Magic, 1915. 192p. As World War I did not come to a quick end (as the English Cabinet has assumed) the magazine is expected to show something of a patriotic stance as the Magic editors now ask that god bless and protect "brothers on the firing line" . Earlier the fascination with pagan symbols, seances, spirtualism are temporarily put aside while magic tricks are emphasized. P. 17 describes Houdini's lastest escape entitled "five thousand people watch and wonde... Read More
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By Pomezny, Pavel; Peter Warwick
Book condition: Near Fine
Book Description
Bideford, England: Supreme Magic Company, 1970 139p. portraits,illustrations. Marvelous inscription: "To David, with best regards, Magically, Pavel, Orange, 2000. see page 3" [page 3 shows Pavel 31 years earlier]. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... Read More
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By Hatch, Richard and Ottokar Fischer (compiler)
Book Description
Omaha , Nebraska: Walter B. Graham Modern Litho, Inc., 1985. Translation of Ottokar Fiscar's original compilation with new annotations, photographs and illustrations, and a historical introduction added by the translator. Includes bibliographical references pages 214-15. 215pp., illustrated with over 100 photos, and contains a few selections from letters which Dr. Hofzinser wrote to two of his students, bound in brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt Near fine in very good pictorial dust jacket with... Read More
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By Baker, Al
Book condition: A Good Copy
Book Description
Minneapolis: C.W. Jones, 1941 135p. Third Impression. Wear along edges. A wonderful inscription: " to Leon [Leon M. Leon] It took 47 years to catch up with you and congratulate you on your place in magic." signed, Irving Desfor, Sept. 8, 1988. The book itself was in the personal library of Leon M. Leon founder of the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Laid in is 2als letter from Irving Desfor (the famous photographer of the greatest magicians) with both admiration and humor. It starts "De... Read More
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By Sawyer, Thomas A
Book condition: Near Fine
Book Description
Santa Ana, CA: T.A. Sawyer, 1991. 70p. Although Trevor H. Hall's 1957 A Bibliography of Books on Conjuring in English from 1580 to 1850 is a primary focus of this work, it is the author's intention to present definitive insights into both Trevor Hall and Stanley Collins. This is a remarkable work distinguished by the sources he has discovered including facsimiles at the end of the book. The relationship of Collins and Hall in the bibliography as well as subsequent relationship issues is a fasci... Read More
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