Magic from Cinemage Books

Pa.: Tab Books, 1981. How to make magic. Includes 100's of tricks and magic stunts. Illustrated throughout with 100's of b&w line drawings. Small minor scrape to the bottom edge of the front cover. Vg. . First Edition First Printing. Paper.

Paris: Prisma, 1945. TEXT IN FRENCH. Superb 205pg. book on the great early filmmaker noted for his magical fantasy films incorporting early special effects. Set in the back of the book is a 36pg. reproduction of a facsimile of the manuscript "My memoirs" of Georges Méliès, The book is beautifully illustrated with 278 illustrations of stills, photos, candids… Read more

New York: Villard Books., 2002. Lavish colorful look at David Blaine and his magic tricks. Includes autobiographical material, documentation of his famous feats of magic and material on other famous magicians. Illustrated with 100's of color and black and white photos. Gift inscription professionally removed. Tiny scrape to the bottom of the back cover. Published without a dustjacket. Vg+ .… Read more

New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. Barnouw's now classic study of magic and the early days of cinema and how the two intersected. Material on Houdini, Melies and many others. 74 illustrations and photos. Fine/fine.. First edition/1st Printing. Small Cloth with Dustjacket.

London: Bloomsburg Pub., 2003. The first edition of the children's edition of the 5th book in the Harry Potter series. A beautiful copy with just a tiny tiny corner crease to the bottom of the front jacket, and the usual browning to the paper. Fine copy in a near fine dustjacket. . First Edition. Illus. Boards with Dustjacket.

MA.: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1928. Tales of the magic & mythical land of Poictesme and its strange and fanciful citizens. The book is highlighted by the fantastic illustrations and artwork of Pape who has contributed 11 photogravure etchings on plates with tissue overlays and numerous beautiful b&w bold in-text illustrations. Map endsheets, and superb gold engraved etched… Read more

Boston: Shambhala Pub., 1995. Terrific box of magic tricks along with rare graphics, two artworks by Glen Baxter, 24pg. booklet "Charles Dickens, Conjuror, 20 full-color cards with tricks on the reverse, another booklet with simple conjuring tricks, 4 die-cut reproductions of rare magic puzzles, a fold-up poster like Ouija board, an 8pg. pamphet on how to be a contortionist and… Read more

NY Knopf Pub. 1984. vg+/vg+/frnt. flap has soft crease, 1 tiny damp spot top of cloth. Updike's novel about witches in suburbia filmed w. Jack Nicholson & Cher. A troubled production & unsuccessful film. Tiny mend to pt. 1st trade ed. Binding is cl.w.d j..

New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Beautifully drawn & colored children's book about a magical bakery whose baker looks amazingly like Oliver Hardy. Caldecott Honor Book sticker on dj. which has minute wear & tiny tears to edges. Vg+/vg. Laid in is a Maurice Sendak bookmark from the Brooklyn Book Fetival in 2012. Later Printing. Oversize Illus. Cl.w.dj.