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191073958Meadville: Keystone ca. 1910. This is a mixed bag. Five are Underwood images and they are all beautifully hand colored and four are privately made. All are 4 x 3 3/4 inches in very good condition. The Underwoods have printed captions and the privates have manuscript captions.The Underwood titles are; 6165. Evening on the Desert Navajo Reservation Arizona Showing a chief seated and wearing full head dress. 6178. Home Duties of the Hopi Man Oariabi Arizona; 6188; Blanket Weaving- a Hopi Indian at Work Arizona; 6167. At Breakfast typical desert home of Navajo Indians Ariz; 6168. Navajo Blanket weaving on the Navajo Indian Reservation Arizona the privates start here'Arid Region Utah. showing a cart with 4 hprses with an Indian seated on the ground; Ojibway Beadwork; Indian Beadwork; Apache Indian Baskets. Keystone unknown
191073957Meadville: Keystone ca. 1910. These seem to be part of a Keystone series but information is hard to obtain so we will just present the titles. All are 4 x 3 3/4 inches in very good condition and with printed captions;Titles are; 12812. Junction of Colorado and San Juan Rivers Canal Route Nicaragua C.A.; 12889. Government Railway Station Granada Nicaragua; 12833. San Carlos and San Juan River Nicaragua C.A.; 12856. The Smoking Terror "Momotombo" Volcano Nicaragua. C.A. ; 12844; Using Nature's Own Tub and Washboards on Lake Nicaragua Granada CA; 12842. Good Friday Celebration Franciscan Church and Monastery Nicaragua C.A.; 12840. In Old Grenada by the Lake. Its Tiled Roofs and Low-arched Corridors Nicaragua C.A.; 12857. Dome and Turret Crowned Cathedral Roof and Three of the "Volcanic Marvels"; 12858; O'er Floral and Sculptured Adornments Towers the Historic Cathedral Leon Nicaragua C.A.; 12845; Landing on Beautiful Lake Nicaragua Granada Nicaragua C.A.; 12850. An Architectural Monument to the intrepid and Zealous Old Monks of the Conquest Nicaragua C.A.;12854. The Picturesque City Market Masaya Nicaragua; 12848. The Breezy Heights of Saratoag Looking across Apoya Lagoon to Lake Nicaragua; 12834 Bronzed colored maidens assorting coffee Nicaragua;Water vendor and ox cart on Lake Managua; 12835. Golden and Luscious Mangoes the Favorite Food of the Natives Nicaragua CAThe last three are hand-colored. Keystone hardcover
191073978Meadville: Keystone ca. 1910. Ten Keystone Magic Lantern Slides concerning silk farming in Japan. Reputedly by photographer William Rau. All are numbered and with printed captions. Many have longer descriptions issued by Keystone excised from the booklet that accompanied the entire set. Slides offered here are; 525-Fujiyama; 527-Girls Putting the Finishing Touches on Bamboo Baskets; 534-A Charming Outlook Over Fertile Fields and Cozt Homes at Kiriu Japan; 535-A Japanese Garden; 536-Silkworm Incubator; 537-Gathering Mulberry Leaves for Silkworms; 538-Feeding Mulberry Leaves to Silkworms; 539-Cocoons of Silkworms; 540-Reeling Silk from Cocoons; 541-One of Japan's Largest Silk Weaving Plants kiriu. All are sleeved and in excellent condition. Keystone unknown
1962374500Kenton Ohio: The International Brotherhood of Magicians 1962. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and pen and ink sketches. 60 vols. 8vo. Illustrated wrappers. Generally very good to fine. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and pen and ink sketches. 60 vols. 8vo. 60 monthly volumes of The Linking Ring. Including: January February 1948 2 issues; September-December and March May June 1950 7 issues; the complete year for 1951 12 issues; the complete year for 1952 12 issues; January February 1953 2 issues; March-October and December 1954 9 issues; the complete year for 1955 12 issues; April 1959 1 issue; January May August 1962 3 issues.<br /> <br /> The International Brotherhood of Magicians I.B.M. monthly journal The Linking Ring has been in publication since 1922 and is available exclusively to members of the I.B.M. Our mid-20th century collection includes profiles of the most famed magicians of the day articles from the world of magic revealed magic tricks and pages of vintage advertisements.<br /> <br /> "It has documented the most significant events in our art over the past nine decades traced the rise to fame of the "greats" in magic and enabled magicians all over the world to exchange ideas." International Brotherhood of Magicians. The International Brotherhood of Magicians unknown
19778860San Diego CA: Chuck Martinez 1977. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 6 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 134 PP. Paul Harris is widely regarded as one of the most influential creators in modern magic celebrated for his ability to transform simple props into moments of profound astonishment. He is widely known as the mentor of magician David Blaine. Harris pioneered effects that emphasize emotional impact over spectacle encouraging magicians to focus on connection rather than complexity. His writings reshaped how magicians think about wonder itself presenting magic as an experience that shifts perception instead of just a trick. Harris's inventions have become staples in close-up magic and his philosophical approach continues to inspire performers who want their magic to feel organic human and genuinely surprising.<br /> <br /> Original comb-bound first edition. Signed and inscribed by Harris on the first page. A few blemishes but a very attractive copy overall. Chuck Martinez unknown
1948H13596Colon MI: Abbott's Magic Novelty Company 1948. Very Good. 9 issues each issue 11 inches tall pictorial wraps very good pages tanning 28 pp illustrated. Abbott's Magic Novelty Company unknown
19772110502150413750elementary school 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 elementary school paperback
193062288Manchester UK: Allied Newspapers Ltd. ca. 1930. 8vo. 192 pp. With text illustrations vignettes diagrams photo plates throughout. Black publisher’s cloth illustrated cover art of Gypsy Travellers Wagon front cover silver lettering front cover & spine foxing & minor toning throughout still G copy from the library of Elizabeth Pullen Belvin Jones 1908-1999 noted Florence South Carolina teacher worked for Southern School Supply Co. and was an intrepid world traveler between the Wars dated London August 1938. First edition of this how-to manual fortune telling and palmistry at parties and events featuring a laid-in stating “Pullen read fortunes at parties. Would read Palm lines “And you are a terrible flirt. Why You had to be to holding hand this long! Would bring the house down. Pullen Jan. 31 1994. Allied Newspapers Ltd., hardcover
194015436London and New York 1940. Hardcover. Very good. A collection of 6 pamphlets on magic bound together published 1931 through 1940; some pamphlets not dated. Most have diagrams and illustrations in the text.<br /> 1. The Odin Rings the Last Word on the Chinese Linking Rings translated and edited by Victor Farelli second edition London L. Davenport & co. 1940 68pp. <br /> 2. Annemann's Card Miracles and Annemann's Mental Mysteries by Burling Hull L. Davenport & Co. London 43pp. <br /> 3. Lend Me Your Pack by Victor Farelli L. Davenport & Co. London third edition 48pp. <br /> 4. Controlled Coincidence A New and Subtle System for Card Workers by Victor Farelli Edward Bagshawe London 1931 16pp. <br /> 5. Points on Presentation and Patter Scheme 30pp.by Howard Albright Albany NY produced by UniqueMagic Studioas a typescript <br /> 6. Edward Proudlock's Version of the Sympathetic Silks Edward Bagshawe 1936 26pp ads 2. <br /> <br /> 8vo maroon gilt cloth with gilt title Farelli Magic at spine. Covers very clean and bright; internally very good. Bookplate of Jean De Bare laid on the front free endpaper. hardcover
1924224757Berlin Wisconsin 1924. 1924. Berlin Wisconsin 1924. Small 8vo. Edited by Gerald V. Heaney. Numerous illustrations and drawings. 224 pages. Original stiff pictorial covers. Fresh bright copy. Rare thus. Catalog # 25. Soft cover. Berlin, Wisconsin, 1924. paperback
194815435London and New York 1948. Hardcover. Very good. 10 pamphlets on magic bound together published 1935 through 1948. The pamphlets are as follows: <br /> 1. Twenty Six Living and Dead Tests by Teral Garrett George Armstrong London 1948 29pp. OCLC: 39482747.<br /> 2. Albright's Forbidden Wisdom Gen Publications London 1948 23pp. OCLC: 28611978.<br /> 3. Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation Robert A. Nelson Nelson Enterprises Columbus Ohio 1945 60pp. OCLC: 16565308.<br /> 4. En Rapport Theo Annemann 22pp. OCLC: 9056300. <br /> 5. Annemann's Complete One Man Mental and Psychic Routine Max Holden New York City 1935 24pp. OCLC: 16461636.<br /> 6. Contact Mind Reading - Expanded by Dariel Fitzkee Second Edition Saint Raphael House San Rafael Cal 38pp. OCLC: 28606593.<br /> 7. The Best Tricks With Slates by Peter Warlock Max Holden Philadelphia 1942 65pp. Not recorded in OCLC. <br /> 8. Dai Vernon's Select Secrets privately published 1941 30pp. OCLC: 13714116.<br /> 9. Close-Up Magic for the Night Club Magician second and revised edition Max Holden New York 1938 57pp. OCLC: 13687614.<br /> 10. Annemann's Miracles of Card Magic Max Holden New York 1948 109pp. OCLC: 7192546. <br /> <br /> 8vo half red calf leather and marbled boards with gilt title at spine. Covers only very slt rubbed bottom edge of marbled boards; internally very good. hardcover
1920164638Unknown: Mysterious Smith Company 1920. First Edition. First Edition. A short book about magic astrology dream interpretation and the art of illusion. Written by Albert P. Smith a French-American magician who performed under the stage name Mysterious Smith. <br /> <br /> Very Good plus in side-stapled wrappers. Mysterious Smith Company unknown
19879486London: Robert Hale 1987. First UK edition. 4to 343pp. Illustrations facsimiles. Signed by Jay on the ffep. Hardcover in blue cloth boards in illustrated jacket. Lightly bumped upper corners else nearly fine. Robert Hale hardcover
19505987Croydon Surrey: Willane 1950. First editions. 8 Volumes 22x16cm each roughly 10-15pp. Illustrations photographs. Illustrated yellow wraps staple bound. Generally near fine with a few instances of scattered foxing. <br /> <br /> Sharp set of the first 8 Methods for Miracles by English magician William H. Lane 1898-1955. Classic tricks nicely illustrated well explained and uniformly bound. Willane unknown
19075533London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co 1907. First edition thus. 18x12cm 4 104pp. Tables appendix. Original printed wrappers bound in maroon cloth spine lettered in gilt. Ornum's Novelty store ticket attached to title page Hocus Pocus Review ticket attached to rear pastedown. Some marginal soiling and foxing else nearly fine. <br /> <br /> Date of publication taken from preface in which the author states "this exposition is a revised and enlarged edition of a book written and copyrighted by me in 1880 entitled Heller's and Houdin's Second Sight Explained by Washington Irving Bishop whose name I used by arrangement."<br /> <br /> Frederick Wicks 1840-1910 was an author and inventor of some repute most notably for a typecasting machine. In this work he purports to give the world the opportunity to perform the feats of Houdin Heller and others including spiritual manifestations thought transference codes for cards coins and money and others. A scarce magic text from the turn of the century. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co unknown
191544947New York: American Magic Corporation 1915. 8vo. 20 pp. plus 2 leaves of publisher’s ads bound with text in oblong format and fold down the center. Numerous illusts. & diagrams throughout. Textured softcvrs with simulated alligator skin pattern yapp edges gilt lettrng on frnt cvr mnr edgewear creasng a couple leaves w/ closd tears still a G copy w/ ownership inscription and stamp of Percy Poole Vancouver BC Magician. First edition of this scarce monograph describing and illustrating the handkerchief magic routine in detail with specific instructions on how to distract and amaze the audience. American Magic Corporation, unknown
192046291New Haven CT: A.C. Gilbert Company 1920. 12mo. 61 pp. plus 3 pp. publ. ads. Numerous illustrations diagrams. Beige cloth illust. on front cover in blue & dark blue lettering in blue slight shelfwear former ownership on cover & endpapers w/ d.j. minor chipping head of spine couple very minor closed tears minor dustsoiling to fore-edges VG/VG copy. First edition of this fascinating work which provided all the details to entertain your friends and mystify your enemies with changing water to wine turning iron into copper making magicians flash paper flash powder making your own electrical batteries and much more. Scarce in the original dustjacket. A.C. Gilbert Company, hardcover
192962472Philadelphia: Dorrance and Co. 1929. 8vo. 273 3 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates. Dark green publisher’s cloth gilt lettering front cover & spine slight shelfwear couple leaves at lower corner w/ tear from poorly opened w/ d.j. cover art by WD minor chipping head & foot of spine couple closed tears edgewear still VG/VG- copy. First edition 1st printing of this memoir of the famed early 20th-Century stage magician whose gian production required 40 tons of equipment and entertained millions. Largely overshadowed by Houdini in history in his day Thurston was the best performing incredible tricks including the “Rising Card†with cards rising out of a glass goblet and floating like butterflies across the audience. He popularized the floating woman illusion or “Levitation of Princess Karnac†and even added Ziegfeld-inspired touches to his shows with scantily clad beautiful assistants. He performed and corresponded with D.L. Moody Emperor Franz Josef Sun Yat-Sen John L. Sullvian and Theodore Roosevelt. Very scarce in original dustjacket. Dorrance and Co., hardcover
1947D10934America 1947. Cloth-covered 3-ring binder American manufactured covers illustrated in black marker with drawings of top-hats an ace of spades an eight ball faces names and maxims "Flunk Early Avoid the Rush" "Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry". The inside front cover bears our author's name "Budd Leader Sophomore 1st half" as well as a cloud of girls' names Joan Ginger Darlene Sally Betty Roberta et al perhaps referring to his lovely assistants -- women who put birds back in their cages who comforted newly hatless rabbits who were sawn in half or who otherwise gave themselves to magic. This distinctly American binder is bursting with 382 tricks handwritten in ink in tidy script on lined paper most of them accompanied by careful pencil drawings demonstrations of steps and techniques on small leaves of onion skin paper stapled to the trick they describe. Extremities bumped and cloth a bit frayed; boards warped see aforementioned "bursting" I wasn't joking with a few small spots of soiling. Top ring of binder doesn't close all the way ahem bursting so a few pages have come loose but could be easily reinforced if one were so inclined. Contents are bright and clean perfectly legible pleasing to behold and -- one assumes -- hitherto privileged information. <br/><br/>Includes tricks with cards rope dice balloons sleights of hand mind reading break-away cabinets and so much more. Though some of the illusions strike this cataloguer as enticingly practical "How to be Marvelous without Skill" "The Vanishing Alarm Clock" many of the illusions seem quite advanced and particular to the world of magic "Second Sight Extraordinary" "Mind Signals" "You Do As I Do". Though little can be found on Budd Leader now he was clearly a high school student of some talent and considerable dedication. A quintessential distinct volume. Remarkable. hardcover
1976026795Colon Michigan: Abbott Magic Mfg. Co 1976. Very Good condition. Light edge wear. Flat uncreased spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Abbott's Magic Catalog No. 22 Abbottcadabra The Magic Capital of the World. This dealer catalogue #22 offers for sale: magic books accessories cigarette magic bottle tricks coin and money magic dice tricks escapes illusions mental effects paper magic rope magic wands tables watches and clocks etc. Item illustrations on nearly every page. Bound in the original red wraps stamped in black. Oversize Softcover. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. This large book may require extra postage for International shipments but only the standard charge for priority or media mail. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Oversize Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 447pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Abbott Magic Mfg. Co Paperback
1967NC0342Abbott Magic Company 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. Colon Michigan; 1967. Orange Illustrated paper covers; mild edge wear; spine is sun faded/discolored; 4to9 3/4" to 12" tall; illustrations throughout; a few pages with small marginal marks; 400 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. From the library of ABAA bookseller Tom Nicely. Abbott Magic Company hardcover
1952C000019383Colon MI: Abbott's Magic Novelty Company 1952. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover. c.1952. Spiral-Bound. Die-cut cover with illustration of skeletons. 8vo. Illus. Very Good. Light general shelfwear some darkening to spiral binding light soil / age toning to contents dampstaining to last 5 pages. Abbott's Magic Novelty Company paperback
1947H34979Colon MI: Abbott's Magic Novelty Company 1947. Wraps. Very good. 9 x 6 inches softcover very good light wear soil stains and toning to covers owner's name on top of front wrap light restoration to spine ends contents very good. 832 pp illustrated and priced throughout with a wide assortment of stage magic tricks props equipment etc. Abbott's Magic Novelty Company unknown
1952239181Colon Michigan: Abbot's Magic Novelty Company 1952. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; unnumbered pages. Notes; Includes a pamphlet entitled Confidental Price List for magicians only. Supplement to Abbott's Catalogue No. 13 loosely inserted. Subjects; Catalogue No. 13. Abbott's Magic Novelty Company. Magic accessories. Colon, Michigan: Abbot's Magic Novelty Company paperback
192012182Self published 1920. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Part of a specialist collection of Insurance-company related material covering primarily British companies and associations from the mid-19th Century to around 1930 all of which are listed for sale separately on this site under the category "Business & Finance". Size: Quarto. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Book comes in its original quarter leather slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Business Finance & Marketing; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item not stock photos. Inventory No: 12182. . Self published hardcover