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(MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES; NATIVE AMERICAN DOMESTIC ARTS)Biblio.com

A Nice Assortment of Magic Lantern Slides Concerning Indian Crafts; 9 views.

(MAGIC TRICKS, 18TH CENTURY). ALBERTI, GIUSEPPE ANTONIOBiblio.com

I GIUOCHI NUMERICI FATTI ARCANI PALESATI NUMBER GAMES AND ARCANE FACTS REVEALED

1795ST20614Venice: Giuseppe Orlandelli 1795. Fourth Edition. 180 x 114 mm. 7 x 4 5/8". 154 pp 1 leaf. Pedestrian 19th century half vellum over pink marbled paper boards smooth spine with old ink lettering. WITH 16 ENGRAVED PLATES SHOWING MAGIC TRICKS and numerous diagrams in the text. Tomash & Williams A56; Riccardi I 15. Marbled paper a little chafed title washed first and last leaf a bit soiled and with repairs at inner and outer margins but no text affected half a dozen other leaves with minor repairs or mounted isolated small smudges or corner creases but still an acceptable copy of a book expected to be found in poor shape--the text clean the impression of the engravings crisp and the binding solid. This is a pleasing copy of a rather scarce collection of mathematical puzzles magic tricks and illusions abounding with illustrations and diagrams. Our author Bolognese architect and engineer Giuseppe Antonio Alberti 1712-68 had a varied career which is reflected in his literary output: his publications discuss civil engineering pyrotechnics mathematics and factories among other topics. Described by Tomash and Williams as "the type of book that mischievous uncles like to own" the present work begins with a study of amusing and unusual arithmetic equations and puzzles before discussing magic tricks and illusions including card tricks dice games and even complex stage illusions involving specialized equipment. These are illustrated with a series of delightful copper engravings with labelled mechanisms sometimes operated by lively little figures or disembodied hands with ruffled sleeves. "Giuochi" was first published in Bologna in 1747 and remained in print for a further 20 years after the present edition. Because this is the kind of book that would have been subjected to uncareful use early editions are difficult to find in the attractive condition seen here. Giuseppe Orlandelli unknown

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · États-Unis2 028,00 $US≈ 1 715,89 €

(MAGIC)Biblio.com

THE WHOLE ART OF LEGERDEMAIN OR HOCUS POCUS LAID OPEN AND EXPLAINED BY THOSE RENOWED sic MASTERS SENA SAMA HAMED BEN-ALLA AND ALL THE CELEBRATED AND MYSTERIOUS PROFESSORS OF THE ART OF NATURAL MAGIC

1833ST12867New York: N. C. Nafis 1833. 144 x 85 mm. 5 5/8 x 3 3/8". 71 pp. PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL GRAY-GREEN PRINTED BOARDS upper cover with titling and an illustration of a gentleman identified as the author lower cover with two amusing woodcuts "The Lawyer and his Client" a bewigged gentleman astride an ass and "Hocus Poke-us" two boys fighting. In a brown cloth chemise and a slightly rubbed matching calf-backed slipcase. With a folding frontispiece depicting a conjurer and his assistant onstage before an amazed crowd. Toole-Stott 724. ◆Small stains at top and bottom of spine covers just slightly grubby endpapers a bit browned text with light inoffensive foxing but for what it is AN UNUSUALLY FINE COPY the fragile binding entirely sound and the text remarkably fresh and clean. Given the materials it was made from and the hard use it would have been expected to suffer this is an exceptionally well-preserved copy of a popular handbook of conjuring tricks an early American edition of a work first compiled in 1722 by the British magician Henry Dean. Dean's work was itself based on Reginald Scot's influential "Discoverie of Witchcraft" 1584 which sought to discredit belief in "supernatural" forces by exposing the tricks by which conjurers deceived their audience. In the publications of Dean and subsequent editors this exposé of witchcraft evolved into a guide for performing parlor tricks. Our edition is a reprint or reissue of the 1831 version published by R. Schoyer; because the word "renowned" is spelled "renowed" on both title pages Toole-Stott speculates that Nafis bought sheets from Schoyer suggesting that our item would have been a reissue. These insubstantial guide books typically experienced considerable uncareful use in the hands of amateur and often juvenile magicians; consequently the few copies that do appear on the market are in deplorable shape. N. C. Nafis unknown

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · États-Unis7 800,00 $US≈ 6 599,58 €

(MAGIC) Despiau, ML M LBiblio.com

Select Amusements in Philosophy and Mathematics; Proper for Agreeably Exercising the Minds of Youth. Translated from the French . with Several Corrections and Additions Particularly a Large Table of the Chances or Odds at Play The whole recommended as an useful Book for Schools by Dr. Hutton Professor of Mathematics at Woolwich

1801306156London: Printed for G. Kearsley Fleet Street; Bell and Bradfute Edinburgh; and Brash and Reid Glasgow by W. Glendinning 1801. First English edition. xix i errata 397 3 publisher's ads pp. 8vo. Contemporary half leather over gray paper-covered boards. Covers worn joints cracked but sewing sound lacking spine label text block roughly trimmed occasional light soiling along lower blank margins. Remnant of contemporary bookplate. In a custom redpaper slipcase and matching chemise. First English edition. xix i errata 397 3 publisher's ads pp. 8vo. The first English edition of this quite unusual and very entertaining compendium of conundrums problems parlor tricks and "interesting facts" - it is actually much more fun than the title would seem to suggest. The first French edition was published in London in 1799 under the title Choix d' amusements physiques et mathématiques. The work includes tricks with cards magic squares magic lanterns feats of artificial memory and proto-spiritualist conjuring through "palingenesy" by which a performer can make the images of the dead appear in a glass jar plus other optical illusions. A large collection of mathematical and physical curiosities including chapters on arithmetic "To arrange 30 criminals in such a manner as to save 15 of them &c." "A lady lamenting that her age was triple that of her daughter" and amusing "secrets" "To make people in a room have a hideous appearance". Toole Stott 240 Printed for G. Kearsley, Fleet Street; Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh; and Brash and Reid, Glasgow, by W. Glendinning unknown

James Cummins Bookseller · États-Unis1 350,00 $US≈ 1 142,23 €

(MAGIC). QUITMAN, FREDERICK HENRYBiblio.com

A TREATISE ON MAGIC OR ON THE INTERCOURSE BETWEEN SPIRITS AND MEN

1810ST17557Albany New York: Balance Press 1810. FIRST EDITION. 170 x 103 mm. 6 3/4 x 4". vi 76 pp. Errata slip tipped onto final page. Contemporary marbled boards backed with sheepskin smooth spine divided into panels by single gilt rules. Front free endpaper with bookplate of the Ricky Jay Collection. Front pastedown with neat early owner's signature pencilled initials "M. A." in a juvenile hand adjacent to a rudimentary pencil sketch of two people; rear pastedown with pencilled signature of Sally E. Original errata slip pasted onto bottom half of final page the slip defective at lower left corner. Sabin 67364; Shaw & Shoemaker 21169. Sheepskin a bit rubbed marbled paper boards somewhat chafed stained and quite worn at corners endpaper a bit spotted torn or at back missing other minor defects but the unsophisticated original insubstantial binding still solid. Title page and front flyleaves with light dampstain to gutter and tail margin a little foxing and faint browning other imperfections but the volume still generally clean and surprisingly fresh despite its cheap paper. Written by a Lutheran minister in upstate New York this entertaining treatise gives a brief history of the supernatural from ancient times to the present day and seeks to educate the audience about the dangers and follies of harboring magical beliefs noting that "witchcraft can never take root unless it be supported by credulity." According to the author's preface Frederick Henry Quitman 1760-1832 was motivated to write this work after a neighbor's home was besieged by supposed "supernatural" occurrences that included thrown stones and theft. Even though Quitman a staunch skeptic endeavored to attribute the activity to mischievous entities of the human variety the damage had been done: "Scarcely had the rumour about the forementioned witchcraft a little subsided when we heard the report of the appearance of apparitions in several quarters of the town. And it is really to be feared that during this dull winter all the corners of the town for want of other employment will be infested with demons." The Annotations at the end of the book contain many amusing definitions and descriptions of such things as talismans popular magic gothic novels and ventriloquists. Our copy was owned by the eminent magician actor writer scholar and sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay 1946-2018. In their catalogue Sotheby's notes that "Ricky Jay's accomplishments were as varied as are the formats and subjects of the material in his celebrated Collection . . . . He is one of the very select company of persons who assembled a collection of the very first rank in a field in which he was not only a world-renowned practitioner but also a scholar of considerable note." Our 1810 printing--the only early edition of this work--is rare on the market with RBH recording just four copies at auction in more than 60 years. Balance Press

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · États-Unis1 820,00 $US≈ 1 539,90 €

[Hypnotism] [Magic] [Mentalism] John KolischBiblio.com

Archive of material belonging to hypnotist and magician John Kolisch

159183N.p.: N.p. 1970. Substantial archive of material belonging to Austrian-American stage hypnotist and magician John Kolisch including two three-ring card binders with typescript and manuscript notes for Kolisch's live shows and 271 vintage photographs of Kolisch in performance. Archive appears to date from the 1950s through the 1970s the heyday of Kolisch's career. One binder holds notes and scripts for Kolisch's magic tricks powers of suggestion and general show patter and jokes while the other binder focuses primarily on feats of hypnosis. The binders hold a variety of material relating to Kolisch's performances a mix of more formal typed scripts for routines alongside manuscript draft notes and annotations noting potential "ad-libbed" interjections. Several pages capture Kolisch recording his ideas for changes to the pacing and setup of his shows as well as reminders about modernizing his patter and updating his celebrity references. Although the bulk of Kolisch's material is undated earlier acts appear to reference specific actors films or shows such as opera singers or the television show "Cavalcade of Stars" while later routines simply note the names of prominent contemporary actors and celebrities to insert at random. Kolisch who billed himself as "The Fastest Hypnotist in the World" apparently used a blend of serious hypnotism stage magic and standup comedy in his shows and accordingly an entire binder section labeled "Funny Lines" is devoted to ripostes and one-liners. These zingers cover every performance eventuality from hecklers "Have you ever been to the zoo I mean as a visitor" to a silent audience "Well they say a silent tribute is the sincerest of them all!". The archive's considerable collection of photographs captures the spirit and energy of Kolisch's live shows with audience members engaged in a number of humorous activities-stripping saluting yelling and singing dancing acting as human furniture kissing and hugging each other playing musical instruments such as maracas and the ukulele-or simply sleeping. Several photographs bear Kolisch's name and company address in Jackson Heights New York in the recto margins an address that also appears in Kolisch's company letterhead on many of his show notes. Included in the archive are 17 contact sheets capturing images from performances and portrait photographs of Kolisch. Also included are two gatherings of typescript and copied material related to Kolisch's lectures on "dynamic auto-conditioning" and "dynamic auto-suggestion" with many pages annotated by Kolisch in manuscript ink or pencil. Archive also features a 17-page bound treatise titled "Your Incredible Subconscious Mind" published in 1956 by the "Subconscious Research Institute" an organization possibly created by Kolisch himself. Photographs range in size with the majority measuring 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus with occasional edgewear and creasing. Binders contact sheets lecture material and treatise Near Fine to Very Good plus with some light edgewear creasing and soil on binder exteriors. N.p. unknown

Royal Books · États-Unis9 500,00 $US≈ 8 037,95 €

[Levi, Eliphas; Magic]; Waite Arthur EdwardBiblio.com

THE MYSTERIES OF MAGIC. A Digest of the Writings of Eliphas Levi With Biographical and Critical Essay

188634453London: George Redway 1886. Very Rare First Edition. Illustrated within the text with various symbols relating to magic and the genre. 8vo bound in early half-calf over marbled paper covered boards. xliii 1 349 1 pp. A rare survival the text-block quite clean and very well preserved the binding with evidence of use and age with rubbing to the extremities. VERY RARE AND THE TRUE FIRST EDITION VERY SELDOM ENCOUNTERED IN COMMERCE. Perhaps the first truly significant publication of Lévi's work in the English language. R. A. Gilbert tells that Waite was fascinated by the quotes from Lévi that he read in Blavatsky's "Isis Unveiled" 1877 and that Waite promptly acquired a copy of Lévi's major work "Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie" which he began translating into English. In 1885 Waite suggested to the prominent Theosophist A. P. Sinnett that an anthology of Lévi's writings based on these translations would make a good book. Sinnett evidently agreed and recommended him to the publisher George Redway who took on the project thus beginning what would turn out to be a lengthy collaboration with Waite. In addition to translating and editing Lévi's essays Waite contributed a Biographical and Critical Essay. Gilbert B1. Weiser In the preface to The History of Magic Waite enumerates what he believed to be the nine key tenets of magic as codified in Levi's earlier work Doctrine and Ritual of Transcendental Magic. They are: 1 There is a potent and real Magic popular exaggerations of which are actually below the truth. 2 There is a formidable secret which constitutes the fatal science of good and evil. 3 It confers on many powers apparently super-human. 4 It is the traditional science of the secrets of Nature which has been transmitted to us from the Magi. 5 Initiation therein gives empire over souls to the sage and full capacity for ruling human wills. 6. Arising apparently from this science there is one infallible indefectible and truly catholic religion which has always existed in the world but it is unadapted for the multitude. 7 For this reason there has come into being the exoteric religion of apologue parable fable and wonder-stories which is all that is possible for the profane : it has undergone various transformations and it is represented at this day by Latin Christianity under the obedience of Rome. 8 Its veils are valid in their symbolism and it may be called valid for the crowd but the doctrine of initiates is tantamount to a negation of any literal truth therein. 9 It is Magic alone which imparts true science. Levi The three chief components of Levi's magical thesis were: Astral Light the Will and the Imagination. "Eliphas Lévi" the name under which he published his books was his attempt to translate or transliterate his given names "Alphonse Louis" into Hebrew .In 1854 Lévi visited England where he met the novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton who was interested in Rosicrucianism as a literary theme and was the president of a minor Rosicrucian order. With Bulwer-Lytton Lévi conceived the notion of writing a treatise on magic. This appeared in 1855 under the title Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie and was translated into English by Arthur Edward Waite as Transcendental Magic its Doctrine and Ritual . Its famous opening lines present the single essential theme of Occultism and gives some of the flavor of its atmosp:Lévi's version of magic became a great success especially after his death. That Spiritualism was popular on both sides of the Atlantic from the 1850s contributed to this success. His magical teachings were free from obvious fanaticisms even if they remained rather murky; he had nothing to sell and did not pretend to be the inititate of some ancient or fictitious secret society . He incorporated the Tarot cards into his magical system and as a result the Tarot has been an important part of the paraphernalia of Western magicians. He had a deep impact on the magic of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and later on the ex-Golden Dawn member Aleister Crowley . It was largely through the occultists inspired by him that Lévi is remembered as one of the key founders of the twentieth century revival of magic." wiki Arthur Edward Waite was a scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer R.A. Gilbert described him "Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism — viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion." Waite was a prolific author with many of his works being well received in academic circles. He wrote occult texts on subjects including divination esotericism Rosicrucianism Freemasonry black and ceremonial magic Kabbalism and alchemy ; he also translated and reissued several important mystical and alchemical works. His works on the Holy Grail influenced by his friendship with Arthur Machen were particularly notable. wiki George Redway hardcover

Buddenbrooks, Inc. · États-Unis3 795,00 $US≈ 3 210,95 €

[MAGIC - MENTALISM] JACQUES OZANAMBiblio.com

Recreations mathematiques et physiques VOL I VOL II. Amsterdam: Gallet Paris : Jombert 1696

169628the forerunner of mathematical recreations and its use in the art of illusionism and magican early manual for the first "mentalists"Ozanam Jacques. Recreations mathematiques et physiques VOL I. Amsterdam: Gallet 1696.Togheter withOzanam Jacques. Recreations mathematiques et physiques VOL II. Paris : Jombert 1696.2 volumes in 8vo 188x120 mm contemporary calf with gilt decorations at spine pp. 16 265 1; 266-583 25 the last is blank. Engraved title-page.Second edition of the forerunner of modern books on mathematical recreations including illusionism mentalism fireworks conjuring sundials and clocks.84 engraved folding plates 45 first Vol. 39 second that support the solution of mathematical arithmetic geometric optical or cosmographic problems or that visualize the mechanism of a clock.Scarce second edition 1st published in 1694 of the first work on recreational mathematics. This is one of the most popular books on the subject dealing among the other subjects with fireworks conjuring and presenting in vol. 2 a translation of Domenico Martinelli's treatise on clocks printed in Venice in 1663 p. 473The volumes are divided into 9 topicsVol 1: 1 Arithmetic 2 Geometry 3 Optics 4 Gnomonics and 5 Cosmography.Vol 2 6 Mechanics 7 Pyrotechnics 8 Physics and 9 the translation Martinelli treatise on Watches.For each topic Ozanam presents a series of problems with the various possible solutions described and often illustratedAmong the problems of mechanics Ozanam describes and illustrate a form of transport that foreshadows the automobile: behind the driver who holds reins in his hands stands a valet who activates with his feet two spring-loaded boards giving the carriage its impetus playing the role of a modern engine.Most of the chapter about arithmetic is dedicated to the art of illusionism and mathematical games. A long chapter is dedicated to magic squares from pp. 36 on but many are the tricks described always in the form of a problem/solution which today are attributed to a kind of illusionism called mentalism a form of illusionism whose practitioners through techniques such as cold reading or hot reading give the illusion of being able to read others 'minds demonstrating supernatural or at least highly developed mental and intuitive ability.In their performances mentalists give the impression of being able to exercise telepathy clairvoyance divination precognition psychokinesis mediumship mind control hypnosis prodigious memory and rapid mental calculation.Among the games described in the text that can be accounted under this category we remember for example:Problem XII: Thrown two dice how to guess the values on the top two sides without looking at them.Problem XIV: Guessing a number that someone has chosen by asking him questionsProblem XVI: Guessing a number someone has chosen without asking them questionsproblem XX: Guess how many coins a spectator hides in his handsProblem XXVIII: Given three known playing cards and three spectators guess which card each one has chosen.problem XXXI: Among different cards arranged on three decks how to guess which one the spectator has chosenand many others.Jacques Ozanam 1640 - 1718 was a French mathematician.Although his father pushed him toward an ecclesiastical career he was much more attracted by science and mathematics that continued to study as a self-taught. At the age of 15 he was able to write a treatise on mathematics but his father induced him to enroll in courses in theology despite his little inclination for the priestly life. After four years of theological studies his father died and he returned to scientific studies.In 1670 he published trigonometric and logarithmic tables more accurate than the existing Ulacq Pitiscus and Briggs works and numerous and well received mathematical publications.In particular he had great success with Dictionnaire mathématique the five volumes of the Cours de mathématiques and Récréations mathématiques et physiques ; his manuscript entitled Les six livres de l'Arithmétique de Diophante augmentés et reduits à la spécieuse received commendations from Leibnitz himself.Récréations mathématiques et physiques was also successful in the English translation and is still well known and looked after today.He was elected a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences now Académie des Sciences in 1701. The death of his wife plunged him into deep sorrow and the loss of his foreign pupils through the War of the Spanish Succession reduced him to poverty.Conditions: light marks of use at bindng in general very good condotionsProvenance: Paper ex-libris pasted at title page of both volumes " Engeg. Gio Battisa Carraca.

BIBLIOPATHOS FINE ARTS · Italie1 200,00 €

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