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with an English translation by David MagieBiblio.com

The Scriptores Historiae Augustae Statues of Roman Emperors All 3 Volumes The Loeb Classical Library

19822091202133202553Harvard/Heinemann 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 books in total Harvard/Heinemann paperback

Potato Head Bookshop · Singapour100,00 $US≈ 84,61 €

Wallace E Johnson; Eldon Roark; Johnson, Earvin Magic, JrBiblio.com

Together We Build : The Life and Faith of Wallace E. Johnson

1978G0801588510I3N00Penguin Publishing Group 1978. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Penguin Publishing Group paperback

ThriftBooks · États-Unis54,33 $US≈ 45,97 €

Villafontana Magic StringsBiblio.com

Gypsy Violins

19912186180225014Orfeon Records 1991-07-01. Audio CD. Like New. CD plays perfectly & the case looks good. Orfeon Records unknown

books4U2day · États-Unis62,69 $US≈ 53,04 €

Translated by Ervin Magic Johnson, William NovakBiblio.com

MY LIFE

19932090202118203460Kobunsha 1993. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kobunsha paperback

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Thayer's Studio of MagicBiblio.com

The World's Greatest Magic Book Catalogue

1940001170Los Angeles: Thayer's Studio of Magic 1940. 78pp bw ills. Or orange & black wraps with green & black illustration of magicians. Toned at spine edge holed at lower staple with no loss of text red crayon on 3 pages & occasional pencil x's. Very scarce catalogue detailing hundreds of books available through the Thayer's Studio of Magic. Invaluable reference tool. From the estate of Perc Miller noted Australian magician of the 30s through 50s. First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Thayer's Studio of Magic Paperback

Lawrence Jones · Australie100,00 $AU≈ 65,91 €

Teale, Oscar S [MAGIC]Biblio.com

Higher Magic - Magic for the Artist - Deluxe Edition

19203554907218371920. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. New York: Adams Press Print 1920. First US Edition. SIGNED LIMITED DELUXE EDITION. Publisher's red leatherette pebbled softcover with flexible boards with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt vignette to the front board. Pink marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. "Serial Number 191 Higher Magic de Luxe Edition Issued to Arthur J Moose With fraternal Greetings and Best Wishes of the Author. Oscar S Teale". "191" "Arthus J Prince" and "Oscar S Teale" are in black fountain pen ink in the Author's hand. There are 2 copies of the Trade Edition only on COPAC. Oscar S Teale was an architect amateur magician and a researcher for Harry Houdini. He was alleged to have ghost-written some of Houdini's books and designed Houdini's gravesite. He also served as President of the Society of American Magicians from 1908-09. Arthur J Moose was a fellow magician who had a politically incorrect magic act with patter. A rubbed otherwise VG copy. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover

James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. · Royaume-Uni300,00 £GB≈ 342,54 €

TALES OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY December 1927 - April 1928 (Volume 1, numbers 1 - 5). [Walter B Gibson, editor]Biblio.com

TALES OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY. Numbers 1-5 all published bound volume

192731906Camden NJ: Personal Arts Company Publishers 1927-1928. Issues slightly trimmed for binding otherwise quite fine with little tanning to text paper mostly cream colored. At the base of the spine is stamped "Dunninger Collection." A lovely presentation. 31906. Octavo five issues pictorial wrappers bound in blue boards with gold stamping to spine. A bound volume of all five issues that were noted magician Joseph Dunningers copy with his signed name and also inscribed and signed by editor/author Walter Gibson to Joe Dunninger. Gibson wrote several books about magic for Dunninger they were lifelong friends. This is likely a presentation volume to Dunninger. Tales of Magic and Mystery was a short lived magazine which published stories and articles about magic and the occult as well as some short fiction. The March 1928 issue published the H. P. Lovecraft short story "Cool Air." Other authors of fiction include Frank Owen Miriam Allen de Ford Archie Binns Robert Leslie Bellem and others. Gibson wrote most non-fiction material under his own name and also using the pseudonyms Alfred Maurice and Bernard Perry. Personal Arts Company, Publishers unknown

John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB · États-Unis7 500,00 $US≈ 6 345,75 €

Tadanori Yokoo Magic SignatureBiblio.com

A dove from the ark Signed book <Japanese Version>

19772111902160200621Kodansha 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Kodansha paperback

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Table of Contents: ① Magic Tricks ② Dropped Handkerchief ③ Insensitivity ④ No Trespassing Forest ⑤ Laughing White Horned Owl WorBiblio.com

laughing white horned owl

19742090502113715496Not Available 1974. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback

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Table of Contents/Magic of 20 Million Turns: Full Check of Turbo Magazine! : Osamu Mochizuki, Tachio Yonemura, Yasuo Kusakabe, KBiblio.com

Motor Magazine March 1981

19812090502113718269Not Available 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback

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Supreme MagicBiblio.com

Supreme Magic: Catalogue No. 2.

1958C209616Bideford: The Supreme Magic Co. 1958. Paperback . Very Good. Small quarto. 225pp. Slight creasing to corners otherwise very good. No date c.1958. Lists hundreds of magic products. The Supreme Magic Co., paperback

Robin Summers Books Limited · Royaume-Uni50,00 £GB≈ 57,09 €

Suehiro Okura NTS magic club editionBiblio.com

The evidence of magic tricks and tricks

19562090502125700932Daido shubbansha 1956. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 206 pages Size: B6 size Number of books: 1 volume Daido shubbansha paperback

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Suehiro Okura Written by NTS Magic ClubBiblio.com

The evidence of magic tricks and tricks

19682091502135419994Uozumi shoten 1968. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Uozumi shoten paperback

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Stage Magic; Gene GloyeBiblio.com

History of Stage Magic and Illusions Archive of Eugene E. Gloye 16 Autograph Letters Signed Detailing Trick Development 1950s to 1960s

1959214711959. Gloye Eugene E. Archive of Autograph letters on Magic late 1950s to mid 1960s document the working methods technical experimentation and intellectual framework of a mid twentieth century American magician engaged in both performance and psychological analysis of illusion. Written primarily to fellow magician Don Tanner these letters provide direct evidence of how tricks were conceived refined and communicated within professional networks revealing the intersection of apparatus design sleight of hand and audience perception. Gloye's dual role as performer and psychologist situates the correspondence within broader developments in performance theory and applied psychology supporting research into the history of magic entertainment culture and the study of deception. Eugene Gloye authored 23 magic books including "For Magicians Only" "Fantastic Tricks with Plastic Cups" and "Theatrical Magic" Archive of sixteen letters spanning approximately the late 1950s through the mid 1960s containing detailed discussions of trick construction performance strategy and experimentation with materials and methods.Throughout the letters Gloye discusses numerous tricks he devised or refined often providing detailed explanations of their mechanics and performance nuances. His correspondence reveals a deep engagement with magical apparatus sleight of hand and psychological deception. One of the more detailed discussions in the letters revolves around Gloye's development of Fan-Ta-Cups which evolved from an earlier trick he had devised Fan-Ta-Bill. On September 5 1961 he describes how the trick was born: "I first got the idea for this cup trick about 14 years ago when I was experimenting with a bill trick which I eventually put on the market. The bill trick also uses a celluloid gimmick and was an adaptation of Liquid Appear. Since I thought of the cup trick at the time of my Fan-Ta-Bill I decided it was fitting to call it 'Fan-Ta-Cups.'" He further explains that while the idea had been percolating in his mind for years he hadn't developed a complete routine for it until recently. Inspired by the classic three-shell game he worked out a performance structure that he believed would make it more engaging. In a letter from July 11 1961 Gloye excitedly shares his thoughts on using hollow plastic golf balls for new magic tricks: "I am convinced that this new golf ball will open up many new trick possibilities. The fact that they come in several colors is also interesting." This suggests that Gloye was experimenting with different materials for manipulation tricks possibly related to vanishing or color-changing effects. Gloye also played with magical history concocting a hoax to see how the magic community would react. In the September 5 1961 letter he reveals his plan: "Last December I got an idea for a variation on the Tip-Over Box. It's just a slightly different way of building it. At first I was going to put it in my 'New Look' series but then as we were talking about it I commented that this trick should have been in Hoffmann. This led to the devilish idea of writing it up in Hoffmann style and publishing it in Genii as a lost page from the original book." He notes that Bill Larsen and another friend were in on the plan and they wanted to see if the trick would be accepted as a legitimate discovery. Another standout trick mentioned in the letters is Gloye's adaptation of Billy McComb's routine using a flap slate and a force deck. On January 31 1961 he explains: "My version which I tried for the first time several days ago with huge success uses one deck and a flap slate. The deck is made like a peek deck but with two cards only. All faces are the same and all concealed cards are the same. Cards which audience sees are trimmed and glued at one end to a second group of 26 duplicates." This approach ensured that the spectator would believe they had freely chosen a card when in fact the outcome was predetermined. Gloye describes modifications he made to a Head Chopper Illusion a prop widely used in stage magic in a February 23 1961 letter: "My version does not retain the Chinese theme. My blade is a simple black affair with a couple of brass stripes across it to make it look more solid. I spent a long time trying to figure out a good lock for the blades Abbott's want you to remove a couple of tacks which hold the blade and this is simply not workable. I ultimately did come up with a practical idea only to abandon it in my current routine." He explains that his routine involved swapping out the real blade for a fake setting up a comedic climax where "carrots fly in all directions" as the blade seemingly falls. This archive is a rare window into the intellectual and technical world of a magician who bridged academia and performance. Gloye's detailed notes on illusion mechanics reflections on the state of magic and collaboration with figures like Bill Larsen and Frances Marshall make this a significant collection for magic historians and collectors alike. Produced during a period of active exchange among professional magicians through correspondence and publications such as The Linking Ring these letters document how knowledge circulated within specialized communities and how innovation often emerged through incremental modification of established techniques. Gloye's attention to apparatus construction coded deception and audience management reflects broader mid century interest in performance psychology while his references to collaborators and publication strategies illustrate the role of print culture and informal networks in shaping the field. As a cohesive manuscript archive the letters preserve the technical language and creative process underlying stage magic offering a detailed record of mid twentieth century illusion practice. Light wear and handling consistent with age with legible manuscript throughout; overall condition very good. unknown

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Signed by Kazutoshi Sakamoto Magic PenBiblio.com

Encounter with books <Japanese Version>

19802111902160200416Shoshi kisetsu-sha 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Shoshi kisetsu-sha paperback

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Rowling, J KBiblio.com

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

199838962New York New York U.S.A.: Scholastic Press 1998. 1st US . Hardcover. As New/As New. Grandpre Mary. 1st US Larger book fine green cloth spine dark blue boards with diamond pattern bright silver lettering on spine red inside covers and adjacent end papers 341 pages. DJ heavy paper colorful illustration of Harry with phoenix. DJ beneath mylar and book both As New. Scholastic Press hardcover

Callaghan Books South · États-Unis1 199,00 $US≈ 1 014,47 €

PULLMAN, PhilipBiblio.com

The Amber Spyglass

2000010348New York: Knopf 2000. First American edition of book 3 of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy; A most acceptable copy; 518pp. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. Knopf Hardcover

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Pullman, PhilipBiblio.com

The Amber Spyglass

20001002135Westminister Maryland U.S.A.: Knopf 2000. True first edition. Unread. This U.S. edition precedes the UK by about three weeks. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. This is the scarce third novel in Phillip Pullman's acclaimed His Dark Materials trilogy that began with the Golden Compass. As war rages Lyra and Will must journet to the dank world where no living person has ever returned. The astonishing conclusion to one of the best fantasy series period. Light wear to tail of spine and one corner small circular impression to front wrapper otherwise a beautiful unread copy. Light creasing to top edge of front flap small closed tear/crease to edge of circular cot-out on front flap. First Edition First Printing. Fine/Fine. Knopf unknown

Nothing Like A Good Book · États-Unis100,00 $US≈ 84,61 €

Pullman, PhilipBiblio.com

THE AMBER SPYGLASS

2000736968Published by Alfred A. Knopf Inc. 2000. 1st USA edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. His Dark Materials Book Three. Brown pictorial boards. 518 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Gold wrapper with circular cut-out to front to see design on front board of book has a small closed tear to edge of cut-out and is very slightly creased at corners. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. hardcover

Stella & Rose's Books · Royaume-Uni68,25 £GB≈ 77,93 €

Pullman, PhilipBiblio.com

The Subtle Knife His Dark Materials Ser. Bk. 2

1997204-3964New York: Knopf 1997. First Printing. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Dark blue boards quarterbound in navy-blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 326pps. There is very mild rubbing to the lower board-edges and a small remainder dot atop the textblock otherwise clean tight square and bright. Yet to be read. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve is as new; the original price is intact. ".<big>T</big>he universe has broken wide and Lyra's friend lies dead. Desperate for answers and set on revenge Lyra bursts into a new world in pursuit of his killer. Instead she finds Will just twelve years old and already a murderer himself. He's on a quest as fierce as Lyra's and together they strike out into this sunlit otherworld. On this journey marked by danger Will and Lyra forge ahead. But with every step and each new horror they move closer to the greatest threat of all -- and the shattering truth of their own destiny." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist in your decision photos can be emailed upon request. ISBN: 0-679-87925-0. First American Edition. Hard Cover. FANTASY FICTION CHILDREN S JUVENILE GENERAL SCIENCE MAGIC LITERATURE SWORD AND SORCERY DAEMONS HIS DARK MATERIALS LYRA OXFORD ENGLAND PHILIP PULLMAN THE SUBTLE KNIFE FIRST EDITIONS. Catalogs: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Children's. Knopf hardcover

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Prince, Arthur [MAGIC]Biblio.com

The Whole Art of Ventriloquism

1921355490721797London 1921. First Edition. Hard Cover. London: Will Goldston Limited nd 1921. First UK Edition. 94 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's adverts at the end. Several text illustrations. Colour portrait frontispiece tissue protected. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering to the front board and spine with triple gilt-ruled border to the front board. Green top edge un-faded. Boards really bright and clean. Just a hint of offsetting to the end-papers otherwise a near fine copy. In the RARE plain which is un-priced. It has a slither of loss at the head of the spine but is otherwise a near fine example. NB: the first edition of this title can be identified by the number of pages 94 2. There is a copy of this title in the Harry Houdini Collection Library of Congress. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover

James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. · Royaume-Uni65,00 £GB≈ 74,22 €

Ovette, Joseph Olivo, GiuseppeBiblio.com

Publicity Miracles

19280006397Cornwall Ontario Canada 1928. First edition. stapled wrappers. Good. Sid Lorraine. 8vo 83 pages including pictorial ads red stapled wrappers worn creased. Scarce. Ovette born Giuseppe Olivo was an inventive master magician: he was the original of Mar-Jah the mentalist. Ovette believed that new better techniques were needed to promote everything but especially magicians. "The contents of this book unselfishly reveal to the reader the very CREAM of PUBLICITY STUNTS - the NEWEST - the LATEST - AND MOST SENSATIONAL - Preface by Chas. Maly." The art deco cover design is by Sid Lorraine the "official artist" of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. unknown

Thomas J. Joyce And Company · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

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