[#8] YET EVEN MORE Titles, Mostly Card Magic
Posted: March 2nd, 2006, 8:41 pm
Hi again folks:
Here are even more titles, again, nearly all on card magic, including some hard to find ones. Please look at the preliminary comments re book condition, grading and shipping in my GF first list, here: http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006039
And please dont forget to check out my other lists here:
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006095
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006103
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006116
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006039
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006132
I believe there are still some good quality titles available.
Thanks very much to all of you for the great response to my listings. There is yet more to come!
Clay
Buckley, Arthur The Buckley Trilogy: Card Control. Las Vegas, Gamblers Book Club, nd. 220 pp. Blue and red wraps. G-. $9
Buckley, Arthur Card Control. New York, Dover Publications, 1993. 219 pp. Pale blue wraps. NM. $7
Crayford, Charles & Charles Roberts Card & Conjuring Tricks. London, Foulsham, nd. 1st edition. 156 pp. Red cloth, dj. NF/VG. $25
Dante [Harry Jansen] Sim-Sala-Bim 50 Tricks for Everybody. 24 pp. Lovely pitchbook from Dante, featuring Promotional plus black and picture of theatre on inside front cover and black and white photograph montage of Dante and Moi-Yo Miller on inside rear cover. Cover serves as title page. Orange stapled wraps, T in black and white, A in white, and black and white photograph of Dante on front cover, black and white photograph of Moi-Yo Miller on rear cover. Light wear to extremities, else NF. $28
Farelli, Victor Farellis Card Magic Part One. London, Bagshawe, 1934. 2nd edition. 54 pp. Wraps. VG-. $22
Farelli, Victor Farellis Card Magic Part Two. London, Bagshawe, nd. 2nd edition. 46 pp. Wraps. VG-. $22
Both Farelli volumes, $38
Farelli, Victor Farellis Card Magic Part One. London, Bagshawe, nd. 3rd edition. 32 pp. Poor copy, soiled and lacks wraps, but text complete. $5
Farelli, Victor Lend Me Your Pack. London, Bagshawe, nd. 1st edition. 50 pp. Silver wraps. Moisture damage and crimping to covers, internally good. Fair. $9
Farelli, Victor Lend Me Your Pack. London, Bagshawe, nd. 2nd edition. 50 pp. Wraps. G+. $15
Farelli, Victor John Ramsays Routine with Cups and Balls Clearly Described in the Minutest Detail. London, George Armstrong, 1948. First Deluxe Edition. 101 pp. Red cloth (no dj as issued). Spine somewhat faded, else VG-. Signed by Ramsay in his elaborate script and with his pet geometric pattern, dated 2 Oct. 1948 and the initials A.Y.R.. $200
Farelli, Victor John Ramsays Triple Restoration Described in the Minutest Detail. 1st edition. 1949. Wraps. 21pp. A near very good copy, elaborately signed by Ramsay with his trademark swirls next to his name. Scarce thus! $75
Farelli, Victor Nate Leipzigs Card Stab. 1st edition. 1952. Wraps. 24pp. A bit of soiling to covers, else VG. $48
Garcia, Frank The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian. 1908. 80 pp. Wraps. VG+. $28
Garcia, Frank Frank Garcias Billiard Balls. Gene Gordon, 1960. 1st edition. 23 pp. Dark beige wraps. Cover pictures a rather young Frank Garcia! VG+. $9
Garcia, Frank Million Dollar Card Secrets. Million Dollar Productions, 1972. 1st edition. Illustrated boards. NF. Nice copy! $120
Garcia, Frank & George Schindler Magic with Cards. New York, Reiss Games, 1975. 1st edition. 178 pp. Color pictorial wraps. Front cover states: Purchaser agrees not to disclose secrets contained within. VG. $9
Garcia, Frank & George Schindler Magic with Cards. New York, Barnes & Noble, 1999. 11th printing of B&N edition. 177 pp. Hb/dj. NM/NM. $7 [B28].
James, Len Counting on Cards. Hades, 1991. 1st edition. 119 pp. Wraps. VG-. $18
Jordan, Charles T. The Four Full Hands. Oakland, Lloyd Jones, 1947. 1st edition. 40 pp. Beige wraps. Covers browned and nearly separated, internally very good. G+. $14
Jordan, Charles T. Thirty Card Mysteries. Published by the author, 1920. 2nd edition. 80 pp. Introduction by T. Nelson Downs. Oblong wraps. VG-. $22
Koynini, Toni Toni Koyninis Derby. London, George Armstrong, 1952. 1st edition. 8 pp. Cream wraps. An unusual and entertaining close-quarter card trick. Small piece of cello tape (half inch) at fore-edge of covers (as issued to seal booklet?), else VG-. $8
Merlin, Jack (ed. by A. W. C. Brumfield) Merlins Master Manipulations: Section One of and a Pack of Cards. Indianapolis, Indiana, The Welworth Company, 1928. 2nd revised edition. 24 pp., mimeo. Lovely yellow marbled paper cover, with red marbled paper backing. Cover and pages very clean, some rubbing and small closed tears to top and bottom of red paper backing, else a lovely copy for an 80 year old monograph. VG-.
Merlin, Jack (ed. by A. W. C. Brumfield) Merlin at the Card Table: Section Two of and a Pack of Cards. Indianapolis, Indiana, The Welworth Company, 1927. 1st edition. 25 pp., mimeo. Lovely yellow marbled paper cover, with red marbled paper backing. Cover and pages very clean, very minor rubbing to top and bottom of red paper backing, else a lovely copy for an 80 year old monograph. VG.
Merlin, Jack (ed. by A. W. C. Brumfield) Merlins Master Miracles: Section Three of and a Pack of Cards. Indianapolis, Indiana, The Welworth Company, 1927. 1st edition. 25 pp., mimeo. Lovely yellow marbled paper cover, with red marbled paper backing. Cover and pages very clean, very minor rubbing to top and bottom of red paper backing, with a small chip to bottom of red backing, else a lovely copy for an 80 year old monograph. VG.
set of all three volumes, $45
Merlin, Jack (revised and edited by Jean Hugard) ... and a Pack of Cards. New York, Louis Tannen, 1964. 93 pp. Beige wraps. VG. $9
Merlini, Jim Pasteboard Parade (6 Gems of Card Magic). London, George Armstrong, 1956. 1st edition. 22 pp. Tan wraps. Volume 3 of Gems of Magic series. VG-. $9
Miesel, William The Creative Card Magic of William P. Miesel. Unikorn Magik, 1980. 1st edition. 177 pp. Blue cloth, gilt titling. Spine slightly cocked, small bumps to right bottom corner of front cover and spine ends, else VG. $32
Miller, Gordon (comp.) Abbotts Anthology of Card Magic Volume Two. Colon, Abbotts, nd. 100 pp. White stiff wraps, lettered in purple. VG-. $22
Minch, Stephen Daryls Ambitious Card Omnibus. Daryl, 1987. 1st edition. 140 pp. Hb/dj. NF/NF. $50
Miracle Trick Playing Cards 25 Tricks You Can Do!. London, International Magic Studio, nd. 14 pp. Red and black illustrated wraps. An instruction manual that came, or was sold, with the Miracle Deck. Vertical crease to pamphlet, else VG-. $3
Norman, Anthony Basic Card Technique. London, Accuba Ltd., 1964. New edition (?). 77 pp., large format. Orange and black wraps. Unusual. G++. $15
Norman, Anthony How to do Card Fanning. London, Vampire Publications (Max Andrews), nd. 1st edition, excerpted from Normans Basic Card Technique. 23 pp. Yellow wraps. G++. $9
Here are even more titles, again, nearly all on card magic, including some hard to find ones. Please look at the preliminary comments re book condition, grading and shipping in my GF first list, here: http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006039
And please dont forget to check out my other lists here:
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006095
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006103
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006116
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006039
http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ ... 4;t=006132
I believe there are still some good quality titles available.
Thanks very much to all of you for the great response to my listings. There is yet more to come!
Clay
Buckley, Arthur The Buckley Trilogy: Card Control. Las Vegas, Gamblers Book Club, nd. 220 pp. Blue and red wraps. G-. $9
Buckley, Arthur Card Control. New York, Dover Publications, 1993. 219 pp. Pale blue wraps. NM. $7
Crayford, Charles & Charles Roberts Card & Conjuring Tricks. London, Foulsham, nd. 1st edition. 156 pp. Red cloth, dj. NF/VG. $25
Dante [Harry Jansen] Sim-Sala-Bim 50 Tricks for Everybody. 24 pp. Lovely pitchbook from Dante, featuring Promotional plus black and picture of theatre on inside front cover and black and white photograph montage of Dante and Moi-Yo Miller on inside rear cover. Cover serves as title page. Orange stapled wraps, T in black and white, A in white, and black and white photograph of Dante on front cover, black and white photograph of Moi-Yo Miller on rear cover. Light wear to extremities, else NF. $28
Farelli, Victor Farellis Card Magic Part One. London, Bagshawe, 1934. 2nd edition. 54 pp. Wraps. VG-. $22
Farelli, Victor Farellis Card Magic Part Two. London, Bagshawe, nd. 2nd edition. 46 pp. Wraps. VG-. $22
Both Farelli volumes, $38
Farelli, Victor Farellis Card Magic Part One. London, Bagshawe, nd. 3rd edition. 32 pp. Poor copy, soiled and lacks wraps, but text complete. $5
Farelli, Victor Lend Me Your Pack. London, Bagshawe, nd. 1st edition. 50 pp. Silver wraps. Moisture damage and crimping to covers, internally good. Fair. $9
Farelli, Victor Lend Me Your Pack. London, Bagshawe, nd. 2nd edition. 50 pp. Wraps. G+. $15
Farelli, Victor John Ramsays Routine with Cups and Balls Clearly Described in the Minutest Detail. London, George Armstrong, 1948. First Deluxe Edition. 101 pp. Red cloth (no dj as issued). Spine somewhat faded, else VG-. Signed by Ramsay in his elaborate script and with his pet geometric pattern, dated 2 Oct. 1948 and the initials A.Y.R.. $200
Farelli, Victor John Ramsays Triple Restoration Described in the Minutest Detail. 1st edition. 1949. Wraps. 21pp. A near very good copy, elaborately signed by Ramsay with his trademark swirls next to his name. Scarce thus! $75
Farelli, Victor Nate Leipzigs Card Stab. 1st edition. 1952. Wraps. 24pp. A bit of soiling to covers, else VG. $48
Garcia, Frank The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian. 1908. 80 pp. Wraps. VG+. $28
Garcia, Frank Frank Garcias Billiard Balls. Gene Gordon, 1960. 1st edition. 23 pp. Dark beige wraps. Cover pictures a rather young Frank Garcia! VG+. $9
Garcia, Frank Million Dollar Card Secrets. Million Dollar Productions, 1972. 1st edition. Illustrated boards. NF. Nice copy! $120
Garcia, Frank & George Schindler Magic with Cards. New York, Reiss Games, 1975. 1st edition. 178 pp. Color pictorial wraps. Front cover states: Purchaser agrees not to disclose secrets contained within. VG. $9
Garcia, Frank & George Schindler Magic with Cards. New York, Barnes & Noble, 1999. 11th printing of B&N edition. 177 pp. Hb/dj. NM/NM. $7 [B28].
James, Len Counting on Cards. Hades, 1991. 1st edition. 119 pp. Wraps. VG-. $18
Jordan, Charles T. The Four Full Hands. Oakland, Lloyd Jones, 1947. 1st edition. 40 pp. Beige wraps. Covers browned and nearly separated, internally very good. G+. $14
Jordan, Charles T. Thirty Card Mysteries. Published by the author, 1920. 2nd edition. 80 pp. Introduction by T. Nelson Downs. Oblong wraps. VG-. $22
Koynini, Toni Toni Koyninis Derby. London, George Armstrong, 1952. 1st edition. 8 pp. Cream wraps. An unusual and entertaining close-quarter card trick. Small piece of cello tape (half inch) at fore-edge of covers (as issued to seal booklet?), else VG-. $8
Merlin, Jack (ed. by A. W. C. Brumfield) Merlins Master Manipulations: Section One of and a Pack of Cards. Indianapolis, Indiana, The Welworth Company, 1928. 2nd revised edition. 24 pp., mimeo. Lovely yellow marbled paper cover, with red marbled paper backing. Cover and pages very clean, some rubbing and small closed tears to top and bottom of red paper backing, else a lovely copy for an 80 year old monograph. VG-.
Merlin, Jack (ed. by A. W. C. Brumfield) Merlin at the Card Table: Section Two of and a Pack of Cards. Indianapolis, Indiana, The Welworth Company, 1927. 1st edition. 25 pp., mimeo. Lovely yellow marbled paper cover, with red marbled paper backing. Cover and pages very clean, very minor rubbing to top and bottom of red paper backing, else a lovely copy for an 80 year old monograph. VG.
Merlin, Jack (ed. by A. W. C. Brumfield) Merlins Master Miracles: Section Three of and a Pack of Cards. Indianapolis, Indiana, The Welworth Company, 1927. 1st edition. 25 pp., mimeo. Lovely yellow marbled paper cover, with red marbled paper backing. Cover and pages very clean, very minor rubbing to top and bottom of red paper backing, with a small chip to bottom of red backing, else a lovely copy for an 80 year old monograph. VG.
set of all three volumes, $45
Merlin, Jack (revised and edited by Jean Hugard) ... and a Pack of Cards. New York, Louis Tannen, 1964. 93 pp. Beige wraps. VG. $9
Merlini, Jim Pasteboard Parade (6 Gems of Card Magic). London, George Armstrong, 1956. 1st edition. 22 pp. Tan wraps. Volume 3 of Gems of Magic series. VG-. $9
Miesel, William The Creative Card Magic of William P. Miesel. Unikorn Magik, 1980. 1st edition. 177 pp. Blue cloth, gilt titling. Spine slightly cocked, small bumps to right bottom corner of front cover and spine ends, else VG. $32
Miller, Gordon (comp.) Abbotts Anthology of Card Magic Volume Two. Colon, Abbotts, nd. 100 pp. White stiff wraps, lettered in purple. VG-. $22
Minch, Stephen Daryls Ambitious Card Omnibus. Daryl, 1987. 1st edition. 140 pp. Hb/dj. NF/NF. $50
Miracle Trick Playing Cards 25 Tricks You Can Do!. London, International Magic Studio, nd. 14 pp. Red and black illustrated wraps. An instruction manual that came, or was sold, with the Miracle Deck. Vertical crease to pamphlet, else VG-. $3
Norman, Anthony Basic Card Technique. London, Accuba Ltd., 1964. New edition (?). 77 pp., large format. Orange and black wraps. Unusual. G++. $15
Norman, Anthony How to do Card Fanning. London, Vampire Publications (Max Andrews), nd. 1st edition, excerpted from Normans Basic Card Technique. 23 pp. Yellow wraps. G++. $9