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FSH: Bargain books - four or more for $5.00 each

Postby Dan Bradbury » September 17th, 2014, 5:47 pm

Greetings magic book fans! Here is a list of mainly paperback book titles--both regular size (12mo & 8vo) and large size (4to) paperbacks and every now and then a hardbound book. Generally all are in “Good” to “As New” condition—a few “ex library” copies are mixed in and when that’s the case we’ll let you know. (We do have multiple copies of many of these titles and will always select and send the best copy available). Not all of these are magic books—they might include gambling, humor, theater, music, paranormal, etc.—but all have been acquired along with magic collections I’ve purchased—so there may or may not be a magic connection. All items on this list are priced at $6.00 each OR order four or more and they go for $5.00 each. (If you order four or more, you get the $5.00 price, regardless of how many I can supply.)

There are some great books here—maybe some to fill holes in your collection, have a reading copy, pass along to a magic newbie, or to build up the magic club’s library—have fun. Order instructions are at the end of the list.

Remember - $6.00 each OR order four or more for $5.00 each:

Abbott, Percy. A LIFETIME IN MAGIC. Abbott’s, 1960, 132pp. (+ 56pp.)

Abraham, R.M. EAY-TO-DO ENTERTAINMENTS AND DIVERSIONS WITH COINS, CARDS, STRING, PAPER AND MATCHES. Dover, 1961, 186pp.

Adair, Ian. 100 MAGIC TRICKS. (Hardbound Book) Burlington Books, 1991, 128pp. Cloth in dj.

Adams, John Paul. WE DARE YOU TO SOLVE THIS! Berkley Publishing, 1957, 123pp.

Adler, Irving. MAGIC HOUSE OF NUMBERS. Signet, 1957, 123pp.

Alexander, Sue. WORLD FAMOUS MURIEL AND THE MAGIC MYSTERY. (Hardbound Children’s Fiction) Thomas Y. Crowell, 1990. First edition, 32pp.

Anderson, George B. MAGIC DIGEST – FUN MAGIC FOR EVERYONE. Digest Books, 1977, 288pp.

Anderson, Harry and Turk Pippin, GAMES YOU CAN’T LOSE – A GUIDE FOR SUCKERS. Pocket Books, 1989,189pp.

Annemann, Theodore. PRACTICAL MENTAL MAGIC. Dover Publications, 1983. 310pp.

Anonymous. YOU KNOW YOU’RE ANONYMOUS IN WASHINGTON WHEN…St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1996, 94pp.

Barker, Gray. THE SILVER BRIDGE – THE CLASSIC MOTHMAN TALE. Metadisc, 2008, 151pp.

Barnett, Paul and Ron Tiner. CONJURING TRICKS. (Hardbound Book) Lorenz Books, 1998. 96pp. pictorial boards in dj.

Baron, Harry. MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS. Prima Publishing, 1991, 161pp.

Becker, Herbert L. ALL THE SECRETS OF MAGIC REVEALED. Lifetime Books, 1994, 144pp.

Blaine, David. MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Villiard, 202, 214pp.

Blaisdell, Frank. JUST ROPES – RINGS & ROPES – ROPE ESCAPES. Magic Limited, 1981, 95pp

Bland, Celia. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT: EYES ON AMERICA SERIES. Kidsbooks, Inc., 1999, 29pp.

Boardroom. YOUR BOTTOM LINE BAG OF TRICKS. (Tax tips/tricks, not magic) Boardroom, Inc., 2000, 60pp.

Bobo, J. B. MODERN COIN MAGIC. Dover, 1982, 358pp.

Boot, Andy. ESP – ARE YOU A MIND-READER. Element, 1998, 128pp.

Borland, Kathryn Kilby and Helen Ross Speicher. HARRY HOUDINI YOUNG MAGICIAN. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1991. 192pp.

Bornhauser, Tom ans Dennis Palumbo. THE WORLD’S GREATEST T.V. QUIZ. Berkeley Publishing, 1974, 189pp.

Brandon, Ruth. THE LIFE AND MANY DEATHS OF HARRY HOUDINI. (Hardbound Book) Random House, 1993, 353 pp. Boards in dj.

Brandreth, Gyles. QUICK AND EASY MAGIC TRICKS. Watermill Press, 1989, 96pp.

Brown, Douglas. A KEY TO SOLITARE. Ottenheimer, 1966, 142pp.

Buckley, Arthur. GEMS OF MENTAL MAGIC. Gambler’s Book Club, 1973, 132pp.

Cannell, J. C. THE SECRETS OF HOUDINI. Dover, 1973, 279pp.

Carlinsky, Dan and Ed Goodgold. LITTLE SPORTS – THE OFFICIAL RULES OF INSIGNIFICANT INDOOR RIVALRIES. McGraw-Hill, 1990, 128pp.

Cassidy, John. THE KLUTZ BOOK OF KNOTS. Klutz Press, 1985, unpaged.

Cassidy, John. THE KLUTZ BOOK OF MAGIC. Klutz Press, 1990. 88pp.

Cassidy, John and B.C. Rimbeaux. JUGGLING FOR THE COMPLETE KLUTZ. Klutz Press, 1994, 76pp.

Christopher, Milbourne. MILBOURNE CHRISTOPHER’S MAGIC BOOK. Signet, 1979, 216 pp.

Court, Nathan A. MATHEMATICS IN FUN AND IN EARNEST. Mentor Books, 1961, 192pp.

Crawford, John R. HOW TO BE A CONSISTENT WINNER IN THE MOST POPULAR CARD GAMES. Dolphin Books, 1961, 356pp.

Critchfield, Jim and Jerry Hopkins. YOU WERE BORN ON A ROTTEN DAY. Price/Stern/Sloan, 1974, (60pp.)

David-Neel, Alexandra and Lama Yongden. THE SECRET ORAL TEACHINGS IN TIBETAN BUDDHIST SECTS. City Lights Books, 1967, 128pp.

Davies, Robertson. FIFTH BUSINESS. A Signet Book, 1970, 238pp.

Davies, Rodney. FORTUNE-TELLING BY ASTROLOGY: THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF DIVINATION BY THE STARS. The Aquarian Press, 1988,112pp.

Dawson, Lawrence H. THE COMPLETE HOYLE’S GAMES. Wadsworth Reference, 1994, 480pp.

Day, Jon. LET’S MAKE MAGIC. Kingfisher, 1992, 96pp.

De Givry, Grillot. WITCHCRAFT MAGIC & ALCHEMY. Dover Publications, 1971, 395pp.

Deschner, Donald. THE FILMS OF W.C. FIELDS. The Citadel Press, 1966, 192pp.

Dexter, Will. THIS IS MAGIC. (Hardbound) Bell Publishing, 1958, 204pp.

Dittrich, Rudolf. JUGGLING MADE EASY. Wilshire Book Company, 1967, 124pp.

Dodds, Bill. ARE YOU OVER THE HILL? Meadowbrook Press, 1994, 105pp.

Doerflinger, William. THE MAGIC CATALOGUE: A GUIDE TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MAGIC. A Sunrise Book, E.P. Dutton, 1977, 242pp.

Dunn, John Gregory. THE STUDIO. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1969, 255pp.

Dunninger, (Joseph).100 CLASSIC HOUDINI TRICKS YOU CAN DO. Arco Publishing Company, 1976, 142pp.

Dunninger, Joseph. DUNNINGER'S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Hardbound Book) Spring Books, n.d., 288pp.

Eason, Cassandra. THE GIANT BOOK OF MAGIC. (Hardbound Book) Magpie Books, 1997, 488pp. Not performance magic, but occult magic.

Easley, Bert and Eric P. Wilson. DOING MAGIC FOR YOUNGSTERS. D. Robbins, 1972, 122pp.

Eaton, Su and Martin Brible. HEY PRESTO! (Hardbound Book – Children’s Fiction with a Magic Theme) Peter Bedrick Books, 1988, 24pp., 4to. Pictorial boards in matching dj.

El Mahdy, Christine. MUMMIES, MYTH AND MAGIC IN ANCIENT EGYPT. Thames and Hudson, 1995. 192pp.

Eldin, Peter. CHAMBERS CARD TRICKS – GREAT TRICKS TO AMAZE AND AMUSE. Chambers Harrap, 2009, 132pp.

Elliott, Bruce. CLASSIC SECRETS OF MAGIC. Collier Books, 1962, 190pp.

Elliott, ruce. MAGIC AS A HOBBY. (Hardbound Book) Harper & Brothers, 1948, 231pp. Ex library.

Elliott, Bruce. PROFESSIONAL MAGIC MADE EASY. (Hardbound Book) Harper & Brothers, 1959, 231pp., illus.

Elliott, Bruce. PROFESSIONAL MAGIC MADE EASY. (Hardbound Book) Gramercy, 1959. 229pp.

Elliott, Dr, J. W. CARD TRICKS AND CONJURING. Coles Publishing, n.d., 322pp.

Erdnase, S.W. THE EXPERT AT THE CARD TABLE. Dover, n.d. 218pp.

Feinman, Jeffrey. THE CATALOGUE OF MAGIC. Simon and Shuster, 1978, 159pp.

Feinstein, Barry, Daniel Kramer and Jim Marshall. EARLY DYLAN. Bulfinch, 2005, 96pp.

Ferrell, Tom and Lee Eisenberg. SNEAKY FEATS. Pocket Books, 1976, 191pp.

Fijan, Carol and Frank Ballard with Christina Starobin. DIRECTING PUPPET THEATRE. Resource Publications, 1989, 96pp.

Finnigan, Dave. THE COMPLETE JUGGLER. Jugglebug, 1996, 574pp.

Fitzsimons, Raymund. DEATH AND THE MAGICIAN – THE MYSTERY OF HOUDINI. Atheneum, 1985, 194pp. Ex Library copy.

Fleming, Paul. THE PAUL FLEMING BOOK REVIEW, VOLUME I. (Hardbound Book) Fleming Book Company, 1944, 124pp each, 8vo. Cloth in dj.

Fleming, Paul. THE PAUL FLEMING BOOK REVIEWS, VOL. 1. Fleming Book Company, 1944, 124pp.

Fleming, Paul. THE PAUL FLEMING BOOK REVIEW, VOLUME II. (Hardbound Book) Fleming Book Company, 1946, 124pp each, 8vo. Cloth in dj.

Frederick, Guy. 101 BEST MAGIC TRICKS. (Hardbound) Sterling Publishing, 1956, 128pp., cloth.

Frey, Richard L. HOW TO PLAY CANASTA. Diversey Publishing, 1949, 126pp.

Friedhoffer, Robert. MAGIC TRICKS, SCIENCE FACTS. Franklin Watts,1990, 126pp.

Fulves, Karl. MORE SELF-WORKING CARD TRICKS. Dover, 1984, 136pp.

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING CARD TRICKS. Dover, 1995, 113pp.

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING CLOSE-UP CARD MAGIC. Dover, 120pp.

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING COIN MAGIC. Dover, 1989, 136pp.

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING MENTAL MAGIC. Dover, 113pp.

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING PAPER MAGIC. Dover, 1985, 147pp.

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING TABLE MAGIC. Dover, 1981, 122pp.

Furst, Arnold. HOW TO GET PUBLICITY IN NEWSPAPERS … AND OTHER MEDIA. Magic Limited, Lloyd E. Jones, 1975, 95pp.

Furst, Bruno. THE PRACTICAL WAY TO A BETTER MEMORY. Premier Book, 1957, 192pp

Garcia, Frank and George Schindler. MAGIC WITH CARDS. Reiss Games, 1975, 178pp.

Gibson, Walter B. HOUDINI’S ESCAPES. Bantam, 1976, 208pp.

Gibson, Walter B. MASTERING MAGIC – SECRETS OF THE GREAT MAGICIANS REVEALED. Fell Publications, 1977, 188pp.

Gibson, Walter B. THE NEW MAGICIAN’S MANUAL. Dover Publications, Inc., 1975, 142pp

Gibson, Walter B. PROFESSIONAL MAGIC FOR AMATEURS. Dover Publications, 1974, 225pp.

Gibson, Walter. PROFESSIONAL MAGIC FOR AMATEURS. Dover, 1974, 225pp.

Gibson, Walter B. WHAT'S NEW IN MAGIC. (Hardbound Book) Bell Publishing, 1956. 222pp.

Gibson, Walter B. and Morris N. Young. HOUDINI ON MAGIC. Dover, various, 280 pp.

Gibson, Walter B. and Morris N. Young. HOUDINI'S FABULOUS MAGIC. (Hardbound) Bell Publishing, 1961. 214pp.

Gibson, Walter B., Sidney Radner, et. al. MAGIC HANDBOOK (Magazine). Science and Mechanics Publishing, 1961, 160pp. A well-used copy with scuffs, nicks, chips, but complete and overall a good copy.

Gill, Andy. CLASSIC BOB DYLAN, 1962069 – MY BACK PAGES – THE STORIES BEHIND EVERY SONG. Metro Books, 2009, 144pp.

Ginn, David. CHILDREN LAUGH LOUDER. A Scarlett Green Publication, 1978, 136pp.

Ginn, David. FEATHER FLOWERS FROM NOWHERE. Scarlett Green, 1981, 128pp.

Ginn, David. KIDBIZ: FUNNY THINGS TO SAY, DO AND MAKE HAPPEN IN YOUR SHOWS FOR CHILDREN. (Hardbound Book) Scarlett Green Publications, 1982, 296pp. Pictorial cloth in dj.

Ginn, David. STARTING IN MAGIC. Pyramid Books, 1976, 128pp

Green, Abel and Joe Laurie, Jr. SHOW BIZ – FROM VAUDE TO VIDEO. Permabooks, 1953, 576pp.

Gross, Henry. PURE MAGIC! A PRIMER IN SLEIGHT OF HAND. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978, 225pp.

Hackett, Phil and Peter Owen. THE JUGGLING BOOK. Lyons and Barford, 1997, 96pp.

Hawes, Jason and Grant Wilson. GHOST HUNTINGS – TRUE STORIES OF UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA FROM THE ATLANTIC PARANORMAL SOCIETY. Pocket Books, 2007. 273pp.

Hawkesworth, Eric. PRACTICAL LESSONS IN MAGIC. Hawthorne Books, Inc., 1967, 95pp.

Hawkesworth, Eric. PRACTICAL LESSONS IN MAGIC – TRICKS AND ILLUSIONS FOR THE NEW PERFORMER. (Hardbound Book) Faber & Faber, 1967, 71pp., 8vo. Cloth in dj.

Hay, Henry. AMATEUR MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK. Signet, 1974, 382pp

Hay, Henry. LEARN MAGIC. Dover, 1957, 284 pp.

Hay, Henry. LEARN MAGIC. (Hardbound Book) Garden City Publishing, 1947, 279pp.

Hill, Gordon (text) and John Headford (illus.). THE PARTY MAGICIAN KIT. Derrydale Books, 1991, unpaged.

Hoffmann, Professor. MODERN MAGIC. Sterling, 1997, 563pp.

[Hollywood's Magic Shop/Hollywood Magic Inc.] (Five Catalog Lot) This lot includes: CATALOG OF MAGIC NO. 11 (1977, 164pp.,); NUMBER 12 (n.d., 192pp.); NUMBER 15 (n.d., 207pp.); NUMBER 16 (n.d., 207pp., and NUMBER 18 (n.d., 192pp.). Extras including ads, BOOKS SUPPLEMENT (n.d., 6pp.)

Hopkins, Albert A. MAGIC – STAGE ILLUSIONS, SPECIAL EFFECTS AND TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY. Dover, 1976, 556pp.

Houdini, Harry (Compiled and edited by Patrick Culliton and T.L. Williams). HOUDINI'S STRANGE TALES: A COLLECTION OF FICTION. Kieran Press, 1992. 96pp.

Howe, James. HAROLD AND CHESTER IN RABBIT-CADABRA. (Hardbound Children’s Fiction) Morrow Junior Books, 1993. 50pp.

Hugard, Jean. CARD MANIPULATIONS, SERIES 1-5. Dover, 1973,163pp.

Hugard, Jean. CARD MANIPULATIONS NO. 1 AND 2. Various publishers and dates, 44pp.

Hugard, Jean. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CARD TRICKS. Various publishers and dates, 403pp.

Hugard, Jean. HANDKERCHIEF MAGIC. Dover, 1974, 85 pp.

Hugard, Jean. MORE CARD MANIPULATIONS SERIES 1-4. Dover, 1974, 205 pp.

Hugard, Jean and Frederick Braue. EXPERT CARD TECHNIQUE: CLOSE-UP TABLE MAGIC. Dover, 1974, 448pp.

Hunter, Norman. SIMPLIFIED CONJURING FOR ALL. C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1923. 124 pp. Shows some minor wear.

Hsu-Flanders, Aaron. BALLOON ANIMALS. Contemporary Books, 1988, 115pp.

IT’S MAGIC! Youth Publications/Saturday Evening Post, 1975, 34pp.

[Jacobs Productions, Lee] LEE JACOBS PRODUCTIONS – POSTER & MEMORABILIA CATLOGS (Magic Catalog Lot) A set of eight Lee Jacobs catalogs from Pomeroy, OH, from the 1980’s and 90’s: catalogs featuring books, posters and memorabilia, plus price lists.

James, Stewart. ABBOTT'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ROPE TRICKS FOR MAGICIANS. Dover, 1975. 400pp.

Johnson, Anne Akers. THE BUCK BOOK. Klutz Press, 1993, 82pp.

Johnson, Bud. BREAK THE CODE: CRYPTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS. Dover Publications, Inc., 1997, 71pp.

Jonson, Wilfrid. MAGIC TRICKS AND CARD TRICKS. Dover, 1957,196pp.

Jonson, Wilfrid. MAGIC TRICKS AND CARD TRICKS. Dover, 1954, 94pp.

Jordan, Michael. WITCHES – AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PAGANISM & MAGIC. Kyle Cathie, 1996, 192pp.

Joseph, Eddie. HOW TO PICK POCKETS FOR FUN AND PROFIT. Picadilly Books, 1992, 62pp.

Kaplan, Stuart. TAROT CLASSIC. U.S. Games System, 1972. 240pp.

Kaye, Marvin. CATALOG OF MAGIC. Doubleday/Dolphin Book, 1977, 279pp.

Kaye, Marvin. THE STEIN AND DAY HANDBOOK OF MAGIC. Stein and Day, 1975, 310pp.

Kehoe, Vincent J-R. PHOTOGRAPHIC MAKE-UP FOR STILLS AND MOVIES. Chilton Books, 1963, 94pp.

King, Mac and Mark Levy. TRICKS WITH YOUR HEAD. Three Rivers Press, 2002. 203pp.

Kraske, Robert. HARRY HOUDINI – MASTER OF MAGIC. Scholastic Book Services, 1978, 72pp.

Kreskin. HOW TO BE (A FAKE) KRESKIN. St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1996, 131pp.

Kubey, Craig. SCORING BIG AT PAC-MAN. Warner Books, 1982, 46pp.

Kushner, Maureen. THE GREAT ALL-TIME EXCUSE BOOK. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1990, 96pp.

Lasher, Micah. THE MAGIC OF MICAH LASHER: MORE THAN FIFTY TRICKS THAT WILL AMAZE AND DELIGHT EVERYONE--INCLUDING YOU. Simon and Schuster, 1996. 219pp.

Lasker, Edward. CHESS FOR FUN & CHESS FOR BLOOD. Dover Publications, Inc., 1962, 224pp.

[Lee’s Magic Factory, Hank] HANK LEE’S CATALOG OF MAGIC – CATALOG. (Three-Ring Binder Catalog) Hank Lee’s Magic Factory, 1983. 248pp.

Lesaing, Bernard. LE CIRQUE BIDON – PHOTOGRAPHIES DE BERNARD LESAING. Pandora, 1981, unnumbered (80+)pp. French text.

Lewis, Oscar. SAGEBRUSH CASINOS – THE STORY OF LEGAL GAMBLING IN NEVADA. (Hardbound Book) Doubleday & Company, 1953, 256pp.

Lindhorst, Will L. TRICKS AND MAGIC - A NEW BAG OF TRICKS. (Hardbound Book) Reilly & Lee, 1934. 114pp.

LITTLE GIANT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CARD & MAGIC TRICKS. Sterling Publishing, 1996, 510pp.

Livingston, A.D. POKER STRATEGY AND WINNING PLAY. (Hardbound Book) J. B. Lippincott, 1971. 227pp. Ex library

Lorayne, Harry. CLOSE-UP CARD MAGIC. (Hardbound Book) Louis Tannen, 1962, 272pp.

Lorayne, Harry. DECK-STERITY. (Hardbound Book) Louis Tannen, 1967, 160pp. Cloth in roughed and chipped dj.

[Lux, Vernon] LUX MAGIC STUDIO. (Two Catalog Lot) Two Vernon Lux catalogs from the late 1930’s early ‘40’s from Mount Morris, IL. 32pp and 64pp. Both offered as a lot.

Lyle, Jane. THE RENAISSANCE TAROT – LEGENDS OF THE PAST NOW REVEAL THE FUTURE. Fireside Books, 1998, 192pp.

MacDougall, Michael. GAMBLERS DON’T GAMBLE. Gambler’s Book Club, 1970, 167pp.

[Magic Collectors’ Association] PROGRAM OF THE TWENTY-NINTH WEEKEND MEETING OF THE MAGIC COLLECTORS' WEEKEND (Souvenir Program) "The Blackstone Weekend", Guest of Honor Gay Blackstone. Hyatt Regency Woodfield Hotel, Schaumburg,IL, April 23-25, 1998. 24pp., illus., 8vo.

Marshall, Frances and Jay. THE SUCCESS BOOK: VOLUME THREE. (Comb Bound Boards) Magic, Inc., 1982. (260pp.)

Maverick. POKER ACCORDING TO MAVERICK. Dell, 1959, 159pp.

McConnell, R.A. ESP: CURRICULUM GUIDE. (Hardbound) Simon and Schuster, 1971. 128pp. Cloth in dj.

McCumber, David. PLAYING OFF THE RAIL. Avon Books, 1995, 367pp.

McDuff, Algonquin, Rhett Bryson and Dexter Cleveland. THE MONEY MAKER MACHINE MANUAL. Jester's Press, 1998, 102pp. Comb bound.

Meara, Mary Jane Frances Cavolina, Jeffrey Allen Joseph Stone, Maureen Anne Teresa Kelly and Richard Glen Michael Davis. MORE GROWING UP CATHOLIC. A Dolphin Book, 1986, 125pp.

Melton, J. Gordon. THE VAMPIRE BOOK – THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNDEAD. Visible Ink Press, 1999, 919pp.

Mentzer, Jerry. COUNTS, MOVES AND SUBTLETY. Jerry Mentzer, 1994, 73pp.

Merlini, The Great. HOW TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN WITH MAGIC YOU CAN DO. The Cornerstone Library, 1965, 175pp.

Meyer, Jerome S. FUN WITH MATHEMATICS. Premeir Books, 1957, 176pp.

Morehead, Albert H. and Geoffrey Mott-Smith. HOYLE’S RULES OF GAMES. Signet Key Book, multiple dates, multiple paginations.

Morehead, Albert H. and Geoffrey Mott-Smith. OFFICIAL RULES OF CARD GAMES. Whitman Publishing, 1968, 256pp.

Morehead, Albert H. OFFICIAL RULES OF CARD GAMES. The United States Playing Card Company, 1959, 256pp.

Moulton, Powers. 2500 JOKES FOR ALL OCCASIONS. (Hardbound Book) New Home Library, 1943, 480pp.

Museum of Television and Radio. STAND-UP COMEDIANS ON TELEVISION. (Hardbound Book) Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996, 175pp., cloth in dj.

Nelms, Henning. MAGIC AND SHOWMANSHIP: A HANDBOOK FOR CONJURERS. Dover Publications, 1969, 322pp.

NEW KING MIDAS DREAM BOOK. (in Spanish and English). Wholesale Book Corp., 1972, 125pp.

Newall, Venetia. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC. (Hardbound Book in dj) Dial Press, 1974. 4to., 192pp., illus.

Nichols, Sallie. JUNG AND TAROT: AN ARCHETYPAL JOURNEY. Red Wheel/Weiser, 1985, 392pp.

Nutt, Robert H. HOW TO REMEMBER NAMES AND FACES. Simon and Schuster, 1951, 248pp.

Patton, Temple C. CARD TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO. (Hardbound) Castle Books, 1968, 141pp., cloth in dj.

Pedoe, Dan. THE GENTLE ART OF MATHEMATICS. Collier Books, 1963, 159pp.

PHAROAH’S DREAM BOOK OF NUMBERS. Wholesale Book Corp., 1972, 121pp. English-Spanish edition.

POKER ACCORDING TO MAVERICK. Dell Publishing Co., 1959, 159pp.

Powers, Melvin. HOW TO GET RICH IN MAIL ORDER. Hal Leighton Printing Company, 1986, 352pp.

Radner, Sidney H. HOW TO PLAY POKER AND WIN. Key Publishing Company, 1957, 94pp.

Randi, The Amazing, and Bert Randolph Sugar. HOUDINI: HIS LIFE AND ART. Grosset and Dunlap, 1976. 192pp.

Rawle, Graham. WONDER BOOK OF FUN. Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993, 64pp.

Ripley, Sherman. AN INTRODUCTION TO MAGIC. Sentinel Books, 1946, 127pp.

Ripley, Sherman. 141 MAGIC TRICKS. Sentinel Books, 1955, 127pp.

Roach, Hal. WE IRISH TALK LIKE THAT. Mitchell Productions, n.d., 129pp.

Robertson, Don. 50 TRICKS WITH A DUNCAN YO-YO. A Hippo Book from Scholastic, 1986, 96pp.

Roth, Arnold. PICK A PECK OF PUZZLES. Scholastic Book Services, 1973, 64pp.

Rovere, Ernest W. CONTRACT BRIDGE COMPLETE. A Fireside Book, 1973, 844pp.

Russo, John. SCARE TACTICS. A Dell Trade Paperback, 1992, 241pp.

Safian, Louis A. 2000 INSULTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Pocket Books, 1965, 241pp.

Safire, William. TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. Cobbett Corporation, 1986, 342pp.

Sammon, Paul M. FUTURE NOIR: THE MAKING OF BLADE RUNNER. HarperPrism, 1996, 441pp.

Scarne, John. 100 OF SCARNE’S MAGIC TRICKS. Cornerstone Library, 1965, 119pp.

Scarne, John. SCARNE ON CARD TRICKS. multiple publishers, multiple dates, 306pp., illus.

Scarne, John. SCARNE ON CARDS. multiple publishers, multiple dates, 340pp., illus.

Schiemel, Lawrence and Martin H. Greenberg. LOUISIANNA VAMPIRES. (Hardbound Book) Fall River Press, 2010. 200pp.

Schiffer, Franz. SCHOER SCHEIN – DIE ZAUBERKUNST DES WITTUS WITT. (Pictorial Boards) Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, 1995, 136pp. In German and signed by Wittus.

Schindler, George. MAGIC WITH EVERYDAY OBJECTS – OVER 150 TRICKS ANYONE CAN DO AT THE DINNER TABLE. Dorsett Press, 1988. 240pp.

Schulte, Fred. FLEECED! TELEMARKETING RIP-OFFS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM. (Hardbound Book) Prometheus Books, 1995, 361pp., boards in dj.

Scoblete, Frank. GUERILLA GAMBLING: HOW TO BEAT THE CASINOS AT THEIR OWN GAMES! Bonus Books, Inc., 1993, 339pp.

Selznick, Brian. THE HOUDINI BOX. (Hardbound Magic Themed Juvenile Book) Random House, 1991. (66pp.,) pictorial boards.

Shay, Don and Jody Duncan. THE MAKING OF JURASSIC PARK. Boxtree Limited, 1993, 195pp.

Shay, Gene. GENE SHAY’S SECRETS OF MAGIC REVEALED. Running Press, 1977, unpaged.

Sheinwold, Alfred. FIRST BOOK OF BRIDGE. Everyday Handbooks #242-Barnes & Noble, n.d., 153pp.

Shepherd, Walter. MAZES AND LABYRINTHS: A BOOK OF PUZZLES. Dover Publications, 1961, 122pp.

Simon, William. MATHEMATICAL MAGIC. Scribners, 1964, 187pp.

Skal, David J. V IS FOR VAMPIRE – THE A-Z GUIDE TO EVERYTHING UNDEAD. Penguin Books, 1995, 288pp.

Smith, Billy J. CARVING CLOWNS AND CIRCUS WAGONS. Sterling, 1993, 127pp.

Smith, C. Ivor. MY MYSTERIES. (Hardbound Book) C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1924, 123 pp. Shows some wear, but otherwise the cover is complete with very minor chipping.

Smith, Dinitia. THE ILLUSIONIST. (Magic themed fiction)Scribner, 1997, 253pp.

Stanyon, Ellis. Cards Tricks for Everyone. (Hardbound Book) Emerson Books, 1974, 141 pp.

Stashower, Daniel. THE ADVENTURES OF THE ECTOPLASMIC MAN. Penguin, 1985, 203pp. Magic themed fiction.

Stein, Sol. THE MAGICIAN. A Dell Book, 1971, 301pp. Magic themed fiction.

Steiner, Robert A. DON'T GET TAKEN: BUNCO AND BUNKUM EXPOSED, HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. Wide-Awake Books, 1989. 206pp.

Stern, Alfred. HOW MAIL ORDER FORTUNES ARE MADE. Arco Publishing, 1984, 224pp.

Strauss, Darin. CHANG AND ENG: A NOVEL. (Hardbound Fiction with a Side Show theme) Dutton, 2000. First. 224pp., 8vo.

Summers, Montague. THE HISTORY OR WITCHCRAFT. Senate, 1994, 353pp.

[Tannen Catalogs] TANNEN’S CATALOG OF MAGIC NO. 17 (Hardbound Book) Louis Tannen, 1993, 329pp.

[Tannen Catalogs] TANNEN’S CATALOG OF MAGIC NO. 18 (Hardbound Book) Louis Tannen, 1995, 316pp.

Tarr, Bill. 101 EASY TO DO MAGIC TRICKS. Dover, 1992, 224pp.

Tarr, Bill. 101 EASY TO LEARN CLASSIC MAGIC TRICKS. Vintage, 1977, 222pp.

Taylor, Ariel Yvon and H. Warren Hyer. NUMEROLOGY – ITS FACTS AND SECRETS. (Hardbound Book) C & R Anthony, Inc., 1958. 141pp.

THIS OLD MAN. (Magic Themed – Musical - Children’s Book) Lincolnwood, IL, Publications International, Ltd., 1994, 20pp. Pictorial boards with a musical “Play-A-Sound” board attached.

Thompson, C. J. S. GIANTS, DWARFS AND OTHER ODDITIES. (Book) Citadel Press, 1968, 256pp.

Thompson, J. G. Jr. THE MIRACLE MAKERS. (Hardbound Book) Lloyd E. Jones, 1975, 306pp.

Thurston, Howard. 200 TRICKS YOU CAN DO. (Hardbound Book) George Sully And Company, 1926, 201pp. This may be an ex-library copy with most of the public library markings eradicated or camouflaged.

Townsend, Charles Barry. MERLIN’S PUZZLER 3. Hammond Incorporated, 1979, 121pp.

Turner, Bill. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH CARDS (reprint of THE CARD WIZARD ). Collier Books, n.d., 160pp.

Tyson, Donald. SCRYING FOR BEGINNERS. Llewellyn Publications, 2000, 293pp.

Uston, Ken. MASTERING PAC-MAN. Signet, 1981, 128pp.

Vale Heath, Royal. MATH E MAGIC. Dover, 1953, 126pp.

Walker, Horace and Albert. SECRETS OF MODERN CONJURING. (Hardbound Book) George Routledge, n.d., 152pp. Paper covered pictorial boards.

Wallace, Frank R. POKER – A GUARANTEED INCOME FOR LIFE BY USING THE ADVANCED CONCEPTS OF POKER. (Hardbound Book) I & O Publishing, 1976. 279pp.

Wedeck, Harry E. TREASURY OF WITCHCRAFT. (Hardbound Book) Philosophical Library, 1961, 271pp. Cloth/boards in dj.

Whaley, Bo. THE OFFICIAL REDNECK HANDBOOK. Rutledge Hill Press, 1987, 159pp.

White, Alain C. SAM LOYD AND HIS CHESS PROBLEMS. Dover Publications, Inc., 1962, 471pp.

Wichmann, Ralph. THE STRING BOOK: FLOATING ROUTINES FOR TABLE AND STAGE. n.p., n.d., 82pp.

Williams, Beryl and Samuel Epstein. THE GREAT HOUDINI: MAGICIAN EXTRAORDINARY. Scholastic Book Services, 1965. 275pp.104pp.

Williams, Walt. I RECALL. Hocus Pocus Inc./Williams Publishing, n.d. 137pp.

Wilson, Mark. MARK WILSON’S CYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC – A COMPLETE COURSE. Running Press, 1995, 638pp.

Wolpin, Stewart. THE RULES OF NEIGHBORHOOD POKER ACCORDING TO HOYLE. New Chapter Press, 1990, 358pp.

Wong, Stanford & Susan Spector. THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO GAMBLING LIKE A PRO. Alpha Books, 1996, 320pp.

Yardley, Herbert O. THE EDUCATION OF A POKER PLAYER. Pocket Books, Inc., 1957, 167pp.

Yawin, Robert. MATH PUZZLES AND ODDITIES. Xerox, 1972, 89pp.

Zorn, Steven. THE LITTLE BOOK OF MAGIC TRICKS. (Hardbound) Running Press, 1994, 127pp. Cloth in dj. Wee book – 16mo.

Zupp, Brad. SUCCESS! INTERVIEWS WITH PERFORMERS ABOUT FAME, FORTUNE AND HAPINESS. Oasis Publishing, 1995, 156pp.

Zupp, Brad. PERFORMING IN JAPAN – AMUSING ANECDOTES AN HELPFUL HINTS. Hareh Publishing, 1994, 80pp.

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