Greetings! Here’s this week’s installment (distributed Sunday evening, October 4, 2015) of the Reverse Auction of magic books, catalogs and memorabilia. Remember, once listed, prices go DOWN by approximately 10% each week a new list is published and as long as an item remains on the list. If you see something of interest, verify availability with an email query and we will respond with the total cost including shipping at standard and priority rates. We are happy to send photos of any of the items on our list. Please just ask.
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Alburger, James. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER: PRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE MAGIC ACT TO MUSIC. (Book) N. Pl, Hades Publications, 1989 ("Revised Edition"). Perfect-bound, 5-3/8" x 8-1/4", 149 pp. VG+. Now offered at $10.00
Andrus, Jerry. (Book Lot – One signed) A small lot Andrus material, including: ANDRUS DEALS AGAIN! NO. 1 (OF A SERIES): HIDE-AWAY-CARD and FOLD-AWAY CARD. Portland, Oregon, Star Magic Co., 1957. 6pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG; THE MISER’S MIRACLE. Albany, J A Enterprises, 1961 (2nd printing). 19 pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed/Signed. Cover has stains front and back, o/w VG; NAMELESS NOTES (ON CLOSE-UP MAGIC) N.pl., by the author 1964. 5pp. plus two sheets of illus. laid in, 4to. Side-stapled; UP CLOSE WITH ANDRUS: A LECTURE ON CLOSE-UP MAGIC. N.pl., by the Author, 1957. 9pp. plus 3 sheets of illus. laid in, 4to. Side stapled. Several small spots or numbers and minor notations on the covers, but overall all are VG except as noted on MISER’S. Offered as a lot at $35.00
Baker, Robert A. with the Assistance Of Robert A. Nelson, Rose Hester & Walter Hudson, Marvin Kaye, Karl Fulves, William Lindsay Gresham and last but not least—Ray Haymen.. THE ART OF COLD READING, OR HOW TO BE A FORTUNE-TELLING PSYCHIC MEDIUM BY MASTERING WHAT YOUR (sic) SAY TO OTHERS. (Book) Specially prepared for the SCICOP Seminar: Magic For Skeptics II, April, 1993, Lexington, Kentucky. 36pp., 8vo. Saddle-stapled in wraps. Near Fine. Now offered at $16.00
Behnke, Leo. SIMPLE BAFFLING CARD TRICKS: BAFFLERS THAT CAN’T BE EXPLAINED. (Book) Paramount, Magic City, 1992. 63pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Previous owner's blind stamp on last page, o/x Fine. Now offered at $8.00
[Bornstein, Mike] A bunch of Bornstein (Book Lot) including: MIKE BORNSTEIN’S LECTURE NUMBER TWO. N.pl., n.p., n.d. 68pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Gold cover is very slightly faded along spine, o/w as new; MIKE BORNSTEIN’S ORIGINAL COMMERCIAL ROUTINES WITH OKITO AND BOSTON BOXES. N.pl., Mike Bornstein, ©1969, but later printing. 44pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Pinkish gold cover is very slightly faced along spine, o/w as new; MIKE BORNSTEIN’S TRIPLE THREAT REVERSE (COPPER/SILVER MATRIX) by Walt Lees. New York, Magico, 1984. 22pp., illus., 8vo. Saddle-stapled wraps. As new; MIKE BORNSTEIN’S TRIUMPH OUTDONE. By Walt Lees. New York, Magico, 1982. 56pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered as a four-book lot for only $35.00
Dalal, Sam. MAGIC WITH AN ESP DECK. (Book) n.pl., n.p., 1977. 32pp., 8vo. Wraps. Extra printed ESP material included. VG. Now offered at $10.00
Gordon, Henry. EXTRA-SENSORY DECEPTION: ESP, PSYCHICS, SHIRLEY MACLAINE, GHOSTS, UFOs…(Book) Buffalo, Prometheus Books, 1987. 227pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dj. Hardcover, with dj. Near fine. Now offered at $24.00
Harris, Ben. OFF THE WALL. (Book) New York: Tannen, 1990. 104 pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. A 1” x 1.5” section of the top ply of the back cover has been removed, probably the result of someone having removed a price tag. o/w Near Fine. Now offered at $16.00
Harris, Ben. THE ULTIMATE FLOATING DECK. (Book) Brisbane, Ben Harris Magic, 1984. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Side stapled wraps. As new. $12.00
Kaufman, Richard. CARDMAGIC. (Book) Brooklyn, D. Robbins and Co., (1983). 183pp., illus., 4to. Former owner name and inscription inside front cover; boards slightly bowed;, o/w VG. Now offered at $28.00
Long, Chad. THE LOST CHEESY NOTEBOOKS, VOLUME ONE, VOLUME TWO and MORE STUFF…. (Three-book set) n.pl., Chad Long, 1994, 1995 and 1997. Volume One and two have 20pp. each and Stuff has 8pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Punched for top two holes of 3-hole binder. All three offered as a lot for $20.00
Thompson, J.G., Jr. MY BEST” - A COLLECTION OF THE BEST ORIGINATIONS CONCEIVED BY EMINENT CREATORS IN THE INVENTIVE FIELD OF TWENTIETH CENTURY MAGIC. (Book) Philadelphia: Charles H. Hopkins, 1945. First edition. 384pp., illus., biog. sketches, index, 8vo. Cloth. "Grades" in margins of p. 72 (in ink) and pp. 120, 128, and 222, some notes (in ink and in pencil) on inside of back free end paper, o/w VG. Now offered at $30.00
Waters, T.A. MIND, MYTH & MAGIC. (Book) Seattle, Hermetic Press, 1993. First edition. 828pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Cloth in dj. Near fine. Now offered at $70.00
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Ammar, Michael. MICHAEL AMMAR LECTURE NOTES – TOUR 2000. (Inscribed/Signed Lecture Notes) N.pl., Michael Ammar, (2000). 20pp., illus., 4to. Glossy pictorial wraps. Boldly inscribed on front cover "Thanks, Joe. You are the magic … Michael Ammar." Fine. Now offered at $9.00
Ammar, Michael. MICHAEL AMMAR’S THIRD NATIONAL TOUR NOTES. (Inscribed/Signed LectureNotes) N.pl., Michael Ammar, n.d. (16pp.), illus., 4to. Wraps. Front cover is inscribed "Thanks Kevin—With all of my best wishes … Michael Ammar" Very light penciled note at the bottom of one page; o/w VG+. Now offered at $9.00
Ammar, Michael. MICHAEL AMMAR PRESENTS ENCORE II. (Inscribed/Signed Lecture Notes) Bluefield, WV, Secret Service, 1981. 44pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Inscribed/signed on front cover. Former owner blind stamp on bak cover; staples show light rust stains; o/w VG. Now offered at $12.00
Take all three signed Ammar Lecture Notes above for only $27.00
Ammar, Michael. THE TOPIT BOOK. (Book) n.pl., Secret Service, 1989. First edition. 119pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in dj. Dj shows some wear and has several small tears; former owner name sticker has been partially removed; o/w VG+. Now offered at $14.00
Anderson, Gene and Frances Marshall. NEWSPAPER MAGIC. (Book) Chicago, Magic Inc, 1991. Tenth printing. 158pp., illus., bibliog.., index, 4to. Paperbound. Front cover slightly curled at free end, o/w VG+. Retails new for $25.00, now only $9.00
Becker, Herbert L. 101 GREATEST MAGIC SECRETS EXPOSED. (Book) New York: Citadel Press, 2002. 255pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect-bound. Remainder mark on bottom edge, o/w as new, Now offered at $5.00.
Becker, Larry. LARRY BECKER’S WORLD OF SUPER MENTALISM. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, 1978. 156 pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Shows use; two 1” tears 1” apart at top of back cover; but overall VG. Now offered at $14.00
Blitz, Signor (Antonio) FIFTY YEARS IN THE MAGIC CIRCLE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR’S PROFESSIONAL LIFE; HIS WONDERFUL TRICKS AND FEATS; WITH LAUGHABLE INCIDENTS, AND ADVENTURES AS A MAGICIAN, NECROMANCER, AND VENTRILOQUIST. (Book) n.pl., Kessinger Publishing, 2014. POD reprint of the 1872 edition. 432pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Now offered at $7.00
Bloch, Richard. THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS; THE THIRD EDITION OF RICH BLOCH’S LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Washington, DC, Collector’s Workshop, 1990. Third edition. 39pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Near fine. Now offered at $12.00
Cahn, Willaim. THE LAUGH MAKERS – A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN COMEDIANS. (Book) New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1957. 192pp., illus., index, 4to. Cloth. A ex library copy with typical defacing; worn at extremities; spine flap has started to detach, but has been reinforced with wide plastic tape; thus a very solid reading/browsing copy only. Now offered at $8.00
Christopher, Milbourne. THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1973. First edition. 452pp., bibliog.., index, 4to. Cloth in dj. Dj has several small chips and tears, but is now in protective Mylar sleeve; former owner names on end paper; o/w VG+. Now offered at $13.00
Christopher, Milbourne. MAGIC – A PICTURE HISTORY. (Book) New York, Dover, 1991. Republication of the 1962 PANORAMA OF MAGIC with new material. 216pp., illus. (some color plates), index, 4to. Paperbound. Fine. Now offered at $6.00
Clark, Hyla M. THE WORLD’S GREATEST MAGIC. (Book) New York, Tree Communications, Inc., 1976. First edition. 208 pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Cloth. Lacks dj; o/w VG. Now offered at $8.00
COLLECTORS’ FORUM. (Magazine Lot – SAF#16402) Fred Evans. Knoxville, TN. Quarterly. Printed 5.5 x 8.5. This six-issue lot includes: Volume 4: Number 1 (January, 1994); Volume 4: Number 4; and Volume 5: Number 1 through Number 4 (November 1995. All six issues as a lot. Now offered at $28.00
Dawes, Edwin A. THE GREAT LYLE. (Book) Pasadena, Mike Caveney’s Magic Words, 2005. Limited first edition - #130. 298pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Cloth in dj. Number Thirteen in the Magical Pro-Files series. Near fine. Now offered at $44.00
Dawes, Edwin. STANLEY COLLINS: CONJURER, COLLECTOR AND ICONOCLAST. (Book with CD-ROM) Washington, DC, Kaufman and Company, 2002. First edition. 264pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Cloth in dj. CD-ROM is tipped in on front end paper. Near fine. Originally published for $75.00, now offered at $36.00
Deaver, Jeffrey. THE VANISHED MAN. (Fiction with a magic theme) New York, Simon and Schuster, 2003. 399pp., 8vo. Cloth boards in dj. Lincoln Rhyme is called in on on a "locked room" mystery perpetrated by a homicidal illusionist." Near fine. Now offered at $6.00
Devant, David ¬ SECRETS OF MY MAGIC. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic, 1977. Second edition. 288pp., illus., index, 8vo. Cloth in dj. Dj is a bit roughed at the extremities with a few small tears and chips; sticker residue at top and bottom of front dj near top and bottom; foxing on the end papers; o/w VG. Now offered at $15.00
Doyle, Arthur Conan. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE – A LIFE IN LETTERS. (Book) New York, The Penguin Press, 2007. First edition. Edited by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower & Charles Foley. 706pp., illus., index., tall 8vo. Cloth in dj. A fine copy. Now offered at $18.00
Doyle, Arthur Conan. THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. (Book) Garden City, Doubleday & Company, n.d. 1122pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dj. Book contains all four novels and all fifty-six adventures. Dust jacket is chipped and worn at extremities – now in a Mylar protective sleeve; o/w VG. Now offered at $12.00
Ewing, Thomas. CONJURING AND CORNFIELDS: THE MAGIC OF THE INDIANAPOLIS STAGE. (Signed/inscribed Book) Princeton, by the author, 1999. 186pp., illus., index, 8vo. Perfect bound. Slight bend creases on the lower face corner of the front cover; o/w near fine. Inscribed to Roger Linden and signed by Tom. Now offered at $11.00
Fitzkee, Dariel. MAGIC BY MISDIRECTION. (Book) Pomeroy, OH, Lee Jacobs, 1988. 187pp., illus., 8vo. Boards in dj. Shows some wear and scuffs at the extremities, o/w VG. Now offered at $14.00
Fitzkee, Dariel. SHOWMANSHIP FOR MAGICIANS. (Book) Pomeroy, OH, Lee Jacobs, 1988. 187pp., illus., 8vo. Boards in dj. Shows some wear and scuffs at the extremities, o/w VG. Now offered at $14.00
Ganson, Lewis. ROUTINED MANIPULATION (Three-Part Book Set) ROUTINED MANIPULATION, PART I. and ROUTINED MANIPULATION, PART II. New York, Tannen Magic, Inc., n.d. Second edition. 118pp./133pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps; and ROUTINED MANIPULATION, FINALE. New York, Louis Tannen, n.d. 254pp., illus., 8vo. Blue cloth. Very minor wear at the corners, o/w VG+. All three parts – offered as a set for $29.00
Horowitz, Anthony. THE HOUSE OF SILK – A SHERLOCK HOLMES NOVEL. (Book) New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2011. 294pp., illus., 8vo. Boards in dj. Fine. Now offered at $14.00
Hugard, Jean. MODERN MAGIC MANUAL. (Book) New York, Harper & Brothers, 1939. First edition, but later printing. 345 pp., illus., index, 4to. Red cloth. Spine lightly faded, but otherwise bright and clean; VG+. Now offered at $16.00
Hunt, Gary and Max Howard. THE EYE DECEIVED, THE EAR AMUSED AND THE MIND ASTOMISHED: THE SCRAPBOOK OF PRFESSOR GUS RICH, “THE WIZARD OF THE BLUE RIDGE” (Inscribed/Signed Book) Durham, NC, Gary Hunt, 1997, 24pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Inscribed to Roger Linden by Max Howard. As new. Now offered at $9.00
IBIDEM. (Magazine Lot – ADB#2885) Published quarterly by P. Howard Lyons, Toronto, Canada between 1955 and 1979. Quarterly. Originals were mimeographed 8.5 x 11with multi-colored silkscreen covers. This lot consists of 18 of Karl Fulves’ reprints (1970’s) of the first 24 issues with black and white covers. Issues include Nos. 3, 4, 5. 7, 8, and 12 through 24. Some staples are rusting; o/w VG and now in a neatly labeled box. Offered as a lot for only $26.00
IBIDEM. (Magazine Lot – ADB#2885) This is most likely an unauthorized copy of the first 12 issues of P. Howard Lyons card magic quarterly issued between 1955 through 1957. I have seen several of these turn up over the years, but have no idea of who produced them, when or in what quantity. The original 8.5 x 11 format of Lyons publication was shrunk to 5.5 x 7.5 and saddle-stapled into two volumes in Day-Glo lime green and orange wraps. Reproduction is a bit uneven as early photocopying tends to be, but is fully readable throughout. Offered at $8.00
[International Magicians Society] SORCERER’S NOTEBOOK. (Magic Catalog Lot) Westbury, NY, International Magicians Society (Proprietor/Chairman, Tony Hassini). A collection of The Sorcerer’s Notebook Newsletters, IMS catalogs and correspondence between 1995 and 1998. All three-hole punched in a SORCERER’S NOTEBOOK illustrated three-ring binder. Offered as a lot for $7.00
Jay, Ricky. LEARNED PIGS AND FIREPROOF WOMEN. (Book) Boston, Warner Books, 1987. First Trade paperback edition. 340pp., illus., some in full color, index, 4to. Perfect bound in pictorial covers. Spine corners lightly bumped with small crack at head of spine; o/w VG+. Now offered at $24.00
Kalush, William and Larry Sloman. THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI: THE MAKING OF AMERICA’S FIRST SUPERHERO. (Book) New York, Atria Books, 2007. First trade paperback edition. 592pp., illus., extensive notes and acknowledgements, index, 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Now offered $10.00
Kirchenhoffer, H. THE BOOK OF FATE FORMERLY IN THE POSSESSION OF AND USED BY NAPOLEAN. (Book) Scranton, Personal Arts Co., 1927. First edition. (Reprint of 1822 edition) (98pp.), folding chart at front, appendices of blank score cards for application of Fate system, 8vo. Black gilt-decorated cloth in dj. Dj shows wear at the edged and has a 1” x 4.5” section cut from the spine. Foxing on end papers; former owner names and bookplate; o/w VG. Seldom seen with dj—even an imperfect one. Now offered at $35.00
Ladshaw, Tom. FUNNY STUFF (AND ASSORTED MYSTERIES). (Book) Boca Raton, Whistling Pig Publication, 1992. First Edition. 88pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth board, gold gilt. Near fine. Now offered at $12.00
THE LOOKING GLASS. (Magazine File - SAF#33855) Richard Kauffman, Jon Racherbaumer and Stephen Hobbs. Washington, DC. Quarterly. Printed. 8.25 x 11.75. The complete file: Issue Nos. 1 – 4: Spring, 1996;Summer, 1996; Winter, 1996; and Winter, 1998. Fine. Offered as a lot only at $40.00
Lorayne, Harry. THE MAGIC BOOK - THE COMPLETE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, SLEIGHT-OF-HAND MAGIC. (Book) New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1977. First edition. 306pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dj. Dj has minor wear and tears at the extremities, o/w VG. Offered elsewhere for $45.00, but we’ll let this one go for $16.00.
Lorraine, Sid. SID LORRAINE’S “SCRAPBOOK”. (Book) Colon, Abbott Magic Company, 1985. 168pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets in printed three-ring binder. Some notes and marks in the margin throughout, o/w VG. Now offered at $10.00
[Magic Collectors’ Association] PROGRAM OF THE TWENTY-NINTH WEEKEND MEETING OF THE MAGIC COLLECTORS' WEEKEND and PROGRAM OF THE THIRTIETH WEEKEND MEETING OF THE MAGIC COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION WEEKEND (Souvenir Program set) The 29th was "The Blackstone Weekend", Guest of Honor Gay Blackstone and at the 30th the Guest of Honor was Jay Marshall. Hyatt Regency Woodfield Hotel, Schaumburg,IL, April 23-25, 1998 and May 13-15 respectively. 24pp/20pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Both now offered as a lot at $9.00
Magic, Inc. YEARBOOK 1995-6. (Book) Chicago: Magic, Inc., 1966. 96pp., illus., 4to. Comb bound.Penciled name (looks like “Chanin”) in upper-right corner of front cover; covers slightly foxed, interior pages fine. Overall VG. Now offered at $7.00
MAGIC SOUNDS. (Small Magazine Lot – ADB #4050) A small lot of 13 issues from volume 1 of Alex Redans’ (Craige Snader) publication dedicated to the sounds of magic. Published irregularly in Mexico City, Mexico in a 6.5 x 8.5 format. This lot includes No. 1 (January, 1973), 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 17. Plus multiple copies of some issues and the Index to No. 1-17 (January, 1973 – November, 1976). As a lot. Now offered at $20.00
Maccabe, Frederick. THE ART OF VENTRILOQUISM INCLUDING FULL DIRECTIONS TO LEARNERS HOW TO ACQUIRE A PLEASING VOCALIZATION. (Vintage Book) London, Frederick Warne and Company, (1875) Toole Stott #460. 110pp.(+adverts.), 12mo. Pictorial board covers soiled; professionally rebacked; internally good condition. Now offered at $97.00
MAGNET. (Small magazine lot – ADB#4645) Thom Hendricks. Birmingham, AL. Monthly. Printed on newsprint. 11.5 x 17.5. A nice lot of 30 issues, including V1: N1 (May, 1953) through V3/4/5: N9 (January/February, 1959). Printed on Newsprint, these have browned with age and have some minor chipping at the edges, but o/w VG. Individual, loose issues - all 30 issues as a lot – now offered at $23.00
Markwood, Bob. POOF, YOU’RE A FROG!!! THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINING CHILDREN and POOF II YOU!!! (Signed/inscribed Two-Book Set) Los Angeles, Bob Markwood, 1993 and 1996 respectively. 79pp. and 106pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Both are plastic comb bound and Inscribed and signed by Bob. The inscription in the first Poof book is “Love Them and Have Fun” – an ironic comment in light of his later conviction in Texas. Fine copies. Offered as a pair at $22.00
Meiers, Mildred and Jack Knapp. THESAURUS OF HUMOR. (Book) New York, Crown Publishers, 1940. 605pp., 8vo. Cloth in dj. The dust jacket has been taped, patched and repaired on numerous occasions to keep it complete and now it—repairs and all are in a new Mylar protective sleeve; former owner (George Sands) has signed his name on the front end paper; dj aside, the book itself is VG. Now offered at $10.00
Mentzer, Jerry. CARD TO WALLET THE BOOK. (Book) Greenville, SC, Magic Methods, 1991. First edition 166pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in dj. Light wear at dj edges; o/w VG+. Now only $18.00
Meseroll, Thomas Chilton. MAGUS – MASTER OF MARTIAL MAGIC: BOOK I, THE MAGICIAN’S PRIMER. (Signed/Numbered Book – Fiction with Magic Theme) n.pl., by the author, 2007. First edition – No. 306 of 500 published. 264pp., 8vo. Black cloth with gold stamping in a dj with protective sleeve. VG+. Inscribed/signed. Now offered at $54.00
THE NEW CALLIOPE. (Small Magazine Lot) Cal Olson. Lake Jackson, TX, Clowns of Americal International. Bi-monthly. Printed. 8.5 x11. This lot includes: Volume 13: No. 1 (January/February, 1996), 2, 3, 4 and 5; Volume 14: No. 1, 2, 3, 4; Volume 16: No. 1- 6 complete; Volume 17: No. 1- 6 complete; and Volume 18: No. 1- 6 (November/December, 2001) complete. All unbound, loose issues; all VG+. All 27 issues offered as a lot at $22.00
[New England Magic Collectors Association] YANKEE MAGIC GATHERING VII. (Signed/Inscribed Souvenir Program) Guest of Honor John Booth. Hawthorne Hotel, Salem, MA, November 5, 6, and 7, 1998. 44pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Signed by Booth and inscribed “to my friend, Roger Linden.” Creased corner on back cover; o/w VG+. Now offered at $16.00
Ouellet, Gary. PROCONTROL. (Book) Longueuil, QC, Camirand Academy of Magic, 1992. Third edition. 51pp, illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Lightly rubbed, o/w VG. Now offered at $12.00
Parrish, Robert. THE MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK. (Book) New York, Thomas Yoseloff, 1958. 240pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth. Minor fading of spine; o/w VG. Now offered at $14.00
Roper, David. THE COMEDY MAGIC TEXTBOOK. (Book) Norcross, GA, A Snowflake Publication, 1986. First edition. 248pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dj. Very light wear, o/w VG+. Now offered at $10.00
Sachs, Edwin. SLEIGHT OF HAND: A PRACTICAL MANUAL OF LEGERDEMAIN FOR AMATEURS AND OTHERS. (Book) New York, Dover, 1980 (originally published in 1885). 408pp., illus., 8vo. Perfect-bound. Near Fine. Now offered at $5.00
Sharpe, Sam. THE MAGIC PLAY - INCLUDING WILL, THE WITCH, & THE WATCHMAN. (Book) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1976. 150pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Small spot on front cover; slightly roughed along face edge; o/w VG. Now offered at $8.00
Simon, S, J. WHY YOU LOSE AT BRIDGE. (Book) New York, Simon a& Schuster, 1946. 158pp., 8vo. Cloth in dj. Dj is roughed at extremities; some fowxin on endpapers; o/w VG. Now offered at $9.00
Sippets, Trevor. The POKER DIRECTORY. (Book) Edison, NJ, Chartwell, 2005. 208pp., illus., bibliog.., index, 8vo. Wire spiral bound in pictorial boards. A very nice copy - as new. $8.00
Sisti, Jim. THE MAGIC MENU – THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. (Book) Tahoma, CA, L & L Publishing, 1995 First edition. 380pp., illus., indices, 4to. Cloth in dj. Near fine Now only $32.00
Sokan, Robert. A DESCRIPTIVE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOG OF THE CIRCUS & RELATED ARTS COLLECTION AT ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, NORMAL, ILLINOIS. (Book) Bloomington, The Scarlett Ibis Press, 1976. First limited edition of 400 copies. Xii, 173pp.( plus plates), illus. (32 black and white plates), 4to. Tan cloth with gilt title stamping. Face edge untrimmed. A fine copy - as new. Now offered at $32.00
Spencer, Robert Kirkwood. FETSCHING MAGIC: THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF "HEN" FETSCH. (Signed Book) New York, Magico Magazine, 2007. First edition. 206pp., illus., notes, 4to. Cloth in dj. Signed 5 x 8 caricature card pasted on front end paper. Near fine copy. This copy now offered at $26.00
Stanyon, Ellis. STANYON'S MAGIC: ALL 177 ISSUES, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED DURING 1900 TO 1914 AND 1919 TO 1920. (Book) Tahoma, CA, L & L Pub., 1996. 1482pp., illus., index (to each volume), 4to. Cloth in dj. VG+ Now offered at $73.00
Steer, Dugald A.(Compiler and editor) THE WIZARDOLOGY HANDBOOK – A COURSE FOR APPRENTICES. (Book) Cambridge, Candlewick Press, 2007. 78pp. (plus 4pp of punch-out cards, tokens, etc), illus., 8vo. Spiral bound set in stiff pictorial boards. As new. New offered at $20.00
Steer, Dugald A. and A.F. Wood(Compiler and editor) THE WIZARDOLOGY – A GUIDE TO WIZARDS OF THE WORLD. (Book) Victoria, The Five Mile Press Press, 2006. 38pp., illus., 8vo. Stiff pictorial boards. Complete with game cards in envelope attached to the rear end paper. As new. New offered at $7.00
Tuffs, J. Elsden. TEACH YOURSELF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Emerson Books, Inc, 1977. 182 pages, illus., index, 12mo. Cloth in dj. Dj has an unfortunate closed slice across front of dj (with only a slight trace on the book cover); o/w VG+. I typically see this title as a rebound ex library copy and it is unusual to see even this later edition in its original state with a dj. Now offered at $16.00
Turner, Richard ‘he Cheat”. RE-DEAL – A TIME TRAVEL THRILLER. (Signed/Inscribed book with a Gambling Theme) San Antonio, Show-Down Creations, 2009. 376pp., 8vo. Paperbound. Now offered at $10.00
Victor, Edward. THE MAGIC OF THE HANDS. (Book) n.pl., Waddilove & Company, n.d. First edition. 119pp., illus., 8vo. Brown cloth with gold stamping. Lightly rubbed and scuffed; former owner name stamp on several pages; shop stickers from both Davenport’s and Chanin’s; o/w a tight, near fine copy. Now offered at $6.00
Wels, Byron G. THE GREAT ILLUSIONS OF MAGIC - TEXT and PLANS. (Two Volume Set). New York, Louis Tannen Inc., 1977. 308pp./107pp., illus., 4to. Text is cloth in dj and oversized book bound in cloth with gold stamping. Dj is a bit roughed along top edge; former owner name stamp; o/w VG. Now offered at $49.00
Wonder, Tommy and Stephen Minch. THE BOOKS OF WONDER, VOLUME I & II. (Two-volume book set) Seattle, Hermetic Press, 1996. 321pp./342pp., illus., 4to. Both volumes as a set. Near fine. Retails as a set for $90.00, now only $65.00
Wyler, Rose and Gerald Ames. FUNNY MAGIC. (Book) New York, Parents Magazine Press, 1972. 52pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards with library binding. Ex library; bumped at top and bottom of spine. An interesting kids book that doesn’t turn up that often. Now offered at $7.00
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www.bradburybooks.com
Dan and Jobeth Bradbury
4545 Wornall Rd. #805
Kansas City, MO 64111
dan@bradburybooks.com
Phone/fax: 816-531-2468
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