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FSH: Books on mentalism, magic & more

Postby Dan Bradbury » May 31st, 2021, 10:17 pm

Greetings! Here is the Reverse Auction on the Monday evening of the Memorial Weekend and the unofficial beginning of Summer. We have a lot of new additions on tonight’s auction with lots of books on mentalism, magic for performing and history, cards, collectibles, lots of small booklets, ephemera, magazines, and, of course, a lot of great items at increasingly affordable prices—many as low as $4, $5 or $6 each. We have made it easy for you to spot the items that are newly listed. If you see something of interest, verify availability with an email query to us and we will respond with the total cost including shipping at standard rates (or priority, if requested). We hope to be back in touch with everyone by Noon tomorrow. Zip codes are helpful with your query and if outside the U.S., please include where you want it shipped.

As always, we "GUARANTEE YOUR PURCHASE”—if you want to return an item for any reason, we offer a full refund of the purchase price. Payment options and other details are at the end of the listing. And now, here’s this week’s list:

[Abbott’s Magic Get-Together] ABBOTT’S 1994 MAGIC GET-TOGETHER (Signed Souvenir Program) Colon, Abbott’s Magic Manufacturing. August 3,4,5,& 6. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps Signed on the front cover by Stewart James and inside by Wanda and Lonnie Caplinger. Now offered at $9.00

Adair, Ian H. MAGICAL MENU - COURSE ONE – “ENTERTAING CHILDREN” (Booklet) Kilmarnock (UK), By the Author, 1961. 18pp, illus., 8vo. Glossy wraps. Cover is lightly soiled with small spot near the top edge; face corners bumped; former owner stamp on front cover and on the front page inside; o/w VG. Now offered at $5.00

[Ammar, Michael] MAGICAL ARTS JOURNAL PRESENTS PAUL HARRIS THE ACT. (Periodical– ADB/SAF #41855) Magical Arts Journal. Volume Two: No. 9, 10, 11, 12. Austin, TX, 1989. (Reprint?) 64pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Former owner name inside front cover, o/w VG+. Now offered at $12.00

Newly added! And, Metin, Dr. MAGIC IN ISTANBUL. (Booklet) Calgary, Micky Hades, 1978. 61pp., illus., index, references, 8vo. Wraps. Cover has several small spots on the back cover; o/w VG. Offered at $20.00

Anderson, Gene, and FrancesMarshall. NEWSPAPER MAGIC and THE FAMOUS GENE ANDERSON TORN AND RESTORED MEWSPAPERTRICK. (Two Books in One) Chicago, Magic Inc, 1976. Fourth printing. 144pp. + 15pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Plastic comb bound. Former owner bookplate; evidence of use but VG+. Now offered for $8.00

Newly added! Anderson, George B. DYNAMITE MENTALISM. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc. 1979. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some occasional underlining; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Anderson, George B. MY FAVORITE EASY MENTAL CARD MAGIC. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1980. 24pp., 8vo. Wraps. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Anderson, George B. YOU, TOO, CAN READ MINDS. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1968. 63pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Andrews, Val. THE MOST POPULAR TRICK IN MAGIC: CARD RISES FOR CLUB, T.V., CLOSE-UP AND CABARET. (Book) New York, Magico Magazine,1980. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Fine. Offered at $10.00

Andrus, Jerry. KURIOUS KARDS. (Booklet) Albany (OR) J A Enterprises, 1973. 53pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Near Fine. Offered at $5.00

Newly added! Andrus, Jerry. THE NEW JERRY ANDRUS LINKING PINS. (Signed Instructions) Albany (OR), J.A. Enterprises, n.d. 11pp. of illustrated instructions, 4to. Six 10.5 x 11 sheets folded to form a 7 x 10.5 instruction booklet. Pins not included. Signed by Jerry on the first page. Shows use and age toning, o/w quite good. Now offered at $10.00

Newly added! Annemann, Theodore. ANNEMANN’S PRACTICAL MENTAL EFFECTS - A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE BEST MENTAL TRICKS OF RECENT YEARS. (Book) Edited by John J. Crimmins. Brooklyn, D. Robbins and Company, 1972. 317pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo. Red cloth with gold stamping in dust jacket. Some very occasional inked notations; mild edgewear of the dust jacket; o/w VG+. Offered at $35.00
Anon. YOU’VE GOT JOKES – FUN AND LAUGHS GALORE. (Book) n.pl., Platinum Press LLC, 2009. 393pp., 8vo. Paperbound. As New. $12.00

Astor, V.J. (Compiler). TOP SECRETS. (Booklet) n.pl., trickproduction, 2007. 39pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Includes tricks by Astor, Bob Driebeek, Jahn Gallo, Horst Schnitter and Axel Velden. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Atmore, Joseph. DUNNINGER'S BRAIN BUSTERS. (Book) Humble (TX), H & R Magic Books, 2001. First edition. 111pp., illus., notes, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. As new. Offered at $40.00

[Auction Catalog] RANDOM TREASURES AUCTIONS. (Auction Catalog) Auction of Magic and Allied Arts, January 10-31, 2007. 111pp., illus. printed in full color, 4to. Glossy wraps. Small crease at the lower corner of the corner o/w near fine. Offered at $6.00

Ayling, Will from an index by S. H. Sharpe. ORIENTAL CONJURING AND MAGIC. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic, 1981. First edition. 384 pp., illus., tall 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Near Fine. Now offered at $63.00

[Balloon Books] A bundle of balloon books including: Bernard “Bebe” Botwink’s MR. BALLOON MAN (B & N Publishing, 1978, 27pp.); Jimmy Davis’ ONE BALLOON ZOO (Magic, Inc., 1981, 32pp.); Roger Siegel’s ROGER’S RUBBER ARK (Magic, Inc., 1989, 72pp.); and Barb Whiter’s BALLOON ANIMALS (Mud Puddle Books, 2003, 48pp.). All are 8vo in wraps or stiff covers—and all are generally in VG condition. Offered as a lot at $20.00

Baron, Harry. MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS – 2 – CARD TRICKS AND OTHER CLOSE-UP ILLUSIONS. (Book) Rocklin (CA), Prima Publishing, 1995. 160pp., illus., glossary/index, 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Baxter, Thomas. THE NAIL WRITER ANTHOLOGY. (Inscribed/Signed Book) Humble (TX), H & R Magic Books, 2010. First edition. 111pp., illus., bibliog., notes and appendices, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Inscribed to Ray Carlyle with appreciation for his contributions to the book and signed by T. Baxter. Near fine. Offered at $70.00

Bender, Eric. TICKETS TO FORTUNE – THE STORY OF SWEEPSTAKES, LOTTERIES AND CONTESTS. (Book) New York, Modern Age Books, 1938. 174pp. (+ adverts.), illus., tall 12mo. Paperbound in a matching dust jacket. Dust jacket has several small nicks and tears, but it has done an admirable job of protecting the paperbound book itself which is near fine. Offered at $5.00

Berg, Joe, and David Avadon with Eric Lewis. THE BERG BOOK. (Book) Wichita, KS, Stevens Magic Emporium, 1983. First edition. 315pp., illus., bibliog., 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Offered at $81.00

Berland, Sam. THE SAM BERLAND LECTURE – TRICKS AND ROUTINES. (Signed/Inscribed Lecture Notes) Chicago, Sam Berland, n.d. 35pp. (+18pp. of adverts.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets in report binder. Inscribed to former owner on first inside page. Plastic clip cracked at the bottom of the spine, but retaped; o/w VG+. Offered at $4.00

Bilis, Bernard. FRENCH PASTEBOARDS. (Booklet) Sierra Madre, Magical Publications, 1980. 63pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Front cover has several small nicks; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Bobo, J.B. THE NEW MODERN COIN MAGIC. (Book)) Chicago, IL, Magic, Inc., 1972. Revised and enlarged edition. Second printing. 519pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Blue cloth with gold stamping. Lacks dust jacket; worn at head and foot of spine; mildly bumped corners; a few spots and mars; o/w VG. Now offered at $8.00

Bornstein, Mike. MIKE BORNSTEIN’S “ULTRA COIN PENETRATION” (Manuscript with Gimmick) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 3pp., 8vo. Three 8.5 x 11 sheets folded to 8vo. wraps. Dollar bill gimmick is included and attached to front page in a small envelope. Gimmick appears unused, thus VG+. Offered at $20.00

Brandon, Ruth. THE LIFE AND MANY DEATHS OF HARRY HOUDINI. (Book) New York, Random House, 1993. First U.S. edition. 353 pp., illus., notes, bibliog., index, 8vo. Cloth/boards in dust jacket. Moehring bookplate; o/w Near Fine. Now offered at $10.00

Newly added! Braude, Jacob M. BRAUDE’S TREASURY OF WIT AND HUMOR. (Book) Englewood-Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, 1977. 277pp., index, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Former owner name inside front cover; o/w Near fine. Offered at $24.00

Brent, Lu. LU BRENT’S BEST MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) Calgary, Micky Hades, 1969. 42pp. pages. Side stapled in covers under binders’ tape. Minor cover stains; first inside page is corner clipped; o/w VG. Now offered at $9.00

Bryson, Rhett, Jr. and Dexter Cleveland. ALGONQUIN McDUFF’S SPIRIT CLOTH BOOK. (Booklet) Greenville (SC), Jester’s Press, 1984. 42pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As new. Offered at $4.00

Burger, Eugene. THE PERFORMANCE OF CLOSE-UP MAGIC. (Book) New York, Kaufman and Company, ©1987, but later edition (circa 1991). 135pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Now offered at $29.00

Newly added! Cassidy, Bob. THE ARTFUL MENTALISM OF BOB CASSIDY: THE COMPLETE TEXTS OF THE ART OF MENTALISM 2, THE PRINCIPIA MENTALIA, THEORIES & METHODS FOR THE PRACTICAL PSYCHIC, STRANGE IMPRESSIONS, BUT STRANGER STILL. (Book) Humble, H & R Magic Books, 2004. First edition. 290pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Near fine. Now offered at $160.00

Christopher, Milbourne. HOUDINI – A PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY, INCLUDING MORE THAN 250 ILLUSTRATIONS. (Book) New York, Gramercy Books, 1988. 218pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Cloth in dust jacket in Mylar protective sleeve. As new. Now offered at $9.00

Clark, Hyla M. THE WORLD’S GREATEST MAGIC. (Book) New York, Bonanza Books/Tree Communications, Inc., 1976. 208 pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Black cloth with silver stamping in dust jacket. Lots of history and photos. Dust jacket roughed at the top of the spine; upper edge a bit soiled and age toned; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Close, Michael. WORKERS NUMBER ONE: ROUTINES FROM THE PROFESSIONAL REPERTOIRE OF MICHAEL WORKERS CLOSE. (Manuscript) n.pl, Michael Close, 1990. 36pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near fine. Now offered at $18.00

Close, Michael. WORKERS NUMBER TWO: MORE ROUTINES FROM THE PROFESSIONAL REPERTOIRE OF MICHAEL CLOSE. (Manuscript) Carmel (IN), Michael Close, 1991. 52pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Near fine. Now offered at $18.00

[Colombini, Aldo] A FEW GOOD CARDS – PACKET TRICKS PERFORMED WITH REGULAR CARDS. (DVD) Mama Mia Magic, 2008. Pre-owned and presumably viewed, but VG+. Offered for $9.00

Colombini, Aldo. FIRST AID LINES. (Booklet) Newbury Park (CA), Mama Mia Magic Co., n.d. 36pp., 4to. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Crichton, Knox (editor). MAGI MAGORIA – THE MAGIC OF THE MAGI. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic, 1978. First edition. 167 pp., illus., 4to. Blue cloth with gold stamping in dust jacket. Dust jacket has been reinforced from the back side and bled through to exterior with several chips and tears; end papers have several former owners name stamps—plus a name stamp on the face edge; otherwise the book itself is a clean VG copy. Offered at $16.00

Crosthwaite, Roger. ARCARDIA. (Book) Norwich (UK), Cairn Press, 1999. First edition. 198pp., illus., 8vo. Black cloth with gold spine stamping in dust jacket. Dust jacket a bit rubbed; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $29.00

Danby, Mary. ROTTEN RIDDLES AND GOOFY GAGS. (Book) New York, Sterling Publishing, 1991. 96pp., illus., index, 8vo. Paperbound. As new. Offered at $9.00

[Daryl] ESSENTIALS IN MAGIC – THE INVISIBLE DECK. (DVD) Murphy’s Magic, 2012. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $12.00

Davenport, Anne and John Salisse. ST. GEORGE’S HALL: BEHIND THE SCENES AT ENGLAND’S HOME OF MYSTERY. (Numbered First Edition Book) Pasadena, Mike Caveney’s Magic Words, 2001. First edition - #257 of 1000 printed. The tenth in a series of Magical Pro-Files. 474pp., illus., 4to. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine in pictorial dust jacket. Near fine. Now offered at $53.00

[Davenport & Co., L.] CATALOGUE OF MAGICAL APPARATUS, NEW CONJURING TRICKS AND LATEST AMUZING JOKES, PUZZLES AND NOVELTIES. (Signed Magic Catalog) London, L. Davenport & Company, n.d. (1954). Approx. 230pp., illus., 8vo. Gold paper covers with black and red devils. Additional flyers laid in. Signed by Lewis Davenport on first facing page. Spine is a bit roughed with chips at head and foot; some fold creases at the corners of the front cover; former owner stamps on inside pages; o/w a Good copy. Offered at $22.00

Dawes, Edwin A. THE GREAT ILLUSIONISTS. (Book) London, David and Charles, 1979. First edition. 216pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. Moehring bookplate and a price erasure on front end papers; o/w Near Fine. Now offered at $18.00

Dawson, Trevor edited by Lewis Ganson. PHONEY – TELEPHONE DIRECTORY TEST. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, n.d. Unpaginated (12pp.), illus., 4to. Booklet. Near fine. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! De La Torre, Jose. MAGICANA OF HAVANA IN NEW YORK. (Book) Belleville, NJ, Jose’s Studio, 1975. 80pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Back cover soiled with a small tear repaired with tape; cockled along bottom from being damp; o/w Good. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! DOORWAYS TO THE MIND – JOURNAL OF THE MIND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION. (Six-Issue Magazine Lot) Creve Coeur (MO). American Institute of Mind Development and Control/Aries Productions Inc. Bevy Jaegers. Quarterly. 5.5 x 8.5. This lot includes six issues: Volume 7: No. 2 (Winter 1980-81) through Volume 8: No. 3 (April-June 1982). Approximately 40pp. per issue. Plus, DOORWAYS TO THE MIND/Aries Inc. catalog. Former subscriber noted month and year of receipt on the front cover of some; o/w all are VG+. All six issues plus catalog offered as a lot for $25.00

Dunninger, (Joseph). 100 HOUDINI TRICKS YOU CAN DO. (Book) Greenwich, Fawcett Publications, 1954. 144pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Some external rubbing and scuffs with interior toning as with most of these pulps; lower front corner is creased from a fold; overall VG. Now offered at $14.00

Eastman, Charles C. (Comp.) EXPERT MANIPULATIVE MAGIC. (Manuscript) n. pl., By the Author, 1933. 40pp., illus., 8vo. Blue wraps. Soiled with a bit of wear around the edges of the cover; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Emerson, Arthur. ARTHUR EMERSON'S TELL-TALE TIMEPIECE! (Booklet) n.pl., Emerson & West, 1982. 44pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Gimmicks attached to back cover. VG+. Now offered at $8.00

Newly added! Fedko, John. JOE COSSARI CARD ACT- KING OF CARDS. (Inscribed/Signed Manuscript) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 26pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets in covers in an unbound plastic report cover. Inscribed “My Best Wishes Tom” and signed Joe Cossari. VG+. Offered at $12.00

Ferrentino, John. COMEDY CLUBS FOR ALL MAGICIANS. (Booklet) Westbury (NY), Jenack Circus Corporation, 1984. 52pp. (+ 2pp. of adverts). Illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $4.00

Fetsch, “Hen”. WHO’S FOOLING WHO! – AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON THE ART OF PRACTICAL MAGIC. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 4pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets top stapled to a backing board with cover. VG. Offered at $5.00

Fetsch, “Hen” with additions by Lloyd E. Jones. MINATURE CARD MAGIC. (Manuscript) n.pl., By the Author, 1943. 6pp., illus., 8vo. 8.5 x 11 sheets top stapled and folded into wraps. 5.75 x 7” card with full color printing of a deck laid in. Wraps are faded/discolored around edges; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Fields, Sean. EXPLICIT CONTENT. (Booklet) Rancho Cordova, Murphy’s Magic Supplies, 2004. 75pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As new. Offered at $10.00

Fitzkee, Dariel. THE CARD EXPERT ENTERTAINS. (Book) San Rafael, Saint Raphael House, 1948. 171pp., illus., index, 8vo. Paperbound. A Near Fine copy. Offered at $22.00

Newly added! Fitzkee, Dariel. CONTACT MIND READING EXPANDED. (Booklet) Oakland, Magic Limited/Lloyd E Jones, 1970. Third edition – enlarged. 38pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $8.00

Fitzkee, Dariel. ROPE ETERNAL OR THE ONLY SIX WAYS TO RESTORE A ROPE. (Booklet). New York, Louis Tannen, n.d. 52pp.(+adverts), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Foster, Neil. SOUVENIR OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST MAGICIAN, BLACKSTONE AND HIS “SHOW OF 1001 WONDERS”. (Booklet) Cover title varies. Colon, Mich., Abbott’s, 1970. (48pp.), illus., 4to. Glossy pictorial wraps. Cover has some small spots on the back; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00

Fowler, Christopher. HOW TO IMPERSONATE FAMOUS PEOPLE. (Book) New York, Prince Paperbacks.Crown Publishers, 1984. 85pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00

[Fox, Karrell] A trio of books from Karrell Fox. (Three-Book Lot) This lot includes: COMEDY A LA CARD (Magic Inc., 1980, 28pp., illus.); NEW LECTURE NOTES (Foxes Den, 1978, 30pp., illus.); and KORNFIDENTIALLY YOURS (Ireland Magic Co., 1961, 50pp., illus.) All are 8vo in wraps. Two have former shop stamps—Carothers and Zottolo—in them; o/w VG. Offered as a lot for $10.00

Frost, Thomas. LIVES OF THE CONJURORS. (Book) New York, Magico, n.d. Reprint of 1876 edition. 360pp., index, 12mo. Blue pebbled cloth with gold stamping. A fine copy. Offered for $45.00

Fujiyama, Shintaro. LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. (early 1980’s). 11pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled in heavy pictorial wraps. Shows mild use; o/w VG+. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Fuller, Edmund. 4800 WISECRACKS, WITTY REMARKS AND EPIGRAMS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. (Book) New York, Avenel Books, 1980. 338pp., index, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $20.00

Fulves, Karl. CHRIS CAPEHART'S 3-RING ROUTINE. (Booklet) New York, Lou Tannen Magic Inc, 1981. This is the “New Stars of Magic” (Volume 1: Number 13) 16pp., illus., 4to. Glossy wraps. Front cover shows some wrinkles and a scuff; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $14.00

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING CARD TRICKS – 72 FOOLPROOF CARD MIRACLES FOR THE AMATEUR MAGICIAN. (Book) New York, Dover, 1976. 113pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Price has been punched out on back cover; o/w VG+. Now offered at $7.00

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING COIN MAGIC—92 FOOLPROOF TRICKS. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1989. 136pp, 251 illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $6.00

Ganson, Lewis. THE ART OF CLOSE-UP MAGIC, VOLUME 2. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1971. 300pp., illus., 8vo. Black cloth with gold stamping in a Supreme Dust jacket. Dust jacket is faded a bit on the spine and back is soiled; corners are lightly bumped; o/w VG+. Offered at $22.00

Ganson, Lewis. THE MAGIC OF SLYDINI. (Book) London, Harry Stanley, n.d. (circa 1958). Unpaginated (208pp.), illus., 8vo. Bluish buckram with gold stamping on the spine. Lacks a dust jacket; lightly worn at head and foot of spine; corners bumped; placeholder ribbon is frayed at the end; o/w VG. Now offered at $28.00

Ganson, Lewis. A MAGICIAN EXPLAINS. (Signed Booklet) London, Harry Stanley/Unique Magic Studio,1955. 24pp., illus. (nice crisp photos), 8vo. Heavy cardstock wraps. Signed by Ganson on the title page. Spine is starting to split at the top; back cover is discolored and toned at the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Ganson, Lewis. A NEW LOOK AT THE OKITO BOX (GANSON'S MAGIC TEACH-IN SERIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1978. 40pp., illus., tall 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Ganson, Lewis. RINGS SUPREME – ALDO COLOMBINI’S PRESENTATION OF THE LINKING RINGS (GANSON'S MAGIC TEACH-IN SERIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1978. 23pp., illus., tall 8vo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $10.00

Ganson, Lewis. RON MACMILLIAN’S SYMPHONY OF THE SPHERES – MANIPULATIVE ROUTINES WITH BILLIARD BALLS. (Booklet) London, Unique Magic Company, n.d. Supreme Magic Company, n.d., 23pp., illus. with photos and line drawings, 8vo. Pictorial Wraps. A Supreme label has been pasted over the original publisher info and rather unsuccessfully removed and then a Lee Jacobs stamp above that.; o/w Fairly Good. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Ganson, Lewis. THREE CHINESE RINGS – REX TAYLOR’S ROUTINE - PLUS LINKING AND UNLINKING MOVES - PLUS ALDO COLOMBINI’S MOVES (GANSON'S MAGIC TEACH-IN SERIES). (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1977. 20pp., illus., tall 8vo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $10.00

[Garcia, Daniel] SH4DE -AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR…AND ONLY FOUR. (DVD) Murphy’s Magic Supplies, 2015. Pre-owned and presumably viewed, but VG. Offered for $9.00

[Garcia, Daniel and Luke Dancy] TRICYCLE. (Booklet with Gimmick) n.pl., By the Authors, 2006. 16pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. With specially printed card box. As New. Offered for $5.00

Gardner, Martin. MARTIN GARDNER’S TABLE MAGIC. (Book) Mineola, Dover Publications, 1998. 133pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine Offered at $6.00

[Gerry] GERRY’S EXTREME DICE STACKING. (DVD) Meir Yedid, 2003. Running time 55 minutes. Pre-owned and presumably viewed, but VG+. Offered for $16.00

Newly added! GIBECIERE – A JOURNAL OF THE CONJURING ARTS RESEARCH CENTER. (Journal) New York, Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2018. Volume 13: Number 2 (Summer, 2018) 161pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound with printed paper dust cover. Near Fine. Now offered at $30.00

Gibson, Walter B. MASTERING MAGIC – SECRETS OF GREAT MAGICIANS REVEALED. (Book) New York, Frederick Fell Publishers, 1977. 188pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Price sticker residue on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Gibson, Walter. WALTER GIBSON’S BIG BOOK OF MAGIC FOR ALL AGES. (Book) Hollywood, Melvin Powers. Wilshire Book Company, 1980. 231pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Very minor edgewear, o/w VG+. Now offered at $4.00

Gibson, Walter B. and Morris N. Young. HOUDINI'S FABULOUS MAGIC. (First Edition Book +) Radnor, PA, Chilton Book Company, 1976. 214pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. An ex library copy rebound in light blue buckram with gold spine stamping. Lacks dust jacket. Laid in at the beginning of the chapter on strait jacket escapes is a picture post card of a very young Tom Hanks (1988) in a strait jacket from the book NOTORIOUS by Herb Ritts with sales of the card benefitting the American Foundation For Aids Research. Call number and library identification on the spine in gold; o/w interior library identification is limited to discrete acquisition stamping in two places; two former owner bookplates—Chuck Gilmet and John Moehring; lower corner of first end paper clipped and folded; o/w a nice tight copy with some interesting features. Now offered at $14.00

Ginn, David. PROFESSIONAL MAGIC FOR CHILDREN. (Book) Norcross, Scarlett Green Publication, 1979. 244pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket shows very mild edge wear edge and has a small closed tear at the upper face edge corner; o/w VG+. Now offered at $10.00

Newly added! Ginn, David. MATCHBOX DELIGHTS. (Booklet) Norcross (GA), Scarlett Green Publishing, 1977. First edition. 48pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $12.00

[Ginn, David] A trio of booklets from David Ginn. (Three-Booklet Lot) BRINGING HOME THE LAUGHS. (1980, 24pp.); CLOSE-UP A-GINN (1978, 28pp.); and COMEDY LINKING RINGS (1976, 22pp.+adverts). All published in Norcross or Atlanta, By the Author/Scarlett Green. All are 8vo in wraps and VG+. Offered as a lot for $9.00

Goldston, Will. SENSATIONAL TALES OF MYSTERY MEN. (Numbered Limited-Edition Book) New York, Magico Magazine, 1981. Number 452 of 500 numbered copies printed. Facsimile reprint of first edition. 352pp. (line + photos), 12mo. Blue cloth with gilt title and spine stamping. Near Fine. Offered at $36.00

Goodrich, David White. THE ART OF COMPUTATION DESIGNED TO TEACH PRACTICAL METHODS OF RECKONING WITH ACCURACY AND RAPIDITY. (Vintage Book) New York
Goodrich & Moulton, 1874. (Cover title: GOODRICH’S LIGHTNING CALCULATOR – THE ART OF COMPUTATION.) 206pp., illus., graphs and tables, index, 12mo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and decorative stamping on the spine and at outer corners. A “Comprehensive Calendar, adjustable to any month in any year from A.D. 1 to 3600” is affixed inside the rear board. Exterior is a bit roughed and worn and is chipped at head and foot of the spine; spine flap is starting to split at the rear; some foxing/toning on the end papers; interior pages are intact with some wear from use; overall quite Good. Offered at $20.00

Goulet, Ray, Ben Robinson and Larry White. MOUTH COIL MAGIC: 50 TRICKS, STUNTS AND IDEAS – BONUS SECTION BY LARRY WHITE. (Booklet) Watertown, Mass., Magic Art Book Co., 1987. 31pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $18.00

Newly added! Grant, Gene. PHANTINI’S CHALLENGE MENTAL ACT (Booklet) New York, Magico Magazine, 1981. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some discoloration/toning at the spine; occasional penciled underlining; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Grant, Gene. PHANTINI’S LOST BOOK OF MENTAL SECRETS. (Booklet) Edited by Kenny Woodward Jr. n.pl., Ed Mellon,1955. First edition. 21pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Water stain on lower part of front cover that has bled through the first half dozen pages (readability not affected); discoloration/toning around cover edges; o/w Good. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Grant, Gene. PHANTINI’S MENTAL KEY. (Booklet) Pomeroy (OH), n.pl., Ed Mellon, 1956. 28pp. (+ adverts.), illus., 4to. Starting to split at the bottom of the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Green, Paul. NOTHING UP MY (GREEN) SLEEVES! (Lecture Notes) Granada Hills, Paul Green, n.d. 27pp., illus., 8o. Wraps. Near Fine. Now offered at $16.00

Newly added! Griffin, Ken, and Roberta. ILLUSION SHOW KNOW-HOW. (Book) Colon, Abbott Magic Company, 1972. 104pp., illus., 4to. Some isolated spots on the front and back covers; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Griffith, Tony. GRIFF ON CARDS – NOVEL AND UNUSUAL CARD MYSTERIES. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, n.d. 36pp., illus., tall 12mo. Pictorial wraps. Former owner bookplate; o/w VG+. Offered at $15.00

Gustin, Christopher. CRAZY CARD. (Booklet) n.pl., Cornerstone Illusions, 2003. 10pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Hahne, Nelson C. and Joe Berg. HERE'S MAGIC. (Booklet) Chicago, Joe Berg, 1930. 63pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps side stapled under binders’ tape. Some soiling on the front cover and minor wear at the spine; former owner name label; o/w VG. Now offered at $18.00

Newly added! Haines, Ronald. 36 TRICKS WITH FA-KO CARDS. (Booklet) Edited by John Braun. Norwood (OH), Haine’s House of Cards, n.d. 32pp., illus., 8vvo. Wraps. Dealer shop stamp; o/w VG+. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Hamilton, Ben. HOUDINI’S BOOK OF MAGIC – THE ECRETS OF HARRY HOUDINI THE WORLD’S GREATEST MAN OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Penguin Books, 1982. 93pp., illus., 12mo. Paperbound. Fine. Offered at $16.00

Harris, Ben. GELLERISM REVEALED – THE PSYCHOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY BEHIND THE GELLER EFFECT. (Booklet) Calgary, Micky Hades International, 1985. 95pp., illus., bibliography, 8vo. Tan wraps. Small chip at the top of the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $22.00

Newly added! Harris, Ben. OUT OF HIS MIND. (Booklet) Brisbane, Ben Harris Magic, 1985. 130pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $25.00

Newly added! Harris, Ben TABLE SIDE MANNERS – A LECTURE. (Lecture Notes) Brisbane, Ben Harris Magic, 1983. 27pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Former owner name stamp; o/w VG+. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Harris, Paul. P.H. BREAK-THROUGH. (Booklet) San Diego, Chuck Martinez Productions, 1981. 25pp., illus., 12mo. Wraps. Additional “Update” sheet laid in. VG+. Now offered at $10.00

Harrismatic. CRIME-MENTAL. (Booklet/Manuscript) n.pl., Yourmagistry, 2013. 20pp., illus. (full color templates), 8vo. Staples removed so loose sheets in wraps. Offered at $18.00

Newly added! Hayden, Allan. ALLAN HAYDEN’S FANCY RING ROUTINE. (Book) Buffalo, by the author, 1997. Revised edition. 18pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Now offered at $10.00

Newly added! Hickok, Chuck. MENTALISM, INCORPORATED: A GUIDE TO PERFORMING MENTALISM FOR CORPORATE AUDIENCES. (Book) Edited by Steven Brehe and Doug Dyment. St. Paul, MN, Developmental Productions Press, 2002. First edition.184pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Near fine. Now offered at $60.00

Newly added! Hickok, Chuck. MENTALISM, INCORPORATED: VOLUME TWO, FURTHER THOUGHTS FOR PERFORMING MENTALISM FOR CORPORATE AUDIENCES. (Book) Edited by Steven Brehe and Doug Dyment. St. Paul, MN, Developmental Productions Press, 2005. First edition.181pp., illus., appendix, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Near fine. Increasingly difficult to find. Now offered at $75.00

Newly added! Hickman, B. J. TEN MONEY MAKING SECRETS TO BOOKING THEME SCHOOL ASSEMBLY SHOWS…AND WHAT’S HOT. (Lecture Notes) Dover (NH), By the author, (1998). 24pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Bound upside down in the wraps, o/w VG+. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Hill, Robert H. MAKE YOUR OWN FLEXAGON WITH A BIBLE MESSAGE. (Booklet) Connersville (IN), Dock Haley, 1990. 41pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $20.00

Newly added! Himber, Richard. HIMBER’S THROW-OUT ROPE TRICK. (Booklet) Cherry Hill (NJ), Mack Publishing, n.d. 12pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inked check mark on front cover;o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Hobbs, Stephen. MEIR YEDID'S MAGICAL WISHES. (Book) Rego Park, NY, Meir Yedid, 1994. First edition. 96pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial boards. Near fine. Now offered at $18.00

Hoffman, Professor (Angelo Louis). CONJURING TRICKS WITH DOMINOES, DICE, BALLS, HATS, ETC…ALSO STAGE TRICKS FROM “MODERN MAGIC”. (Book) Cover title: HOFFMAN’S TRICKS WITH DICE, DOMINOES, ETC. Philadelphia, David McKay, Publisher, n.d. 121pp., B/W illus. 8vo. Cover generally worn at extremities with the spine darkened; pulled at the top of the spine and the spine flap is starting to tear at the bottom; the rear hinge is going and the front one starting; former owner name and bookplate; o/w a respectable copy. Offered at $22.00

Hoffman, Professor (Angelo Louis). DRAWING-ROOM CONJURING. (Book) London, George Routledge & Sons/Dutton, n.d. 181pp.(+ adverts), illus., 8vo. Original yellow boards with magician and rising card illustration. Boards are lightly soiled and a bit chipped around edges; spine has been reinforced with tape; about 40% of the title has flaked off; o/w a respectable copy and clean inside; overall Good copy. Offered at $40.00

Hoffmann, Professor [pseud. Angelo John Lewis]. HOFFMANN'S MODERN MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1978. (Reprint of the Routledge first American edition.) 563pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Offered for $8.00

Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis). LATER MAGIC, WITH NEW MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS AND RECOLLECTIONS OF HARTZ THE WIZARD. (Book) New York, E.P. Dutton, 1918. Second edition. 738pp., illus., 12mo. Brown pictorial cloth. Worn/frayed at head and foot of spine and at corners; lower face corner bumped with a crease; some external spots and mars; internal toning; former owner blind stamp; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $26.00

Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo John Lewis). MORE MAGIC. (Book) Philadelphia, David McKay, Publisher, n.d. 457pp., illus., 8vo. Bright blue pictorial cloth with orange and black stamping. Cover has several dark brown spots; spine has faded to a grey, but is wholly readable; rear cover has an indent at the edge as if dropped sharply; former owner name and date (1933); o/w nice and tight; a Good reading copy. Offered at $9.00

[Holden – Max Holden’s Magic Shop] THE LATEST OF THE WORLD’S BEST MAGIC – CATALOG NO. 15. (Magic Catalog) New York, Max Holden’s Magic Shops, 1948. 264pp., illus., 8vo. Lighlt soiled on the back cover; o/w VG. Now offered at $14.00

Holden, Max. MODERN HAND SHADOWS – DESCRIBING THE REAL ART OF SHADOWGRAPHY. (Booklet) New York, Max Holden, 1935. 31pp.(+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Shows some light wear with a spot on the back cover; some toning at the edges; o/w VG. Now offered at $7.00

Holden, Max. PROGRAMMES OF FAMOUS MAGICIANS. (Booklet) New York, Max Holden, 1937. 47pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Former owner names and acquisition date written on title page; also signed by Chanin inside of front cover; three-hole punched; o/w a Good copy. Offered at $12.00

Hopkins, Albert A. MAGIC: STAGE ILLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC DIVERSIONS INCLUDING TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY. (Book) New York, Arno Press, 1977. 556pp., illus., index, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. A Fine copy of this classic. Now offered at $18.00

Newly added! Hopkins, Charles. “OUTS” PRECAUTIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR AMBITIOUS CARD WORKERS. (Booklet) Philadelphia, Charles H. Hopkins & Co., 1940. 79pp, illus., 8vo. Shop stamp inside front cover. VG+. Now offered at $12.00

Houdini, Harry. HOUDINI’S PAPER MAGIC – THE WHOLE ART OF PERFORMING WITH PAPER, INCLUDING PAPER TEARING, PAPER FOLDING AND PAPER PUZZLES. (Book) New York, E. P. Dutton, 1941. Fifth printing of 1922 first edition. 206pp., illus., just short of 8vo. (7.75” high). Green cloth with fading red or orange stamping. Lacks dust jacket. Spine looks water spotted (faded but not o/w damaged); very slightly cocked; end papers have foxing/toning with former owner name and address labels; face and bottom edges are untrimmed; o/w a good readable copy. Offered at $19.00

Houdini, Harry. MIRACLE MONGERS AND THEIR METHODS – A COMPLETE EXPOSE. (Book) Buffalo, Prometheus Books, 1981. 240pp., illus., 8vo. Gray cloth with silver stamping in dust jacket. What is presumed to be the acquisition date written on first facing endpaper; o/w a Near Fine copy in a NF dust jacket. Offered for $36.00

Houdini, Harry. THE RIGHT WAY TO DO WRONG: AN EXPOSE OF SUCCESSFUL CRIMINALS. (Book) Las Vegas, Gambler's Book Club, n.d. Reprint of 1906 edition. 96pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $4.00

Howard, Max. CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF. (Booklet) N.pl., By the Author, 1988. 35pp., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Howard, Max. EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS: HOW TRICKS BECOME MAGIC – SIX ROUTINES. (Booklet) n.pl., Max Howard, 1991. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! HUGARD'S MAGIC MONTHLY, VOLUMES III AND IV. (Bound Magazine – ADB #2795)) York, PA, Fleming Book Company, 1947. Pages 123 - 326 Illustrations throughout, 4to. Reddish-orange cloth. Spines are sun-faded and show general wear; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! HUGARD'S MAGIC MONTHLY, VOLUME VIII. (Bound Magazine – ADB #2795)) York (PA) Fleming Book Company, 1952. Pages 670 – 798, illus., 4to. Reddish-orange cloth. Spines are sun-faded and show general wear; large George L. Daily, Jr. bookplate; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00

[International Brotherhood of Magicians] INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS – DIAMOND JUBILEE CONVENTION. (Souvenir Program) New Orleans, June 30 - July 3, 1982. 24pp., 4to. Glossy wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $7.00

[International Brotherhood of Magicians] 61st INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS – MAGIC IN PARADISE. (Souvenir Program) Honolulu, July 1 – 4, 1983. 28pp., 4to. Slick green pictorial Former owner name and written on front cover; some interior marks and notations; o/w VG. Now offered at $6.00

Ireland, Frances. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE CRAZY BUT IT HELPS! (Book) Chicago, Ireland Magic Company, 1946. First edition. 202pp., illus., 12mo. Cloth in dust jacket. An ink transfer from the front of another copy of the book has been transferred to the back of the dust jacket—and in the process of separating them some paper loss has resulted along the top of the dust jacket; this mishap aside it is now in a Mylar protective sleeve and is a very nice copy. Now offered at $24.00

[Jay, Joshua] CLOSE-UP, UP CLOSE, VOLUME 2. (DVD) L& L Publishing, 2005. Running time two hours 13minutes. Pre-owned and presumably viewed, but VG. Offered for $14.00

Jones, Lloyd. S.B.S. - SAME BOTH SIDES, A UNIQUE BOOK OF CARD TRICKS. (Booklet) Oakland, Lloyd E. Jones/Magic Limited, 1973. 43pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Envelope with double-side card tipped in inside front cover. Back cover a bit rubbed and scuffed; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Joseph, Eddie. THE ART OF BODY LOADING & PRODUCTIONS. (Book) Colon, Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., 1950. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. A very nice clean bright copy. Offered at $18.00

Kane, Peter. ANOTHER CARD SESSION. (Booklet) n.pl., By the author, 1976. Second edition. 21pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some very light soiling and spots on the cover, o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! Laflin, Duane. LAFLIN’S LAUGH-LINES – A COLLECTION OF FUN AND FUNNY STUFF. (Book) Greenburg, IN, Winter’s Publishing, 2002. 96pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Now offered at $10.00

Newly added! Lesley, Ted. PARAMIRACLES. (Inscribed/Signed Book) Translated by Bill Palmer and Oliver Erens. Edited by Stephen Minch. Seattle, Hermetic Press, 1994. First edition/first printing. 293pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Inscribed “to my friend Ray (Carlyle) ESPecially your and signed by Leslie July 16, 1995. Very mild edgewear on the dust jacket; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $95.00

[Linian, Alex] ALEX LINIAN’S PUNCTURE 2.0. (Trick with DVD) Paul Harris Presents. Comes complete with pen and coin (U.S. Quarter) props plus complete instructions on DVD. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! 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. 306 pages, illustrated, 8vo. Cloth in a dust jacket. Dust jacket shows wear and small tears along top edge; former owner’s initials inside front cover and a very occasional penciled notation; o/w a nice, tight VG copy Now offered at $25.00

[Magic, Inc.] A small lot of three Magic, Inc. catalogs. (Three-Catalog Lot) MAGIC, INC. CATALOG NO. 18 (172pp., wraps); MAGIC, INC. CATALOG NO. 19 (260pp., perfect bound); and MAGIC, INC. CATALOGUE NO. 20 (260pp., + BONGO BOUTIQUE + index, al three-hole punched signatures tied with binder’s thread). All were published in Chicago in 1963, 1972 and 1974 respectively per Sperber’s CHECKLIST. Condition is VG. Offered as a lot at $4.00

[Magic, Inc.] CARD-KERCHIEFS & THEIR MAGIC (Booklet) Chicago, Magic, Inc.,1980. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Mild toning or soiling at the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $5.00

MAGICOL – JOURNAL OF THE MAGIC COLLECTORS’ ASSOCIATION. ((Magazine Lot – ADB/SAF #4570) Walter Gydesen, Robert Parrish, David Meyer, et al. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, etc. Quarterly. Printed 5.5” x 8.5”. A mixed lot of 46 issues—from No. 101 (November 1991) – No. 113 (November 1994); No. 115 – No. 121; No. 123; No. 127 – No. 129; No. 131; No. 133 No. 135; No. 137 – No. 139; No.142 – No. 144; No. 146; No. 149; No. 154; No. 158; and No. 163-170 (February 2009). Membership lists from 1993 and 1994 are laid in. The 11 issues N. 127- No. 142 have been wet and have wavy edges, 10 are fully readable—the front cover of No. 142 is rather badly damaged with a hole on the front cover and first inside page; o/w the other 46 issues are all in VG to Fine condition. Offered as a lot for $112.00

Newly added! Marshall, Frances (comp.) THE SUPER SHOW: HOW TO CREATE IT, STAGING! SOUND! LIGHTS! COLOR! (Book) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1977. 63pp., illus., 4to. Comb bound. VG+. Offered at $8.00

McDuff, Algonquin, produced in complicity with Rhett Bryson and Dexter Cleveland. THE MONEY MAKER MACHINE MANUAL. (A “Left-Handed” Book) Greenville, SC, Jester's Press, 1998. First edition. 102pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Direct from the files of Dexter Cleveland—this is perhaps a “one-of-a-kind” item. Perfectly printed, but unfortunately (for some of us) bound on the right-hand side rather than on the customary left-hand side. Your chance for a unique one-of-a-kind collectible; o/w As New. Now offered at $27.00

McDuff, Algonquin with assistance from Rhett Bryson and Dexter Cleveland. ALGONQUIN MCDUFF'S WATCH WINDER HANDBOOK. (Booklet) Greenville, SC, Jester's Press, 1992. Second edition. 48pp., illus., 16mo. As new. Now offered at $4.00

Newly added! McGill The Master Magician (Ormond McGill). SNAPPY MYSTERIES – FUN FOR ALL – FOR ALL OCCASIONS - VOLUME 1. (Inscribed/Signed Booklet) n.pl., Zieber & Zieber, 1938. Unnumbered (12pp.), illus., wide 12mo. Side stapled. The elaborately designed first page is inscribed to Jerry Mills “in remembrance of many pleasant magical memories with a cartoon character head and signed “Mak” Ormond McGill and dated 5/29/38. Unfortunately, the lower corner of the front cover is chipped, as is about 1/8th of the back cover; o/w insides are Good. A unique item offered at $25.00

Newly added! McKinven, John A. THE HANLON BROTHERS: THEIR AMAZING ACROBATICS, PANTOMINES AND STAGE SPECTACLES. (Book) Glenwood, IL, David Meyer Magic Books, 1998. 113pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. Fine in a Mylar sleeve. Now offered at $35.00

[McLeod, Colin] ALIAS. (Utility Prop and On-Line Instructions) From The Cyber Mentlist, 2020. See demo: https://www.psych-artist.com/store/p/alias-wallet Hand crafted in leather with complete routines and subtleties. As new, but repackaged. Now offered at $65.00

Newly added! Merlin, Jack. "...AND A PACK OF CARDS" (Booklet) Revised and edited by Jean Hugard and John J. Crimmins. New York, Louis Tannen, 1964. 93pp., illus., bibliog., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Meyer, David. ERNIE AND ME. (Special Edition Booklet) Chicago, By the Author, 2003. A keepsake of 100 copies published as a celebration of the author’s sixtieth birthday. 21pp., illus., 12mo. Bound with string in brown printed wraps and issued uncut. A gift copy to John Moehring with a clever note from David outlining the “collector’s quandary” with an uncut book—to leave it in the published state, or to cut it and read it. Did he, or didn’t he? To find out you can pick up this Fine copy for $50.00

Miller, Gordon. ABBOTT'S ANTHOLOGY OF CARD MAGIC, VOLUME ONE. (Book) (Colon), Abbott’s Magic Mfg. Co., n.d. 100pp., illus., 4to. Stiff white pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $11.00

Miller, Gordon. ABBOTT'S ANTHOLOGY OF CARD MAGIC, VOLUME TWO. (Book) (Colon), Abbott’s Magic Mfg. Co., n.d. 100pp., illus., 4to. Stiff white pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $11.00

Miller, Gordon. ABBOTT'S ANTHOLOGY OF CARD MAGIC, VOLUME THREE. (Book) (Colon), Abbott’s Magic Mfg. Co., n.d. 84pp., illus., 4to. Stiff white pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $11.00

Take all three volumes of ABBOTT’S ANTHOLOGY OF CARD MAGIC above for $30.00

Minch, Stephen. SPECTACLE: A COMPILATION OF MODER WONDERS. (Book) Tahoma, L & L Pub., 1990. First edition. 168pp., illus., 4to. Textured cloth boards with gold spine stamping in dust jacket. A Fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Offered at $27.00

MJF Books. THAT’S FUNNY! – A COMPENDIUM OF OVER 1,000 GREAT JOKES FROM TODAY’S HOTTEST COMEDIANS. (Book) New York, MJF Books, 1996. 187pp., illus., comedy directory, 12mo. Boards in dust jacket. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00

Morgan, Terry and Paul Curry. SIMPLY MIRACULOUS. (Booklet with Gimmick) Phoencia, (NY), Paul Curry, 1977. Two 8.5 x 11 pages top stapled and Folded into wraps with card gimmick. VG+ Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Morris, Bud. “I AM CURIOUS (MAGIC)”. (Booklet) Oakland, Lloyd E. Jones/Magic Ltd. 1970. 53pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Title is hand-printed down the spine; former owner name and acquisition date and price inside front cover; some underlining and notes; o/w Good. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! Mulholland, John. MAGIC OF THE WORLD. (Book) New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1965. 190pp., illus., index, 8vo. Heavy duty pictorial library binding. This is a withdrawn ex library copy with all of the standard markings; shows wear at the edges; o/w it is in remarkably good condition and is a step above being only a reading copy. Now offered at $16.00

National Capitol Ring 50. FIFTIES NIFTIES – A COLLECTION OF FAVORITE MAGIC AND EXPERIENCES OF THE MEMBERS OF IBM RING 50. (Booklet) Edgewater (KD), Kee-West, 1989. 84pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $7.00

[National Magic Company] NATIONAL MAGIC COMPANY, CATALOG NUMBER 3. (Magic Catalog) Chicago, National Magic Company (Proprietor: Jim Sherman),1940. 224pp., illus., index, 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Lightly soiled on back cover and along face edge; flat portion of the comb binding is flared out a bit at the bottom of the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

[National Magic Company] NATIONAL MAGIC COMPANY, CATALOG NUMBER 7. (Magic Catalog) Chicago, National Magic Company (Proprietor: Jim Sherman),1947. 350pp., illus., index, 8vo. Plastic comb bound. Shows some wear from use; back cover and face edge somewhat soiled; cover punched tabs for engaging the comb binding are missing at the spine to engage the bottom 7-8 comb teeth’ o/w quite Good. Offered at $5.00

[Nefesch] THE MAGIC OF NEFESCH – IMPOSSIBLRE MAGIC – VOLUME 2. (DVD) Titanis Magic Productions, 2008. As New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $14.00

NEW PHOENIX. (Magazine File Reprint) Jay Marshall, et al. New York City. Biweekly. Printed. 8.5 x 11. ISSUES No. 301(Feb. 19, 1954) - No. 348(March 19, 1958). Covering the period under the editorship of Jay Marshall. Chicago, Magic, Inc., n.d. Reprint. 220pp., illus., 4to. Comb bound. VG+. Offered at $18.00

Okal, Bill. CARD MAGIC – AMAZING CARD TRICKS …EASILY PERFORMED BY MAGICIANS OF ALL AGES. (Book) New York, Paragon-Reiss, 1982. 175pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine copy. Offered at $8.00

Oliver, Larry. 2000 ONE-LINERS. (Book) New York, Trident Press, 1969. 256pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket shows wear and is chipped along the back of the top edge; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Olson, Robert. EXTRA! “THE ADDED TOUCH” – EXTRA “2 HANDS – 3 POCKETS – 4 MAGIC” – EXTRA! “MAGIC WITH GIANT COINS”. (Book) Colon, Abbott’s Magic Manufacturing, 1984. 73pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Reissue of all three Olson books in a single publication. A bit of wear at the edges; o/w VG+. Offered at $20.00

Newly added! Osterlind, Richard. THE SURROUNDED SLOW-MOTION CENTER TEAR….AND OTHER TECHNIQUES. (Book) Oakland, Jeff Busby Magic, Inc. 1986. First edition. 27pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Sample practice papers laid in. A Near fine copy. Offered at $12.00


[Ostovani, Derek] TREASURY. (Trick) Penguin Magic, 2020. Transformation of dollar bill signature to reveal chosen card. See demo: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/14595 Printing prop with online access to complete routine. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Pack, William J. EXCLUSIVE PEOPLE MAGIC. (Inscribed/signed Lecture Notes) Chicago, By the Author, 1989. Unnumbered (27pp.), illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled. Inscribed to former owner and signed. Offered at $16.00

[Palter, Jason] JASON PALTER’S iKNOW. (DVD) Paltergeist Unlimited, 2008. New - still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $6.00

Petrick and Mia. (Petr and Mia Krejcik). PETRICK’S LECTURE NOTES – VOLUME. (Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., PM Magic, (1995) (8pp.), illus., 4to. Plastic com bound. Boldly signed on the front cover by both. VG+. Offered at $6.00

[Petrie- Lewis Manufacturing Company] “ULTRA” MAGICAL EFFECTS. (Magic Catalog) New Haven, CT, Petrie-Lewis Mfg., Co., 1939. 76pp., illus., 8vo. Light blue wraps with dark blue lettering. Somewhat soiled/toned around edges of cover, o/w VG. Offered at $18.00

[Piacente, Sal] SAL PIACENTE’S EXPERT CARD MAGIC – LECTURE NOTES, VOLUME TWO. (DVD) Magic Makers Inc., 2004. Pre-owned and presumably viewed. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Polidoro, Massimo. FINAL SÉANCE – THE STRANGE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN HOUDINI AND CONAN DOYLE. (Book) Amherst (NY), Prometheus Books, 2001. First edition/first printing. 264pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Black cloth with red stamping. Mild edgewear to the dust jacket with two small scratches near the bottom of the dust jacket face; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $40.00

Racherbaumer, Jon. ARCH TRIUMPHS. (Book) Oakland, Magic Limited, 1978. First edition. 44pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial boards. Some ink transfer smudges on the back cover; o/w VG. Now offered at $14.00

Racherbaumer, Jon. KABBALA – COMPLETE VOLUME THREE. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, Inc., 1976. 159pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound. Cover is a bit soiled and toned near the spine; some ink transfer from another source on back cover; otherwise, o/w VG. Now offered at $8.00

Randi, The Amazing and Bert Randolph Sugar. HOUDINI: HIS LIFE AND ART. (Book) New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. 191pp., illus., index, 4to. Boards in dust jacket. Dust jacket has some small tears and edgewear (now in a Mylar jacket); former owner (Moehring) bookplate; o/w VG+. Offered at $4.00

Ray, Joel. WE REMEMBER DANTE. (Book) Jackson (MS), Northpointe Publishing, 1993. 200pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial boards. A near fine copy. Offered at $20.00

[Redford, Patrick] PREVARICATOR. (DVD) Vanishing Inc. New - still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $15.00

Reinfeld, Fred. 1001 BRILLIANT CHESS SACRIFICES AND COMBINATIONS. (Book) New York, Sterling Publishing, 1955. 252pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket roughed at the extremities; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

[Reynolds, Quenton] ARTWORK AND SALES LETTERS FOR THE CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER. (CD-ROM) Quenton Reynolds, 2004. CD in clear vinylcase. VG+. Offered at $12.00

Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugene. MEMOIRS OF ROBERT-HOUDIN – KING OF THE CONJURERS. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1964. New Intro by Milbourne Christopher. 336pp.(+ads), illus., index, 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine. Offered at $9.00

Robertson, Jeanne. DON’T LET THE FUNNY STUFF GET AWAY. (Signed Book) Houston, Rich Publishing Company, 1998. 136pp., 8vo. Paperbound. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! Ruthchild, Myriam. CASHING IN ON THE PSYCHIC. (Book) Pomeroy, Lee Jacobs Productions, 1978. 52pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Title neatly handprinted down the spine; shadow from a smaller book on the cover; some penciled underling in the introduction; o/w VG. Now offered at $10.00
[Sanders, Richard] TAGGED. (DVD) Sanders FX, 2008. Includes 36” custom dog tag chain, special gimmick and complete instructions. Opened and presumably viewed—gimmicks still in plastic packaging. VG+. Now offered at $16.00

[Sanders, Richard] UPRISING – THE DEFINITIVE WORK ON THE IMPROMPTU RISING CARD MIRACLE. (DVD) Sanders FX, 2013. Running time 60 minutes. Includes unopened custom black cloth. Preowned and presumably viewed, but o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

[Sankey, Jay] JAY SANKEY’S REVOLUTIONARY COIN MAGIC – THE MODERN CLASSIC! (DVD) SankeyMagic.com, 2003. Now with Over 30 Minutes of Bonus material. Running Time 155 minutes. Pre-owned and presumably viewed. Offered at $9.00

Scarne, John. SCARNE'S MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1976. Thirteenth printing. 256pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth/boards in dust jacket. Light toning on end papers; o/w VG+. Now offered at $5.00

Newly added! Scarne, John. SCARNE’S TRICKS: SCARNE ON CARD TRICKS AND SCARNE’S MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) New York, Crown Publishers, n.d. 308pp./256pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth. Lacks a dust jacket, but o/w VG+. Now offered at $20.00

Schneir, Leonard. GAMBLING COLLECTIBLES – A SURE WINNER. (Book) Arglen (PA) Schiffer Publishing, 1993. 160pp., illus., contacts list, price guide, 4to. Paperbound. VG. Offered at $4.00

Schwartz, Ray. THE 100 BEST COMICS OF THE CENTURY – THE FUNNIEST CARTOONS OF ALL TIME. (Book) Los Angeles, Metropolis Publishing, 1995. Foreword by Dave Barry. 204pp., illus., 4to. Black cloth with gold title and spine stamping in dust jacket. New Fine. Offered at $6.00

Schwartz, Walter A. GIMAC. (Book) New Britain, E.R. Hitchcock, 1933. 39pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Former owners’ last name written on front cover; top of cover has a .5 “fold crease; drink ring stain on back cover; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

[Secret Tannery] PEEK NOTE WALLET. (Gimmick and Online Instructions) A functional everyday wallet with a devastating peek. Space for more than 10+ business cards/credit cards and a currency compartment that fits all currencies. A very nice--“carry every day”—gimmick that is ready to go. Offered at $48.00

Newly added! Severn, Bill. BILL SEVERN'S MAGIC TRUNK. (Boxed Four-Book Set) New York, David McKay Company, 1974. A four-book boxed set of Severn classic. Includes MAGIC IN YOUR POCKETS (147pp.); MAGIC COMEDY (144pp.); MAGIC WITH PAPER (179pp., index); and MAGIC SHOWS YOU CAN GIVE (212pp.). The books themselves are paperbound, 8vo and still shrink-wrapped on five sides - As New. Offered as a set at $30.00

Sherman, Phil. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ONE SIMPLE GIMMICK. (Booklet) Chatsworth (CA), Magic World, 1992. (Cover Title: DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT.) 28pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $8.00

Siegel, Lee. NET OF MAGIC: WONDERS AND DECEPTIONS IN INDIA. (Book) Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1991. 455pp., bibliog., index, illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Former owner has written some Hindi words with their translation on the half title page and has underlined several words or phrases in the introduction and on several other pages in the book; o/w VG. Now offered at $12.00

Silberstang, Edwin. WINNING CASINO CRAPS. (Book) New York, David McKay Company, 1979. 141pp., illus./diagrams, glossary, index, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Ex library with typical institutional and public abuse, but still Good solid copy. Offered at $6.00

Snack, Jim. EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SCHOOLS PROGRAMS* - *BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK. (Three-Audio Disc Set + Print Materials) West Sand Lake (NY), Success In Magic/Jim Snack, 2006. Three audio discs in vinyl DVD case with 12pp. of 8.5 x 11 sheets outlining contents and including samples of forms and promotional materials. Preowned and presumably previewed/played; o/w As New. Offered at $39.00

THE SPHINX – AN INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE FOR MAGICIANS. (Small Four-Issue Magazine Lot – ADB #6420) William Hilliar. Chicago, IL, etc.; then A.M. Wilson, Kansas City, MO; etc. Monthly and finally quarterly. THE SPHINX was published from 1902 until 1953. This is a six-issue lot from the early 1950’s, (August 1950), (December 1951), (March 1952), (June 1952), (December 1952) and the final issue (Vol. 52: No. 1 - March 1953). Images featured on the covers with related interior articles include: illustrations or art works with magic themes and Fred and Arthur Godfrey”. All issues show use and have some degree of edgewear, but all are o/w in Good to VG condition. This small lot of six now offered at $5.00

Newly added! Swiss, Jamy Ian. SHATTERING ILLUSIONS. (Book) Seattle, Hermetic Press, 2002. First edition/first printing. 293pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Near fine. Out of print and offered elsewhere for as much as $70.00, but we’ll sell this one for only $45.00

Temple, Phil, with Robert E. Olson. A MAGICIAN'S TOUR - REVISITED - BEING THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF THE AMERICAN NOSTRADAMUS, HARRY KELLAR, AS TOLD BY HIS FAITHFUL "FAMILIAR", "SATAN, JR." AND HEREIN RETOLD BY PHIL TEMPLE WITH ROBERT E. OLSON. (Book) Novato, CA, Phil Temple, 2000. 226pp., illus., bibliog., poster listing/credits, 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. PLUS, a 56-page reproduction (1999) of KELLAR'S WONDER BOOK. New – still shrink-wrapped. Now offered for $87.00

[Texas Association of Magcians] TAOM ‘87 – MAGIC ON THE TEXAS RIVIERA – 42nd ANNUAL CONVENTION. (Souvenir program). Corpus Christi, Texas, September 4-7, 1987. 24pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Former owner initial on front cover; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $7.00

[Thomas, Garrett] RING THING. (DVD) L& L Publishing, 2006. Running time 53minutes. Pre-owned and presumably viewed, but VG. Offered for $10.00

Thurston, Howard. 400 FASCINATING MAGIC TRICKS YOU CAN DO. (Book) North Hollywood, Wilshire Book Company, 1975. 237pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG. Offered at $7.00

Torell, Jan. MAGIC BY JAN TORELL. (Lecture Notes) Berlin (WG), Gerrit Schnepel, 1975. 30pp., illus., wide 16mo (5.75 X 8”). Pictorial wraps. Text is in English. Inscribed on the back cover “To Steve” and elaborately signed with a name caricature by Jeff McBride. Spine is soiled and starting to split; ow quite Good. Offered at $9.00
Turner, Bill. THE CARD WIZARD: AN EASY COURSE OF TRICKS. (Book) Philadelphia, David McKay, 1949. First edition. 194pp., illus., 8vo. Red cloth. Lacks dust jacket; general exterior edgewear and two fairly large spill spots on the back cover that have discolored the cloth but not affected the pages in any way; a bit pulled at the head and foot of the spine; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $16.00

Uston, Ken. KEN USTON ON BLACKJACK. (Book) Secaucus, NJ, Lyle Stuart, 1986. 212pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket (now in Mylar protective sleeve). Former owner name stamped inside front cover, o/w Near Fine. Now offered at $4.00

[Van Der Put, John] OUT OF THE ROUTINE. (DVD) Alakazam Magic, 2008. New – still shrink-wrapped. Offered at $18.00

Newly added! Vogel, Malvina G. compiler and editor. THE BIG BOOK OF JOKES AND RIDDLES. (Book) New York, Playmore Publishers/I. Waldman & Sons, 1978. 544pp., illus., 4to. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $16.00

Wade, Mark. KID SHOW VENTRILOQUISM. (Book) Tavares, FL, Samuel Patrick Smith Publications, 1996. 132pp., illus., resource list, 8vo. Pictorial boards. As new. Now offered at $18.00

Waldman, Carl and Joe Layden with Jamy Ian Swiss. THE ART OF MAGIC – THE COMPANION TO THE PBS SPECIAL. (Book) Los Angeles, General Publishing Group, 1997. Foreword by Siegfried and Roy. Preface by Lance Burton. 256pp., illus., gloss., bibliog., index, 4to. Boards in dust jacket in Mylar sleeve. Near fine. Offered at $25.00

Willane (editor.) METHODS FOR MIRACLES, NO. 11 – EDWARD VICTOR’S BASIC CIGARETTE MANIPULATION. (Booklet) Croydon, Willane, n.d. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Lightly soiled with mild edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00

Willane (editor.) METHODS FOR MIRACLES, NO. 13 – EDWARD VICTOR’S THIMBLE MANIPULATION. (Booklet) Croydon, Willane, n.d. 19pp., illus., 8vo. Lightly soiled with mild edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $5.00

Newly added! Wilson, Colin. THE SUPERNATURAL: THE GELLER PHENOMENON. (Book) New York, Danbury Press, 1976. 144pp., illus., index, 4to. Pictorial boards. An ex-library copy with usually markings; attempt to remove a sticker on front cover also removed some of cover paper; o/w a Good copy. Offered at $10.00

Wilson, Mark. MARK WILSON'S COMPLETE COURSE IN MAGIC. (Book) Philadelphia, Courage Books, 1988. 472pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial boards. Minimal wear; o/w VG. Now offered at $9.00

Zenon, Paul. MAGIC TRICKS – GREAT TRICKS AND CLOSE-UP SECRETS REVEALED. (Book) London, Carlton Books, 2005. 192pp., illus., glossary, 8vo. Paperbound. As new. Offered at $12.00

Zimmerman, Dick. WAY OUT OF THIS WORLD. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, 1992. Pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $10.00

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