FSH: Cervons NOTEBOOKS now $875 and much more

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FSH: Cervons NOTEBOOKS now $875 and much more

Postby Dan Bradbury » November 12th, 2021, 2:36 pm

Here is the latest version of the Reverse Auction sent Thursday evening, November 11. Back after a week in the Smokies, we have more great additions, including more old and new card magic, some collectibles, small booklets on diverse subjects, ephemera, magazines, and, of course, a lot of just great books/booklets at increasingly affordable prices—and 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 do hope to be back in touch with everyone within 24 hours of your query, so please be patient. We always respond to everyone in the order that your queries are received. Zip codes are helpful with your query and, if you are located outside the U.S. or live in Missouri, please include where you want your order 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--all are listed alphabetically by author:

Absolon, (Don). STREET MAGIC. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. (25pp.), illus., 4to. Side stapled in covers. Former owner has written author’s name vertically down the spine. Some former owner notes on the back page, o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

ACADEMY OF MAGICAL ARTS - 32ND ANNUAL AWARDS. (Souvenir Program) Saturday, March 11, 2000 at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles (CA). 60pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Near fine. Now offered at $7.00

Adair, Ian. MAGIC STEP-BY-STEP. (Book) New York, Arco Publishing, 1972. First edition. 155pp., illus., index, 12mo. Paperbound. Shows some wear and use, but overall VG. Now offered at $4.00

Adams, Joey. THE JOEY ADAMS JOKE DICTIONARY. (Book) New York, Bonanza Books, 1961. 342pp., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket is chipped and has several small tears at the edges; slightly cocked; some mild soiling and external spots on the edges; o/w a Good copy. Offered at $9.00

Adams, Joey. JOEY ADAMS’ SPEAKER’S BIBLE OF HUMOR. (Book) Garden City (NY), Doubleday & Company, 1972. 341pp., index, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket has several small chips; former owner name and acquisition date inside front cover; former owner has added material by writing them in or clipping and pasting lines from other sources on multiple pages; still a Good copy. Offered at $10.00

Albenice and Spalding. REEL MAGIC AND THE PENETRABLE SILK. (Book) New York, Louis Tannen, 1950. Second edition – sixth printing. 84pp. (+adverts.), illus., 12mo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $9.00

Andrews, Val. VAL ANDREWS FIRST AMERICAN TOUR – LECTURE NOTES. (Signed Booklet) London, Val Andrews, n.d. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed to former owner and signed on the cover. VG+. Now offered at $6.00

Newly added! Andrus, Jerry. MORE SLEIGHTLY SLANTED LECTURE NOTES. (Inscribed/Signed Lecture Notes) Albany (OR), By the Author, 1974/1977. 28pp., illus., 4to. Saddle stapled in printed wraps. Inscribed to former owner. Original price sticker on front cover; o/w VG+. Offered at $16.00

[Ammar, Michael] MAGICAL ARTS JOURNAL – TRIPLE ISSUE. (Inscribed/Signed Periodical– ADB/SAF #41855) Magical Arts Journal. Volume Two: No. 4, 5 & 6. Austin, TX, 1989. 48pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Inscribed/signed to former owner; o/w near fine. Now offered at $16.00

[Bailey & Tripp Magical Company] CATALOGUE OF NEW CARD MIRACLES. (Magic Catalog) Cambridgeport (MA), Bailey & Tripp Magical Company (Proprietors: S. Wilson Bailey and Charles K. Tripp), 1910. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Paper wraps. Some mild toning and the edges with a couple of small chips and closed tears; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Bargatze, Stephen. THE MAGIC OF STEPHEN – STEPHEN BARGATZE LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Nashville (TN), By the Author, 2003. 24pp., illus., 4to. Paper wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00

Baron, Harry. MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS. (Book) Rocklin (CA), Prima Publishing, 1991. 160pp., illus., glossary/index, 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00

Baxt, Robert. STABBED IN THE BAXT. (Lecture Notes) New York, By the Author, 1987. 28pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. Former owner name and acquisition date and place noted inside front cover. Offered at $10.00

Berland, Samuel. BLUE RIBBON CARD TRICKS. (Booklet) Chicago, Berland Magical Creations, 1942, 31pp., illus., 8vo. Covers are somewhat soiled at the edges with several spots on front and back; inside pages are very nice; blind stamp of Chicago Magic Company Library; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00

Bent, Mike. ZERO GRAVITY – THE ULTIMATE CLOSE-UP LEVITATION. (Manuscript) Belmont (MA), Michael J. Bent, 1997. 8pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. New. Offered for $7.00

Bergeron, Bev. BEV BERGERON PRESENTS COMEDY MAGIC. (Signed Lecture Notes) Orlando (FL), By the Author, 1981. (12pp.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Signed by Bev on the front cover. Former owner has added notes inside front cover and name and acquisition date and place on the front cover; title and author’s name printed vertically down the spine; o/w Good. Offered at $7.00

Bergeron, Bev. WILLARD THE WIZARD. (Book) Orlando, Lake Cane Publications,1978. First edition. 156pp., illus., eulogy, index, 4to. Brown leatherette w/gilt lettering in dust jacket. With contributions by Frances Willard Tucker—Willard's daughter and assistant. Dust jacket is price clipped (and now in a Mylar sleeve); o/w Near Fine. Offered at $32.00

Blackstone, Harry. BLACKSTONE'S SECRETS OF MAGIC. (Book) Garden City, NY, Garden City Books, 1958. New revised edition. 164pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket has several small chips/tears; former owner name is stamped inside front cover and on top edge; o/w VG. Now offered at $9.00

Blackstone, Harry. BLACKSTONE'S SECRETS OF MAGIC. (Book) No. Hollywood (CA), Wilshire Book Company, 1977. New revised edition. 164pp. (+ adverts.), illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Some scuffs on the front cover; o/w VG. Now offered at $7.00

Brooke, Ken. IT’S BETTER THAN DIGGING ROADS. (Book) London, Martin Breese, 1987. 27pp., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Former owner has neatly printed author name vertically near the spine; lacks the audio cassette that once accompanied it, o/w VG. Now offered at $7.00

[Burton, Lance] LANCE BURTON – MASTER MAGICIAN (Souvenir Program from the Monte Carlo) Las Vegas, Lance Burton, 2000. 28pp., illus. (full color), wide 8vo. Spine stapled in full color. Mild stress crease at spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $12.00

Cader Books. THAT’S FUNNY – A COMPENDIUM OF OVER 1,000 GREAT JOJES FROM TODAY’S HOTTEST COMEDIANS. (Book) Kansas City, Andrews and McMeel, 1996. 187pp., contributors, comedy club directory, 12mo. Paperback. As New. Offered at $8.00

Carlin, George. NAPALM & SILLY PUTTY. (Book) New York, Hyperion, 2001. First edition. 269pp., 8vo. Boards in dust jacket. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Carlin, George. WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS? (Book) New York, Hyperion Books, 2004. First paperback edition. 295pp., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Cervon, Bruce. BRUCE CERVON’S CASTLE NOTEBOOKS – VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 5. (Limited/Numbered Collector's Edition – Five-Volume Set) Tahoma (CA), L & L Publishing, 2007-2009. First complete edition – No.139 of 500 limited copies of the set. (1718pp.) 404/263/341/372/333pp., illus., appendices, indices (by Dominic Twose), 4to.Black leather with gilt stamping on cover and spine. These are a facsimile of Bruce Cervon’s hand printed notes and illustrations from his Magic Castle notebooks from Notebook 1 (December 1964) through Notebook13 (January 1987). VOLUME 1 has some very light transfer smudges on the top and bottom face edges (not affecting the interior pages too any extent); o/w near fine condition. The last auction price I found on this set was $1600 plus the buyer’s premium, but we will offer this matching numbered set for $875.00

Newly added! Charvet, David. I’VE DONE THAT BEFORE. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, (1989). 7pp., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets side stapled. 8 x 10 publicity photo of David laid in. “Magicruise ’89” written on back of photo and on front cover of the notes. Former owner has neatly printed author’s name vertically near the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! Claxton, Michael. DON’T FOOL YOURSELF – THE MAGICAL LIFE OF DELL O’DELL. (Book) Chicago, Squash Publishing, 2014. First edition. 332pp., illus., extensive notes, index, 8vo. Cloth/boards in dust jacket. Now offered at $30.00

Cohl, H. Aaron (editor). THE FRIARS CLUB ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JOKES. (Book) New York, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1997. 502pp., humorist index, 8vo. Boards in dust jacket. A handsome copy in Fine condition. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! [Copperfield, David] Co-written and illustrated by Paul Osborne. DAVID COPPERFIELD’S FUN BOOK. (Activity Pitch Book) n.pl., David Copperfield’s Disappearing, Inc., 1985. 44pp., illus., 4to. In colorful pictorial wraps. As new. Offered at $20.00

Newly added! Cornelius, John. MAGIC OF JOHN CORNELIUS – NO 1. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. (13pp.), illus., 8vo. 8.5 x 11 sheets with printed cardboard covers in a plastic report binder. Former owner has neatly printed author’s name vertically near the spine; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Darwin, Gary. DARWIN'S THUMB TIP MIRACLES. (Book) Las Vegas, Rare Publishing/Bob and Irene Fenton, 1981. First edition/first printing. 129pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Unusual to find a stated first/first. Spine is cracked in two places and lower face corner has two small creases; o/w VG. $7.00

Dawes, Edwin A. and Arthur Setterington. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Gallery Books, 1989. 192pp., illus., bibliog., indices, 4to. Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Dust jacket shows a bit of edgewear and is a bit roughed at the lower corner; o/w VG+. Now offered at $18.00

De-Val, David. LOCK PICKING (PART ONE) (Book) Oldham (UK), By the Author, 1987. 27pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Fine. Offered at $6.00

Doerflinger, William. THE MAGIC CATALOGUE: A GUIDE TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, E.P. Dutton, 1977. First edition. 242pp., illus., bibliog., index, 4to. Red cloth with gold title stamping on the spine in a dust jacket. Dust jacket is corner clipped with several small chips and closed tears along the top edge (but now in a Mylar protective sleeve); former owner name stamp and a label from Tidewater Ring 103; //w a VG copy. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Doherty, Paul, and John Cassidy. MAGNETIC MAGIC. (Book with Props). Palo Alto (CA), Klutz, 1994. 62pp., illus., 12mo. Front cover is metal back with stiff cardstock pages in wire spiral binding. All 10 magnets and coin intact and sealed in original factory plastic on front cover. As new. Offered at $25.00

Downs, T. Nelson. TRICKS WITH COINS – OR MODERN COIN MANIPULATION. (Booklet) New York, Wehman Bros., 1939. 84pp. (+ads), illus., 12mo. Wraps. Numerous chips at the outer edges with the spine almost totally intact; Tidewater Ring 103 bookplate; interior toning with brittle pages; o/w a reasonably nice copy of this pulp title. Now offered at $5.00

Dunninger, Joseph. DUNNINGER'S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Book) London, Spring Books, n.d. 288pp., illus., 4to. Cloth/boards in dust jacket. Dust jacket shows very minor edge wear with a minor closed tear at the cop near the spine; ; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Dunninger, Joseph. DUNNINGER'S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Book) New York, Gramercy, 1987. 288pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in a totally new and redesigned dust jacket by Tony Fradkin. Dust jacket is unclipped. A must have edition for the complete Dunninger collector. Near fine. Offered for only $10.00

Dunninger, Joseph. DUNNINGER'S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC. (Book) London, Spring Books, n.d. 288pp., illus., 4to. Cloth/boards in dust jacket. Dust jacket is roughed (tears and small chips) along top and a bit at the bottom (now in Mylar); former owner (Fareed) name stamp; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Easley, Bert and Eric P. Wilson. DOING MAGIC FOR YOUNGSTERS INCLUDING THE ART OF CONJURING TO CHILDREN. (Book). New York, Louis Tannen, 1972. 122pp.(+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Small mark on the back cover; o/w VG. Offered at $13.00

Elliott, Bruce. MAGIC AS A HOBBY – NEW TRICKS FOR AMATEUR PERFORMERS. (Book) New York, Gramercy Publishing, 1948. 230pp., illus., index, 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket is a bit roughed along top edges with a several very small chips and rubs at the head and foot of the spine; o/w VG. Now offered at $7.00

Fellows, Bob. EASILY FOOLED – NEW INSIGHTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR RESISTING MANIPULATION. (Signed Book) Minneapolis, Mind Matters, 2000. 112pp., illus., bibliog./references, 8vo. Paperbound. Illusionist/magician/escape artist Bob Fellows shares magical principles to help lay people resist manipulation. Signed on the title page. As New. Offered at $12.00

Fields, Eddie and Michael Schwartz. INVISIBLE SECRETS REVEALED – NEW ROUTINES WITH AN INVISIBLE DECK. (Booklet) n.pl., Michael Schwartz and David Walker, 1978. 39pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00

Fischer, Ottokar. ILLUSTRATED MAGIC. (Book) New York, Macmillan Company, 1951. Thirteenth printing. 206pp., illus., 4to. Tan cloth with black and orange stamping. Lacks dust jacket; binder’s book tape down spine; covers generally soiled with occasional abated insect damage; end papers are toned with some foxing; interior pages are unaffected and VG; o/w a nice tight reading copy. Now offered at $14.00

Fleshman, Dan. THE VERY BEST YET: COMMERCIAL CLOSE-UP AND STAND-UP MAGIC. (Inscribed/Signed Book) n.pl., Dan Fleshman, 1990. 78pp., illus., 4to. Plastic comb bound. Inscribed/signed on the title page. A bit roughed at the extremities; o/w VG. Now offered at $6.00

Fox, Karrell. CLEVER LIKE A FOX. (Inscribed/signed Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1976. 200pp., illus., 4to. Red cloth with gold title and spine stamping in a rather sad looking dust jacket. Inscribed/signed to former owner on front free end paper with Karrell’s characteristic “Foxy” signature. Former owner names stamp on front end paper opposite the inscription; dust jacket is roughed along top edge with a sizable tear diagonally across the front; dust jacket has been repaired from the back side with what looks like masking tape and it has bled through; soiled on back of dust jacket; otherwise the DJ has done its duty and kept the cloth binding of the book itself in VG shape with only mild edgewear. Offered at $12.00

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING CARD TRICKS – 72 FOOLPROOF CARD MIRACLES FOR THE AMATEUR MAGICIAN. (Book) New York, Dover, 1976. 113pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Now offered at $6.00

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING PAPER MAGIC – 81 FOOLPROOF TRICKS. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1985.147pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Fine copy. Offered at $7.00

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING ROPE MAGIC – 70 FOOLPROOF TRICKS. (Book) New York, Dover Publications,1990.148pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo Paperbound. A Fine copy. Offered at $5.00

Fulves, Karl. SELF-WORKING TABLE MAGIC – 97 FOOLPROOF TRICKS WITH EVERYDAY OBJECTS. (Book) New York, Dover Publications, 1981.122pp., illus., index, 8vo. Paperbound. Near Fine. Offered at $7.00

Furman, Irv. MAGIC FOR THE COMPLETE KLUTZ. (Book) Mt. Laurel, Cherry Hill Press, 1987. 120pp., illus. (cartoon style by Bruce Blitz), glossary, cut-out props, 8vo. Paperbound. Not to be confused with the KLUTZ BOOK OF MAGIC by Cassidy. This one much less seldomly seen. Near fine. Offered at $4.00

Ganson, Lewis. DAI VERNON'S SYMPHONY OF THE RINGS: A COMPLETE ROUTINE WITH THE CHINESE LINKING RINGS. (Booklet) Tahoma, L&L Publishing, 1997. 26pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As new, but lightly rubbed on front cover. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Garcia, Frank. HOW TO DETECT CROOKED GAMBLING – MARKED CARDS AND LOADED DICE. (Book) New York, Arco Publishing, 1977. Second edition. 276pp., illus., glossary, index, 8vo. Paperbound. One very small chip on the corner at the foot of the spine; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $25.00

Garrett, Dan. TEASERS AND TICKLERS – A LECTURE ON STAND-UP MAGIC. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., Dan Garrett Magic, 1983. 24pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $7.00

Gertner, Paul. FORCING A CARD IN THE CLASSICAL MANNER – A MANUSCRIPT ON THE CLASSIC FORCE. (Booklet) Pittsburgh, By the Author, 1980. This is an earlier first edition version and slightly slimmer than the one issued later in the year. 10pp., 8vo. Wraps. Mild soiling/toning at the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Gibson, Walter B. & Morris N. Young. HOUDINI ON MAGIC. (Book) New York, Dover Publications Inc., 1953. First edition. 280pp. Illus., bibliog., 8vo. Tan cloth. Lacks a dust jacket; some discoloration and abated insect damage on the spine; Ring 103 blind stamp and notation as being a gift from the Howard Parks collection; o/w a good reading copy. Offered at $10.00

Ginn, David. KIDSHOW LIST OF LISTS. (Lecture Notes) Lilburn (GA), By the Author, 1990. 14pp., illus., 4to. Pictorial cardstock wraps. VG. Offered at $9.00

Goldston, Will. TRICKS OF THE MASTERS. (Book) London, Routledge and Keagan, 1948. Second impression. 207pp., illus., 12mo. Red cloth with black stamping in dust jacket. Dust jacket is roughed and chipped at the edges with approximately 1/3 of the jacket missing at the rear (now in a Mylar sleeve); Tidewater Ring bookplate; dust jacket aside a VG copy. Now offered at $5.00

[Gopnik, Adam] Article “The Real Work – Modern Magic and the Meaning of Life” (Magic Related Article in Popular Publications) A 14-page article (pp.56-69) in THE NEW YORKER, March 17, 2008. Magazine is complete and except for some random unrelated numbers written on the front cover, VG. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! Gould, Chris. SANCTUM II – SANCTUARY. (Booklet) n.pl., Outlaw Effects, 2007. Preface by Rick R. 46pp., illus., 8vo. Intentionally weathered and worn looking wraps. Booklet only - does not include the card. Offered at $20.00

Gustafson, Dick. THE SPOTLIGHT’S ON YOU. (Booklet) Horsham (PA), By the Author, n.d. 24pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Former owner has written author’s name vertically down the spine; as well as his name and acquisition place and date on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Hatton, Henry and Adrian Plate. MAGICIANS’ TRICKS: HOW THEY ARE DONE. (Book) New York, The Century Co., 1910. First edition. 344pp., illus., appendix, 12mo+. Cloth pictorial boards. Cover is soiled and roughed at the extremities; spine flap has been reinforced with clear plastic tape; former owner name on first inside page; toning on the end papers and some spots and stains here and there throughout; o/w nice tight reading copy. Now offered at $11.00

Hay, Henry (Pseud. of Barrows Mussey). THE AMATEUR MAGICIAN’S HANDBOOK. (Book) New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1965. First expanded edition. 356pp., illus., glossary, biography and bibliog., index, 8vo. Rebound in orange library rebinding. Ex library with all of the typical disfigurements.; but a sturdy reading copy Now offered at $5.00

Newly added! Hayden, Allan. ALLAN HAYDEN’S FANCY RING ROUTINE. (Booklet) Buffalo, By the Author, 1997. Revised edition. 18pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Hilford, Docc. CELLULAR MITOSIS – ONCE SEEN, NEVER FORGOTTEN. (Booklet) Bal Harbour (FL), Docc Co., 2005. 35pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $20.00

Newly added! Hilford, Docc. THE DANCE OF SHIVA – THE TRUE SECRET OF PROFESSIONAL MINDREADERS. (Booklet) Bal Harbour (FL), Docc Co., 2004. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As new. Offered at $25.00

Newly added! Hilford, Docc and Kenton Knepper. THE HERMIT OF DREAMS. (Booklet) Bal Harbour (FL), Docc Co. – Wonder Wizards, 2002. 16pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $16.00

Hilford, Docc. THE INVISIBLE STRANGER. (Signed/Inscribed Booklet) Bal Harbour (FL), Docc Hilford Productions, 2008. 44pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed and signed to former owner on title page. VG+. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Hiller, Mary. AUTOMATA & MECHANICAL TOYS – AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. (Book) London, Bloomsbury Books, 1988. 200pp., illus., appendix of toy makers, bibliography, index. Red cloth with gilt spine stamping in a VG dust jacket—protected in a Mylar sleeve. Some scuffing on the exterior sleeve; o/w VG+. Offered at $30.00

Newly added! Hjortsberg, William. NEVERMORE. (Fiction with a Magic Theme) New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1994. First edition. 289pp., 8vo. Boards in dust jacket. Finds Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle embroiled with spiritualism and serial killers. Remaindered with a stamp on top edge; bumped at the base of the spine with some dust jacket compression; o/w VG+. Offered at $16.00

[Holmes, Donald] A STYLE BOOK OF MAGIC…ISSUED BY DONALD HOLMES –– CATALOG NO. 19. (Magic Catalog) Churchville (NY), Donald Holmes – Master Craftsman In Metal Magic, n.d. (late 1930’s) 72pp., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets with black and red cover printing as well as on inside pages. Originally side stapled, but with one staple missing the spine has been reinforced with clear tape; o/w a VG copy. Offered at $8.00

Hopkins, Albert A. (comp. and editor) MAGIC: STAGE ILLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC DIVERSIONS INCLUDING TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY. (Vintage Edition Book) New York, Munn and Company, 1911. 556pp.(+ adverts.), illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. This is an ex library copy with only a single trace of former library (Sacramento Free Public Library) stamp punched on the title page. The book block has been rebound in green buckram with no exterior titling or stamping. The foot of the spine is fraying; o/w binding is tight and VG—and interior pages are VG+. Now offered at $31.00

Houdini, Harry, and Joseph Dunninger. MAGIC AND MYSTERY: THE INCREDIBLE PSYCHIC INVESTIGATIONS OF HOUDINI AND DUNNINGER. (Book) New York, Weathervane Books, 1967. 202pp., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jacket has several nicks and small closed tears (now in a Mylar protective sleeve); may have a remainder mark on the bottom edge; o/w VG. Now offered at $6.00

Hugard, Jean CARD MANIPULATIONS – SERIES 1-5 and MORE CARD MANIPULATIONS – SERIES 1-4. (Two-Book Lot) New York, Dover Publications, 1973/974. 163pp./205pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Both offered as a lot for $10.00

[Ireland Magic Company] IRELAND'S 1944 YEARBOOK. (Booklet) Chicago, Ireland Magic Company, 1944. 34pp., illus., 4to. Mimeo sheets side stapled in covers. Some mild toning, but overall VG. Offered at $6.00

Jarrow, R.C. THE TORN AND RESTORED LECTURE NOTES OF R.C. JARROW. (Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, 1979. 15pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled under laminate cover. There are multiple versions of these lecture notes—each produced for a specific lecture and date as indicated in the upper right-hand corner of the cover—and contents may vary slightly—this one being Joliet 3-12-79. At the bottom of the cover page is a blank for the copy number and line to fill in the name of the individual or club. This Copy Number 1! Compiled for F.R. Furkey. On this set of notes Jarrow also signed the bottom of the introductory letter with a bright blue sharpie. VG. Offered at $10.00

Jarrow, R.C. THE TORN AND RESTORED LECTURE NOTES OF R.C. JARROW. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, 1978. 12pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled under laminate cover. This set produced for Ypsilanti in 1978. As above but sans the number or recipient or inside signature. Still VG. Offered at $8.00

Johnson, Bruce “Charlie”. COMEDY TECHNIQUES FOR ENTERTAINERS – CHALIE’S COMEDY CREATION COURSE. (Booklet) La Crosse (WI), Visual Magic, 1989. 99pp., illus., bibliog., exercises, 8vo. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Johnstone, Duncan and Edwin A. Dawes. THE WIZARD EXPOSED – MAGIC TRICKS, INTERVIEWS , AND EXPERIENCES. (Book) Glenwood, MeyerBooks, 1987. 175 pp., over 400 illus., bibliog., 4to. Paperbound. By and about Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, LeRoy and Talma, David Devant, Charles Bertram, Horace Goldin, Professor Hoffman, and a host of other past masters of magic—a collection of articles portraying the magical world of the English variety stage. Has a small damp stain on the back cover and outer face edge; o/w VG. Offered at $20.00

Jones, Tom and Rachel Wild. WILD ABOUT HARRY – ROUTINES FOR MAGIC SHOWS THAT INCLUDE A YOUNG WIZARD THEME. (Booklet) n.pl., Wild Magic, 2003. 20pp. (w/ adverts), illus., 8vo. Orange pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Joseph, Eddie. ORIGINAL TRICKS. (Digitally Stored Reprint) n.pl., (Vital Source/Read Books Ltd.?), n.d. for the reprint. Lacks formal title page but is ISBN 9781446505465. 20pp., illus., index, 8vo. Nicely bound in covered boards with title on front. Cover has a small scratch near the edge; o/w VG. Offered at $25.00

Lair, Michael P. CANDLES. (Booklet) Canton (OH), By the Author, 1987. 47/31/26pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $4.00

Newly added! LePree, Roman. 25 TIPS AND TRICKS WITH A BLANK DECK OR A MENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY DECK. (Booklet) n/pl., Trickmaster, 2007. 12pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As new. Offered at $8.00

LePree, Roman. 40 TRICKS WITH A COIN IN BOTTLE. (Booklet) n/pl., Trickmaster, 2007. 13pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As new. Offered at $6.00

Lewis, Eric and Wilfred Tyler. OPEN SESAME: A BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN’S CONJUROR. (Book) Birmingham, Goodlife The Magician, 1947. First edition. 154pp., illus., 8vo. Green cloth. Abated insect damage on spine and at the bottom of the front and back covers; front hinge is loose, but holding; Tidewater Ring bookplate, o/w a nice copy internally and a Good reading copy. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Lewis, Eric and Wilfred Tyler. OPEN SESAME: A BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN’S CONJUROR. (Book) Bideford, Supreme Magic Company, 1980. 154 pp., illus., 8vo. Bright blue cloth with gold spine stamping in pristine black and rose-colored dust jacket. A later edition of this early Eric Lewis children’s magic classic. As New. Offered at $30.00

Lorraine, Sid. A MAGICIAN IN THE HOUSE – A MAGICAL MONOLOGUE. (Book) Colon, Abbott’s Magic Novelty, 1939. 47pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Spine has been reinforced with book tape; mild soiling; former owner name “Gene Gloye” with 1954 date written inside; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00

Magic-Ian (Ian Sutz). 110 TRICKS WITH A SVENGALI DECK. (Booklet) Brooklyn, D. Robbins & Co., 1998. 32pp., 8vo. Wraps. Price sticker residue inside front cover; o/w As New. Offered at $8.00

MAGIC - THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE FOR MAGICIANS. (Small Magazine Lot - ADB/SAF #35406) Stan Allen. Lakewood, CA – then Las Vegas. Monthly. Printed 8.5 x 11. Six issues in this lot: Volume Five: Number Seven (March 1996) through Number Twelve (August 1996). Cover stories include: Charles Greene III – Corporate Magician; Hobson – Fueling the Fire of Political Incorrectness; The Koh-I-Noor of Magic – The Indian Rope Trick; Max Maven – A Point of View; The Long Beach Mystics; and Caesars Magical Empire. All are complete and range from VG to Near Fine. All six offered as a lot for $12.00

MAGIC - THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE FOR MAGICIANS. (Small Magazine Lot - ADB/SAF #35406) Stan Allen. Lakewood, CA – then Las Vegas. Monthly. Printed 8.5 x 11. Six issues in this lot: Volume Six: Number One (September 1996) through Number Six (February 1997). Cover stories include: Jim Steinmeyer; HOUDINI!!! - - Seventy Years After His Death…And Still Hot!; Joseph Gabriel; Herrmann The Great: A 100th Year Tribute; Copperfield – Dreams and Nightmares; and Luis de Matos – Portugal’s TV Star. All are complete and range from VG to Near Fine. All six offered as a lot for $12.00

MAGIC - THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE FOR MAGICIANS. (Small Magazine Lot - ADB/SAF #35406) Stan Allen. Lakewood, CA – then Las Vegas. Monthly. Printed 8.5 x 11. Six issues in this lot: Volume Seven: Number One (September 1997) through Number Six (February 1998). Cover stories include: Juliana Chen; Jeff Sheridan; “The Story of Magic” hosted by Ricky Jay; Will, the Witch & the Watch circa 1997; 1997 From A to Z; What Now? Fox’s Secrets Revealed. All are complete and range from VG to Near Fine. All six offered as a lot for $5.00

MAGIC - THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE FOR MAGICIANS. (Small Magazine Lot - ADB/SAF #35406) Stan Allen. Lakewood, CA; then Las Vegas. Monthly. Printed 8.5 x 11. Six issues in this lot: Volume Seven: Number Seven (March1998) through Number Twelve (February 1998). Cover stories include: Alakazam…The Magic Land of Mark Wilson; Mike Caveney; King of Korn – Karrell Fox Memorial Issue; “The Best Show I Ever Saw”… Blackstone’s Show of 1001 Wonders; Rene Lavand; London’s Magic Circle;. All are complete and range from VG to Near Fine. All six offered as a lot for $5.00

Take the entire Volume Eight of MAGIC above for $9.00

MAGICANA. (Small Magazine Lot – ADB/SAK #4425) H.S. Chandler, et al. Frankton Junction, NZ. Waikato Society of Magicans. Mimeo through Volume 29; then became an independent general publication with Volume 30 and was printed as an 8.25 x 11.75 publication. This lot is V41 N238 (Feb-Mar ‘93) through V41 N242 (Sep-Oct ‘93). VG. Offered at $8.00

MAGICANA. (Small Magazine Lot – ADB/SAK #4425) H.S. Chandler, et al. Frankton Junction, NZ. Waikato Society of Magicans. Mimeo through Volume 29; then became an independent general publication with Volume 30 and was printed as an 8.25 x 11.75 publication. This lot is V42 N243 (Feb-Mar ‘93) through V42 N249/250 (Sec ‘94-Jan ‘95). VG. Offered at $10.00

Mardo, Senor. THE HANDS ONLY. (Inscribed/Signed Booklet) Oakland (CA), Lloyd E. Jones, 1947. Presumed first edition. 13pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Neatly inscribed to former owner on the title page. VG+. Offered at $8.00

Marks, Tony, and a host of friends. TONY MARKS: ARISTOCRAT OF DECEPTION. (Book) Jackson, MS, Express Printing, 2002. Edited by Bev Bergeron. 120pp., illus., 4to. Gold stamped cloth. Near fine. Offered at $29.00

[Marlo Miscellany #3] A miscellany of earlier Marlo titles published by L.L. Ireland. (Four-Booklet Lot) DECK DECEPTION (1942, 24pp.); LET’S SEE THE DECK. (1942, 28pp.); MARLO’S FUTURE REVERSE (n.d., 9pp. 8.5 x 11 mimeo top-stapled and folded into wraps); OFF THE TOP (1945, 27pp.) All are illustrated with line drawings. Except for FUTUERE REVERSE (as described above) all are 8vo in wraps. All four are in VG+ condition. Offered as a lot at $13.00

Marshall, Frances Ireland compiler and editor. COME OUT FLYING – THE USE OF DOVES IN MAGIC. (Chicago, Magic Inc., 1980. 52pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $4.00

Martineau, Francis B. (Two-Booklet Lot) MIRACLE SILK (©1945, 4pp., illus., 8vo) and WALSH CANE ROUTINES. Edited by John Braun. (1967, 34pp., illus., 8vo.) Both are in pictorial wraps (red and green respectively) and published by Silk King Studios in Cincinnati (OH). VG. Offered as a lot for $10.00

Mayne, Andrew. POCKET SAWING-IN-HALF. (Booklet) n.pl., Andrew Mayne, 2002. (12pp.), illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. As new. Offered at $5.00

McDaniel, Robert. THE ROYAL TREATMENT. (Booklet) San Diego, Cuck Martinez, 1981. 69pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound in pictorial covers. Near fine. Offered at $6.00

Mendoza, John F. THE MENDOZA SERIES OF PERSONAL INSTRUCTION: NO. 1 – NO.6. (Manuscripts) Davenport (IA), By the author, n.d. 25pp., illus., 8vo. Six 11 X 17 printed sheets folded to 4to. with a cover contents sheet under laminate. Pages have been damp along the bottom edge resulting in some cockling; o/w VG. Offered at $14.00

Mentzer, Jerry. CLIMAX COINS – TRIX WITH 3 INCH COINS. (Book) n.pl., Jerry Mentzer,1988. Second printing. 36pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $4.00

Mentzer, Jerry. COUNTS, CUTS, MOVES AND SUBTLETY: A BOOK OF BASIC CARD TECHNIQUES. (Booklet) n.pl., Jerry Mentzer, 1977. First edition/first printing. 73pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. Near fine. Offered at $4.00

Minch, Stephen. LARRY JENNINGS' NEOCLASSICS "THREE COMPLETE LESSONS IN PROFESSIONAL CARD PRESENTATION". (Booklet) Tahoma, CA, L&L Publishing, 1987. First edition. 40pp., illus., 8vo. Light blue-green pictorial wraps. Former owner name stamp; o/w VG+. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Miracle Factory. SILVERTONE – NEW DIMENSIONS IN METAL BENDING. (Booklet) (Los Angeles, CA), The Miracle Factory, 2012.11pp., illus., 8vo. Colorful wraps. Shows mild wear. Offered at $12.00

Mishel, Ed and Ted Collins. WAX FAX: A COMPILATION OF TRICKS WITH WAX. ((Booklet) Newark (NJ), Mecca Magic Studios, 1978. 20pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Upper corner bumped at the spine; o/w VG+. Offered at $4.00

Moden, Anders. HEALED AND SEALED SODA. (Booklet) Sweden, Anders Moden, 2002. 10pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As new. Now offered at $8.00

Moorehouse, Hank. HANK MOOREHOUSE PRESENTS COMEDY ON STAGE. (Booklet) White Pigeon (MI), Hank Moorehouse, 1988. 12pp., illus., 8vo. VG+. Offered at $9.00

Musson, Clettis V. FIRE MAGIC. (Booklet) Chicago, Ireland Publications, 1960. Third printing. 44pp., illus., 8vo Yellow and red wraps. Covers fire eating and fire tricks. A spot here or there and mild toning; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Musson, Cletus V. (comp.) JACKIE FLOSSO PRESENTS CLASSIC COMIC CLOWN CAPERS - WORLD’S BEST CLOWN GAGS. (Booklet) Brooklyn (NY), D. Robbins & Company, 2003. 63pp., illus., 8vo. Colorful pictorial wraps. Small nick at the top of the spine; o/w As New. Offered at $4.00

Musson, Clettis V. SITUATION COMEDY FOR MAGICIANS. (Booklet) Chicago, Magic Inc., 1976. Third printing. 52pp., 8vo. Wraps. Former owner bookplate; o/w VG+. Offered at $6.00

Narvaez, Amado. WITH DECK IN HAND – SELECTED CARD EFFECTS OF ROGER SHERMAN. (Book) Calgary, Micky Hades International, 1978. 30pp., illus., bibliog./credits, 8vo. Wraps. A Fine copy. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Neale, Robert. TRICKS OF THE IMAGINATION. (Book) Seattle (WA), Hermetic Press, 1991. First edition. 198pp., illus., 8vo. Cloth in dust jacket. Originally included “Hat Trick” card laid in. Dust jacket is roughed a bit with several small, closed tears along the front bottom edge; o/w VG+. Offered at $85.00

Nefesch. TELESHOCK. (Booklet) n.pl., Titanas Magic, 2010. 27pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As New. Offered at $9.00

[Nelson Enterprises] MAGIC AS A HOBBY – A BOOK OF MAGIC TRICKS YOU CAN DO. (Pitch Book). Columbus, Nelson Enterprises, 1947. 27pp., illus., 8vo. Colorful pictorial wraps. Outer cover imprinted by Nelson for Doc Yak of Milwaukee. Minor chip on back cover at the top of the spine and evidence of a crease from having been folded once vertically; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Nelson, Bob. MORE MIRACLES IN MENTALISM AND PSYCHIC EXPERIMENTATION. (Booklet) Columbus (OH), Nelson Enterprises. 1959. 34pp. (+adverts.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Slight fold crease along top edge; some mild toning; o/w VG+. Offered at $9.00

Ogden, Tom. THE FIRST TIME AROUND – THE TOM OGDEN LECTURE. (Signed Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. (20pp.), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed/signed on title page and dated 5/2/78. Near Fine. Offered at $8.00

Osborne, Tom. CLASSICS OF MAGIC: COIN TRICKS, VOLUME ONE. (Inscribed/Signed Booklet) Philadelphia (PA), Thomas James Osborne, 1945. First edition. 30pp(+ads), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed to former owner and dated 6/1/45. Bookplate and name stamp of former owners; o/w quite good. Offered at $6.00

Ovette, Joseph. FAST ONES. (Booklet) Hamilton (ON), By the Author, 1940. First edition. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. A couple of minor spots inside; o/w VG+. Offered at $5.00

Newly added! Pavel. (Two-Booklet Lecture Note Lot) STAR-RATED MAGIC. 12pp., illus., 8vo. and EASY-TO-MAKE MAGIC. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Both are in paper wraps and were published in Geneva (CH) by Pavel’s TopMagic and are undated. Both are VG. Offered as a lot for $20.00

[Petrie- Lewis Manufacturing Company] “ULTRA” MAGICAL EFFECTS. (Magic Catalog) New Haven (CT), Petrie-Lewis Mfg, Co., n.d. (circa late 1950’s). 55pp., illus., 8vo. White wraps with orange, black and blue devil illus. Updated price list, advert and order blank laid in. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Posgate, Bruce. DOVE PAN-ORAMA and TABLE HOPPING (Two-Booklet Lot) Quebec and Cincinnati respectively, Herb Morrissey and Haines House of Cards, 1972 and 1974. 48pp and 56pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Dealer stamps in both; o/w VG+ Offered as a lot for $14.00

Ragsdale, Bill. MAGIC AROUND THE WORLD. (Book) Script for "Adventures Around the World". Eden, NC, Adventures in Entertainment, 1994. 144pp., illus., 8vo. Paperbound. As new. Offered at $4.00

Randi, The Amazing, and Bert Randolph Sugar. HOUDINI: HIS LIFE AND ART. (Book) New York, Grosset and Dunlap, 1976. 192pp., illus., index, 4to. Paperbound. Former owner has written his homage to the book on the front end paper and credits it for starting his “career”. General edgewear; former owner name stamp on top edge; o/w VG. Now offered at $5.00

Ray-Mond (Raymond Monroe Corbin) THE GIANT ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF MAGIC TRICKS. (Book) Blue Ridge Summit (PA), TAB Books, 1981. First edition/first printing. 405pp., illus., glossary, supplier list, index, 8vo. Paperbound. VG+. Offered at $8.00

Rhod, Daniel. TECHNO CARD MAGIC: BASIC TECHNIQUES TO GENERATE MIRACLES. (Booklet) n.pl., Joker Deluxe, 2001. 48pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some mild edgewear; o/w VG+. Offered at $12.00

Robinson, Richard (editor) PROFESSOR HOFFMANN'S MODERN MAGIC. (Book) New York, Quick Fox, 1977. 173pp., illus., index, 4to. Paperbound. Mild edgewear; o/w VG. Now offered at $6.00

Robinson, Victor. VICTORY OVER PAIN – A HISTORY OF ANESTHESIA. (Book) New York, Henry Schuman, 1946. 338pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Lacks dust jacket; o/w VG. Offered at $14.00

Sands, George. 50 YEARS OF MAGIC – VOLUME 1. (Booklet) Phoenix (AZ), By the Author, 1987. First edition. 82pp., illus., 8vo. White wraps with red titling. Hand-out outline from Sands’ 1988 lecture folded and laid in. Near fine. Offered at $12.00

Sands, George. ENCYCLOPEDIC BALLOON MODELING COURSE and ENCYCLOPEDIC BALLOON MODELING COURSE – VOLUME II. (Two-Booklet Lot) n.pl., By the Author, 1971 and 1972. 80pp. and 31pp., illus. 8vo. Both are in pictorial wraps. VG. Offered as a pair for $16.00

Newly added! Sands, George. SANDSLIDE. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 19pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Cover edges have some discoloration and toning; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Sankey. Jay. JAY SANKEY’S CARDBOARD CONTORTIONISTS. (Booklet) Buffaloe (NY), Elmwood Magic, 2000. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Colored pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $5.00

Sankey, Jay. MEMORABLE IMAGES. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, 1986. 16pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $10.00

Sankey, Jay. SANKEY 1996. (Lecture Notes) n.pl., By the Author, 1996. 17pp., illus., 4to. Corner stapled in paper covers. Former owner initials on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Scarlett, Peter. THE PIMPERNEL ACES. (Booklet) Surrey (UK), By the Author, 2001. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $14.00

Scarne, John with Clayton Rawson. SCARNE ON DICE. (Book) Harrisburg, PA, Military Service Publishing Company, 1949. Fifth revised edition. 434pp., illus., gloss., index, 8vo. Black cloth with gold stamping in a shabby dust jacket with tears and chips. Tidewater Ring 103 book label. Cover is a bit worn and rubbed; front hinge is loosening; toning on the end papers; o/w A Good copy. Offered at $6.00

Newly added! Schindler. George. ENTERTAINMENT FIRST! – LECTURE PLUS 13 BONUS TRICKS. (Signed Lecture Notes) Brooklyn, By the Author, 1979. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed to former owner and signed/dated 6/10/81. VG+. Offered at $12.00

Schlindler, George. MEIR YEDID’S CLOSE-UP HALLUCINATIONS. (Booklet) n.pl., Meir Yedid, 1982. 47pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $7.00

Schindler, George. PRESTO! MAGIC FOR THE BEGINNER. (Book) New York, Reiss Publishing, 1977. 192pp., illus., bibliog., index, 8vo. Paperbound. Some mild edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

Schmidt, Joseph K. CONNIE BUSH’S COLOR ISOLATION – A COMPLETE CLOSE-UP CARD ROUTINE. (Booklet) Oakland (CA), Jeff Busby Magic, Inc., 1988. First edition/first printing – limited to 500 copies. 33pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $8.00

Newly added! Scott, Ken. KEEPING THE CALENDAR FULL – THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF MAKING MONEY. (Booklet) Atlanta, Ken Scott Magic, n.d. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Seabrooke, Terry. (A Two-Booklet Lot) COMEDY CIGARETTE IN COAT ROUTINE. (J & D Enterprises, 1981, 16pp.); and TERRY SEABROOKE – LECTURE NOTES. (Magic Inc, n.d., 24pp., illus.) Both are 8vo in wraps. COMEDY CIGARETTE… has residue from a label being pasted over the original publication data; o/w VG. Both offered at $20.00

Newly added! Seabrooke, Terry. (A Two-Booklet Lot) COMEDY CIGARETTE IN COAT ROUTINE. (J & D Enterprises, 1981, 16pp.); and TERRY SEABROOKE… COMES DOWN UNDER. (By the Author, 1988, 20pp., illus.) Both are 8vo in wraps and VG. Both offered as a lot at $24.00

Seabrooke, Terry. I DO IT MY WAY (Signed Lecture Notes) Bushey (UK), By the Author, n.d. (late 1970’s) 22pp., 8vo. Paper wraps. Signed on front cover. VG. Offered at $10.00

Sewell, Len J. MAGI MAGIC. (Book) Perth, By the Author, 1940. First edition/first printing.
32pp., illus., 12mo. Wraps. Former owner bookplate; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Sherman, Jim (compiler). 25 WONDERFUL CARD TRICKS WITH A STRIPPER DECK. (Booklet) Chicago, National Magic Company, 1945. 24pp., illus., 16mo. Paper wraps. Spine has been reinforced with clear tape; o/w VG. Offered at $10.00

[Siegel Balloon Books] A bundle of three balloon books from Roger Siegel including: ONE BALLOON ANIMALS – THE RUBBER JUNGLE. (By the Author, n.d., 72pp.); ROGER’S RUBBER ARK - ONE BALLOON ZOO, VOLUME TWO. (Magic, Inc., 1977, 72pp.); BAR ROOM BALLOONS. (Magic, Inc., 1988, 24pp.) All are 8vo in wraps or stiff covers—and all have dealer stamp inside but are generally in VG condition. Offered as a lot for $16.00

[Siegfried & Roy] SIEGFRIED & ROY AT THE MIRAGE (Souvenir Program) Program from the Mirage , Las Vegas (NV). Vienna, VA, Sells-Floto, 1994. 32pp., illus. (full color), 4to. Spine stapled in full color, fold-out wraps. Fine. Now offered at $12.00

Simmons, Ken. SCOTCH AND SODA – PART 1; SCOTCH AND SODA – PART 2; and SCOTCH AND SODA – PART 3 – FINALE. (Three-Booklet Lot) PART 1 published By the Author in Sioux Falls (SD) and PART 2 and PART 3 published in Paramount (CA) by Magic City. All first editions 1982, 1986 and 1988. 30pp./53pp/91pp, illus., 8vo. Wraps. All three are VG+ and offered as a lot for $28.00

Simon, Bill. SLEIGHTLY SENSATIONAL. (Booklet) New York, Louis Tannen, 1954. 39pp., illus., 8vo. Former owner name stamp inside; o/w near Fine. Offered at $7.00

Smith, Aaron. METHODICAL: FIVE ESSAYS, EACH INCLUDING A TRICK. (Booklet) n.pl., Aaron Smith & Purely Magic, 2000. 32pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. “Magic City” distribution label has been applied over the publisher’s address; o/w VG. Offered at $8.00

Smith, H. Adrian. SUPERB TRICKS. (Booklet) Colon, Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., 1953. 47pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some exterior scuffs, but o/w VG. Offered at $9.00

Smith, Imp. TIPS ON THE FOO CAN AND FUNNEL. (Booklet) Baltimore, Phil Thomas Yogi Magic Mart, n.d. 8pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Mild toning on the covers; o/w VG. Offered at $6.00

Smith, Phil. PASSPORT TO ALPHAS. (Booklet) n.pl. (UK), DMC, 2018. 40pp., illus., 16mo. Faux passport style wraps. Near fine. Does not include the deck. Offered at $14.00

Smith, Stewart J. THE WEIRD INFLUENCE. (Booklet) Shreveport (LA), Bains Press, 1966. 24pp., illus., 8vo. Black wraps with white titling. Cover has been roughed a bit with some color transfer on the back cover from another source; interior is VG. Offered at $6.00

Snowberg, Richard “Snowflake”. CLOWNING FOR CHILDREN. (Book) La Crosse (WI), Visual Magic, 1988. 59pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Snowberg, Richard “Snowflake”. JUST FOR LAUGHS – CLOWN ROUTINES. (Book) La Crosse (WI), Visual Magic, 1985. First edition. 79pp., illus., 8vo. Plastic comb bound. VG+. Offered at $12.00

Sparky "The Magic Clown" (William J, van Almen). SPARKY'S ONE BALLOON MENAGERIE. Colon (MI), Abbott’s Magic Company, 1987. 48pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $6.00

Sperry, Dan. FLIGHT CLUB – SECRETS OF TRAVELING WITH DOVES. (Booklet) n.pl. By the Author, n.d. 30pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near fine. Offered at $8.00

Stanley, Harry. GEMS WITH JUMBO CARDS. (Booklet) Bideford, Supreme Magic, 1977. (Previously published as: TRICKS WITH JUMBO CARDS.) 12pp., just under 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! Stanley, John H. Stanley and Don B. Wilmeth (editors). BOOKS AT BROWN, 1987, VOLUME XXXIV. (Single Issue Periodical) Providence, RI, The Friends of the Library of Brown University, 1987. 156pp., illus., 8vo. Softbound. Bibliographic essays based on the H. Adrian Smith Magic Collection at the John Hay Library, Brown University. VG+. Offered at $25.00

[Stebbins, Si] A two-booklet lot: CARD TRICKS AND THE WAY THEY ARE PERFORMED. Philadelphia, Kanter’s Magic Shop, n.d. 8pp. one sheet folded to 3.25 x 5.25, illus., 16mo; and CARD TRICKS AND RULES FOR POPULAR GAMES. Philadelphia, By the Author, n.d. Unnumbered (20pp.), illus., 12mo. Black and red printed wraps. Both show mild wear and toning; o/w VG. Offered at $20.00

Strebler, Morgan. TASTE CONDITIONS. (Booklet) Las Vegas, Liquid Metal Productions, 2007. Second edition. 21pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. As New. Offered at $16.00

Stewart, Jeff. APPEARING SODA CAN. (Booklet) Syosset (NY), By the Author, 1984. 31pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $6.00

Suds. THE MINI LITE BOOK. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. (20pp.) illus., Wide 32mo. Wraps. Near fine. Offered at $5.00

[Tannen Magic] TANNEN’S CATALOG OF MAGIC NO. 16. (Magic Catalog) New York, NY. Louis Tannen Inc., 1989. 775pp. + 103pp. + (15pp.index), illus., index, 8vo. 20pp. reprint of tricks from HARRY LORAYNE’S APOCALYPSE. Pictorial boards with Doug Henning on the cover. Offered at $7.00

Tarbell, Harlan, et al. THE TARBELL COURSE IN MAGIC. (Eight-volume book set) VOLUME I through VOLUME VI by Tarbell; plus Harry Lorayne's VOLUME VII; plus VOLUME VIII edited by Steve Burton and Richard Kaufman. The first seven editions are all Tannen publications and VOLUME VIII is the Robbins edition. Cloth in dust jacket. Dust jackets have some nicks and chips and general shelf wear; very occasional former owner notes; o/w condition of all is VG. All eight volumes offered as a lot for $120.00

Thompson, J. G. Jr and Ned Rutledge. BETWEEN TWO MINDS. (Booklet) New York, Tannen Publications, 1969. 75pp. (+adverts), illus., 8vo. Wraps. Mild edgewear; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00

Thompson, J.G. T-FORMATION – MASTER KEY TO DECEPTIVE CARD CONTROL. (Booklet) Harrisburg (PA), Magic Corner, 1961.18pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some cover spots and light soiling/toning at the edges; o/w VG. Offered at $4.00

Tucker, Stephen. CLOSE-UP SORCERY. (Booklet) St. Helens (UK), By the Author, n.d., 18pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG+. Offered at $9.00

Vernon, Dai. DAI VERNON’S EXPANDED LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Chicago, Magic, Inc., 1970. 48pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. VG. Offered at $9.00

Vosburg, Jack. MORE THAN A TRICK. (Booklet) New York, Magico Magazine, (©1941). 22pp., illus., 4to. Side stapled. Cover has mild toning; o/w quite VG. Offered at $8.00

Waters, T.A. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC AND MAGICIANS. (Book) New York, Facts on File, 1988. First edition. 372pp., illus., 4to. Cloth in dust jacket. Near Fine. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! Waters, T. A. OMNIMANCY – A TREATISE ON FORTUNTELLING. (Booklet) N. pl., By the Author, 1981. 19pp., illus., 8vo. Yellow wraps. VG+. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Watts, Lester. COLLECTED MENTAL MYSTERIES. (Booklet) Newburyport (MA), Chas. C. Eastman, 1937. 25pp. (+publisher advert.), 8vo. Printed wraps. A couple of foxing spots on the front endpaper; o/w VG. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Wenk, Timothy. INSOMNIA – THE IMPOSSIBLE NIGHTMARE – THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM. (Booklet) Stockbridge, Metempirical Magic, 1988. First edition. 29pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Former owner name; o/w VG+. Offered at $14.00

Wenk, Timothy. MISLED – THE MASTER ROUTINE. (Booklet) Stockage (MA), Metempirical Magic, 1990. First edition. unnumbered (32pp. +adverts), illus., 1990. 8vo. A Fine copy, but no gimmick is included. Offered at $16.00

Newly added! Wiles, Caleb. HIGH SPOTS - THE KNOCKOUT MAGIC OF CALEB WILES. (Booklet) n.pl., Vanishing Inc., 2009. 72pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. Unavailable from many dealers, but Near Fine and offered at $20.00

Wiles, Caleb. SIX PACK. (Booklet) n.pl., By the Author, n.d. 28pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Near Fine. As new. Offered at $10.00

Williams, Dick and Virginia. LIGHTS! CAMERAS! MAGIC! A GUIDE TO PERFORMING MAGIC ON TELEVISION. (Book) Tavares, FL, SPS Pub., 1994. 202pp., illus., appendix, 4to. Boards. Near fine. Offered at $11.00

Williams, Mitch. NOTES ON THE ART OF MAGIC. (Inscribed/Signed Booklet) North Hollywood (CA), By the Author, 1991. 34pp., illus. (clip art), bibliog., 8vo. Wraps. Inscribed to former owner and dated 3/19/94. VG+. Offered at $9.00

Newly added! Willmarth, Philip R. FUN WITH A HANDKERCHIEF; VOLUME I - - STAND-UP, CLOSE-UP SERIES. (Booklet). Chicago (IL), Magic, Inc., 1976. 64pp., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. VG. Offered at $8.00

Wilson, Mark. MARK WILSON COURSE IN MAGIC. (Book) North Hollywood (CA), Mark Wilson, 1975. First edition. 472pp., illus., 4to. 8.5 x 11 sheets comb bound in black padded, embossed folder. Original packet of gimmicked cards are laid in front folder pocket; 12pp., booklet of magic set instructions ar laid in at the rear. Former owner name inside on front page and very occasional penciled notations throughout; o/w VG+. Offered at $40.00

Windsor, Tommy. SUPER MARKET MAGIC – NEW IMPROVED EDITION. (Booklet) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs Productions, 1973. 24pp. with adverts., illus., 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Price sticker shadow; slight discoloration/toning at the edges.; o/w VG. Offered at $7.00

Newly added! Windsor, Tommy. THE TOMMY WINDSOR EGG BAG ROUTINE and THE TOMMY WINDSOR MONEY MAKING IDEAS FOR YOUR SHOW PLAN. (Two-Booklet Lot) Pomeroy (OH), Lee Jacobs, 1975/1977.16pp. and 8pp., illus., 8vo. Wraps. Some edgewear and soiling on the EGG BAG booklet; o/w VG. Both offered as a lot at $16.00

Windsor, Tommy. TOMMY WINDSOR’S PRESTO PRESS BOOK – ADVERTISING ALBUM FOR MAGICIANS. (Booklet). Marietta (OH), Tommy Windsor Studio, 1956. 48pp., frontispiece only, very narrow 8vo. Printed wraps. Slight fading at the edges; two foxing spots on the front endpaper; o/w Near Fine. Offered at $10.00

Newly added! Windsor, Tommy and Many Famous Contributors. TOMMY WINDSOR’S DYE BOX BOOK. (Booklet). Marietta (OH), Tommy Windsor Studio, 1947. 48pp. (w/ adverts), illus., 8vo. Printed wraps. Some mild edge-toning; spine has been reinforced with clear tape; o/w VG. Offered at $12.00

Newly added! Wissner, Wayne R. HANDBOOK FOR THE THEME PARK MAGICIAN. (Book) Colon, Abbott Magic Company, 1990. 89pp., illus., bibliog., sources, 8vo. Spiral wire bound. Page 85/86 was missing from the book, but has been photocopied and laid in; o/w VG+. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! Yedid, Meir. MEIR YEDID’S OFF THE WALL LECTURE NOTES. (Lecture Notes) Rego Park (NY), By the Author, 1989. Unnumbered (16pp.), illus., 4to. Pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $10.00

Zimmerman, Dick. CREATIVE MAGIC. (Booklet) Los Angeles (CA), By the Author, 1973. 11pp., illus., 4to. Wraps. Several additional sheets of Zimmerman notes are laid in. Former owner has printed the author’s name and title vertically down the spine; also, former owner’s name and acquisition place and date are written on the front cover; o/w VG. Offered at $14.00

Newly added! Zollweg, Ron. IT’S COMMERCIAL! – THE PRACTICAL MAGIC OF RON FREDERICK. (Booklet) n.pl., Unikorn Magik, 1986. 38pp., illus., 8vo. Blue pictorial wraps. VG+. Offered at $12.00

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