Orlando: Bev Bergeron, Publisher, 1965. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 16 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A short collection of magic tricks and effects by Bev Bergeron, including making goldfish appear in an empty glass of water, card tricks, etc. Bev Bergeron is perhaps best known as a comedic magician, performing..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1881. Hard Cover. Stated new edition. Decorative cloth. viii, 360 pp., plus 32 pages of ads in the rear. The "first book length history of magic" (see Coleman, Magic: a reference guide), that, despite errors, provided an important study of early magicians and their craft. This..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons. Hard Cover. no date, presumed early 1900s. Stated seventh edition. Illustrated paper covered boards. No jacket. 259 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A collection of magic tricks and illusions, ranging from card magic to stage illusions, handcuff escape tricks, etc. GOOD condition. Covers soiled..... More
No Place: Albert Goshman/Magic by Gosh, presumed Publisher. Pamphlet. No place or date. Single sheet pamphlet, folded into four pages. With a few illustration. A collection of four magic tricks or illusions using sponge balls, as explained by Albert Goshman. Presumably a promotional piece issued to advertise sponges by Gosh..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. Wraps. Orange Wraps. With a few black and white illustrations within. A collection of short stories and articles written for children, including work by J.T. Trowbridge, Mayne Reid (Part of Afloat in a Forest," and others. With a story (illustrated) "The Ice Fairies" by Mary..... More
Boston: Shambala Publications. Unbound. no date, perhaps early 2000s. Color illustrated cardboard box with various loose cards and booklets within. A collection of reproduced puzzles, illusions and other similar items from the 19th to early 20th centuries, including hold to the light images, and a reproduction of Spectropia, a booklet..... More
No Place: No publisher, 1987. Cloth. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps Daryl, Anaheim, CA: 1987. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. Oblong format. 140 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A guide to card magic, focusing on the Ambitious Card routine, including variations, etc. GOOD condition. Jacket creased, rumpled and..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1877. Half Leather. Half leather with marbled boards. 952 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Bound volume, lacking any original wrappers issued. June through November issues of Harper's Monthly, for 1877. Includes two pieces by John Muir, "Snow Banners of the Californian Alps," and "Snow..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First Edition. Original Cloth. First edition. Green cloth. No jacket. 134 pages. With illustrations throughout. A detailed description of approximately twenty magic tricks-including The Baker's Arrow, The Stolen Apple, The Spectacles of Diogenes, The Invisible Scribe, The Tower of Cadiz, The Detective's X-Ray, The..... More
Detroit: Johnson Smith and Company. Wraps. no date, presumed early 1900s. Printed wraps with a small illustration of a magician. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A short work containing tips on how to perform various magic tricks, including escaping from locked vaults, trunks, ropes, chains, etc., as well..... More
New York: Swann Galleries, Publisher, 1990. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white illustrations throughout. Prices realized list laid in. A catalog to a 1990 auction of books, periodicals, posters, catalogues, apparatus and other items related to magic, collected by Neil See. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning and soiling to the..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Wraps. No Publisher, place or date. Offprint for private circulation, originally published in the American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature, January, 1940. Printed wraps. 31 pp. Two black and white photo plates. A short work discussing magic incantation texts written in Aramaic inside two terra..... More
Great Falls, MT: Wheeler Tanner Escapes, Publisher, 1986. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. Small, square format. 20 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this quarterly newsletter that was published from 1983 to 1987. It was started by Pam Wheeler-Tanner, who was the daughter of escape artist..... More
Great Falls, MT: Wheeler Tanner Escapes, Publisher, 1986. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. Small, square format. 20 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this quarterly newsletter that was published from 1983 to 1987. It was started by Pam Wheeler-Tanner, who was the daughter of escape artist..... More
Great Falls, MT: Wheeler Tanner Escapes, Publisher, 1985. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. Small, square format. 20 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this quarterly newsletter that was published from 1983 to 1987. It was started by Pam Wheeler-Tanner, who was the daughter of escape artist..... More
Great Falls, MT: Wheeler Tanner Escapes, Publisher, 1985. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. Small, square format. 24 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this quarterly newsletter that was published from 1983 to 1987. It was started by Pam Wheeler-Tanner, who was the daughter of escape artist..... More
Kenton, OH: International Brotherhood of Magicians, Publisher, 1959. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 126 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout, as well as ads. An issue of this trade journal for magicians, featuring a biography and look at the magic of Matt Schulien, several pages of instructions to performing a...... More
Kenton, OH: International Brotherhood of Magicians, Publisher, 1953. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 126 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout, as well as ads. An issue of this trade journal for magicians, featuring a biography and look at the magic of George McAthy, a study of Indian conjuring, magic stagecraft..... More
Cincinnati: International Brotherhood of Magicians, Publisher, 1961. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 150 pp. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Many ads for magic items and apparatus throughout. An issue of this trade journal for magicians, featuring news and bios of various magicians, magic acts and performers. With a section..... More
Bristol, CT: Society of American Magicians, 1960. Wraps. Gold wraps. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. A single issue of this magazine devoted to the practice of magic and magicians, with many articles detailing the performance of a variety of tricks and sleights. Includes card magic, the milk through..... More
Kansas City, MO: The Sphinx Publishing Co, 1931. Wraps. Wraps. Illustrations throughout. A magazine devoted to the practice of magic, including many articles on various tricks and magicians. With short descriptions of effects such as water to ice effect, a penny and dime effect, floating shoe etc. GOOD condition. Moderate..... More
New York: Tannen Magic Co. Wraps. no date. Second edition stated. Yellow wraps. 42 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout. A selection of magic tricks by Dai Vernon, ranging from his method of palming cards, to handkerchief tricks, card magic, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling to the front..... More
New York: Hurst and Co, 1872. Wraps. Orange wraps. 49 pp., plus many pages of ads for books and novelty items (illustrated) in the rear. A few illustrations throughout the text. A guide to various causes of bashfulness and their remedies, seemingly designed for a young man, especially those of..... More