Magic 102 E-Z Tricks
D. Robbins, January 1972. Reprint. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo {6' x 9'} Pamphlet with cardstock cover printed in blue and orange inks. Mild shelf wear and dust staining. [32 pp.]. More
Magic/Circus
E.D. Proudlock's Routine with Thimbles
L. Davenport & Co./ Edward Bagshawe & Co., May 1933. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo {6' x 9 & 1/2'}; Yellow cardstock cover with black lettering & devices/photographs. Cover foxing/grey stains. Fold is split one & one-half inch from top and one-half inch from bottom. There is a small one-quarter inch chip..... More
NU-TRIX WITH THE SQUARE CIRCLE
Boss Magic Company, No date (circa 1950's). Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo. (6' x 8 & 3/4'}. Textured light green cardstock cover. Tanned at margins. Small inked 'No. 5' top of Prologue page, else clean without markings. No underlining. No notes., Etc. 16 pages. More
Conjuring: Being a Definitive Account of the Venerable Arts of Sorcery, Prestidigitation, Wizardry, Deception, & Chicanery and of the Mountebanks & Scoundrels Who Have Perpetrated These Subterfuges on
St Martins Press, December 1992. First Trade. Oversize Softcover. First trade edition with full number line. Minor shelf wear. More
Gibeciere, Winter 2009 Vol. 4, No. 1
Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2009. Paper Back. {6 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'} Small quarto. Clean, unread, as new. 195 pages. More
Gibeciere, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Winter 2014) (Journal of the Conjuring Arts Research Center)
Conjuring Arts Research Center, January 2014. Paper Back. Small quarto. (6 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'}. Clean, sound, no markings. 164 pages. More
Gibeciere, Winter 2010 , Vol. 5, No. 1
The Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2010. Paper Back. Small quarto; {6 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'}; mild edgewear to cover. 180 pages. More
Gibeciere, Vol. 6, No. 2, Summer 2011
Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2011. Soft Cover. Small quarto; {6 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'} Clean, sound. Without markings. 193 pages. More
Professional Magic Made Easy
Gramercy, (1959). Hardcover. A little foxing, but overall, a clean, solid copy. More
Tricks & Illusions
Routledge & Dutton, (circa 1910). Hardcover. Fourth edition. Covers badly worn, faded and soiled; pages foxed; previous owners' names in front; binding tender. Not an attractive copy, but a complete, thorough work with excellent illustrations throughout. More
CARD TRICKS HOW TO DO THEM, AND SLEIGHT OF HAND
Charles T. Powner Co., January 1902. Soft Cover. 16mo. {4 & 1/4' x 6'} Darkened & worn with small creases, flaking. One inch tear at bottom of spine front hinge. 156 pages plus three pages of advertisements. More
Exclusive Problems in Magic
Edward Bagshawe, 1924. Soft Cover. Octavo. {5 & 1/2' x 8 & 1/2'} There is no publication date, but other dealers list this in early 1920s. Sewn binding.Darkening along spin Edgeworn. Two different previous owner's have inked there name and a date on first inside page. The earliest of these..... More
Blackstone's Secrets of Magic
A.L. Burt Company, 1929. Cloth. In edgeworn dustjacket with several tears. Darkened at margins. Some soiling. Toning. Azure blue cloth covered boards with black lettering and stamped black illustrations on spine and front panel. Mild tanninb to end pages. Yellow top tinting darkened by years on shelves. Fore-edge and bottom..... More
Leaves From Conjuror's Scrap Books
Donohue & Henneberry, January 1891. Cloth. Early printing, possibly a first edition variant. Burgundy cloth with black lettering with stamped black floral decorative illustration front panel and tooled black borderlines likewise on front panel. Gold lettering (that is starting to fade) on spine. Boards wearing at edges. Corners bruised. Cloth..... More
Original Magical Creations
Will Goldston Limited, January 1920. Hardcover. 12mo. {4 & 3/4' x 7 & 1/2'} Illustrated paper covered boards heavily worn at edges. A vertical crack is starting parallel to spine front and back, though hinge remains solid. Dust staining of textblock fore-edge and top and bottom edge. Front free end..... More
Magical rope ties and escapes
Will Goldston, January 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 5' x 7 & 1/4'; Pictorial paper covered boards; heavily worn at edges. Blue lettering a bit faded on spine. Darkening & tanned first inside and last inside pages. (78 pages). More
Great Illusionists
Chartwell Books Inc., May 1984. First Edition. Cloth. First/first (US); Quarto {8 & 1/2' x 9 & 3/4'}; sound binding with unmarked interior pages. Dustjacket has moderate darkening and cloudy tanning. Black clothcovered boards with gold lettering. (216 pages). More
Annemann's Card Magic
Dover Publications, June 1977. Paper Back. Here are 112 brilliant tricks, dazzling flourishes and fascinating manipulations easily mastered with this step-by-step guide. For each trick, the author describes the effect to be produced. Then, in a combination of clear descriptions and drawings, he precisely describes the method needed to achieve..... More
THE MAGICIAN'S HANDBOOK: A complete Encyclopaedia of the the Magic Art for Professional and Amateur Entertainers
Marshall & Brookes and Dawbarn & Ward, January 1901. First Edition. Cloth. Blue-grey cloth with blue lettering & stamped illustration. Previous owner's address stamp & hand written name of another previous owner half title page. Darkened textblock edges. (188 pages plus ten pages of advertisements.). More
Essence: 30 Magical Experiments
Edward Bagshawe & Co., January 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. {5' x 7 & 1/2'}No dustjacket. First UK edition. Light brown (faux leather) with black lettering on spine & front panel. Well worn edges. Sun bleached at spine. Starting to crack top of spine about one-half inch down front top..... More
The New Magician's Manual: Tricks and Routines with Instructions for Expert Performance by the Amateur: 16 Pages of Magic Apparatus
Dover Publications, June 1975. Paper Back. Guides novice in mastering 36 tricks; 16 pages of cut-out materials. 36 additional tricks. 64 illustrations. This would be good or even very good, but at least one leaf is missing from bonus magic apparatus' section bound in rear for this edtion. Otherwise sound..... More
Secrets Of Magic
Grosset & Dunlap, July 1973. Paper Back. Quarto; 7 & 1/2' x 10 & 1/2'; mild dust staining cover and textbock edges. Creased lower right corner of cover and dog-eared first few pages. Clean internally without markings, underlining. Etc. Sticker residue and scar top right corner front cover. (147 pages.)..... More
Tops Treasury of Illusions: 60 Illusions
Abot Magic Mfg. Co., March 1965. Stapled Magazine. Quarto; 8 & 1/4' x 10 & 3/4'; Folded & stapled (with 3 staples) in cardstockt; darkened at edges and spine. Shelf worn. Cover flaking parallel to spine/fold. (100 pages.). More
Genii: The International Conjurors' Magazine, July 1986, Volume 50 Number 1, 'Fiftieth Anniversary Issue'
Bill Larsen, July 1986. Stapled Magazine. Folio; 8' x 11'; Stapled, folded oversized magazine. Illustrated, printed pictorial cardstock cover. Mild shelf wear. (114 pages). More
Magic Tricks and Card Tricks
Dover Publications, June 1954. Soft Cover. Here are two excellent books for the beginner interested in learning to perform magic and card tricks. Bound together in one convenient volume, both approach the art of conjuring in a business-like manner, grounding the novice in fundamentals and leading him gradually to a...... More
