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Magic Tricks:

Dexter, Will. SECRETS OF THE CONJURER'S CRAFT
London n.d ( mid 20thc?) Abbey. Magic tricks. 8vo., 144pp., illustrated with drawings, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a11112)
$25.00 Zdrojewski, Marek . SZTUKMISTRZ TWARDOWSKI I POLONIJI ILUZJONISCI
Lublin 198 Krajowa Agencja. Polish magician. In Polish. 8vo., 135pp., illustrations, wraps. Good. (a44872)
$50.00 Bila, Constantin . LA CROYANCE A LA MAGIE AU XVIII SIECLE EN FRANCE DANS LES CONTES, ROMANS & TRAITES
Paris 1925. In French. 8vo., 158pp., wraps. Unopened. Good, leaves a bit fragile, lightly chipped on edges at various places. (a47810)
$50.00 (magicians) . MEMBERSHIP LIST ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MAGICIANS AUGUST 1944
1944. 44o., 8pp., srapled. Good, chip at margin of last leaf that cuts of part of the membership list. (a55063)
$35.00 Hildburgh, W. L. . JAPANESE POPULAR MAGIC CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE AND TRADE
1913. Offprint from The Transactions of the Japan Society. Tall octavo, pp.22-83, blue cloth. Several interesting photo illustrations (plum blossom charm against lightning, other talismen and amulets, maneki neko cat sculptures, etc. Good, large stain on front and slight area of stain on rear cover, corners worn. (a58045H)
$49.00 Hildburgh, W. L. . JAPANESE POPULAR MAGIC CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE AND TRADE
1913. Offprint from The Transactions of the Japan Society. Tall octavo, pp.22-83, blue cloth. Several interesting photo illustrations (plum blossom charm against lightning, other talismen and amulets, maneki neko cat sculptures, etc. Good, large stain on front and slight area of stain on rear cover, corners worn. (a58045x)
$49.00 Tannen, Louis . LOU TANNEN'S NO. 11 CATALOGUE OF MAGIC
NY 1975 1st Tannen. 8vo., 648pp., index, illustrated hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a59871)
$20.00Pierce, Dr. J. E. (editor). THE MAGIC WORLD JULY 1920 VOLUME 4 NOS. 3, 4 (ONE ISSUE)
Philadelphia 1920. One issue (Nos. 3, 4) of this Monthly about magic and magicians. Front cover shows photo illustrations of O. H . Jensen performing a magic trick. Several articles on magicians including O. H. Jensen. Numerous magic tricks described and explained. Many advertisements for magic shows, magic trick supplies.Octavo, pp. 34-48, original illustrated wraps. Good plus, lightly worn, no tears and binding secure. Rare. (a61961)
$39.00 Pierce, Dr. J. E. (editor) . THE MAGIC WORLD JUNE 1922 VOLUME 6 NO. 3
Philadelphia 1922. One issue of this Monthly about magic and magicians. Article on magicians: The Australian Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Buckley. Several magic tricks described and explained. Many advertisements for magic shows, magic trick supplies. Octavo, pp. 34-, original illustrated wraps. Good, somewhat worn. (a61962)
$35.00 (magic) . GAMAGIC 1909 (MAGIC SUPPLY CATALOGUE)
London 1909 A. W. Gamage, Ltd. 4to., 94pp., numerous illustrations of tricks, costumes, masks, puzzles and other trade items, original color wraps (lacks rear wrap). Fairly Good, front wrap quite worn and chipped; text clean and binding secure. Scarce. (a61970)
$125.00 Korim, Felix . SMALL BROADSIDE ADVERTISING "FABULOUS FELIX KORIM WORLD FAMOUS MAGICIAN"
c. 1930. Original New York - Chicago Production. The Man who Fools all of the People All of the Time...(etc). 4-1/2 x 6 inches, printed in red ink on recto only. Illustration showing the Magician and a Lady with her head beneath the blade of a very tall guillotine. Near Fine. (a74314)
$25.00 Parrish, Robert . SIX TRICKS BY TENKAI
no date given. no publisher. Cover is fullpage photo collage of man in Jul traditional japanese dress, presumably Tenkai, and a Japanese woman in kimono sitting on a sofa. Octavo, 32 leaves ( printed on rectos only), illustrations by Tenkai, stapled wraps. Good. Scarce. (a86818)
$62.00DeLawrence George and James Kater Thompson. MODERN CARD EFFECTS AND HOW TO PERFORM THEM
Chicago 1920 Felsman. Card magic tricks. Small octavo, frontis portrait of DeLawrence, 80p., illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear. (a86820)
$23.00 Magrum, C. Thomas . TWO ORIGINAL TYPED LETTERS SIGNED BY C. THOMAS MAGRUM, MAGICIAN AND CARBON COPY OF LETTER FROM JAMES B POND, JR, IN REPLY
(1) Single sheet, 8 x11 inches, with printed letterhead : "C. Thomas Magrum...Rock Island, Illinois" plus tinted photo portrait of himself and of 4 rabbits jumping out of a hat. Letter dated April 30th, 1955 and addressed to Dear Bim (James B. Pond, Jr.) Typed on both sides of paper and signed by Magrum with his initials. Lots of detailed information about himself and mutual friends. Good, a few pen and pencil notes in margin. Comes with an unsigned carbon copy of letter Mr. Pond wrote back to Mr. Magrum in reply. This letter is dated May 6, 1955. (2) Second typed letter from Magrum to Bim dated May 12th, 1955 on his printed letterhead Dense letter typed on both sides of sheet about himself and other magicians ("There is the bit of the Houdini in me you know!") Group of 3 letters, two original and one carbon copy: (a92168)
$75.00Houdini. HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 1877 (single issue)
New York 1877 first edition. Harpers. printed octavo wraps. pp. 801-952 plus ads. Illustrated article "The King of Conjurers" appears on pp. 817-830 with a portrait of Houdini and 14 detailed pictures of Houdini tricks . Good , cover soiled and edges of cover frayed; uncut; no owner marks. (a95509b)
$85.00