WILLARD, HARRY. WILLARD THE WIZARD.Bandera:J. Marvin Hunter’s Printing House, ca. 1930. Pictorial broadside shows the performance of a levitation, suspension, flower growth, and basket trick. The magician who performs...
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VAN HOVEN, FRANK. FRANK VAN HOVEN. THEDIPPY MAD MAGICI...England, 1917. Two-color letterpress broadside advertising comedians, movies, a one-legged acrobat, and the famous American comic magician at the top of...
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THURSTON, HOWARD. KELLAR AND THURSTON.HOWARD THURSTON....Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho Co., 1907. A half-length portrait poster of a young and handsome Thurston, clad here in a gold braid-trimmed...
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REYNOLDS, H.B. COMING! PROF. H.B. REYNOLDS.Providence:What Cheer Print, ca. 1880. Unused letterpress broadside bearing a detailed stock woodcut at its center picturing the magician on stage, the balance filled with descriptive...
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POWELL, FREDERICK EUGENE. EXITO EXITOPOWELL.Guanajay (Cuba): La Generosa, ca. 1911. Letterpress broadside advertising an appearance of Powell at the Teatro Cinta and billing him as the “greatest magician in...
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[MISCELLANEOUS] GROUP OF EIGHT VINTAGEMAGIC POSTERSAmerican and European, 1910s – 40s. Including posters advertising the shows of Henri French, juggler, acrobat, and magician; John Booth; George Staples and...
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MARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MARO PRINCEOF MAGIC. INCUBA...Chicago, Goes Litho., ca. 1906. Handsome window card shows Maro, an early and successful Lyceum and Chautauqua magician, producing scores of cards, ribbons,...
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LOGRENIA (CHARLES LOGRENIA). TO-NIGHT!GREATEST LIVING ...Hartford: Calhoun Printing Works, ca. 1876. Handsome woodcut playbill for the gift show of this little-known performer and including a wood-engraved bust...
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DEVANT, DAVID (DAVID WIGHTON). DAVIDDEVANT THE WORLD’S...London [?], 1916. Devant tops the bill at the Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead, with “selections from his repertoire of mystery.” Devant...
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DAVENPORT, LEWIS. THE DAVENPORTS.Kent,1908. Two-color letterpress broadside for the Alhamabra vaudeville theatre with The Davenports “lightning magicians and illusionists” topping the bill. Lewis Davenport...
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CHEFALO (RAFFAELE CHEFALO). CHEFALO.MAGICIAN & ILLUSIO...Birmingham: Moody Bros. Ltd, ca. 1925. A winged devil cranks the handle on a small box as Chefalo looks on from the right. A host of showgirls and turban-clad...
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CHEFALO (RAFFAELE CHEFALO). CHEFALODE KONING DER ILLUS...Amsterdam, ca. 1933. Three-color broadside advertises the great Italian magician at the top of a mixed variety bill at the Carré theatre with his show...
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CARMO (HARRY CAMERON). THE WORLD’SCOLOSSUS OF MYSTERY....Bolton: Robt. Whewell & Son Ltd., 1936. Letterpress broadside in three colors advertising Carmo at the top of a variety bill featured alongside trick...
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BLACKSTONE, HARRY (HENRY BOUGHTON).BLACKSTONE. THE WOR...Erie, Pennsylvania: Erie Litho. Co., ca. 1917. Iconic color lithograph depicts a striking portrait of the Chicago-born magician in his earliest days...
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BENYON, EDGAR. WORLD’S MOST VERSATILEBOY ENTERTAINER. ...Christchurch: The Lyettleton Times Co., ca. 1910. Letterpress broadside for an early appearance of this Kiwi magician who went on to considerable success...
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HILLIARD, JOHN NORTHERN. GREATER MAGIC.Hilliard,John Northern. Greater Magic. Minneapolis: Carl W. Jones, 1938. First edition. Publisher's cloth. Illustrated. Thick 8vo. With the signatures, several dated or accompanied...
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OVER 35 TLSS FROM BILL SIMON TO FAUCETTROSS.Simon, Bill. Over 35 TLSs from Bill Simon to Faucett Ross. Spanning 1949-68. Lengthy TLSs and several ALSs, most three or four pages, and describing step-by-step methods...
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CSURI, FRANK. THE CSURI NOTES [ORIGINALTYPESCRIPTS].Csuri, Frank. The Csuri Notes [Original Typescripts]. 1960s. Being the original typewritten transcriptions of Csuri's famous notebooks collecting the unpublished...
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IMPORTANT ARCHIVE OF MEL BROWN'S NOTESON MAGIC PERFORM...Brown, Mel. Important Archive of Mel Brown's notes on Magic Performances, Sessions, and Methods. Over 500 pages, both typed and handwritten, compiled by...
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BERTRAM, ROSS. FILE OF CORRESPONDENCETO FAUCETT ROSS.Bertram, Ross. File of Correspondence to Faucett Ross. Toronto, 1951-67. Approximately 400 pages total, all addressed to Ross and written in longhand, stored...
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EUGENE BULSON'S AL BAKER NOTEBOOKS.[Baker,Al] Eugene Bulson's Al Baker Notebooks. Compiled in the 1920s and early 1930s from correspondence and personal meetings between Al Baker and Bulson, and comprising over one...
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FOUR PHOTOS OF MAGICIAN BILL NEFF.Neff,Bill. Four Photos of Magician Bill Neff. Four images, the first depicting Neff with Gene Autry, performing a levitation (1942); the second showing Jack Gwynne and Harlan Tarbell...
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SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MAGICIANS LIFE MEMBERSHIPCERTIFICA...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Society of American Magicians Life Membership Certificate. Presented to Blackstone by Assembly No. 22 of the SAM on June 18,...
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DOLLAR BILL SIGNED BY MAGICIAN HARRYBLACKSTONE.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Dollar Bill Signed by Magician Harry Blackstone. Series 1935 C US Dollar Bill signed boldly across the face by Harry Blackstone...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE SR. FINANCIAL RECORDS,1920—50.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr. Financial Records, 1920—50. Massive career-spanning archive, housed in 13 large cartons and comprised...
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ARCHIVE OF HARRY BLACKSTONE’S CORRESPONDENCEFROM MAGIC...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of Harry Blackstone’s Correspondence from Magicians. Over 100 pages, with fascinating content, mailed by unknown...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE’S OWN PHOTO SCRAPBOOK.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone’s Own Photo Scrapbook. Likely compiled in the 1940s, and filled with over 140 images, both studio shots and candid pictures of Blackstone,...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE AND PETER BOUTON SCRAPBOOK.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone and Peter Bouton Scrapbook. Thick photo album owned and kept by Harry Blackstone, and chronicling his earliest exploits as a magician...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE SR.’S PERENNIAL BOUQUET.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr.’s Perennial Bouquet. Boston: Joseph Frustaglia (for Holden’s Magic), ca. 1941. A barren green bouquet visibly blooms red flowers...
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PAIR OF THE GREAT NICOLA THROW-OUT CARDS.Nicola,Louis. Pair of The Great Nicola Throw-Out Cards. Both depicting the magician in bust portrait on the recto, verso of the earlier card bearing an ad for Nestle’s Milk and...
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COLLECTION OF OVER 30 PHOTOGRAPHS OFMAGICIANS, MANY SI...[Photographs] Collection of Over 30 Photographs of Magicians, Many Signed to the Kolars. 1920s—30s. Including A.M. Wilson, Thomas Worthington III, Harry...
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Fine Autograph Book Featuring Early20th Century Personalities An interesting collection of signatures combined with photographs of early 20th century actors actresses singers dancers musicians writers and athletes...
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