- 19th/20th C book collection to include
1870 hand written recipe collection book, including puddings, soups, sauces, gravies, etc., The Mournful Ballad of Isaac Abbott, Robert Clarke & Co., in pieces, Nurses Memories...
[more like this] - TELLER AND TODD KARR. HOUSE OF MYSTERY:
THE MAGIC SCIEN...Teller and Todd Karr. House of Mystery: the Magic Science of David P. Abbott. [Los Angeles]: The Miracle Factory, 2005. Deluxe Limited First Edition. Two...
[more like this] - [MISCELLANEOUS] GROUP OF MORE THAN 30
VINTAGE AND CONTE...[Miscellaneous] Group of More than 30 Vintage and Contemporary Magic Books and Booklets. Including More Magic (1940s) by Hoffmann; Encyclopedia of Silk...
[more like this] - ABBOTT, PERCY. ABBOTT'S MAGIC FOR MAGICIANS:
OCCIDENTAL...Abbott, Percy. Abbott's Magic for Magicians: Occidental and Oriental Mysteries. Colon, 1934. Printed textured wraps. Illustrated. 8vo. Inscribed and signed below...
[more like this] - SUPERIOR TABLE. COLON: ABBOTT'S MAGIC,
1980S. WOODEN TA...Superior Table. Colon: Abbott's Magic, 1980s. Wooden table with velvet-draped tops decorated in black and gold. 32Ó high. Very good....
[more like this] - SIMPLIFIED SNAKE BASKET. COLON: ABBOTT'S
MAGIC, CA. 196...Simplified Snake Basket. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1965. A faux snake is thrown in a woven basket along with a pack of cards. After comedic by-play, the...
[more like this] - PERCY THE PENGUIN. COLON: ABBOTT'S MAGIC
NOVELTY CO., C...Percy the Penguin. Colon: Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1948. Wooden penguin figure dips his head into a top hat to pick out a selected card. Lacquered...
[more like this] - NEST OF ALARM CLOCKS. COLON: ABBOTT'S
MAGIC NOVELTY CO....Nest of Alarm Clocks. Colon: Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1940s. Set of six nesting metal clocks, with hallmarked dials, to be produced from a hat or...
[more like this] - KNIFE-ERKnife-Er. Colon: Abbott's Magic,
ca. 1970. A gruesome-looking knife is thrown at a young lady standing in front of a target. The knife passes through her body and lodges in the bull's-eye behind her. Target...
[more like this] - HAND OF THE CALIPHHand of the Caliph.
Colon, Mich.: Abbott's Magic Co., ca. 1999. Five selected cards appear at the tips of the fingers of a wooden cut-out hand. 10 _" tall. Good....
[more like this] - HANDKERCHIEF PEDESTALHandkerchief Pedestal.
Colon, Michigan, Abbott's Magic Co., ca. 1960s. A handkerchief appears in a covered glass placed on the brass pedestal. Stand 8Ó tall. With glass and silk, facsimile instructions....
[more like this] - CUBAN (CUBE-ON) RELEASECuban (Cube-On)
Release. Colon: Abbott's Magic Mfg., ca. 1965. A sturdy block is tied to a wooden frame by two ropes running through holes in the block and frame. With a tug, the block penetrates...
[more like this] - CRYSTAL LADDER COIN PAILCrystal Ladder
Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1965. Coins produced from mid-air are dropped down the ladder landing in the hammered brass pail at the bottom. Wooden and glass, with...
[more like this] - COIN WAND.Coin Wand. Colon: Abbott's
Magic, ca. 1950. Mechanical metal wand (13 _Ó long) with nickel-plated tips that produces or vanishes a half-dollar at one end. Paint worn; good....
[more like this] - BULET PROFF GIRLBullet Proof Girl. Colon:
Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1959. A pane of glass hangs on a stand in front of a target and a girl stands in front of both. The magician shoots a rifle at the target,...
[more like this] - LOT OF MAGIC BOTTLE TRICKS.Lot of Magic
Bottle Tricks. Including examples manufactured by Abbott's, Thayer, and other prominent makers, including three Dove Rat bottles; Passe Passe bottles; Vanishing Martini bottle;...
[more like this] - GROUP OF ABBOTT'S MAGIC PROPS.[Abbott's]
Group of Abbott's Magic Props. Colon, Mich.: Abbott's, ca. 1950s Ð 80s. Including Disecto; Tear Apart Vanish; Foo Can; Dove in Balloon (in need of repair); Safety First Razor...
[more like this] - [GWYNNE, JACK] SALLA’S MAGICAL MASTERPIECE.
JACK GWYNNE...[Chicago], 1979. Number 168 of 300 color posters reproducing Salla’s painting which depicts Gwynne and his Royal Family of Magic presenting their levitation,...
[more like this] - LOT OF 36 WORKS ON THE HISTORY OF MAGIC
AND ALLIED ARTS...[Magic History] Lot of 36 Works on the History of Magic and Allied Arts. Various publishers and dates. Authors include: Stuart Cramer, Jim Steinmeyer, Ricky...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - ARCHIVE OF HERBERT HOOD MAGIC CORRESPONDENCE.Hood,
Herbert. Archive of Herbert Hood Magic Correspondence. Written to Faucett Ross and spanning roughly the mid-1930s to 1941, Hood, an amateur magician and accomplished professional...
[more like this] - CSURI, FRANK. THE CSURI LEGACY.Csuri,
Frank. The Csuri Legacy. Compiled 1950s. An apparently unpublished multi-volume work by Csuri, comprised of notes, indices, and illustrations describing nearly all of the...
[more like this] - MANIPULATION WATCHES AND STAND.Manipulation
Watches and Stand. Colon: Abbott’s Magic, ca. 1942. Stack of four nesting watches and six separate manipulation watches, together with a triangular display stand. Stand...
[more like this] - RAZ-MA-TAZ.Raz-ma-taz. Colon: Abbott’s
Magic, ca. 1940. Selected cards appear at the front of the pack while it is isolated in a houlette. Celluloid panels (cracked), wood, and metal. 9 ¾” long. Uncommon....
[more like this] - NEW BANG GUN.New Bang Gun. Colon: Abbott’s
Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1948. Faux gun. When trigger is pulled, four lettered tabs pop up from the firearm spelling out the word “Bang.” Molded plastic with metal works....
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF HARRY BLACKSTONE JR. COINS,
MEMBERSHIP CA...Blackstone, Harry Jr. Collection of Harry Blackstone Jr. Coins, Membership Cards, and Passes. Including his membership cards in the International Brotherhood...
[more like this] - ARCHIVE OF HARRY BLACKSTONE RESEARCH
INTERVIEW AND ENTE...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of Harry Blackstone Research Interview and Entertainment Footage. Many hours of footage, comprised largely...
[more like this] - LOT OF SIX BOOKS ON MAGIC HISTORY AND
BIOGRAPHY.Lot of Six Books on Magic History and Biography. Including Houdini’s Unmasking (1989) by Hugard; Illustrated Magic (1946) by Fischer; Catalogue of the J.B. Findlay...
[more like this] - TALKING SKULL.Talking Skull. Colon:
Abbott’s Magic Mfg., ca. 1975. Imitation skull raps out answers to questions, once for yes, twice for no. Grant-style gimmick. Very good....
[more like this] - FLY-TO CAGE.Fly-To Cage. Colon: Abbott’s
Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1940. A brass cage vanishes from an open stand and reappears in a box shown empty moments before. Finish worn....
[more like this] - TWIN—DI BOX.Twin—Di Box. Colon,
Mich.: Abbott’s Magic Co., ca. 1980s. Stencil-painted wooden boxes on a black stand, holding a yellow die which vanishes and reappears between the magician’s hat and both...
[more like this] - COFFEE VASE.Coffee Vase. Colon: Abbott’s
Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1950. Spun aluminum vase magically transforms cotton into steaming hot coffee. Large model. 14” high. Very good....
[more like this] - BOX OF PAM.Box of Pam. Colon: Abbott’s
Magic Mfg., ca. 2000. A box is disassembled and both hinged sides are shown, yet upon reassembly, a large production is made from within. Invented by Gerald Taylor of Australia....
[more like this] - PAIR OF BLACKSTONE WINDOW CARDS, AND
A HERALD.Blackstone, Harry. Pair of Blackstone Window Cards, and a Herald. Including “Abbott’s Magic Get-Together Featuring Blackstone” (Colon, Mich., [1961]) headlined...
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