TWO ANTIQUE VOLUMES ON MAGICParlor Bookof Magic
Signor Blitz
1889, Arlington edition
Pub. Hurst & Co. (New York)
Red cloth, Duodecimo (7 1/4" x 5 1/4"). Illustrated.
The Old & the New Magic
Henry Ridgely...
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VERNON, DAI. SILHOUETTE OF MAGICIANJIM SHERMAN. NEW YO...Vernon, Dai. Silhouette of Magician Jim Sherman. New York, 1941. Scissor-cut profile portrait of the club magician and owner of National Magic Co. (Chicago)...
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MARLO, ED. GROUP OF BOOKLETS BY MARLO.CHICAGO: IRELAND...Marlo, Ed. Group of Booklets by Marlo. Chicago: Ireland, Magic Inc., 1940s Ð 70s. Including The Cardician; Faro Notes (three edns.); Action Palm (two edns.);...
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EVANS, HENRY RIDGELY. LOT OF TWO ANTIQUARIANMAGIC BOOK...Evans, Henry Ridgely. Lot of Two Antiquarian Magic Books. Including Spirit World Unmasked (Chicago, 1897) and Magic and Its Professors (London, 1902). The first...
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[SUPPLY CATALOGS] GROUP OF MORE THAN25 VINTAGE MAGIC C...[Supply Catalogs] Group of More than 25 Vintage Magic Catalogs. 1920s Ð 80s. Representing numerous manufacturers and magic shops including Bartl & Willmann,...
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[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,...
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THURSTON, HOWARD. CHICAGO AMERICAN SAYS“GO SEE” THURST...Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho. Co., ca. 1910. A reproduction of sketches made by French, staff artist of the Chicago American, showing...
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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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MARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MARO PRINCEOF MAGIC. FLAGS ...Chicago, Goes Litho., ca. 1905. Bright yellow color lithographed window card bearing a striking portrait of the famous Lyceum magician performing the Flags...
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THREE MAGIC PLAYING CARD RELATED ITEMS.ThreeMagic Playing Card Related Items. Including pack of Bold’s Magic Playing Cards, 52 + Instruction Sheet + OB. Cards are stripped meaning one end is narrower than the other....
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LOT OF 15 BOOKS ON MAGIC, MECHANICS,AND OTHER RECREATI...[Boy's Books] Lot of 15 Books on Magic, Mechanics, and Other Recreations. Including Boy's Own Annual Vol. 43 (London, 1920); Every Boy's Annual (London,...
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COLLECTION OF NATIONAL MAGIC COMPANYINSTRUCTION SHEETS...[Instruction Sheets] Collection of National Magic Company Instruction Sheets. Chicago, 1940s - 50s. Over 200 original instruction sheets issued by the...
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TARBELL, HARLAN. [THE TARBELL COURSEIN MAGIC].Tarbell, Harlan. [The Tarbell Course in Magic]. Chicago: Tarbell System, Incorporated, 1927. Original 60-lesson mail-order course with hundreds of illustrations...
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MARLO, EDWARD. GROUP OF FOUR BOOKS ONCARD MAGIC [NUMBE...Marlo, Edward. Group of Four Books on Card Magic [Numbered Editions]. Chicago, 1960s-70s. Including Faro Controlled Miracles (1964; copy number 78 [inscribed...
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DOWNS, T. NELSON. THE ART OF MAGIC.Downs,T. Nelson. The Art of Magic. Chicago: A.P. Felsman, 1921. Second edition. Inscribed and signed by Downs to F.G. Thayer on the front flyleaf. Frontispiece, halftone plates,...
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BUCKLEY, ARTHUR. THREE MAGIC BOOKS,TWO SIGNED.Buckley, Arthur. Three Magic Books, Two Signed. Including Gems of Mental Magic (Chicago, 1947; inscribed and signed by Buckley and co-author John Brown Cook to...
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BANK TELLER’S CASHIER CAGE FRONT.BankTeller’s Cashier Cage Front. Circa 1930. 25 x 20 ½”. Excellent. Collection of Magic, Inc. (Chicago, Ill.)....
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TRIO OF BLACKSTONE MAGIC SHOW BLOTTERS.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Trio of Blackstone Magic Show Blotters. Circa 1930s. Including one pictorial blotter depicting a rider on horseback promoting Blackstone’s tour,...
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RECEIPT FOR BLACKSTONE VANISHING BIRDCAGES.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Receipt for Blackstone Vanishing Birdcages. Issued by the Chicago Magic Co. and the National Magic Co. in 1934 and 1942, respectively. Blackstone purchases...
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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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FIVE BOOKS RELATED TO THE OCCULT ANDSPIRITUALISM.Five Books Related to the Occult and Spiritualism. Including The Mystery and Lore of Apparitions (New York, 1930) by C. J. S. Thompson; On the Other Side of the...
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TWO L.W. DELAURENCE VOLUMES ON MAGIC.[Occult]Two L.W. DeLaurence Volumes on Magic. Including The Mysteries of Magic: A Digest of the Writings of Eliphas Levi (Chicago, 1909; frontis. under tissue, printed in red and...
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FIVE VINTAGE BOOKS ON CARD MAGIC ANDCONJURING.Five Vintage Books on Card Magic and Conjuring. Including New Era Card Tricks (London, 1897; fair copy with shaken binding, worn cloth) and Card Tricks and How to...
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THREE CLASSIC WORKS ON MAGIC.Three ClassicWorks on Magic. Including Revelations of a Spirit Medium (London, 1902) by Price and Dingwall; The Magician’s Handbook (London, 1902; second edition) by Selbit; and The...
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FIVE VOLUMES ON MAGIC BY BURLINGAME.Burlingame,H.J. Five Volumes on Magic by Burlingame. Including Herrmann the Magician (Chicago, 1897); History of Magic and Magicians (Chicago, 1895; printed wraps. retained); Tricks...
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JOHN COLLINS PHOTO - EXHIBITED AT 1933WORLD'S FAIRJohn F. Collins (American, 1888-1990). Bromoil gelatin silver print photograph, 1927. A striking "Machine Age" photograph of an adding machine by John F. Collins...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, KOPAR / ANGORAMSTYLECarved Wooden Mask with very long, pointed nose. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this kind of mask with its long, pointed beak-like nose is typical of Lower...
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[BAUM, L. Frank (1856-1919) and RuthPlumly THOMPSON (1871-1976) et al]. A group of 27 works from the Wizard of Oz series, comprising:
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A GROUP OF BOOKSA group of books, Fourworks: Sparks, Edwin Erle ed. "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library Vol. III, Lincoln Series Vol. I." Springfield: Illinois...
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VINTAGE ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS,2PC GROUP: "THE MAGIC OF OZ" BY FRANK L. BAUM AND "THE ARABIAN NIGHTS: THEIR BEST KNOWN TALES" ILLUSTRATED BY MAXFIELD PARISH. 9 1/4"H X 7"W X 1/2"D (0Z)Vintage illustrated...
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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN ROGERS COX, INDIANA/ ILLINOIS (1915 - 1990), DOUBLE SIDED FEMALE NUDE, OIL ON BOARD, 47 1/2"H X 35 1/2"W (SIGHT), 50"H X 38 1/4"W (FRAME)Attributed to John Rogers Cox, Indiana / Illinois, (1915...
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SEVEN ASSORTED HARDCOVER HORROR, FANTASY,AND MAGIC REALISM VOLUMESSeven Assorted Hardcover Horror, Fantasy, and Magic Realism Volumes,, Consisting of: 'The Castle of Otranto' by Horace Walpole for The Folio Society,...
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Leonard Nierman (b. 1932) ''Magic Flight''oilon Masonite signed at lower right inscribed on the verso ''Vuelo Magico'' and ''Magic Flight '' presented in an attractive gilt frame with linen liner.Born in Mexico City...
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Three framed paper ads, pharmacy relateditems: hand painted St. Mark Salve, Stump's Magic Hoodoo, and Kalom's Drugs. Largest: 22" x 13 1/2". Provenance: From the estate of David Langerman former top Salesman in...
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6 vols. Occult Subjects & Curiosa:Library of Mesmerism and Psychology,...: Philosophy of Mesmerism; Electrical Psychology; On Fascination; The Microcosm; Science of The Soul. New York: S.R. Wells, (1869)....
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