- CARD IN TV.Card in TV. Holland:
CARD IN TV.Card in TV. Holland: Eddy Taytelbaum, 1950s. A spectator is asked to picture a card in their mind. When the TV is turned on, the card – and the silhouette of a nude woman – appear on the screen. In a joking aside, the performer exclaims “I asked you to concentrate on the card!” This trick was created for use in a magic competition and was not available commercially. Hand-painted wood with rubber, plastic and cloth details. 5 x 4 x 2 ½”. Cellophane tape construction in need of repair; rear hinge detached; good.
- CARDS AND CARD TRICKS.Heather,
CARDS AND CARD TRICKS.Heather, H.E. Cards and Card Tricks. London: The Bazaar Office, (1876). Gilt pictorial cloth, spine chipped and fraying. Frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. Spine sunned, front hinge weak, otherwise good. Toole Stott 338. Jessel 723.
- TRICKS WITH CARDS.Hoffmann, Professor
TRICKS WITH CARDS.Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Tricks with Cards. New York: George Routledge, ca. 1884. Cloth-backed color lithographed boards. Frontispiece, illustrated. 8vo. 145 pages + 2 leaves Peck & Snyder advts. Board edges rubbed, child's ownership signature to front flyleaf, but strong and clean otherwise.
- TRICKS WITH CARDS.Hoffmann, Professor
TRICKS WITH CARDS.Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Tricks With Cards. London: Frederick Warne, 1889. Publisher's lavender cloth stamped in colors. Illustrated. 8vo. 250 pages + 2 leaves advts. Spine rubbed, white splotch to front cover, edges bumped; mild foxing to prelims and page edges.
- GAMBLER’S TRICKS WITH CARDS,
GAMBLER’S TRICKS WITH CARDS, EXPOSED AND EXPLAINED.Gambler’s Tricks With Cards, Exposed and Explained. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1850/later impression. Modern quarter buckram, marbled sides, retaining front wrapper. Illustrated. 16mo. Pencil notation to title page; very good.
- TRICKS WITH CARDS.Hoffmann, Professor
TRICKS WITH CARDS.Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis). Tricks with Cards. London and New York: Frederick Warne, 1889. Pictorial red cloth stamped in black and gilt. Illustrated. 8vo. 250 + 2 leaves advts. Bookplate of J. Edgar Lound to front pastedown. Spine sunned, foxing to page edges and scattered internally, otherwise fine.
- TOPPER/BIG TRICK.Topper/Big Trick.
TOPPER/BIG TRICK.Topper/Big Trick. New York: Himber’s Custombilt Magic, ca. 1959. A special box allows the magician to exchange cards, decks, or cause one card to rise to the top of the pack. Chrome plated brass covered with 24-karat gold-tooled Italian leather. 4 x 3 x 1 ¼”. With instructions for both tricks and gimmicked cards. Near fine.
- ZINGONE’S RECORDED CARD TRICKS
ZINGONE’S RECORDED CARD TRICKS VOL. 1.Zingone’s Recorded Card Tricks Vol. 1. New York: Magic Record Co., 1939. Set of three 78rpm records housed in the original pictorial cover. Instructional booklet tipped-in on the first sleeve, unopened. Demonstrating crooked gamblers’ techniques with cards. Fine.
- (CREMER, W.H.) THE SECRET OUT,
(CREMER, W.H.) THE SECRET OUT, OR 1000 TRICKS WITH CARD...(Cremer, W.H.) The Secret Out, or 1000 Tricks with Cards. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1859. First Edition. Pebbled green cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth mildly worn, binding shaken but holding, ink annotations to preliminaries and at rear. Toole Stott 191.
- [Occult and Cards] About 36 titles
[Occult and Cards] About 36 titles on witchcraft card tricks games and magic including: Modern Magic and More Magic circa 1900 by Professors Hoffman & Hoffman Estimate $ 50-80
- RISING CARD CHEST. [LONDON]: [DAVENPORT'S
RISING CARD CHEST. [LONDON]: [DAVENPORT'S MAGIC], CA. 1...Rising Card Chest. [London]: [Davenport's Magic], ca. 1960. Wooden chest, painted black, with internal houlette that causes the chosen card to rise without the magician touching the deck it holds. 5 x 4 _ x 4Ó. Very good.
- (CREMER, W.H.) THE SECRET OUT;
(CREMER, W.H.) THE SECRET OUT; OR, 1,000 TRICKS WITH CA...(Cremer, W.H.) The Secret Out; or, 1,000 Tricks With Cards. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, (n.d). Original gilt-stamped cloth, spine toned. Illustrated. 12mo. 398 + 5 leaves advts. Edges shelfworn, spine toned, else a strong copy. Bookplate to front pastedown.
- ANNONAMUS, 1000 TRICKS WITH CARDS,
ANNONAMUS, 1000 TRICKS WITH CARDS, C. 1869 Anonymous THE SECRET OUT; OR, ONE THOUSAND TRICKS WITH CARDS (NY: Dick and Fitzgerald, cop. 1869) 12mo., pictorial cloth.
- IMPROBABILITY.Improbability. Chicago:
IMPROBABILITY.Improbability. Chicago: National Magic Co., ca. 1945. A handkerchief or steel rod is placed in a hole running through a wooden frame. A jumbo Jack of Hearts with a corresponding hole is pushed down through the rod. When the frame is opened, the rod is threaded through the unharmed card. Wooden frame and easel 10 ” high.
- THREE MAGIC PLAYING CARD RELATED
THREE MAGIC PLAYING CARD RELATED ITEMS.Three Magic 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. Circa. 1890, Prof. Herman’s Wonderful Trick cards (partial box) and directions Monogram Trick & Novelty Co., Chicago, Five trick cards, and 11 Burling Hull “Ghost Cards” including packet and devil joker.
- VINTAGE MAGIC TRICK, SQUARE CIRCLEVintage,
VINTAGE MAGIC TRICK, SQUARE CIRCLEVintage, high quality square circle stage magic disappearing trick, stencil painted with a genie and his lamp. Excellent working condition. Measures 12" x 8" x 8". shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
- TWO VINTAGE POCKET TRICKS.Two Vintage
TWO VINTAGE POCKET TRICKS.Two Vintage Pocket Tricks. 1950s. Including Davenport’s brass cannon divination effect, allowing performer to predict the number of ball bearings inserted into barrel by a spectator; and a set of four-piece visual color changing knives (plastic, jigged bone and mother of pearl). Cannon 3 ½” long; knives 3” each. Very good.
- CARDINI-MADE MAGICIAN’S REEL.Cardini
CARDINI-MADE MAGICIAN’S REEL.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Cardini-Made Magician’s Reel. Circa 1965. Small reel threaded with monofilament. Finger break mechanism. Turned brass case with knurled edges. Hallmarked “Cardini”. Good working condition.
- MAGIC: RARE THAYER RAPPING HAND
MAGIC: RARE THAYER RAPPING HAND TRICKF.G. Thayer's Rapping Hand trick. Also known as Doctor Q Spirit Hand. A carved wooden hand taps (for example, one for yes and two for no) answers to questions. No magnets or wires. Hand can be picked up and shown to astounded audience members. Circa 1930s. Board measures 18" x 11-1/4". Hand measures 9" long. Original velvet around wrist, with lace cuff. Some minor paint loss, not repainted or restored in any way. Very fine condition. Mechanism works well and smoothly. From the estate of a 90-year-old retired professional stage magician.
- GOLDSTON, WILL. CARD SYSTEM OF
GOLDSTON, WILL. CARD SYSTEM OF EXCLUSIVE MAGICAL SECRET...Goldston, Will. Card System of Exclusive Magical Secrets. London: Will Goldston Ltd., (ca. 1922). Green cloth gilt stamped, bound with twine. Illustrated. 8vo. Oriented horizontally, each trick printed on thick individual stock paper, rectos only. Very good.
- HOUDINI, HARRY. PLAYING CARD AUTOGRAPHED
HOUDINI, HARRY. PLAYING CARD AUTOGRAPHED BY HOUDINI. CI...Houdini, Harry. Playing Card Autographed by Houdini. Circa 1920s. Poker-sized four of clubs playing card (2 _ x 3 _") signed in ink ÒHoudiniÓ diagonally across the face. Red and white checkered back. Near fine.
- ROBERT-HOUDIN, JEAN EUGENE. CARD-SHARPERS:
ROBERT-HOUDIN, JEAN EUGENE. CARD-SHARPERS: THEIR TRICKS...Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Card-Sharpers: Their Tricks Exposed, or The Art of Always Winning. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1902. Trans. William J. Jilliar. Publisher’s red pictorial cloth. Illustrated. 8vo. Writing and owner’s stamp on endpapers, some rubbing on edge of book cloth, else very good copy.
- ELAINE LEWIS MAGICIAN PLAYING CARDS.Elaine
ELAINE LEWIS MAGICIAN PLAYING CARDS.Elaine Lewis Magician Playing Cards. Bradford, 1993. 52 + 2J + OB. Mint. Courts and aces magic related, pips standard. Number 7 of 37 sets, signed by the artist on AS.
- SINGLE HAND DRAWN 7C TRANSFORMATION
SINGLE HAND DRAWN 7C TRANSFORMATION PLAYING CARD.Single Hand Drawn 7C Transformation Playing Card. English (?), ca. 1840. Mint. Wonderful depiction of what appears to be a Halloween celebration with witches and skeletons.
- MAGIC: DOVE PAN BIRD TRICK, PETRIE
MAGIC: DOVE PAN BIRD TRICK, PETRIE LEWISVintage magic trick where a bird or other animal is produced after the magician shows the audience an empty pan. Spun copper lid and body. Brass handle and claw feet. Measures about 8-1/2" diameter. Inside back of handle is signed with maker's initials, P. & L., representing Petrie & Lewis. Includes insert. Good condition, with paper (for bird mishaps) in hidden section and flash powder burns in the other section. From the estate of a 90-year-old retired professional stage magician.
- HOUDINI, HARRY (EHRICH WEISS).
HOUDINI, HARRY (EHRICH WEISS). HOUDINI. KING OF CARDS.Chicago: National Printing and Engraving, ca. 1898. Half-sheet color lithographed poster used by Houdini as a young circus and dime museum performer, with a bust portrait of the young magician at the center, and vignettes depicting his digital dexterity with a deck of cards above and below. Includes letter from Houdini’s nephew stating that the poster was gifted to him by Mrs. Houdini. 20 x 27". Repaired tears; minor paper loss in bottom margin restored; scattered minor over-coloring. A-.
- MAGNETIC CARD BOXMagnetic Card
MAGNETIC CARD BOXMagnetic Card Box. Indiana, Penn.: Bob Kline, ca. 1975. Wooden box, painted in green and gold, which produces, vanishes, or changes a card. 3 _ x 4 _ x 2Ó. Very good. Sold with resetting magnet.
- COLLECTION OF EIGHT VINTAGE BRASS
COLLECTION OF EIGHT VINTAGE BRASS MAGIC TRICKS.[Brasses] Collection of Eight Vintage Brass Magic Tricks. American, 1900s Ð 70s. Including a Devil's Bank (Sherms, ca. 1945); Mephisto's Cup (Hornmann [?], ca. 1900); Bill Tube (Kanter, ca. 1940s); Bill Tube (1930s); Divination Rods (Jan's Magic, ca. 1970s); Enchanted Cigarette Tubes (Tannen's, ca. 1960s); Yogi Coin Box (Brema, ca. 1960s); and Okito Coin Box (1950s). Very good.
- TWO SILVER CAP AND PENCE TRICKS.Two
TWO SILVER CAP AND PENCE TRICKS.Two Silver Cap and Pence Tricks. Likely made by Connie Haden, ca. 1950. One set made up of a straight leather cylinder with a magnetic stack and penny and two extra quarters, with wooden insert; and a second tapered leather cone with stack of silver quarters and matching stack of regular silver quarters. Both sets in fine condition. From the collection of Danny Dew.
- MAGIC: DISAPPEARING DICE TRICK,
MAGIC: DISAPPEARING DICE TRICK, D. ROBBINSVintage, circa late 1970s magic trick, often called a Die Box, sold through D. Robbins in Brooklyn, N.Y. Handpainted box with multiple doors. Old instructions included. Measures about 8-1/2" x 4-1/2" x 4-1/2". Good condition. From the estate of a 90-year-old retired professional stage magician.
- MISCELLANEOUS VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY
MISCELLANEOUS VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY MAGIC TRICKS. IN...Miscellaneous Vintage and Contemporary Magic Tricks. Including Flat Model Money Maker (Grant); Ball Through Hand (Viking); Hot Spot (Star Magic); Money Maker (Adams); Crazy Spots (Tenyo); Berg Card Frame (Thayer?); Supreme Clipboard (Tannen); Pass the Salt (Merv Taylor); Por-Mor (Merv Taylor); Ball and Vase (Adams); Coin Wand (unknown); Clutter-Buck (Harry Stanley); and more. Some with instructions, generally good condition.
- MISCELLANEOUS CONTEMPORARY MAGIC
MISCELLANEOUS CONTEMPORARY MAGIC TRICKS. APPROXIMATELY ...Miscellaneous Contemporary Magic Tricks. Approximately 70 pieces, including Rocky Raccoon; Mirror Box; Metamorpho Spots; Sponge Balls; Tricky Bottles; Mini Spirit Slates; Vanishing Leprechaun; Sand Frame; Abdul's Fez; Chick Pan; Dice Bomb; KEM cards; and many more tricks, primarily 1980s Ð 2000s. Some with instructions and original packaging.
- SYBIL CARD RISE.Sybil Card Rise.
SYBIL CARD RISE.Sybil Card Rise. London: Will Goldston Ltd., ca. 1940. Cards rise from the deck isolated in a metal and glass houlette held at the tips of the fingers. Includes gimmick, deck, and houlette.
- BLACKSTONE, HARRY. BLACKSTONE'S
BLACKSTONE, HARRY. BLACKSTONE'S MODERN CARD TRICKS. NEW...Blackstone, Harry. Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks. New York, 1958. Publisher's cloth. Inscribed and signed, with a caricature self-portrait, by the author on the flyleaf. Illustrated. 8vo. Lacks dust-jacket, else fine.
- HOFFMANN, PROFESSOR (ANGELO LEWIS).
HOFFMANN, PROFESSOR (ANGELO LEWIS). TRICKS WITH CARDS. ...Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis). Tricks with Cards. London: Frederick Warne, 1889. Pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt. Illustrated. 8vo. 250 + 2 leaves advts. Nineteenth century bookplate and gift inscription. Torn corner of half-title remargined, minor tear repaired on title. Very good.
- LILIPUT “TRICK BOX” MAGIC SET.
LILIPUT “TRICK BOX” MAGIC SET. NO. 2000 / 2020.Liliput “Trick Box” Magic Set. No. 2000 / 2020. Germany, ca. 1910s. Boxed set bearing a color lithographed label depicting a child conjuror, decorative paper sides, thick cardboard dividers internally, containing several turned boxwood tricks, die box, rings, coins, trick keys, jumping peg, wand, multiplying billiard balls, sponge balls, and other props. Original instructional booklet and three other instructions sheets, all in English. 14 ½ x 10 x 2”.