A few examples of appraisal values for
MAGIC

• MAGIC, PRETENDED MIRACLES AND
  MAGIC, PRETENDED MIRACLES AND REMARKABLE NATURAL PHENOM...Magic, Pretended Miracles and Remarkable Natural Phenomena. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, ca. 1850. No. 30 of The Monthly Volume. Blind-embossed cloth, gilt spine title, a.e.g. Small 8vo. Woodcuts. Near fine copy with light foxing at start. Toole Stott 473.
• MAGICIAN WITH TOP HAT AND
  MAGICIAN WITH TOP HAT AND DISAPPEARING BALL Germany lithographed tin whimsical man seated on trunk able to make ball disappear from top hat when key wind is activated. 6 3/4'' h. Some litho wear. (VG Cond.)
• MARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MARO
  MARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MARO PRINCE OF MAGIC. THE CA...Chicago, Goes Litho., ca. 1906. Color lithographed window card depicting Maro’s Spirit Cabinet effect, in which instruments (bells, tambourines, and guitars) mysteriously floated out of and animated inside a small cabinet sitting on a skeleton-type table at center stage. 13 x 18". Minor wear at edges. Unmounted. A-.
• "Magic: Stage Illusions and
  "Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions" by Albert Hopkins, 1897 first edition. "Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography" with 400 fascinating illustrations (including "chronophotographic" progression of galloping hose), compiled and edited by Albert A. Hopkins, copyright 1897 by Munn & Co., NYC. Embossed sticker on the interior from Martinka & Co., Manufacturers of Fine Magical Apparatus, New York City. 9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W. The hinges loose thus separating the spine from the spine piece, also light wear to cover.
• A David Nixon Magic kit.
  A David Nixon Magic kit.
• [STOCK POSTER] LEVITATION STOCK
  [STOCK POSTER] LEVITATION STOCK MAGIC POSTER.New York, Chicago and St. Louis: National Printing and Engraving, ca. 1930. Standing atop a large set of steps and surrounded by gnomes and imps at his feet, the magician gestures toward his floating assistant who wears a flowing white dress embellished by beads. 41 ¼ x 80". Wear in borders, old folds visible, minor losses over-colored; B.
• VINTAGE MAGIC TRICK, SQUARE
  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.
• A MAGICIAN AMONG THE
  A MAGICIAN AMONG THE SPIRITS.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). A Magician Among the Spirits. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924. First edition. Frontispiece shows Arthur Conan Doyle and Houdini. Plates. With the scarce publisher’s dust jacket (chipped and separating, but complete). 8vo. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Houdini to his librarian: “To my friend and tutor Alfred Becks from one who is duly appreciative. Houdini. May 11/1924.”
• MIRACLE MONGERS AND THEIR
  MIRACLE MONGERS AND THEIR METHODS.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Miracle Mongers and Their Methods. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1920. Publisher’s cloth. Frontispiece, plates. 8vo. Ownership signature of escape artist Joseph Kolar to ffep. Corners rubbed, light soiling to covers.
• 'THE MAGIC MAGIC BOOK', RICKY JAY
  'THE MAGIC MAGIC BOOK', RICKY JAY 'The Magic Magic Book,' New York: Whitney Museum, 1994, two volumes in blue cloth drop spine box. An Inquiry into the Venerable History and Operation of the Oldest Trick Conjuring Volumes, Designated "Blow Books." Edited by Ricky Jay, illustrations by Vija Celmins, Jane Hammond, Glenn Ligon, Justen Ladda, Philip Taaffe, and William Wegman. 10.5" H x 8.5" W.
• BRINDAMOUR, GEORGE. THE GREAT
  BRINDAMOUR, GEORGE. THE GREAT BRINDAMOUR MAGICIAN. THE ...Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho. Co., ca. 1903. Striking full color lithograph depicts Brindamour performing the Levitation illusion, his brunette assistant suspended in mid-air in front of him, while mystic rays radiate from his fingertips, apparently causing her to float in mid air. Three gnomes look on as he performs. 17 5/8 x 27 ¼". Tiny repaired tears, minor restoration in lower border; A-. Scarce. Best-remembered as an escape artist, Brindamour (1870 – 1941) was Houdini’s most successful competitor. Besides jail breaks, his signature escape was a handcuffed bridge jump, sometimes into partially-frozen rivers. He also devised clever escape stunts from unusual devices and restraints, including locked barrels filled with beer, a spiked Spanish Cell, and glass display cases. The levitation was part of his full stage show that was soon abandoned in favor of his more successful (and in-demand) escape act. As a result, few posters featuring Brindamour’s illusions have survived the years. Along with Brindamour’s magic apparatus, the posters were discovered in storage in the 1920s.
• CHRISTIAN, MAGIC (TRANS. LORI
  CHRISTIAN, MAGIC (TRANS. LORI PIEPER). JOHANN NEPOMUK H...Christian, Magic (trans. Lori Pieper). Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Non Plus Ultra. Seattle: Hermetic Press/Conjuring Arts Research Library, 2013. Two volumes, English-language edition. Publisher's cloth with jackets, in slipcase. Copiously illustrated. 4tos. Fine.
• A MAGICIAN AMONG THE
  A MAGICIAN AMONG THE SPIRITS.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). A Magician Among the Spirits. New York, 1924. First edition. Original cloth, gilt-lettered. Frontispiece of Houdini and Conan Doyle. Halftone plates, illustrations. 8vo. Light shelfwear, minor soiling to edges.
• BLACKSTONE MAGIC SHOW.Blackstone,
  BLACKSTONE MAGIC SHOW.Blackstone, Harry Jr. Blackstone Magic Show. New York: Artcraft Lithographers & Printers, ca. 1980. Window card bearing an artistic montage of images including the Buzz Saw, Zig Zag, a tiger, and more. 14 x 22”. One corner damaged, B.
• THE GREAT WIZARD’S HANDBOOK OF
  THE GREAT WIZARD’S HANDBOOK OF MAGIC OR, PARLOUR ENTERT...The Great Wizard’s Handbook of Magic or, Parlour Entertainment. [London; W.S. Fortey, 1850].Modern quarter leather. Pamphlet, 4 leaves, p. [1—2] 3—8. First page depicting a conjuror tied up with rope by an audience member. 8vo. Faint spotting to margins. Toole Stott 320. Toole Stott notes two states, this being the second, the other showing a lady conjuror on the front.
• COLLECTION OF 25 PHOTOS OF
  COLLECTION OF 25 PHOTOS OF MAGICIANS, SOME SIGNED.[Photographs] Collection of 25 Photos of Magicians, Some Signed. American, 1940s-80s. Subjects including Dai Vernon (signed), Faucett Ross (signed), John Scarne, Russell Swann (signed), Slydini (two, both signed); Edward Marlo (2), Leslie Guest (signed), Senator Crandall (signed), Tony Giorgio (signed), Mel Brown (signed), Russ Miller (signed), Martin Nash (signed), and others. 10 x 8".
• WILLARD, HARRY. WILLARD THE
  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 the feats bears little resemblance to Willard. Flowery and descriptive text fills the balance of the bill. 8 ¾ x 24". Minor edge chips; A-. Harry Willard was one of three men in his family to make magic his profession. Rumor has it he was not the only member of his family to use this broadside to advertise his show. Apparently first printed at the turn of the century, the Willard family, ever economical, reused the same billing material for decades in their tours, which crisscrossed the American South season after season, playing under large canvas tents.
• ANTIQUE WIND-UP MAGICIAN
  ANTIQUE WIND-UP MAGICIAN TOY.Antique Wind-Up Magician Toy. Hand-painted German tin magician figure with fabric-covered table, set with a large die which changes to reveal a blackamoor’s head and back to a regular six-sided die. 6 ½” tall. Working. Scattered paint scratches and chips, fabric pulls, and other wear.
• MARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MARO
  MARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MARO PRINCE OF 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, and even livestock from the coat of a bewildered spectator. 13 x 18". Minor wear at edges. Unmounted. A-. Maro (1868 – 1908) was born Walter Truman Best in Montpelier, Vermont. Trained first as a photographer and musician, he eventually combined his abilities as a saxophonist with his aptitude for magic, after encouragement and coaching from Dr. A.M. Wilson of Kansas City, Missouri. One of the earliest and most successful magicians on the Lyceum circuits that toured rural America, Maro made a name for himself as a refined and artistic performer who presented a mixed bill of hand shadows, conjuring, and music, and such was his reputation that at one time, it was suggested that he might succeed the great Harry Kellar. Sadly, Maro’s career – and life – was cut short at the age of thirty-nine by typhoid fever, in 1908. Friend and fellow Lyceum magician Eugene Laurant took over Maro’s route.
• HOUDINI “MASTER MYSTIFIER” PRINCESS
  HOUDINI “MASTER MYSTIFIER” PRINCESS THEATRE POSTCARD.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini “Master Mystifier” Princess Theatre Postcard. Chicago, 1910s. A postcard promoting Houdini’s engagement at the Princess Theatre, bearing a pre-written letter from the sender, stating that the “extraordinary entertainment… consists of Three Shows in One; Magic, Illusions, Escapes, and Fraudulent Mediums Exposed.” Undivided back, not postally used.
• 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.
• Large collection of vintage
  Large collection of vintage magician's trick bottles, stenciled boxes, wands, etc. Bottle: 10"H.
• ANTHROPOMORPHIC RABBIT MAGICIAN,
  ANTHROPOMORPHIC RABBIT MAGICIAN, FRAMED M/M American school, 21st century, "Rabbit Magician", depicting an anthropomorphic rabbit playing cards, nude female with a cat head painted over a figural Greco-Roman book plate, mixed media on paper, apparently unsigned, framed. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Ruth West, Atlanta, Georgia. Approx. h. 25.5", w. 21" (frame), h. 15.875", w. 12" (paper).
• [IT’S MAGIC] IT’S MAGIC 1967.[Los
  [IT’S MAGIC] IT’S MAGIC 1967.[Los Angeles], 1967. Handsome screenprint poster in white and black on blue stock advertising the annual magic show produced by Milt Larsen. A full-length image of a top hat and tux-clad magician with cards and a wand in his hand fills the center. 23 x 36". Short tears and chips at edges. B. Unmounted.
• GROUP OF EIGHT MID-CENTURY
  GROUP OF EIGHT MID-CENTURY FLEMING CLASSICS AND OTHER W...[Classics] Group of Eight Mid-Century Fleming Classics and Other Works. Including Magic Without Apparatus (1945; inscribed by Fleming to Dariel Fitzkee); Sleight of Hand (1946); A Conjuring Melange (1947); Okito on Magic (1952); Our Magic (1946); Magic of the Hands (1942); Further Magic of the Hands (1945; signed and dated by Victor on the ffep); and Encyclopedia of Cigarette Magic (1952). Illustrated. 8vo. Four with dust-jackets, one with original wax jacket. Nice group.
• THE ''WIZARD'' STILL BANK England
  THE ''WIZARD'' STILL BANK England lithographed tin well embossed example great graphic imagery of cat observing magician turning silver to gold. 5 3/8'' h. (Pristine Cond.)
• OUR MAGIC.Maskelyne, Nevil and
  OUR MAGIC.Maskelyne, Nevil and David Devant. Our Magic. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1911. Pictorial cloth stamped in white and gilt. Illustrated. 8vo. Light wear to cloth, ownership signature front pastedown, otherwise fine.
• KELLAR, HARRY (HEINRICH KELLER).
  KELLAR, HARRY (HEINRICH KELLER). KELLAR.Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho. Co., ca. 1897. The famous American magician stands in the middle of a mysterious cave-like scene filled with tiny red imps pushing red spheres down slides and up spiral-shaped ramps. On stage, the effect was known as the Golliwog Ball. At Kellar’s command, a large ball rolled up and down an inclined plank, one end of which rested on the back of a chair. 39 ½ x 29 ½". Borders, central folds and closed tears expertly restored; B+. Scarce.
• 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.
• Fifteen French glass magic
  Fifteen French glass magic lantern slides each with sequential scenes in box.
• [IT’S MAGIC] IT’S MAGIC 1968.[Los
  [IT’S MAGIC] IT’S MAGIC 1968.[Los Angeles], 1968. Striking two-color screenprint poster advertising the annual magic show produced by Milt Larsen. The poster depicts a magician in a comically tall hat. A rabbit peeks out from behind it. Designed by Earl Newman. 23 x 36". Tiny tear in lower margin; A-. Unmounted.
• BUATIER DE KOLTA GENIUS OF
  BUATIER DE KOLTA GENIUS OF ILLUSION.Warlock, Peter. Buatier de Kolta Genius of Illusion. Pasadena: Magical Publications, 1993. From a numbered edition of 1000 copies. Blue cloth stamped in gold. Tipped-in color frontispiece. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Very good.
• MAGICIAN’S STOCK
  MAGICIAN’S STOCK POSTER.Magician’s Stock Poster. Buenos Aires: Alex Mir, ca. 1940. Modeled on the popular Friedlander design. A magician stands at the center of a panoply of illusions, props, and mystical figures. 29 ½ x 21 ½”. A. Linen backed.
• [MISCELLANEOUS] GROUP OF 16
  [MISCELLANEOUS] GROUP OF 16 CONTEMPORARY MAGIC POSTERS....Various places and dates. Primarily 1960s – 80s. Including advertisements for the shows of Dexter the hypnotist, Blackstone Jr., Tihany, John Pomeroy, Enric Magoo, It’s Magic (two different), Tony Clark, Grand Gala of International Magic, and others. The largest 22 x 34". Condition: generally A-. Mounted and unmounted.
• WORK ON PAPER, MANUEL NERI Manuel
  WORK ON PAPER, MANUEL NERI Manuel Neri (American, b. 1930), "Magic Act No. 93," 1984, oil paint stick, charcoal, and graphite on paper, signed and dated lower right, artist label affixed verso, sheet: 14"h x 10.5"w, overall (with frame): 28.5"h x 24"w
• MAGIC: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF
  MAGIC: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CONJURERS IN THE THEATER....Price, David. Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater. New York: Cornwall Books, 1985. Cloth with jacket. Illustrations, including color plates. 4to. Jacket chipped, owner’s sig. to pastedown, else very good.