A few examples of appraisal values for
MAGIC ILLUSIONS

• "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.
• 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.
• LES MAGIQUE LEONS. THE WHIRLWIND
  LES MAGIQUE LEONS. THE WHIRLWIND ILLUSIONISTS.[Stock Poster] Les Magique Leons. The Whirlwind Illusionists. Netherfield: Stafford & Co. Ltd., ca. 1925. Striking color lithograph depicts a Mephistophelean character with lightning bolts emanating from his fingertips and a sword at his hip, for an illusion show entitled the “Palace of Mystery.” 20 x 30”. Black metal frame. Minor marginal wear; not examined out of frame.
• AN ENIGMATIC CUBE. A FANTASTIC
  AN ENIGMATIC CUBE. A FANTASTIC ILLUSION.Joseffy (Joseph Freud). An Enigmatic Cube. A Fantastic Illusion. August, 1907. Halftone print, showing the magician alongside a Mephistophelean character, watching as a cube grows nearer and larger. Signed "Joseffy" in the lower margin. A proof print, possibly intended as an illustration in Marvelous Creations of Joseffy (Chicago, 1908) by Abbott, and sold with a copy of that booklet.
• 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.
• [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.
• HOPKINS, ALBERT A. MAGIC: STAGE
  HOPKINS, ALBERT A. MAGIC: STAGE ILLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFI...Hopkins, Albert A. Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions. New York: Munn & Co., 1897. Publisher's pictorial cloth. Tall 8vo. Frontispiece behind tissue, illustrated with plates. Cloth scuffed and darkened, binding a trifle weak, else a very good copy.
• LOT OF 8 MODERN WORKS ON MAGIC
  LOT OF 8 MODERN WORKS ON MAGIC AND ILLUSIONS.Lot of 8 Modern Works on Magic and Illusions. Including Conjurers’ Optical Secrets (1985) and Conjurers’ Mechanical Secrets (1992) by Sharpe; Magic of Alan Wakeling (1993); The Great Leon (1987); Crowning Miracles (1983) and Choice of Miracles (1980) by Lewis; and Promoting Me and You (two vols., signed, 1979/83) by Ginn. Illustrated. 4to and 8vo. Nice lot.
• CHEFALO (RAFFAELE CHEFALO).
  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 assistants – perhaps the “Magda Palermo Midgets” advertised at the bottom of the poster – spring forth from the box filling the scene with bright colors and lively action. 18 ¾ x 28 5/8". Old central folds, insignificant restoration to margins; A-. The illusion depicted in this poster was a favorite of many stage illusionists of the “golden age” of the art. Invented by Walter Jeans of Leeds and first billed as the Silver Hat, the effect was eventually adopted by Thurston and others under the name by which it is now widely known: The Million Dollar Mystery.
• Fifteen French glass magic
  Fifteen French glass magic lantern slides each with sequential scenes in box.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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-.
• 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".
• [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.
• 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.)
• [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.
• 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 WINDOWwith chrome frame and
  MAGIC WINDOWwith chrome frame and rotating mount; 25 total inches square Condition:
• 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.
• TRIPLE MENTAL MIRACLE.Triple Mental
  TRIPLE MENTAL MIRACLE.Triple Mental Miracle. Holland: Eddy Taytelbaum, 1970s. A hinged gold-pinstriped hard plastic case with a set of sticks numbered 0-9. The magician, with his back turned, is able to predict how many sticks the spectator removes. 3 x 1”. Fine.
• PAUL F. GEMMILL. CLEVEREST OF ALL
  PAUL F. GEMMILL. CLEVEREST OF ALL MAGICIANS.[Stock Poster] Paul F. Gemmill. Cleverest of all Magicians. Newport, Kentucky: Donaldson Litho, ca. 1920. Vibrant color lithograph depicts a magician producing an endless quantity of ribbon from the mouth of a spectator as demons look on and float above the scene. One small chip in image, minor border chips. Linen backed. A-.
• Large collection of vintage
  Large collection of vintage magician's trick bottles, stenciled boxes, wands, etc. Bottle: 10"H.
• Pierre Alechinsky lithograph
  Pierre Alechinsky lithograph (Belgian, born 1927), "Magic Mirror", 109/150, color lithograph on paper, 19-1/2 x 25-7/8 in.; aluminum frame. Floated, light toning; frame with abrasions. The Estate of the Late Douglas Houchens, Davidson, North Carolina
• [FRENCH] EIGHT FRENCH MAGIC SHOW
  [FRENCH] EIGHT FRENCH MAGIC SHOW POSTERS.1990s – 2000s. Including photographic and abstract posters advertising revue shows and convention shows featuring magicians, the Musee de la Curiosite in Paris, Alain Choquette, Jan Madd, and more. The largest 20 x 30". Generally A-. Unmounted.
• (37) Colored Glass Slides & Magic
  (37) Colored Glass Slides & Magic Slide ViewerThirty-six colored glass slides: sailors with wildcat in barrel the headless horseman courting couples Victorian card players black boxers dressed like Uncle Sam themes 3.25'' square glass slides circa early 20th century good condition. Private collection Clarkston MI.
• CHEFALO (RAFFAELE CHEFALO).
  CHEFALO (RAFFAELE CHEFALO). CHEFALO. MAGICIAN.Birmingham: Moody Bros. Ltd., ca. 1925. Rays of light radiate from the magician’s eyes, looking over his name in bright red lettering. His bust floats on a blue and red background with a multicolored border surrounding the image. 19 ¾ x 29 ¾". Old central folds, minor wear in borders repaired; B+. Uncommon.
• BLAND, WILL. THE CELEBRATED
  BLAND, WILL. THE CELEBRATED ILLUSIONIST WILL BLAND AND ...Marseille: Nicolitch, ca. 1917. A central portrait of the Australian magician is surrounded by images from his show, including performances of the Duck Tub, Levitation, and Substitution Trunk tricks. Devils whisper in one ear while three of Bland’s “magical maids” perch on his other shoulder. 38 x 53 ½". A.
• 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.
• 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.
• THE MAGIC AND ILLUSIONS OF LEE
  THE MAGIC AND ILLUSIONS OF LEE GRABEL.McGill, Ormond. The Magic and Illusions of Lee Grabel. Enchantus, 1986. Autographed first edition, number 464, signed by Grabel on the limitation page. Maroon leatherette stamped in gilt, dust-jacket. Illustrated. 4to. Minor wear to jacket.
• SEARS, HARRY. SEARS. THE FAMOUS
  SEARS, HARRY. SEARS. THE FAMOUS ILLUSIONIST.Belfast: David Allen & Sons, ca. 1905. Square billboard-size lithograph shows Sears at the center seated in a chair, surrounded by vignettes from his illusion show, including fantastical artists’ representations of escapes, productions of assistants, versions of what are likely the Birth of a Pearl, Mascot Moth, and Palanquin illusions. 77 ½ x 85 ½". Wear and over-coloring at old folds and intersection of sheets; B+. Scarce.
• [STOCK POSTER] E.M.E. MYSTERIEUX
  [STOCK POSTER] E.M.E. MYSTERIEUX ILLUSIONISTE. PARIS: S...[Stock Poster] E.M.E. Mysterieux Illusioniste. Paris: Studio de Magie, ca. 1925. Stock poster depicts a woman in Egyptian headdress and costume conjuring skulls, devils, coins, and more from a horn of plenty with a wave of her wand. 23 _ x 31 _Ó. Over-coloring primarily in borders, soiling, old folds. B. Linen backed.
• LOBBY PHOTO OF A BLACKSTONE STAGE
  LOBBY PHOTO OF A BLACKSTONE STAGE ILLUSION.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Lobby Photo of a Blackstone Stage Illusion. New York: Nasib, ca. 1920s. Sepia print depicting the magician on stage with six illusions and with various stage props at hand. 9 ¼ x 12 ¼”. Margins trimmed. RKO inventory stamp to verso. Collection of George Hippisley (stamp to verso).
• THE MAD MAGICIAN.The Mad
  THE MAD MAGICIAN.The Mad Magician. Columbia, 1954. Three-sheet (81 x 41"). Magic horror thriller ("Astounding! Astonishing! Amazing!") starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy and Eva Gabor. Linen-backed. A-.
• [IT’S MAGIC] IT’S MAGIC 29TH
  [IT’S MAGIC] IT’S MAGIC 29TH EDITION.[Los Angeles, 1982]. Three-color poster advertising the annual magic show produced by Milt Larsen, this incarnation presented at the Variety Arts Theatre, Los Angeles. A rabbit sits in a top hat at the center of the poster, holding a fan of cards in his paws. Signed and numbered by the artist, Earl Newman. 17 x 22". A. Unmounted.