A few examples of appraisal values for
MAGIC PROP

• MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF MAGIC PROPS.
  MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF MAGIC PROPS. AMERICAN AND IMPORTED...Miscellaneous Lot of Magic Props. American and Imported, ca. 1950s Ð 2000s. Approximately 30 pieces, including Card Duck; Ball Vase (German); Hot Plate; Full Circle; Money Maker; Nut and Bolt Briefcase; 3 Ring Stack; Penny Pigtail (Walt Lees); Wonder Box; Card Box; Jumbo Royal Flush; Botania; Color Changing Plumes; and more. Generally good condition, some with instructions, a few incomplete.
• MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF MAGIC PROPS.
  MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF MAGIC PROPS. AMERICAN AND IMPORTED...Miscellaneous Lot of Magic Props. American and Imported, ca. 1940s Ð 2000s. Over fifty pieces, including Card Star; Change Bag; Hippity-Hop Rabbits; Vanishing Coke Bottle; Passe Passe Bottles; Lota Bowl; Appearing Samurai Sword; various tabletops and bases including a P&L base; close-up pads; Botania; Cornelius FISM Flash; Ever Filling Glass; and much more. Most items contemporary and in good to very good condition, some with instructions.
• COLLECTION OF STAGEMAGIC TRICKS AND
  COLLECTION OF STAGEMAGIC TRICKS AND PROPS.Collection of Stage Magic Props and Tricks. American and Imported, ca. 1960s Ð 80s. Including Money Maker; Phantom Tube; Chinese Sticks; several Chop Cups; wands; Imp Bottle; Lippincott Box; Hippity-Hop Rabbit; and others. Generally good condition, not fully checked for completeness.
• [MAK] COLLECTION OF MAK MAGIC
  [MAK] COLLECTION OF MAK MAGIC PROPS. COLUMBUS, OHIO: U....[MAK] Collection of MAK Magic Props. Columbus, Ohio: U.F. Grant/MAK, ca. 1960s Ð 80s. Including Buddha Tubes; French Arm Chopper; Torch Through Head (one mirror broken); Card Rise Chests (2); Vanishing Torch; Crystal Silk Cylinder; Heavy Air Tube; Bowl On a Pole; Temple Screen; Da-Lite Tubes; and many more. Condition: from poor to very good, some with instructions. Some tricks broken or incomplete. Should be seen.
• GROUP OF ABBOTT'S MAGIC
  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 Blade Trick; Crystal Casket; Vampire Block; Milk in Light Bulb; and others Poor to very good. Should be seen.
• TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF ORSON WELLES
  TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF ORSON WELLES WITH MAGIC PROPS.Welles, Orson. Two Photographs of Orson Welles with Magic Props. New York: W. Eugene Smith, for Life Magazine, ca. 1940s. Matte-finish silver prints, depicting Welles in Stuart Robson’s magic shop in New York. Credit stamps to verso of both prints. 10 x 8”. Fine.
• COLLECTION OF STEPHEN MINCH BIZARRE
  COLLECTION OF STEPHEN MINCH BIZARRE MAGICK PROPS.[Bizarre Magick] Collection of Stephen Minch Bizarre Magick Props. Including four occult finger rings, a set of Minch’s badges from the Invocational conventions, cards with glyphs for “The Eye of Alhazred” routine in a wooden box, a wooden flap box for “The Silver Key” and cards with city names for the same routine (in a separate box), wooden candle sticks and black tapers (the latter two routines published in The Book of Forgotten Secrets), and a handwritten parchment scroll for “Towering Predication” from The Book of Thoth.
• VAN WARREN’S FOUR MAGICAL
  VAN WARREN’S FOUR MAGICAL ELEMENTS.[Bizarre Magick] Van Warren’s Four Magical Elements. Ca. 1990. Complete set of props for the routine, including six sterling silver occult objects, crystal, small candles, miniature joss sticks; leather ‘mat’ with pentagram design; 2 ¾” brass dish with pentagram (not made by Van Warren); and the original published manuscript co-authored by Eugene Burger. All in very good condition. Uncommon.
• 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.
• A silver mounted propelling pencil,
  A silver mounted propelling pencil, three others, six silver teaspoons and a cruet
• 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 silver mounted propelling
  A silver mounted propelling pencil and nine other propelling pencils
• LOT OF VINTAGE AND MODERN PARLOR
  LOT OF VINTAGE AND MODERN PARLOR CONJURING PROPS AND AP...Lot of Vintage and Modern Parlor Conjuring Props and Apparatus. Including a nickel-plated pistol, modified barrel and cylinder with spring-action gimmick; three vanishing birdcages; two sand frames (one in need of refill); Birth of Flowers; Copenetro glasses and coins (lacking pedestal); Collectors Workshop “Samurai Ring on Sword”; and Circus Wagon (Balloon to Bunny).
• PROP RIOT HELMETProp Riot Helmet,
  PROP RIOT HELMETProp Riot Helmet,
• CHYMICAL NATURAL AND PHYSICAL
  CHYMICAL NATURAL AND PHYSICAL MAGIC.Piesse, G.W. Septimus. Chymical Natural and Physical Magic. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1865. Third Edition. Multicolored cloth with geometric pattern. Hold-to-light frontispiece (when warmed an image appears in the frame). Illustrated. 8vo. 267 + 32pp. advts. Cloth soiled; scattered light browning. Toole Stott 561.
• 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-.
• MAGICAL ROPE TIES &
  MAGICAL ROPE TIES & ESCAPES.Houdini, Harry. Magical Rope Ties & Escapes. London: Will Goldston Ltd., n.d. British Edition. Publisher’s cloth-backed pictorial boards. Illustrated with plates and line drawings. Frontispiece of Houdini with Davenport. Advertising endpapers. 8vo. No flyleaves, as issued. Light wear to covers; 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.
• A yellow metal (tests 9 ct gold)
  A yellow metal (tests 9 ct gold) propelling pencil together with two silver examples.
• '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.
• Large collection of vintage
  Large collection of vintage magician's trick bottles, stenciled boxes, wands, etc. Bottle: 10"H.
• PROFESSIONAL SECRETS. A LIFE IN
  PROFESSIONAL SECRETS. A LIFE IN MAGIC.Durham, Geoffrey. Professional Secrets. A Life in Magic. [London: Author], 2008. Black cloth with pictorial jacket. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Very good.
• A mixed lot comprising a 9 carat
  A mixed lot comprising a 9 carat gold propelling pencil three silver propelling pencils and a silver mounted pipe tamper.
• A mixed lot comprising eleven
  A mixed lot comprising eleven propelling pencils and three slide action pencils including two silver examples.
• Twelve propelling pencils including
  Twelve propelling pencils including Evershap Yardolette etc.
• A pocket knife with 18 carat gold
  A pocket knife with 18 carat gold sides together with a 9 carat gold propelling pencil.
• A 9ct gold propelling pencil, S
  A 9ct gold propelling pencil, S Mordan & Co., circa 1920, gross weight approximately 27g and a silver example, also S Mordan & Co., initialled EMG
• ''Magical Flight #2'' watercolor on
  ''Magical Flight #2'' watercolor on paper laid to artist's board. paper size: 23.75'' H x 18'' W.
• MAGICAL ROPE TIES &
  MAGICAL ROPE TIES & ESCAPES.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Magical Rope Ties & Escapes. London: Will Goldston, Ltd., (1922). British edition. Publisher’s bright blue pictorial covers. Kellar dedication slip on flyleaf. Illustrated, including plates. 8vo. Edges rubbed, scuffs and other wear to covers.
• "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.
• [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.
• [THE MAGIC CASTLE] MAGIC CASTLE.
  [THE MAGIC CASTLE] MAGIC CASTLE. HOLLYWOOD.Los Angeles, ca. 1985. Half-sheet color offset poster depicting the famous Hollywood magic-themed nightclub, with a pair of hands floating above it. Designed by Terry Lamb. 22 x 33". Slight tears along edges; B+. Unmounted.
• TELETOP. RIVERSIDE: MAGIKRAFT
  TELETOP. RIVERSIDE: MAGIKRAFT STUDIOS (MARTIN LEWIS), 1...Teletop. Riverside: Magikraft Studios (Martin Lewis), 1996. An ESP symbol is selected. Then a walnut top is spun on a board decorated with symbols. Under the performer's command, the top begins circling the board, coming to rest on the symbol matching the selection. Board 12 x 12Ó. With all accessories and instructions. One of 20 manufactured. Fine.
• 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.
• [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.
• A silver propelling pencil
  A silver propelling pencil hallmarked Birmingham 1900 approx. 5.5 cm long together with a hallmarked silver three piece dressing table set embossed with cherubs.