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W. Moufang - Il libro dei misteri e delle potenze ignote - ed. 1957
W. Moufang - Il libro dei misteri e delle potenze ignote: antologia di fenomeni parapsichici - ed. 1957Testo in lingua italiano. Pagine 399 con illustrazioni. Copertina morbida. Condizioni buone come da foto.  ,  ,
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W.W. Atkinson - Educazione del pensiero o pratica dello sviluppo mentale - 1946
William W. Atkinson - Educazione del pensiero o pratica dello sviluppo mentale - ed. 1946 Testo in lingua italiana. Pagine 117 Copertina morbida. Condizioni buone con segni del tempo come da foto.
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Walter M. Germain - I segreti poteri del Superconscio - ed. 1984 Ristampa
Walter M. Germain - I segreti poteri del Superconscio - ed. 1984 Ristampa Testi in lingua italiana, Pag. 283 con illustrazioni Copertina morbida Condizioni molto buone
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Wicca - L'Antica Via - Stregoneria - Ed. E.S.P. - Vol. I
<h3>Editore: E.S.P. </h3> <h3>Formato: 15x21 cm - Copertina Morbida </h3> <h3>Pagine: 43 con illustrazioni</h3> <h3>Lingua: Italiano</h3> <h3>Condizioni: Buone, come da foto, con segni del tempo e di utilizzo.</h3>
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Y. Ramacharaka - Corso superiore di Filosofia Yoga e Occultismo orientale 1946
Y. Ramacharaka - Corso superiore di Filosofia Yoga e di Occultismo orientale - ed. 1946 Testo in lingua italiana. Pagine 188 Copertina morbida. Condizioni buone con segni del tempo come da foto.
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Y. Ramacharaka - La respirazione e la salute - ed. 1942
Y. Ramacharaka - La respirazione e la salute - ed. 1942 Testo in lingua italiana. Pagine XXIII, 111 Copertina morbida. Condizioni buone con segni del tempo come da foto.
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Y. Ramacharaka - La suprema sapienza: jnâna yoga - ed. 1943
Y. Ramacharaka - La suprema sapienza: jnâ,na yoga - ed. 1943 Testo in lingua italiana. Pagine 261 Copertina morbida. Condizioni buone con segni del tempo come da foto.
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Y. Ramacharaka - Le filosofie e le religioni dell'India - ed. 1946
Y. Ramacharaka - Le filosofie e le religioni dell'India - ed. 1946 Testo in lingua italiana. Pagine 220 Copertina morbida. Condizioni buone con segni del tempo come da foto.
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Yogi Ramacharaka - Ata-Yoga o l'Arte per star bene - ed. 1933
Yogi Ramacharaka - Ata-Yoga o l'Arte per star bene - ed. 1933 Testo in lingua italiana. Pagine 241 Copertina morbida. Condizioni buone con piccoli segni del tempo come da foto.
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Zaubermuseum Bellachini. Sammlung Wittus Witt.
Hamburg, Verlag Magische Welt, Wittus Witt, ( 2022). 87 S. Mit zahlr. farbigen Abb. 21 x 21 cm. OKart.
Référence libraire : 98459
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"By a Searcher After Truth"
THE RAPPERS: OR, THE MYSTERIES, FALLACIES, AND ABSURDITIES OF SPIRIT-RAPPING, TABLE-TIPPING, AND ENTRANCEMENT
No Date [1854] 1st edition. Original Green Cloth with embossed gilt illustrated front board & spine Small 8vo, [i]-x, [11]-282 pages; with 6 pages of undated ads. Includes 2 dramatic frontispieces separated by a tissue guard, one shows casting out the evil spirits, the other shows table tipping (reproduced in gilt on the front cover), both with attractive young women at the center. Published just 6 years after the founding of the Spritualist movement in America. Spiritualists often set March 31, 1848, as the beginning of their movement. On that date, Kate and Margaret Fox, of Hydesville, New York, reported that they had made contact with a spirit that was later claimed to be the spirit of a murdered peddler whose body was found in the house, though no record of such a person was ever found. The spirit was said to have communicated through rapping noises, audible to onlookers. The evidence of the senses appealed to practically-minded Americans, and the Fox sisters became a sensation
.many early participants in Spiritualism were radical Quakers and others involved in the mid-nineteenth-century reforming movement. These reformers were uncomfortable with more prominent churches because those churches did little to fight slavery and even less to advance the cause of women's rights. Such links with reform movements, often radically socialist, had already been prepared in the 1840s, as the example of Andrew Jackson Davis shows. After 1848, many socialists became ardent spiritualists or occultists. Socialist ideas, especially in the Fourierist vein, exerted a decisive influence on Kardec and other Spiritists (Wikipedia). Only one copy has appeared at a major auction house in the last 100 years. OCLC: 504493987. OCLC lists only 1 copy worldwide (British Library). Rear board also attractively embossed. Spine sunned, occasional light foxing. Very Good Condition. An excellent attractive copy of this exceedingly rare book. (AC-22-20)
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"JOHNSON ""MAGIC"" EARVIN"
"L'AMOUR SANS RISQUE ""Ce que vous pouvez faire pour éviter le SIDA"" - WHAT YOU CAN DO TO AVOID AIDS"
EDITIONS J'AI LU N°3363. 1992. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 252 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
Référence libraire : RO90064357
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(Bartholomaeus Cocles)
Phisionomi und Chiromanci.
Straßburg, Cammerlander 1536. (Photomechanischer Nachdruck Hannover, Ed. "Libri rari", 1970). 8°. 152 nn S. Original-Pappband.
Référence libraire : 84925AB
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(BEKKER Balthasar (1634-1698).
(Le Monde enchanté ou Examen des communs sentiments touchants les esprits, leur nature, leur pouvoir, leur administration & leur opérations. Et touchant les efets que les hommes sont capables de produire par leur communication et leur vertu, divisé en 4 parties (...) Traduit du hollandois). Livre III (chap. Ier-XIIIème), Livre IV (chap. XIIIème-XXIIIème).
(Amsterdam, chez Pierre Rotterdam, Libraire sur le Vygendam, 1694), in-12, cartone rustico coevo con titolo calligrafato al dorso, da p. 1 a 264, da 241 a 504. Esemplare ampiamente scompleto: sono presenti 2 parti su 4 ed anche queste in forma di spezzone, mancando al Libro III il frontespizio, le prime 36 pp. nn. e i capp. XIII (parte)-XXIII; al Libro IV il frontespizio, le prime 32 pp. nn., capp. I-XII e XXIV (parte)-XXXV. In quest'opera ("De betoverde weereld") il teologo protestante seguace di Cartesio si proponeva di confutare la credenza superstiziosa nella magia e combattere l'idea di stregoneria.
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(Catalogue).
Le Bibliophile Parisien. LES SCIENCES OCCULTES. L'alchimie - l'astrologie - les cartes - la Franc-Maconnerie et les Sociétés Secrètes - la graphologie - la magie noire et la magie blanche le magnétisme - le satanisme - les songes - les sources, etc.
Paris, Librairie Daragon, s.d. (1918), 1 broché. in-8 de 32 pages, texte sur 2 colonnes ;
Référence libraire : 19325
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(catalogo).
CATALOGO. LA MAGIE. (Catalogo della mostra).
in-16, pp. (28), bross. edit. Sono descritte le opere presenti all’esposizione: stampe, libri antichi, quadri che hanno per tematica la magia. [114]
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(Collectif)
FASTES & MALEFICES : ASTROLOGUES, MAGICIENS et SORCIERS
Un ouvrage de 112 pages, format 210 x 250 mm, illustré, broché couverture couleurs rempliée, publié en 2009, Impr. des Deux-Ponts, bon état
Référence libraire : LFA-126738602
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(Collectif)
Le GRAND GRIMOIRE ou DRAGON ROUGE
Uu ouvrage de 106 pages, format 95 x 155 mm, broché, réimpression (200) de l'édition originale, Editions Bussière, collection "Grémoires de Magie", bon état, peu courant
Référence libraire : LFA0097a
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(Dottor Anonimus)
L'Arte Di Non Morire
in 16° br edit., pp. 221/2; Statistiche ed esempi di longevità nella storia e nel mondo
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(Etzbach, Gerhard)
Abracadabra. Sammlung unbegreiflicher und außerordentlicher Geheimnisse aus älterer Zeit. (Nachdruck der Ausgabe Köln o. J. [ca. 1850]).
Freiburg, Aurum, 1978. Kl.-8°. OKunstLdr. (etw. fleckig).
Référence libraire : 7955
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(Hafner, Gotthard; Hrsg.)
Onomatologia curiosa artificiosa et magica oder ganz natürliches Zauber-Lexicon. Ulm, Gaum, 1759. 5 Bll., 1524 (recte 1542) Sp. 2 (statt 3) Kupfertafeln. Pgmt. der Zeit mit Rückenschild (fleckig, Bezug und Rückenschild mit kl. Fehlstelle).
o.J.
Référence libraire : 774
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(Hrsg.) Dietrich Kerler
Deutsche Reichstagsakten. Band. 9. Deutsche Reichstagsakten unter Kaiser Sigmund / Abt. 3. 1427 - 1431
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1956. IV.; 708. 28,5x21cm. Zustand: Gut leicht gebräunt (Innen); Ex Libris vor dem Titelblatt; Einband Außen hat leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Buchrücken leicht lesespurig-gebräunt; Im Buch liegt ein vierseitiger Brief (Kopie) im A3 Format (gleicht 2 x A4) anbei in latein geschrieben; Broschiert
Référence libraire : 855259
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(Hrsg.) Gustav Beckmann
Deutsche Reichstagsakten. Band. 11. Deutsche Reichstagsakten unter Kaiser Sigmund / Abt. 5 - 1433 - 1435
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1956. LII.; 646. 28,5x21cm. Zustand: Gut leicht gebräunt (Innen); Ex Libris vor dem Titelblatt; Vorsatzblatt vorne stärker braunfleckig; Vorsatzblatt vorne mit Titelblatt + Inhaltsverziechnis fast lose; Innenband vorne in oberer Richting gering angerissen; Einband Außen hat leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Buchrücken gering lesespurig-leicht gebräunt; Unterer Buchrücken hat kleine Feuchtigkeitspur; Eine untere Gelenkseite hat einen Riß von 3cm; Broschiert
Référence libraire : 855261
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(Hrsg.) Hermann Herre
Deutsche Reichstagsakten. Band. 10. Deutsche Reichstagsakten unter Kaiser Sigmund / Zweite Hälfte 1432 - 1433
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1956. 515-1142 Seiten. 28,5x21cm. Zustand: Gut leicht gebräunt (Innen); Ex Libris vor dem Titelblatt; Einband Außen hat leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Buchrücken gering lesespurig-leicht gebräunt; Buch ist etwas schief gelagert; Eine untere Gelenkseite hat einen Riß von 2cm; Broschiert
Référence libraire : 855260
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(jeux) BONNEFONT Gaston
Les jeux et les récréa tions de la Jeunesse
Grand in 8 demi-chagrin vert à nerfs,titre fers dorés,plats percaline(Lycée Louis Legrand sur le premier plat)faux-titre,frontispice(le singe qui montre la lanterne magiique)titre illustré,VII311 pages.non rogné-130 gravures sur bois dans et Hors-Texte.Maurice Dreyfous éditeur sans date(1890 ?)Très Bon Etat,proche de l’état de neuf.
Référence libraire : 621
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(Jean taisnier)
la science curieuse ou traite de la chyromance recueilly des plus graves autheurs qui ont traité de cette matiere... enrichi d’un grand nombre de figures pour la facilité du lecteur
in-4°; pp. (8), 212, e 90 tavole a piena pagina fuori testo che riproducono oltre mille e duecento figure di mani con le linee evidenziate, Edizione originale. Quest’opera è uno dei migliori e più completi trattati di chiromanzia del XVII secolo, notevole anche per l’enorme quantità di casi di mani; in quesro apparato iconografico praticamente si comprendono tutte le possibilità di cvarianti che si esprimono nell’interpretazione chiromanztica. Inoltre a ogni figura corrisponde la descrizione nel testo. In una ristampa l’opera è attribuita a Jean Taisnier; proprio le sucessive ristampe denotano l’importanza che veniva attribuita all’opera.. Marginali fori di tarlo. Al frontespizio leggero timbro non sul testo. Sabattini 589 “edizione orig. rara”; Cicognara 2467; Caillet 10053; Ainè Biblioteca esoterica 4478 cita solo la II ed.. Legatura in piena pelle con fregi e titolo in oro al dorso.
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(Magie noire):
L’homme vainqueur des Puissances Infernales par les Vrais Secrets de la magie noire et des autres sciences occultes. Mis à la portée de tous.
Paris,chez Grésil, imprimeur, 1907, pt. in-8vo, 191 p.,, qqs illustr. in-t., brochure originale illustrée.
Référence libraire : 137569aaf
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(MAGIE) MUCHERY (Georges)
Magie astrale des parfums.
Paris, Editions du Chariot, 1952. In-8 broché, 238 pp.
Référence libraire : 3275
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(MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES; NATIVE AMERICAN DOMESTIC ARTS)
A Nice Assortment of Magic Lantern Slides Concerning Indian Crafts; 9 views.
Meadville: Keystone ca. 1910. This is a mixed bag. Five are Underwood images and they are all beautifully hand colored and four are privately made. All are 4 x 3 3/4 inches in very good condition. The Underwoods have printed captions and the privates have manuscript captions.The Underwood titles are; 6165. Evening on the Desert Navajo Reservation Arizona Showing a chief seated and wearing full head dress. 6178. Home Duties of the Hopi Man Oariabi Arizona; 6188; Blanket Weaving- a Hopi Indian at Work Arizona; 6167. At Breakfast typical desert home of Navajo Indians Ariz; 6168. Navajo Blanket weaving on the Navajo Indian Reservation Arizona the privates start here'Arid Region Utah. showing a cart with 4 hprses with an Indian seated on the ground; Ojibway Beadwork; Indian Beadwork; Apache Indian Baskets. Keystone unknown
Référence libraire : 73958
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(MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES: NICARAGUA)
An Intriguing Assortment of Glass Slide Negatives concerning Early Nicaragua; 16 Views.
Meadville: Keystone ca. 1910. These seem to be part of a Keystone series but information is hard to obtain so we will just present the titles. All are 4 x 3 3/4 inches in very good condition and with printed captions;Titles are; 12812. Junction of Colorado and San Juan Rivers Canal Route Nicaragua C.A.; 12889. Government Railway Station Granada Nicaragua; 12833. San Carlos and San Juan River Nicaragua C.A.; 12856. The Smoking Terror "Momotombo" Volcano Nicaragua. C.A. ; 12844; Using Nature's Own Tub and Washboards on Lake Nicaragua Granada CA; 12842. Good Friday Celebration Franciscan Church and Monastery Nicaragua C.A.; 12840. In Old Grenada by the Lake. Its Tiled Roofs and Low-arched Corridors Nicaragua C.A.; 12857. Dome and Turret Crowned Cathedral Roof and Three of the "Volcanic Marvels"; 12858; O'er Floral and Sculptured Adornments Towers the Historic Cathedral Leon Nicaragua C.A.; 12845; Landing on Beautiful Lake Nicaragua Granada Nicaragua C.A.; 12850. An Architectural Monument to the intrepid and Zealous Old Monks of the Conquest Nicaragua C.A.;12854. The Picturesque City Market Masaya Nicaragua; 12848. The Breezy Heights of Saratoag Looking across Apoya Lagoon to Lake Nicaragua; 12834 Bronzed colored maidens assorting coffee Nicaragua;Water vendor and ox cart on Lake Managua; 12835. Golden and Luscious Mangoes the Favorite Food of the Natives Nicaragua CAThe last three are hand-colored. Keystone hardcover
Référence libraire : 73957
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(MAGIC LANTERNS)
Illustrated Catalogue of Magic Dissolving View & Optical Lanterns Lime-light Apparatus and Slides.
<i>Magic Lantern Catalogue<br /></i><br /><b><i>Illustrated Catalogue of Magic</i></b> Dissolving View & Optical Lanterns Lime-light Apparatus and Slides. <br /><br />Rare generic trade catalogue for the entire industry almost certainly <br /><br />London 1891-92 but without imprint. <br /><br /><i>Wood-engraved illustrations of magic lanterns accessories and occasionally the projected image. <br /></i><i><br />8vo. 352 pp. with </i><i>detailed listings of sets of slides all with prices and various types of magic lanterns with optical projections a few pages browned pp 44/45; </i><i>original pictorial cloth lettered in black a little rubbed front cover beginning to warp. </i> No imprint, hardcover
Référence libraire : BB112
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(MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES; JAPAN)
Silk Farming In Kiriu Japan.
Meadville: Keystone ca. 1910. Ten Keystone Magic Lantern Slides concerning silk farming in Japan. Reputedly by photographer William Rau. All are numbered and with printed captions. Many have longer descriptions issued by Keystone excised from the booklet that accompanied the entire set. Slides offered here are; 525-Fujiyama; 527-Girls Putting the Finishing Touches on Bamboo Baskets; 534-A Charming Outlook Over Fertile Fields and Cozt Homes at Kiriu Japan; 535-A Japanese Garden; 536-Silkworm Incubator; 537-Gathering Mulberry Leaves for Silkworms; 538-Feeding Mulberry Leaves to Silkworms; 539-Cocoons of Silkworms; 540-Reeling Silk from Cocoons; 541-One of Japan's Largest Silk Weaving Plants kiriu. All are sleeved and in excellent condition. Keystone unknown
Référence libraire : 73978
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(Magic Lantern)
The Art of Projection and Complete Lantern Manual. By an Expert. Including a synopsis of the perfect manipulation of a triple lantern and effects hitherto never published in book form also valuable hints and instructions useful to amateurs and professionals also the art of slide making and painting and enlarging
London: E.A. Beckett 111 & 113 Kingsland Road 1893. First Edition. Two folding plates of the Docwra Triple machine and numerous text illustrations. iv 195pp. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth. First Edition. Two folding plates of the Docwra Triple machine and numerous text illustrations. iv 195pp. 8vo. E.A. Beckett, 111 & 113 Kingsland Road unknown
Référence libraire : 326724
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(MAGIC TRICKS, 18TH CENTURY). ALBERTI, GIUSEPPE ANTONIO
I GIUOCHI NUMERICI FATTI ARCANI PALESATI NUMBER GAMES AND ARCANE FACTS REVEALED
Venice: Giuseppe Orlandelli 1795. Fourth Edition. 180 x 114 mm. 7 x 4 5/8". 154 pp 1 leaf. <br/> Pedestrian 19th century half vellum over pink marbled paper boards smooth spine with old ink lettering. WITH 16 ENGRAVED PLATES SHOWING MAGIC TRICKS and numerous diagrams in the text. Tomash & Williams A56; Riccardi I 15. Marbled paper a little chafed title washed first and last leaf a bit soiled and with repairs at inner and outer margins but no text affected half a dozen other leaves with minor repairs or mounted isolated small smudges or corner creases but still an acceptable copy of a book expected to be found in poor shape--the text clean the impression of the engravings crisp and the binding solid.<br/> <br/> This is a pleasing copy of a rather scarce collection of mathematical puzzles magic tricks and illusions abounding with illustrations and diagrams. Our author Bolognese architect and engineer Giuseppe Antonio Alberti 1712-68 had a varied career which is reflected in his literary output: his publications discuss civil engineering pyrotechnics mathematics and factories among other topics. Described by Tomash and Williams as "the type of book that mischievous uncles like to own" the present work begins with a study of amusing and unusual arithmetic equations and puzzles before discussing magic tricks and illusions including card tricks dice games and even complex stage illusions involving specialized equipment. These are illustrated with a series of delightful copper engravings with labelled mechanisms sometimes operated by lively little figures or disembodied hands with ruffled sleeves. "Giuochi" was first published in Bologna in 1747 and remained in print for a further 20 years after the present edition. Because this is the kind of book that would have been subjected to uncareful use early editions are difficult to find in the attractive condition seen here. Giuseppe Orlandelli unknown
Référence libraire : ST20614
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(magic)
GAMAGIC 1909 MAGIC SUPPLY CATALOGUE
London 1909 A. W. Gamage Ltd. 4to. 94pp. numerous illustrations of tricks costumes masks puzzles and other trade items original color wraps lacks rear wrap. Fairly Good front wrap worn and chipped; text clean and binding secure. Text VG slightly toned and not worn. Pictures available on request. Very Scarce. . paperback
Référence libraire : a61970
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(Magic)
The Linking Ring
Kenton Ohio: The International Brotherhood of Magicians 1962. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and pen and ink sketches. 60 vols. 8vo. Illustrated wrappers. Generally very good to fine. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and pen and ink sketches. 60 vols. 8vo. 60 monthly volumes of The Linking Ring. Including: January February 1948 2 issues; September-December and March May June 1950 7 issues; the complete year for 1951 12 issues; the complete year for 1952 12 issues; January February 1953 2 issues; March-October and December 1954 9 issues; the complete year for 1955 12 issues; April 1959 1 issue; January May August 1962 3 issues.<br /> <br /> The International Brotherhood of Magicians I.B.M. monthly journal The Linking Ring has been in publication since 1922 and is available exclusively to members of the I.B.M. Our mid-20th century collection includes profiles of the most famed magicians of the day articles from the world of magic revealed magic tricks and pages of vintage advertisements.<br /> <br /> "It has documented the most significant events in our art over the past nine decades traced the rise to fame of the "greats" in magic and enabled magicians all over the world to exchange ideas." International Brotherhood of Magicians. The International Brotherhood of Magicians unknown
Référence libraire : 374500
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(Magic)
The Showman's Guide; or the Black Art Fully Exposed and Laid Bare
New York: Hurst & Co 1875. 30 2pp. With the terminal ad leaf. 8vo. Publisher's hand-colored pictorial wrappers. Foxing. 30 2pp. With the terminal ad leaf. 8vo. This early guide to magic tricks is ascribed to Professor Lorento and Francois R. Blitz. Only two examples recorded in OCLC. Hurst & Co unknown
Référence libraire : 373439
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(MAGIC)
THE WHOLE ART OF LEGERDEMAIN OR HOCUS POCUS LAID OPEN AND EXPLAINED BY THOSE RENOWED sic MASTERS SENA SAMA HAMED BEN-ALLA AND ALL THE CELEBRATED AND MYSTERIOUS PROFESSORS OF THE ART OF NATURAL MAGIC
New York: N. C. Nafis 1833. 144 x 85 mm. 5 5/8 x 3 3/8". 71 pp. <br/> PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL GRAY-GREEN PRINTED BOARDS upper cover with titling and an illustration of a gentleman identified as the author lower cover with two amusing woodcuts "The Lawyer and his Client" a bewigged gentleman astride an ass and "Hocus Poke-us" two boys fighting. In a brown cloth chemise and a slightly rubbed matching calf-backed slipcase. With a folding frontispiece depicting a conjurer and his assistant onstage before an amazed crowd. Toole-Stott 724. ◆Small stains at top and bottom of spine covers just slightly grubby endpapers a bit browned text with light inoffensive foxing but for what it is AN UNUSUALLY FINE COPY the fragile binding entirely sound and the text remarkably fresh and clean.<br/> <br/> Given the materials it was made from and the hard use it would have been expected to suffer this is an exceptionally well-preserved copy of a popular handbook of conjuring tricks an early American edition of a work first compiled in 1722 by the British magician Henry Dean. Dean's work was itself based on Reginald Scot's influential "Discoverie of Witchcraft" 1584 which sought to discredit belief in "supernatural" forces by exposing the tricks by which conjurers deceived their audience. In the publications of Dean and subsequent editors this exposé of witchcraft evolved into a guide for performing parlor tricks. Our edition is a reprint or reissue of the 1831 version published by R. Schoyer; because the word "renowned" is spelled "renowed" on both title pages Toole-Stott speculates that Nafis bought sheets from Schoyer suggesting that our item would have been a reissue. These insubstantial guide books typically experienced considerable uncareful use in the hands of amateur and often juvenile magicians; consequently the few copies that do appear on the market are in deplorable shape. N. C. Nafis unknown
Référence libraire : ST12867
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(MAGIC) Despiau, ML M L
Select Amusements in Philosophy and Mathematics; Proper for Agreeably Exercising the Minds of Youth. Translated from the French . with Several Corrections and Additions Particularly a Large Table of the Chances or Odds at Play The whole recommended as an useful Book for Schools by Dr. Hutton Professor of Mathematics at Woolwich
London: Printed for G. Kearsley Fleet Street; Bell and Bradfute Edinburgh; and Brash and Reid Glasgow by W. Glendinning 1801. First English edition. xix i errata 397 3 publisher's ads pp. 8vo. Contemporary half leather over gray paper-covered boards. Covers worn joints cracked but sewing sound lacking spine label text block roughly trimmed occasional light soiling along lower blank margins. Remnant of contemporary bookplate. In a custom redpaper slipcase and matching chemise. First English edition. xix i errata 397 3 publisher's ads pp. 8vo. The first English edition of this quite unusual and very entertaining compendium of conundrums problems parlor tricks and "interesting facts" - it is actually much more fun than the title would seem to suggest. The first French edition was published in London in 1799 under the title Choix d' amusements physiques et mathématiques. The work includes tricks with cards magic squares magic lanterns feats of artificial memory and proto-spiritualist conjuring through "palingenesy" by which a performer can make the images of the dead appear in a glass jar plus other optical illusions. A large collection of mathematical and physical curiosities including chapters on arithmetic "To arrange 30 criminals in such a manner as to save 15 of them &c." "A lady lamenting that her age was triple that of her daughter" and amusing "secrets" "To make people in a room have a hideous appearance". Toole Stott 240 Printed for G. Kearsley, Fleet Street; Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh; and Brash and Reid, Glasgow, by W. Glendinning unknown
Référence libraire : 306156
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(Magic) DICK, William Brisbane
Dick's Parlor Exhibitions: Containing a Large and Varied Collection of Elegant Home Amusements.
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers 1882. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 3/8 X 6 3/4 Inches. 160 PP 26 PP ADS. Original 1882 hardcover edition. Victorian era illustrated book of magic. Contents include topics such as: Preparing the stage the Magic Mirror charades and much more. Intended as a guide to home entertainment in the late 19th century. All illustrations intact. Spectacular cover illustration of man hanging a broadside with text from the contents of the book. Slight scuffing to boards and edges. Slight toning to pages. Discreet PO bookplate identifying the book as part of Charles Rulfs "Library of Conjuring" on the inside front board. Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers hardcover
Référence libraire : 1237
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(Magic) HARRIS, Paul
SuperMagic SIGNED 1ST
San Diego CA: Chuck Martinez 1977. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 6 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 134 PP. Paul Harris is widely regarded as one of the most influential creators in modern magic celebrated for his ability to transform simple props into moments of profound astonishment. He is widely known as the mentor of magician David Blaine. Harris pioneered effects that emphasize emotional impact over spectacle encouraging magicians to focus on connection rather than complexity. His writings reshaped how magicians think about wonder itself presenting magic as an experience that shifts perception instead of just a trick. Harris's inventions have become staples in close-up magic and his philosophical approach continues to inspire performers who want their magic to feel organic human and genuinely surprising.<br /> <br /> Original comb-bound first edition. Signed and inscribed by Harris on the first page. A few blemishes but a very attractive copy overall. Chuck Martinez unknown
Référence libraire : 8860
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(MAGIC). QUITMAN, FREDERICK HENRY
A TREATISE ON MAGIC OR ON THE INTERCOURSE BETWEEN SPIRITS AND MEN
<p>Albany New York: Balance Press 1810. FIRST EDITION. 170 x 103 mm. 6 3/4 x 4". vi 76 pp. Errata slip tipped onto final page. <br />Contemporary marbled boards backed with sheepskin smooth spine divided into panels by single gilt rules. Front free endpaper with bookplate of the Ricky Jay Collection. Front pastedown with neat early owner's signature pencilled initials "M. A." in a juvenile hand adjacent to a rudimentary pencil sketch of two people; rear pastedown with pencilled signature of Sally E. Original errata slip pasted onto bottom half of final page the slip defective at lower left corner. Sabin 67364; Shaw & Shoemaker 21169. Sheepskin a bit rubbed marbled paper boards somewhat chafed stained and quite worn at corners endpaper a bit spotted torn or at back missing other minor defects but the unsophisticated original insubstantial binding still solid. Title page and front flyleaves with light dampstain to gutter and tail margin a little foxing and faint browning other imperfections but the volume still generally clean and surprisingly fresh despite its cheap paper.<br /><br />Written by a Lutheran minister in upstate New York this entertaining treatise gives a brief history of the supernatural from ancient times to the present day and seeks to educate the audience about the dangers and follies of harboring magical beliefs noting that "witchcraft can never take root unless it be supported by credulity." According to the author's preface Frederick Henry Quitman 1760-1832 was motivated to write this work after a neighbor's home was besieged by supposed "supernatural" occurrences that included thrown stones and theft. Even though Quitman a staunch skeptic endeavored to attribute the activity to mischievous entities of the human variety the damage had been done: "Scarcely had the rumour about the forementioned witchcraft a little subsided when we heard the report of the appearance of apparitions in several quarters of the town. And it is really to be feared that during this dull winter all the corners of the town for want of other employment will be infested with demons." The Annotations at the end of the book contain many amusing definitions and descriptions of such things as talismans popular magic gothic novels and ventriloquists. Our copy was owned by the eminent magician actor writer scholar and sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay 1946-2018. In their catalogue Sotheby's notes that "Ricky Jay's accomplishments were as varied as are the formats and subjects of the material in his celebrated Collection . . . . He is one of the very select company of persons who assembled a collection of the very first rank in a field in which he was not only a world-renowned practitioner but also a scholar of considerable note." Our 1810 printing--the only early edition of this work--is rare on the market with RBH recording just four copies at auction in more than 60 years.</p> Balance Press
Référence libraire : ST17557
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(MEDICINA - ERBE - MAGIA)
Medicina, Erbe e Magia. Cultura popolare nell’Emilia Romagna.
Milano, Silvana Editoriale, 1981. Dall’indice: I culti naturali e delle acque; Le antiche patologie; Le erbe del sogno e della sopravvivenza; I secreti medicinali; L’esorcista; La condizione vegetale: uomini, erbe, bestie; Speziali e ciarlatani; Barbieri e comari; La signora delle erbe e la magia della vegetazione; Incubi folletti enzimi; La medicina magico-astrologica; La parodia del medico. Volume appartenente alla Collana: Cultura popolare nell’Emilia Romagna. In 4to (cm. 34); legatura originale in tutta tela con titoli al piatto e al dorso più sovraccoperta illustrata con titoli al piatto e al dorso; pp. 253, (3). Con numerose illustrazioni nel testo. Piccoli strappi alla sovraccoperta (ma senza mancanze), per il resto in buono stato di conservazione. SPAx
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(Papi).
Silvestro II di Francia. Sedè An. IV. M. 1, G. 10. (Nato Gerberto di Aurillac fu il primo papa francese, dal 999 al 1003 ed uno degli uomini più colti del suo tempo; studiò a Barcellona, venendo in contatto col mondo islamico ed introdusse le conoscenze arabe di matematica e astronomia in Europa; per questo fu anche sospettato di magia).
Incisione in rame (sec. XIX) con vivace coloritura coeva: ritratto a mezzobusto (il papa indossa manto rosso bordato da ricco gallone oro e chiuso sul petto da fermaglio, in capo mitra con infule) entro cornice a tondo a decoro apicale con valva di conchiglia, ramo di olivo e palma; dimensioni del foglio: cm. 20x13/parte incisa: 13x 11 c. Tratta dal: "Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro ai nostri giorni"(...) di G. Moroni, stampato a Venezia nel 1861.
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(Pseudo-) Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus bewährte und approbirte sympathetische und natürliche egyptische Geheimnisse für Mensch und Vieh. [...] Für Städter und Landleute. Vier Teile in einem Band.
Braband (d.i. wohl Mannheim) und Boston (im literarischen Central-Bureau), 1839, 1834, 1840, 1829. 67 SS., 80 SS., 96 SS., 72 SS. Kl.-8° (ca. 16, 5 x 10 cm), Halbleinen der Zeit, Deckelbezug mit schlichtem Buntpapier. Einband etwas berieben und leicht abgegriffen.
Référence libraire : 23734
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(Seuse, Heinrich)
Das Suso-Buch. Eine Auswahl aus den deutschen Schriften des Mystikers. (Hrsg. [und Einführung] von Wilhelm von Scholz).
Stuttgart, W. Hädecke, 1925. 8° (21 x 12,5 cm). 234 S., 2 Blatt Verlagsanzeigen. Schwarzer Original-Halbleinenband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und Rückenvergoldung. (=Die Pegasusbücher).
Référence libraire : 4386AB
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(Stage Magic)
9 issues 1944-1948 of Tops The Magazine of Magic - 11/44; 9/46; 10/46; 12/46; 1/47; 3/47; 8/47; 1/48; 10/48
Colon MI: Abbott's Magic Novelty Company 1948. Very Good. 9 issues each issue 11 inches tall pictorial wraps very good pages tanning 28 pp illustrated. Abbott's Magic Novelty Company unknown
Référence libraire : H13596
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(Time Life Inc.) -
Magia e Stregoneria.
Bresso, Hobby & Work, 1995, 4to (cm. 28 x 23) cartonato con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 143 completamente illustrato in nero e a colori (I Misteri dell'Ignoto) . Lievi graffi alla quarta copertina, interno perfetto.
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(VALLEMONT, Pierre Le Lorrain, abbé de) (1649-1721):
La physique occulte, ou Traité de la baguette divinatoire. (Deux volumes rel. ens)..
La Haye, Adrien Moetgens, 1722, pt. in-8°, faux titre gravé et titre en rouge et en noir + XVI + 275 p. / IV + 246 p., orné d'en-têtes, de lettrines et de culs-de-lampe gravés ainsi que de 23 planches gravées, quelques brunissures, avec signet, doublures et gardes en papier marbré caillouté à coquilles, reliure en cuir moucheté, dos à nerfs richement décoré aux petits fers dorés, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, trace de vers sur le dos, coiffe supérieure abîmée, quelques légers accrocs (charnières), tranches jaspées.
Référence libraire : 10247aaf
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