1965Best.-Nr. SPOR0283Wien u.a., Pechan (1965). kl.-8°, 94 S., mit Abb., farb. ill. OKart. (= Perlen-Reihe Bd. 685). 2 Beigaben: Perlen-Reihe Bd. 687: 48 der besten Zauberkunststücke mit Zündhölzern und Zündholzschachteln; Perlen-Reihe Bd. 682: Mertens, F. Zaubern schnell erlernt., 2. Aufl. An allen Bändchen leichte Gebrauchsspuren.
1872Best.-Nr. STAN0080Weimar, Voigt 1872. XVI, 219 S., 61 Fig. im Text, Halblederband d. Zt. mit goldgepr. RüTit., sehr gut erhalten, Titelbll. mit altem Eignerstemp., Exlibris. / Angeb.: BOSCO, Carl. Zauberku?nste, oder, Die Taschenspielerkunst in ihrem ganzen Umfange : eine Sammlung von 253 der interessantesten Kunststu?cke aus der natu?rlichen Magie, welche in Gesellschaften die u?berraschendsten Wirkungen hervorbringen, nebst vielen Karten-Kunststu?cken...4.Aufl. Berlin, Mode (1867). 203 S., 35 Fig. im Text / DER ROTHE TEUFEL im Salon oder Bosco in allen Gesellschaften : eine Sammlung der neuesten und interessantesten Belustigungen aus dem Gebiete der natürlichen Magie...3. Aufl. Weimar, Voigt 1871. XVI, 265 S. 144 Fig. im Text. zu 1.: Graesse, Bibliotheca magica 116 (2.u.5.Aufl.). / zu 2.: Clarke/Blind 13; Volkmann 33. / zu 3.: Clarke/Blind 67; Volkmann 146. - Mit Eignerstemp. des Theaterwissenschaftlers und Sammlers Constant (Konstantin) Danhelovsky
1919Best.-Nr. FSKB0367London, Goldston s. d. [1919]. 92(1) Seiten, zahlr. Abb., OPappbd. m. farb. Deckelill. Einrisse an d. Kapitalen geklebt.
Best.-Nr. 3440EBParis, Delarue, Libraire Editeur, o.J. Klein-8°. 18 cm. VII, 152 Seiten. Halblederband der Zeit mit marmoriertem Bezugspapier und goldgeprägtem Rückentitel.
1890Best.-Nr. 69099N.P. 1890. MAGIC AND CONJURING. n.p. n.d.c.a. 1890. Small octavo 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches; 140 x 95 mm. This copy in contemporary illustrated black wrappers. Internally all plates very clean and bright. Inside wrappers with instructions in German French English Spanish Italian and Russian. A beautiful copy of a magical blow book or flip book also known as a magic coloring book. This type of trick is considered the oldest example of a "manufactured prop" to be used for magic. It works by a series of small notches or incisions in the fore-margin to create tabs five tabs in this case and depending on where the magician places their thumb they flip the leaves of a certain group revealing one set of plates. Then with a movement of the finger placement a new set of plates will be revealed. Complete with a total of 49 plates on 28 leaves. Many of the plates are in beautiful color with sharp detail. The plates include a animals such as a lion zebra tiger and pig. Some musical scores a few alphabets in various scripts silhouettes and various characters and scenes among others. HBS 69099. $1000. N.P. unknown
1933Best.-Nr. 82750Pasadena Ca: For The Author 1933. First Edition. Quarto. 35cm. Publisher's maroon cloth boards titled in gilt to front board. 46pp. Internally clean light spotting to prelims fore-edge untrimmed; Light wear and bumping to extremities dulling of the cheap gilt and some darkening and soiling to the cloth; strong and solid a very good copy. Internally clean with the bookplate of Jim Ellis to the front flyleaf and a florid inscription to the facing blank: "To Jim Ellis from his friend Jack Getrich." A rather typically extravagant collection of stage magic tips tricks and techniques from Larsen Sr. the father of the intensely prolific William "Bill" Larsen Jr. and the origin of much of his stagecraft and "Impresario to the rich and famous" persona. It's probably fair to say that the Larsen's were one of the USA's most influential and long standing magical dynasties. The recipient is easy enough to identify; Jimmie Ellis one time President of the Kudner Advertising Agency in New York single-handedly responsible for the rise of the Buick Automobile Co. and widely acclaimed as a major figure in the 1950's US advertising world. Kudner were solely responsible for Buick advertising throughout the heyday of the company under Ellis's direction. A life long Republican Ellis was also instrumental in securing the popular vote for Eisenhower. For The Author unknown
1921Best.-Nr. 82770London: Will Goldston Ltd 1921. Limited Edition. No statement of edition or printing; numbered 811 of an unspecified number of copies. Small quarto. Publisher's green cloth titled in gilt to spine; marbled endpapers; 490pp; illus. A crisp clean copy with faint handsoil to binding just lightly rubbed at board edges and spine ends very fresh and tight within; Very Good to Near Fine. Laid in as found are four leaflets ca. 1930s advertising products from the London purveyor of magic props L. Davenport & Co. We note that there was a simultaneous deluxe issue in red morocco and a locking clasp uniform with Goldston's other two books in the "Exclusive Secrets" trilogy. This cloth issue though less elaborate appears to be the scarcer of the two bindings. A very nice copy of this classic of modern conjuring literature surprisingly scarce and often found well-worn. Will Goldston Ltd unknown
Best.-Nr. DADAX0548101744New unknown
1840Best.-Nr. 68354London 1840. MAGIC AND CONJURING. The Enchanted Scrapbook; Exhibiting Pictures Which Appears and Vanishes at the Word Command. E. Wallis London n.d.c.a 1840. Small octavo 7 x 5 inches; 178 x 125 mm. This copy in contemporary floral embossed pink cloth. With matching topped slipcase. Slipcase stamped and lettered in gilt on front. Previous owner's old ink inscription on front blank dated 1840. Internally all plates are generally clean and bright. A few smudges and a light dampstain. One leaf with a bird/solider has a closed tear which has been invisibly repaired. Another leaf with a dancer/ ship has a large tear with a missing piece but it does not affect the illustration. Some minor sunning to spine and edges cloth is splitting along hinge at top of spine. Slipcase is sunned and a bit worn. Overall a very good copy especially rare in the original slipcase. With a total of 48 leaves. With twelve each of seven different full color illustrations of which include a Saint a captive bird a soldier a solider on horseback a ship a dancer and a man with bear. A beautiful copy of a magical blow book or flip book also known as a magic coloring book. This type of trick is considered the oldest example of a "manufactured prop" to be used for magic. It works by a series of small notches or incisions in the fore-margin to create tabs and depending on where the magician places their thumb they flip the leaves of a certain group revealing one set of plates. Then with a movement of the finger placement a new set of plates will be revealed. HBS 68354. $5000. London unknown
Best.-Nr. 53218Derby Thomas Richardson circa 1830. FIRST EDITION circa 1830 pamphlet approximately 185 x 100 mm 7¼ x 4 inches folding hand coloured plate as frontispiece pages: 4 5-24 last page not numbered original publisher's yellow printed wrappers. Spine neatly repaired frontispiece slightly trimmed with slight loss to border not affecting image pale offset to title page upper wrapper slightly dusty near spine otherwise a very good copy. See: Raymond Toole Stott A Bibliography of English Conjuring 1581-1876 page 236 No. 718; Some Printers & Publishers of Conjuring Books and other Ephemera 1800-1850 by Trevor Hall and Percy Muir page 54. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED. Derby, Thomas Richardson, circa 1830.
Best.-Nr. 53222London Thomas Boys and Thorp & Burch circa 1820. TITLE CONTINUED: all the Popular Tricks and Changes of the Cards &c. To which is added a Complete System of Pyrotechny; or the Art of Making Fireworks. The Whole so clearly explained as to be within the reach of the most limited Capacity. THIRD EDITION circa 1820. Small 8vo approximately 155 x 95 mm 6 x 3¾ inches 8 panel folding frontispiece with 19 images a few illustrations in the text pages: xii 13-216 plus leaf of adverts original publisher's printed boards page edges untrimmed. Head of spine chipped with loss external hinges cracked but still holding firmly on cords corners bumped and worn boards darkened slight age-browning to 1 fold of folding plate not affecting images margins have pale browning and 2 tiny chips neatly repaired occasional fox spot but overall text clean. A good copy no loose pages and still in its unrepaired original state. See Toole Stott A Bibliography of English Conjuring 1581-1876 Volume I page 97 No. 258 the imprint reversed the same as in the Roland Winder copy Thomas Boys at the beginning instead of the end. In addition to the card tricks there are numerous parlour magic tricks plus 42 pages of the art of making fireworks. See Chris Philip Bibliography of Firework Books page 48. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED. London, Thomas Boys, and Thorp & Burch, circa 1820. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 42851London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1979-80. 3 Parts sheets of prices and buyers names all parts illustrated original printed wrappers neat stamp to upper covers 1565 lots in total. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1979-80 unknown
1846Best.-Nr. 68601New York & Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher 1846. MAGIC AND CONJURING. New York & Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher N.d.c.a 1846. Sixteenmo 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches; 145 x 90 mm. 1- 72 pp. With frontispiece included in pagination. With frontispiece and vignette title-page. And with numerous woodcuts in the text. Front board reads "Enlarged and greatly Improved." The caption under the frontispiece reads "How to cut a man's head off and put it into a platter a yard from his body." This woodcut image is repeated on the illustrated front cover. Original illustrated blue boards. Boards illustrated with the same engraving as the frontispiece. With some chipping to spine. Boards are a bit soiled. With foxing and toning throughout. Back board loose but holding. Housed in a cardboard folio with previous owner magician Ricky Jay's bookplate. Overall very good. A scarce American Hocus Pocus with descriptions of numerous tricks including passing balls through cups how to make a card that is chosen separate from all the pack and how to cut a man's head off. "Legerdemain a science which has raised he admiration of society; is an art whereby the performer seems to work prodigies and miracles that are impossible and incredible by agility and slight of hand." From the first page. Toole Stott 382. HBS 68601. $4500. Turner & Fisher unknown
1869Best.-Nr. 68557Torino: Carlo Manfredi 1869. MAGIC AND CONJURING. Magical Blow Book/Magic Picture Book. Libro Magico Caduto Dalla Luna 1500 Anni Avanti La Creazione Del Mondo e Ritrovata Nei 1869. Torino: Carlo Manfredi 1869. Octavo 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 186 x 122 mm. In printed color facsimile wrappers. Title-page reinforced along edges. Some leaves with marginal reinforcement. Some occasional minor smudging. Overall a very good copy. With a total of two engraved title-pages one at front and one at back and 64 illustrated leaves. With six full sets of eighteen different full color illustrations plus an additional six illustrations. The illustrations include a wizard imps gentleman and gentlewoman soldiers birds harbor church and others. We could only find one other copy at auction and one copy at a library Getty. A beautiful copy of a magical blow book or flip book also known as a magic coloring book. This type of trick is considered the oldest example of a "manufactured prop" to be used for magic. It works by a series of small notches or incisions in the fore-margin to create tabs and depending on where the magician places their thumb they flip the leaves of a certain group revealing one set of plates. Then with a movement of the finger placement a new set of plates will be revealed. HBS 68557. $2000. Carlo Manfredi unknown
1890Best.-Nr. 69099N.P. 1890. MAGIC AND CONJURING. n.p. n.d.c.a. 1890. Small octavo 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches; 140 x 95 mm. This copy in contemporary illustrated black wrappers. Internally all plates very clean and bright. Inside wrappers with instructions in German French English Spanish Italian and Russian. A beautiful copy of a magical blow book or flip book also known as a magic coloring book. This type of trick is considered the oldest example of a "manufactured prop" to be used for magic. It works by a series of small notches or incisions in the fore-margin to create tabs five tabs in this case and depending on where the magician places their thumb they flip the leaves of a certain group revealing one set of plates. Then with a movement of the finger placement a new set of plates will be revealed. Complete with a total of 49 plates on 28 leaves. Many of the plates are in beautiful color with sharp detail. The plates include a animals such as a lion zebra tiger and pig. Some musical scores a few alphabets in various scripts silhouettes and various characters and scenes among others. HBS 69099. $1000. N.P. unknown books
1933Best.-Nr. 82750Pasadena Ca: For The Author 1933. First Edition. Quarto. 35cm. Publisher's maroon cloth boards titled in gilt to front board. 46pp. Internally clean light spotting to prelims fore-edge untrimmed; Light wear and bumping to extremities dulling of the cheap gilt and some darkening and soiling to the cloth; strong and solid a very good copy. Internally clean with the bookplate of Jim Ellis to the front flyleaf and a florid inscription to the facing blank: "To Jim Ellis from his friend Jack Getrich." A rather typically extravagant collection of stage magic tips tricks and techniques from Larsen Sr. the father of the intensely prolific William "Bill" Larsen Jr. and the origin of much of his stagecraft and "Impresario to the rich and famous" persona. It's probably fair to say that the Larsen's were one of the USA's most influential and long standing magical dynasties. The recipient is easy enough to identify; Jimmie Ellis one time President of the Kudner Advertising Agency in New York single-handedly responsible for the rise of the Buick Automobile Co. and widely acclaimed as a major figure in the 1950's US advertising world. Kudner were solely responsible for Buick advertising throughout the heyday of the company under Ellis's direction. A life long Republican Ellis was also instrumental in securing the popular vote for Eisenhower. For The Author unknown books
1921Best.-Nr. 82770London: Will Goldston Ltd 1921. Limited Edition. No statement of edition or printing; numbered 811 of an unspecified number of copies. Small quarto. Publisher's green cloth titled in gilt to spine; marbled endpapers; 490pp; illus. A crisp clean copy with faint handsoil to binding just lightly rubbed at board edges and spine ends very fresh and tight within; Very Good to Near Fine. Laid in as found are four leaflets ca. 1930s advertising products from the London purveyor of magic props L. Davenport & Co. We note that there was a simultaneous deluxe issue in red morocco and a locking clasp uniform with Goldston's other two books in the "Exclusive Secrets" trilogy. This cloth issue though less elaborate appears to be the scarcer of the two bindings. A very nice copy of this classic of modern conjuring literature surprisingly scarce and often found well-worn. Will Goldston Ltd unknown books
1840Best.-Nr. 68354London 1840. MAGIC AND CONJURING. The Enchanted Scrapbook; Exhibiting Pictures Which Appears and Vanishes at the Word Command. E. Wallis London n.d.c.a 1840. Small octavo 7 x 5 inches; 178 x 125 mm. This copy in contemporary floral embossed pink cloth. With matching topped slipcase. Slipcase stamped and lettered in gilt on front. Previous owner's old ink inscription on front blank dated 1840. Internally all plates are generally clean and bright. A few smudges and a light dampstain. One leaf with a bird/solider has a closed tear which has been invisibly repaired. Another leaf with a dancer/ ship has a large tear with a missing piece but it does not affect the illustration. Some minor sunning to spine and edges cloth is splitting along hinge at top of spine. Slipcase is sunned and a bit worn. Overall a very good copy especially rare in the original slipcase. With a total of 48 leaves. With twelve each of seven different full color illustrations of which include a Saint a captive bird a soldier a solider on horseback a ship a dancer and a man with bear. A beautiful copy of a magical blow book or flip book also known as a magic coloring book. This type of trick is considered the oldest example of a "manufactured prop" to be used for magic. It works by a series of small notches or incisions in the fore-margin to create tabs and depending on where the magician places their thumb they flip the leaves of a certain group revealing one set of plates. Then with a movement of the finger placement a new set of plates will be revealed. HBS 68354. $5000. London unknown books
1846Best.-Nr. 68601New York & Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher 1846. MAGIC AND CONJURING. New York & Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher N.d.c.a 1846. Sixteenmo 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches; 145 x 90 mm. 1- 72 pp. With frontispiece included in pagination. With frontispiece and vignette title-page. And with numerous woodcuts in the text. Front board reads "Enlarged and greatly Improved." The caption under the frontispiece reads "How to cut a man's head off and put it into a platter a yard from his body." This woodcut image is repeated on the illustrated front cover. Original illustrated blue boards. Boards illustrated with the same engraving as the frontispiece. With some chipping to spine. Boards are a bit soiled. With foxing and toning throughout. Back board loose but holding. Housed in a cardboard folio with previous owner magician Ricky Jay's bookplate. Overall very good. A scarce American Hocus Pocus with descriptions of numerous tricks including passing balls through cups how to make a card that is chosen separate from all the pack and how to cut a man's head off. "Legerdemain a science which has raised he admiration of society; is an art whereby the performer seems to work prodigies and miracles that are impossible and incredible by agility and slight of hand." From the first page. Toole Stott 382. HBS 68601. $4500. Turner & Fisher unknown books
1869Best.-Nr. 68557Torino: Carlo Manfredi 1869. MAGIC AND CONJURING. Magical Blow Book/Magic Picture Book. Libro Magico Caduto Dalla Luna 1500 Anni Avanti La Creazione Del Mondo e Ritrovata Nei 1869. Torino: Carlo Manfredi 1869. Octavo 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 186 x 122 mm. In printed color facsimile wrappers. Title-page reinforced along edges. Some leaves with marginal reinforcement. Some occasional minor smudging. Overall a very good copy. With a total of two engraved title-pages one at front and one at back and 64 illustrated leaves. With six full sets of eighteen different full color illustrations plus an additional six illustrations. The illustrations include a wizard imps gentleman and gentlewoman soldiers birds harbor church and others. We could only find one other copy at auction and one copy at a library Getty. A beautiful copy of a magical blow book or flip book also known as a magic coloring book. This type of trick is considered the oldest example of a "manufactured prop" to be used for magic. It works by a series of small notches or incisions in the fore-margin to create tabs and depending on where the magician places their thumb they flip the leaves of a certain group revealing one set of plates. Then with a movement of the finger placement a new set of plates will be revealed. HBS 68557. $2000. Carlo Manfredi unknown books
Best.-Nr. 1437London. Sotheby's. 1991. 4to. paperback auction catalogue. Sotheby's illustrated and private press books children's books and juvenalia the performing arts including magic conjuring & circus related drawings 547 items. unknown books
1980Paris, de Vecchi, 1980. In-8 relié plein cartonnage illustré éditeur de 335 pages avec nombreuses figures. Très bon état
1938Chastrusse, Praudel et Cie, Brive, 1938. In-12 relié demi-basaneverte, dos à nerfs, titre doré de 282 pages, ouvrage orné de nombreuses figures et photos : 31photographies et portraits d'artistes, 6 hors-texte, vignettes spéciales. Ouvrage illustré par Boscar, Faustino, Fulbert, Hédolt, Kimar, Méliès, Robelly, Vantur, Veno. Couverture rouge illustré conservée. Peu courant. Très bon état Fechner pages 481: "Robelly fut le plus infatigable et le plus talentueux des historiens de la magie. Son journal "Escamoteur" est une mine extraordinaire pour les chercheurs."
1966Orléans, L'Escamoteur, 1966. In-12 relié demi-basaNe verte, dos à nerfs, titre doré. Couverture jaune conservée. 245 pages. Anecdotes les plus savoureuses vécues et racontées par 6 prestidigitateurs. Edition originale, tirée à 300 exemplaires numérotés et signés par l'auteur, sur Offset Superset. Exemplaire n°32. Fechner pages 481: "Robelly fut le plus infatigable et le plus talentueux des historiens de la magie. Son journal "Escamoteur" est une mine extraordinaire pour les chercheurs." Très bon état
1952Orléans, L'Escamoteur, 1952. In-12 relié demi-basane verte, dos à nerfs, titre doré. Couverture orange conservée. 244 pages. 66 figures, 3 photographies, illustrations par l'auteur. Vignettes originales de Darlex. Edition originale. Fechner pages 481: "Robelly fut le plus infatigable et le plus talentueux des historiens de la magie. Son journal "Escamoteur" est une mine extraordinaire pour les chercheurs." Très bon état
