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2000ref. WELLER9780439204200Scholastic Inc. 2000. New. New book. Scholastic Inc. unknown books
1980ref. UMAGBES00LAWIan Sutz 1980. Very Good. Magic-Ian. The Best Dam Tricks. Gibson introduction Walter B. Middletown NY: Ian Sutz 1980. 32pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with subtle soiling on rear cover and subtly bumped corners. Ian Sutz paperback books
1969ref. RDAVMAG00EFvarious 1969 - 1998. Very Good. Davenport's. Magic Catalogs and Miscellany 43 items. Louis Tannen Inc; Chazpro Magic Company; Supreme Magic Company; et al. NP: NP various 1969 - 1998. Illustrated. 12mo 8vo 4to. Book condition: Very good collection of magic catalogs pamphlets and fliers a few with bumped edges and light yellowing. Colorful descriptions and product images in most of the catalogs. An intriguing look at the world of stage magic. unknown books
ref. 45820Berlin Wisconsin: Heaney Magic Company. Serial Publication. N.d. ca 1930. Printed wrappers softcover as issued; 96pp; illus. Mild tanning to covers else Fine--a clean well-preserved copy. Well-illustrated catalogue of professional magic tricks and stage apparatus. A particularly nice copy. Heaney Magic Company unknown books
1969ref. 42315Lagos: Wuraola Press 1969. First Edition. 12mo 19cm. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed textured paper wrappers; 26pp. Text printed within varicolored borders. Trivial fading to wrapper edges else Fine. A late but extremely scarce addition to the genre of Nigerian market literature. Odunlaye here presents the results of ".many years research with late Pa Olagumorioye an occulist sic a great elephant and other wild animal hunter in Owo Division.as he was my cousin with whom I moved very closely; I was able to inquire more deeply into the accuracies of what each oracle foretells." Includes illustrated instructions for "casting" the oracle and a key to interpretation. Hogg give three locations BL Birmingham and Ibadan but OCLC returns only microform holdings. This is the sole edition. HOGG 943. Wuraola Press unknown books
ref. 17100Vintage Optical Lantern images of school students in Iran circa late 19 cent glass size is about 4" x 3.25" . One image hand-labeled "Persian School" in ink and "Teheran" in pencil show around 40 students and their teachers in traditional Persian Qajar era outfit and hat. Many are seated on a carpet and some standing in behind them all are in front of their schoolhouse. In the front we see the typical water basin "hose" that would be found at the center of most courtyards of that period. The studentsrange in age from children to young men the older ones are probably the teachers. in very good condition. Original images of the Qajar period are scarce. unknown books
ref. 14530Collection of 2 Vintage Optical Lantern images of Iran circa 1905. 3 1/4" x 4." The first photo shows a few hundred people attending a funeral with over twenty people standing in the trees. In the foreground musicians hold tubas and flutes. It is rare to find images of this era with musicians and their instruments. The men in the photo are wearing Qajar-era clothing including long tunics with astrakhan hats and most have beards. The second image shows a man being exposed to a public foot whipping as punishment for a crime. The accused is lying on his back with his feet tied up at an angle to a horizontal post. Men surround around him holding canes including one extended out and resting on the accused's feet. The men are all dressed in traditional Qajar-era clothing including trousers waistcoats sardaris and astrakhan hats. These are positives on a glass lantern Gelatin silver bromide. In 1850 William and Frederick Langenheim invented a transparent positive image of a photograph in the form of a glass slide that could be projected onto a wall or screen using a Magic Lantern. Magic lanterns provided one of the most popular forms of entertainment during their heyday in the 18th and 19th centuries. Using an artificial light source and a combination of lenses these devices enlarged small transparency images or miniature models and projected them onto a wall or screen. Scarce and in very good condition. unknown books
ref. 14563Collection of 2 Vintage Optical Lantern images of Iran circa 1900. 3-1/4"x 4." The first photo captures a daily scene in a caravan square of an Iranian village. A crowd of villagers is immersed in the daily business and social routine. Sacks of grain are stacked beside a mud village wall and people stop to speak to each other. In the background a wind tower typical of Yazd region and Southern Iran rises over the village. In the second image a caravan of camels rests wearing saddles and bridles having completed the day's journey. The camels rest in the courtyard of an Iranian village with a group of villagers gathered in the background. Scarce and in very good condition. unknown books
1880ref. WRCAM54806N.p. likely Buffalo N.Y. 1880. Broadside 24 x 4 3/4 inches. Two small areas of discoloration near bottom edge else fine. Mounted and framed. A slim illustrated broadside printed on tan paper announcing and describing a performance by the Austrian magician and showman De La Mano here billed as French. His real name was Zell Dreitzehn and he performed for several years in the United States before he himself disappeared in upstate New York in 1882. The broadside offers a "Night of Mystery" and "Two Hours of Fun" for attendees who should expect to be treated to illusions such as "The Bird Cage of Leah" "The Mesemerized Cards" "The Aerial Suspension" "The Witches Knot" "The Chinese Paradox" "The Great 'Hindoo Box' Mystery" and "a Thousand and One other tricks." Three small illustrations depict scenes from De La Mano's act including the transformation stand the Inexhaustible Bottle and the Miser's Dream. The Inexhaustible Dream illustration is credited to "Mitchell Buffalo." The broadside claims: "This is no exhibition of doubtful merit but a permanently established and legitimate entertainment exhibited with pride and pleasure. Prof. De La Mano has traveled extensively in the Southern and Eastern States and has gained a reputation as a Magician excelled by none." A rare theatrical advertisement from a bygone age with only two copies listed in OCLC at the American Antiquarian Society and the Clements Library. OCLC 191290992 and 83859708. unknown books
1875ref. WRCAM54787Buffalo: Courier Company Show Printing House 1875. Broadside 42 1/2 x 14 inches. One long diagonal tear from the top edge running into the large engraved image short closed tear in top margin. Very good. Mounted on linen and framed. An illustrated broadside printed on yellow paper announcing and describing a performance by the Austrian magician and showman De La Mano. His real name was Zell Dreitzehn and he performed for several years in the United States before he himself disappeared in upstate New York in 1882. A central engraving depicts Dreitzehn performing before a crowded theater audience while several smaller images show some of his various acts which are also listed. These includes tricks such as "The Enchanted Cross" "The Great East India Dagger Mystery" and "The Magic Omelet" among others. The broadside state in part: "This is no exhibition of Doubtful Merit but a permanently established and legitimate entertainment exhibited with pride and pleasure." An entertaining and rare example of 19th- century magic ephemera. OCLC records just one copy at the American Antiquarian Society. There is also a copy in the theatre collection at Harvard. OCLC 191290995. Courier Company Show Printing House unknown books
1885ref. WRCAM37786Providence: What Cheer Print 1885. Broadside 29 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Accompanied by 6 1/2 x 8 1/4-inch wood engraving signed by Jackson's Print. Printed on inexpensive advertising paper now a light brown tone. Three minor holes one barely affecting the image. Very good. A marvelous and extremely rare example of late 19th-century American advertising ephemera for Prof. H.B. Reynolds "the world renowned sorcerer necromancer and magician." The wood engraving shows the Professor on stage with a few of the elements to be seen during his performances including demons birds and cards in various stages of flight; a boiling cauldron; two separate card displays; and a table with three objects used in the act including an additional demon's head. The text of the broadside which is nearly two and a half feet in height details the wonders the audience will see. These include "original and more marvellous illusions than was sic ever performed by the Ancient Egyptians or the Necromancer of India.The wonderful power of producing realities from nothing and commanding articles to be constructed from the ashes of the earth.His marvellous power of conjuring is manifested by merely asking for or moving his hand that his desires are complied with." Reynolds also claimed to be "cabalistic in his superiority of multitude of mankind allowing himself to be bound with 100 feet of cord in the hands of the most expertitious in knot tying; when in a moment of unseen gesture he frees himself from the cords that bound him and is found within the silent enclosure of a structure whose walls have been permanently secured with screens and nails locked and sealed and bound with ropes." Although much detail is provided regarding Reynolds' skills and attributes the actual place of performance is not indicated. Space was intentionally left blank for the name of the venue to be added when available but the price of admission "15 and 25 cts. Children under 10 years 15 cents" and performance times "Doors open at 7 p.m. Oracles 8 p.m." are noted. Printed in Providence the name of the printing house What Cheer Print is derived from the Narragansett Indian's greeting to Roger Williams in June 1636 "What cheer Netop" friend. A fascinating example of late 19th-century American advertising ephemera. Extremely rare not in OCLC but one copy in the Smith Magic Collection at Brown University. What Cheer Print unknown books
1980ref. 43524Omaha & San Francisco: Lovensko 1980-1987. Complete run of 22 issues all very near fine or better. Founded in Omaha Nebraska moved to San Francisco in mid-life. After initially concentrating on the small but active Omaha arts scene the focus of the tabloid rapidly expanded to include articles on overseas arts injustices in South America alternative living and American politics in addition to art record and film reviews. Specific appearances within the covers: interviews with The Waitresses 9 Philip Glass 10 21 Lawrence Ferlinghetti 13 Meredith Monk 13 Jean Tinguely 14 Shonen Knife 16 Survival Research Labs 17 Nina Hagen 18 H.R. Giger 18 Exene Cervenka & Wanda Coleman 18 Yoko Ono 19 Nam Jun Paik 21 Fakir Musafar 22; articles on mail art 3 14 computer hacking 12 ; poems John M. Bennett 3 opal nations 4 a short piece on an Allen Ginsberg performance in Denver with photographs 9 Mike Basinski 12; art by Gary Panter 4; an insert: “Cow Town Art: Bovine Issue #4” by Patrick Beilman 5; and Calypso Machine Gun/Bump Fuzz 7” single on red vinyl laid into issue #9. BEEF TABLOID was distributed free; complete runs are difficult to assemble. For the set: Omaha & San Francisco: Lovensko unknown books
1972ref. 41158NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0394824725 . First edition. Very good in a very good price clipped dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
1801ref. 306156London: 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 slipcase and 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 books
1949ref. 22378Maplewood N.J.: Conjuror's Press 1949. Illustrated. 1 vols. 4to. Original wrappers many in original mailing envelopes. Fine to Mint. Illustrated. 1 vols. 4to. Conjuror's Press unknown books
1950ref. 22377Colon Michigan: Abbott's Magic Novelty Company 1950. Illustrated. 1 vols. 4to. Original wrappers many in original mailing envelopes. Fine. Illustrated. 1 vols. 4to. Abbott's Magic Novelty Company unknown books
ref. 25981NY:: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. 039480001X . Illustrated by the author. A later printing early 1970s. Very good in a very good minor edge wear with one small chip dust jacket. . Random House, hardcover books
1837ref. 19495Skippacksville Pa.: gedruckt bei A. Puwelle 1837. Some foxing; boards and spine a bit warped front hinge nearly cracked through; a good sound copy of an uncommon edition. 12mo contemporary black calf spine marbled boards 123 1 pages. An early edition of Hohman's well-known folk magic and remedy book first published in Reading in 1820 this edition predating the English translation. This copy includes the evidence of a contemporary ink autograph blotted SATOR square charm on its front free endpaper. American Imprints 45115. gedruckt bei A. Puwelle, unknown books
1995ref. 29052Los Angeles: W & V Dailey Rare Books 1995. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Winter 1995 issue of magician actor and book collector Ricky Jay's journal of anaomalies. A fine copy in tall stapled wrappers. 10 pp. Illustrated in both color and black and white. W & V Dailey Rare Books paperback books
1995ref. 29050Los Angeles: W & V Dailey Rare Books 1995. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Summer 1995 issue of magician actor and book collector Ricky Jay's journal of anaomalies. A fine copy in tall stapled wrappers. 8 pp. Illustrated in both color and black and white. W & V Dailey Rare Books paperback books
1995ref. 29051Los Angeles: W & V Dailey Rare Books 1995. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Spring 1995 issue of magician actor and book collector Ricky Jay's journal of anaomalies. A fine copy in tall stapled wrappers. 10 pp. Illustrated in both color and black and white. W & V Dailey Rare Books paperback books
1967ref. 28871New York: Joyous Harper / Something Else Press 1967. Reissue. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Cloth-covered 8vo in dustwrapper. The 1967 re-issue published by Dick Higgins' Something Else Press. Originally published in 1873. 147 numbered pages followed by 34 pages of advertisements. A faithful re-issue of this book on magic tricks and other amusements. Some light sunning to cloth edges. A near fine copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Uncommon to find this book in cloth with most copies produced as a paperbound book. Joyous Harper / Something Else Press unknown books
1930ref. List313Massachusetts 1930. 8 ½ by 11 inch leatherette binder filled with correspondence. An interesting small archive of material from the semi-professional club magician George Corrigan consisting of letters written by other magicians most concerning the sale and trade of tricks. Corregan was the managing editor of the Sphinx published by Boston Assembly No. 9 and wrote a humorous personal interest column. He also like many magicians of the era traded tricks. According to Magicpedia Corregan "ran a humorous personal-interest column headed as "Dear Uncle Koko Esq." It was years before members realized that the initials of the heading spelled out a clue to the unknown author "D-U-K-E". Corregan contributed his magical ideas to the Sphinx. His Four Ace Trick published in 1922 was a favorite of Ted Annemann. He also marketed "Be a Human Calendar" and "Unkle Koko's Kloryphyll Kard Trick". He authored a column "Spilling the Beans" in The Seven Circles in the 1930s." Some entertaining material is included here particularly the effusive letters of Corregan's colleagues trying to upsell their tricks or engage in small time bartering: "Perhaps you think I am trying to pull the wool over your eyes in our transaction regarding my item Cig-o-Jest." Over 75 unique some in duplicate including correspondence trick want lists two realphoto postcards and unused stationery. We have kept the material as found loosely inserted into a leatherette binder. An interesting window into the life of a small time touring magician and magic writer circa 1930. Generally very good with some normal wear and some mimeographed pages showing normal chipping. unknown books
1881ref. 306001Small thin octavo. 17 b/w illustrations. Three pages of publisher's advertisements at end. Original stiff color pictorial wrappers with vignette portrait and view of a stage magician uncovering a goldfish bowl small stains. Very good. 32 pages including 3 pages of publisher's advertisements. Cover title: "De La Mano's Great Magic Book" "Containing an extensive collection of conjuring and legerdemain; sleights with cards ribbons rings fruit coin balls handkerchiefs etc. all of which may be performed in the parlor or drawing-room" title page. New York Popular Publishing Company paperback books
1992ref. 62698New York: Random House 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 329 p. 16 pp. photographs. In this inspiring autobiography the basketball legend reflects on his boyhood in Michigan college career NBA success teammates friends and family the tragedy of HIV infection and his new status as a role model. A five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers Johnson b.1959 was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 and enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. Signed by Magic Johnson on the half-title. Octavo. A near fine copy in a clean and bright dust jacket. Signed by Author. Random House hardcover books
