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Haines, Ronald

36 Tricks with FA-Ko Cards B132-1257 NOW $ 3.00

Published by Haines, Published in 1944, re-print no date
soft bound, staple binding , book measures 5 ½ by 8 1/4 inches,
30 pages, excellent condition
Book contains Practical tricks and Easily Built Illusions,
has some nice drawings and photos.

Harris, Paul

Supermagic by Paul Harris

B251-1522 NOW $ 6.00

Published by Chuck Martinez 1976 Pages 134 – spiral bound, 7.25 x 8.5 inches

Look! Up in the sky. It's a Goshman. It's a Dingle. NO, it's – SUPER MAGIC! This book is about a strange being from the West Coast possessing miraculous skills and incredible ideas. SUPER MAGIC. Able to create innovative routines at a single bound. Faster than a speeding billet. More powerful than a gross of TV Magic Cards. And who, disguised as Paul Harris, a mild mannered close-up worker, continues to fight a never-ending battle for better effects, stronger presentations, and the American magician's way of life.

SUPER MAGIC is one of Paul Harris' greatest books on close-up magic. It features such super routines as: The Ultimate Rip-off, Las Vegas Split, Hi Ho Silver, The Torn Restored Coin, The Ace Trap, The Library Card, etc.

Condition Very good, some underlining on a few pages, name of previous owner written inside cover

Hay, Henry

Cyclopedia of Magic, By Hay, Henry, B281-1439, NOW $6.00
SOLD

Published by Dover, Published originally 1949 1975 reprint softbound, Book measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 498 pages, This book by Henry Hay is a one-volume encyclopedia of magic. It covers the whole range of magic as a performing art from A to W. The articles are illustrated with forty-two black-and-white photographs and 350 line drawings.
Within its pages, the reader will find all kinds of articles about magic. Are you looking for the chronicles of magic? For biographical sketches of great performers? For literature about magic? For effective business and publicity methods? For presentation hints for different kinds of magic shows (for example, children's shows,
night-club shows, comedy shows, and stage shows)? Henry Hay has researched the field of magic to answer questions like these.

Condition - good, some yellowing of pages, rubber stamped on title page of previous owner name
1.0

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Huggard, Jean

Card Manipulations, Series 1-5 B262-1458 NOW $6.00

by Jean Hugard

Over 100 tricks that can be done with any pack of cards—in their best professional versions. This rich collection has taught thousands of magicians how to perform dozens of eye-catching, yet really workable tricks. Over 200 illustrations. "Recommended."—Linking Ring.

5.5 x 8.5 inches, Dover publication, no dates, 163 plus pages, soft cover.

condition: good

Coin Magic- A Complete manual of Coin Conjuring B131-1154 NOW $ 3.00

Stripper Deck B131-1247 NOW $ 1.00

Huggard, Jean & Braue Fred SB 9"x 6" 32 pages, very good condition, undated edition by Lloyd Jones

Theme: Tips, Routines and ideas to use with trick “Stripper Deck”

Thimble Magic B164-1076 NOW $ 2.00

By Hugard, Jean; SB 8.25"x5.5"; 44pages; good condition; published by Tannens

James, Stewart

Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, By James, Stewart, B272-1432, NOW $4.00

Published by Dover, Published originally 1945, reprinted 1975, softbound, Book measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 400 pages,
Legendary encyclopedia for magicians contains over 150 tricks: Loop the Loop, Jamison's Severed Rope, The Tarbell Rope Mystery, The Encore Rope Trick,
Eddie Clever’s Triple Cut Routine, Bachelor's Needle and many more. Step-by-step instructions and over 500 illustrations show you how to master these dazzling feats.

Condition - pretty good
0.9

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Jennings, Nina

Larry Jennings on Card and Coin Handling B251-1505 NOW $17.00

written by Nina Jennings, Jeff Busby, Jules Lenier, Charlie Miller

Busby Enterprises, 1977. 2nd printing. Comb bound, 67 pgs with illustrations, 5.75 x 8.25 inches. Excellent book of early Jennings material. VG+. Out of print.

Table of contents:

Twenty Two Cent Trick (p. 1)

L.J. Coins Through The Table (p. 7)

Vernon Ball Routine Done With Coins (p. 9)

L.J. Four Coins Across (p. 13)

Coin Cut (p. 14)

Challenge Cards To Pocket (p. 21)

Tally-Ho Spell (p. 26)

Blank And Blue (p. 27)

Numerical Aces (p. 30)

Look—An Illusion (p. 31)

Number Transposition (p. 37)

Nowhere And Everywhere Again (p. 38)

A Handling Of “Between Your Palms” (p. 39)

Where’s The Discrepancy? (p. 41)

Transmutation (p. 42)

Larry’s Leader (p. 47)

Impossible Countdown (p. 48)

Recount (p. 50)

Add-On Move Aces (p. 51)

The Larry Jennings Chop Cup Routine (p. 57)

Condition: Very good, slight yellowing of cover

Jensen, Jon

Monte Too… B111-1162 NOW $ 14.00 SOLD

Johnston, Hugh & Sterling, F. B.

Modern Card Miracles B161-1110 NOW $ 3.00 SOLD

By Johnston, Hugh & Sterling, F. B. ; SB staple 9x11; 35pages; Good condition; Lloyd Jones (reprint) 1969 A complete Card act with Patter. Originally published in 1969

Jones, Lloyd

Dime and Penny (grey) B161-1074 NOW $ 1.00

By Jones, Lloyd SB 8.25"x5.5" 19 good Lloyd Jones 1946

Joseph, Eddie

How to Pick Pockets B261-1465 NOW $2.00

by Eddie Joseph

30 pages, softcover, stapled, originally published 1940, sixth edition

condition: excellent

Karr, Todd & Levant

Roy Benson By Starlight, By Karr, Todd & Levant,
B271-1445, NOW $120.00

Published by Miracle Factory, Published in 2006 hardbound, Book measures 8.25 x 10.25 inches, 800 pages,
Roy Benson was a legendary performer: a brilliant magician whose ingenious techniques baffled his peers, a superb manipulator, and a daring comedy magician considered far ahead of his time. In Roy Benson by Starlight, you can finally learn his most sought-after secrets.
The book includes over fifty incredible effects and sleights, including the famous Benson Bowl Routine, Long Salt Pour, Billiard Balls, Linking Rings, Misers Dream, card moves, coin effects, stage magic, close-up, and comedic routines.
You'll also learn from Bensons essays on presentation and showmanship and the complete text of Bensons lost book The Second Oldest Profession and his scarce Benson on Magic booklet.
Roy Benson by Starlight also features a complete biography of Roy Benson and an entire section on Benson's teacher, Nate Leipzig, with twenty Leipzig effects, Leipzig's autobiography, and dozens of rare Leipzig photos.

Condition - Mint both book and dust jacket
5.5

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Kaye, Marvin

Handbook of Magic, By Kaye, Marvin, B285-1441,
NOW $3.00

Published by Stein Day, Published originally 1973 reprint softbound, Book measures 4.5 x 7 inches, 310 pages,
A clear concise easy to follow guide for every aspiring magician and everyone who wants to know what's up the magicians sleeve

Condition - very good- yellowing pages on the edges
0.5

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Leeming, Joseph

Games and Fun with Playing Cards
B161-1218 NOW $ 3.00

Leeming, Joseph by. SB 8.5"x 5.5" 184 pages, good condition, published 1974 by Dover, reprint of 1937 edition

Theme: Mixture of Card Tricks and Card Games - Beginner

Lorayne, Harry

Magic Book B191-1187 NOW $ 20.00

Lorayne, Harry HB with DJ 9.25” x 6.5” very good condition, dust jacket shows slight wear. 306 pages published 1977 by Harry Lorayne.

Theme: A complete beginners guide to anytime, anywhere, slight-of-hand magic.

Memory Book, The, By Lorayne, Harry & Lucas, Jerry,
B271-1428, NOW $6.00 SOLD

Published by Stein & Day, Published in 1974 hardbound, Book measures 6.5 x 9.25 inches, 237 pages,

This is a book review of Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas’ The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play. I’ve written a review of the book because having a good memory is important in speeches, conversation subjects, and remembering people’s name.
You forget a person’s name. You leave important papers at work. You lock your keys in the car. You have trouble studying for a test. You can’t remember a speech so you have to read it. All of these are common situations that you no longer have to experience thanks to The Memory Book.
Co-author Harry Lorayne is a magician and card specialist. His most notable card trick involves accurately saying a complete deck of cards in order. How does he do it? He is able to memorize 52 cards in their exact order. Freaky? Definitely not once you read the powerful memory systems shared in this book. Both co-authors have demonstrated their unusual memory feats on television. Harry Lorayne has performed on television shows by reciting up to 500 names of audience members. One of his most remarkable feats involves remembering 13,000 names and telephone numbers from the Manhattan telephone book! I’m sure anyone can learn from someone with that skill.
Having studied memory systems for decades, Harry has developed efficient and effective memory techniques that are applicable to our everyday lives so you no longer have to kick yourself when forgetting something. There is a specific technique in this book for remembering people’s names, long digits like telephone numbers, speeches, appointments, foreign languages, sequences of information, and many more common situations where a good memory is useful â€“ this includes eliminating absent mindedness!
Other specific techniques taught and demonstrated in the book are for speed reading, knowing the day of any date within the current year, remembering music, historical dates, and more. If the area you are interested in for improving your memory is not discussed, you’ll find the systems can be applied to remembering almost anything. By practicing the memory techniques a little and going through the simple given exercises, you’ll have the ability to remember almost anything within reason.
When co-author Jerry Lucas was a child, he developed his own patterns of memory. During college he read one of Harry Lorayne’s memory books and blendedthe techniques into his own; mixing and matching the memory techniques where appropriate. At college he was able to study one-quarter of the time that his fellow students spent studying for an exam. Not only was he able to study more efficiently, but it was more effective because he received top grades. Memory is certainly a case of being more productive, efficient, and successful. The ones who practice the hardest aren’t always the winners.
Later on in life, Jerry Lucas played professional basketball for the New York Knicks. Around that time he was able to meet up with Harry Lorayne for a meeting that lasted a whopping 18 hours. A lot of ideas in The Memory Book are from that meeting. At the start of each chapter, parts of the dialog from Jerry and Harry’s meeting is included, which makes for an interesting anecdote. For me, the funniest part involved one of Jerry’s basketball teammates who took off his long pants during warm up for a basketball game. After taking them off, people started laughing at him which made him realize he was wearing absolutely nothing below! Maybe your memory isn’t that bad, but the systems shared in this book will definitely help you.
I’m not someone who regards himself as having a good memory. Like many people, I think of myself to have a poor memory. However, I started reading the book and came across my first exercise in chapter two. Each memory principle has a worked example so that you can practice the technique and learn about it at the same time. The book is filled with worked examples for your benefit. I did the first exercise and couldn’t believe it! I remembered 10 completely random things in perfect order and was effortlessly able to recall this list in perfect order the following day. If that wasn’t enough, I could easily recite the 10 things backwards!
I was able to do this by simply reading and following the simple and step-by-step instructions given. It was like discovering this hidden potential within myself that I never knew about. Harry and Jerry believe any person can improve their memory. That means you!
The major memory systems used are linking and phonetics, while others include peg words, substitutes, and keywords. One downside to phonetics, which is an integral part of most memory techniques shared in The Memory Book, is the time required to get started with the system. It needn’t be a second nature process for you to benefit from the system, though it probably should be for things you don’t see on paper the things you don’t have time to think about. However, it’s like an investment where you put a little extra effort in at the beginning to get a bigger return in the form of quick memorization that sticks.
The book doesn’t go into much depth as to why we remember, which may or may not be appealing to you. However, you are able to learn why the techniques work and at the same time you aren’t flooded with information that isn’t very useful for your daily living. The book is slightly smaller than the size of my palm at a little over 200 pages. In it are a lot of samples demonstrating the techniques making it a good read.
Many of today’s memory books and memory courses are based off of the powerful techniques shared in this book as it is a must-read in the memory world. Whether you want to memorize 52 cards in a row to impress your friends or not, you’re bound to find many useful applications of the memory systems.
By spending a few hours reading the book and practicing the techniques, you’ll save yourself countless hours of wasted productivity, frustration, and annoyances of not remembering things. The systems are reliable and you can count on them to work. Time magazine has called it a never-fail system

Condition - Book is in very good condition, but the dust jacket has few tears and soiled

MAGIC CITY

Bill Tubes by Magic City B131-1272 NOW $ 2.00

Published by Magic City, MAGIC CITY LIBRARY OF MAGIC series volume 8,
Published in 1991, soft bound, stapled , book measures 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches,
35 pages, mint condition

Maher Studios

Ventriloquism - Dialogues General Subjects # 1
B261-1485 NOW $3.00

Published by Maher Ventriloquist Studios

condition: Mint

Ventriloquism - Dialogues General Subjects # 27
B261-1486 NOW $3.00

Published by Maher Ventriloquist Studios

condition: Mint

Ventriloquism - Dialogues General Subjects # 4
B261-1487 NOW $3.00

Published by Maher Ventriloquist Studios

condition: Mint

Ventriloquism - School Talk for Dummies B261-1488 NOW $5.00

by William H Andersen

Eight comedy dialogues with school theme. Written by William Andersen, ventriloquist and career educator. Tested material that connects because the author knows students. Book One in a series of three. Routine titles: All I Have To Do Is Tell You My Grade; School - It’s The Principal I Don’t Like; Early American History; Two Plus Two Is Four - Sometimes; More Than The Three R’s; I Spell GOOD G-O-O-D; I’m A Sport; and The Art Of Communications.

44 pages, published 1978 by Maher

condition: very good, a few pen marks on cover and inside, stapling in excellent condition

Marlo, Edward

Cardician by Edward Marlo B251-1494 NOW $12.00

Copyriight 1953, sixth printing 1979. Spiral bound, 199 pages with index, illustrated. 11 x 8.5 inches. Classic Marlo in a larger format made to lay flat. A worthwhile book.

Some of the contents contained within: Sense of Touch, One Hand Control, Cards Thru Table, Penetration, Repeater Selected Card, Method for Crimping, One Hand Throw Out, Spelling Selected Cards, Jacks to Aces, Traveling Card, False Count, Pockethereal Minus Pockets, Oil and Water, Mental Reverse, The Whispering Queen, The Torn Card Trick and more.

Condition: very good.

Seconds; Centers; Bottoms by Ed Marlo B251-1519 NOW $ 5.00

Spiral bound, 142 pages, No dates, 5.75 x 8.5 inches

Condition: Excellent

Marshal, Frances

Chapeau Show for Kids B261-1459 NOW $3.00 SOLD

by Francis Marshal

condition: excellent

How To Sell By Magic B262-1466 NOW $3.00

by Frances Ireland Marshall

Many, many ideas for using magic to sell other products, for your sponsor, for yourself, etc. Valuable information for anyone planning to work In the profitable field of home shows, trade shows, etc.

Condition: Excellent

If You're the M.C., What To Do, How to Do It
B261-1467 NOW $6.00

by Jay and Frances Marshall

The complete art of the Master of Ceremonies. Based on the book by William Roulis, rewritten and enlarged by Frances Marshall. Includes a special section by Jay Marshall and the revised text of the "Magical MC" by Lloyd Jones.
Be an M.C. Add to your income. This book is a complete education in the field, with valuable tips and information even for the experienced.
A printed, illustrated book that belongs in every magician's library - ready for the moment you may need it.

condition: very good, except previous owner name rubber stamped on inside cover

Sponge Book edited by Francis Marshall B252-1521 NOW $4.00

Here is a concise volume on sponge ball manipulation. From the basics to some fine routines, this book has it all. Sponge balls multiply, vanish and magically appear in the spectator's hand. This fine book is a must for any magical library. Full instructions for thirteen routines. The book is softbound, well illustrated and contains 48 pages.

Excellent condition

Table Book compiled by Frances and Jay Marshall B251-1523 NOW $ 6.00

Spiral bound, published originally 1961, this is 3rd printing 1971 by Ireland Magic (Magic, INC), 8.5 x 11 inches, 48 pages

Table Book, The ","Exciting new angle
Everything you need to know for building your own tables, stands, stage props of all kinds are included.
29 Detailed schematic plans.
We've covered the field - it's all here. Printed on big (8 1/2x11") pages, Gene Gloye's masterful drawings show you exactly how to make (or to have made locally) these exquisite stage props. Additional details are given in clear, concise test. All dimensions given. Color schemes and materials are suggested. Sources for materials are given. Nothing is left out that would help you build the act or show of your dreams.
Spiral bound for convenient use of the big 48 page book.
Check the contents:
Construction Notes
Compact Nite Club Table
Deep Shelf Nite Club Table
Cut Out Night Club Table
Travel Table
Solid Panel Side Stand
Utility Roll On Table
Easy to Make Roll On
Card Motif Novelty Tables
Novelty Animal Tables
Utility Clown Prop Table
Drum Stands
Novelty Side Stands
Tier Table
Utility Turn Table
Harbin's Packaway Table
Gravity Defying Side Tables
Utility Stand
Gambling Expose Case
Close Up Platform
Card Table Platform
Box Type Tables
Elevator Tables
Microphone Stand Props

condition: good,back cover is coming loose, some pen marks in book.

Trade Shows An Inside Insight B151-1453 NOW $8.00

compiled by Francis Marshall

Find out if trade shows are for you! Except for Television specials, no aspect of professional magic is as rewarding as Trade Show work. The big traveling illusion shows have huge expenses, and a tendency to use up the territory. The individual Trade Show magician can go on forever--witness Eddie Tullock--as long as he keeps getting better and better and attracts continuous important clients. We don't really suggest that every magician try to be a Trade Show performer. We do suggest that every magician owes it to himself to know as much as he can about all ways to make a living out of the magic he does. For a few dollars Trade Shows gives you a view of this kind of work you can get in no other way. Experts have helped to put this book together--people who know Trade Show work forward and backward. The information in it is a must if you seriously intend to approach this field. And if you haven't the slightest intention of becoming a trade show performer--you will still marvel at the inside insights of trade show work now in print. It makes great conversation material, and puts you in an advisory position with fellow magicians. Trade Show work is demanding, exciting, rewarding, reputation building, educational, inspirational, and contributory to personal growth. Contents of Trade Shows: Dick Stoner at Work, Dear Abbey, How Much Do I Charge For a Trade Show?, Trade Shows Now and Where They are Headed, Snodell on Trade Shows, Trade Show Scenes, An Inside Look at a Trade Show Survey, Mike Rogers on Trade Shows, Dick Swandby--Trade Show Expert--Surveys the Situation, Exhibit Performance Can Be Measured, How to Use Attention Getting Techniques, Review of a Trade Show Biggie, Comments on Trade Shows By Lorayne, Tom and Liza Tucker and ESP Inc., Nothing Succeeds Like Success, Willy Wonka, Attracting the Crowd, Eddie Tullock Style, Del Ray and the Hospitality Suites, Trade Shows, a Definite Sales Tool, What Went Before, Fabulous World of Trade Shows, Profile of a Trade Show Entrepreneur, The Business Oriented Magician, and Putting Magic Into The Trade Exhibit. Note to the "local" magician: As a performer, a magician can be called upon to put together a sales meeting, a small promotion, a local "trade show", or any other commercial venture in his own town. Be ready for such a call. The material in Trade Shows is just as valid on a small scale as it is for the big exhibitions. Study this book and be ready to speak with confidence and know how to companies who might contact you. Sixty 8 1/2" x 11" pages illustrated with line drawings and graphs including many photos.

9 x 11.25 60 pages no dates, spiral bound

condition very good to excellent

Wanna Bet B261-1489 NOW $4.00

compiled by Frances Marshall

A lively and interesting, compelling collection of little known ideas, often referred to as "betchas". Bet you a drink you can't do so and so like pushing a quarter through a dime sized hole. You may know that one but there are dozens here that are fresh and different, and will get your spectators really involved with your challenges. Great for bars, lunch table, offices, coffee break, parties, hospitality suites, young peoples affairs, etc. Although you introduce them as an impromptu stunt, you actually have a set program in mind for best results. These amusing little gags can make you the life of the party or gathering - they avoid the dull moments. Seventy five betchas in the book. Start to use them now.

condition: very good, but rubber stamped on back cover and on couple places inside with previous owners name and address.

Let It Go To Your Head by Jay Marshall & Frances Ireland B251-1507 NOW $3.00

Published 1967 by Magic, Inc

Softbound, stapled, 5 ¼ x 8 ½ , 28 pages.

Chapeaugraphy booklet

Excellent condition

Martinez, Chuck

Inner Circle by Paul Harris B251-1504 NOW $2.00 SOLD

15 pages, softbound, stapled, 5.5 x 8.25 inches

This booklet is a single effect manuscript

Effect: A card is selected from a borrowed deck, returned and the cards are shuffled. A rubber band is stretched around the deck, and the band visibly melts away! One card then emerges from the deck, it's the selected card with the rubber band around it!

There is no preparation, no gimmicks and no forces.

Excellent condition

Mentzer, Jerry

Basic Skill with Cards by Jerry Mentzer
B251-1492 NOW $4.00

A basic reference book for people who want to learn fundamental card handling skills! It contains no tricks, but includes chapters on topics such as "Forcing", "False Shuffles", "False Cuts" &, "Palming", etc. Each chapter contains methods that combine simplicity of working with maximum usefulness. Even if you know a lot about card magic now, you will want it for your reference shelf!! Profusely illustrated with photographs, typeset, soft bound, 76 pages.

Excellent Condition

Retails for $8.50

Minch, Stephen

NY Symposium of Magic Volumes 1-5 B281-1387 sold as set only $225.00

by Adam Fleischer & Stephen Minch

excellent condition, white volume cover is soiled slightly.

Vernon Chronicles; The Lost Inner Secrets Volume 1 by Stephen Minch 1st ed. B251-1528 NOW $ 50.00

FIRST EDITION, printed 1987
Hardcover, with dust jacket, 235 pages 7.25 x 10.25 inches
The sleights, stratagems and effects described in meticulous detail by Stephen Minch were the result of Bruce Cervon’s careful note-taking when sessioning with Dai Vernon and have never seen print before. Sleights discussed include the Turnover Pass, the Vernon Multiple False-Cut, the Push-Through Shuffle, the Diagonal Palm Shift and so much more. Effects include No-Sleight Triumph, The Fingerprint Card Trick, and Vernon’s original handling for his classic Cutting The Aces. Over 50 of Dai Vernon’s finest effects and methods are detailed, including one of his signature pieces, Five Coins and a Glass. Hardcover, 251 illustrations, 33 historical photographs. 270 pages.

condition MINT ( because of the reflective book jacket photo did not do it justice)

Vernon Chronicles; The Lost Inner Secrets volume 2 by Stephen Minch 1st ed. B251-1529 NOW $ 50.00

FIRST EDITION, printed 1988
Hardcover, with dust jacket, 245 pages 7.25 x 10.25 inches
An 18 page Vernoniana Portfolio by professional photographers Young & Robin opens the volume. Rare and interesting Vernon memorabilia photographed so you can enjoy it over the years. Over 50 Vernon routines, 27 historical photographs, 177 illustrations, 280 pages.condition MINT ( because of the reflective book jacket photo did not do it justice)

Montandon, Roger & Wait, Logan

Not Primigenial B161-1143 NOW $ 3.00

by Montandon, Roger & Wait, Logan; SB staple 5.5x8.5; 19pages; Montandon Magic 1942

Mulholland, John

Book Of Magic, By Mulholland, John,
B252-1436, NOW $6.00 SOLD

Published by Scribners, Published in original 1963 don't know if this is a reprint softbound, Book measures 5.5 x 8 inches, 329 pages,
Mulholland provides illustrated instructions for mastering scores of magical feats: card tricks relying on an easy memory device, extemporaneous tricks such as making a coin vanish and then reappear in a bread roll, tricks for entertaining youngsters, magical thought transference, and other exploits of mystifying wizardry.
John Mulholland has long been recognized as one of the top magicians of this world. This book is the distillation of the knowledge and techniques of a
lifetime spent learning and practicing the art of magic and illusion. Its purpose is to teach effective magic which can be learned without difficulty.
Some of the tricks described can be shown in minutes after reading the text. Other tricks revealed here can be learned in an hour, or at most a few hours of rehearsal. Where equipment is required, full instructions are given so that the reader can make everything that is needed.

Condition - very good- some yellowing of pages on the edge-
0.8

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Nelms, Henning

Magic and Showmanship B164-1226 NOW $ 7.00

Nelms, Henning. SB 8.5"x 5.5" 322 pages, good condition, published 1969 by Dover

Theme: Performance Technique, many considered this to be the finest books on subject since Fitzkee Trilogy, long unavailable, and was selling on Ebay few years ago for $100 a copy till Dover re-printed it,,, this is not the re-prints.

Okal, Bill

Card Magic B261-1457 NOW $4.00

by Bill Okal

Card Magic - A collection of some of the WORLD'S GREATEST CARD TRICKS with an ordinary deck of CARDS!
After reading this book you will be able to perform acts of illusion. Whether it be in front of an audience, friends or relatives. You will be the entertainer. The transformation from a novice to an expert card handler takes practice and "Card Magic" helps you ever step of the way, including: what to say - what to do and how to do it ....
Because magic is more than just a Good Trick, it's how well you act it out!
Each "CARD MAGIC" Trick was written with EASY TO UNDERSTAND instructions, many with illustrations.

condition: very good

Orben, Robert

Ad-Libs B261-1456 NOW $5.00

by Robert Orben

Published by Louis Tannen 1976, 116 pages, soft cover, stapled

9 x 6 inches

condition: very good, some pencil marks throughout the book.

Pierre, Roger

Magic of Francis Carlyle, By Pierre, Roger,
B251-1419, NOW $120.00

Published by Nightmare Alley Productions, Published in 1975 First Edition, Hardbound, Book measures 8.75 x 11.25 inches, 186 plus index pages, Condition -Book in Very good condition, dust jacket has scratch on front, and on binding it is worn at top. Autographed by author " May all your days be magic, Roger - Pierre" 2.3

Postgate, Bruce

Dove Pan-Orama B261-1462 NOW $3.00

by Bruce Postgate

In addition to most standard Dove Pan uses, it includes all kinds of new ideas-plausible and implausible - serious and comical - weird and wonderful. There are dozens of delightful Dove Pan deceptions, many for children's entertainment, some with patter stories, hints and tips, and unique production items (and instructions how to make them for yourself, too!!!)

DOVE PAN-ORAMA will entertain and amuse you. Even if you use only ONE of the many excellent ideas offered, you’ll have more than your money's worth.

READ ALL ABOUT: JELLY BEAN SOUP, CASTLES IN THE AIR, THE CHINESE MAGICIAN, A COLORFUL CHANDELIER, THE MISER’S NIGHTMARE, WINE & ROSES, THE ELUSIVE BIRTHDAY CAKE as well as dozens of practical, amusing entertaining ideas.

Published 1972 by Morrissey, SIZE 5¼" x 8½"—48 pages, fully illustrated. Cover design and illustrations by Sid Lorraine.

Condition: Excellent

Table Hopping B261-1481 NOW $5.00 SOLD

by Bruce Postgate

54 pages, stapled, soft cover, published 1974 by Haines House of Cards

condition: Mint

Putnam, Graham compiled by

125 Magic Tricks performed w/Reg Deck of Cards B133-1255 NOW $ 1.00

Published by Fun Inc, Published in 1976
soft bound, staple binding , book measures 5 ½ by 8 1/2 inches,
44 pages, excellent condition
Book was marketed as a peg rack book, so there is a hole running
thru the books at the top to hang on a peg in a store.

Racherbaumer, Jon

Last Hierophant by Jon Racherbaumer B251-1506 NOW $ 10.00

Condition: Excellent, but some fading of the cover

Marlo Without Tears, By Racherbaumer, Jon,
B271-1421 , NOW $30.00

Published by Korem, Published in 1983 First Edition Hardbound, Book measures 7.25 x 10.25 inches, 317 pages,

Edward Marlo is a phenomenon who has unquestionably made an indelible mark in the world of magic. In the past forty years he has published numerous innovative and influential books, plus an impressive number of articles for various magazines. The Complete Marlo Bibliography is still incomplete, but at last count there are over 1500 items, covering 3200 pages of text, and over 57 books! Over and above this remarkable prolificacy is the consistent superiority of the material itself. And all of it chronicles his long, ardent, and fastidious love affair with the pasteboards. Marlo Without Tears is another fascinating chapter in the Marlovian quest for the Real Work.
Jon Racherbaumer, in his own words, is "a conscientious dilettante, who strives to discover useful and lasting material and then translate it into readable books and articles." He is the author of eighteen books and manuscripts, including the best-selling CARD FINESSE and THE ASCANIO SPREAD. He is also the controversial and innovative publisher of Hierophant, Kabbala, and Sticks & Stones, magazines that continue to inform and stimulate the cognoscenti. He has also contributed over 100 items to various magic magazines.
Of Marlo he has said, "It's been my goal to infuse my writings with the same kind of enthusiasm and esprit evoked by Marlo's actual performances to somehow show Marlo's marvelous thinking, while giving a vicarious sense of life to the dead reckoning of dry, technical prose."

Condition - Book is in very good condition, dust jacket is good, no tears but couple soil spots 2.0

Ragsdale, Bill & Herman, Frank

50 More Effects with the Blank Wand
B261-1455 NOW $3.00

by Bill Ragsdale & Frank Herman

Actually it is 75 effects, The book includes a reprint of the original 25 effects that was previously published in Linking Ring, so there is a total of 75 effects.

condition: excellent

Rappa, Michael

Recycling Magical Way B162-1007 NOW $ 10.00

by Rappa, Michael

book reg 15.00 sale 10.00 Brand New

Ray, Jimmy

Cruise Book B262-1461 NOW $2.00

by Jimmy Ray

Nightclubs come and go, and TV appearances are hard to acquire. The good news is, cruise ships continue to sail, and they all employ tasteful, family oriented entertainment. Entertainer Jimmy Ray, shares his knowledge of securing contracts and entertaining on these popular cruise ship lines.

Soft cover, thirty-two numbered pages.

excellent condition

Read, Ralph W.

Three Shell Game edited by Ralph W. Read

B251-1525 NOW $ 4.00

1975, reprint. Lee Gray.
Illustrated: drawings by Bill Hanna.
Pages: 58, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
stapled binding.
Condition: Very Good. A few scratch marks to the covers and residue from a sticker on cover.

Ream, Lamont

Coin Creations B161-1134 NOW $ 5.00 SOLD

By Ream, Lamont SB staple 5.5x8.5 51 Magical Publications 1981

Reum, Earl

Magic for the Civic Club B261-1469 NOW $2.00

by Earl Reum

24 pages, 5.25 x 8.5 inches, published 1968 magic Inc.

condition: good, would be very good, but at one time it was bent in half, length wise, as if someone stuck it in their pocket, not a hard crease, just kinda if it were rolled, and the name of the previous owner written on inside cover.

Robson, Stuart

Flash Paper Tips B191-1217 NOW $ 3.00

Robson, Stuart & Read, Ralph W. SB 8.5"x 5.5" 51 pages, good condition, 1976 reprint edition by D Robbins of 1937 original

Roy, Rob

Easy Card Magic B131-1286 NOW $ 2.00 SOLD

Published by D. Robbins, Originally published in 1972,
soft bound, stapled , book measures 5 ½ by 8 3/4 inches,
approx 28 pages, excellent condition

Roy, Marvin

Mr. Electric Unplugged B151-1454 NOW $40.00

By Marvyn Roy

Marvyn Roy – Unplugged.

This book is unlike any of our previous history books. Instead of digging through old newspapers and magazines and writing about vaudeville theaters and music halls, this story is told by the man who lived it. During the fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties, there was not a more successful magical team than Marvyn Roy and Carol. Their act, Mr. Electric, appeared at Radio City Music Hall, the London Palladium, The Latin Quarter, Gorki Park in Moscow, on the Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace and everywhere in between. Hotels, ice shows, floor shows, night clubs, theatres, arenas and amusement parks, they did it all. With their acclaimed light bulb act, and later as the Diamond Illusionist, they traveled for years with the Liberace show. Now Marvyn has put his entire magical life into book form. Beginning with his early success as Marvyn the Silk Merchant and winning awards as a teenager at the PCAM conventions, to the time he spent working behind the counter at Floyd Thayer’s Studio, to the development of his world famous act and subsequent climb to the highest rung of the show business ladder. It is a story that only Marvyn could tell and you will recognize many familiar faces along the way.

Anyone who ever dreamed of being a famous magician, can now live that dream through the eyes and words of Marvyn Roy. Mr. Electric – Unplugged contains 300 pages featuring more than 150 photographs and is hardbound with a beautiful dust jacket.

published 2005 by Caveney's Magic Words

condition: MINT

Sanderson, George

Concealed Art of Magic, The, By Sanderson, George,
B251 -1438, NOW $20.00 SOLD

Published by Goodliffe, Published in 1972 hardbound, Book measures 7.5 x 10 inches, 174 pages,
First Edition, 23 chapters, viii plus 174 large pages.
Well Illustrated with photos and line drawings. Original card and close-up magic as well as platform magic, some requiring construction with the detailed diagrams for building. A highlight is the Sigma Atomic Disintegrator which has a Pepper’s Ghost effect.

Condition - Very good copy, dust jacket slightly tattered
1.4

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Scarne, John

Scarne's Magic Tricks B261-1470 NOW $6.00

by John Scarne

Read minds! Make objects disappear and then reappear! Induce hypnotic trances! You'll be able to perform these and many other classic maneuvers with the help of the advice in this amazing book by one of the greatest magicians of all time. 200 masterful deceptions can be performed--without training or special equipment--before audiences of all sizes. Redesigned to eliminate sleight-of hand and accompanied by simplified explanations, these tricks will have performers dazzling and delighting family and friends after only a brief practice session.
200 best tricks anyone can do. Famous tricks of the world's foremost magicians selected by John Scarne as best for performance with simple props and without sleight-of-hand.

condition: good to very good, dust jacket has few small tears.

Scarne Tricks B261-1477 NOW $9.00 SOLD

by John Scarne

Double book, published under one cover, "Scarne on Card Tricks" and "Scarne's Magic Tricks"

Scarne on Card Tricks

This marvelous treasury of card magic presents the exact details of 155 professional card tricks that anyone can learn. The world's number-one card wizard, John Scarne, reworked an exciting series of classic card tricks to eliminate the need for sleight-of-hand. Simple instructions and clear diagrams illustrate Houdini's "Card on the Ceiling," Blackstone's "Card Trick Without Cards," Carlyle's "Piano Card Trick," Milton Berle's "Quickie Card Deal," and Scarne's own "Drunken Poker Deal" and "Knockout Card Trick." Scarne presents all tricks with advice on accompanying patter, offering helpful suggestions about the kinds of words and gestures that give performances a professional gloss.

AND

Scarne's Magic Tricks

Hardbound, no dust jacket, published 1950, 564 total pages, 5.75 x 8.5 inches

condition, very good

Schindler, George

Magic with Everyday Objects by George Schindler B251-1510 NOW $ 3.00

Hardbound, 240 pages, 5.5 x 8.25 inches
published 1976

condition, book is in very good condition, dust jacket has a bit tattered, and someone had written price on dust jacket.

Schmidt, Joseph

New Card Control Systems, By Schmidt, Joseph K.,
B251-1425, NOW $30.00

Published by Kaufman & Greenberg, Published in 1995, hardbound, Book measures 6.25 x 9.5 inches, 103 pages,

Condition - both book and dust jack in excellent condition except on back cover of dust jacket you can see where price sticker was removed

Schneider, Al

Off by Al Schneider B251-1512 NOW $2.00 SOLD

No date or publisher, most likely self published, 28 pages, 8 ¼ x 5 ½ , stapled

Ring and Rope routine and moves

Excellent condition

Silverman, Kenneth

Houdini!! Career of Erich Weiss
B131-1401 retail 17.00 NOW $7.00 SOLD

By Kenneth Silverman

Paperback, 466 pages, original publication (hardback) 1996, this printing 1997

Condition: Mint as a paperback can be. It does not appear to have been opened.

****

Simmons, Ken

Scotch & Soda Part 1 by Ken Simmons B251-1518 NOW $2.00

Third printing 1983, 32 pages, stapled, 5.5 x 8.5 inches

condition: Excellent

Sisti, Jim

Magic Menu by Jim Sisti M131-1380 NOW $50.00

book is in excellent condition.
3.0 imom

Stanyon, Ellis

Stanyon's Magic, By Stanyon, Ellis, B281-1446, NOW $95.00 SOLD

Published by L&L, Published in 1996 hardbound, Book measures 8.75 x 11.25 inches,
Nearly 100 years after its original publication, we are proud to announce the return of this classic.
One of the most influential and fully-packed magic periodicals is now available in one complete hardbound volume.
All 177 issues, containing over 1400 packed pages! Stanyon's Magic contains thousands of tricks which form the basis for many of today's miracles.
Published from 1900 to 1914 and 1919 to 1920 (with time out for World War I).
Stanyon's Magic presents everything. Tricks. Full Treatises. Book Reviews. News.
Magicians' Photos.
Biographical and Descriptive Matter. Advertisements and Bibliographies.
Hardbound. 1440 pages. Published 1996

Condition - Excellent, both book and dust jacket
8.9

Stevenson, Al

75 Tricks with a Stripper Deck B192-1192 NOW $ 1.00

Stevenson, Al SB 8.5"x 5.5" 40 pages, good condition, 1962 edition by Wizard Books

75 Tricks with a Svengali Deck B192-1193 NOW $ 1.00

Stevenson, Al SB 8.5"x 5.5" 40 pages, good condition, 1964 edition by Wizard Books

Tannen's

Tannen’s Catalogue #12 B131-1394 NOW $5.00

Published 1978 Hard Cover 701 pages, includes 100 Latest tips on Tricks by Milbourne Christopher. Very Good Condition

Tucker, Tommy

What Next B111-1168 NOW $ 3.00

by Tommy Tucker, issued by Chas Eastman, published 1975, spiral bound, 27 pages, mostly card material. Very good condition

Walker, Barbara

Minature Mysteries with Cards, Compiled By Walker, Barbara,
B251-1423, NOW $14.00

Published by Magic Ltd, Jones , Published in 1980 First edition Hard bound, Book measures 6.25 x 9.25 inches, 166 pages,

Miniature Mysteries with Cards is a compilation of card tricks, both old and new, arranged chronologically, in an effort to reflect the evolution of this type of magic. The magician looking for new material won't be disappointed. Those interested in the nostalgic value of the effects will be pleased.

Condition - Book is in very good condition, dust jacket with some soiling & little tear

Waters, T.A.

Mind, Myth & Magick, By Waters, T.A.,
B271-1444, NOW $50.00 SOLD

Published by Hermatic, Published in 1993- first edition hardbound, Book measures 7.25 x 10.25 inches, 806 pages,
This monumental best-seller of mentalism became a recognized classic the first month of its release. Imagine a hardcover volume with over 840 pages full of astounding and diabolic mental secrets over 200 effects of Mind Reading and Bizarre Magick, along with extensive re-examinations of psychometry, book and symbol tests, Tarot cards, fortune-telling, billet work and other topics! All conceived by one remarkable mind! This huge volume is a postgraduate course in Mentalism, containing a wealth of material that will set you apart from the generic mentalist!
Fully indexed.

Condition - Mint both book and dust jacket
4.6

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Wels, Byron

Jumbo Book of Magic, The, By Wels, Byron,
B251 -1443, NOW $4.00 SOLD

Published by Drake, Published in 1976 softbound, Book measures 7.125 x 9.875 inches, 320 pages,

Condition - very good
1.3

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