Various authors

Abracadabra. The World's Only Magical Weekly. Goodliffe's Abracadabra. Saturday, 11th August, 1956

Birmingham, UK, Goodliffe The Magician, Publisher, 1956. Wraps. Small saddle stapled magazine. Pagination runs 49-64. With a few black and white photos. Single issue of this magazine devoted to magic, news in the world of magic, pieces on performers, etc. This issue with an article describing Willane's Intimate Sponge Ball Routine; the construction of a floating table, etc. Goodliffe's Abracadabra was founded in 1946 by magician and author Charles Goodliffe Neal, an opinionated person whose editorial stances and comments sometimes created strong debates. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, wrinkling and soiling. Good .

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Book number: 020656

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

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Escapism. April, 1986. Vol. V. No. 1

Great Falls, MT, Wheeler Tanner Escapes, Publisher, 1986. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. Small, square format. 20 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this quarterly newsletter that was published from 1983 to 1987. It was started by Pam Wheeler-Tanner, who was the daughter of escape artist Prince Wheeler, and her husband, Joe Tanner. The newsletter focused on escape artists and escape tricks/magic. This issue with an article on Houdini and Carleete; words of wisdom from Roy Green; a discussion of a spirit cuff escape trick; lessons learned by Terry Roses, etc. GOOD condition. Uneven toning and offsetting to the covers. Very large mailing cancellation stamps across the rear cover, with handwritten mailing address (that of Patterson Smith). Staple holes along the fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 018368

Catalogue: Magic

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Escapism. July, 1985. Vol. III. No. 3

Great Falls, MT, Wheeler Tanner Escapes, Publisher, 1985. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. Small, square format. 20 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this quarterly newsletter that was published from 1983 to 1987. It was started by Pam Wheeler-Tanner, who was the daughter of escape artist Prince Wheeler, and her husband, Joe Tanner. The newsletter focused on escape artists and escape tricks/magic. Contents of this issue not known, as the newsletter is stapled shut along the fore edge. GOOD condition. Uneven toning and offsetting to the covers. Very large mailing cancellation stamps across the rear cover, with handwritten mailing address (that of Patterson Smith). Stapled closed along the fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 018384

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn Fanzines

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Escapism. January, 1986. Vol. IV. No. 1

Great Falls, MT, Wheeler Tanner Escapes, Publisher, 1986. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. Small, square format. 20 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this quarterly newsletter that was published from 1983 to 1987. It was started by Pam Wheeler-Tanner, who was the daughter of escape artist Prince Wheeler, and her husband, Joe Tanner. The newsletter focused on escape artists and escape tricks/magic. This issue with an article on Houdini; words of wisdom from Roy Green; a discussion of a trick using the Australian torture belt and 80 feet of rope, etc. GOOD condition. Uneven toning and offsetting to the covers. Very large mailing cancellation stamps across the rear cover, with handwritten mailing address (that of Patterson Smith). Faint large cancellation stripes along the spine of the front cover. Staple holes along the fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 018447

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

Escapism. October, 1985. Vol. III. No. 34

Great Falls, MT, Wheeler Tanner Escapes, Publisher, 1985. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. Small, square format. 24 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this quarterly newsletter that was published from 1983 to 1987. It was started by Pam Wheeler-Tanner, who was the daughter of escape artist Prince Wheeler, and her husband, Joe Tanner. The newsletter focused on escape artists and escape tricks/magic. Contents of this issue not known, as the newsletter is stapled shut along the fore edge. GOOD condition. Very large mailing cancellation stamps across the rear cover, with handwritten mailing address (that of Patterson Smith). Stapled closed along the fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 018542

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

M-U-M. Golden Jubilee Issue. December, 1960

Bristol, CT, Society of American Magicians, 1960. Wraps. Gold wraps. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. A single issue of this magazine devoted to the practice of magic and magicians, with many articles detailing the performance of a variety of tricks and sleights. Includes card magic, the milk through hat trick, inseparable spheres, The Kardyro-Biddle Move again, vanishing and appearing canes, etc. GOOD condition. Some soiling, scuffing, wrinkling and creasing to the wrappers and extremities. Upper rear corner of the cover clipped diagonally. Minor toning in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 013161

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

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The Linking Ring. February 1953

Kenton, OH, International Brotherhood of Magicians, Publisher, 1953. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 126 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout, as well as ads. An issue of this trade journal for magicians, featuring a biography and look at the magic of George McAthy, a study of Indian conjuring, magic stagecraft, etc. GOOD condition. Wrappers toned and soiled, with light offsetting along the top edge. Faint staining to the rear cover. General fading and scuffing. Minor toning in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 013194

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

The Linking Ring. October 1961. Volume 41, Number 8

Cincinnati, International Brotherhood of Magicians, Publisher, 1961. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 150 pp. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Many ads for magic items and apparatus throughout. An issue of this trade journal for magicians, featuring news and bios of various magicians, magic acts and performers. With a section providing instructions on the card magic trick involving four blue aces among a red card deck. GOOD condition. General toning, some soiling and minor staining to the wrappers. Old price in pencil on the front cover. Slight curling along the spine. A few pages with check marks in their top margins. Good .

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Book number: 013293

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

The Linking Ring. August 1959

Kenton, OH, International Brotherhood of Magicians, Publisher, 1959. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 126 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout, as well as ads. An issue of this trade journal for magicians, featuring a biography and look at the magic of Matt Schulien, several pages of instructions to performing a variety of magic tricks, etc. GOOD condition. Wrappers toned and soiled. Faint staining to the rear cover. General fading and scuffing. Minor toning in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 013509

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

The Sphinx. An Independent Magazine for Magicians. October, 1931

Kansas City, MO, The Sphinx Publishing Co, 1931. Wraps. Wraps. Illustrations throughout. A magazine devoted to the practice of magic, including many articles on various tricks and magicians. With short descriptions of effects such as water to ice effect, a penny and dime effect, floating shoe etc. GOOD condition. Moderate toning, some soiling and staining to the wrappers. Moderate wrinkling, tearing, chipping and creasing along the extremities. Paper toned in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 013888

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

Bergeron, Bev

Bev Bergeron in Print. The Magic of Bev Bergeron

Orlando, Bev Bergeron, Publisher, 1965. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 16 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A short collection of magic tricks and effects by Bev Bergeron, including making goldfish appear in an empty glass of water, card tricks, etc. Bev Bergeron is perhaps best known as a comedic magician, performing as Rebo the Clown on CBS, as well as performing for 16 years at Walt Disney Worlds (see Magicpedia). GOOD+ condition. Moderate toning along the extremities. Minor edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 012039

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

Frost, Thomas

The Lives of the Conjurors. New Edition

London, Chatto and Windus, 1881. Hard Cover. Stated new edition. Decorative cloth. viii, 360 pp. plus 32 pages of ads in the rear. The "first book length history of magic" (see Coleman, Magic: a reference guide), that, despite errors, provided an important study of early magicians and their craft. This includes ancient magic of the Near East, as well as its use as entertainment in Europe. FAIR/GOOD condition. Ex-library with stamps, pastedowns and treatments present to the interior and exterior. Spine repaired with black binding tape. Some scuffing and fading. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Minor toning in the interior One gathering of pages slightly protruding from the rest of the text block but intact. Fair .

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Book number: 011879

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

No author Given

Learn How to Be a Handcuff King and Mystery Man. Baffling Tricks of Mystery. No. 1178

Detroit, Johnson Smith and Company. Wraps. no date, presumed early 1900s. Printed wraps with a small illustration of a magician. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A short work containing tips on how to perform various magic tricks, including escaping from locked vaults, trunks, ropes, chains, etc. as well as the vanishing assistant, a levitating assistant trick and more. With two pages in the rear devoted to various lock brands and how to pick them. GOOD condition. Heavy browning/offsetting along the extremities. Moderate chipping and a few small tears along the fore edge. Wrappers splitting along the spine. Paper very browned. Minor dampstain affecting the upper corner of the interior. Good .

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Book number: 008163

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn Magic Tricks Escape Arts

Goldston, William

Tricks and Illusions for Amateur and Professional Conjurers

London, George Routledge and Sons. Hard Cover. no date, presumed early 1900s. Stated seventh edition. Illustrated paper covered boards. No jacket. 259 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A collection of magic tricks and illusions, ranging from card magic to stage illusions, handcuff escape tricks, etc. GOOD condition. Covers soiled and scuffed, with some chipping and splitting to the paper. Minor staining. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Interior clean and solid, with the endpapers rather toned. Good .

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Book number: 018672

Catalogue: Magic

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Goshman, Albert

A Basic Sponge Ball Routine

No Place, Albert Goshman/Magic by Gosh, presumed Publisher. Pamphlet. No place or date. Single sheet pamphlet, folded into four pages. With a few illustration. A collection of four magic tricks or illusions using sponge balls, as explained by Albert Goshman. Presumably a promotional piece issued to advertise sponges by Gosh and other magic products. Albert Goshman is considered one of the best close-up magicians of all time, using sponge balls as part of his act, and eventually developing the Magic by "Gosh" line of products. GOOD condition. Two horizontal fold creases present. General toning. Minor soiling. Good .

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Book number: 012898

Catalogue: Magic

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