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

Various authors

The Gen. March 1956. Vol. 11, No. 11

London, Harry Stanley, Publisher, 1956. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Single issue of this long running magazine devoted to the practice of magic. It was founded in 1945. This issue with "The Royal Transposition," by Edward Marlo; "Egg, Glass and Handkerchief," by Magini; "Spots and Paddle Routine," by Frederica; "Safety Rice Bowls," by Tom Sellers, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor general fading and toning to the magazine. Some scuffing and creasing along the edges. Paper lightly toned in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 021631

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

Various Authors

Ireland's Year Book 1959

Chicago, The Ireland Magic Company, 1959. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 64 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A collection of magic tricks and illusions by a variety of magicians and performers, assembled by the Ireland Magic Company, a long running magic shop whose catalogs were favorites among magicians. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven toning to the covers. Minor soiling and a few small stains to the covers. Good .

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Book number: 021088

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Ireland's Year Book 1961. Or Magic Made Easy

Chicago, The Ireland Magic Company, 1962. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 80 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A collection of magic tricks and illusions by a variety of magicians and performers, assembled by the Ireland Magic Company, a long running magic shop whose catalogs were favorites among magicians. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven toning to the covers. Large, faint dampstain to the front cover. Minor soiling and a few small stains to the covers. Good .

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Book number: 021298

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

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

No author given

Oriental Magic. Tricks You Can Do

New York, Jaffre Products Corp, 1934. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 48 pp. Red and black illustrations throughout. A collection of simple magic tricks performed with apparatus that can be home-made. We're not sure of what makes these "Oriental" other than the people in the illustrations. GOOD condition. Uneven heavy toning to the covers, with faint pencil writing on the rear cover. Several large creases to the covers. Minor staining and soiling. Old tape repairs to the reverse of the front cover. A chip missing from the fore edge of the title page. Text block toned. Good .

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Book number: 021685

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn

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

Keywords: Noisbn

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

Keywords: Noisbn

Grant, U.F.

Chinese Magic and Illusions. A Collection of New Startling and Sensational Chinese Mysteries. 20 Secrets of the Far East

No Place, Nelmar Publications, presumed Publisher. Wraps. No place or date, perhaps 1940s-1950s. Wraps, 8 ½ by 11 inches. One wrapper illustrated and printed sideways, suggesting this was to be folded, although the rest of the text is printed as one would expect an 8 ½ by 11 inch booklet to be. 14 leaves, including cover. Printed on single sides only. Black and white illustrations throughout. A collection of magic tricks and illusions purportedly from China and Chinese magicians. Written by U.F. Grant, a dealer and inventor of magic items. As Grant states, "Here is offered the cream of new Chinese magical effects." Stapled along the top edge. GOOD+ condition. Faint fold crease present. Minor toning. Some creasing and curling at the corners. Good .

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Book number: 020651

Catalogue: Magic

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Hades, Micky

The Make-Up of Magic

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Micky Hades, Publisher, 1962. Wraps. Illustrated paper wraps with a green cloth tape spine. 72 pp. plus one page of ads at the rear. Printed on single sides only. Roughly 9 by 12 inches. Illustrated by the author. A book written to provide ideas, designs and methods to use in constructing magic apparatus for the performing magician. By Micky Hades, a noted magician and creator/seller of magic apparatus and props. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning, fading and soiling. Old price written on the lower front cover. Good .

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Book number: 021200

Catalogue: Magic

Keywords: Noisbn