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56 monographs on the history of magic and conjuring.

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History of Conjuring and Magic.: Evans, Henry Ridgely. History of Conjuring and Magic. Kenton: I.B.M., 1928. John Northern Hilliard′s copy (his ownership signature and date to ffep). Black cloth lettered in gilt. Color frontisp

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Evans, Henry Ridgley. History of Conjuring and Magic.: Evans, Henry Ridgley. History of Conjuring and Magic. Kenton: I.B.M., 1928. Black cloth, gilt-stamped. Color frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. Fine.

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Sawyer, Thomas A. Group of Six Booklets and Monographs: Sawyer, Thomas A. Group of Six Booklets and Monographs by Sawyer. Including Stanley Collins: Society Entertainer & Magic Collector (1984); Victorian-Age Conjuring Books (1991); S.W. Erdnase: Another V

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Magic: 125. Magic. The Magic Magic Book. An Inquiry into the Venerable History & Operation of the Oldest Trick Conjuring Volumes, Designated "Blow Books." Illustration, including works by Jiga Clemins, Jane

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'The Magic Magic Book', Ricky Jay: 'The Magic Magic Book,' New York: Whitney Museum, 1994, two volumes in blue cloth drop spine box. An Inquiry into the Venerable History and Operation of the Oldest Trick Conjuring Volumes, Designated

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[WEE BOOKS] THE KLOSTERMAN COLLECTION OF “WEE” MAGIC BOOKS....: [WEE BOOKS] THE KLOSTERMAN COLLECTION OF “WEE” MAGIC BOOKS. A grouping of over 100 diminutive publications regarding the history of, or teaching the art of, conjuring and its allied arts,

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Ancient Still Life Painting Oil Chamberyron DUBOST (XIX) Magic, Conjuring: Still Life Painting Oil Chamberyron DUBOST (XIX) Magic and Conjuring Description Oil on canvas 41 cm x 33 cm Signed Multiple holes reference:07071826 Reserve: $500.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-r

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American History Magic Lantern Slides: American History Magic Lantern Slides 24 wood-mounted chromolithograph slides of 4 x 7 in. (10 x 18 cm), mainly depicting scenes of the American Revolutionary War from the series "Life of Washington",

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1898 1ed MAGIC & Conjuring Nevil Hopkins Chemistry: 1898 1ed MAGIC & Conjuring Nevil Hopkins Chemistry Experiments Electricity Clocks Nevil Hopkins’s ‘Twentieth Century Magic’ was a late 19th-century survey of physics experiments, modern magic tr

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9 American History Magic Lantern Slides: 9 American History Magic Lantern Slides 4 x 7 in. (10 x 18 cm), wood-mounted scenes of the American Civil War, including chromolithograph view (from 1861 engraving), titled "Stampede Among the Negroes

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A charming and fantastic collection of antique Magic: A charming and fantastic collection of antique Magic Conjuring Tricks and related items. The collection comprising of several period boxed sets, as well as a charming collection of mail-away magic tri

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Hamley’s: #1613 from Burton Sperber’s Checklist of Conjuring Catalogs. No date. Magic Conjuring Illusions. Binding Brown, inside Beige & Brown with Brown Text and illustrations. 7.4” x 9.8” and 32 pages.

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1858 1ed MAGIC Tricks Conjuring Parlor Games Songs: 1858 1ed MAGIC Tricks Conjuring Parlor Games Songs Puzzles Arnold Sociable Home George Arnold’s ‘The Sociable’ is a curious mid-19th-century book of popular amusements – over one thousand desc

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A group of antiquarian books on magic and conjuring. 21: A group of antiquarian books on magic and conjuring. 21 books in total, including: BREWSTER, Sir David. Letters on Natural Magic Addressed to Sir Walter Scott. London: John Murray, 1852. Illustrated.

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1863 Conjuring MAGIC Magicians Own Illustrated Optical: 1863 Conjuring MAGIC Magicians Own Illustrated Optical Illusions Lanterns Tricks Henry L Williams’ ‘Magician’s Own Book’ is a fascinating 19th-century book of parlor magic, designed for the no

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1859 1ed The Secret Out 1000 Card Tricks Conjuring Magic Frikell HOUDINI: 1859 1ed The Secret Out 1000 Card Tricks Conjuring Magic Frikell HOUDINI Written by the esteemed German magician, Wiljalba Frikell, this rare and fascinating treatise teaches the reader how to do a my

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56 monographs on the history of magic and conjuring.

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[Monographs] Group of 56 monographs on various subjects in the history of magic and conjuring. Including Recollections of Robert-Houdin (1898) by William Manning; Behind the Magician’s Curtain (1928) John Mulholland; The Psychology of Conjuring (1936) by Robert Bernhard, Jr.; Those Entertaining Years (1949) by H.C. Mole; The Young Houdini in Appleton (1985) by Leland Ester; The Gardner – Smith Correspondence (1999) by Richard Hatch; The Early History of the Paddle Trick in Print (1993) by Bill Palmer; Conjurors and Cornfields: Magic on the Indianapolis Stage (1999) by Thomas Ewing; Monarch of Magic: Story of Servais Leroy (1984) by William Rauscher, plus several other works by the same author; Chung Ling Soo’s Mechanists (1998) by Brian McCullagh and Ernest Aldred; From Witchcraft to Card Tricks (1991) by Stephen Minch; and many others. Sizes and bindings vary. Condition generally very good. Not pictured.