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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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Five Vintage Books on Card Magic and Conjuring.: Five Vintage Books on Card Magic and Conjuring. Including New Era Card Tricks (London, 1897; fair copy with shaken binding, worn cloth) and Card Tricks and How to Do Them (Chicago, 1902) by Roterberg;

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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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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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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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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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1799 Conjuring Illustrated Magic Tricks Illusions MAGIC: 1799 Conjuring Illustrated Magic Tricks Illusions MAGIC Lantern Guyot Occult Physics Edme-Gilles Guyot was an 18th-century scientist most-known for his studies on physics and physical magic. He helped

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[MAGIC]. Group of pitch books, photos, and ephemera. Over 1...: [MAGIC]. Group of pitch books, photos, and ephemera. Over 15 items, including: Conjuring, or Magic Made Easy (New York Popular Pub. Co, ca. 1880s); HOUDINI, Harry. The Adventurous Life of a Versatile

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1860 Parlor Magician by Frikell MAGIC Trick SECRETS: 1860 Parlor Magician by Frikell MAGIC Trick SECRETS Illustrated Conjuring Wilijalba Frikell was a 19th-century German magician who was known for vaudeville performances and intricate stage apparatuses

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1894 MAGIC Experiments Science Tricks Conjuring Physics: 1894 MAGIC Experiments Science Tricks Conjuring Physics Illustrated Illusions Arthur Good was a 19th-century French science writer who is best known for his articles on physics experiments, magnetic d

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1770 MAGIC Tricks Playing Cards Lamps Ozanam Conjuring Mathematics & Physics: 1770 MAGIC Tricks Playing Cards Lamps Ozanam Conjuring Mathematics & Physics Jacques Ozanam was a 17th-century French mathematician most-known for his work Recreations which covered a wide variety of

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1853 Conjuring Parlor Games Humor Jokes Charades Enigma: 1853 Conjuring Parlor Games Humor Jokes Charades Enigmas Magic Tricks Waterman Catharine Waterman’s ‘Book of Parlor Games’ is a rare, mid-19th-century which thoroughly describes dozens of games

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Magic: 124. Magic. Group of 6 volumes, as listed below. Some illustrated. 4to or 8vo, cloth, 3 with dust jacket; most light wear. Vp, vd [150/250]Hall & Muir. Some Printers & Publishers of Conjuring Books an

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1850 Astrologer’s Dream Book MAGIC Occult Fortune: 1850 Astrologer’s Dream Book MAGIC Occult Fortune Telling Divination Charms “The Astrologer's Dream-book” is a rare, mid-19th-century book of occult studies, focusing on fortune telling and drea

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Lot of 25 Vintage and Contemporary Books on Conjuring.: [Miscellaneous] Lot of 25 Vintage and Contemporary Books on Conjuring. Authors or subjects include: Gerald Kosky, Joe Berg, Harry Anderson, Matt Schulien, Tony Slydini, Jim Ryan, Francis Carlyle, Jerr

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More than 35 books on magic and conjuring.

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[Miscellaneous – Conjuring] More than 35 books on magic and conjuring. Including Stanyon’s Magic (L&L, 1996); Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic (2008) by Ben; Oriental Conjuring and Magic (1981) by Ayling and Sharpe; Practical Mental Effects (1944) and The Book Without a Name (1931) by Annemann; Watch This One! (1947; Signed) by Bobo; Daemons, Darklings and Doppelgangers (1968) by Shiels; Rice’s Encyclopedia of Silk Magic (three vols.); 13 Steps to Mentalism (1968) by Corinda; New Ways to Mystify (1945) by Ackerman; Cyclopedia of Magic (1949) by Hay; several works by Hugard; and others. Sizes and bindings vary. Generally good or very good. All books not pictured.

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More than 35 books on magic and conjuring.

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