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Two Volumes on Magic by Houdini.

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Two Volumes on Magic by Evans, One Signed.: Evans, Henry Ridgely. Two Volumes on Magic by Evans, One Signed. Including Adventures in Magic (1927), and Hours With the Ghost (1897), both ex-libris United States Patent Office, the former with a si

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“THE PHILOSOPHY OF MAGIC” – EUSEBE SALVERTE: New York. 1847. Harper & Brothers. First U.S. Edition. Two volumes. A critical study of the history of magic, in which the author argued that the belief in magic was often encouraged by priestly and o

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House of Mystery – Teller and Todd Karr: 2005 First Edition from Miracle Factory. Signed by Teller. Two volume set. Dj’s with gilt stamped black cloth. Fine.

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Jay, Ricky. The Magic Magic Book. New York: Whitney: Jay, Ricky. The Magic Magic Book. New York: Whitney Museum, 1994. One of 50 limited edition copies, with dated Whitney authentication paperwork. Two volumes in blue cloth drop spine box, stamped in tw

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The Magic Magic Book.: [Blow Book] Jay, Ricky. The Magic Magic Book. New York: Whitney Museum, 1994. Two volumes, one of text, the second a blow book with artwork by Vija Cemins, Jane Hammond, Glenn Ligon, Justen Ladda, Phi

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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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Jay, Ricky. The Magic Magic Book.: Jay, Ricky. The Magic Magic Book. New York: Whitney Museum, 1994. Two volumes, one of text, the second a blow book with original artwork by Vija Cemins, Jane Hammond, Glenn Ligon, Justen Ladda, Philip

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[HOUDINI, Harry] (Ehrich Weisz). The Conjurers' Monthly Mag...: [HOUDINI, Harry] (Ehrich Weisz). The Conjurers' Monthly Magazine. New York: Harry Houdini, 1906-1908. V1 N1 (Sept. 1906) – V2 N12 (Aug. 1908). Complete File. Two volumes, bound in red buckram. E

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House of Mystery: the Magic Science of David P. Abbott.: Teller and Todd Karr. House of Mystery: the Magic Science of David P. Abbott. [Los Angeles]: The Miracle Factory, 2005. Two volumes in black cloth with pictorial jackets, housed in leather ribbon-tied

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Houdini Unlocked.: Culliton, Patrick. Houdini Unlocked. Los Angeles: Kieran Press, 1997. Number 62 from the limited edition of 250 copies. Two volumes, cloth, in publisher’s slipcase. 4to. Profusion of illustratio

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Fechner, Christian (trans. Stacey Dagron). The Magic of: Fechner, Christian (trans. Stacey Dagron). The Magic of Robert-Houdin: An Artist’s Life. Bolougne: F.C.F., 2002. From the limited English edition of 1000 copies. Two volumes in red cloth with jacket

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The Magic of Robert-Houdin: An Artist’s Life.: Fechner, Christian. The Magic of Robert-Houdin: An Artist’s Life. Bolougne: F.C.F., 2002. Two volumes in red cloth with jackets. From the limited English edition of 1000 copies. Copiously illustrate

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Fulves, Karl (ed.). The Magic of Slydini…And More.: Fulves, Karl (ed.). The Magic of Slydini…And More. New York: Louis Tannen, 1976. Two volumes, pebbled black leatherette. Hand-numbered “Copy #12”, in presentation to Ray Grismer, inscribed by Sl

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The History of Magic.: Ennemoser, Joseph. The History of Magic. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854. Two volumes, embossed red cloth with gilt spine. 8vos. Hinges weak, boards rubbed, mild soiling and foxing. Covers rubbed with fra

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Fechner, Christian (Stacey Dagron trans.) The Magic of: Fechner, Christian (Stacey Dagron trans.) The Magic of Robert-Houdin: An Artist's Life. Bolougne: F.C.F., 2002. From the limited English edition of 1000 copies. Two volumes in red cloth and pictorial

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Mike Caveney Wonders & The Conference Illusions: 2013. Two large volumes in matching slipcase. The first being Mike Caveney Wonders (456 pages in full color with 570 photographs), describing Caveney’s acts in full detail - honed by years of perfec

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Two Volumes on Magic by Houdini. Including The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin [1909; second edition], shaken, hinges reinforced with cloth tape, scattered foxing; and Elliott’s Last Legacy (New York, 1923), front flyleaf lacking, ex-libris Leeds Magical Society, presentation inscription by one of its members, Spencer Anthony. Illustrated. 8vos.