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Quality Magic. Presentation Copy, Signed Twice.

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The World′s Greatest Magic.: Clark, Hyla and Paul Levin (photographer). The World′s Greatest Magic. New York: Crown, 1976. First edition, maroon vinyl hardcovers, color dust-jacket. Presentation copy, inscribed by David Cop

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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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Gottfredson, Floyd and Carl Barks. Walt Disney’s: Gottfredson, Floyd and Carl Barks. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse in Color. Signed. Prescott: Another Rainbow Publisshing, 1988. Signed by the authors on the limitation page. Cloth-backed pictorial

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MacGrath, Harold. The Adventures of Kathlyn Williams.: MacGrath, Harold. The Adventures of Kathlyn Williams. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1914. First Edition. Deluxe edition limited to 100 copies (27/100). Textured leather boards, gilt letting to spine, f

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A Magician Among the Spirits. Presentation Copy Signed: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). A Magician Among the Spirits. Presentation Copy Signed by Houdini. New York/London: Harper & Bros., 1924. First edition. Large and fine presentation inscription and sign

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Blackstone′s Modern Card Tricks.: Blackstone, Harry. Blackstone′s Modern Card Tricks. New York: George Sully and Company, 1932. Publisher′s red cloth stamped in black. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Blackstone

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Herrmann the Magician. Signed.: Burlingame, H.J. Herrmann the Magician. Signed. Chicago: Laird & Lee, (1897). First edition, presentation copy inscribed and signed by Burlingame to Frederick Boyd Stevenson on the ffep. Publisher&pri

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Hours with the Ghosts.: Evans, Henry Ridgely. Hours with the Ghosts. Chicago: Laird & Lee, (1897). First edition, presentation copy inscribed and signed by Evans to Milton A. Bridges on the ffep. Cream cloth stamped in red,

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My Life of Magic.: Thurston, Howard. My Life of Magic. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Co, 1929. First edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed to Doc Nixon by Thurston on the ffep. Original green cloth lettered i

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The Card Magic of LePaul.: LePaul, Paul. The Card Magic of LePaul. Danville, IL, 1949. Publisher′s red cloth stamped in blue and black. Number 491 of 500 first edition copies, signed and numbered by the author on the limi

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Okito on Magic.: Okito (Theo Bamberg). Okito on Magic. Chicago: Edward Drane, 1952. Inscribed and signed by Okito to Clettis Musson on the ffep, dated on Okito′s eightieth birthday. Publisher′s red cloth

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The Pallbearers Review.: Fulves, Karl. The Pallbearers Review. Tahoma: L&L, 1993. Three vols., black leather stamped in gilt, slipcase. Number 85 of 150 copies of the deluxe edition, each volume signed by Fulves on the limita

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Our Magic.: Maskelyne, Nevil and David Devant. Our Magic. Philadelphia: E.P. Dutton, 1911. Publisher′s cloth stamped in gilt, white rabbit in top hat to front cover. Signed by Devant on the title page, &Pri

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Greater Magic.: Hilliard, John Northern. Greater Magic. Minneapolis: Carl Waring Jones, (1938). Sixth impression, revised. Red cloth stamped in gilt. Copiously illustrated. Thick 8vo. Tight, clean copy.

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The Magic of Slydini.: Slydini, Tony. The Magic of Slydini. London: Harry Stanley, (1960). Pebbled maroon leather, original pictorial dust-jacket. Restricted first edition, with the specially-printed ″letter to the re

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Letters on Natural Magic.: Brewster, David. Letters on Natural Magic. London: John Murray, 1842. Fifth edition. Contemporary prize leather binding of Cheltenham College, rebacked, original spine re-laid with later title label.

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Quality Magic. Presentation Copy, Signed Twice.

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Okito (Theo Bamberg). Quality Magic. Presentation Copy, Signed Twice. London: Will Goldston, [1921]. Publisher′s pictorial boards. Inscribed by Okito on the title page: ″To Victor Farrelly [sic]/wishing him some pleasant moments with/Theo Okito/Cairo—Jan 22nd 1922.″ Signed on the frontispiece: ″Sincerely yours/Theo Okito/Cairo—22-1-22.″ Illustrated. 12mo. Small Okito address label to the foreword page. Pencil notations to the text, presumably Farelli′s. Okito embarked on his second world tour in 1919, leaving New York for a years-long journey that included South America, South Africa, England, Egypt, India, and other parts of Asia. According to his own account in The Sphinx, Okito arrived in Cairo from Alexandria on January 10th, and played at the Kursaal Theatre for two weeks. He visited the Great Sphinx, and departed for Bombay on the 26th, noting ″there is no real Egyptian magic.″