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The Grossman-Nicholson Magic Collection Pt. 2

This auction features the second offering of rarities from the Grossman/Nicholson magic collection. Highlights include memorabilia relating to Houdini, Robert-Houdin, Thurston, the Herrmanns, Kellar, and Frederick Eugene Powell, with association items, antiquarian books, photographs and unusual apparatus, along with scarce lithographs, broadsides, and advertising from magic's "golden age."
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The Collected Works of J.B. Findlay.: Findlay, J. B. The Collected Works of J.B. Findlay. Including International Guide to Posters & Playbills (1972), Conjurers Coins and Medals (1964; signed), The Travels of Testot (1965; author
0122: The Collected Works of J.B. Findlay.Est. $600-$900
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Fisher’s Magic Crier.: Fisher’s Magic Crier. Hart Fisher. V1 N1 (Sept. 1944) – V1 N3 (Nov./Dec./Jan., [n.d.]). Complete file. Original wraps in blue cloth. Minor staining, writing on front page, else very good.
0124: Fisher’s Magic Crier.Est. $150-$250
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Hocus Pocus; or, Slight of Hand Explained.: [Frontispiece] Hocus Pocus; or, Slight of Hand Explained. London: T. Hughes, 1826. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece and original front wrapper only, both mounted on opposite sides of an old album
0125: Hocus Pocus; or, Slight of Hand Explained.Est. $400-$600
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Ghost.: Ghost. Dr. Edward McGlynn [Cliff West]. N1 (May 1936) – N10 (Feb. 1937). In a single buckram volume. Fine. Alfredson/Daily 2395.
0126: Ghost.Est. $200-$300
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Two Inscribed and Signed Volumes.: Gibson, Walter. Two Inscribed and Signed Volumes. Including The Shadow (Aug. 1945) and Fooling the World (1928), both inscribed and signed to Dr. Grossman by Gibson on the title pages, the former
0127: Two Inscribed and Signed Volumes.Est. $100-$200
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Card Tricks, Conjuring, Magic and Mystery.: Gilbert, Charles. Card Tricks, Conjuring, Magic and Mystery. London: Dean & Son, ca. 1897. Contemporary blue board with leather spine and corners, gilt spine and title compartment. Illustrated, with
0128: Card Tricks, Conjuring, Magic and Mystery.Est. $100-$200
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A Magician’s Swan Song.: Goldston, Will. A Magician’s Swan Song. London: John Long, [1934]. First edition. Publisher’s cloth with scarce pictorial dust jacket. Plates. 8vo. Jacket chipped, book very good.
0129: A Magician’s Swan Song.Est. $200-$300
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Will Goldston’s Portable Magical Index.: Goldston, Will. Will Goldston’s Portable Magical Index. London: Will Goldston Ltd., ca. 1927—28. From the limited edition of 250 copies. Including 35 (of 43) illustrated notecards printed on
0130: Will Goldston’s Portable Magical Index.Est. $250-$350
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Goldston’s Magical Quarterly.: Goldston’s Magical Quarterly. Will Goldston. V1 N1 (Summer 1934) – V6 N4 (Sept. 1940). Complete file. Bound in three volumes. Fine. Alfredson/Daily 2520.
0131: Goldston’s Magical Quarterly.Est. $200-$300
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Grant’s Inner Circle Magazine.: Grant’s Inner Circle Magazine. U. F. Grant. V1 N1/2 (1948) – V1 N11/12 (Aug./Sep. 1949). Complete File. Bound in a single buckram volume. Fine. Uncommon. Alfredson/Daily 2570.
0132: Grant’s Inner Circle Magazine.Est. $100-$250
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The Magic of Robert Harbin.: Harbin, Robert. The Magic of Robert Harbin. London: Author, 1970. Number 60 from the first and only edition of 500 copies. Numbered and signed by the author. Green cloth gilt stamped. Tall 4to. Very
0136: The Magic of Robert Harbin.Est. $1,200-$1,600
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Hartz’s New Book of Magic.: Hartz, Joseph Michael. Hartz’s New Book of Magic. New York: Press of Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, 1866. Lovely pictorial wrappers. 8vo. Blind stamp on front wrap, old signature on title, else very good.
0137: Hartz’s New Book of Magic.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Spiritali di Herone Alessandrino.: Hero of Alexandria. Spiritali di Herone Alessandrino. Urbino: Bartholomeo e Simone Ragusii, 1592. Contemporary limp vellum, title lettered on spine. Engraved title page. Illustrated profusely with
0138: Spiritali di Herone Alessandrino.Est. $750-$1,000
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Natural and Artificial Conclusions.: Hill, Thomas. Natural and Artificial Conclusions. London: Printed by A.M., and to be sold by Edward Brewster, 1670. Eighteenth century quarter tree calf, marbled sides, title lettered in gilt. 8vo.
0139: Natural and Artificial Conclusions.Est. $2,500-$3,500
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Greater Magic.: Hilliard, John Northern. Greater Magic. Minneapolis: Carl Waring Jones, 1938. First edition, first impression. Red cloth with cloth-backed jacket (trimmed and chipped, but backed with cloth). Over
0140: Greater Magic.Est. $400-$600
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The Games of Greco.: Hoffman, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). The Games of Greco. London: George Routledge, 1900. Pictorial boards. Illustrated. 8vo. Soiling and wear, particularly at spine ends, else good.
0142: The Games of Greco.Est. $100-$200
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