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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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Holmes’s Magical Notes and Comments.: Holmes’s Magical Notes and Comments. Donald Holmes. V1 N1 (May 1917) – V3 N12 (Oct. 1920). Complete file. Bound in a single buckram volume. Writing on FFEP, browning on some issues; very good.
0145: Holmes’s Magical Notes and Comments.Est. $200-$300
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Incidents in My Life.: Home, D.D. Incidents in My Life. New York: Holt & Williams, 1872. Sixth edition. Modern gilt marbled boards and endsheets, leather corners and spine with gilt title compartment. 8vo. Wear on spine,
0146: Incidents in My Life.Est. $300-$400
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Rational Recreations.: Hooper, William. Rational Recreations. London: L. Davis, J. Robinson, B. Law, and G. Robinson, 1787. Third Edition. Four volumes, contemporary calf with decoratively gilt-stamped spines and edges.
0147: Rational Recreations.Est. $300-$400
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The Rupert Howard Course in Magic.: Howard, Rupert. The Rupert Howard Course in Magic. London, ca. 1930. Lessons 1—25. Modern quarter leather, raised gilt spine, with marbled sides. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings.
0148: The Rupert Howard Course in Magic.Est. $250-$350
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Miracle Mongers and Their Methods.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Miracle Mongers and Their Methods. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1920. First edition. Publisher’s cloth, with the scarce pictorial dust-wrapper. Inscribed and signed by
0149: Miracle Mongers and Their Methods.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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The Right Way to Do Wrong.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). The Right Way to Do Wrong. Boston, 1906. Signed by Houdini on the title page: “Harry Houdini, 5/17/13.” From the Magicians’ Club (London) Collection, being a
0150: The Right Way to Do Wrong.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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Life, History and Handcuff Secrets.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Life, History and Handcuff Secrets. Leicester: Wilsons’ Printers, ca. 1907. Original pictorial pale yellow wrappers (a variant, bearing printer’s data lower left of
0151: Life, History and Handcuff Secrets.Est. $400-$600
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A Magician Among the Spirits.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). A Magician Among the Spirits. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924. First edition. Blue cloth gilt stamped with scarce publisher’s dust jacket. Plates. Tall 8vo. Ticket
0152: A Magician Among the Spirits.Est. $400-$600
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Houdini’s Paper Magic.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini’s Paper Magic. New York: Dutton, 1929. Fourth printing. Green publisher’s cloth stamped in orange, with jacket. Color frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. Jacket
0153: Houdini’s Paper Magic.Est. $100-$150
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Trio of Booklets on Houdini.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Trio of Booklets on Houdini. Including Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist (New York, 1922), Houdini Exposes the Boston Medium “Margery” (New York, 1924; covers
0154: Trio of Booklets on Houdini.Est. $250-$350
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The Encyclopedia of Stage Illusions.: Hull, Burling. The Encyclopedia of Stage Illusions. Oakland: Magic Limited, 1980. From an edition of 500 copies. Gilt-stamped plush leatherette with jacket. Profusion of illustrations and blueprints.
0155: The Encyclopedia of Stage Illusions.Est. $500-$700
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Lulu Hurst (The Georgia Wonder) Writes her: Hurst, Lulu. Lulu Hurst (The Georgia Wonder) Writes her Autobiography. Rome, Georgia: The Psychic Publishing Company, [1897]. Stated fourth edition. Blue pictorial wrappers, portrait frontispiece,
0156: Lulu Hurst (The Georgia Wonder) Writes herEst. $300-$600
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Antiquarian Book on Magic.: [Japanese] Antiquarian Book on Magic. Circa 1880s. Paper wrappers, inside front cover with ink-colored image of a student studying a text. Block-printed illustrations of tricks with bottles and
0157: Antiquarian Book on Magic.Est. $150-$250
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Cards As Weapons.: Jay, Ricky. Cards As Weapons. New York: Darien House, 1977. First edition. Hardcover with brightly illustrated jacket. Illustrated. 4to. Fine.
0158: Cards As Weapons.Est. $150-$250
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The Journal of Magic History.: The Journal of Magic History. Steven Tigner. V1 N1 (March 1979) – V2 N3 (Dec. 1980). Complete file. Including indexes and supplements for V1 N1 – N2. In a black and red clamshell box. Fine.
0159: The Journal of Magic History.Est. $200-$400Lot Passed
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Kellar’s Wonder Book.: Kellar, Harry. Kellar’s Wonder Book. Nashville: The Brandon Company, 1903. Publisher’s color pictorial wrappers. Illustrated by C.W. Saalburg. Oblong 8vo. Minor chipping, small tape repair to
0160: Kellar’s Wonder Book.Est. $3,000-$4,000
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Kellar’s Aids in Arithmetical Calculations.: Kellar, Harry. Kellar’s Aids in Arithmetical Calculations. [Philadelphia]: Dunlap & Clarke, 1885. Pictorial wraps bearing an engraved portrait of Kellar. 32 pages. 8vo. Some wear and tape on wraps
0161: Kellar’s Aids in Arithmetical Calculations.Est. $1,500-$2,000
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A Magician’s Tour.: Kellar, Harry. A Magician’s Tour. Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1890. Colored pictorial wrappers. Plates. 8vo. Chipped wrappers, spine, and page edges. Blind stamps of W.D. LeRoy and John
0162: A Magician’s Tour.Est. $300-$500
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Wyman’s Hand-Book of Magic.: Lathram, E. W. Wyman’s Hand-Book of Magic. New York: T. W. Strong, 1851. Contemporary marbled boards with leather corners and spine. Illustrated, author’s portrait on frontispiece. 8vo. Ex-libris
0164: Wyman’s Hand-Book of Magic.Est. $300-$400
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Cabot Street Cinema Theatre.: [Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company] Cabot Street Cinema Theatre. Beverley, Mass., 1976—83. Partial file, comprising V1 N1 (Aug. 1976) – V7 N27 (Aug. 1983). “Marco the Magi”
0165: Cabot Street Cinema Theatre.Est. $250-$350
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Acrobats and Mountebanks.: Le Roux, Hughes and Jules Garnier. Acrobats and Mountebanks. London: Chapman and Hall, 1890. One third leather over pebbled cloth. Marbled endsheets and page edges; spine handsomely tooled in gilt
0166: Acrobats and Mountebanks.Est. $250-$350
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Vaudeville Magic.: La Vellma [David J. Lustig] Vaudeville Magic. N.p., 1919. First edition. Inscribed by author. Modern red boards with gilt stamped spine. Tipped-in newspaper clipping on flyleaf; very good.
0167: Vaudeville Magic.Est. $100-$150
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Leona Lamar. The Girl with 1000 Eyes.: Leona Lamar. The Girl with 1000 Eyes. Circa 1921. Pictorial wrappers bearing a halftone photo of the performer. Mentalism pitchbook. 8vo. 22 pages + 1 leaf (question slip). Address label on front
0168: Leona Lamar. The Girl with 1000 Eyes.Est. $50-$100
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