HART Mr. Transparent Magic and Conjuring. Tric

Norman Scott ‘Butch' Quinn. Mr. Scarecrow's Magic Show. 1984. Signed, dated and titled. Oil on canvas with mixed media. Great condition. 24" w x 26" h. Provenance: Yolanda Saul Gallery, formerly

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

HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Three volumes on conjuring and magic. Including: The Secrets of Stage Conjuring (London: George Routledge, 1881), -- The Secrets of Conjuring and Stage Magic (Lo

Oil on canvas, attributed to Thomas Hart Benton, approx. 31x23 in. Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Mr. President (Portrait of Harry Truman at 86) 1971 The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 150 prints is signed by the artist in pencil

African Folk Painted Cinema Poster, Ghana by Mr. Brew (Kwesi Blue). "Black Magic," oil on repurposed flour sack. Unstretched and unframed. Size: 56'' x 61'', (142 x 155 cm).

PURVIS, Billy (1784 – 53). Purvis The Newcastle Conjuror. [Newcastle]: G. Angus, Printer, 1822. Letterpress broadside advertising an appearance at Mr. Dixon’s Long Room, White Hart Inn, un

This a rare Anverdi liquid effect that is described on page 95 of Anverdi 50 Years of Magical Creations. A glass is shown with a transparent tube. The performer places a colored silk into the glass. T

#1701 from Burton Sperber’s Checklist of Conjuring Catalogs. Catalog of Conjuring Tricks 1870 Hard Cover Binding Black. Inside Yellow w Red & Green boarders and text. 513 Silver Street., Kensington,

THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) Untitled (study) Pencil on paper 5" x 7" Signed lower right side Letter written and signed from artist to Mr. Nunn.

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

'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

[WEE BOOKS] THE KLOSTERMAN COLLECTION OF “WEE” MAGIC BOOKS. A grouping of over 100 diminutive publications regarding the history of, or teaching the art of, conjuring and its allied arts,

Mr. Blands Professor of Legerdemain Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of New & Superior Conjuring Tricks. London, 478 New Oxford St., ca. 1880. Publishers pictorial boards, crudely rebacked. Copiously

THE WHOLE ART OF CONJURING, OR HOCUS POCUS. Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Baltimore: Fisher & Brother, ca. 1850. Pictorial boards (bearing the title Complete Book of Magic) printed in color backed i

Gyngell. Mr. Gyngell and Family. New Entertainments. Portsmouth: Hollingsworth Printer, ca. 1830. Pictorial letterpress broadside (10 ¼ x 30 ½") heralding the acrobatic feats and conjuring tricks of

[LITERATURE - 20th CENTURY]. A group of 4 FIRST EDITIONS, comprising:  CONNELL, Evan S. Jr. Mr. Bridge. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. -- NICHOLS, John. The Magic Journey. New York: Holt, Rineh

A lovely French automaton believed to be from Jean Farkas (1917-2014). With his wife Anne, who was a seamstress and created the costumes, they created and repaired automata. In 1974 they moved from Pa

McIlhany had this custom made after seeing Ken Klosterman’s Hofzinser Card Rise that Charles Kalish had copied from the original in the Library of Congress. This remarkable piece of apparatus was ap

A mechanical masterpiece! A spectacular reproduction of Conradi – Horster’s feast for the eyes! A true spectacle. Balls automatically disappear from the ball stand and start a “roller coaster ri

Created by Lucien Bontemps in Paris circa 1870, this is among his largest and most spectacular “singing bird” clockwork automatons. Inside the beautifully gilded and decorated 22 inch tall cage, t

This single hand Mystery Clock could be attributed to Robert-Houdin. The clock tells time with no apparent connection between the hand and the base. Robert-Houdin’s name (along with Paris) is etched

A wonderful limited-edition reproduction automaton that Rudiger Deutsch exquisitely made. The spectator selects a card from the deck. The cards are mixed and put into the houlette. The bird then will

Approximately 18" tall and beautifully stenciled in traditional red, black and gold. Very, very rare, with rubber "two-way" hinges. Operates perfectly. Show both sides of the screen at any time, yet p