Sold2022HARDY, Frederic. Ventriloquism Made Easy. London: Frederick...HARDY, Frederic. Ventriloquism Made Easy. London: Frederick Warne, [1869]. Bijou Books Illustrated. Blue cloth boards stamped in black with lithographed label laid down as issued. Color lithographed fSee Sold Price
Sold2016Parlour Magic. London: Whitehead & Company, 1839.Parlour Magic. London: Whitehead & Company, 1839. Second Edition. Publisher’s embossed cloth, gilt stamped. Engraved frontispiece dedication title page behind tissue, illustrations in text. Square 8See Sold Price
Sold2015Parlour Magic. London: Whitehead & Company, 1838.Parlour Magic. London: Whitehead & Company, 1838. Publisher’s brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind, rebacked. Engraved title, frontispiece behind tissue, illustrations in text. 8vo. Cloth soiled onSee Sold Price
Sold2021Parlour Magic. London: David Bogue, 1853. 8vo. ThirdParlour Magic. London: David Bogue, 1853. 8vo. Third edition. Engraved frontispiece, illustrated. Pictorial blue cloth with titles gilt stamped (rubbing, bumping to corners). Provenance: Cliff TownsenSee Sold Price
Sold2016Collection of Counter and Window Display Cards forCollection of Counter and Window Display Cards for Magic and Novelty Toys. London, ca. 1930s – 50s. Approximately 50 pieces, with pictorial examples printed in colors, for products including Strip-TSee Sold Price
Sold2016Wilson, Henry and James Caulfield. The Book ofWilson, Henry and James Caulfield. The Book of Wonderful Characters. London, John Camden Hotten, ca. 1869. Publisher's pictorial brown cloth, gilt-stamped. Color illustration frontispiece, illustratedSee Sold Price
Sold2016Finger Chopper. London: Vampire Magic, ca. 1960.Finger Chopper. London: Vampire Magic, ca. 1960. Precision-layered sheet metal chopper (5 x 2 ¼") cuts through a cigarette or other object but leaves a spectator's finger unharmed. Hallmarked. MinorSee Sold Price
Sold2020Hamley’s Cabinet of Magic (Small). London: Hamley’sHamley’s Cabinet of Magic (Small). London: Hamley’s Magic Dept., ca. 1920. Includes paper, wooden, and metal tricks, among them a Marble Vase, Die Through Hat (two), Find the Baby, JumpingSee Sold Price
Sold2016Germain’s Improved Coffee and Wool Trick. London:Germain’s Improved Coffee and Wool Trick. London: Ornum’s Magic, ca. 1907. Metal vase (4 x 13”) with cardboard cover and shallow lid is filled with wool, only to magically change into coffee orSee Sold Price
Sold2016[Silks] Wedding of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. London:[Silks] Wedding of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. London: Demon Magic, ca. 1935. Early set of three pairs of magic silks featuring licensed appearances of Disney’s Mickey and Minnie Mouse, for the Demon MSee Sold Price
Sold2016Wonder Clock/X-Ray Clock (Miniatures). London: DemonWonder Clock/X-Ray Clock (Miniatures). London: Demon Magic, ca. 1940s. Two hand-held variations on the same trick, where the hour at which the clock is set may be guessed by the magician. Sliding chroSee Sold Price
Sold2017Card 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 dSee Sold Price
Sold2016Hoffmann, Professor. Later Magic. London: GeorgeHoffmann, Professor. Later Magic. London: George Routledge and Sons, ca. 1915. Red pictorial cloth. Illustrated. Thick 8vo. Rear board wavy, minor wear to cloth; good.See Sold Price
Sold2016Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis). Modern Magic.Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis). Modern Magic. London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. ca. 1876. First Edition. Publisher’s pictorial cloth elaborately stamped in black and gilt. Engraved frontisSee Sold Price
Sold2017The Great Wizard’s Handbook of Magic or, ParlourThe Great Wizard’s Handbook of Magic or, Parlour Entertainment. [London; W.S. Fortey, 1850].Modern quarter leather. Pamphlet, 4 leaves, p. [1—2] 3—8. First page depicting a conjuror tied up withSee Sold Price
Sold2016Marvelous Cups & Corks Mystery. London: DavenportsMarvelous Cups & Corks Mystery. London: Davenports Magic (Demon), ca. 1940. Three hallmarked chrome cups and gimmicked corks for a Cups and Balls type effect, this version made famous by the late MerlSee Sold Price
Sold2022MASKELYNE, Nevil and DEVANT, David. Our Magic. London: Geor...MASKELYNE, Nevil and DEVANT, David. Our Magic. London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., ca. 1911. First edition. Pictorial brown cloth cover with illustrations of a wizard drinking tea and bats flyingSee Sold Price
Sold2018Parlour MagicAnon. Parlour Magic. 1863 (Stated Fifth Edition.) Bickers and Son. London. Covers faded. Tear at top of spine. Overall good.See Sold Price
Sold2019Ca.1869 Keith Johnston St. Petersburg MapCirca 1869 S. Petersburg Map and its Environs by Keith Johnston. Printed by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Measures 19.375 in. x 24.5 in. Unframed, loose and not mounted or glued doSee Sold Price
Sold2016“Vernon” Cups. London, Unique Magic Studio (Harry“Vernon” Cups. London, Unique Magic Studio (Harry Stanley), ca. 1957. Set of three copper cups with engraved design meant to mimic the look of Dai Vernon’s own set of cups. Opening 3 ” in diamSee Sold Price
Sold2018The Fashionable Science of Parlor Magic.Anderson, John Henry. The Fashionable Science of Parlor Magic. London: Published by "The Great Wizard of the North," ca. 1850. Color engraved wraps., rebacked, spine perished. Frontispiece, illustrateSee Sold Price
Sold2017The London Magical Company.The London Magical Company. London, ca. 1910s. Pink printed wrappers. 16mo. Unpaginated gathering of 8 leaves, with descriptions of more than 80 magic tricks. Light soiling.See Sold Price
Sold2016The Conjuror's Repository, Or, The Whole Art andThe Conjuror's Repository, Or, The Whole Art and Mystery of Magic Displayed. London: J.D. Dewick, for T. and R. Hughes, ca. 1805. Gilt-stamped leather, spine ornately tooled with morocco title compartSee Sold Price
Sold2017Maccabe, Frederic. Begone Dull Care. The Magic Statue.Maccabe, Frederic. Begone Dull Care. The Magic Statue. Liverpool: Wroe & Laxton, ca. 1870. Broadside advertising the famous mimic and ventriloquist, illustrated with various characters in the productiSee Sold Price
2 days LeftAuction WallstreetEngraving on glass Johannes Kip La Ville de Londres Prospectus Londinensis City of London$750
May 15University ArchivesFeb. 1777 Issue of The Gentleman's Magazine with Superb Map of Philadelphia$140(1 bid)
May 15University ArchivesAmelia Earhart & George Putnam Plan Route for Notorious Flight, Fantastic Wire Photo$100
May 15University ArchivesThree Henry Stull Oversized Photogravures of Racing Horses Salvator, Firenze, and Tournament$400
May 15University ArchivesCharles Darwin Profile Cabinet Photo, One of the Last Produced Before His Death$500
May 15University ArchivesVery Early English Printing of the Declaration of Independence "The Lottery Magazine", Aug 1776$1,000
May 15University ArchivesDeclaration of Independence, Very Early British Publ. in Gentleman's Magazine & Rare Map$1,000
May 15University ArchivesEarly Declaration of Independence Appearing in "The London Magazine - August 1776"$240(1 bid)
May 16Potter & Potter Auctions[GREECE & CYPRUS]. Group of 8 travel and propaganda posters...$125(1 bid)
May 16Potter & Potter AuctionsKLEIN, David (1918-2005). London / Fly TWA Jets. USA, ca. 1...$200(1 bid)
May 16Heritage Auctions74033: Two Joseph Hardy Gilt Silver Tazze, London, 1819$1,000
May 23Potter & Potter Auctions[NAVAL CHRONOMETER]. Eight-Day Boxed Ship’s Chronometer. Lo...$6,000