Bland’s Parlour Magician; A Useful Book for the Amateur

Collection of Toy Magic Sets and Games. 8 pcs. Circa 1940s/1990s. Lot includes Chandu: White King of Magic trick set; Peter Rabbit The Magician Book (1942); El Torero Amazing Magic Illusion; Magic Pac

Series of Vintage Photographs of an Amateur Magician and Boy Assistant. American, ca. 1920s. Six pieces, being matte-finish silver prints showing the magician and his young assistant (perhaps son) in

WALES, James Albert (1852-1886). Amateur Magician. 1880. Two pen and ink illustrations, on paper, depicting a magician severing his assistant’s head. 9 3/8 x 8”. Stamped by Puck on verso.

Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers. Ca. 1857. New York. Being A Complete Hand-Book of Parlor Magic. Illustrated with over 500 Wood Cuts. Condition: Good, boards and spine bumped and rubbed, foxing.

1863 Conjuring MAGIC Magicians Own Illustrated Optical Illusions Lanterns Tricks Henry L Williams’ ‘Magician’s Own Book’ is a fascinating 19th-century book of parlor magic, designed for the no

Magician’s Own Book, (The). New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, (1857). FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s grey-brown embossed cloth, gilt stamped. Engraved title page and frontispiece guarded with tissu

Four wooden “books” are shown resting in a wooden book holder. The books are threaded through the corners with a tied silken cord. At the magician’s command, the books come free of the cord. Nex

Very useful lot of complete sheets, part sheets, blocks and some sets in binders and stock books. Many useful mint never hinged stamps. Many useful Poland occupation issues with in blocks and sheets.

Wears vest, jacket, walking stick, satchel, felt ears and paws. Limited edition of just 1500 pieces in the UK and Ireland. Comes boxed with a certificate. The Tale of Pigling Bland is a book written a

1916 THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION BOOK ON SWIMMING ANTIQUES, ADVERTISING, BOOKS, COLLECTIBLES

We are excited to offer a remarkable piece of magical history: a 1922 copy of 'Houdini's Paper Magic,' personally signed by the legendary escape artist and magician, Harry Houdini. This book, presente

5 Antique Philosophy Books 1800's. 1883; The Amateur Philosopher by Grabo 1917; The Protoplasmic Theory of Life by Drysdale 1874; Philosophy of the Unconscious by Eduard Von Hartmann 1884 Volumes 1, 2

[Blackstone, Harry] Super Magic Comics V1 N1. Street & Smith, 1941. Inaugural issue of the comic book series later titled Super Magician. Appealing copy with red ink stamp to front cover, minor edgewe

[COMICS]. A LARGE GROUP OF MAGIC-RELATED COMIC BOOKS. 20th century. Approximately 85 comic books relating to the magic and magicians, including issues of Batman/Houdini, Books of Magic, Daring Escapes

Parlour Conjurer (No. 19 British Standard Hand Book). London: J & R. Maxwell, (1884). Publisher’s colored pictorial wraps. Illustrated. 8vo. 32 pages. Inside covers and rear wrap bearing advertiseme

New York: H.C. Miner Litho, Co.[?], ca. 1900. Magnificent lithographed poster shows the mustache-clad magician discussing a passage in an open book with his costumed assistant, while a clown and two i

We are delighted to present an extraordinary item at our auction: a 1920 copy of 'Miracle Mongers and Their Methods,' signed by the legendary magician and escapologist Harry Houdini. This rare book is

Judd, W.J. Wizard’s Book of Dialogues and Helps to Magicians. New York: W.J. Judd Magical Repository, 1884. Pink pictorial wrappers in later gilt-stamped boards. Illustrated with woodcuts. 12mo. Ver

STEREOS. A lot of approximately 39 views of Canada by an amateur/unidentified photographer sold together. c. 1913. Mounted to cardstock, gilt edged, with handwritten captions and dates. Including view

STEREOS. A lot of approximately 45 views of Western Canada sold together. c. 1920. Silver prints mounted to cardstock, amateur/unidentified photographer, dated, with amusing handwritten captions. Incl

STEREOS. Nova Scotia. A lot of approximately 56 sold together. c. 1910. Silver prints by an amateur photographer, printed on cardstock, captioned and dated. Including views of the Acadia Valley, Bay o

1889 1st Blossom & the Fruit Occult Magic Mabel Collins Black Magician Esoteric Mabel Collins was a British author of popular occult novels, teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight

1859 1ed The Secret Out 1000 Card Tricks Conjuring Magic Frikell HOUDINI Written by the esteemed German magician, Wiljalba Frikell, this rare and fascinating treatise teaches the reader how to do a my

1853 Parlour Magic Tricks Experiments Sleight of Hand Card Tricks Deception “Its all smoke and mirrors” This edition of “Parlour Magic” is a fascinating compendium of Victorian parlor tricks a