Clickety Click. London, Lewis Davenport, ca. 1965.

Penny to Sovereign. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1945. The magician promises to change an old English Penny into a Sovereign. Instead of changing one coin into another, the Penny is transformed

Finger Chopper. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1940. The blade of a small guillotine passes through a spectator’s finger without harming it, but cuts through the cigarette below. Hardwood constr

Maskelyne’s Mysteries Magical Constructor No. 1. The Phantom Air Mail. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1949. Stiff pictorial wrapper contains a 20 x 30” “working plan and instructions on how

Arrowsmith Glass Penetration. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1946. A large sheet of plate glass in a wooden frame is partially covered. Objects pass through the frame, but the glass remains unharm

Oswald Williams’ Signature Tune. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1940. Charming and clever handling of the sucker torn and restored strip of paper, as presented by Oswald Williams during his many

Cups and Balls. London, Davenports, ca. 1940 [?]. Set of three chrome-plated cups. 4 ” high, mouth 3”. Very good.

Demon Card Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1950. Chrome-plate brass card box with side flap, in which cards appear or disappear. 3 x 2 x 1”. Good.

Six Lanterns from Hat. London: Davenports, ca. 1933. Set of six collapsible lanterns the magician produces from a borrowed hat. Brass frames with colored cellophane panes (some with small cracks).

Demon Wonder Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. A small chrome plated box (2 x 3 x 2”) is clearly shown empty, yet handkerchiefs are produced from inside. Hallmarked with Demon logo and registration

Spirit Rapping Hand. London: Davenport’s, ca. 1920. Papier-mache model hand (approx. 6” long) mysteriously raps out answers when placed on a pane of glass. Hand painted.

Thumb Stocks/Thumb Screw Illusion. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. No matter how tightly the hardwood stocks are screwed down on his thumbs, the performer easily escapes. 4 x 2 ”. Very good.

Wonder Clock. London: Davenports, ca. 1930. Walnut box with encased clock; performer predicts the hour that the spectator has moved the clockÕs hand, even though the clock is covered with a sliding d

Klein, David F. 1918 - 2005TWA - LondonOffset ca. 1965102 x 63 cmPrinter: no informationCondition Details: (A-/B+) small edge tears, tiny losses and minor browning at the top and upper left edge

Visible Coins in Glass. London: Jack Hughes, ca. 1965. Four coins vanish and visibly reappear in a shot glass on a small stand covered by an inverted pint glass. Stand 6 x 6 x 2 ”. Hallmarked. Good

Carl Rosini’s Card Transposition. London: L. Davenport & Co., ca. 1948. Complete set of as-new apparatus including copper-finished calling card tray (8 ” diam.), gimmicked packet and full deck of

Marvelous 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 Merl

Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo Lewis). Tricks with Cards. London, ca. 1884. First Edition. Scarce variant with publisher's color lithographed pictorial boards. Frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings.

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 frontis

PADDEN, Percy (1885-1965). Royal Mail / Atlantis Cruises. [London]: The Baynard Press, ca. 1930s. Color lithograph poster. 39 ½ x 24 7/8”. Linen backed. Stained to upper left image; numerou

(lot of 2) Attributed to Harry Bowden (American, 1907-1965), "Telescope Peak, Death Valley, CA," gelatin silver print, "Frederic Lewis" stamp verso, and H.J. Peat (American, 20th century), Waves Again

Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernon’s Ultimate Card Secrets. London: Harry Stanley, ca. 1967. Publisher’s pebbled red buckram, pictorial dust-wrapper. Inscribed and signed on the flyleaf: “Best magical wi

A group of 45 sculpture engravings by various artists under James S. Virute (London) ca. 1865. Each depicting historical figures and sculptures; 13.5 x 9.75 inches. Overall good condition.

Fine Marasalli Prayer Rug, Caucasus, ca. 18754 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.Literature: Lewis, G. Griffin, The Practical Handbook of Oriental Carpets, 1911, Lippincott Company, London, page 254

Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig. London: Harry Stanley, ca. 1960. First Edition. Publisher's cloth, illustrated with photographs. 8vo. Inscribed and Signed by Dai Vernon. Lacking j