MAGIC - TASCHEN

LARGE FORMAT MAGIC BY TASCHEN. DANIEL NOEL WITH RICKY JAY, JIM STEINMEYER, MIKE CAVENEY. COVERING MAGIC FROM 1400 TO 1950'S. FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED 2009. UNOPENED IN ORIGINAL COVERING, INCLUDES ORIGI

MAGIC 1400-1950. Taschen, 2021. Very large volume. Very fine in slipcase.

The Ricky Jay, Jim Steinmeyer, Mike Caveney pictorial history of magic. Original First Edition - oversized. Lavishly illustrated. Condition: Fine.

[MAGIC – HISTORY] Grouping of Historical Magic Books. Five books regarding magic history, biography, or collecting, including MAGIC, 1400s – 1950s (Taschen, later edition), two copies of T

Artist: Christine Nelson; Pedro de Lago Title: Magic of Handwriting: The Correa do Lago Collection Medium: Book Sealed in Plastic Art Dimensions: 9.75 H x 7 W inches Item Description: </

Daniel, Noel (ed.), with Mike Caveney, Ricky Jay, and Jim Steinmeyer. Magic: 1400s – 1950s. Los Angeles: Taschen, 2009. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth with pictorial dust-wrapper, in printed box

Fashion masterpieces Defining designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their most remarkable works From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel, to Alexander McQueen, Yves Sain

Landmark pictorial book about the history of the modern circus by Noel Daniel. Lavishly illustrated. Original oversized First Edition. Condition: Fine.

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

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

This is a beautiful large size Hofzinser Rose Mirror with form fitting case by S. Klingl. It performs the classic effect where the image of a rose appears on the mirror, then slowly changes color from

Stunning Mid century modern George Nelson daybed completely restored 1960sDimensions: W74 x D29 x H30 inches Seat height: 17 inchesDoes not come with the small pillows

From Alan Warner:SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION OF TWELVE BOXED SETS - This is #9SEVEN QUALITY EGYPTIAN MINI-MAGIC ITEMSA Mummy Mystery: A tablet depicting an Egyptian mummy, is inserted into a co

An incredible collection of 28 Pierre Mayer miniature automatons in a custom wood display case. Most of these moving figures feature a magic theme such as pulling a rabbit out of a hat, Zig Zag Lady,

Two nickeled tables are seen on stage. One is empty and the other contains an oil lamp with shade. In a flash, the lamp vanishes from one table and reappears on the other. A mechanical masterpiece. Si

Circa 2000. Beautifully crafted recreation of the Willmann Fire Bowl Production. A mechanical masterpiece. Flaming bowl visibly appears on a thin-topped table. Condition: Excellent.

This is a remarkable Morrison Cannon Ball vase that was hand turned and signed by Les Smith at Owen Magic Supreme ca. 1987. The story goes that Bill was visiting with Les and Gertrude one afternoon an

German. Circa 1910. Two decorated brass vases with covers are shown. A borrowed object is placed into one of the vases and covered. When the lid is removed, the object has vanished, only to reappear i