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1. Abbott, David P. Group of seven titles. Behind the Scenes with the Mediums (1916),
David P. Abbott’s Book of Mysteries (1977), The History of a Strange Case (1908), The
Marvelous Creations of Joseffy (1908), The Open Court (May, 1919), The Open Court
(April, 1913), and The Spirit Portrait Mystery (1913). Generally good with light wear.
150/300

2. Accum, Frederick. Chemical Amusement, Comprising a Series of Curious and

Instructive Experiments in Chemistry, which are easily Performed, and unattended
by Danger… London, 1818. Second edition, with plates, considerably enlarged.
Illustrated. Internally fine copy rebound in later pebbled cloth, considerably mottled.
Toole-Stott 2.
250/500

3. Albo, Robert and others. Classic Magic Series, Vol. 1-7, each volume a limited
edition. San Francisco, 1973-1990. Illustrated with photographs. In publisher’s red
case. Very good copies, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO JAY MARSHALL BY ALBO.
2,000/3,000
With: The Magic of America (1986), fair copy with damp staining.

4. [Poster] Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). Alexander the Man Who Knows.
[Bombay, Av Yaga, c. 1915]. One-sheet (28 x 40”) color lithograph poster, depicting
Alexander’s turbaned head on a red field. Very good.
100/200

5. [Poster] Alexander. Alexander the Man Who Knows. Eight-sheet billboard (7 x 9’)
color lithograph poster. Av Yaga Bombay, n.d. Unmounted. Good condition, with
folds and tears as expected.
400/600

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6. [Poster] Alexander. Ask Alexander. [Bombay, Av Yaga, c. 1915]. One-sheet (28

x 40”) color lithograph poster, depicting Alexander’s turbaned head inside a large
question mark, staring into a crystal ball. Linen backed, very good condition.
200/300

7. [Poster] Alexander. Crystal Seer. [Bombay, Av Yaga, c. 1915]. Panel poster, 14 x 41”.
Color lithograph, depicting Alexander staring into a crystal ball. Linen backed with
minor restoration, good condition. See illustration in color section.
200/300

8. American Boy’s Book of Sports and Games. New York, ca. 1964. Illustrated.
Pictorial cloth. Some signatures loose, but overall a bright, clean copy. Toole-Stott 14.
50/100
With: Wood, J.G. The Modern Playmate. London, 1870. Pictorial cloth wrinkled and rubbed;
some internal soiling. Toole-Stott 1209.

9. Anderson, John Henry. A Shilling’s Worth of Magic, or Tricks to be Learnt in a

Train [by the] Great Wizard of the North. N.p., n.d. ca. 1840s. Lacks title page, front
cover detached, dusty and worn. Not in Toole-Stott.
250/500

10. Andruzzi, Tony. The Grimoire of the Mages. Chicago, 1978. First edition,
handmade book with numerous hand-tipped colored photographs, advertising
material and supplements laid in. Publisher’s pictorial silk-screened cloth. NUMBER 25
OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 250 COPIES. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ANDRUZZI, “TO JAY, A
KINDRED SPIRIT IN MAGICK. MAGICKALLY, MASKLYN (TOM PALMER). 7-24-79. TONY C.
ANDRUZZI.”
400/600

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11. Andruzzi, Tony. The Negromicon of Masklyn Ye Mage. Chicago, n.d. First edition,
handmade book with lock and hasps integrated into binding (lacking original
key). Publisher’s pictorial silk-screened cloth, INSCRIBED 8 X 10” PHOTO OF ANDRUZZI LAID
IN.
600/800

12. Annemann, Theodore. Lot of six items. The Book Without a Name (1931), 202
Methods of Forcing (1933), The Master’s Touch (1929), a TLS (signed “Ted”) on Jinx
letterhead, an early business card, and a renewal postcard for The Jinx. THE BOOK
WITHOUT A NAME AND THE MASTER’S TOUCH ARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ANNEMANN.
200/300
The business reply postcard is scarce, and was used as a clever marketing tactic by Annemann,
who instructed his readers not to fill it out. Despite the lack of a return address or other
information about the senders’ identities on the card, Annemann was somehow still able to
discern one card — and thus one sender — from another. 202 Methods of Forcing is Victor
Farelli’s copy, with his annotations throughout. Annemann’s autograph is scarce.

13. Art of Conjuring Made Easy; or, Instructions for Performing the Most Astonishing
Sleight-of-Hand Feats. With directions for making Fireworks. Davenport, England,
[ca. 1840]. Illustrated cover title. Toole-Stott 65.
500/1,000

14. Baldwin, Samri S. The Secrets of Mahatma Land Explained. Brooklyn, 1895.
Second edition. Cream-colored pictorial boards. Fair copy, with wear to cover and
extremities.
50/100
With: elaborate embossed and lithographed unused pictorial letterhead advertising Baldwin’s
“5th Tour Around The World.”

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15. Bertram, Charles. A Magician in Many Lands. London, 1911. Large paper edition.
Color frontispiece, illustrated. Internally good. Original red cloth. Wear to extremities
and two paper labels pasted to rear cover; Jay Marshall’s notation of Bertram’s birth
and death date on title page, former owner’s signature inside front cover.
150/300
With: another copy, first edition (London, 1911), good condition.

16. Bertram, Charles. Isn’t It Wonderful: A History of Magic and Mystery.

London, 1896. Large paper edition. Illustrated. Internally fine; rebound with (soiled)
original cream cloth laid down over later cloth. INSCRIBED “TO THE VENERABLE
ARCHDEACON SINCLAIR WITH THE ‘AUTHOR’S’ KIND REGARDS AND BEST THANKS – JUNE 17 , 1903”
TH

AND SIGNED BY BERTRAM BENEATH THE FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT.

200/400

17. Bishop, Washington Irving. Second Sight Explained: A Complete Exposition of

Clairvoyance or Second Sight as Exhibited by the Late Robert Houdin and Robert
Heller [etc.] [No place], 1880. Original pebbled cloth. Scarce.
300/500

18. B., J.T. Drawing Room Magic. A Manual of Mystical Mysteries, for the Parlour,
School, or Drawing Room with numerous Illustrative Diagrams. London and New
York, 1868. Illustrated. Original blind-stamped cloth of Cassell’s Hand Books series.
Spine rebacked with tape. Toole-Stott 70.
50/100

19. Black Art of Magic Made Easy. New York, 1869. Illustrated. Pictorial wraps appear
to be handcolored. Covers dusty and soiled. Toole-Stott 94.
100/150

20. [Photographs] Blackstone, Harry, Sr. Two early cabinet photographs of Harry
Blackstone: Hands tied behind back by audience members and seated in caged
restraint with ropes. Noted on back: “Harry Bouton ’05.” Fine condition.
300/500

21. [Photographs] Blackstone, Harry, Sr. Lot of seven 8 x 10” photographs of

Blackstone, two signed including one signed, and one signed and inscribed. 1930s
– 1940s. Generally very good condition.
150/250

22. [Comic Books] Blackstone Master Magician, Super Magician and Blackstone
Magician Detective titles, 18 miscellaneous issues. Choice lot of comics “Featuring
Blackstone the Only Living Comic Book Character.” Including V1 N1 of Blackstone
Master Magician Comics. 1940s. Condition varies, but generally good. SHOULD BE SEEN.
300/500

23. [Blackstone, Harry] Large lot of 29 pieces of ephemera including souvenir

programs, theatre programs, ad mats, postcards, train crew notice, souvenir books

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and more. 1920s – 1940s. Condition varies from poor to very good. SHOULD BE SEEN.
250/350
Includes a scarce program from an appearance of the Blackstone show in Quebec, one of the only
appearances the troupe made outside of the United States.

24. [Broadside] Blackstone, Harry. Round the World Tour of Blackstone The Great
and his All Star Company. Np, nd [ca. 1920.] Double-sided broadside (19 x 6 1⁄2”), with
black and white images of Blackstone, etc. Very good condition.
75/150
This broadside is very similar in design and composition to those used just before Harry Bouton
changed his stage name from Frederik the Great to Blackstone.

25. Blackstone, Harry, Sr. The Great Blackstone’s Secrets. Small pitch book with color
cover art by Harlan Tarbell. Ca. 1930. Fair copy with splitting at spine and light internal
wear. SIGNED BY PUBLISHER ARTHUR P. FELSMAN ON THE TITLE PAGE.
200/300
With: Seventeen original 6 x 4” photographs of Blackstone performing the various tricks
explained in the booklet, used in the production of the publication.

26. [Poster] Blackstone, Harry, Sr. Oriental Nights. Erie Pennsylvania, Erie Lithograph
Company, ca. 1918. One-sheet (40 x 28”) color lithograph poster depicting
Blackstone and nautch girls, levitation of a camel, Indian Rope Trick. Linen backed,
very good condition. See illustration in color section.
3,000/4,000

27. Blackstone, Harry, Sr. Blackstone’s Secrets of Magic. New York, 1929. First edition.
Illustrated. Original cloth and dust jacket. Good condition. S IGNED AND INSCRIBED BY
BLACKSTONE TO LYCEUM MAGICIAN JOE LIGHTNER.
100/200
With: Blackstone’s Annual of Magic 1929, good copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO JOE
LIGHTNER BY BLACKSTONE.

28. [Poster] Blackstone, Harry. Blackstone the World’s Master Magician. N.p., n.d.
(ca. 1947). Oversized window card (22 x 28”) in black, yellow and red with portrait of
Blackstone and overprint for Orpheum Theatre, Wichita. Fair copy with light soiling
and tears.
150/250

29. [Photograph] Blitz, Signor Antonio. Silver print bust portrait photograph of Blitz.
Ca. 1871. 3 x 5”. Good condition with light creases not affecting image.
200/300

30. Blitz, Signor Antonio. Fifty Years in the Magic Circle; being an account of the
author’s professional life: his wonderful tricks and feats: with laughable incidents
and adventures as a Magician…. Hartford, 1871. Illustrated. Original pictorial orange
cloth, worn at extremities. Contemporary newspaper review pasted to inside front
flyleaf. Toole-Stott 99.
100/150

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31. Blitz, Signor Antonio. Fifty Years in the Magic Circle. Hartford, 1872. T. Belknap
edition; reduced trim size (4 1⁄2” x 7”), not listed in Toole-Stott. Brown pebbled cloth,
spine worn and faded; internally fine.
100/150

32. [Apparatus] Blue Phantom. Owen Magic Supreme, ca. 1960. Stack of wooden
checkers on turned wooden base with lacquered metal cover. No instructions. Very
good example of this classic parlor effect. See illustration in color section.
400/600

33. Bodie, Walford. The Bodie Book. London, 1905. Illustrated. Original pictorial cloth
covers worn, lacks front free flyleaf, hinges giving.
50/75
With: The Bodie Book, London, 1905, stiff pictorial wraps, dusty and worn.

34. Book of Parlor Games. Philadelphia, 1853. Illustrated. Original embossed light red
cloth. Good copy, backstrip faded, internally fine.
75/150
With: Another very good copy in lightly worn brown cloth, 1854 edition.

35. Boy’s Own Book of Conjuring: being a complete handbook of parlor

magic… New York, ca. 1860s. “Illustrated with nearly 200 Engravings.” Recased
with new endpapers, original cloth lightly worn. Toole-Stott 114.
75/150

36. Boy’s Own Book: A Complete Encyclopedia…of Exercises and Diversions. New
York, 1876. Fifth edition, revised. [Bound with] Parlour Magic and Paul Preston’s

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Book of Gymnastics. Illustrated. Cloth mottled and worn; signatures loose. Not in
Toole-Stott.
50/100
With: Martin, William. The Book of Sports for Boys and Girls containing Games, Recreations
and Amusements [etc.] London, 1853. Not in Toole-Stott, although similar titles by Martin
are listed.

37. Boy’s Own Conjuring Book: Being a Complete Hand-Book of Parlour

Magic [etc.] New York, ca. 1900s. Later edition. Illustrated. Cloth, stamped in gold
and black. Toole-Stott 958.
50/150

38. [Poster] Brush, Edwin. The Hindu Basket. Chicago, Goes Lithograph Co., ca. 1908.
Half-sheet (26 3⁄4 x 19 3⁄4”) color lithographed poster. Linen backed, restoration along
central fold line. See illustration in color section.
600/1,000

39. [Poster] Brush, Edwin. Brush. School of Occidental and Oriental Magic. Chicago,
Goes Lithograph Co., ca. 1908. Half-sheet (26 3⁄4 x 19 3⁄4”) color lithographed poster. Linen
backed, restoration along central fold line. See illustration in color section.
600/1,000

40. [Posters] Brush, Edwin. Lot of four window cards. Four pictorial window cards,
color and black & white, varying sizes; advertising Brush appearances in Chautauqua
programs and schools. Condition varies from fair to good. See illustration in color section.
200/300

41. Burlingame, H. J. Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler. Chicago,
1891. First edition. Illustrated. Wraps. [Bound with] Carter, Chas. J. Carter’s Magic
& Magicians. [Chicago, 1903]. Illustrated. Pictorial wraps. The two volumes are bound
as one in plain pebbled cloth. Very good condition.
75/150

42. Burlingame, H.J. Herrmann the Great. Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1897. Illustrated.
Later edition in scarce, colorful pictorial boards with cloth spine. Fragile copy, front
hinge separated from spine, internal chips and tears. See illustration in color section.
250/350
With: Another copy, yellow pictorial cloth (First edition, 1897). Contemporary newspaper
story and portrait of Adelaide Herrmann pasted inside front cover, ex libris Clinton Burgess.
Good copy with pages yellowed, wear to extremities.

43. Burlingame, H.J. Leaves from Conjurers’ Scrapbooks. Chicago, 1891.

Illustrated. First edition. Gray cloth. Good copy, binding lightly soiled. INSCRIBED BY
BURLINGAME.
100/200

44. [Business Cards] Nice assortment of approximately 1,500 magician’s calling

cards. 1900s-1970s. Included are cards for Maurice Raymond, Horace Goldin,
Richiardi,
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Graham Adams, Frank Ducrot, Jay Marshall, Don Alan, and many more. Generally
good condition. Early to late 20th century. S HOULD BE SEEN.
300/500

45. [Card Magic books] Four titles: Expert at the Card Table (1905), Card Tricks, How to
Do Them and Sleight of Hand (1902), Howard Thurston’s Card Tricks (1905), and Magic
and Magicians (1903). Bound together in contemporary blue cloth. All internally very
good, covers lacking. Ex libris C.A. George Newmann.
100/200

46. [Gambling Device] Card Trimmer. Will & Finck, ca. 1890. Brass card trimming
device, ivory handle on cutting blade. Very good condition.
1,000/1,500

47. “Carlton.” [Arthur Phillps.] Twenty Years of Spoof & Bluff. London, 1920.
Illustrated. Cloth, damp stained and bowed. I NSCRIBED ON FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT “TO
RANDOLPH ‘CHARLTON’ FROM YOURS SINCERELY ‘CARLTON’ 25/4/21”.
100/150

48. [Catalogs] Bamberg Magic and Novelty Co. Two different unnumbered
catalogs. New York, ca. 1909. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Wraps.
Both good condition with light wear. One catalog S IGNED BY OKITO.
150/250
One catalog bound in color wraps is titled “Amateur Catalog”, while the other, in orange
pictorial wraps is essentially a catalog of the goods Bamberg imported from Carl Willmann.

49. [Catalog] Hamley’s Book of Magic and Mystery. Unnumbered, ca. 1909, London.
Illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Fair copy, binding tattered, chips
and tears at extremities. A scarce and important catalog.
100/200

50. [Catalogs] Leroy’s Mammoth Pictorial 20th Century Up-to-Date Illustrated

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Catalog. Unnumbered, ca. 1900, Boston. Yellow pictorial wraps. Illustrated, including
plates. Very good, minor wear to extremities. N ICE COPY.
100/200
This classic catalog includes a sepia-toned plate of Houdini as well as Stanyon, Kellar,
Herrmann, Robert-Houdin and many others.
With: Latest Conjuring Wonders, Magic, Second Sight and Anti-Spiritualistic Illusions
(catalog), poor copy, Catalogue of Standard Card Tricks, very good copy, and Combination
Appendix to Leroy’s New Mammoth 20 th Century Up-to-Date Illustrated Catalogue,
very good copy.

51. [Catalog] Martinka & Co. Unnumbered, ca. 1917. Color pictorial wraps,
copiously illustrated. Fair copy with wear to wraps and spine, still a desirable and
classic catalog.
75/150
With: an earlier Martinka catalog in orange wraps (copyright 1898), good condition
with minor wear to extremities and unobtrusive central fold, and Martinka Catalog B,
16 pages, self-covered, black and white ca. 1910.

52. [Catalog] Millikin and Lawley’s. Unnumbered, ca. 1880, London. Copiously
illustrated with woodcuts. Poor copy, lacking rear cover, with soiling, chips and tears
to extremities. A scarce and desirable reference.
75/150

53. [Catalog] Monarch Trick Mfg. Co. Unnumbered, 1900, Lynn, Mass. Red
pictorial wraps. Copiously illustrated with woodcuts. Fair copy, splitting at bottom of
spine. Ex libris Stanley Collins.
75/150

54. [Catalog] Mysto Company. Unnumbered, ca. 1909, New Haven. Illustrated,
including color plates. Good copy, lightly soiled, chips and tears to spine.
75/150
Front cover is stamped with the message “Copyright 1909 A.C. Gilbert and John A Petrie.”
With: Mysto Magic Trick Box Catalog 5a. (central fold, otherwise good condition).

55. [Catalog] A. Roterberg. Number 6, n.d., Chicago. Illustrated. Original pictorial

wraps bound in boards. First page loose in binding, otherwise good.
300/500
Roterberg issued a limited number of his early catalogs in hardcover.

56. [Catalog] Vernelo & Co. Illustrated Catalogue of Superior Magical Apparatus
Scientific Novelties Puzzles, Books, etc. Unnumbered, ca. 1901, Chicago. Copiously
illustrated with line drawings. Poor copy, Front cover separated, chipped and torn,
rear cover lacking, general wear.
40/80
Despite its condition a scarce catalog from the firm responsible for publishing The Sphinx in its
early days. Though not a direct copy, the cover of this catalog is virtually identical – an excellent
imitation – of Martinka’s catalogs.

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57. [Periodical] Chap’s Scrapbook. Frank Chapman. NV N# (July, 1938) – V2 N24 (Jun.,
1940). Complete file. Bound in one volume. Alfredson/Daily 1550. Good condition,
with wear to extremities.
100/150
This file was bound by Jay Marshall in 1956 and includes a handwritten index of the periodical
compiled by Marshall. A typewritten index has been bound in.

58. Charvet, David. The Great Virgil. Vancouver, Charvet Studios, 1991. Illustrated
with numerous photographs. Very good condition. Produced in a limited edition of
1000 copies, this is the only biography of globe-trotting illusionist Virgil Mulkey, and
was written in conjunction with his partner and assistant Julie.
100/150

59. [Chicago Magicians]. Chicago Magicians Scrapbook. An oversized scrapbook,

approximately 14 x 12” assembled by Werner “Dorny” Dornfield. Many pages
lettered and elaborately painted by Dornfield, the book is replete with original
artwork, news clippings, brochures, advertising material and original 8 x 10”
photographs (some unpublished) including Okito, Dorny, Gwynne, Tarbell,
Blackstone, Powell, and Joseffy. Ca. 1937. Internally good with some of the contents
loose. SHOULD BE SEEN.
350/500

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60. [Photograph] Ching Ling Foo. Oversize sepia photograph of Ching Ling Foo and
Chee Toy (Foo’s daughter), amongst a group of magicians including Guy Jarrett,
Harry Kellar, Theodore DeLand, Elmer P. Ransom, Walter E. Floyd, Silent Mora and
Clyde
W. Powers. New York, 1914. Chips and tears at extremities, one corner missing, still a
very desirable image.
500/750

61. [Photograph] Ching Ling Foo. Silver print 3⁄4 length photograph of the famous
Chinese magician. New York, ca. 1914. 6 3⁄4 x 8 1⁄2”. Scrapbook remnants on reverse,
otherwise very good condition. SIGNED BY FOO IN CHINESE.
75/150

62. Clapham, Henry. Melody Magic. Washington, D.C., 1932. Limited edition of
1000 copies. Illustrated. Cloth bound. Very good copy.
75/150

63. [Photograph] Conjuring Lights, Living and Deceased. Photographic montage of

famous magicians including Kellar, Herrmann and their contemporaries complied by
Robert Ankele. On mount, 14 x 17”. Fine condition.
75/150

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64. [Periodical] The Conjuring Record. Van K. Allison. V1 N1 (Mar., 1913) – V2

N12 (Feb., 1915). Complete file, worn contemporary binding in quarter leather, two
volumes. V2 N12 laid in. Alfredson/Daily 1770. Internally very good.
150/250

65. Cooke, Conrad W. Automata Old and New. London, 1893. Illustrated. Faux vellum
wraps, chipped at extremities. E DITION LIMITED TO 255 COPIES NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY
AUTHOR.
100/150

66. [Gambling Device] Corner Rounder. Ca.1900. All-brass corner rounding device
bearing the hallmark “GRA/HAM”. Very good condition.
400/600

67. [Correspondence] Large archive of 122 ALS and TLS addressed to Joseph G.
Lightner and Zelleno by prominent magicians of the 20 th century. Represented here
are David P. Abbott, Percy Abbott, Andress, Annemann, Birch, Blackstone (ALS),
Charlton, T. Nelson Downs, Frank Ducrot, Goldston, Gibson, U.F. Grant, Hilliar,
Hilliard, John Mulholland, Harry Opel, Rouclere, Will Rock, Roltare, Oscar Teale,
Thurston, Dr. A.M. Wilson, and many more. Many on pictorial letterheads. 1900s
– 1940s. Generally good with wear as expected.
800/1,200
In addition to being elected Mayor of Odessa, Missouri, Joseph G. Lightner was a
shareholder in The Sphinx Corporation, a Lyceum and Chautauqua magician who shared
the stage with William Jennings Bryan, business manager of Blackstone’s International
Magic Circle, a traveling salesman and opera house manager.

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68. Cremer, W.H. Group of four volumes. Hanky Panky, Magic No Mystery, The
Magician’s Own Book, and The Secret Out or 1000 Tricks Explained. Edinburgh, n.d.
Original cloth. All very good, with the exception of Hanky Panky, which shows minor
wear to the binding and with its front hinge reinforced. A handsome Victorian-era
set.
300/400
With: Bellew, Frank. The Art of Amusing (Edinburgh, n.d.). Very good condition, similarly
bound.

69. [Apparatus] Crystal Clock Dial. In the style of Martinka & Co., ca. 1890. Large glass
clock dial with gilt roman numerals, metal dial and cast metal stand for tabletop. Lacks
instructions. Gilded numerals worn, otherwise very good.
750/1,500

70. [Apparatus] Crystal Globe and Coins. In the style of Martinka & Co., ca. 1910.
Transparent cut glass globe with stopper, for the appearance of a number of coins.
Approximately 11” high. Lacks instructions. Very good condition.
250/350

71. Cumberland, Stuart. A Thought-Reader’s Thoughts. London, 1888. First edition.

Portrait frontispiece. Pictorial cloth. Good condition, with wear to extremities.
150/200
With: Cumberland, Stuart. Spiritualism — the Inside Truth. London, 1919. Later edition.
Red cloth, faded. Good copy.

72. Cumberland, Stuart. People I Have Read. London, 1905. First trade edition. Yellow
wraps. Fair copy, internally good, considerable wear to spine at extremities, with front

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100/150
A scarce title in this binding state.

73. Damman, Gunther. Zauberkunst und Zauberkünstler. Ein Lese-, Lehr- und
Nachschlagebuch. Vienna, 1937. First edition. Yellow wraps, illustrated with plates.
Good copy with wear to half-title and light wear to wraps.
40/80

74. [Poster] Dante. Have You Seen Dante? Half-sheet (20 x 28”) color lithograph poster
depicting a red devil in the form of a question mark on a deep blue field. Good copy.
See illustration in color section.
150/250

75. [Poster] Dante. Dante the Famous Magician. Beauty the Arabian Steed. Vanishes
in Mid Air. $50,000 Illusion. Cleveland Ohio, Otis Lithograph Company, ca. 1922.
Three-sheet (76 1⁄2 x 41”) color lithograph poster. Good copy with minor restoration,
linen backed. See illustration in color section.
800/1,200
Produced by Thurston in the 1920s to promote Harry Jansen’s transformation into Dante.

76. [Ephemera] Dante. Lot of 16 pieces of ephemera related to Dante. Including

theatre programs (including one during his career as Jansen), souvenir programs,
and photographs. 1915-1940s. Generally good condition.
75/150

SCARCE DAVENPORT BROTHERS AUTOGRAPHS

77. [Davenport Brothers] Nichols, M.D. Thomas Low. A Biography of the Brothers
Davenport With some Account of the Physical and Psychical Phenomena….
London, 1864. Publisher’s green cloth. Very good copy. SIGNED WITH A LENGTHY AND
BOLD INSCRIPTION BY IRA DAVENPORT, WILLIAM DAVENPORT, WM. FAY (UNDERSTUDY AND
MANAGER) AND A J.B. FERGUSON, WHO ALSO WORKED WITH THE BROTHERS. Toole-Stott 809.
RARE.
500/1,000

78. Davenport Brothers, The. The World Renowned Spiritual Mediums: Their
Biography and Adventures in Europe and America. Truth is Stranger than Fiction.
Boston, 1869. Portrait frontispiece, illustrated with plates. Cloth bound. Good, with
former owner’s signatures and wear to spine. Ex libris Carl Waring Jones. Toole-Stott
802.
200/300
With: A 3.5 x 5.5” photographic rendering of the famous brothers, bearing notations on the
verso sketching out a brief timeline of their careers.

79. [Painting] Davies, Ken. Pocusmania. Full-size (28 x 22 3⁄4”) reproduction of a (1950)
tromp l’oiel-style painting depicting various items associated with magic and puppetry,
in frame. Good condition.
200/400

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HOCUS POCUS 1781

80. Dean, H. The Whole Art of Legerdemain; or HOCUS POCUS in Perfection [etc.].
London, 1781. Eighth edition. Woodcut frontispiece, woodcuts in the text. Original
binding. Very good condition. Toole-Stott 221.
2,000/3,000

81. [Apparatus] Decapitation of Pigeons. After Martinka & Co., ca. 1900. Two oval
metal receptacles with false lids for the pigeon decapitation trick in which the heads of
two birds of contrasting colors are transposed and later restored, as performed by Imro
Fox and Leon Bosco. Lacking instructions. Good condition with scratches and wear to
exterior. See illustration inside rear cover.
400/600

82. Decremps, Henri. Lot of three volumes. La Magie Blanche Dévoilée (1792),
Testament De Jérome Sharp (1793), and Codicile de Jérome Sharp (1791). Illustrated with
plates. Contemporary boards, worn, all three volumes internally good, with volume
one lacking frontispiece (reproduction tipped in).
350/500

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83. [Defoe, Daniel.] A System of Magick; or, A History of the Black Art. London, 1728.
Reprint of first edition of 1727. Disbound, soiled, lacks frontispiece. Toole-Stott 813. In
homemade box.
100/200

84. Devant, David. Group of six later editions. The Best Tricks and How to Do Them
(1931), Lessons in Conjuring (1922), Magic Made Easy (1921), Tricks for Everyone (1909),
Tricks for Everyone (1909), and Woes of A Wizard (ca. 1903). Condition varies from fair
to good, with chipping to spines. A splendid collection of scarce editions of Devant titles.
200/400
Magic Made Easy and Woes of a Wizard are bound in wraps, the rest in boards. Tricks for
Everyone was issued with two covers, one bearing a portrait of Devant with a moustache,
the other a portrait of him without. Both are offered in this lot.

85. Devant, David. Magic Made Easy. London, 1911. [Paste-down of New York
distributor covers London imprint.] Illustrated. Original pebbled cloth with pictorial
paste-down on front cover. Minor wear.
75/150

86. Devant, David. My Magic Life. London, 1931. First edition. Illustrated with
plates. Original brown cloth. Good copy with wear to extremities, obituary pasted
inside front cover, DEVANT’S CLIPPED AUTOGRAPH PASTED DOWN TO FRONT FLYLEAF.
100/200

87. Devant, David. Royal Command Performance program. Handsomely printed

program bound with purple ribbon, bearing the crest of the King of England. London,
1912. Good condition with wear and light discoloration to wraps.
50/100
With: Devant’s oversized Christmas card, 1909, fair condition.

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88. Dods, John Boves. Spirit Manifestations Examined and Explained. Judge
Edmonds refuted; or, An Exposition of the Involuntary Powers… . New York, 1854.
First edition. Cloth. Very good copy. Toole-Stott 1028.
100/200

89. Downs, T. Nelson. The Art of Magic. Chicago, 1921. Second edition. Bearing Jay
Marshall’s rubber stamp on inside front cover. Front hinge loose. SIGNED AND
INSCRIBED BY DOWNS, “YOURS SINCERELY T. NELSON DOWNS. MY 53 BIRTHDAY MARCH 16 1921.
RD TH

MARSHALLTOWN IOWA,” AND SIGNED BY PUBLISHER ARTHUR P. FELSMAN.

200/400
With: One page ALS from Downs to Dr. E.G. Ervin, on Downs’ pictorial brochure/letterhead
laid in; a T. Nelson Downs Bicycle Fan Back Throwout card bearing an illustrative portrait
of Downs.

90. Downs, T. Nelson. Modern Coin Manipulation. London, ca. 1902. Hamley Brothers’
edition. Illustrated. Pictorial red cloth, stamped in gold. Very good condition.
50/100
With: Another copy, Routledge edition, pictorial gray cloth, and Downs’ business card,
Palace Theatre, London, ca. 1900 and his membership card in the Marshalltown, Iowa Elks
Lodge No. 312.

91. [Window Card] Downs, T. Nelson. T. Nelson Downs. Kenton Ohio, The Scioto
Sign Company, ca. 1928. Two-color window card. Framed under glass. Depicts
classic image/portrait of Downs.
150/200

92. [Apparatus] Duck Pan. Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1939. Large metal pan resting on claw
feet with lid and gimmick insert. Characteristic P&L “modernistic” crackle finish. No
instructions. Good condition.
150/300

93. Dunninger, Joseph. Group of 3 First Editions, all inscribed by Dunninger to Jay
Marshall. How to Make a Ghost Walk (1936), What’s On Your Mind (1944). Inside the
Medium’s Cabinet (1935), also inscribed by ghostwriter Walter B. Gibson to Marshall.
Original cloth in dust jackets. All three very good copies, with wear to dust jackets.
200/300
With: Three signed items from Dunninger to Marshall.

94. [Ephemera] Dunninger, Joseph. Lot of 34 pieces of ephemera. Including

photographs, brochures, postcards, circulars, news and magazine clippings, pitch
books and programs. Generally good. Most signed and inscribed to Jay Marshall by
Dunninger. Should be seen.
300/400
An extraordinary assortment of personal mementoes of America’s most successful mind reader.
Dunninger was close to only three magicians in his later years: Al Flosso, Robert Lund and
Jay Marshall.

95. [Sculpture] [Dunninger] Plaster bust of noted mentalist Joseph Dunninger,

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sculpted by his friend Rafael Santiago. A good likeness, it measures 16” high by 12”
wide. A plate in the front reads “Joseph Dunninger / Premiere Mentalist / Magician,
Author, Inventor of Spectacular Illusions, Versatile Teacher of Mystery / Born April
28, 1892 Died March 9, 1975.” With copy of letter from Bob Lund to Jay Marshall stating
“Santiago made four copies of this bust….” Fine condition.
300/600

96. Eckarsthausen, Karl von. Aufschlusse zur Magie. 4 Volumes. Munich, 1790-1792.
Illustrated, including one folding plate. Contemporary boards, worn, internally very
good.
400/600
This scarce German work includes illustrated explanations of Cups and Balls, the Ball Vase and
other conjuring classics.

97. [Periodical] Edwards Monthly. W.G. Edwards. VI, N1 (February 1909) – VII,
N4/5 (Jun/Jul 1910). Complete file, bound in one volume. Alfredson/Daily 2085.
Very good condition. Rare.
500/750
Includes the rare Volume II Number 4/5, of which only a handful exist; most copies were
destroyed by the printer.

98. [Photographs] Elliott, Dr. James William. Two portrait photographs of Elliott,
World Champion Card Manipulator. One a cabinet card bust portrait of a young
Elliott, ca. 1890, on embossed mount, 3 3⁄4 x 3 3⁄4”, the other a 3 x 5“ silver print half-
length portrait, ca. 1910, of an older Elliott with full beard and moustache. Both very
good, small pinholes in mount at top and bottom.
200/400

99. Endless Amusement: A Collection of Upwards of 400 Entertaining and Amusing

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Experiments [etc.] London, n.d. [owner’s inscription dated December 2, 1826].

Fourth edition. Folding frontispiece, browned. Original pictorial boards, rubbed.
Professionally rebacked, with new flyleaf. This edition not listed in Toole-Stott.
600/800

100.Endless Amusement: A Collection of Upwards of 400 Entertaining and

Amusing Experiments [etc.] Halifax, 1835. Illustrated. Original decorative cloth, weak
and split along spine. Signatures loose in binding. Toole-Stott 264.
300/400

101. Erdnase, S.W. The Expert at the Card Table. [Chicago, 1902]. First edition.
Illustrated. Original cloth, dull. Pages browned as usual. Overall a very tight, clean
copy. Laid in is a note typed and signed by Jay Marshall referencing the fact that the
bookplate of Edward Gallaway is pasted inside the front cover and Jay’s belief that
Gallaway was the binder of the original edition of the Erdnase books.
2,000/4,000

102. Ernst, Bernard M.L. and Heward Carrington. Houdini and Conan Doyle. New
York, 1932. First edition, portrait frontispiece, illustrated. Cloth with dust jacket. Very
good copy, jacket tattered. Advertising brochure laid in.
75/150

103. Evans, Henry Ridgely. Adventures in Magic. New York, 1927. First edition,
portrait frontispiece, illustrated with photographs. Tipped-in illustration. Publisher’s
green cloth, number 92 of a limited edition thus bound. Very good condition. S IGNED
BY EVANS.
100/150

104. Evans, Henry Ridgley. A Master of Modern Magic: The Life and Adventures

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of Robert-Houdin. New York, 1932. Illustrated. Blue cloth. Bookplate of Oscar Teale
inside front cover. A near-fine copy.
300/500

105. Evans, Henry Ridgley. Cagliostro: A Sorcerer of the Eighteenth Century. New
York, 1931. First edition, portrait frontispiece. Cloth. Illustrated. Very good condition.
An unusually bright and clean copy with the exception of one small blemish to the
front cover.
200/400

106. Evans, Henry Ridgely. History of Conjuring and Magic. Kenton, 1930. First
edition, portrait frontispiece. Cloth. Illustrated with photographs. Very good condition,
light wear to covers.
150/300

107. Evans, Henry Ridgely. Hours with the Ghosts. Chicago, 1897. First edition,
portrait frontispiece, illustrated with photographs. Cloth. Very good condition, light
wear to covers.
150/200

108. Evans, Henry Ridgley. Magic and Its Professors. New York, 1902. First Edition,
portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Green pictorial cloth. Good copy, with light wear and
backstrip faded.
150/250

109. Evans, Henry Ridgley. The Old and the New Magic. Chicago, 1906. First Edition,
portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Pictorial cloth. Very good copy. Former owner’s
signature on front free endpaper.
200/300

110. Evans, Henry Ridgley. Some Rare Old Books on Conjuring and Magic.
Kenton, Ohio, 1943. First edition, illustrated with plates. Blue wraps. Good copy with
light wear to covers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EVANS TO HARRY L. CLAPHAM, AUTHOR OF
MELODY MAGIC.
150/250
With: One page ALS from Evans to Clapham dated Nov. 8, 1943.

111. Evans, Henry Ridgely. The Spirit World Unmasked. Chicago, 1897. First
edition, numerous illustrations. Publisher’s pictorial cloth. VG, hinges reinforced. An
exceptionally bright and clean copy.
150/250

112. Farelli, Victor. Magical Bibliographies. Shanklin, 1953. One of a limited edition
of 30 copies. With an appendix by the publisher, Jimmy Findlay. Illustrated. Red
rexine boards. VICTOR FARELLI’S PERSONAL COPY WITH A PAGE OF HIS NOTATIONS INDICATING THE
PURCHASERS OF THIS VOLUME, DATES OF REVIEWS, ADDENDA, ETC. TIPPED IN.
200/300
Inside the front cover, a typed note has been pasted down which states: “No “trade” or “review”
copies of this book are being sent out. V.F.”

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113. Fechner, Christian. Soirées Fantastiques. Paris, 1988. First edition. Two
lavishly produced oversized cloth bound volumes together in a custom made
slipcase. Limited Edition. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY FECHNER AND GEORGES PROUST TO JAY
MARSHALL.
800/1,200

114. Findlay, J. B. Anderson and His Theatre. Shanklin, 1967. Illustrated with
photographs. Cream-colored wraps, good copy. One of 150 copies, with a facsimile
Anderson broadside laid in, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY FINDLAY.
250/350

115. Findlay, J. B. Collectors Annuals, nine volumes. First Collectors Annual (1949),
Second Collectors Annual (1950), Third Collectors Annual (1951), Fourth Collectors Annual
(1952), Fifth Collectors Annual (1953), Sixth Collectors Annual (1954), Seventh Collectors
Annual (1969), Eighth Collectors Annual (1972), and Ninth Collectors Annual (1975).
Generally good, with some minor wear.
500/1,000
Four volumes signed by Findlay, the Ninth Annual (published posthumously) signed by Elise
and D.W. Findlay; the Seventh Annual is one of a limited edition of 25 copies.

116. Findlay, J. B. Conjurers Coins and Medals. Shanklin, 1964. Illustrated with
photographs. Cloth with dust jacket. NUMBER 115 OF 150 COPIES, SIGNED BY FINDLAY. With
a greeting card from Findlay laid in.
150/250

117. Findlay, J. B. Juggling Through Four Reigns. Being a Short Memoir of “Old
Malabar.” One of Glasgow’s Best Known Worthies. Glasgow, 1945. First edition,
cream-colored pictorial wraps. Good copy with light soiling and wear to extremities.
75/150

118. Findlay, J. B. Magic Coins of Czechoslovakia. Shanklin, 1969. Illustrated with

photographs. Light yellow wraps, very good copy. One of 100 copies, SIGNED AND
INSCRIBED TO JAY MARSHALL BY FINDLAY.
200/300

119. Findlay, J. B. The Travels of Testot. Shanklin, 1965. Illustrated with

photographs. Cloth with dust jacket. Good copy. One of 150 copies.
200/300

120. Findlay, J. B. Scottish Conjuring Bibliography. Shanklin, 1951. Cream-colored

pictorial wraps. Good copy with minor wear and soiling. S IGNED AND INSCRIBED TO JAY
MARSHALL BY FINDLAY.
75/150

121. Fischer, Ottokar (Trans. S.H. Sharpe). J.N. Hofzinser’s Card Conjuring.
London, 1931. First English edition. Illustrated. Bright blue cloth, very good. N ICE
COPY.
75/150

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122. Frost, Thomas. Lives of the Conjurors. London, 1881. Second edition. Maroon
pebbled cloth. Very good copy.
50/100

123. Funk, C. Naturliche Magie.. . .Berlin, 1783. Illustrated with thirteen folding plates.
Contemporary leather; spine worn and fraying at extremities. Internally good.
200/400
Includes descriptions in old German of gimmicked cards, magic lanterns and feats of Hero of
Alexandria.

124. Gale, John. Gale’s Cabinet of Knowledge; or Miscellaneous Recreations

[etc.] London, 1808. Fourth edition. Speckled calf decorated in gold cover edges;
boards reattached, slightly bowed and fragile. Contemporary owner’s name inked at
top of title page and covered with scribbling. Bookplate of Roland Winder inside
front cover. Toole-Stott 310.
500/800

125. Garenne, Henri. The Art of Modern Conjuring, Magic and Illusions. London,
n.d. [Pastedown of “Hamley’s Magical Saloons” covering imprint.] Illustrated.
Pictorial brown cloth, stamped in black and gold. An exceptionally bright copy.
75/150

126. Garenne, Henri. The Art of Modern Conjuring. London, n.d. First edition.
Numerous illustrations. Red pictorial cloth. Good, with front hinge loose, light wear
and fading to spine.
50/100

127. Garrett, Edmund. Isis Very Much Unveiled. The Story of the Great
Mahatma Hoax. London, n.d. Illustrated. First edition. Rebound in gray cloth with
original front wrapper pasted down to front cover. Very good copy.
40/80

128. Gaultier, Camille. La Prestidigitation sans Appareils. Paris, 1914. First edition,
number 434. Gray pictorial wraps. Poor copy, binding and covers loose; generally
fragile. Ex libris Dr. Jacob Daley. SIGNED BY GAULTIER.
40/80

129. [Poster] George, Grover. Triumphant American Tour. George. The Supreme
Master of Magic. Cleveland Ohio, The Otis Lithograph Co., ca. 1925. One- sheet (28
x 40”) color lithographed poster. Very good condition. See illustration in color section.
200/300

130. [Poster] George, Grover. Triumphant American Tour. George. The Supreme
Master of Magic. Cleveland Ohio, The Otis Lithograph Co., ca. 1925. Half-sheet (20 x
28”) color lithographed poster. Very good condition.
150/250

131. [Poster] George, Grover. (“Buddha” poster). Triumphant American Tour.

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George. The Supreme Master of Magic. Cleveland Ohio, The Otis Lithograph Co.,
ca. 1925. Half-sheet (20 x 28”) color lithographed poster. Good copy, mounted to
kraft paper with chips and tears. See illustration in color section.
150/250

132. [Poster] Germain, Karl. Master of Magic. Cleveland, Schmitz-Horning Litho Co.,
ca. 1908. One-sheet (28 x 40”) color lithograph poster. Portrait of Germain in orange.
Very good, borders trimmed as usual, linen backed. See illustration in color section.
500/700

133. [Poster] Germain, Karl. Shadows. Cleveland, Schmitz-Horning Litho Co., ca. 1908.
Three-sheet (76 1⁄2 x 41”) color lithograph poster in red and black outlining a full length
portrait of Germain. Very good condition, mounted on linen. See illustration in color
section.
600/800

134. [Poster] Germain, Karl. The Witches Cauldron. Cleveland, Schmitz-Horning

Litho Co., ca. 1908. Three-sheet (76 1⁄2 x 41”) color lithograph poster. Striking full- length
portrait of Germain. Very good condition, mounted on linen. See illustration in color
section.
3,500/4,500

135. Glen, Laurence. The Magician’s Road to Fame. London, ca. 1920. First edition.
Numerous illustrations including hand-tipped color postcards and reproductions of
posters from magic’s “Golden Age.” Boards, with scarce (though tattered) dust jacket.
100/150

136. Goldin, Horace. It’s Fun to be Fooled. London, 1937. First edition. Illustrated with
plates. Cloth with dust jacket. Very good condition.
75/150

137.[Ephemera] Goldin, Horace. Six theatre/souvenir programs. Including The Mystery

Book, Conjuring Up-To-Date and How to Do It, Mysterious Tricks (SIGNED BY GOLDIN), and
others. 1918-1940s. Generally good condition with wear as expected.
75/150
With: Real photo postcard of Goldin titled “Find the Imp.” Very good condition.

138. [Goldston, Will.] Verner, A. Table Rapping and Automatic Writing. [N.p., 1903.]
Illustrated. Wraps bound within cloth. B OOKPLATE OF WILL GOLDSTON WITH HIS SIGNATURE
ON INSIDE FRONT COVER OF WRAPPERS; BOOKPLATE OF MILTON A. BRIDGES INSIDE BACK COVER.
50/75

139. [Ephemera] Goldston, Will. Nice archive of ten autograph letters from Goldston
and his widow to Arthur Anderson. In original covers, as mailed. 1946-1949.
150/300
Anderson was not only a good customer of Goldston’s, they also became frequent
correspondents. These letters, both from Goldston and his widow Olga, discuss the last days
of Goldston’s life and Olga’s life after his death. One of Olga Goldston’s letters includes a
portrait of Goldston taken in his garden in August 1947, less than one year before his

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140. Goldston, Will. Card System of Exclusive Magical Secrets. London, n.d. First
edition. Green cloth binder with 42 illustrated explanations of various effects, plus
index. Good copy light wear to binding.
75/150

141. Golston, Will. Great Magicians’ Tricks. London, 1931. Number 22 of a limited
deluxe edition. Illustrated. Possibly rebound in pebbled leather. W ITH A SEALED
CERTIFICATE BOUND IN BEARING THE SIGNATURES OF HORACE GOLDIN, ARNOLD DEBIERRE, HARRY
PRICE, ARTHUR SHERWOOD, LOUIS GAULTIER, MURRAY, DOUGLAS DEXTER, G.W. HUNTER AND
WILL GOLDSTON.
300/500
As bright and clean a copy as one is likely to find of this highly desirable title.
With: An advertising poster/flyer announcing the publication of the book.

WILL GOLDSTON’S FAMOUS LOCKED BOOKS

142. Goldston, Will. Exclusive Magical Secrets. London, n.d. First edition. Numerous
illustrations. Leather bound with original lock and key as issued. Very good
condition with light wear to binding.
400/600
With: Scarce original publisher’s slipcase (separated into two pieces and in need of repair),
prospectus for the book, and a blank purchase agreement.

143. Goldston, Will. Further Exclusive Magical Secrets. London, n.d. First edition.
Numerous illustrations. Leather bound with original lock and key as issued. Very
good condition.
400/600
With: A prospectus for Further Exclusive Magical Secrets and a TLS from Goldston to Al
Baker.

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144. Goldston, Will. More Exclusive Magical Secrets. London, n.d. First edition.
Numerous illustrations. Leather bound with original lock and key as issued. Good
condition with gentle wear to spine and extremities.
400/600
With: Five pieces of ephemera related to the book’s publication including an advertising poster
and die-cut prospectus.

145.Goldston, Will. The Magician Annual, six volumes. The Magician Annual 1907-1908,
The Magician Annual 1908-1909, The Magician Annual 1909-1910, The Magician Annual
1910-1911, The Magician Annual 1911-1912, and Will Goldston’s Annual of Magic 1915-
1916 (SIGNED BY “DORNY”). All internally very good, with minor wear to bindings.
400/600

146. Goldston, Will (ed). Pantomime & Vaudeville Favorites. London, n.d. First
edition. Numerous illustrations, including a color plate of Harry Houdini. Original
wraps bound in green pebbled cloth. Good copy. Scarce. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY
GOLDSTON.
200/300

147. Goldston, Will. Sensational Tales of Mystery Men. London, 1929. First
edition. Numerous illustrations, with tipped in sepia postcards of leading magicians
of the era, including Houdini and Chung Ling Soo. Original cloth with dust jacket.
SIGNED BY WILL GOLSTON AND INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY GOLDSTON’S WIFE.
200/400

148. Goldston, Will. Tricks that Mystify. London, n.d. Deluxe edition, one of 100
copies. Numerous illustrations. Green cloth with dust jacket. Very good copy.
Thomas Chew Worthington’s completed order form laid in.
75/150

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149. Green, J.H. Lot of two titles. An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling….
Cincinnati, 1843. First Edition. Rebound in pebbled cloth. Light foxing, otherwise
good. Green, J.H. Gamblers’ Tricks with Cards. New York, 1850. Wraps. Covers soiled
and spine split, otherwise good. Toole-Stott 324.
300/500

150. Great Wizard’s Handbook of Magic, or Parlour Entertainment [etc.]. [London,

1850]. Four leaves, unsigned. Cover engraving of a male conjuror being tied up by a
member of the audience. Toole-Stott 320.
300/500

151. [Magic Fiction] Greenwood, James. Silas the Conjurer: His Travels and Perils.
London, n.d. Pictorial green cloth stamped in black and gold. Good condition. Toole-
Stott 837.
150/250
With: A Magician for One Day. Phil., 1905. (Soiled.) Peter Parley’s Annual [for] 1860.
London, 1860. Contains the story “Old Groky; or the Boy Magician.”

IMPORTANT HOUDINI ASSOCIATION ITEMS

152. Gresham, William Lindsay. Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls.
New York, 1959. First edition. Cloth with dust jacket, illustrated. Light browning
to front free endpaper, otherwise very good. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO JAY MARSHALL,
“DEAR JASPER – HERE IS THE OPUS. YOU WILL RECOGNIZE IN IT THE PASSAGES PROVIDED BY MATERIAL IN
THE MARSHALL COLLECTION. WHY DON’T YOU HITCH A RIDE TO NEW ROCHELLE JUST FOR KICKS?
BILL. JULY 8, 1959.”
200/300
With: Three TLS from Gresham to Jay Marshall. One letter, three pages long and dated April
8, 1959, details the process of writing, editing and bringing to publication The Man Who
Walked Through Walls. “Now one criticism of my work methods might be leveled
as follows: To research such a book in two months and write it in ten weeks, I had
to recourse to real magic. I tied 50 knots in a string and, using it like a rosary, I kept
giving myself commands and seeing forcefully before my mind’s eye, the manuscript
all complete….”, and two signed Christmas cards from Gresham to Marshall and a full-page
newspaper clipping detailing Houdini’s debunking of fraudulent spirit mediums.

153. Harbin, Robert (Ned Williams). The Magic of Robert Harbin. London, 1970. First
edition. Numerous illustrations. Very good condition with original dust wrapper and
shipping box.
1,000/2,000
With: Advertising material for The Magic of Robert Harbin, including a tax receipt signed
by Harbin, a piece of film used in the printing of the book, and a copy of The Robert Harbin
Memorial Lecture (Birmingham, 1980) by Alan Shaxon, signed and inscribed to Jay
Marshall by Shaxon on the title page.

154. Hardeen, Theo. Houdini: His Life and Work in Prose and Picture… New York,
n.d. Black and white pitch book, illustrated with numerous photographs. Wraps. Very

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154

good condition. SIGNED, “CORDIALLY YOURS THEO. HARDEEN BRO. OF HOUDINI” ON THE
COVER.
150/250

155.Hardeen, Theo. Life and History of Hardeen. New York, n.d. Pitch book illustrated
with numerous photographs. Light blue wraps. Very good condition.
40/80

156. Hardy, Frederick. Parlour Magic. New York and London, n.d. Warne’s Bijou
Book Series (2 7⁄8 x 3 7⁄8”). Illustrated. Pictorial brown cloth. Light wear to extremities,
otherwise very good condition.
200/400
With: Another copy, worn and loose in binding, poor condition.

157. Harms, Jacoby. Zauber Soiree. Leipzig, n.d. [1890s]. Portrait frontispiece,
illustrated with plates. Contemporary marbled boards and cloth. Light foxing to
frontispiece and title page.
100/200
Front free endpaper carries the signature and address of Bob Gysel of Toledo, Ohio, confidant
of Harry Houdini.

158.Heller, Robert. Robert Heller: His Doings. Glasgow, 1875. Numerous illustrations.
White pictorial cream-colored wraps. Fair copy, with wear at extremities, bound within
pink wraps. Ex libris J. B. Findlay. Toole-Stott 340.
300/400

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159. Herrmann, Adelaide. The Chicago Times Album. Famous Footlight Favorites.
Chicago, 1894. Printed souvenir photographic album of stage personalities, including
“Mme. Herrmann.” Grey wraps with gilt titling. Good copy, spine splitting at bottom.
40/80
An unusual association item; Adelaide’s famous husband Alexander Herrmann is not included
in the “famous favorites” in this scarce publication.

160. [Photographs] Herrmann, Adelaide. Signed photograph depicting Adelaide

Herrmann’s elaborate stage setting. Herrmann is dressed as Cagliostro amid a lavish
stage setting. A notation at the bottom of the photograph states “Adelaide Herrmann’s
$6000 Act.” 8 x 10”. Good copy, with light wear and clipped corner not affecting image.
SIGNED ON REVERSE “COMPLIMENTS OF ADELAIDE HERRMANN.”
100/200

161. [Photographs] Herrmann, Adelaide. Two photographs. One a bust portrait of

Adelaide in her later years, the other an unusual full length portrait of Adelaide in tails
with close-cropped hair, perhaps taken during her career as a dancer.
75/150

162. [Ephemera] Herrmann. Die cut door-hanger advertisement, color

lithograph. Two-sided advertising souvenir depicts Herrmann’s full face on one
side, and on the verso, the magician in mephistophelean costume. Ca. 1890. 4 x 4”.
Scarce and in good condition with light wear and creasing. See illustration in color
section.
400/600

163. [Broadsides] Herrmann, Carl. Two broadside posters. London, 1848. Nassau
Steam Press. Advertising Herrmann’s appearance at the Haymarket Theatre, including
an illustration of the Ethereal Suspension illusion. Browned with age with light wear

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and minimal chipping to extremities, otherwise very good.

750/1,500

164.[Herrmann] Timayenis, T.T. A History of the Art of Magic Containing

Anecdotes, Explanation of Tricks and a Sketch of the Life of the Three Herrmanns,
Carl, Alexander & Leon. New York, 1901. “Seventieth Thousand.” Pictorial paper covers;
some edges of the pulp paper chipped, but overall good condition for this scarce book.
50/100
With the following pulp publications: Herrmann’s Book of Magic, Herrmann’s Black Art,
Herrmann’s Book of Wonders.

165. Hilliard, John Northern. Greater Magic. Minneapolis, 1938. First edition.
Illustrated, cloth bound. E XPURGATED EDITION, NUMBER NINE OF 50 COPIES.
900/1,100
Only the first signature of the book is printed, the remainder being blank. Produced as a
practical joke by its publisher, Carl Waring Jones. A note on the shipping box in Jay
Marshall’s hand states, “Paid Walker Fleming $3.50. Jay Marshall.”
With: Four page herald advertising the book’s publication in 1938 and hardbound prospectus
for Greater Magic signed and inscribed by publisher Carl W. Jones in 1939 (spine splitting,
internally very good).

166. [Himber, Richard]. Group of three first editions. Best of Bill-Fooled (n.d.), The
Hundred Dollar Book (1963), and Richard Himber: The Man and His Magic (1980). All
three bound in cloth, good condition.
75/150

167. Hingston, Edward P. The Genial Showman: Reminiscences of the Life of

Artemus Ward. London, [1870s]. Third edition. Hand-colored frontispiece. Illustrated.

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173

Original decorative cloth. Inner hinges giving. Toole-Stott 845.

100/150

168. Hoffmann, Professor. [Angelo J. Lewis.] Card Tricks Made Easy. London and
New York, n.d. Warne’s Bijou Book series (2 7⁄8 x 3 7⁄8”). Illustrated. Pictorial green cloth.
Very good condition, bright and tight.
200/400
With: Another copy in pictorial red cloth, loose in binding, poor condition.

INSCRIBED BY PROFESSOR HOFFMANN

169. Hoffmann, Professor. Conjurer Dick. London and New York, n.d. First edition.
Pictorial yellow cloth, minor wear and soiling. I NSCRIBED ON INSIDE FRONT FLYLEAF “M.H.
SPIELMANN WITH THE AUTHOR’S KIND REGARDS.”
500/1,000

170. Hoffmann, Professor. Conjurer Dick. London and New York, n.d. First edition,
light blue pictorial cloth. Fair copy, covers soiled and worn at extremities.
100/175
With: Another copy, in brown pictorial cloth, bright and tight, lacking the front flyleaf.

JOHN NORTHERN HILLIARD’S COPY

171. Hoffmann, Professor. King Koko. London, 1904. First edition. Illustrated.
Publisher’s pictorial cloth. Good copy, with light wear to binding; internally fine.
SIGNED AND DATED BY JOHN NORTHERN HILLIARD ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
100/200

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172. Hoffmann, Professor. Parlor Amusements and Evening Entertainments. New

York, n.d. Illustrated. Pictorial brown cloth, stamped in red and black; fine and
bright. Last 60 pages have a small stain along fore edges. S IGNATURE OF “JOHN
NORTHERN HILLIARD OCT.21 ./98” ON FRONT FLYLEAF AND BOOKPLATES OF HILLIARD AND CARL
ST

W. JONES
ON INSIDE FRONT COVER.
150/250

‘WITH PROFESSOR HOFFMANN’S COMPLIMENTS’

173. [Hoffmann, Professor.] Robert-Houdin. The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic.

London, 1878. First edition. Illustrated. Pictorial red cloth, stamped in gold and
black. Front flyleaf loose. INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE “WITH PROFESSOR’S HOFFMANN’S
COMPLIMENTS.”
300/600

174. Hoffmann, Professor. Card Tricks Without Apparatus. London, n.d.

Illustrated. Pictorial boards. INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE “W.J. FARRELLY WITH COMPLT.”
150/250

175. Hoffmann, Professor. Puzzles Old and New. London, 1893. Illustrated.
Pictorial green cloth stamped in black and gold. One corner bumped; otherwise a
fine, bright copy.
100/200

176. Hoffmann, Professor. Magical Tidbits. London, 1911. First edition. Illustrated.
Pictorial cloth. Corners bumped, otherwise very good.
75/150
‘SIGNED LOUIS HOFFMANN’

177. Hoffmann, Professor. The Wizard’s Pocket Book. London, [1912]. With
instructions for card feats laid in. Fine copy. INTRODUCTION SIGNED “LOUIS HOFFMANN.”
150/300

178. [Ephemera] Hoffmann, Professor. Letter to Will Goldston dated “12.3.1912”

beginning “I am very sorry to hear, from a private source, that there is trouble in
the Chung Ling Soo household….” and expressing regrets at something he had
written in reference to Soo and signed “Angelo Lewis.” Folded once, removed from
scrapbook without damage.
400/800

179. Hoffmann, Professor. Lot of Three Titles in Various Bindings. Conjuring Tricks
with Coins, Watches, Rings and Handkerchiefs. Red fabric covers, carbon-darkened along
edges. Tricks with Handkerchiefs. Pictorial boards, worn and soiled. Mechanical Puzzles.
Pictorial boards, chipped along edges. London and New York. Illustrated.
50/75

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180. Hofzinser, J.N. Kartenknste. Vienna and Leipzig, 1910. Frontispiece

portrait. Illustrated. Cloth, minor soiling. Copy N. 79 of a limited edition.
INSCRIPTION BY THE TRANSLATOR OTTOKAR FISCHER (TO THE PURCHASER) TIPPED IN.
250/500

181. Hopkins, Nevil Monroe. Twentieth Century Magic. New York and London,
1898. Illustrated. Pictorial cloth. Inner hinges giving; otherwise a fine, clean copy.
INSCRIBED
ON FRONT FLYLEAF “JOHN T. MORRIS WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE AUTHOR.”
75/150

182.[Houdini Imitators] Lot of four pitch-type books for Houdini imitators

including Professor J. Day, Oudini, Secrets of the Great Handcuff Trick, and W.
Selby. 1900s
– 1910s. Condition varies, but generally fair.
150/250

183. [Ephemera] Houdini, Beatrice. Signed Christmas sentiment. Ca. 1930. Very good
condition with central fold as issued.
75/150
With: A postcard in Beatrice Houdini’s hand to New York magic impresario Sam Margules.

HOUDINI

184. [Ephemera] Houdini, Harry. One page typed letter from 394 E. 21 St., Brooklyn,
to magician and magic collector, George Schulte. Boldly signed “Harry Houdini.”
July 19, 1917. Very good condition.

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185. [Ephemera] Houdini, Harry. Orpheum Circuit St. Louis vaudeville program
featuring Houdini performing the famous Water Torture Cell. 1922. Good condition,
with wear to spine.
100/200

186. [Ephemera] Houdini, Harry. Schubert Princess Theatre program featuring

Houdini’s three part show of magic, escapes and exposés of fraudulent mediums.
March, 1926. Very good condition.
100/200
With: Program of the fourth annual mystery show of the Chicago Assembly No. 3 of the Society
of American Magicians, April 22, 1926. Houdini is the first act on the bill, which also
included Tarbell, Duval, Dorny and others. Fine condition.

187. [Ephemera] Houdini, Harry. Souvenir Program from Houdini’s final tour. 9 x
12”. Illustrated with photographs. New York, 1925. Very good condition.
200/300

188. [Photograph] Houdini, Harry. Famous bust portrait photograph of Houdini,

hand to his face, striking a dramatic pose. 43⁄4 x 63⁄4” Ca. 1920. Very good condition.
200/300

189. [Photograph] Houdini, Harry. Sepia-toned portrait photograph of a smiling

Houdini in coat and tie. 8 x 10”. As used on the cover of later editions of his The
Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist pitch book. Ca. 1921. Very good condition.
200/300

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190. [Photograph] Houdini, Harry. Sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of Houdini,
in bow tie and coat. 43⁄4 x 63⁄4”. Ca. 1920. Very good condition.
200/300

191. [Photograph] Houdini, Harry. Sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of an older

Houdini. 8 x 10”. Ca. 1926. Very good condition.
100/200

192.[Photograph] Houdini, Harry. Sepia-toned photograph of Houdini with National

Vaudeville Artists notables. Presenting a plaque to E.F. Albee are Fred Stone,
Eddie Foy, Elsa Ryan, Louis Mann, Will Rogers and Leo Carrillo. 8 x 10”. Ca. 1923.
Good condition, with some fading and chips to edges not affecting image.
100/200
The rear of the photograph bears the following note in Jay Marshall’s hand: “Members of
the National Vaudeville Artists dedicate stage door with tablet of appreciation to Mr. Albee
at opening of E.F. Albee Theatre in Brooklyn, January 19, 1923.”

193. [Photograph] Houdini, Harry. Two photographs of Houdini in Australia at the

grave of William Henry Davenport of the famous Davenport Brothers. 61⁄2 x 43⁄4”. Ca.
1910. Very good condition.
200/300
In one photograph, Houdini stands guard over the grave with fellow magicians Charles J. Carter
(Carter the Great) and Allan Shaw.

194. Houdini, Harry. The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist. New York, ca.
1907. Numerous illustrations and photographs, with an advertisement for Houdini’s
Conjurer’s Monthly Magazine bound in. Yellow wraps. Fair condition, with wear to
cover and spine, chips, tape and tears.
150/250

195. Houdini, Harry. The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist. New York, ca.
1922. Numerous illustrations and photographs. Orange wraps, internally good with
former owner’s stamp on last page.
150/250

INSCRIBED BY HOUDINI WITH PHOTOGRAPHS

196. Houdini, Harry. The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York, 1908. First
edition. Illustrated. Pictorial cloth, very good condition. PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF
THE AUTHOR PASTED ONTO FRONT FLYLEAF , INSCRIBED “COMPLIMENTS OF THE AUTHOR HARRY HOUDINI,
AUG. 4/1917 10. AM. BORN APPLETON, WIS. APRIL 6/1874” AND BELOW THE PHOTOGRAPH “AT
LEAST READ THE INTRODUCTION H.H.” CONTEMPORARY PHOTO REPRODUCING POSTER OF HOUDINI
HANDCUFFED IN THE HIGH COURT OF COLOGNE, GERMANY PASTED INSIDE FRONT COVER. PHOTO
OF HOUDINI FLYING HIS BIPLANE IN AUSTRALIA AND PHOTO OF THE AWARD HE RECEIVED FOR THIS
FLIGHT PASTED ONTO REAR FLYLEAF .
5,000/10,000

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197. Houdini, Harry. Miracle Mongers and Their Methods. New York, [1920]. First
edition. Illustrated. Cloth, clean and bright. Front flyleaf roughly removed.
Rubber stamp of C.R. Tracy “Library of Magic” on inside front cover and half-title.
INSCRIBED BY HOUDINI “TO T. NELSON DOWNS ONE OF THE OLD GUARDS AND ONE OF THE
HISTORICAL LIGHTS OF MAGIC BEST WISHES FROM ALWAYS THE SAME HOUDINI APRIL 6, 1921 MY
47 BIRTHDAY” ON ROUGH-CUT FRAGMENT OF PAPER PASTED INSIDE FRONT COVER . ALSO SIGNED “HARRY
HOUDINI” ON DEDICATION PAGE.
1,000/2,000

198. Houdini, Harry. A Magician Among the Spirits. New York, 1924. First edition.
Illustrated. Cloth. Book shows minor wear, dust jacket worn and frayed. INSCRIBED “TO C.
E. CORYM BEST WISHES FROM HOUDINI OCT 16/25 “AND IT’S ALL TRUE. THIS IS MY MONUMENT. H.”
1,500/2,500

199. [Ephemera] Houdini. Letter on R.M.S. “Imperator” stationery, reading

“Midocean / July 8/1920 Dear Mr. Morton, In looking over my mail, as I have lots of
time on shipboard….” Ordering several 17th century books from a catalog and
signed “Regards, Houdini” with his New York address. Removed from a scrapbook
with tears to second leaf, not affecting text.
500/1,000
With: Card showing oval portrait of Houdini with Christmas and New Year Greetings from
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houdini.

200. [Ephemera] Houdini. Houdini Night Program of Chicago Assembly of Society

of American Magicians, February 6, 1922. Fine condition. INSCRIBED ON FRONT COVER

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“HOUDINI BORN APRIL 6, 1874 APPLETON, WISC. USA.”

500/700
This is the banquet at which Dai Vernon earned the title “The Man Who Fooled Houdini.”

201. [Houdini] French, A.B. Gleanings from the Rostrum. Columbus, Ohio, 1892.
Cloth, a fine copy. INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE “TO DR. A. BRIDGES BEST WISHES OF HOUDINI.”

500/700
Bookplate of Milton Arlanden Bridges on inside front cover.

202. [Houdini] Wheeler, William A. An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary

of the Noted Names of Fiction [etc.] Boston, 1866. Cloth, with tears and punctures
along spine. BOOKPLATE OF HOUDINI PASTED INSIDE FREE ENDPAPER. BOOKPLATE SIGNED AND
DATED 1927 BY BEATRICE HOUDINI AT TOP OF FACING ENDPAPER AND SIGNED “HOUDINI LONDON
DEC. 1920” AT BOTTOM. SHOULD BE SEEN.
500/700
This book appears to have come from Houdini’s library.

203. [Houdini] Wilstach, Frank J. A Dictionary of Similes. Boston, 1917. Cloth, good
condition. INSCRIBED “TO: HARRY HOUDINI, AUTHOR, BOOKLOVER, MASTER MAGICIAN , - FROM
HIS FRIEND, FRANK J. WILSTACH . MAY 21, 1921.” BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY BEATRICE HOUDINI BELOW
INSCRIPTION AND BOOKPLATE OF WILSTACH ON INSIDE FRONT COVER.
50/100

204. [Houdini] Frank, Henry. The Shrine of Silence: A Book of Meditations.

Washington, D.C. [1910]. Third edition. Cloth, fine copy. B OOKPLATE OF HOUDINI PASTED
INSIDE FRONT COVER.
50/100

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205.[Poster] Houdini, Harry. King of Cards. Chicago, National Printing and Engraving
Company, ca. 1898. Half-sheet (20 x 28”) color lithograph poster. Fair condition, with
restoration and over-coloring. Mounted on linen. See illustration in color section.
7,500/10,000

206. Houdini, Harry. Elliott’s Last Legacy. New York, 1923. First edition,
portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Cloth. Good condition, internally sound, corners
bumped. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY HOUDINI TO WELL KNOWN NEW YORK VAUDEVILLE MAGICIAN
ELMER P. RANSOM. PENCILED INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FLYLEAF READS, “GIVEN TO ME BY JOHN
MULHOLLAND SEPT. 1957 JAY MARSHALL.”
700/900

207. [Poster] Houdini, Harry. The Man from Beyond. N.p., n.d. One-sheet (28 x 40”)
black and white poster. Black and white cartoons of Houdini as rendered by famous
cartoonists, depicting scenes from his film The Man from Beyond. Good condition with
minor restoration to right border, stamp of Edward Saint on image, linen backed.
7,000/9,000

208. Houdini, Harry. Houdini’s Paper Magic. New York, 1922. First edition, color
frontispiece. Illustrated. Cloth, fine copy.
100/200
With: An envelope addressed to J.G. Lightner of Odessa Missouri bearing the return address
“Houdini Picture Corporation/Candler Bldg./220 West 42 nd Street/New York City.”

209. Houdini, Harry. Magical Rope Ties and Escapes. London, 1921. First edition,
portrait frontispiece, pictorial boards. Illustrated with line drawings and
photographs of Houdini. An exceptionally bright and clean copy; the book’s original
glassine dust wrapper has survived, somewhat the worse for the wear.
150/250

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210.Houdini, Harry. The Right Way to Do Wrong. Boston, 1906. First Edition. Pictorial
wraps, portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Good copy, with some wear to extremities
and spine. BOLDLY SIGNED BY HOUDINI ON THE FRONTISPIECE “BEST WISHES HARRY HOUDINI
GLASGOW APRIL 16/23.”
1,000/1,500

211. Hurst, Lulu. Lulu Hurst (The Georgia Wonder) Writes her Autobiography.
Rome, 1897. Fourth edition. Portrait frontispiece, illustrated with photographs. Blue
wraps bound in cloth, very good condition. NICE COPY.
200/300

212. Ingleby, Thomas. Ingleby’s Whole Art of Legerdemain. London, [1815]. Blue
boards detached, signatures loose. Lacks colored frontispiece. Toole-Stott 410.
500/1,000

213. Jarrett, Guy. Puttin’ Tacks on Your Chair. Chicago, 1933. Silver wraps, 16
pages 81⁄2 x 51⁄2”, saddle stitched. SIGNED BY JARRETT.
100/200
This scarce chapbook discusses politics, economics and the Great Depression. Composed and
printed by Jarrett on the same press used to print his famous Jarrett Magic book.

214.Jay, Ricky. Cards as Weapons. New York, 1977. First trade edition. Illustrated. Stiff
pictorial covers. Good copy with wear to extremities. S IGNED BY RICKY JAY.
25/50
With: Cards as Weapons custom playing cards, printed by the US Playing Card Co.

215. Jay, Ricky. Sauschlau & Feuerfest. Offenbach am Main, Germany, 1988.

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Illustrated. Pictorial stiff covers. Near-new condition. German edition of Learned Pigs
and Fireproof Women. INSCRIPTION DATED 22 APRIL 1989 BY RICKY JAY TO MARSHALL IN RED INK
ON TITLE PAGE.
25/50

216.[Jay, Ricky, curator.] Many Mysteries Unraveled: Conjuring Literature in

America 1786-1874. Worcester, Mass., 1990. Illustrated. Stiff wraps. Near-fine condition.
Catalog of an exhibition hosted by the American Antiquarian Society. FLATTERING
INSCRIPTION FROM RICKY JAY TO JAY MARSHALL ON TITLE PAGE, DATED APRIL 1990.”
25/50

217. Jennings, John J. Theatrical and Circus Life. St. Louis, 1882. First edition.
Chromolithographed-color plates and steel engravings. Pictorial blue cloth stamped in
black and gold, worn at head and base of spine; internally near-fine. Includes
chapters on magic, ventriloquism and stage illusions.
100/200
218.[Original Artwork] Johnstone, George. Two Works of Original Art Given as Gifts
to Jay Marshall. Hand-drawn and colored faux playing card in handmade plaster
frame (6 3⁄4 x 5 7⁄8”) with George Johnstone’s name worked into the design. And a wood
panel (3 1⁄2 x 19”), intended to be hung, depicting various magic-related scenes; chipped
in several areas. Should be seen.
50/100

219. [Periodical] Journal of Necromantic Numismatics. F. William Kuethe, Jr. V1

N1 (Jan., 1966) – V12 N1 (Oct., 1977). Complete file. Alfredson/Daily 3120. Good
condition, lacks several supplements. O NE OF TEN COMPLETE FILES KNOWN.
500/750
Each issue of the Journal of Necromantic Numismatics was sent only to those individuals
who contributed articles to it. Jay Marshall contributed to every issue - not only articles, but
supplements (often in the form of vintage tokens). A complete file has never been offered at
auction before.
220. [Poster] Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Kalanag. Ca. 1955. One-sheet (28 x 40”)
color lithographed poster. Depicts bathing beauty reclining on a large automobile,
presumably the Hillman Kalanag vanished each night as part of his world-traveled
illusion show. Very Good condition, mounted on linen. See illustration in color
section.
300/400
221. [Window Card] Keene. Cleveland, J. Morgan Litho, ca. 1910. Color lithographed
window card, 10 3⁄4 x 14”. Bust portrait of Keene on a blue background with a fairy or
angel hovering above his head. Good condition with wear to extremities and minor
chip to right side of image. See illustration in color section.
500/750

222. [Photograph] Kellar, Harry. Handsome sepia-toned photographic portrait of

Kellar with two child actresses. 8 x 10”. New York, ca. 1919. Fair, with folds lines
into image. SIGNED BY KELLAR AND BOTH ACTRESSES.
300/500

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223. [Ephemera] Kellar, Harry. Advertising handbill, including the Levitation of

Princess Karnac, Fly-To and other illusions. McVicker’s Theatre, Chicago, January
26, 1902. 41⁄4 x 81⁄2”. Paper browned as expected, stamped “George Schulte Collection,”
otherwise good condition.
100/200

224. [Photographs] Kellar, Harry. Lot of three photographs. Two silver print portraits
of Kellar, 8 x 10” and one 4 x 6” sepia toned photograph of Kellar’s bust as constructed
by Martinka’s for use in his Blue Room illusion. All three very good.
150/250

225. Kellar, Harry. A Magician’s Tour. Chicago, 189?. Illustrated. Brown cloth,
stamped in gold. Pages yellowed as usual.
100/150
With: Another edition in the Dearborn [paperbound] Series. Spine taped, chipped and loose;
preliminary pages chipped and loose. And articles “High Caste Indian Magic” and “Magic
Among the Red Men” from The North American Review, 1893, individually bound within
decorative paper wraps.

226. Kunard, Professor. The Book of Conjuring and Card Tricks. London, [1890s].
Illustrated. Stunning pictorial covers. PENCILED SIGNATURE OF LOUIS CHRISTIANER, EARLY

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PARTNER WITH FLOYD THAYER OF A MAGIC SHOP IN LOS ANGELES, AND AUTHOR OF
NUMEROUS MAGIC BOOKLETS.
100/200

227. [Poster] Laurant, Eugene. Laurant and His show of Magic Supreme. The Man of
Many Mysteries. Witchita, The Western Lithograph Co., ca. 1924. Half-sheet (28 1⁄4 x 20
3⁄4”) color lithograph. Laurant conjures rabbits out of a Chinese bowl. Poster designed by
Harlan Tarbell. Good condition, linen backed.
150/250

228. [Posters] Laurant, Eugene. Group of three posters/window cards. One window
card carries a caricature of Laurant drawn by Harlan Tarbell, the other, poor condition,
scenes drawn from his Chautauqua circular, and one broadside poster advertising
Laurant’s Chautauqua and Lyceum performances.
80/120

229.[Ephemera] LeRoy, Talma & Bosco. Nice lot of seven items. Including three theatre
programs for appearances in Chicago, one handbill, one sepia-toned photographic
postcard of Talma one 8 x 10” sepia bust portrait of LeRoy and a large photograph
on oversized mount (113⁄4 x 83⁄4”) of LeRoy, Talma & Bosco taken in Australia. 1910s.
Generally good condition.
250/350

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Attached to the reverse of the LeRoy photograph is half of a letterhead for “The Unseen World,”
a program LeRoy undertook with Julius Zancig for one season. Noted on the letterhead is,
“LeRoy Appears / In / 1. Evening Dress / 2. Red Coat / 3. Black Velvet and / Breeches / 4.
Others”.

230. Logan, Olive. The Mimic World and Public Exhibitions. Philadelphia, 1871.
First edition. Illustrated. Original decorative cloth, slightly worn. Includes chapters
on jugglers (i.e., magicians) and circus. Not in Toole-Stott.
50/100

231. Lorenceau, Etíenne. Le Dragon Apprivoise. Paris, 1991. Number twelve of fifty
copies in a limited edition. Illustrated with photographs. Turquoise cloth, lightly soiled
at extremities. Good copy, wear to corners. W ARMLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY LORENCEAU
TO JAY MARSHALL.
100/150

232. Lynn, Dr. How It’s Done. The Adventures of a Strange Man. Leicester [England],
1877. Fourth edition. Yellow wraps. Tape removed along spine. Toole-Stott 456.

200/300

233.Mackay, Charles. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness

of Crowds. London, 1869. Second edition, Illustrated with numerous engravings.
Handsome contemporary quarter leather binding. Good copy with wear to binding
and extremities, internally fine. Toole-Stott 1295.
100/200

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234. [Periodical] Magic. Ellis Stanyon. V1 N1 (Oct., 1900) – VXV N9 (June, 1920).
Complete file. Four clothbound volumes. Alfredson/Daily 3535. Good copies. D R.
JACOB DALEY’S FILE.
150/300

235. [Periodical] Magic: The Magazine of Wonder (and Ghosts). A.M. Wilson. VI N1
(Jan., 1910) – VIII N13 (Apr., 1911). Complete file. Bound in two volumes. Alfredson/
Daily 3870. Very good condition.
150/250

236. [Periodical] Magical Monthly. Edward Bagshawe. VI N1 (Oct., 1923) – VIII N13
(Sept., 1926). Complete file. Bound in three volumes. Alfredson/Daily 4320. Very
good condition. Ex libris Robert Lund.
150/250
Laid in to the first volume is a TLS on Lund’s letterhead, dated November 7, 1957. It
explains how Lund’s file of the Magical Monthly came to the Jay Marshall collection. The
letter is also signed by Jimmy Findlay.

237. [Magician’s Photographs]. Nice lot of over 90 promotional photographs of

twentieth century magicians, many of them autographed. Including Howard and
Jane Thurston (signed and inscribed), Blackstone (signed and inscribed), Gwynne,
Rajah Raboid, T. Nelson Downs (signed), Nicola, Dai Vernon, and many more. 1920s-
1950s. Generally very good condition, most in wood frames. S HOULD BE SEEN.
750/1,500

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238. [Periodical] Mahatma. George Little, et al. VI N1 (March 1895) – VIX, N8
(February, 1906). Complete file. Bound in two volumes. Alfredson/Daily 4655. Very
good condition, with the exception of Volume 1, Number 1, which is tattered and was
not bound in. DR. JACOB DALEY’S FILE.
700/900
With: Two scarce issues of Vaudeville, Walter Graham’s Collectors’ Reprint series edition of
Volume 1, Number 1 of Mahatma, and three original pen and ink drawings used in the
pages of Mahatma.

239. Malcolm, James Peller. Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London from
the Roman Invasion to the Year 1700. London, 1811. Second edition. Three
volumes. Illustrated. Three-quarter leather over marbled boards; professionally
rebacked. A handsome set. Volume III contains references to jugglers’ tricks with a
full-page engraving of the “Juggler’s Decollation of John Baptist.” Not in Toole-Stott.
150/300

240. [Ephemera] Malini, Max. Two Programs for his Appearances at the Congress
Hotel in Chicago in 1911 and 1923. With admission ticket to a program of magic for
the Oakland Magic Circle in 1932. News clipping noting his death in 1943 is pasted on
cover of 1923 program. SHOULD BE SEEN.
50/100

241. Manning, William. Recollections of Robert-Houdin Clockmaker Electrician

Conjurer. Chicago, 1898. Plates. Front wrapper detached, lacking rear wrapper.
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER CHARLES BURLINGAME TO ELLIS STANYON.
150/250
With: Another copy, later printing, good condition with minor wear to extremities.

242. Marlo, Edward. The Cardician. Chicago, 1953. First edition. Illustrated. Fine in
dust jacket. NUMBER 15 OF THE “SPECIAL LIBRARY EDITION” IN HARDCOVER, SIGNED BY MARLO.
200/300

243. [Window Cards] Maro, Edwin. Three window cards. The Cabinet of Balsamo,
The Magic Incubator and the Meteoric Ribbons. Chicago, Goes Lithograph Company,
ca. 1906. Varying sizes. Very Good condition.
500/700

244. [Original Artwork] [Jay Marshall] Pen and ink caricature of Jay Marshall and his
glove puppet rabbit “Lefty,” in the style of Hirschfeld. Artist unknown, ca. 1999. 22
1⁄2 x 22 1⁄2”. Framed under glass. Fine condition.
300/500
This illustration was featured on the cover of the July, 2005 issue of Genii Magazine.

245. Maskelyne, J. N. Modern Spiritualism. A Short Account of its Rise and Progress,
with some Exposure of so-called Spirit Media. London, [1876]. Pictorial Boards, worn
at extremities. Toole-Stott 1127.
200/300

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246. Maskelyne, J.N. Sharps and Flats: The Secrets of Cheating. London, 1894.
First edition. Illustrated. Pictorial cloth, somewhat soiled and darkened; corners
bumped. INSCRIBED ON INSIDE FRONT FLYLEAF “FROM YOURS SINCERELY, J.N. MASKELYNE.”
250/500

247. [Programs] [Maskelyne and Devant] Five programs from St. George’s Hall.
Performers on the bills, dating 1911 – 1928, include P.T. Selbit presenting the
Million Dollar Mystery; J.N. Maskelyne in Will, The Witch and the Watchman; Lewis
Davenport; Charles Morritt; David Devant and others. All good copies with light
wear.
100/150

248. Maskelyne and Weatherly, Lionel. The Supernatural? Bristol, 1891. Frontispiece
and illustrations in text. Cloth, minor soiling.

50/100
With: The Magnetic Lady or a Human Magnet De-magnetized. “This Appendix having
arrived too late for insertion in First Edition, is printed in Pamphlet form for presentation
to purchases of that edition….”

249. Mattison, Rev. H. Spirit Rapping Unveiled! New York, 1853. Illustrated.
Original cloth. One corner damp stained throughout.
100/150
With: The Principles of Spiritualists Exposed. London, 1864. Loose within covers. T.S. Henry.
Further Light Upon the Mysteries of Spookland. Sydney, [1894]. Wraps frayed, taped along
spine.

250. Miller, David Prince. The Life of a Showman… Together with the Secrets of
Conjuring [etc.] London, [ca. 1859]. Rebound in amateurish three-quarter leather over
boards. Not in Toole-Stott.
100/200

251. Minch, Stephen (et al). The Vernon Chronicles, lot of four limited editions. The
Lost Inner Secrets (1987), More Lost Inner Secrets (1988), Further Lost Inner Secrets (1989),
and He Fooled Houdini: Dai Vernon, a Magical Life (1992). Bound in leather with custom
slipcases. Illustrated. All very good. E ACH BOOK SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY DAI VERNON. THE
FIRST THREE VOLUMES SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN MINCH.
400/600

252. Mind Readers and Hypnotists. Lot of Seven Titles. The Secrets of Hazel Kolar,
Queen of the Mindreaders. Thought-Reading Exposed by Albert Morrow. Hypnotism for
Everybody from the German of Dr. Alexis. Exercises in Hypnotism, Magnetic Healing,
Clairvoyance and Personal Magnetisim by J. Edgar Foster. Margaret Pierce Webber’s Book
of Scientific Wonders. Mesmerism and Clairvoyance by James Coates. Zenda’s Secrets. All
early 20th century English and American, in wraps, condition varies.

50/75

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253.[Apparatus] Morrison Pill Box. John McKinven, 1983. Lathe-turned in hardwoods,

dark hand-rubbed finish with red ball and shells, extra balls included. Stamped beneath
base with McKinven’s initials. Very good condition.
600/900

254. Mulholland, John. Beware Familiar Spirits. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons,
1938. First Edition, illustrated. Cloth bound, very good copy. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED
BY MULHOLLAND TO JAY MARSHALL: “TO JAY WITH THE ADVICE NEVER TO TRUST SPIRITS
UNLESS BOTTLED THE REGARDS OF ONE OF HIS FAMILIARS JOHN MULHOLLAND.”
100/150
With: A one-page ALS from Mulholland to Frances and Jay Marshall on Mulholland’s
stationery.

255. Mulholland, John. John Mulholland’s Story of Magic. New York, [1935].
First edition. Illustrated. Cloth in damaged dust jacket. Newspaper reviews of
1940 exhibition of “Magic in New York” pasted onto front flyleaf. I NSCRIBED “TO JAY
MARSHALL WITH THE HOPE THAT EVEN IF HE DOESN’T LIKE THE TEXT HE WILL LIKE THE PICTURES.
CORDIALLY JOHN MULHOLLAND” WITH HIS SIGNATURE RABBIT-IN-TOP-HAT CARTOON.
50/75

256. [Ephemera] Mulholland, John. Group of 78 membership cards. Most to well-

known magic societies including The Magic Circle, the Society of American
Magicians, and the International Brotherhood of Magicians, INCLUDING ONE 1922 S.A.M.
CARD SIGNED BY HARRY HOUDINI. 1920s-1960s. Generally very good condition.
500/750

257. [Poster] Newmann, C.A. George. Newmann The Great. St. Paul, Standard
Lithograph Co., ca. 1915. Three Sheet (76 1⁄2 x 41”) color lithograph poster in red,
black and white with striking portrait of Newmann, the Pioneer Mentalist. Very good
condition, linen backed. See illustration in color section.
400/600

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258. [Window Cards] Newmann, C.A. George. Set of two window cards. St. Paul,
Standard Lithograph Co., ca. 1915. 14 x 11”. Two color lithographs, one depicting
a question mark surrounding Newmann’s profile, the other two hands radiating
lightning bolts toward Newmann’s portrait. Very good condition.
200/300

259. [Poster] Newmann, C.A. George. Soirees Fantastiques. St. Paul, Standard
Lithograph Co., ca. 1915. Half Sheet (28 x 20”) color lithograph poster in red, blue and
white depicting a silhouette portrait of Newmann with a small devil whispering in his
ear. Good condition, mounted to board.
100/200

260. [Apparatus] Neyhart Houlette. A.P. Neyhart, Los Angeles, ca. 1935. Two
Bakelite card houlettes (one mechanically outfitted, the other unprepared) with leather
carrying cases and custom manufactured deck of Bee-back playing cards. No
instructions. Very good condition, with wear to gimmicked deck as usual.
400/600
With this ingenious device, as featured in J.N. Hilliard’s Greater Magic, any card named by a
spectator rises from the pack. Neyhart manufactured limited quantities of this device; perhaps
less than 100 complete units exist.

261. [Photograph] Okito (Tobias Theodore Bamberg). Oversized photographic

bust portrait of Okito in costume and makeup. 8 1⁄2 x 10 “, sepia toned. Berlin, ca.
1920. Fine condition, framed under glass. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY OKITO WITH HIS RED
DIE-CUT SEAL PASTED DOWN.
150/250

262. [Photograph] Okito (Tobias Theodore Bamberg). Early image of Okito’s stage

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setting, ca. 1890. 8 x 10 “. Later print, ca. 1955. Fine condition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY
OKITO TO ANDY ANDERSON.
150/250
With: Oktio’s Christmas sentiment, ca. 1950. Photographic portrait of Okito tipped in.

263. Okito (Tobias Theodore Bamberg). Quality Magic. London, 1922. FIRST EDITION.
Illustrated. Publisher’s pictorial boards. Good condition. S IGNED AND INSCRIBED ON THE
TITLE PAGE BY BAMBERG TO EDDIE MCLAUGHLIN.
75/125

264. [Apparatus] Tea Canister Mystery. Okito (Tobias Theodore Bamberg), ca.
1915. Set of nesting metal and wooden canisters used in production of glass fish
bowls, etc. Lacquered in orange and green, with circular wooden carrying case
bearing the seal of the manufacturer. No instructions. Very good condition, with
considerable wear to paper wraps of wooden carrying case; possibly lacking
wooden pedestal for final production. Two hand-painted glass fish bowls included in
this set.
800/1,200

265. [Periodical] The Osirian. Al Snyder. VI N1 (Apr., 1925) - VI N6 (Sept., 1925).

Complete file. Alfredson/Daily 5435. Very good copies.
200/300

With: Society of Osiris Memory Night souvenir program, 1947, featuring Howard Thurston
on the cover and inside. Fair copy, with chips and cracks to handmade rabbit emblem.

266. Ozanam, Jacques. Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. London,

1803. Illustrated with 97 folding plates. Four volumes bound in contemporary leather.
Good condition. Toole-Stott 521.
500/750

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267.Paris, J.A. Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest. London, 1861. Ninth
edition. Illustrated. Publisher’s cloth. Wear to cloth, internally good. See Toole-Stott
1141.
75/150

268. Piesse, G.W. Septimus. Chymical Natural and Physical Magic intended for the
Instruction and Entertainment of Juveniles during the Holiday Vacation. London,
1859. Second edition. Illustrated. Frontispiece (a blank mirror in which, if warmed, a
face will appear) is intact and not scorched. Original colorful diamond-decorated cloth
soiled and faded, as usually found. Toole-Stott 560.
150/300

269. [Postcards] Large lot of over 140 magician’s advertising postcards, 1900s –
1980s, some signed. Includes cards advertising or used by Thurston, Murray, Flosso,
Gwynne, Goldin, Marvello, Heverly and others. Some cards postally used, others
blank. Generally good condition.
150/300

270. [Photograph] Powell, Frederick Eugene. Early full-length cabinet photograph of

Powell producing doves. On an oversized gray mount. Los Angeles, n.d. Very good,
with slight bump to corner of mount.
150/300
With: An illustrated Powell Christmas card dated 1931.

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271. [Programs] Large lot of 100 theatre and souvenir programs, some autographed.
Magicians represented include Jarrow (2), Long Tack Sam, Hardeen, Kalanag,
Lafayette, The Great Leon (signed), Kalanag (signed), Duval, Valadon, I.B.M. (1 st
Annual – 5th Annual), Carter (2), Alexander (2), Nicola, Maskelyne & Cooke at
Egyptian Hall (poor copy), and more. Early to late 20 th century. Generally very good
condition. SHOULD BE SEEN.
500/750
The Second Annual I.B.M. Program is autographed by over twenty magicians including
Tarbell, Birch, Nixon and Dr. Wilson.

272. [Pulps] Lot of 62 pulp publications, including Herman’s Art of Magic, Wizard’s
Manual, Magic Coin Tricks, Parlor Amusements, etc. Various publishers (Wehman’s
Bros., Ottenheimer, F.M. Lupton, etc.) and dates (ca. 1890s to 1920s). Pictorial wraps,
text browned as usual, generally good condition. Some duplication. SHOULD BE SEEN.
100/200

273. [Ramsay, John] Group of four titles. Cylinder and Coins (n.d., c. 1948) SIGNED TO
E.J. MCLAUGHLIN, Four Little Beans (n.d., ca. 1952), John Ramsay’s Routine with Cups and
Balls (cloth edition, 1948), Triple Restoration (n.d., c. 1949) INSCRIBED TO DR. JACOB DALEY
BY RAMSAY AND THE AUTHOR, VICTOR FARELLI. Condition varies, but generally good. A LL
FOUR SIGNED BY RAMSAY.
200/400
With: Ramsay’s calling card.

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274. [Original Artwork] Reno, Ed. Large plywood likeness of legendary small-town
magician “Uncle Ed” Reno, inscribed on back by Jay Marshall: “Uncle Ed Reno
painted by Dorny for 85 th birthday 1945. Given to V-Roy by Ann Minnie Reno in
1947, shortly after Ed died. Given to Jay Marshall by V-Roy March 25, 1975.”
Painted plywood (43” high, 30” wide) chipped along some edges. SHOULD BE SEEN.
50/100

275. Rid, Samuel. The Art of Juggling. N.p., 1962. John McArdle facsimile limited
edition, one of fifty copies. Cloth. Very good condition.
200/300

276.[Poster] Rock, Will. Are Ghosts Real? N.p., n.d. (c. 1939). One-sheet (28 x 40”) color
lithographed poster. Skeleton cat and ghost in striking combination of blue, green
and red colors; Thurston’s name prominent in poster. Very good condition, linen
backed. See illustration in color section.
250/350

277. [Medallion] Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugéne. Medal cast in bronze from a small
original by Madeleine-Pierre Querolle. On the obverse, the profile of the celebrated
magician and his hands. On the reverse, a composition evoking magic: an ivory hand
on a stand about which levitate flowers, birds, fish, etc., in a whirl of foulards. [1967].
Diameter 115mm. One of 150 examples struck. A fine example of this scarce medal.
300/500

278. Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugé ne. The Card Sharper Detected and Exposed.
Translated by Professor Hoffmann. London, 1882. Publisher’s pictorial cloth. Good
copy with light wear to binding, small stain on rear cover. Ex libris Clinton Burgess.
250/500

279. Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugéne. Confidences et Révélations. Blois, 1868. FIRST

EDITION. Real photograph portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in
contemporary marbled boards and quarter leather. Fair condition, with wear to spine
and extremities, foxing throughout.
250/500

280. Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugéne. The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin. London, 1859.

First English Edition. Two cloth volumes. Fair copies with wear to extremities, former
owner’s bookplate scratched out in both volumes. Toole-Stott 602.
150/250
With: Another copy, from the “Live Books Resurrected” series, London, 1942.

FROM THE LIBRARY OF CHUNG LING SOO

281. Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugé ne. The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin. Philadelphia,

1859. First American Edition. Fair condition, with considerable wear to spine
and extremities, foxing throughout and front flyleaf loose. S IGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE
AND FRONT ENDPAPER, “WM. E. ROBINSON MAN OF MYSTERY.”
300/400

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282. Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugé ne. Secrets of Stage Conjuring. London, n.d. First
English Edition. Frontispiece portrait, illustrated. Pictorial cloth. Very good
condition, tight and bright copy.
200/300

283. Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugé ne. Tricheries Des Grecs Dévoilées. L’art De
Gagner A Tous Les Jeux. Paris, 1861. First Edition. Contemporary boards, with
light wear at extremities. NICE COPY.
200/300

284.[Rogers Group] The Traveling Magician. Plaster statuette of magician performing

for three onlookers. Ca. 1878. Fair condition, dusty and chipped. S HOULD BE SEEN.
2,500/3,500
Jay Marshall owned two Traveling magician statues. One was donated to the American
Museum of Magic. The statuette offered here was proudly displayed in his collection, though
the lesser example of the two, because it was reportedly once the property of John
Mulholland and was displayed in the Times Square offices of The Sphinx in New York.
Marshall often commented that when visiting The Sphinx office, “Nate Leipzig used to
hang his hat on that statue.”

285. Routledge’s Every Boy’s Annual. London, 1865. Illustrated. Pictorial red cloth,

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stamped in gold. A very attractive copy. Toole Stott [ Entry 614. ] located only one
copy in a private collection and another in a public collection.
150/300
With: Cassell’s Book of Sports and Pastimes. London, ca. 1900s.
SCARCE FIRST EDITION
286. Sachs, Edwin. Sleight of Hand. London, [1877]. Illustrated. Purple pebbled cloth,
stamped in gold. Fading along spine, minor foxing on fore-edges. “Sleight of Hand, as
is generally known, ran serially in the London Bazaar before it appeared in book form in 1877.”
– Stanley Collins.
500/750
With: Heather, H.E. Cards and Card Tricks. London, n.d. Uniform binding and trim size as
Sleight of Hand.

287. Sardina, Maurice. Where Houdini Was Wrong. London, 1950. First English
edition. Illustrated. Cloth with dust jacket. Very good copy light wear to jacket and
extremities.
40/80

288. Sargent, John W. Smoke and Bubbles. Akron, Ohio, [1906]. Illustrated.
Pictorial cloth. INSCRIBED “TO JOHN MULHOLLAND BY HIS MENTOR” and dated June 9th, 1918.

50/100

289.Scot, Reginald. The Discoverie of Witchcraft. Suffolk, John Rodker, 1930. Number
443 in a limited edition of 1275 copies. Illustrated. Quarter leather over green cloth.
With an introduction by Montague Summers. Good condition with light wear to
extremities.
150/300

290.“Selbit.” [P.T. Tibbles.] The Magic Art of Entertaining. London, [1911]. Illustrated.
Pictorial boards, worn. S IGNED “WITH VERY BEST WISHES P.T. SELBIT” ON TITLE PAGE.
100/150
With: Pictorial letterhead advertising Selbit’s performance of the Spirit Paintings, fine
condition.

291. “Selbit.” [P.T. Tibbles.] The Magical Entertainer. London, [1906]. Illustrated.
Pictorial boards, soiled. S IGNATURE OF “JOHN NORTHERN HILLIARD 1906” ON FRONT FLYLEAF
AND RUBBER STAMP OF JAY MARSHALL, 322 – 88 STREET, BROOKLYN, N.Y.” INSIDE FRONT COVER.
TH

75/150
With: The Magician’s Handbook, London, 1901. Light wear to cloth, spine shaken, otherwise
good and The Magic Art of Entertaining, London, n.d.

292. [Periodical] Servais LeRoy’s Magical Monthly. Max Sterling. N1 (Nov., 1911) –
N12 (Oct., 1913). Complete file. Bound in cloth with last three issues loose. Alfredson/
Daily 6200. Very good copies, trimmed into margins.
50/100
With: Mechanical Laughs – Screams – Yells [c. 1912], pictorial wraps, good condition.

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293. [Periodical] The Seven Circles. Walter Gibson, et al. VI N1 (April, 1931) – VV
N6 (June, 1934). Complete file. Bound in two volumes. Alfredson/Daily 6230. Very
good condition. FROM THE LIBRARY OF MAGICIAN JOSEPH G. LIGHTNER, BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE
MAGAZINE.
150/250
With: Thirteen items relating to the International Magic Circle including convention programs,
convention bulletins, applications and letters.

294. Seymour, Richard. The Compleat Gamester. London, 1739. Sixth edition.
Frontispiece. Leather binding worn at extremities. “Diverting amusements upon the
cards,” p. 271-276. Toole-Stott 625.
300/500
295. Sorcar, P.C. Group of four first editions. History of Magic (1970), Sorcar on Magic
(1960), Sorcar Maharaja of Magic (1966), TW’s GM The Great Sorcar (ca. 1965). Original
cloth in dust jackets, generally good condition with wear to jackets. History of Magic
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY SORCAR.
100/150

296. Spectropia. Surprising Spectral Illusions Showing Ghosts Everywhere. New

York, 1864. Illustrated with 16 colored engravings. Pictorial boards. Fair condition,
rear hinge loose.
125/175
With: Another copy, first British edition (London, 1864). Light blue pictorial boards. Fair copy,
loose in binding, rear board worn.

297. Stanyon, Ellis. Serial Lessons in Conjuring. London, v.d. Complete run of all
21 serials issued, in a makeshift three-ring binder assembled by Jay Marshall, and
including a typewritten list of contents on Marshall’s letterhead. Very good condition.
75/150
Includes uncommon serial #2, the Bibliography of Conjuring.

298. [Stock Poster] Gordon. Donaldson Lithograph Company, Kentucky, ca. 1920.
Half-sheet (20 x 28”) color lithograph poster depicting magician and his assistant
performing a second sight routine, assistant blindfolded and seated, magician
recording her thoughts on a blackboard. Good condition, linen backed.
200/300

299.[Stock Poster] Karl “Necromancer”. Levitation. Donaldson Lithograph Company,

Kentucky, ca. 1920. Half-sheet (20 x 28”) color lithograph poster depicting dapper
magician levitating female subject. Similar to Kellar’s early levitation posters by
Strobridge. Chips and tears in the margin, light soiling and staining. Framed.
200/300

300.[Stock Poster] Wallace. Donaldson Lithograph Company, Kentucky, ca. 1920.

Half- sheet (20 x 28”) color lithograph poster depicting tuxedoed magician
performing with doves and other livestock. Good condition, linen backed. See
illustration inside back cover.
200/300

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301. Stodare, Colonel. Stodare’s Fly-Notes; or, Conjuring Made Easy. London, 1867.
Illustrated. Pictorial boards, worn at extremities; spine paper-taped. Toole-Stott 645.
100/200

302. Stodare, Colonel. Stodare’s Fly-Notes; or, Conjuring Made Easy. London, 1867.
Illustrated. Publisher’s blue-green cloth. Toole-Stott 645.
200/300
With: Vere, Arpey. Ancient & Modern Magic and Theobald, Prof. J.D. Magic and its
Mysteries. All uniformly bound as above.

303. Tamariz, Juan. Lot of three titles. The Five Points in Magic (1988), The Magic Way
(1988), and Sonata (1991). First English language editions. Numerous illustrations. Very
good condition.
200/300

304. [Original Artwork] Tarbell, Harlan. Original pen and ink cartoons of Chicago
SAM assembly’s Dr. Wilson Night meeting. Including Ade Duval, Dr. Wilson,
Joseffy and T. Nelson Downs. N.d. [ca. 1925]. (12 3⁄4 x 16 1⁄2”). In wooden frame. Dusty
and dirty, otherwise good condition.
75/150
With: A companion panel of illustrations, similarly framed, considerably damp stained through
bottom third of image. Poor condition.

305. [Ephemera] Tarbell, Harlan. Lot of 30 pieces of ephemera. Including six

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photographs (one signed), brochures, tickets, advertisements, the Tarbell Post-Graduate

Course in Magic, Dr. Tarbell’s illuminated vellum diploma from the Chicago National
College of Naprapathy, etc. Generally good condition. 1920s-1960s. SHOULD BE SEEN.
100/200
With: A Tarbell Scrapbook by Richard Kaufman (1993), one of 100 copies, signed and
inscribed by author/publisher Richard Kaufman to Jay Marshall.

306. [Poster] [Tarbell, Harlan]. The Tarbell Course in Magic poster. Chicago,
Tarbell System, Inc., ca. 1927. One-sheet (28 x 40”) offset poster. with sixty
photographs of Harlan Tarbell, one for each lesson in his famous Tarbell Course in
Magic. Minor splitting along fold lines, otherwise good condition. See illustration
inside back cover.
75/150
With: Five original photographs of Tarbell, used in the composition of the poster.

307. Taylor, Rev. Ed. S. and Others. The History of Playing Cards, with Anecdotes
of their use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping. London, 1865. First
edition. Publisher’s blue cloth. Good condition, with light soiling and wear. Toole-
Stott 657.
150/250

308.[Throw Out Cards] Nice lot of 58 magician’s souvenir throw out/good luck cards.

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Including Downs (3 different), Thurston, Mora, Gysel (designed by Tarbell), Powell

(two different), Will Rock, Flosso and more. 1900s-1940s. Generally good condition.
150/250

HOWARD THURSTON

309. [Ephemera] Thurston, Howard. Nice group of 19 throw out cards, some
autographed. Uncommon variants offered here include cards advertising Miller Tires,
Thurston’s Perfect Breather, Wrigley’s Gum, one with a Bicycle back design, and
more. 1910s – 1930s. Generally good condition. ONE CARD AUTOGRAPHED BY JANE
THURSTON, ONE BY HOWARD THURSTON.
1,000/2,000
Thutston could scale cards to theatre patrons in any part of the house. He featured card
throwing in his “Wonder Show of the Universe” for nearly thirty years.

310.[Ephemera] Thurston, Howard. Large lot of 43 pieces of ephemera, including theatre

programs, postcards, photographs of Jane Thurston, Thurston diet card, handbills
advertisements and more. 1911-1930s. Condition generally good. SHOULD BE SEEN.
400/600

311. Thurston, Howard. Group of thirteen souvenir/pitch books. Fooling the World

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(1928), Thurston’s Book of Magic Vols. 1-5 (Swift & Co.), Thurston’s Dream Book,
Thurston’s Easy Pocket Tricks (Thurston’s Easy Pocket Tricks 4th edition, Thurston’s Easy
Pocket Tricks 5th Edition, Thurston’s Easy Pocket Tricks 6th Edition, Thurston’s Easy
Pocket Tricks Book 7, Thurston’s Easy Pocket Tricks Book 7). Generally good
condition. FOOLING THE WORLD
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON THE COVER, “TO DOCTOR WILSON THE HUMAN DEMON, BUT
LOVEABLE,
HOWARD THURSTON.”
150/250

312. Thurston, Howard. Howard Thurston’s Card Tricks. London, 1901. FIRST EDITION.

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Numerous illustrations. Publisher’s pictorial cloth. Fair condition, hinges starting,

wear to binding, news clippings pasted to endpapers. Former owner’s signature on
front flyleaf.
200/300
The true first edition of this popular edition in this binding state is extremely scarce.

313. Thurston, Howard. Howard Thurston’s Card Tricks. London, 1901.

Illustrated. Pictorial wraps. The first paperbound edition of a book continuously
reprinted for over 50 years.
100/150
With: 19 later paperbound editions of this perennial publication.

314. [Poster] Thurston, Howard. Iasia. Vanished in the Theatre’s Dome! Cleveland,
Otis Lithograph Company, ca. 1926. Panel (14 x 41”) color lithograph poster. Depicts
Thurston’s Iasia illusion in operation, being hoisted to the dome of the theatre. Good
condition; linen backed with minor restoration in top border.
1,000/1,200

315. [Poster] Thurston, Howard. Iasia. Vanished in the Theatre’s Dome!

Cleveland, Otis Lithograph Company, ca. 1926. One-sheet (28 x 40”) color lithograph
poster. Shows Thurston’s Iasia illusion in operation, being hoisted to the dome of the
theatre. Very Good condition, linen backed.
1,200/1,500

316. Thurston, Howard. Magic Box of Candy. N.p., 1922. Numerous

illustrations. Cloth bound, 5 x 7”. Very good condition. S IGNED AND INSCRIBED BY
WALTER GIBSON: “THIS IS ONE OF TEN SETS SPECIALLY BOUND IN 1922. WALTER B. GIBSON.” This
book is comprised of 50 individual instructions printed for Thurston’s Magic
Box of Candy, used to

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advertise the Thurston show in 1922. Walter B. Gibson, in addition to ghostwriting a

portion of Thurston’s autobiography, wrote these instructions.
200/300

317. [Periodical] [Thurston, Howard]. Magic World. Richard Fisher, et. al. Five
issues, 1910-1916. Folio-size periodical, illustrated with photographs of the
Thurston show. Alfredson/Daily 4145. Generally good condition with wear to
extremities; folded.
300/500
A curious combination of periodical and advertisement for Thurston. The first issue states that
the paper will be published on a quarterly schedule, which was not held to. Alfredson/Daily cite
one issue to complete a “file,” though five issues (all different) are offered here.

318. [Window Card] Thurston, Howard. One of Thurston’s Astounding Mysteries.

She Floats... Cleveland, Otis Lithograph Company, ca. 1926. 14 x 22” color lithograph
window card depicting performance of Thurston’s levitation illusion. Very good
condition.
300/500

319. [Photograph] Thurston, Howard. Large silver print photograph, 11 x 14”, of

Thurston performing the Girl Without a Middle illusion, by Age Lis of
Rochester, New York. Ca. 1928. Good condition with presentation folder.
100/200

320. [Photograph] Thurston, Howard. Large silver print bust portrait photograph,
11 x 14”, of Thurston. Ca. 1928. Good condition with presentation folder. SIGNED
AND INSCRIBED BY THURSTON.
200/400

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321. [Photograph] Thurston, Howard. Cabinet card format silver print portrait of
a young Thurston. On standard mount, 6 x 4”. Baker Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, ca.
1910. Fine condition. BOLDLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THURSTON.
100/200

322. [Photograph] Thurston, Howard. Photographic half-length portrait of a

young Thurston, 8 x 10”. Baker Art Gallery, 1914. Fair condition, with fold lines
running across the image. BOLDLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THURSTON.
100/200

323.[Photograph] Thurston, Howard. Photographic bust portrait of Thurston, 8 x 10”.

May, 1928. Very good condition with scrapbook remnants on verso. B OLDLY SIGNED AND
INSCRIBED BY THURSTON.
100/200

324. [Poster] Thurston, Howard. The Vanishing Whippet. Cleveland, Otis Lithograph
Company, ca. 1926. One-sheet (28 x 40”) color lithograph poster. Thurston gestures
toward a Whippet, which is fading from view as it vanishes. Very good condition,
linen backed. See illustration in color section.
1,600/2,000

325. [Window Card] Thurston, Howard. World’s Master Magician. Cleveland, Otis
Lithograph Company, ca. 1926. 14 x 22” color lithograph window card, a portrait of
Thurston with imps whispering in his ears. Good condition with wear at extremities.
300/500

326.[Poster] Thurston, Howard. World’s Master Magician. Cleveland, Otis Lithograph

Company, ca. 1926. One-sheet (28 x 40”) color lithographed poster. Classic image of
Thurston, imps whispering secrets into his ears. Very good condition, linen backed.
See illustration in color section.
800/900

327. [Thurston] Dinner by the Society of Osiris Magicians, Inc.

Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Howard Thurston as Successor to
Harry Kellar. Elaborate handmade program for the Baltimore-based magic society’s
1933 gathering in honor of Howard Thurston. Portraits of Thurston, Kellar, etc.
tipped in. Very good condition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY HOWARD THURSTON, JANE
THURSTON, HENRY RIDGLEY EVANS AND THOMAS CHEW WORTHINGTON.
300/500

328. [Thurston] Society of Osiris Second Annual Memory Night Souvenir Program.
Handmade program for the Baltimore-based magic society’s 1939 gathering in honor
of Howard Thurston. Portraits of Thurston, J.N. Hilliard and Leotha Thurston on
cover. Very good condition.
200/400

329. [Thurston] Society of Osiris Memory Night Souvenir Program. Handmade and

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bound program for the Baltimore-based magic society’s 1941 gathering in honor of
Howard Thurston. Orange-tinted photograph of Thurston and his wife Leotha on
cover, hand-tipped photographs inside. Very good.
100/200

330. [Thurston.] Society of Osiris Memory Night Souvenir Program. Handmade

tri-fold program for the Baltimore-based magic society’s 1943 gathering. Portraits of
Thurston, J.N. Hilliard and Leotha Thurston inside. Very good.
100/200

331. Tissandier, Gaston. Popular Scientific Recreations. London, [1880s].

“Profusely illustrated.” Pictorial blue cloth stamped in grey, gold and black. A bright
and clean copy of a Victorian classic in translation.
75/150
With: Marvels of Invention and Scientific Puzzles. New York, [ca. 1880s]. Evening
Amusements: or, Merry Hours for Merry People. New York, 1878. Indoor Games and
Recreations Illustrated. London, [ca. 1900]. Both volumes show minor wear.

332. [Tom Tit] (Arthur Good). La Science Amusante. Three volumes. Paris
[1890s]. First editions. Bright red pictorial cloth, copiously illustrated. Light wear,
generally very good copies.
100/200

333. Tousey, Frank [publisher]. Outstanding collection of 21 pulp publications.

Including How to do The Black Art, How to do Tricks with Numbers, How to do Tricks with

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Cards, How to do Tricks, How to do Sleight of Hand, How to do Second Sight, and others.
Some with chromolithographed color wraps. New York, 1891-1902. Generally fair
condition with browned paper, creases and wear to extremities and wraps as expected.
200/300

334.Trewey, Felecien. How It Is Done. Middlesbrough, 1893. Illustrated. Third edition.

Gray pictorial wraps. Very good condition.
80/120

335. [Periodical] Tricks. V1 N1 (June, 1902) – V2 N8 (Jan., 1903). Complete file.

Alfredson/Daily 6860. Very good, ready for binding.
40/80
Originally a biweekly published from Martinka’s address at 493 6 th Ave., this periodical became
a monthly with Volume 2.

336. [Ephemera] Van Hoven, Frank. Three pieces of ephemera. One souvenir
postcard, postally unused (1915), program from the Star Theatre, Milwaukee (1909)
and a handbill from the Palace Music Hall, Chicago (1923). Generally good condition.
100/150
The Palace Music Hall handbill features Jean Middleton, Van Hoven’s wife, in the second
spot on the bill.

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337. [Apparatus] Vanishing Birdcage. Holmdale, ca. 1937. Semi-rigid wire birdcage,
hallmarked “Holmdale” on one bar. Lacks instructions, as issued. Very good
condition.
150/250
For a time, well-known close-up magician and Chicago Pump Room favorite Bert Allerton used
Holmdale-made Vanishing Birdcages. The cages were commercially available for only a short
period of time.

338. Vere, Arpey. Ancient and Modern Magic. London, [ca. 1880s]. Illustrated. Three-
quarter leather, scuffed.
50/100

339. Vernon, Dai. Revelations. Pasadena, 1984. First Edition. Illustrated. Very good
condition with dust jacket. NUMBER 8 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 300 COPIES WITH A TIPPED -IN
PHOTOGRAPH OF VERNON, SIGNED BY VERNON.
150/200

340. [Ephemera] Vernon, Dai. Group of seven pieces of ephemera. Including one
signed and inscribed photograph, ca. 1957, two editions of Vernon’s “pitch” book
Secrets, a pictorial postcard, early advertising brochure (under the name “Dale
Vernon”) and three autographs.
100/150

341. Vernon, Dai. Group of seven publications. Early Vernon (First edition, 1962,

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SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY VERNON TO JAY MARSHALL), The Famous “Dee-Vee” Manuscript of
Exclusive Card Mysteries (n.d.), Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1959), Further Inner Secrets
of Card Magic (First edition, n.d.), More Inner Secrets of Card Magic (First Edition,
n.d.), Symphony of the Rings (First Edition, n.d.), Select Secrets (First edition, 1949,
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY VERNON TO JAY MARSHALL).
300/600

342.[Window Card] Vonetta. The Incomparable Vonetta. Belfast, David Allen & Sons,
c. 1908. Color lithographed window card/door hanger, bust portrait of Vonetta’s
face ringed by devils. Very good condition with light wear to extremities, pasted
down slip for an appearance at the Opera House, Dudley. See illustration in color
section.
300/500

343. Willmann, Carl. Moderne Salon Magie. Leipzig, 1891. First edition. Illustrated.
Pictorial cloth. Very good condition, bright and tight. N ICE COPY.
75/150

344. Willmann, Carl. Moderne Wunder. Leipzig, 1892. First edition. Illustrated.
Light blue pictorial cloth. Very good condition, light foxing, bright and tight. N ICE COPY.
75/150

345. [Periodical] The Wizard. P.T. Selbit. V1 N1 (September, 1905) – V5 N60

(August, 1910). Complete file. Bound in cloth. Alfredson/Daily 7235. Very good
condition.

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346. Winder, Roland. Checklist of the Older Books on Conjuring in the Library
of Roland Winder as at December, 1966. Published by the author as a Christmas
gift for his friends. Illustrated. Cloth. Corners bumped. Limited edition; number of
copies printed unknown.
100/200

347. Wobensmith, James C. Magic Patents: A Classified List of United States Patents
Relating to Magic, Illusions, and Allied Subjects. [Philadelphia], 1928. Cloth.
INSCRIBED “TO RALPH W. READ WHO APPRECIATES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING A GOOD IDEA.
JAS. C. WOBENSMITH.”
75/150

348. Worthington, Thomas Chew. Recollections of Howard Thurston Conjurer,

Illusionist and Author. Baltimore, 1933. Portrait frontispiece. Cloth bound. Very good
condition.
100/150
With: Van Gilder, John S. Watching Thurston from the Front Row. Privately published,
1931. Color wraps.

349. Young Man’s Book of Amusement. Halifax, 1850. Second printing. Illustrated.
Fold-out frontispiece. Original blind-stamped cloth. Corners bumped, minor
contemporary ink spots on cover, else a good copy. Toole-Stott 750.
100/200

350.Zancig, Julius. Group of three titles. Adventures in Many Lands [ca. 1924], Palmistry
(1900), and Two Minds with But a Single Thought (1907). Condition varies from fair to
good, all titles internally very good.
200/300
With: Two copies of The True Secret of Mind Reading as Performed by the Zancigs…,
one in blue wraps the other in brown, as issued by Diamond Dust, 1912 and a very scarce
advertising pamphlet, Romance of the Zancigs, Chicago, n.d. [ca. 1901].

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