Lot 222

Magic, 20th Century, a large collection

Magic, 20th Century, a large collection

comprising:

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs

Auction: 30 September 2020 at 11:00 BST

£550

Description

Tarbell, Harlan. The Tarbell Course in Magic. 1946-1993, 8 volumes (a complete set);

Atkinson, W. The Secret of Mental Magic. 1907, binding worn; Melville, J. Crystal-Gazing. 1918, worn;

Xavier. Gipsy Petulengro’s Book of Mystery, 1937;

Booth, J. Forging Ahead in Magic. 1939;

Maskelyne, J. White Magic. [n.d.];

Maskelyne, N. Our Magic. 1946, dw;

Christopher, M. The Sphinx Gold Jubilee Book of Magic. 1951;

Dexter, W. Magic Circle Magic 1963, dw;

Sellers, T. Best Sellers, 1960, dw;

Poland, E. Wonderful Routines of Magic. 1969;

Rice. Rice’s Encyclopaedia of Silk Magic. Vol. 1-3, 1966-74;

Trimble, M. Encyclopaedia of Silk Magic. Vol. 4, 1993;

Nikola, L. Magical Masterpieces, n.d.;

Shaxon, A. My Kind of Magic. 1970, dw., signed copy;

McKechnie, S. Popular Entertainment through the Ages. N.d.;

Lewis, E. A Choice of Miracles, 1980, dw;

Lewis, E. The Crowning Miracles, 1983, dw;

Lewis, E. A Continuation of. 1980, dw;

Pavel. The Magic of Pavel. 1981, dw;

Warlock, P. Pentagram. 1949, vol. 3;

Podmore, F. The Naturalisation of the Supernatural.;

Rose, C. Beside the Seaside. 1960, dw;

Booth, J. Marvels of Mystery. Professional Magician’s Textbook. 1953;

Roberts, C. Foulsham’s Card & Conjuring Tricks, n.d.;

Parrish, R. For Magician’s Only, 1946, rubbed;

Punch. Half a Century of English History. 1884, worn;

Ray, T. Raising the Laughs, 1952, dw;

Hay, H. The Amateur Magician’s Handbook. 1950, frayed dw;

Knight, L. Oil Paint and Greasepaint. 1951;

Rose, C. Red Plush and Greasepaint. 1964;

Miller, H. Rinks Magic from Holland, c.1968;

Page, P. The Bib Book of Magic. 1976, dw;

Hugard, T. Modern Magic Manual, 1957;

Warlock, P. Patters for Psychics. Signed by De Vega;

Kieve, P. Hocus-Pocus. 2007;

Hull, B. Bulletin of latest Sleights and Tricks, wrappers bound in;

Knabel, N. Step Right Up. 2004, wrappers;

Anderson, G. Newspaper Magic. 1983, wrappers;

Bussell, J. The Puppet Theatre. 1946

Segal, S. Wagener. J.C. Full Metal Jacket. 2005, number 59/500 copies, signed;

St. George, E. The Casebook of a working Occultist. 1972, presentation copy, dw;

Close, M. Workers. 1996, volumes 4-5;

Fulves, K. Packet Switches. 1973, volumes 1-2;

Fulves, K. Transpo Trix. 1978;

Fulves, K. Big Book of Magic Tricks, 1977, wrappers;

Fulves, K. Riffle Shuffle Technique, 1976;

Fulves, K. Riffle Shuffle Controls Part 2, 1996;

Fulves, K. Faro & Riffle Technique. 1976;

Fulves, K. Cards # 5. The Multiple Shifts. 1989;

Minch, S. The Vernon Chronicles. 1988, vol. 2-3; The Yankee Magic Collector. 1994, volumes, 6-7 and 12-13, wrappers bound in;

Tremaine, T. QED Magic Handbook. 2010;

Bailey, M. The Magic Business, wrappers worn;

Spencer, R. Fetsching Magic. 2007, dw;

Holloway, D. Playing the Empire. 1979, dw;

Delgado, A. Victorian England. 1971, wrappers;

Hull, R. Modernism in Pasteboard. 1934, wrappers;

McKechnie, S. Popular Entertainment through the Ages. Sammie McKay’s copy;

Morison, Miss. An Adventure. 1911;

Davies, R.T. Four Centuries of Witch Beliefs. 1947, dw;

Thompson, J. The Miracle Makers. 1975, dw;

Hugard, J. Encyclopaedia of Card Tricks. 1937;

Smith, J. Stewart. The Top of the Deck. 1983;

Jastrow, J. Fact and Fables in Psychology. 1901;

And a small box of catalogues including by Walter Wandman (2), Charles O. William (1), Brunel Whites (1), Edmund Younger (2) and John Willman (1), all original bindings except where noted

Footnote

Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson