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Corgi Magic Roundabout 863 Mr Rusty and 865 Basil - both mint in very good original display boxes. Together with a collection of 11 various 1970`s packeted toys - mostly Hong Kong manufacture. Also with two mint and sealed Oral B Star Wars toothbrushes.

The Magic Beano Book 1950, published by D C Thomson. Inscribed, p77/78 with minor closed tear, Good+; The Dandy Monster Comic. 1949 published by D C Thomson. Internally bright and clean, weak hinges, spine rubbed, Good. (2)

Two boxed Meccano E15R electric motors 11150 and boxed Meccano Magic Motor 11000

Merit Magic Robot Quiz Game

Maskelyne & Devant. Our Magic n.d. § Hoffmann (Prof. L.) Later Magic n.d. § Milne (A. A.) Songs from Now We are Six second edition 1928 § Lomax (A.) Mister Jelly Roll New York 1950 § Fonteyn (Margot) The Magic of Dance signed by the author 1980 § Freedland (M.) Gregory Peck 1980 § Schifano (L.) Luchino Visconti 1990 illustrations original cloth or boards the first two pictorial the rest with dust-jackets most a little rubbed; and c.80 others on the performing arts 4to & 8vo(c.85)

A group of four unboxed Corgi Magic Roundabout items, a working carousel complete with four horses and figure of Dylan, a Corgi Magic Roundabout Citroen with figures of Dylan, Dougal and Brian, a second example and a Mr McHenry complete with tricycle and Zebedee figure

A Laterna Magica, toy magic lantern, German late 19th century, brass and tin casing, 17.5cms, (7"), with twelve slides, in a fitted cloth covered box with original labels, overall width 30cms, (12").

The Magic Roundabout, 2005 and Big Fish, 2003, two large vinyl posters, both 122x 180cm

1946/7 New Brighton v Hull City Football Programme: 26th October, Magic tape repairs to parts overall (G).

Magic. Cannell (J.C.). The Hundred Best Tricks, 1st ed., [1932], orig. cloth (somewhat damp stained) in frayed d.j., 8vo, together with Kajar, Magic Secrets, 1st ed., 1966, num. b & w illusts., orig. pict. boards in matching d.j., slim 4to, plus Gansom (Lewis, editor), The Magic of Frederica, 1st ed., 1981, b & w illusts. and diags., orig. boards in d.j., slim 4to, with others related, including magazines - Magigram, Conjuror’s Magazine, Magic, The Magic Circular, Genii, The Magic Magazine and Hugard’s Magic Monthly (3 shelves)

Seven die cast toys incl Noddy, James Bond & Magic Roundabout

Box of toys incl Magic Roundabout

A quantity of various printed ephemera including early 20th century Magic Circle programmes, comics and other items.

Large Quantity of Board Games including Battling Gladiators and Super Magic plus Jigsaws. Fair to Good, contents unchecked.

Watson (Rev. Thomas). An Useful Compendium of many Important and Curious Branches of Science and General Knowledge, digested, principally, in Plain and Instructive Tables, to which are added, some Rational Recreations in Numbers, with easy and expeditious methods of constructing Magic Squares, and Specimens of some in the higher class, 1st ed., 1812, one double-page plt. and one folding plt. (latter creased), ad. leaf at rear, ink stamped ownership name at head of title-page, contents generally dusty and finger-soiled, stitching partially broken and first gathering becoming detached, untrimmed, front free endpaper lacking, orig. boards, with spine sometime renewed, rubbed and stained, with some wear to extrems. and upper hinge split, 8vo. Scarce. Thomas Watson was Presbyterian Minister at Whitby. (1)

A Victorian Primos Magic Lantern, and a box of coloured slides

An old S.E.L. student`s microscope No. , boxed, 6in x 3 3/4in and a quantity of magic lantern slides, 3 1/4in square

JOHN CLEAL (WELSH, 20TH CENTURY), "Rhiannon in Golden Silks, Pwyll on the Magic Throne", a scene from Mabinogion, coloured leather covered panel. 18" x 18".

A box of magic tricks, books etc

Meccano set No 7, red box, internal tray and cards together with two instruction manuals, also a Meccano magic clockwork motor and a Emebo electric motor, boxed (3)

A Swarovski Crystal Magic of Dance Collection figure "Isadora 2002" 20cm high, with certificate and name plaque, boxed.

A Swarovski Crystal Magic of Dance Collection figure "Antonio 2003" 22cm, high, with certificate and name plaque, boxed.

A Japanese Bizen Pottery Figure of Daikoku, circa 1880-1900, the jovial deity carrying a large sack of treasure and wielding a small magic mallet, impressed triple character seal mark, 19cm high

OPTICAL TOYS. TWENTY-NINE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY-MOUNTED MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES all attractively painted, including twelve comical slipping slides (one double), 10 x 18cm++One of the slipping slides with one damaged glass element but the lot in otherwise very good condition

Mason (Eric) Stuff, a Collection of Original Magic photograph of the author driving blindfold and accompanying press release loosely inserted, folio, [1983] § Poinc (Eugene) Illusions for Princes or Paupers, folio, Oakland, 1983 § Kaufman (Richard) David Roth`s Expert Coin Magic, 4to, New York, 1987; Sawa`s Library of Magic, volume one, presentation copy, inscribed by Sawa, folio, New York, 1988; Williamson`s Wonders, folio, [New York], 1989 § Seabrooke (Terry) Seabrooke`s Book: Around the World with a Baking Tin, presentation copy, inscribed by the author, 8vo, Pasadena, 1990 § Ammar (Michael) The Magic of Michael Ammar, folio, Tahoma, 1991 § Schenk (Uwe) and Michael Sondermeyer. Die Paul-Potassy-Show, 8vo, Indehell, [1997] § Minch (Stephen) Kort, 8vo, Seattle, 1999 § Avis (Jack) Rara Avis: Sixty Years of Magic from the Private Notebooks, compiled by Anthony Brahams, folio, Norwich, 2006, all but the third and sixth first editions, illustrations, original cloth or boards, all but the third and fourth with dust jackets, various sizes(10)

Maurer (David W.) The American Confidence Man Springfield, 1974 § Calhoun (Mary) Medicine Show: Conning People and Making Them Like It, illustrations, New York, 1976 § McNamara (Brooks) Step Right Up, coloured plates, illustrations, New York, 1976 § Stowers (Carlton) The Unsinkable Titanic Thomson, plates, Burney, 1982 § Prus (Robert C.) and C.R.D. Sharper. Road Hustler: Grifting, Magic, and the Thief Subculture, [New York], 1991, first editions, original cloth or boards, the first four with dust jackets, 8vo; 20 others on cons and conmen; and a folder of material relating to pickpockets, various sizes(26)

McComb (Billy).- Barnum (Phineas T.) The Humbugs o with the ownership inscription of Billy McComb "The Hibernian Humbug", 1866 § Goldston (Will) Secrets of Magic, fourth edition, McComb`s notes on performance and drawings on endleaves, illustrations, [c.1905] § Downs (T. Nelson) The Art of Magic, illustrations, with McComb`s ownership inscription, Chicago, 1921 § Texbook of Medicine, edited by J.J. Conybeare, with McComb`s ownership inscription, Edinburgh, 1945 § Nightingale (F.B.) Magic for Magicians, inscribed by the author, original boards, Skyforest, 1964 § Wykes (Alan) Gambling, inscribed by the author to Billy McComb, a typed letter loosely inserted, original boards, dust jacket, 1964 § The Best from Down Under, presentation copy, inscribed to Billy McComb with 26 signatures, original wrappers, Hamilton, 1972, the first four in original cloth, the first worn, the second and fourth affected by damp, 8vo(7) ***The medical text book was used by Billy McComb while qualifying as a doctor before changing careers.

McComb (Billy).- Sellers (Tom) Sellers Secrets 1931; Immediate Magic, 1937 § Hugard (Jean) Card Manipulations, vol. 1-4; More Card Manipulations, vol.1-4, n.d.; Coin Magic, part 1 and 2, n.d. § Stuthard (Joe) Stuthard`s Trilby Deck, n.p., 1948 § Adair (Ian H.) Magical Menue, Course One, Kilmarnock, 1961 § Tallman (Benjamin W.) Making Magic Pay, related ephemera loosely inserted, U.S.A., 1966 § Williams (Dick and Virginia) Booking Magic, [Memphis, 1966?] § Roth (R.A.) Leeroy`s Comedy Routine for the Thumb Tie, Swansea, n.d. § Platt (John) Cups and Balls, [U.S.A.], n.d. § Carlisle (Stanton) Mentalism De Luxe, 4to, Bideford, [1976?] § de Courcey (Ken) After Dinner Technique, Bideford, 1980; and thirteen others, the last eight mentioned presentation copies, inscribed by the authors to Billy McComb, the remainder with his ownership inscription, illustrations, original wrappers, 8vo and 4to (32)

McGill (Ormond) Genuine Stage Hypnotism illustrations, original cloth, 8vo, Colon, Abbot`s Magical Novelty Co., 1947 § Rhine (Joseph Banks) New World of the Mind, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Trevor Hall, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, New York, 1953 § Houdini (Harry) and Joseph Dunninger. Magic and Mystery, original boards, dust jacket, 8vo, New York, 1967 § Corinda (Tony) Thirteen Steps to Mentalism, illustrations, original boards, 8vo, New York, Louis Tannen, 1968 § Hull (Burling) The New Encyclopeidic Dictionary of Mentalism, 3 vol., revised enlarged edition, illustrations, original ring binders, 4to, Calgary,Micky Hades, 1972 § Rauscher (William V.) ESP or Trickery?, signed by the author, original wrappers, 4to, n.p., 1984; Another edition, 8vo, 1998 § Bernstein (Bruce) Psi-Tech, original wrappers, 4to, [Chicago], 1985 § Binarelli (Tony) My Way to Mentalism, illiustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, Longueuil, 2000, the last three presentation copies, inscribed by the authors; and 8 others on mentalism, 8vo and 4to(19)

Naldrett (Percy) Magic of the Moment limited to 250 copies, split at spine, 1912; Magical Notes and Notions, split at spine, 1913; Another copy, second edition, 1920; Moments of Mystery, (with H.C. Mole),1914; Miscellaneous Magic, 1915; More Miscellaneous Magic, with accompanying autograph card, 1919; Collected Magic, boards, 1920; More Collected Magic, 1921; Expert Magic, tear in upper cover repaired, 1922; Further Expert Magic, 1923; More Magical Experiments, 1924; Volume Six, 1925; The Magical Miscellany, 1926; Volume 8, 1927, all but the third first editions, illustrations, all but the seventh in original wrappers, three with the bookplate of Prof. Evol, 8vo, Portsmouth(14) ***`.

Nostradamus (Michel de) The Complete Fortune-telle being the Magic Mirror of Michael Nostradamus, also the Infallible Divination by means of Figures or Arithmomancy of Count Cagliostro, frontispiece, one leaf loose, soiled, original pictorial cloth, incorporating magic mirror operated with revolving disk inside upper cover, Cyril Yettmah`s copy, with his signature on half title and numbering, 8vo, 1899.

Ormonde (Dr.) Mystery Unveiled first edition, lithographed portrait frontispiece, illustrations, advertisments at beginning and end for performances by memebers of the author`s family, one leaf of contents frayed, badly spoiled, rebacked, 8vo, [Edinburgh, 1898] § Goldston (Will) More Tricks and Puzzles, illustrations, [1910]; The Young Conjurer, part 1, second edition, illustrations, [c.1910] ; Tricks and Illusions for Amateur and Professional Conjurers, illustrations, [1910?] § De Caston (Herbert) Peerless Prestidigitation, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, 1910 § Hatton (Henry) and Adrian Plate. Magicians` Tricks: how they are done, signed by the authors on title-page, illustrations, New York, 1910 § Haley (Louis C.) The Dramatic Art of Magic, portrait frontispiece, 1910 § Bertram (Charles) A Magician in Many Lands, frontispiece, illustrations, 1911 § Noakes (Ernest) Magical Originalities, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, 1914, the first three in original pictorial boards, the fourth and last four in original cloth, three with pictorial upper covers, 8vo(9)

Parlour Magic a Manual of Amusing Experiments, Transmutations, Sleights, and Subtleties, Legerdemain, &c., third edition, "with the addition of some of the most noted tricks of modern professors", illustrations, original pictorial cloth gilt, [Toole Stott 537], 16mo, David Bogue, 1853. ***The new tricks in this edition include the"Cash Box" of Mons. Robin, also mentioning Robert-Houdin`s handkerchief printing.

Pecor (C.J.) The Magician on the American Stage number 102 of an unspecified limitation, signed by the author, 8vo, Emerson and West Washington, 1977 § Clarke (Sidney W.) The Annals of Conjuring, 8vo, New York, 1983 § Ewart (Bradley) Chess: Man vs Machine, folio, San Diego, 1980 § Walker (Mark) The Master Illusionists, folio, Siera Madre, 1983 § Waldmann (Werner) Zauberkunst, 4to, Munich, 1983 § Desfor (Irving) Great Magicians in Great Moments, folio, Pomeroy, 1983 § Dawes (Edwin A.) and Arthur Setterington. The Book of Magic, folio, 1986 § Randi (James) Conjuring, being a definitive account of the Venerable Arts, folio, New York, 1992 § Waldman (Carl) and Joe Layden. The Art of Magic, 4to, Los Angeles, 1997, the first and last seven first editions, illustrations, original cloth or boards, the last seven with dust jackets § The Los Angeles Conference on Magic History, a complete set of nine programmes, and three duplicates, illustrations, original wrappers, 4to and small folio, 1989-2005; and 16 others on the history of conjuring, various sizes (27)

Popular Magic compiled from Science and Invention, under the supervision of Prof. Joseph Dunninger, 3 vol. in one, half morocco, with the bookplate of Edward Pearce, folio, New York, [1926-1928] § Andrus (Jerry) Up Close with Andrus, 1957; Nameless Notes, 1964; Special Magic, 1974; More Sleightly Slanted, 1977, all four presentation copies, inscribed by the author, original wrappers, 4to, Albany § Magic Circle Magic, typed presentation sheet to Dr. E.J. Dingwall, signed by Francis White, 8vo, [1963] § Stickland (William G.) Introducing Bill`s Magic, 4to, Bideford, 1970 § Magi Magoria: The Magic of the Magi, 4to, Bideford, 1978 § Capital Magic, folio, Edinburgh, 1986 § Woodbury (Rand) Illusionworks, original wrappers, folio, Florida, 1993 § Wood (Dominic) Simply Magic, presentation copy, inscribed by the author, 4to, 2000, illustrations, all but the first five and tenth in original cloth or boards, the sixth and seventh with dust jackets; and 367others, various sizes(47)

Price (Harry) Revelations of a Spirit Medium (with Eric J. Dingwall), illustrations, 1922; Short-Title Catalogue of Works on Psychical Research, Spiritualism, Magic, etc., 2 vol., plates, original wrappers, a fine copy, 1929-1935; Leaves from a Psychist`s Case-Book, plates, Institute of Magicians stamp on title-page, worn, 1933; Confessions of a Ghost-Hunter, plates, 1936; Fifty Years of Psychical Research, plates, 1939 § Tabori (Paul) The Biography of a Ghost-hunter, plates, 1950, all but the fourth first editions, all but the second in original cloth, the last with dust jacket, 8vo(7)

Proctor (Richard A.) Chance and Luck original cloth, 1889 § Maxim (Sir Hiram S.) Monte Carlo Facts and Fallacies, frontispiece and 18 plates by George A. Stevens, original pictorial cloth, soiled, [1904] § Quinn (John Philip) Gambling and Gambling Devices, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, original pictorial cloth gilt, with the bookplate of Jack Avis, 8vo, Canton, 1912 § Cotton (Charles) and Theophilus Lucas. Games and Gamesters of the Restoration, original cloth, 1930, the first two with Magic Circle stamps (withdrawn), 8vo; and fifteen others on gambling and gambling tricks, 8vo and folio (19) ***Included with this lot is an Ely Culbertson Card Shuffler.

Rapp (Augustus) The Life and Times of number 431 of 500 copies, Chicago, 1959 § Olson (Robert) Carl Rosini, his Life and his Magic, Chicago, 1966 § Sorcar (P.C.) Sorcar on Magic, with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay, inscribed by Sorcar Jr., Calcutta, 1960; TW`s GM: The Great Sorcar, with a prologue by Milbourne Christopher, surface defects slightly affecting printed surface of a few pages, Calcutta, 1965 § Dunninger (Joseph) Dunninger`s Monument to Magic, Secaucus, 1974 § Levy (Ed, editor) Richard Himber, the Man and his Magic, New York, 1980 § Schiffer (Franz) Schöner Schein: die Zauberkunst des Wittus Witt, presentation copy, inscribed by Witt, also signed on title-page, Munich, 1995 § Mehler (H.A.) "Hans Moretti", Moretti, eine magische Karriere, Idstein, 1997 § King (William E. ) The Artistic and Magical Life of Bob Kline, limited to 300 copies, signed by Bob and Billie Kline, U.S.A., 1999 § Racherbaumer (Jon) In a Class by Himself: the Legacy of Don Alan, Tahomer, 2000 § Marks (Tony) and others. Tony Marks, Aristocrat of Deception, inscribed by the editor Bev Bergeron, Jackson, 2002 § Levent and Todd Karr. Roy Benson by Starlight, U.S.A., 2006, illustrations, the first two in original wrappers, the remainder in original cloth or boards, the third, fourth, fifth, ninth, tenth, and last with dust jackets, 4to and folio (12)

Read (Bob) The Cups & Balls 2 vol., photocopied typescript and numerous illustrations, original wrappers, folio, 1984-1990. ***The two volumes contain the text of two papers presented at Magic Circle Collectors Seminars, illustrated with about 200 different examples. The vendor was told by the author that only four or five copies were produced. .

Rooklyn (Maurice) Spherical Sorcery 4to, Sydney, 1973 § Kosky (Gerald) and Arnold Fursty. The Magic of Tenkai, folio, Oakland, 1974 § Willmarth (Philip Reed) The Magic of Matt Schulien, folio, Chicago, 1976 § Wilson (Mark) Mark Wilson Course in Magic, folio, North Hollywood, 1977 § Butler (Paul) Jim Ravel`s Theatrical Pickpocketing, 8vo, Pasadena, 1988 § Page (Patrick) and Albert Goshman. Magic by Gosh, 8vo, U.S.A., 1985 § Fleischman (Sid) The Charlatan`s Handbook, folio, Tahoma, 1993, all but the third first editions, illustrations, original cloth or boards, all with dust jackets, the sixth in slipcase, various sizes(7) ***Mark Wilson`s book is a presentation copy, with a long inscription to David Nixon dated Los Angeles 7/7/78, reinscribed in 1990 "with wonderful thoughts of the previous owner". .

Russell (Edmund) Riddles and Jokes frontispiece, 2 plates, illustrations, somwhat soiled, original pictorial boards, worn, rebacked and restitched, [Toole Stott 1174], 1860 § Cremer (W.H.) Magic no Mystery, first edition, coloured frontispiece, illustrations, loose in original cloth, [Toole Stott 195], 1876 § Sachs (Edwin) Sleight of Hand, first edition, illustrations, original cloth, rebacked preserving spine, [1877] § Theobald (Prof. J. Dazley) Magic and its Mysteries, illustrations, original pictorial boards, worn, rebacked, [c.1880] § Stanyon (Prof. Ellis) Conjuring for Amateurs, frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth, worn, with Magic Circle stamp on title and bookplate, 1897 § Hermann (Professor Carl) Hermann`s Book of Magic, Black Art Fully Exposed, illustrations, wrappers, Norman Hunter`s copy, with his ownership inscription and address stamp, Chicago, 1903 § The Wizard`s Annual, [no.1]-3 in one vol., folding frontispiece, illustrations, cloth, 1913-1915, 8vo(6) ***Russell`s book contains a section entitled "The Young Conjuror".

Secret Book of the Black Arts illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, Magic Circle stamps (withdrawn), [Baltimore, c.1900] § Fixen (Laura G.) Mind Reading, or Second Sight, Chicago, 1912 § Alexander (C.) [Claude Alexander Conlin]. Crystal Gazing, Los Angeles, [c.1920] § Hull (Burling) How to Answer Questions for Crystal Gazing and Mind Reading Acts, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Steve Lette, New York, 1927 § La Croix (Prof.) [R.A. Nelson]. Six Lessons in Crysral Gazing, Clovis, 1927 § Mackay (Hugh) A Transmitter for Telepathists, with key sheet and bookplate of Stanley Collins, Edinburgh, 1928 § Martin (S.) [Stanley Collins], A Holiday in Morocco, [only 95 copies issued], two instruction sheets loosely inserted, one inscribed by the author, [c.1930] § Carrington (Hereward) The "Psycho" Mind Reading Act, Los Angeles, [c.1930] § Mahendra (M.S.) "He Can`t Read my Mind", presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Cyro, Colon, [c.1930] La Follette (George) [George P. Reuschling] The Truth about Spiritualism, St. Petersburg, Florida, [c.1930] § Booth (John) Magical Mentalism, Hamilton, 1931 § Albright (Howard P.) Messages from the Sky, Albany, 1934, original wrappers, 8vo; and 73 others on mentalism, including some ephemera, various sizes(85)

Smith (Les and Gertrude) The Floyd Thayer Book "Keep the wheels turning...", vol. 2, first edition, number 227 of 1000 copies, signed by Les Smith, portrait frontispiece, coloured plates, illustrations, and reproductions of original designs, original roan-backed cloth, folio, Azusa, Owen Magic Supreme, 1992.

Stickland (William G.) "It", presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Oswald [Rae?], [1936] § Tucker (Tommy) What Next!, presentation copy, inscribed by the author, 1987, typed note loosely inserted, [Haverhill, 1936] § Lewis (Eric C.) Studies in Mystery, 1941; Further Studies in Mystery, 1944; Modus Operandi, 2 vol., [c.1946] § Francis (Douglas), "Right under your Nose", presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Chris Charlton, with the Magic Circle "ex libris" bookplate, 1947 § The Magi, vol.41 no.9-vol.47 no.8, Manchester, 1851-1956 § Roxy. My Lecture at the Magic Castle of Hollywood, Turin, 1984 § Alexander Adrion: Gedanken zu seiner Kunst der Verzauberung, Cologne, [1983?] § Lewis (James) Visible Coins through the Glass Table, Santa Monica, 1988, the last three presentation copies, original wrappers; and thirty others, 8vo(76) ***The issues of The Magi are a complete run of the 72 numbers edited by Bayard Grimshaw.

Stillwell (George) Handkerchief Manipulation Act 16mo, [1902] § d`Egerdon (Ebert) Aids to Wizardry, [1908] § Goldston (Will) Magic for the Forces, with Magic Circle bookplate and stamps, [1918] § Mole (H.C.) and others. The Magic of Tomorrow, 1919 § Ovette (Joseph) Advanced Magic, [New Jersey], 1919; Book of Moses (Outdone), presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Dan Bellman,1981, Cornwall, n.d. § Albertus. Entertaining: Conjuring, Hypnotism, Muscle Reading, Mind Reading, original limp cloth, Pentre, [c.1922] § Rae (Oswald) Practical Patter, 1922 § Leroy (Arthur) Magic from A 2 Z, U.S.A., [1924] § Nikola (Louis) The Nikola Card System, 1927 § Rowe (Richard) Thirty Pocket Tricks that Anyone can Do, Melbourne, [1929] § [Vagela (William M.] "Mystic Craig". The Elusive Canary,1936, first editions, illustrations, original wrappers; and eight others of the same period, 16mo and 8vo(20)

Superman Comics no.3 featuring Orson Welles, star of "Black Magic", June, n.d. § Super-Magic Incredible Comics: The Astounding Adventures of the Mysterious Blackstone, vol.1 no.1, vol.3 no.12, and vol.4 no.1, New York, 1941-1945 § Blackstone Master Magician Comics, vol. 1 no. 1, New York, 1946 , illustrations, all but the first printed in colour, original pictorial wrappers, large 8vo; and 13 others, the majority comics or books illustrated in cartoon strip form, various sizes, in box file.

Teale (Oscar S.) Higher Magic: illustrations, New York, 1920 § Bamberg (Theodore) Quality Magic, illustrations, original pictorial boards, with inscription by Oswald Williams and loosely inserted photograph of the author performing a rope trick, [1921]; Okito on Magic, illustrations, dust jacket, Chicago, 1973 § Latour (Harry) Magical Suggestions, illustrations, 1921 § Glen (Laurance) The Magician`s Road to Frame, mounted portrait photograph, illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, [1922] § Massey (Edward M.) New and Original Magic, first edition, illustrations, a fine copy, New York, 1922, all but the third first editions, original cloth unless otherwise described, 8vo (6)

Thayer (Floyd G.) Catalogue of Quality Magic, no.7 presentation copy, inscribed by Thayer to Chris Charlton, illustrations, original imitation morocco, with the Magic Circle Ex Libris Chris Charlton bookplate and that of Francis White, 8vo, Los Angeles, 1928.

Vernon (Dai) Dai Vernon`s Select Secrets 8vo, New York, 1941; Early Vernon, 8vo, Chicago, 1962; Dai Vernon`s Expanded Lecture Notes, Cicago 1970; Revelations, number 173 of 300 copies signed by the author, oblong 8vo, Pasdena, 1984 § Ganson (Lewis) Dai Vernon`s Simphony of the Rings, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Will Ayling, 8vo, [1958]; Dai Vernon`s Tribute to Nate Leipzig, 8vo, [1963], Another edition, 8vo, Tahoma, 2000; The Art of Close-up Magic, 2 vol., [1966]; The Ganson Book, 4to, Bideford, 1982 § Minch (Stephen) The Vernon Chronicles, vol. 1-3, large 8vo, Lake Taho, 1987-1989, all but the seventh first editions, illustrations, original wrappers, cloth or boards, six with dust jackets; and two others, 8vo and 4to; with the Dai Vernon The Spirit of Magic video tape(16)

Vernon (Dai) Vintage Vernon 4 audio tapes, 1987; another audio tape recording Vernon in 1981; Dai Vernon`s Secrets of Magic, video tape, 1994; Revelations, 9 video tapes, 1999; and The Spirit of Magic, 2 video tapes, 1999, in box file, with a large head and shoulders portrait photograph, inscribed by Vernon to Tom Auburn, 1974.

Wels (Byron G.) The Great Illusions of Magic 2 vol., including vol. of folding plans, New York, 1977 § Neilsen (Norm) The Magic Castle Walls of Fame, number 49 of 500 copies, n.p., 1988 § Jeffreys (Michael) The Enlightened Magicians, Los Angeles, 1990 § Magus (Jim) Magical Heroes: the Lives and Legends of the Great African American Magicians, signed by the author, Marietta, 1995 § Dracwin (Malaki) Magical Renaissance: a Modern Wizard`s Grimoire, vol. 1, a Time Line of Magic, signed by the author, Oklahoma, 2002, first editions, all but the last with illustrations, original cloth or boards, the first three with dust jackets; and four others, folio(10)

Witt (Hans-Günter) A B C of Magic Sets no.1-73 (lacking no.32), limited to 100 copies, illustrations, original wrappers, 8vo, Krefeld, 1980-2003, with index to no.1-8 and other related material, in box file.

Young (Morris N.) Hobby Magic New York, 1950 § Elliot (Bruce) Professional Magic Made Easy, New York, 1959 § Curry (Paul) Magician`s Magic, first English edition, 1966 § Johnson (Roy) The Roy Johnson Experience, 1970; Second Time Around, 1971; Third Dimension, 1977; Final Call, 1979; Pure Gold, 1988; Silver Special, 1989 § Delvin (Jack) Magic of the Masters, 1977 § Wilson (Mark) The Chop Cup Book, Los Angeles, 1979 § Silvan. Silvan Supermagic, Milan, 1984; Trattato di Magia, original wrappers, Milan, 2001 § Yedid (Meir) Meir Yedid`s Stage Stuff, 1986 § Seabrooke (Terry) Beyond Compere, Silver Spring, 1993, all but the third first editions, the last five presentation copies, inscribed by the authors, illustrations, all but the fourteenth in original cloth or boards, the first ten and last two with dust jackets; and 27 others, 8vo(41)

Zöllner (J.C.F.) Transcendental Physics an Account of Experimental Investigations, translated by Charles Carleton Massey, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations, 1880 § Confessions of a Medium, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations, original pictorial boards, worn, with the signature of John W. Innes, [1882?] § Carrington (Hereward) Eusapia Palladino and her Phenomena, portrait frontispiece, [1910]; Hindu Magic, original wrappers, Kansas City, 1913 § Mann (Walter) The Follies and Frauds of Spiritualism, 1919 § X (Dr.) On the Other Side of the Footlights, an exposé of routines, appartus and deceptions resorted to by mediums, Berlin, Wis., [1922] § Cannon (Dr. Sir Alexander) The Power Within, second impression, frontispiece and plates, with the bookplate of Francis White, 1950; The Secret Scroll, number 50 of an unspecified limitation, frontispiece, [1952], all but the second and fourth in original cloth, the last with dust jacket,and seven others, 8vo(16) ***The two books by Sir Alexander Cannon are both presentation copies, inscribed by the author to Bayard and Marion Grimshaw who are featured in the second book. Loosely inserted are three typed Ls.s. mentioning the Harbins, the Piddingtons, and the Grimshaws` act "Yours was certainly the most convincing and entertaining of all the mentalism I have seen on TV". The Magicassette Archive Series tape of Sir Alexander Cannon is included with the lot.

Atkins (Jeffery) Illusions of the Masters the autograph manuscript for the unpublished book, 73 pp. 4to, and typed copy, 43pp. 4to, with 17 pages of designs in ink or pencil for the Mignon Illusion, the Book of Magic Illusion and others, and 7 duplicated pages with designs for theTemple of Benares; typed transcripts of two tapes, separate typescripts for The Mermaid and the Cremation Illusion, a carbon copy of a list of illusions, and a series of 18 photographs of illusions taken at Whizz, with the accompanying autograph letter signed by Lewis Ganson. ***The book was to have been published by Supreme Magic, but was unfinished when the author died in 2001.

Bradbury (Ray, Sculptor) Carmo Mummy Illusion number 4 of 10 copies, signed and dated by the artist, the three cast pewter elements within wooden frame, with separately framed certificate, in original boxes, 368mm. by 318mm. overall; The Street Magician, limited edition, metal sculpture of a cups and balls performer, in original box, 145mm. high, 1989; two Wedgewood plates commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Magic Circle, number 71 of 125 copies, and Paul Daniels in "Its Magic", number 15 of 200 copies, 1982?, in originl boxes; a Houdini pocket watch, a Coven bowl and lid, in original box; a mechanical toy carousel, in original box, and other pieces.

Collings (Herbert J.) Large watercolour greetings from Col Ling Soo apologising for his absence from the Southport Convention, 1955, signed with initials, 355mm. by 252mm.; a large portrait of Laurence Glen as a young man; two lists of books and magazine articles issued by Stanyon & Co., each 4 pp. 4to, [c.1930]; Certificate of Registration for Harry Stanley in the name of the Unique Magician`s Club, 1955; script for the Academy of Magical Arts 22nd Annual Awards, 4to, 1990; The Northern Concert Sphere, vol.1 no 4, containing "Magic and the Concert Stage" by J.J. Shepherd, 4to, 1921; The Magical News no.1 and 2, 4to, 1924; The Magician`s Weekly, no.1-9, folio, 1925, and other periodicals and conjuring ephemera, various sizes(a quantity)

Conjurors` Signatures. A collection of programmes including the I.B.M. First Annual Convention, Cheltenham 1931, signed by Oswald Rae, Stanley Collins, Ellis Stanyon, John Ramsay, Eric Lewis, Will Blyth, Wm.G. Stickland, and 26 others, portraits, original wrappers, 4to, 1931; the I.B.M. Convention, Southport, 1939, signed by Levante, Oswald Rae, Chris Van Bern, Jack Le Dair, Deveen, and Lenz, portraits, original wrappers, 8vo, 1939; and fourteen others, all but two for Magic Circle banquets and complimentary dinners, one inscribed by Dorny to Francis White, 1955; one signed by Col Ling Soo, Edward Victor, Chris Charlton, Peter Warlock, Gil Leaney, Claude Chandler and 31 others, 1954; one signed by George Jenness, Jimmy Findlay, Wilford Huchinson, Peter Warlock, Claude Chandler, Gil Leany, and 44 others, 1958; the remainder with over 50 signatures in all, 8vo and 4to(17)

Douglas (Bert) An autograph notebook containing instructions for a large number of tricks, illustrated with drawings, some attributed to Charles Waller or B. Carton, the remainder apparently original concepts by Bert Douglas, original cloth, [c.1930]; with two early photographs; his ink drawing with a self-portrait performing at a table; an early Christmas card; and two copies of Club Magic, 1930.(7)

Houdini (Harry) Thirty three photographic prints depicting Houdini held in a straight jacket by police, 270mm. by 205mm. ***The prints are a unique stop-frame sequence used to animate a scene of the escapologist in the opening titles of "The Best of Magic" television series, 1989-1990.