Byron Walker Magic Books


	The Paul Fleming Book Reviews. A complete set of 3 volumes. (only volume 3 shown here). Volumes 2 and 3 are fine copies, hardbound in dust jacket. Volume 1 is softbound in “good” condition. All three volumes for $60		Bert Allerton’s The Close-Up Magician. 1958, 2^nd printing with additions and corrections, The Large Paper Edition. 72 pages in pictorial stiff wraps. This the material that made Allerton famous at the restaurant table – The Aspirin Box, Vanishing Birdcage at the Table, Simplified Magic Square, card routines and much more. $20
	Early English Conjuring Collectors: James Savren and Henry Evanion by James Hagy. 1985, limited to 200 numbered copies signed by the author. 145 pages, 8 ½ by 11 in pictorial stiff wraps. Tipped-in color frontispiece of Evanion producing a huge bowl of fire and smoke before royalty. There are dozens of pages on Houdini and his relationships with both performers/collectors. $50

			The Topit Book by Michael Ammar. The 1983 First Edition with a fine inscription by Ammar. Long out of print. 120 pages, 8 ½ by 11, hardbound in dust jacket. $35
	Haines House of Cards 1960 Catalog. 92 pages in colorful covers. Fine copy, collated to be complete, superbly illustrated on coated paper. $10		Thurston’s Easy Pocket Tricks: The A-B-C of Magic by Howard Thurston. 1911, 48 pages plus red pictorial wraps. This has a biography of Thurston and dozens of photos of Thurston performing. “A two hours performance with one hours practice”. (Do you believe that?) $35
	The Magician’s Own Book, or the Whole Art of Conjuring. Dick & Fitzgerald, Publisher. Copyright 1857 but a later printing. Original pictorial gilt on green cloth. A very good, clean, tight copy. $100		Duke Tricks With Cards 1887 is the latest in “The Real Miracle” series produced by Burton Sperber. This is an attractive booklet reproducing all 24 of the rare Duke Trade Cards, each with a full color depiction of a card trick on one side and the secret on the back. Limited to only 400 numbered copies, viii plus 48 pages. Included is a checklist of all the Sperber publications and a bookmark with a bibliography of trade card books and booklets. $30
	Walter Gibson. Magician’s Manual. 1923 “Second Edition”, complete with all supplements. Scarce in this condition. $50		Principles and Deceptions by Arthur Buckley. The 1973 reprint of the 1948 classic. 221 pages. I have several mint copies at the bargain price of only $4

	The Comedy Magic Textbook by David Roper is the comprehensive guide to performing comedy magic. Included are everything from how to be funny and developing a character to many complete comedy routines with patter. 1986, 248 pages, fine hardbound copy in dust jacket. $22		Laughter Legacy by David Ginn, derived in part from the notebooks of Gene Gordon. 1998, 224 pages, nice copy hardbound in dust jacket. This contains hundreds and hundreds of one-liners and humorous sayings listed by categories. Some are very good, some just give you a knowing smile. $20
	Abbott Catalog #13, 1952. Their only spiral bound catalog. Great cover! Included are both supplements: “Books and Magazines Supplement” and “Original Tricks by Eddie Joseph, Suggested Routines by Percy Abbott”. All 3 in fine condition for $20		Max Holden Catalog #17. 240 pages, a fine copy from the 1950s, collated complete. $20
	A Checklist of Conjuring Catalogs and Their Dealers or Magic Shops in English from 1843 – 2006 from Burton Sperber is a valuable guide to the “wish books” of so many of us. Hardbound, 286 pages including a nice color section. New copies - $60
	Sixteen Thumb Tie Gems by Max Andrews. Max Holden edition, 50 pages, fine copy - $10		The Concealed Art of Magic by George Sanderson. 1972 First Edition, 23 chapters, viii plus 174 large pages. Well Illustrated with photos and line drawings. Original card and close-up magic as well as platform magic, some requiring construction with the detailed diagrams for building. A highlight is the Sigma Atomic Disintegrator which has a Pepper’s Ghost effect. Very nice copy in DJ. $25
	Memoirs of Robert-Houdin: King of the Conjurors. Copyright 1964 out of print Dover edition with important additions by Milbourne Christopher. 336 pages in flexible boards, with many pages of text and illustrations added to this edition. $20		Howard Thurston: 200 Tricks You Can Do (with) 200 More Tricks You Can Do. Complete set of two volumes, both the George Sully & Company First Editions, both in original printed red cloth. Both - $30
	Louis Tannen Magic Catalog #4. 1963, 544 pages. Collated complete. A very nice, complete copy of this early Tannen catalog that was issued only in the stiff wraps. $20		Richard Cohn, Brooklyn Magicians chronicles the early magicians to perform there. Included are Professor Wyman in 1850 with his "Gun Trick", Senor Blitz, Lubin Brothers, John Henry Anderson, Compars Herrmann, Robert Heller, The Davenport Brothers, Professor Seeman with "Electra", etc. $15
	Charles Waller, Magical Nights at the Theatre. 1980 First edition. 256 pages. Limited to 1000 numbered and signed copies. A superb guide to the magicians, ventriloquists, and jugglers who played Australia from 1854 to 1948. Hard bound in dust jacket. As new. $50
	Harry Lorayne, Personal Secrets. 1964, 52 pages. Illustrated with photos and line drawings. Overstock special. $4		Harry Lorayne, My Favorite Card Tricks. 1965. 68 pages. Overstock special. $5
	Arcane. I can supply #11, 12, 13 at $15 each		The String Book: Floating Routines for Table and Stage by Ralf Wichman. 82 pages, well-illustrated showing the various “Link-Ups’ for many routines using both the one point thread and the two point thread. $15
	Epoptica #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 @ $15 each. All contain the wonderful magic cartoons by Don Albrecht.		Epoptica Yearbook All-Trick Special. 1984. Fine copy. $20
	Stanly Collins, Collins's Card Conceits. 1925 48 pages plus 4 pages of ads. Nice copy in pictorial wraps. $25		Gary Hunt and Max Howard, The Eye Deceived, the Ear Amused, and the Mind Astonished. The Scrapbook of Professor Gus Rich "The Wizard of the Blue Ridge" 1997, 24 pages, 8 1/2 x 11. This is the story of the early American magician illustrated with reproductions of his playbills and photos of his apparatus. As new, with the wooden nickel issued in 1997 in his honor. Both $20.
	Abbott Catalog #3. 210 pages plus order blank, printed on multiple colors of paper. A chunk is missing from the lower right corner of the front cover, otherwise a “good” copy. $35		Cartophily and Magic by Chris Pratt. 1997, a 16 page monograph detailing the history of cigarette and trade cards depicting magic and puzzles. Included is a check-list of the cards and wonderful full color pictures. Autographed by the late Chris Pratt. $20
	Edwin Dawes, The Great Illusionists. 1979. 216 large pages. hard bound in dust jacket. Filled with superb reproductions of rare playbills, posters, etc. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. $35		Hoffman's Tricks With Cards. (Hoffman misspelled on cover, spelled correctly on title page.) 106 pages plus ads in pictorial wraps. Pages brittle and chipped $4
			DeLaManos's Great Magic Book. N.Y. Popular Publishing Company. 1880s. Fine copy in original hand-tinted wraps. Many quaint illustrations. A remarkable survival of a little gem. 29 pages plus ads. $75
	Jerry Mentzer, Card To Wallet The Book. 1991 First Edition. 166 pages. Hardbound in dust jacket. Nice copy. $35		Daryl Does Den Haag by Daryl (Martinez). 28 pages of clever Daryl material in red pictorial wraps, plus the supplemental page of illustrations. Autographed and dated by Daryl 11-7-90. Fine copy - $15
	Slyter Brochure. Fine, well illustrated 4 page, 8 1/2 x 11 brochure for Clarence Slyter and his Magical Drunk act. As new copy. $10		R. D. Merrill, Merrill's Knife Book. 1991 first edition. 64 pages in pictorial stiff wraps. 5 page bibliography. The guide to magic with knives. Well illustrated with photos. As new $15
	Marvin Kaye, The Stein and Day Handbook of Magic. 1973 first edition. 310 pages. A good basic book from card sleights to mentalism to "impromptu sawing a woman in half". I have several very good copies in dust jacket. Bargain priced. $9		Jose De La Torre, Real Magic. 1978. 128 pages. "Magic with cards that looks like real magic." Psychological approach to false counts, Elmsley Count in dealing position, Jordan Count in dealing position, Jose's instant color change, Slydini's color change, Ascanio's switch of a deck of cards, Dusheck's color change, and much more. Fine copy. $12
			The Magic of Haskell by Bob Haskell is the only book by this once prominent performer who marketed some of his originations through Merv Taylor. Included are Haskell’s Impromptu Torn and Restored Card, Four Aces for Platform, Haskell’s Glass Suspension, Rope Routine, Acrobatic Silk, The Gypsy’s Blessing, Roping a Selected card, and much more, usually with appropriate patter. A nicely produced booklet of 32 well-illustrated pages, fine copy, $20
	Ottokar Fischer, Illustrated Magic. 1931 first edition. 206 pages, photographically illustrated throughout. The photos of gimmicks on page 76-77 are especially noteworthy. The introductory chapter on magic history is by Fulton Oursler. The second chapter, previously unpublished, is by Harry Kellar on the three secrets of success for every magician. The chapter on puzzles is beautifully illustrated with photos and drawings. There is a fine chapter on the wonders of the fakirs, one on escapes, one on stage illusions, and one on Max Auzinger and his invention of Black Art, etc. The striking dust jacket, usually missing, is very good. $35
	W.H.J. Shaw, Magic and its Mysteries. 1893 first edition. 60 pages in original printed wraps. The Gambler's Pocket, Expanding Egg, The Japanese Paper Trick, Table Lifting, To Fire a Dozen Pins into a Selected Card, Psychognotism, Silent Second Sight, The Disappearing Fish, Invisible Hen in a Hat, The Great Tasting Test, A Child Suspended by a Single Hair, Lighted Candles from Performer's Pocket, To Swallow Balls of Fire and Produce them from your Ear, The Erratic Skull and Hat, and many others to add to your act. Very nice copy. $25		Frank Chapman: The Elegant Phantom. (Convenient PDF format on CD) Included are his 24 issues of Chap's Scrapbook, his nine booklets, his 50 Genii columns, and his biography. His more than 200 effects, primarily for close-up, are explained in over 300 pages of material. Included is material by Charlie Miller, Nate Leipzig, Etc. Regular price is $30, introductory price now only $25.
	Dick Norman, Modern Handcuff Secrets for Magicians. 1957 second edition. Copy #169 of 2500 numbered copies. 120 pages, profusely illustrated. Slightly damp wrinkled, so only $20.		Trickster Monthly (Lloyd Jones) A complete file of ten issues. Alfredson/Daily #6870 $12
			Ibidem (P. Howard Lyons) A complete file of the 24 (#1-24) Karl Fulves reprints, all in excellent to mint condition. $100
	Ovette, Fast Ones. 1940. 32 pages. First edition in yellow and black pictorial wraps. Germaine's Butterfly Trick, A Chinese Phantasy, Bagging the Card, productions, vanishes, shoe laces, cards, etc. $6		Ovette, Fast Ones. 1952 edition. 40 pages of Ovette magic in a new edition with art work by Pete Biro. Mint copies. $5
	Publicity Miracles by Joseph Ovette. 1928 First (and only) Edition. A very nice copy in pictorial red wraps. 81 pages plus ads. This contains many sensational feats, escapes, stunts, challenges given to Houdini, various methods of being buried, the Bullet-proof Vest Stunt, Torture Device, Prison Cell Escape, Blindfold Drive and dozens of feats to get attention to your performance! $35		Joseph Ovette, Miraculous Hindu Feats, 1947, 15 pages, 22 "geek magic" effects such as: Buried alive, Drinking acid, Fingers in hot lead, Bar through tongue, Control of the blood, the Trap Trick, etc. Several mint copies at $5 each.

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