Magic Tricks (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Doug Anderson (illustrator). Orange boards.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Lissy Marlin (illustrator) & Kyle Hilton (Illustrator of Magic Tricks) (illustrator). Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/New. 2013, First Vintage Books paperback Edition, 4th Printing. Out standing travel memoir & self reflection by Pennsylvania born Cheryl Strayed (1968 -). Hardback first issued 1212; , this is the First paperback edition (w/author's Introduction & map). In 1995, author, Pennsylvania born Cheryl Strayed's (1968 -), then but 22 years of age, upon her mother's death, which followed after trails of her own divorce. Memoir of a challenging solo, 1,100-mile, hike along the Pacific Crest Trail from California's Mojave Desert to where state lines of Washington & Oregon meet (Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass) --- a journey to reflect, manage & accept the beauty & grave discomforts of the natural world which are not unlike the joy & grief known in human journey through life from by a most gifted writer. N.Y. Times Best Seller for 126 weeks in succession, and, premier selection of Oprah's Book Club 2.0 launched with a two-hour broadcast. Translated into 37 languages, and, adapted to film in 2014. 311 pgs in 19 chapters, 5 Parts: Part I, The Ten Thousand Things; II, Tracks; III, Range of Light; IV, Wild; and V, Box of Rain.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Lissy Marlin (illustrator) & Kyle Hilton (Illustrator of Magic Tricks) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Softcover/Fine. 2019 First Edition, 4th Printing. Book #2 in a series of 4. N.Y. Times Bestseller Series for young readers. Saga of 6 young masters of magic tricks whose skills, sense of honor & friendship band together in the sleepy New England town of Mineral Wells, which was under the control of the Bosso crime syndicate, to save the community. Authored by actor, producer & TV host Neil Patrick Harris (1973 -) who, himself, is skilled at magic cards tricks, and served as President of the Academy of Magical Arts (2011 -2014). This Book 2, stars Lelia, who was raised in an orphanage where she was much bullied, and turned her trials by becoming an escape artist extraordinaire, backed by her team mates! As in Book #1, the adventure carries illustrated instructions magic tricks for readers to master as well --- with request these skills be kept far from those of foul intentions. 312 pgs. 30 illustrated chapters, and to the included magic tricks.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Lissy Marlin (illustrator) & Kyle Hilton (Illustrator of Magic Tricks) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/Fine. DJ/None as Issued. 2019 First Edition, 4th Printing. Book 2 in a Series of 4 --- the N.Y. Times best-seller for young readers from actor, producer & television host Neil Patrick Harris (1973 -) who is skilled in magic card tricks himself. A saga of 6 young magicians in the sleepy New England town of Mineral Wells, dominated by at the mercy of the Bosso crime syndicate. The 6 are Carter Locke (an orphan & wz at making cards & coins vanish & re-appear); Leila Vernon (also an orphan, an escape artist extraordinaire); Theo Steinmeyer, a violinist who levitates w/his bow; wheel-chair bound Ridley Larsen who can transform one thing to another in the blink of an eye; and the Golden twins Izzy and Olly who can make everyone laugh at will --- the six buddies team up to cripple Bosso with the distant & non-interfering support of Doug Vernon, proprietor of the town's Magic Shop! 300 pgs. (followed by advice on magic tricks), 30 illustrated chapters & separately illustrations on included tricks! Caveat: Share only the included magic tricks with trusty, good friends!

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. Illustrated. Roxy "Presto Card Change" and "Perfect Invisible Pass" / Henry During "The Oracle"and "Werzit Card" / The Amazing Maurice "Politic Magic" and "The Flying Ace" and "Card Between" / Tricks of East Indian Magicians / Bert Douglas "Yellow Joe" / Terry Nosek "Solitaire Sorcery" / Robert Caudill "Magical Printing Press" / Percy Abbott "Dante As I knew Him" (VM7).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. Illustrated. Tricks of East Indian Magicians / Clarke C Crandall "Jumbo Snake In Basket Routine" / Sid Lorraine;s Chatter / George Coon "Magic On Chicago's Rialto" / L E Roba Collins "Magic Outdoors" / George L Boston "Magically Speaking" (VM7).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. Illustrated. Tricks of East Indian Magicians / Clarke C Crandall "Jumbo Snake In Basket Routine" / Sid Lorraine;s Chatter / George Coon "Magic On Chicago's Rialto" / L E Roba Collins "Magic Outdoors" / George L Boston "Magically Speaking" (VM7).

Paper Covers. Stapled Binding. Condition: Good Condition, Line drawings illustrating magic tricks with rope, silks, cards etc. (illustrator). White paper covers are lightly tanned and held together with 3 staples. Black title and illustration of a hand on front cover. 18pp. Mimio text with one side of page printed.

Hard Cover. No Jacket. HB NODJ ISSUED, rub COVER, VG-, NODJ.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. Illustrated. CHUNG LING SOO -full-page photograph / John Kenyon "'Twists On Tricks'" / Peter a McDonald "Talking About Magic" / Oswald Rae "Magicians I Have Met - E A Ford" / Patrick Playfair "The Self-Raising Flower" John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 - 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with many other Victorian-era devices. Working with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, many of his illusions are still performed today. [Davenport's and Maskelynes at L. Davenport & Co.,] Ira Erastus Davenport (September 17, 1839 - July 8, 1911) and William Henry Davenport (February 1, 1841 - July 1, 1877), known as the Davenport Brothers, were American magicians in the late 19th century, sons of a Buffalo, New York policeman. The brothers presented illusions that they and others claimed to be supernatural. (VM10).

4to (190 x 232 mm). German manuscript, brown ink on paper. 2 parts in one volume: Title, 25 pp. Title, 26 pp., with an incomplete table of contents on the inside of the lower cover. With numerous pen-and-ink sketches and tables, some lightly coloured in red. Contemporary pink half cloth over marbled boards with handwritten label (as quoted) to upper cover. Highly interesting manuscript collection of magic tricks, divided into two parts: card tricks ("Der Kartenkünstler oder 50 leichte Kartenkunststücke") and physical, chemical, sleight-of-hand, and mnemonic tricks ("Physikalische-, Chemische- und Geschwindigkeits-Kunstücke [!] und Memotechnik [!]"). In spite of the title, the first part contains only 31 tricks, with a final number "32" showing that more were to follow before this collection was abandoned. The second part contains 37 effects, including such tricks as "Bosco's famous ball game", "The dead crab", "How to spirit a dollar through the surface of a table", "How to make a coin invisible in one's palm", "The magical Quodlibet", several rope and knot tricks, as well as a joke item: "How to eat three pieces of sugar and then spirit them under a hat" (namely by putting the hat on one's head). - Binding somewhat rubbed. Occasional slight brownstaining; the final few pages are supplied in a different handwriting. Numerous illustrations explain the knots and loops described.

8vo. 160, xxxix, [1] pp. With 100's of text illustrations. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art of a variety of questionable initiation rituals, and the required equipment and illusion apparatus, rounded corners (minor closed tear at lower left corner, minor bumping to foot of spine, very slight creasing & thumbing to covers), still a VG- bright copy. First edition, thus, of this esoteric and inventive catalogue filled with extensive hazing & gag paraphernalia, magical illusions, trick equipment, mechanical oddities, props, and costumes. The outlandish gag props included mechanical goats & rams on wheels, airplane pedal cars rigged with firecrackers, electric shock chairs, rugs, couches, faux guillotine fitted with fire-crackers, skeletons to hang over the candidates bed while asleep, and even a blindfolded fight cage. Other fun apparatus include the devil's electric branding iron (complete with devil suit), several spanking machines, knife throwing gags, and the "Devil's Slide." Issued at the height of the fraternal order movement in North America, the popular company's equipment was used for hazing rituals, initiations, order advancement, and magicians. The DeMoulin Bros. began with Ed in 1892 as a photographer and photo studio, who first invented his patented trick photography attachment in 1892, followed by their move into manufacturing, and expansion of the factory in Greenville where they quickly began producing band uniforms as well by 1901. Occasionally the employees used their own equipment, and practical joke by DeMoulin n'er-do-wells against a local railroad agent resulted in a $ 5000.00 judgement against the company. Original editions of these catalogues are quite scarce. Worldcat locates 1 copy (Winterthur).

Fourth Edition. 180 x 114 mm. (7 x 4 5/8"). 154 pp, [1] leaf. Pedestrian 19th century half vellum over pink marbled paper boards, smooth spine with old ink lettering. WITH 16 ENGRAVED PLATES SHOWING MAGIC TRICKS and numerous diagrams in the text. Tomash & Williams A56; Riccardi I, 15. Marbled paper a little chafed, title washed, first and last leaf a bit soiled and with repairs at inner and outer margins (but no text affected), half a dozen other leaves with minor repairs or mounted, isolated small smudges or corner creases, but still an acceptable copy of a book expected to be found in poor shape--the text clean, the impression of the engravings crisp, and the binding solid. This is a pleasing copy of a rather scarce collection of mathematical puzzles, magic tricks, and illusions, abounding with illustrations and diagrams. Our author, Bolognese architect and engineer Giuseppe Antonio Alberti (1712-68), had a varied career, which is reflected in his literary output: his publications discuss civil engineering, pyrotechnics, mathematics, and factories, among other topics. Described by Tomash and Williams as "the type of book that mischievous uncles like to own," the present work begins with a study of amusing and unusual arithmetic equations and puzzles, before discussing magic tricks and illusions, including card tricks, dice games, and even complex stage illusions involving specialized equipment. These are illustrated with a series of delightful copper engravings with labelled mechanisms, sometimes operated by lively little figures or disembodied hands with ruffled sleeves. "Giuochi" was first published in Bologna in 1747 and remained in print for a further 20 years after the present edition. Because this is the kind of book that would have been subjected to uncareful use, early editions are difficult to find in the attractive condition seen here.

Archive of 16 letters from Eugene E. Gloye (19272011), magician, psychologist, and prolific contributor to The Linking Ring, offering a compelling glimpse into mid-20th-century magic. Spanning from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, these lettersprimarily addressed to fellow magician Don Tannerdetail Gloye's creative process, trick innovations, and deep engagement with magic's performance and psychology. Throughout the letters, Gloye discusses numerous tricks he devised or refined, often providing detailed explanations of their mechanics and performance nuances. His correspondence reveals a deep engagement with magical apparatus, sleight of hand, and psychological deception. One of the more detailed discussions in the letters revolves around Gloye's development of Fan-Ta-Cups, which evolved from an earlier trick he had devised, Fan-Ta-Bill. On September 5, 1961, he describes how the trick was born: "I first got the idea for this cup trick about 14 years ago when I was experimenting with a bill trick which I eventually put on the market. The bill trick also uses a celluloid gimmick and was an adaptation of Liquid Appear. Since I thought of the cup trick at the time of my Fan-Ta-Bill, I decided it was fitting to call it 'Fan-Ta-Cups.'" He further explains that while the idea had been percolating in his mind for years, he hadn't developed a complete routine for it until recently. Inspired by the classic three-shell game, he worked out a performance structure that he believed would make it more engaging. In a letter from July 11, 1961, Gloye excitedly shares his thoughts on using hollow plastic golf balls for new magic tricks: "I am convinced that this new golf ball will open up many new trick possibilities. The fact that they come in several colors is also interesting." This suggests that Gloye was experimenting with different materials for manipulation tricks, possibly related to vanishing or color-changing effects. Gloye also played with magical history, concocting a hoax to see how the magic community would react. In the September 5, 1961 letter, he reveals his plan: "Last December I got an idea for a variation on the Tip-Over Box. It's just a slightly different way of building it. At first, I was going to put it in my 'New Look' series but then as we were talking about it, I commented that this trick should have been in Hoffmann. This led to the devilish idea of writing it up in Hoffmann style and publishing it in Genii as a lost page from the original book." He notes that Bill Larsen and another friend were in on the plan, and they wanted to see if the trick would be accepted as a legitimate discovery. Another standout trick mentioned in the letters is Gloye's adaptation of Billy McComb's routine using a flap slate and a force deck. On January 31, 1961, he explains: "My version (which I tried for the first time several days ago with huge (?) success) uses one deck and a flap slate. The deck is made like a peek deck but with two cards only. All faces are the same, and all concealed cards are the same. Cards which audience sees are trimmed and glued at one end to a second group of 26 duplicates." This approach ensured that the spectator would believe they had freely chosen a card when, in fact, the outcome was predetermined. Gloye describes modifications he made to a Head Chopper Illusion, a prop widely used in stage magic, in a February 23, 1961 letter: "My version does not retain the Chinese theme. My blade is a simple black affair with a couple of brass stripes across it to make it look more solid I spent a long time trying to figure out a good lock for the blades (Abbott's want you to remove a couple of tacks which hold the blade and this is simply not workable). I ultimately did come up with a practical idea only to abandon it in my current routine." He explains that his routine involved swapping out the real blade for a fake, setting up a comedic climax where "carrots fly in all directions" as the blade seemingly falls. This archive is a rare window into the intellectual and technical world of a magician who bridged academia and performance. Gloye's detailed notes on illusion mechanics, reflections on the state of magic, and collaboration with figures like Bill Larsen and Frances Marshall make this a significant collection for magic historians and collectors alike.