Phil Temple (24 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Photos, 11 x 8.5", glossy pict wraps, unpaginated, covers a bit rubbed, extremities worn and lightly bumped, spine with some light horizontal creases, textblock edges toned, but still a decent copy of this SCARCE item.

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. Phil Temple's Magic Memorabilia List, July 1996. Black plastic binder, 23 pages. Very good condition.

Condition: Very good. Plastic folder, illustrated, 23 pgs. Mild wear to covers, else in very good condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Printing. Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. A Frank/Temple Production, 1992. First Edition. 1st Printing. 94 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: 4to. Charles Joseph Carter (1874-1936) was an American stage magician, also known as Carter the Great. Biography He was born on June 14, 1874, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and developed an interest in magic from a young age. Carter's first theatrical experience occurred at the Herzog's museum and Pat Harris' Masonic Temple in Baltimore at the age of 10, where he appeared as 'Master Charles Carter the Original Boy Magician'. Due to stiff competition from the number of magic acts on the American stages at the time, Carter opted to pursue his career abroad, where he gained fame. Games Amusement::Magic Biography 5898L.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: n/a. 1st Edition. Clean and bright copy. Photos and memorabilia.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Soft Copy. Condition: VG. None. First Edition. On Copyright page: signed and inscribed by Phil Temple. Clean black cover with yellow & red titles; red devil on top of Carter. Light rubbings and scratches. Edges: just a few foxings. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. No page numbers. Binding is As New. By Author & Inscribed.…

Condition: Very Good. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated. Includes an advertisement for the book. Mild wear to covers, else in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Harry August Jansen (October 3, 1883 - June 15, 1955), was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and settled in the United States. He traveled the world as a professional magician under the name Dante the Magician. Color & b/w Photos & Illustrations (illustrator).…

Thick Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original expedition postcard signed in pen by hand by each member of the expedition (not printed copies of the signatures). This was the South Indian Ocean Expedition To Heard Island. The team sailed in the small boat, the Patanela skippered by H. W. Tilman, to Heard Island, an antarctic volcanic island and one of the most remote places on earth with the objective of making the first ascent of the heavily glaciated highest peak, Mawson Peak on Big Ben (2745m). The team succeeded in making the ascent. The card has a b/w image of Big Ben and an inset b/w photo image of the Patanela on the illustrated side. There is an expedition cachet rubber stamp on the image side. On the address side there is one Australian postage stamp canceled 17 March 1965 in Sydney. It has a rubber stamp describing the stages of the voyage with dates, the expedition cachet rubber stamp mark, a Kerguelen dated cancel stamp, the printed names of the team members with the handsigned signature of each next to their respective printed name. The card has minor toning to the address side, sharp corners, strong signatures with no fading, no tears or loss. This expedition is described in H. W. Tilman's book, MOSTLY MISCHIEF and in Philip Temple's book, THE SEA AND THE SNOW. Very uncommon expedition card with scarce signature of H. W. Tilman. In 1987 Tilman perished without a trace along with all hands in the icy waters somewhere between Rio de Janiero and the Falkland Islands when their boat foundered. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL CARD BEING OFFERED. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A tight VG copy with scant notations and inscribed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition (?). Hardcover is black with gold lettering on front and spine. B/w photographs on endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with 22 color posters [there are 4 'uncut' tops on these pages]; and dozens of b/w photographs and drawings. "Since his death in 1922 [1849-1922], little of substance has been written about Harry Kellar, one of the most respected names in the history of magic in America. Now, with the aid of here-to-fore unpublished information, Phil Temple brings to the world of published magic history a book destined to become the definitive work on this great magician.Using Kellar's original 1886 biography as the basis for this new work, and extensive research into the Kellar family archives--with assistance from magic historian Robert E. Olson, Phil Temple now presents "Kellar--A Magician's Tour--Revisited". Variants; bibliography; poster listing and credits. Oversized; 4#. ; B & W and Color; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4; xii, 226 pages; Hardcover has slight shelf wear and bumping; ID number written in black pen on bottom of text block [possibly from someone's personal collection? ]. DJ has slight bumping, rubbing/scuffing; in a mylar cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Two volume box set including slipcase in Near Fine condition. Pages are crisp and completely clean with no additional markings whatsoever. Binding of both books is firm and secure each with a smooth spine. Both volumes appear to be unread. NOT a former library item. We ship promptly from the United States and in a box. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering under illustrated dust jacket; small reproduction of an original Thurston poster laid in as issued. Fine in fine jacket. This is partially a reprint of Howard Thurston?s scarce 1929 memoir My Life of Magic, but also includes a previously unpublished manuscript by his daughter Jane Thurston Shepard, as well as a ?scrapbook? (articles, photos, etc.) contributed by Olson & Temple. Howard Thurston (1869-1936) was the most successful magician of his day. He began magic by learning card tricks, and called himself ?The King of Cards?, yet his stage performance was extensive, and at its height, he had eight train cars of equipment?the largest of any vaudeville magic act. His adopted daughter Jane provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes insight into Thurston, with details not often seen when magicians write their own memoirs (which are usually at least partly self-promotion). Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.…

Condition: Near Fine. Navy cloth with gilt stamping on cover and spine, pictorial dust jacket in protective plastic sleeve. Illustrated, 226 pages. Kellar's Wonder Book laid in. Near fine condition.

Hardcover. Hardcover. 1991. Book has tape on closed tear on front of jacket, else Book and Jacket are in Very Good Plus condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 251 pages.

Hardcover. Limited unnumbered edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, ALSO SIGNED BY TWO OF DANTE'S ASSISTANTS. 4to. [9], 251, 24pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine in original color illustrated dust jacket. Magic historian Phil Temple's "Dante: The Devil Himself" is based largely on Dante's personal records and Temple's friendship with surviving family members who had toured with the show decades earlier. Dante the Magician (a.k.a. Harry August Jansen) was the king in the golden age of big illusion shows. One of the most magnificent magic shows was the spectacular Sim Sala Bim, a extravaganza of magic, music and laughter. Printed b/w sketch of Dante and Moi-Yo Miller in Sim Sala Bim mounted on inside of front board. Sketch signed by Temple, Moi-Yo Miller Montes, Arturo Montes and Marion Trikosko. Moi-Yo Miller was the stage name of Mona Loretta Miller, an Australian who became the principal assistant to Dante. Miller became an integral part of Dante's show Sim Sala Bim. Marion S. Trikosko spent two years (1943-45) with Dante as his assistant. His book "Trouping with Dante," was published in 2006. Mounted below sketch is Temple's business card. Inscription on free front endpaper: "For: Edward Hume The New "Lord" of "Rancho Dante". With the sincerest best wishes of the author & publisher, Phil Temple - 2/93 -." Frontispiece of Dante. Foreword by Moi-Yo Miller Montes. Profusely illustrated with "Jansen the great transformist" and "Dante the Magician" color posters & b/w reproductions of photographs. Special 24 page Sim Sala Bim section in rear. Tail of spine slightly bumped and creased. Minor creasing and staining on dj. Tight copy with dj in good+, book in very good condition. Unique signed association copy.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in boldly colored pictorial dust-jacket, protected in accetate covers. Original price unclipped on rear dust-jacket flap. First limited edition. Boldly flatsigned on title page by Phil Temple. 251pp., plus 26p. appendix on Dante's life and carrer. Profusely illustrated with monochrome photographs and several pages of full four-clor reproductions of original Dante show posters. A typed 8 1/2" by 11" broadside by author laid-in explaining production delays. An exceedingly scarce, privately printed survey of Harry August Jansen - aka "Dante the Magician", a pioneering stage performer. An as new copy with no faults or flaws, and,as of this listing, the only signed copy available. Signed by Author(s). …

unknown_binding. Condition: Very Good. Both volumes near fine in VG+ slipcase. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

Condition: Near Fine. Two volumes in matching slipcase. Pictorial hardcover, illustrated. Near fine condition.

Condition: Very Good. Green cloth with gilt stamping on front cover and spine, pictorial dust jacket. Portrait frontispiece, illustrated. Fascinating account of Dante's career, including his correspondence with Howard Thurston. Small chip to jacket, else in very good condition.