Pacific Coast Association of Magicians, Jennie/William/Irene Larsen, The Genii Corporation, 1936-1990. Very Good. Individual magazines comprising an near complete run from 1936-1990, missing 1971 Oct-Dec and 1972 Jan-Feb. Continually published since 1936, it is one of the longest continuously running magazines in the United States. MA Consignment. Shelved in 1100. More

Colon, Mi. Abbott's Magic Novelty Company, 1936-1957. First Edition. Octavo, various pages counts, 1936-1941., 6 volumes Quarto, various page counts, 1942-1957, 16 volumes. The octavo issues are Very Good minus, all have age toning to the spine and pages with some light soiling of the covers and all are tightly stapled to the covers. The Quarto issues are Good plus, as the paper they were printed on was a low quality. Issues have age toning, brittleness in some of the issues, an occasional one has fold/bends. This is a near complete run only missing issues April 1945, January-February 1946 and June 1954 There are duplicates of March-December 1946, January, February, April-December 1947 and February 1952. Shelved Room B. More

York, PA: Magicana for Collectors, 1986. First Edition. Quarto, 395 pages. Very Good. Spine has silver lettering on aqua background. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in aqua cloth boards with silver lettering on the spine. Front and back covers have some soiling, top and bottom of spine slightly dented, upper right corners dinged. Very light marking to edges of text block. Shelved in Alcove. More

New York: Max Holden, 1931. First Edition. Small octavo, 62 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board. Spine slightly cocked. Rubbing to head and tail of spine and to corners of boards. Moderate splotching to boards. Mild age toning throughout textblock. Shelved in Alcove. More

Devon, England: The Supreme Magic Company, N.d. First Edition. Large Octavo, 163 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine has white and black lettering on a green background. Dust jacket has a few small smudges on the front, with more on the back. Front cover has a small dent/tear bottom left with a few very small tears at the top. Bound in red cloth boards with gold lettering on the front and spine. Top and bottom of spine dented, front corners bumped. Edges of textblock speckled pink. Interior pages clean. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

Minneapolis: Carl Waring Jones, 1941. Second Impression. Octavo, 135 pages. Good plus. Spine has red lettering in a white box surrounded by blue. No dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth with a bunny motif. Spine slightly toned as is the top 1" of the front cover. Spine has small dents top and bottom. Illustrated. End papers with light plus age toning; text block edges lightly age toned. Shelved in in Alcove. More

Wichita, KS: Stevens Magic Emporium, 1983. Presumed First Edition. Quarto, [1-6], 7-315 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Bound in red buckram with black embossed lettering. Mild general shelf wear. Textblock clean. Shelved in Alcove. More

Dallas, TX: The Elders, 1962. First Edition. Octavo, 76 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is red with no lettering. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in faux leather boards with gold lettering and art on the front cover. All corners and head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Text block lightly age toned. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

Jamaica, NY: C. L. Boarde, 1950. Octavo, 133, (2) pages. In Very Good condition. Spiral bound with yellow covers. Red lettering and illustrations on front cover. All corners rounded. Two small stain on front cover. Previous owners signature on front free endpaper. Age toning throughout textblock. Shelved in Room B. More

Oakland, CA: Lloyd E. Jones, 1947. First Edition. Octavo, 124 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is blue with no lettering. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering and emblem on front. One of two states, this one with no lettering on the spine. Top and bottom of spine has dents, some small wear to all corners plus bottom of spine. Text block with light plus age toning; moderate age toning to endpapers. Shelved in Alcove. More

Los Alamitos, Ca. Ridgeway Press, 1992. First Edition. Octavo, 273 pages. In Good plus condition with a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine has white lettering on black background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, no tears, folds or missing pieces. Bound in black boards with gold lettering on the spine. Book is cocked, some of the pages are wavy. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

[N.p.]: Richard Kaufman and Allan Greenberg, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 272 pages. In Very Good condition. Green cloth spine with gilt titling; red cloth with gilt titling to boards. Binding shows light bumping and shelf wear. Small dent to upper edge of text block. No dust jacket, as issued. Shelved in Alcove. More

Madrid, Spain: Editorial Frakson Magic Books, 1988, 1991. First English Edition. Octavos, two volumes. Varying conditions. Both with pink spines bearing black titling. CONTENTS: 52 Lovers, hardcover [163 pages]. In Very Good plus condition with a Very Good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, no tears, folds or missing pieces. Light age toning near top and bottom edges of jacket. Bound in red cloth with black lettering on the spine and front. Distributor label on inside rear cover, distributor promotional material tipped in. Text block edges very slightly age toned. Illustrated. -- 52 Lovers Vol. II, softcover [123 pages]. In Good plus condition. Illustrated wraps. Front cover has multiple folds, rear cover has heavy fold upper right. Edges of wraps with light plus age toning. Many pages have bends. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

New York: Thomas Y Crowell Company, 1973. Fourth Printing. Quarto, 452 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine has white lettering on red background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, no tears, folds or missing pieces. Bound in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Some discoloration to the bottom edge of the spine and a small portion of the bottom of both bottom edges. Top and bottom edge of spine slightly dented. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

Berkeley Heights, NJ: Fleming Book Company, 1947. First Edition. Octavo. 244 pages. Good plus in a Fair dust jacket. Spine has green lettering on a cream background. Dust jacket has 1-inch missing from top and bottom of spine, missing 0.5 in. at all four corner edges. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the front and spine. Illustrated, with a large rectangle cut out of the front free endpaper. Shelved in Alcove. More

London: Accuba Ltd., 1964. Second Edition. Octavo. 424 pages. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Spine has black lettering on white background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, spine top and bottom worn, 1" tear in lower left front where it meets the spine where some tanning has occurred, overall soiled and foxed with edge wear. Bound in black pebbled boards with gold lettering on the spine, slight dents to top and bottom of spine. Text block has light soiling. Misprints to pp.399, 420 affect readability (see final 2 photographs). Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1963. First British Edition. Octavo, 158 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white pink and yellow with black and white lettering. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, top and bottom of spine jacket is dented. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine, with top and bottom of spine slightly dented. Illustrated. Shelved in in Alcove. More

New York: Louis Tannen's Magic Shop, 1963. Second Edition. Octavo, 310, (7) pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is red lettering on cream background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, no tears, folds or missing pieces. Bound in red cloth with gold lettering on the front and spine. Boards and spine has a plastic covering, which has not adhered where the spine and boards meet. Last 7 pages are a book catalog from Louis Tannen. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

1940-1970s. Lot of 160 pieces of ephemera (from a variety of renown magicians) related to card tricks. Condition of ephemera is Good overall with mild age toning, shelf wear, and the occasional minor stain to cover. MA Consignment. Shelved in Alcove. More

London: Harry Clarke, M.I.M.C., N.d. N.s. Octavo, 265 pages. In Good plus condition. No dust jacket. Bound in green-blue textured boards with gold lettering on the spine. Small dent top front edge, top right front corner bumped, top and bottom of spine has small dents. Owner bookplate on inside front cover, end papers tanned. Text block has light age toning. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

Chicago: Arthur P. Felsman, 1921. First Edition. Octavo, 286 pages. In Good condition. Spine is faded green with black lettering. No dust jacket. Bound in green cloth boards, with a pastedown photo of the author surrounded by an illustration. Spine is frayed at the top and bottom, as are all four corners. Edge wear all the way around, text block is slightly shaken with the stamp of the Palmer Magic Shop on the front free endpaper. Endpapers with light plus age toning. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

London: Edward Bagshawe & Co., 1931. N.s. Octavo, 95 pages. In Very Good minus. Bound in purple textured paper boards with black lettering to front board and spine. Fading to spine. General shelf wear, primarily to head and tail of spine and to corners of boards. Splitting to front hinge and top edge. Age toning throughout textblock. Shelved in Alcove. More

N.p. D.W. Findlay, 1975. First Edition; Limited Edition, no. 132 of 500. Octavo, 280 pages. Very Good in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine has white lettering on a red background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, no tears, folds or missing pieces; very slight age toning. Bound in red cloth boards with gold lettering on the front and spine. Light staining to top and fore edges of text block; very slight age toning visible at fore edges of some portions of text block. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

Omaha, NE: Walter B Graham Modern Litho, Inc., 1985. Presumed First Edition. Octavo, 215 pages. In Very Good plus condition. Spine has brown lettering on white background Dust jacket in mylar sleeve, no tears, folds or missing pieces. Boards in textured brown boards with gold embossed letters. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More

Oakland, CA. Magic Limited, Lloyd E. Jones. 1978. Second Printing. Octavo, 171 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine has gold lettering on blue background. No dust wrapper as issued. Boards are blue boards with gold lettering on the front cover and spine. Spine slightly dented top and bottom, book is slightly cocked, some shelf wear on bottom edge. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. More