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1938 YearBook By IRELANDs - USD 15.00

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

IRELANDs 1938 YearBook

An Ireland Publication in Chicago, Illinois.

Some Of The Contents Include:

It Changes - It Shrinks - It Vanishes

Big And Little Sponge Ball Transposition

Mating The Cards With Jumbo Cards

Card Control

Coin Routine With A Silk

Thimble Holder In The Trouser Pocket

One Ahead Coin Routine

Misdirection For The Two Handed Pass

Effective Golf Ball Move

You Caught Me That Time

Irelands Two Card Trick

Stapled Manuscript with 22pages.

Measures approx. 1/2x11.

8x10 Photo of Bess Houdini and Edward Saint - USD 200.00

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

8x10 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF BESS HOUDINI and EDWARD SAINT at a banquet table. Photo 2.

Ed Saint written in pencil on the backside.

Rubber stamped on backside:
Advertising Photography
By The Loomis Studio
707 East Broadway
Glendale Hotel Bldg.
Cltrus 27456 CHapman 52058

8x10 Photo of Bess Houdini and Edward Saint - USD 200.00

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

8x10 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF BESS HOUDINI and EDWARD SAINT at a banquet table. Photo 1.

Ed Saint written in pencil on the backside.

Rubber stamped on backside:
Advertising Photography
By The Loomis Studio
707 East Broadway
Glendale Hotel Bldg.
Cltrus 27456 CHapman 52058

MAoES 14th Annual Banquet Panoramic Photo (1956) - USD 75.00

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

Panoramic Photo from the:
ANNUAL BANQUET, 14th CONVENTION, MAGICIANS ALLIANCE OF EASTERN STATES

Berkley Carteret Hotel, September 29th, 1956.

Sorry to say, the only one I recognize is Ace Gorham.

Maybe someone who was in attendance or from the east coast might find more faces and can email them to me.

Photo (20x10) has been shrink wrapped onto a piece of foam core.

JB BOBOs: NEW Modern Coin Magic (Expanded) (w/DJ) - USD 35.00

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

THE NEW MODERN COIN MAGIC by J.B. Bobo

Revised and Greatly ENLARGED Edition

Published, in 1972, by Magic, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois.

This is the Revised Edition, second printing.

This book contains 669 illustrations for the 116 coin sleights and 312 coin tricks.

The content page was so detailed, I have reproduced it above for ease in reading.

HardBound with Original DustJacket (in protective mylar holder) and a MASSIVE 519pages.

Measures approx. 1/2x9 3/4.

JB BOBOs: Modern Coin Magic From 1952 (w/DJ) - USD 50.00

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

MODERN COIN MAGIC by J.B. Bobo

Published, in 1952, by Carl W. Jones of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

This is the First Edition, Second Impression.

This book contains 510 illustrations for the 116 coin sleights and 235 coin tricks.

The content page was so detailed, I have reproduced it above for ease in reading.

HardBound with Original DustJacket and a MASSIVE 358pages.

Measures approx. 1/2x9 3/4.

EASY STUFF, A Card Lecture by Dr. Bob Doggett - USD 12.50

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

EASY STUFF, A Card Lecture by R.L. Dr. Bob Doggett

Copyright 1992 by Red Silk Variety Productions.

Contents Include:

Ambitious 1,2,3,4,5

Zarrow Shuffle Explained

Simple Ace Production

Automatic Deck

Cards Across

Simple Card Transposition

Between The Palms

Chop Chop Cup

Out Of This World

The Squeeze

SoftBound with 19pages.

Measures approx. 1/2x8 1/2.

Previous owners name rubber stamped inside.

(Houdini) THE MYSTERY MAN OF THE STAGE (from 1923) - USD 75.00

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

THEATRE MAGAZINE for March 1923. Volume 37, 264.

This is a Large Format magazine (measuring 3/4x12 3/4).

Inside (under the heading of Special Articles) is:

The Mystery Man of the Stage by Burr C. Cook.

As The Magazine States:

Interesting Close-up of a Famous Magician Who Indulges Other Tastes Than Feats of Strength.

Article Touches On:

(a) 1920 Webster’s Dictionary addition with exact listing described. (b) Riveted into a large, hot water boiler in 1907 by the Marine Boiler Works of Toledo, Ohio. (c) The rest of page on Houdini, the book collector. citing examples of: (1) David Garrick’s Original Diary. (2) 1584 edition of Scott’s The Discouverie of Witchcraft. (3) Annus Mirabilis (1666) by Dryden. (4) Life of Edmund Kean by Hawkins. (4) The Memories of the Life of Theophilus Keene by Richard Savage.

In addition to the article, there’s a nice photo of Houdini which isn’t published very often.

This magazine looks as though it were published yesterday. Outside of a small tear, on the front covers bottom edge, it has good tight covers, clean pages, etc. etc. On a scale of 1-10, it would have to be a 9!

MAGIC Magazine for Nov.1993 (Water Torture Cell on Cover) - USD 12.50

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

MAGIC MAGAZINE for November 1993. Volume 3, 3. From cover to cover a total of 76pages.

Articles inside include:

JAY OWENHOUSE: MAGIC ON THE ROAD. Hes created a unique combination of magic and business; a combination which grosses over $1 million annually. Heres how he does it. (cover photo of magazine)

ORSON WELLES & CASINO ROYALE. David Berglas and Ali Bongo reminisce about the making of the 1967 James Bond spoof, the magic scenes that made it, and those that didnt.

BATMAN MEETs HOUDINI. A few months ago, we tipped you off to an upcoming D.C. Comic that joined the forces of Harry Houdini and Batman. Well, The Devils Workshop is out, and its not for the squeamish or for the sensitive.

ADVERTISING and MAGIC. With more and more magic advertising appearing, it seems appropriate to analyze just how good (or bad) magic ads are. We went to the expert, Michael Diliberto, to give us the basics, plus a Few examples of how he would do things differently.

FLIM-FLAM. Our resident scam-man, Bob Farmer, has come up with something that has all the features of Three Card Monte and The Shell Game, but its much easier to learn and, in some cases, you can even eat the evidence.

November 1877 Harpers Magazine: Robert Houdin Article - USD 75.00

MrLasVegas — 2010-09-06T18:35:21+00:00

HARPERs NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New Monthly Magazine.

Volume 55, 330 - November 1877.

Well, it might have been new then, but its 130+ YEARs OLD TODAY!

On page 817 begins a Very Historic 15 page article on ROBERT HOUDIN entitled:

The King of Conjurers

There are 11 illustrations - these include:

Robert-Houdin - The Old Style of Trick Table - Houdins Trick Table - The Conjurers Parlor - The Conjurers Ghost - The Magic Basket - The Double Bottom - The Bust of Socrates - The Four Harps - Houdins Spirit Rapper - The Cabinet Trick.

In addition to these 11 illustrations there are diagrams!

A ton of information on the man HOUDINI would idolize, when first starting out as a Magician.

A great offering for you Robert-Houdin collectors.