2706-7876) DAI VERNONs: FURTHER INNER SECRETs OF CARD MAGIC

Compiled and photographed by Lewis Ganson.

SoftBound book with 72pages.

This is the First Edition from 1969 and published by Harry Stanley Unique Magic Studio in London, England.

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

The BONUS of this offering is that the book is Autographed by Dai Vernon on the inside cover:

The book measures approx. 6 1/2"x9". - $125.00
 

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2713-2995) MORE TRICKs AND PUZZLEs (with Patter) by Will Goldston 1919. Second Edition. (Revised). 92pages. Pictorial boards with blue sphinx and two figures on front cover. Blue title on spine.

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2691-5432) MAD MOJO by Andrew Mayne

A book of new and strange magic for the stage, parlor, living room, and beach including impromptu, almost impromptu, and impromptu looking effects and routines.

PaperBound with 93pages.

Previous owners name rubber stamped inside.

Copyright 1998 and published by the author.

The contents page was so detailed, I've reproduced it for you below, for ease in reading.

Measures approx. 8 1/2"x11" - $45.00

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2692-6397) THE GREAT HOUDINI BROADCASTs by Val Andrews.

Published in 1981 by Micky Hades Publications. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Staple bound with cloth tape spine.

Houdini died Halloween night, 1926, and it was reported that his secrets had been placed in a locked box to be opened in 1976 - fifty years later. The box, of course, was never found.

What if it had been?

What secrets would have been found?

This two-part fictional radio script has been prepared by the well known British writer Val Andrews.

It is based on the many events which surrounded Houdini's life.

The first part is a series of interviews with six of Houdini's friends, giving a background and insight into the personality of the man.

The second part deals with the opening of the box.

Sit back, relax and take insight to what people might have heard over the radio in 1926 and 1976. - $25.00

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2693-4944) THE GREAT ILLUSIONISTs. By Edwin A. Dawes. Hardbound with DustJacket. Copyright 1979 and measures 8"x10". Published by David & Charles. Newton Abbott, London. 216 pages.

As the book states: "By the use of splendid and often unique illustrations of prints, playbills and memorabilia, coupled with a constantly entertaining narrative, this book traces the history of conjuring and illusion through the lives and achievements of the finest practitioners of the art, conjurers whose names have, in many cases, become legend".

Chapters include: In the Beginning - The Learned Animals - Bags, Bubbles and Bottles - The Phenomena - The Conjuring Quacks - Laughing Gas - Phantasmagoric Professors - The Jewish Connexion - Wizards From The North - Science Et La Prestidigitation - They Also Conjured - Egypt and the Sphinx - Maskelyne & Cooke, Royal Illusionists - The Great Gun Trick - Sounds, Shadows and Shackles - Epilogue - References and Notes.

There are over 120 prints, photos and illustrations in this book. A WEALTH of Knowledge you, the reader, will find useful and fascinating. Not to mention the last 10 Pages are on HOUDINI!! - $25.00

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2696-2585) 33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases by Burling Hull. Copyright 1947 by Burling Hull. Paperbound. 40pages. Numbered in the upper right corner on the cover: 1493.

Some descriptions include: The Mysterious Knots - The Kellar Tie - The Improved Kellar Tie - The Figure 8 Tie - The Mysterious Tie - B.H. Strangle Rope Tie - New Spirit Tape Tie - The Twentieth Century Tie - B.H. Triumph Tie - The Ten Ichi Thumb Tie - The Excelsior Rope Tie - The Rings and Vest Trick - Novel Faked Rope - The Novelty Tie - Release - Cotton Bandage Test - B.H. Collapsible Cabinet - B.H. Folding Cabinet - Tape Tie - The Vest Turning Trick - Vanishing Knots - Dissolving Knots - The Magic Knot - The Linking Ring - Borrowed Ring on Cord - The Master Challenge of Mummy Tie, with 50 or 75 Feet of Rope - Being Tied in Any Position - Tied in a Chair - The Siberian Transport Chain - B.H. Simplified Chain Release - The B.H. "Best" Chain Release - The B. and H. Chain Release - Mysto shackle Escape - Ankle Shackle Escape - B.H. Chain Shackle Release - Spirit Locks - Old Model Spirit Locks - B.H. Spirit Lock - The Chained Sack Escape.

A manual for the Profession on the art of rope tying and methods of obtaining releases from ropes, chains and shackles. - $25.00

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2697-3279) HOUDINIs STRANGE TALES. A collection of fiction by the legendary Harry Houdini edited by Houdini expert Patrick Culliton and T. L. Williams. What you get here is a book AND/OR cassette. The book contains Seven Short Stories; Three One-Act Plays -and- Eight Film Treatments.

As Patrick Culliton puts it: "a collection of Houdini’s fiction as ever published. Despite the fact that most of the pieces in this book were actually published in various print media during his lifetime, very few people have been aware of their existence. The material in this book was quite difficult to find."

The book was published in 1992 and contains just under 100 pages. I obtained a small number of these directly from Mr. Culliton. He was even kind enough to personally sign the book.

The second part of this offering has to do with Patrick Culliton getting together with some of his Hollywood friends and recording some of the stories. Pat’s joined on the cassette tape by: David Carradine, Cherie Currie, Robert Hays, Michael Cavanaugh, Tracey Williams, Nicholas Kepros, John Blyth Barrymore, Eugia Edwards, T. A. Waters, Doug Botnick, Wendy Talley, Gail Jensen and Allan Jones. I’m sure most of you recognize some of these actors and magicians.

A great piece of work by Pat and Tracey. I Guarantee you’ll ENJOY reading and listening to these stories by Houdini. - The Book is $25.00, the Cassette $15.00 -or- the pair for $35.00

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SoftBound with 103pages and 22 effects with over 156 line drawings.

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

Some staining on the outside covers, but the inside pages, etc. are just fine.

2608-8463) SUPPLEMENT

Published in 1986 by Ben Harris Magic in Brisbane, Australia.

Contents include:

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2566-2568) THE ADVENTURE OF THE CLOUDED CRYSTAL by Ted Kelly. Actors play script. Published by Samuel French, Inc., New York, Hollywood, London, Toronto. Copyright 1982. Paperbound (measuring 5x 7 1/4) with 24pages. A play script having to do with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Medium, and Harry Houdini. Originally commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville. The play takes place in a room, at the home of Mrs. Lillian Alexander, a celebrated spirit medium and psychic, New York City. It is 1922.

Story of the Play:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Houdini, world's greatest magician and escape artist, are dear friends, although the issue of "Spiritualism" often causes them to argue. Doyle arranges a séance with a famed New York medium in the hopes Houdini will become a "believer". Houdini, however, plans to expose the medium, Mrs. Alexander, as a fraud. What he doesn't count on is the cleverness of the woman. She's well aware that Houdini defeats every medium he encounters, but she has no intention of being one more victim. The dramatic (and often funny) sparks fly as the two lock themselves in combat, with Sir Arthur and a young woman reporter on the sidelines. Ultimately, Doyle and Houdini have a stormy scene, and the magician finds he must retreat from Mrs. Alexander's skill and intelligence. It's the only time Houdini fails. He and the medium make a strange pact: to stay as far away from one another as possible. If Houdini "behaved" Mrs. Alexander won't reveal his secret to the world: He believes Sherlock Homes is a real person!

Haven't heard of this "Houdini Play" from 23 years ago? Well you have now!! - $35.00

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2556-8234) STRANGE SECRETs The Addenda

PaperBound book with 54pages.

Copyright 1984 and published by The Abbott Magic Company of Colon, Michigan.

Contents Include:

CHARACTER READING by R.S. Glover - Part One: Misfitting The Misfit - Part Two: Mixed Types - Part Three: Profiles, Texture, Color - Part Four: Spoiled and Sensitive People - Part Five: The Impractical Man

ASTROLOGIA by Howard P. Albright - Billet Reading Routine, Number One - The Automatic Prompter - How To Use The "Prompter" Cards - Sealed Message Reading Routine Number Two

Previous owners name rubber stamped inside. Measures approx. 8 1/4"x10 3/4". - $25.00

Hardbound with DustJacket.

Copyright 1993. Stated "First U.S. Edition".

Published by Random House. New York. 358 pages.

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