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Louis Tannen's Magic Shop, New York, 1963. 9" X 6" in illustrated heavy paper covers. Moderate wear; soiled along the back edge of the spine, but contents are excellent: VERY GOOD condition. 544pp of magic tricks with illustrations. Very nifty!. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Petrie-Lewis Mfg. Co., Inc., New Haven CT, 1939. 9.125" X 6.125" in blue heavy paper covers with staple binding. Staples rusty; slightly darkened along spine and fore edge; first leaf very lightly foxed: VERY GOOD condition. 76pp. Interesting Magic catalog with 30's style illustrations. [BC072]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Sotheby's, London, 1997. 10.625" X 8.25" in colorfully illustrated heavy paper covers. Fore-edge of front cover is curving upward very slightly; otherwise, Clean, tight, unmarked: FINE condition. 120pp + a few more containing terms and conditions. Filled with superb color photos plus descriptions of the lots.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Thayer's Studio of Magic, Los Angeles, 1943. 9" X 6" in heavy blue paper covers with staple binding. Cover art by Tom Lawless. Darkened all along the spine. Otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: NEAR FINE condition. 48pp. [BC072]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Thayer's Studio of Magic, Los Angeles, 1943. 9" X 6" in heavy paper covers with staple binding. Very spiffy - close to "new." Numerous illustrations. Pages clean and bright: FINE condition. 87pp. [BC072]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Fostoria Glass Company Moundsville, W. Va., 1901. 9.125" X 12.125" [Oblong] in paper covers with staple binding. Moderately soiled and smudged covers; 1/4" tear at bottom edge; contents excellent: GOOD condition. 72pp. Lots of engraved B&W illustrations of early Fostoria glass. This appears to be a GENUINE 1901 catalog. [CA036]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

SOtheby Parke Bernet, New York., 1979. 9.25" X 8.75" In heavy paper covers. Covers scuffed and worn, but contents clean, tight, unmarked: GOOD. Great photos every page. Unpaginated. 317 lots.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York., 1980. 9.25" X 8.75" in illustrated heavy paper covers. Moderate wear to the covers, but otherwise clean, tight, unmarked. Many nice illustrations, all but one B&W. Nice section of old French posters, cameo glass, pre--columbian art, etc. Unpaginated. 870 lots.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Ireland Marshall Magic Co., 1958. 8.5" X 5.5" in paper covers with staple binding. Slightly darkened along spine, extensive pencil erasures on back cover: GOOD. 16pp, including covers. [BC072]. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Thayer's Studio of Magic, Losa Angeles, CA, 1940. 9" X 6" in illustrated heavy paper covers with staple binding. Covers lightly soiled; contents excellent. 78pp. [BC072]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Thayer's Studio of Magic, Los Angeles, 1944. 9" X 6" in black and silver heavy paper covers with staple binding. Close to new aside from some light pencil writing on rear end paper: NEAR FINE condition. 61pp. [BC072]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

The Don Redmon Company 9.375" X 6" in heavy paper cover with staple binding. Punched for a two-hole binder. Moderate soil; writing on back cover: GOOD. Unpaginated,- about 35 pages. Unusually nice art work by Heinz and Hahne. [BC072]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

National Magic co.,Chicago, Il, 1939. 8.875" X 6" in paper covers with staple binding. A little light soil on covers; contents excellent: NEAR FINE. 32pp. Nice artwork by Nelson Hahne. [BC072]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Ireland Magic Co., Chicago, Il, 1957. 8.375" X 5.5" in pink heavy paper covers with black titles. Staple binding: Clean, tight, unmarked: NEAR FINE or better condition. Partly unpaginated - about 125pp. Illustrated throughout. [BC072]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

U.F. Grant, Columbus, Ohio 9.25" X 6" in illustrated heavy orange "craft-paper" type covers with staple binding. Moderate soil along spine and fore edges; large chip out of lower back corner; Contents clean, tight, unmarked: GOOD PLUS condition. This is a mail-order catalog of magic tricks. 76pp. No date, but it has a 2-digit zipcode, so 1950's or earlier. [BC072].… Read more about this item

Perazzi (U.S.A.), Rome, New york, 1987. 11.75" X 8.25" in heavy paper covers with staple binding. Clean, tight, unmarked: FINE condition. 48pp. Beautiful illustrations of Perazzi shotguns.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Christie's Monaco, 1993. 2 volumes: 12" X 8.5" in a cloth-covered slipcase. Both volumes excellent, but a bit musty-smelling. Both jackets have one short tear - one near the bottom corner, the other near top of spine: VERY GOOD PLUS. Slipcase is a little soiled, but not bad: VERY GOOD. 262/30pp. Gorgeous photography of some really spectacular antiques. [BE031]. 1st… Read more about this item

Haines House of Cards, Norwood, Ohio, 1955. 9" X 6" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers with staple binding. Minor soil. Contents excellent: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. 88pp. [BC072]. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Silk King Studios, Cincinnati, OH, 1974. 9" X 5.875" in illustrated heavy paper covers with staple binding. First and last pages foxed. Light longitudinal crease front cover. Minor soil: VERY GOOD. 32pp, not counting covers. [BC072]. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Manne Toy Shop, Atlantic City, NJ, 1935. 8.75" X 6.125" in paper covers with staple binding. Doodling and writing on front cover; 1.5" triangular piece torn from back cover; crease down the middle of the whole book: just FAIR. 32pp, including covers. Unusually nice (but uncredited) artwork throughout. [BC072]. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket.