In this category you will find unique pieces from my own collection that I have decided to sell, or one-of-a-kind memoriabiliy and objects related to magic that have fallen into my hands and that need a good home.
If you want to know more about an object or if you have some questions which are not answered by the description please contact me.
And if you think any of the items is priced unreasonably then feel free to send me a counter offer and negotiate with me.
This is Al Mann's personal copy of Sum-Do. You get a particle board and a stack of slips of paper. Half of the paper slips is covered with a 4 x 4 grid where I assume numbers are written during the performance. No instructions are included. A nice association
At the 5th British Close Up Magic Symposium, John Bannon and Mark Leveridge held an open discussion for nearly an hour on creativity in close up magic. The techniques revealed in the course of this discussion will enable you to set about creating and refining
More than a book, David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible, is a dazzling display of artists at work. Arguably the greatest stage illusionist of all time, David Copperfield has invited today's most accomplished
This is a trick with 9 square stiff boards. Each one has a geometrical design in a different color on it. No instructions are supplied. This was Al Mann's own personal set of this trick. A great association piece for any collector.
All you need is a piece of paper and your hands and you can follow along the instructions in this book. It is organized into 27 lessons and teaches many wonderful and fun shapes from the anchor to the sword and from the lighthouse to the dove. The goal
These are 5 large brown envelopes. In each envelope is a large card with an ESP symbol on it. There are no instructions. This was most likely Al Mann's personal set of a trick he performed. The writing on the holding envelope is Al Mann's. A wonderful
This is the ninth printing from November 1963. Binding tight and book in very good condition. The dustjacket has a frew wrinkles in its original plastic overcoat. You can see these in the photo. A corner from the inside flap of the dustjacket has been
This is a set of 3 small clip boards. One of the three is a bit larger. Each one has a few slips of paper. The larger one also holds an envelope with two folded gummed paper strips.
These are clip boards Al Mann has used himself. If you are looking
Audley Walsh teaches you two wonderful routines including script ("The big bad wolf and the three little pigs" and "Time marches onward") plus a set of sponge ball moves. He uses a bell which he and the spectator ring several times during the routine.
This is Al Mann's own copy of the famous The Solid Ghost effect. The handkerchief is wrinkled and slightly yellow. The gimmick itself is still fully functional. A great association piece for any Al Mann collector.
This is Al Mann's personal set. A wonderful association copy. You get 10 cards. Each shows four geometric drawings. Additionally you get a notebad. Instructions are included.
These are the famous X-Ray Slates or Keeler's Three Slates sold by Al Mann. This set is directly from Al Mann's storage and was retrieved by myself after his deatch. They are completely unused. One of the slates is gimmicked.
