Catalogs
Catalogs constitute a very important record of history. It allows one to date tricks and effects, research the lineage of inventions and get a feeling of days gone by. Catalogs also inspire the imagination and exercise your magic knowledge. Reading an effect description in a catalog involuntarily makes you think about how this effect might be achieved. You start to think about methods and principles with which you could accomplish the same trick. And if you can't come up with a good answer you want to buy the trick. Wonderful!
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Donald Holmes Catalog 6Donald HolmesDonald Holmes was a magic dealer and author from Kansas City, Missouri. This is a very nice illustrated supplementary catalog starting at item number 601 all the way to 664.
1st edition 1924, 36 pages. | 2017 / 8 / 27 | $5.00 £3.75 €4.25 Ca$6.26 Au$6.41 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Zauber-Klingl Katalog (1926)Sigmund KlinglDie Zauber-Klingl war das beste Zaubergeschäft der Vergangenheit in Österreich. Es befand sich auf einem sehr guten Platz in der Wiener Innenstadt, gleich hinter der Staatsoper, in der Führichgasse Nr. 4, einer Seitenstrasse zur Kärtner Strasse der bedeutensten Einkaufsstrasse in Wien.
Sigmund Klingl war in erster Linie ein Hersteller von Zaubertricks und Zauberapparaten. Er stellte nicht nur zahlreiche Apparate und Illusionen für den allgemeinen Verkauf her, sondern machte auch Spezialanfertigungen für die Superstars der damaligen Zauberszene. Der vorliegende Katalog von den 20er... | 2017 / 7 / 21 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
E. M. Vernelo Catalog 1901Edward M. VerneloVernelo, another Chicago magic dealer, not only sold a good selection of magic tricks but also novelties, puzzles and a large selection of non-magic books. About half of this catalog is dedicated to books in all kinds of fields of interests including letter writing, public speaking, jokes, stories, bookkeeping, photography, calculations, and many more.
1st edition 1901, 192 pages. | 2017 / 6 / 22 | $20.00 £15.02 €17.01 Ca$25.05 Au$25.64 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
M. Inez Catalog 1904Madame InezThis catalog describes mostly magic tricks, some magic books and a list of acting plays. Madame Inez was married to E. M. Vernelo and she was very involved in the early years of The Sphinx.
1st edition 1904, 76 pages. | 2017 / 6 / 22 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
W. H. J. Shaw Catalog 1893William Henry James ShawA Chicago dealer who did manufacture his own apparatus.
1st edition 1893, 24 pages. | 2017 / 6 / 22 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
A1-MagicalMedia Catalog Fall 2000Michael MaxwellFull color catalog advertising videos and books.
1st edition 2000; 16 pages. | 2017 / 6 / 22 | $1.00 £0.75 €0.85 Ca$1.25 Au$1.28 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #5Percy AbbottThis #5 catalog was a supplementary catalog to #4. It only listed the new effects Abbott could supply.
1st edition ?, 94 pages. | 2016 / 8 / 18 | $5.00 £3.75 €4.25 Ca$6.26 Au$6.41 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #13 1952Percy AbbottIn this catalog Eddie Joseph and all his publications and separately sold tricks received a separate section. Abbott is also operating their own printing presses and advertises to print business cards, letterheads, handbills and show cards for magicians. A price list is included at the very end.
| 2016 / 8 / 18 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #16 1964Recil BordnerMagic products are being offered in the following categories:
| 2016 / 8 / 18 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #22Recil BordnerThe catalog gives a date of 1976, but that is the same date as #21, which means they probably forgot to change it. Most likely this catalog was published in the early 1980s.
1st edition 198?, 448 pages. | 2016 / 8 / 9 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #20 1972Recil BordnerIncludes a historical sketch about Abbott Magic, how it came to be, and why it was started in Colon, MI.
1st edition 1972, 464 pages. | 2016 / 8 / 9 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #9 1947Percy AbbottMore than 800 pages of tricks, books, illusions, and other magic prodcuts.
1st edition 1947, 832 pages. | 2016 / 8 / 9 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Nelson Enterprises Catalog 6Robert A. NelsonRobert Nelson and his brother Larry ("Alla Rageh") started the Nelson Enterprises in 1921. Their first "catalogs" were printed on thin, onion-skin paper. By 1927, their catalog boasted over a hundred effects and books, catering almost exclusively to the mental fraternity.
This catalog is nearly impossible to find, being jealously hoarded by mentalists and collectors. Now reprinted in convenient eBook format, the Nelson Enterprises Catalogue Number Six is once again available to expand the mind of performers of every ilk. Because catalog printing techniques of the 1920s were not meant to... | 2016 / 5 / 1 | $8.00 £6.01 €6.80 Ca$10.02 Au$10.26 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Roterberg Catalog 8August RoterbergA huge jump in size from catalog 7 to this catalog 8. Includes a separate section on books where he writes about Expert at the Card Table:
Without doubt the very best and most up-to-date treatise on the numerous sleights used by gamblers, concluding with a thoroughly interesting chapter on Card Sleights and Tricks with Cards. Among the various new gambler’s sleights will be found many which will prove of excellent service to the progressive conjurer. 205 pages; 101 illustrations.The last section is for: Practical Jokes, Puzzles and Novelties. 1st edition 1904 (date stamped on front 15th July 1904), 170... | 2016 / 4 / 23 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Roterberg Catalog 7August RoterbergBeautifully illustrated catalog (prior catalogs had no illustrations) with a one page list of books at the back.
1st edition 1904 (date stamped on front 18th March 1904), 45 pages. | 2016 / 4 / 23 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Roterberg Catalog 5August RoterbergThe title page reads: "Superior, New and Standard Conjuring Tricks, Spiritualistic Manifestations and Books on Conjuring."
Particularly noteworthy are the pages in the back where he reprints quotes and praises from customers who have read his books including John Northern Hilliard and Harry Kellar. 1st edition ca. 1898, 76 pages. | 2016 / 4 / 23 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Roterberg Catalog 1August RoterbergThis is the first catalog Roterberg issued, titled: "Descriptive Catalogue of the Latest European Novelties in Magic, Second Sight, Anti-Spiritualism".
Noteworthy here is that Roterberg states that he corresponds not only in English but also German, French and Volapük - a universal language created by the German catholic priest Johann Martin Schleyer in 1880. 1st edition ca. 1894, 20 pages. | 2016 / 4 / 23 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Thayer Catalog #8Floyd Gerald ThayerThis is a beautiful catalog with an introduction that includes photos of Thayer's residence. This catalog was published in 1936 and as the title page correctly states: "The Finest, Largest, And Most Comprehensive Compilation of Magical Goods Ever Published."
1st edition 1936; 311 pages. | 2015 / 12 / 7 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Supreme Catalog No. 39Edwin HooperI believe this is the largest magic catalog ever published. It clocks in at more than 620 pages and is bursting full with products. A unique lovely feature of this catalog is that each section is introduced by a famous magician: Mentalism by David Berglas, Ropes by Pavel, Comedy by Karrel Fox etc.
| 2015 / 10 / 29 | $12.00 £9.01 €10.20 Ca$15.03 Au$15.38 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Supreme Catalog No. 38Edwin HooperThis catalog has four color plates in the middle and a price list at the very end.
1st edition 1989, 613 pages. | 2015 / 10 / 29 | $10.00 £7.51 €8.50 Ca$12.52 Au$12.82 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
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