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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Martin Breese CatalogMartin BreeseThis is a very nice catalog designed by David Britland and additional illustrations by Max Maven, Eric Mason and JAT. Products are grouped in the following sections:
1st edition 1984; PDF 87 pages. | 2018 / 10 / 27 | $10.00 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #14Percy AbbottThis catalog #14 is for whatever reason less common than the other Abbott catalogs. It included a tipped in sheet advertising six Robert Orben books.
86 pages. | 2018 / 10 / 27 | $10.00 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Jack Hughes List of MagicJack HughesFrom the introduction:
Dear Mr. Magician, | 2018 / 10 / 6 | $5.00 Au$7.10 Ca$6.77 €4.48 £3.94 ¥558.37 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Gamagic Catalog No. 13GamagesGamages was located in London. This catalog is roughly from the 1930s.
48 pages | 2018 / 5 / 31 | $5.00 Au$7.10 Ca$6.77 €4.48 £3.94 ¥558.37 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Blue Book 1961KC Card CoKC Card Company specialized in legit and crooked gambling supplies.
1st edition 1961, 77 pages. | 2018 / 5 / 31 | $10.00 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Nelson Enterprises Catalog 12Robert 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 1931, their catalogs were books in their own right, this one boasting 236 different effects, books, and services catering almost exclusively to the mental, mediumistic and gambling fraternities.
Originals of this catalog are virtually impossible to find, as they jealously hoarded by mentalists, magicians and occult collectors. Now reprinted in convenient PDF ebook format, the Nelson Enterprises Catalogue 12 is once again available to... | 2018 / 4 / 24 | $15.00 Au$21.31 Ca$20.31 €13.43 £11.82 ¥1675.10 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
The Nelson Enterprises Master Catalog IndexB. W. McCarronRobert Nelson and his brother Larry ("Alla Rageh") started the Nelson Enterprises in 1921. This Master Index cross-references by title, catalog issue and page number every effect, book and manuscript issued by Nelson from 1927 through the last catalog in 1972. This Master Index represents a summary of:
| 2018 / 4 / 3 | $25.00 Au$35.52 Ca$33.84 €22.38 £19.70 ¥2791.83 | to wish list |
Ireland Magic Catalog No. 17Frances MarshallThe Ireland Magic Company was founded in 1926 by the late Laurie Lowell Ireland. The first retail advertisement appeared in The Sphinx and The Linking Ring for March 1929. The first trick was the clever Ireland Button Trick.
1st edition 1962, 224 pages. | 2017 / 10 / 9 | $8.00 Au$11.37 Ca$10.83 €7.16 £6.31 ¥893.38 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
H. C. Evans Catalog 1929Edwin C. HoodIn 1929 H. C. Evans was a large company specializing in the manufacture and sale of sporting goods and casino equipment.
1st edition 1929, 160 pages. | 2017 / 9 / 30 | $10.00 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
H. C. Evans Catalog 1909-1910Edwin C. HoodH. C. Evans was a company specializing in the manufacture and sale of gambling and carnival equipment. They also sold sporting goods like baseball gloves, various balls, hunting and fishing gear. Particularly noteworthy are their offerings for cheating purposes such as hold-outs, or dice which have been altered in a number of ways, or marked cards, etc.
1st edition 1909, 64 pages. | 2017 / 9 / 30 | $5.00 Au$7.10 Ca$6.77 €4.48 £3.94 ¥558.37 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
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 Au$7.10 Ca$6.77 €4.48 £3.94 ¥558.37 | 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 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | 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 Au$28.42 Ca$27.07 €17.90 £15.76 ¥2233.46 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
M. Inez Catalog 1904Inez VerneloThis catalog describes mostly magic tricks, some magic books and a list of acting plays. Madame Inez, or just M. Inez, was married to E. M. Vernelo and she was very involved in the early years of The Sphinx mostly as editor.
1st edition 1904, 76 pages. | 2017 / 6 / 22 | $10.00 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | 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 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | 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 Au$1.42 Ca$1.35 €0.90 £0.79 ¥111.67 | 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 Au$7.10 Ca$6.77 €4.48 £3.94 ¥558.37 | 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 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #16 1964Recil BordnerMagic products are being offered in the following categories:
| 2016 / 8 / 18 | $10.00 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | 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. The latest date mentioned anywhere in the catalog is 1981. My best guess therefore is that this catalog was released in 1981 or 1982.
1st edition 198?, 448 pages. | 2016 / 8 / 9 | $10.00 Au$14.21 Ca$13.54 €8.95 £7.88 ¥1116.73 | to wish list PDF_facsimile |
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