Second Hand: page 9

This lot consists of 16 printed Potter & Potter auction catalogs. All but two are softcover perfect bound in good condition. Two are hardcover catalogs with dust jacket. These are Part I and II of the Magic Poster auction of the Norm Nielsen Collection. (Part I has a bumped lower right corner.) All these catalogs are beautifully produced in full color and a feast for the eyes. The list of catalogs is:

1. The Collection of Herb Zarrow, October 23, 2010.
2. The Golden Age of Magic Posters, The Nielsen Collection Part I, June 25, 2016.
3. Magic Old & New, Conjuring from the 16th - 20th Century, August...

Hardcover with dust-jacket in like-new condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Softcover book with some damage to spine and cover. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Stapled booklet in excellent condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

This edition is from 1906 published by H. M. Caldwell Company. Flyleaf has pencil marks by Carolyn Miller. Some bumping and foxing.

Amusing Experiments in Physics, Chemistry and Geometry

The title is a little bit misleading, because there are no real magic tricks in this book, at least not the kind that a magician would assume. It is essentially a book of 'kitchen' science experiments. Some of these experiments can of course be presented like a magic trick. But the majority of them are simply interesting or surprising science experiments which can be done at home with a little bit of preparation. ...

This edition is from Hurst & Co. Cover some damage on the upper left corner. Dust jacket is falling apart. Otherwise, including binding, in very good condition.

Amusing Experiments in Physics, Chemistry and Geometry

The title is a little bit misleading, because there are no real magic tricks in this book, at least not the kind that a magician would assume. It is essentially a book of 'kitchen' science experiments. Some of these experiments can of course be presented like a magic trick. But the majority of them are simply interesting or surprising science experiments which can be done at...

Book is in good condition. Some discoloration of cover. Stamp (Oliver Kendall, Prince of Wizards), markings and sticker (Vernon E. Lux) on cover. Also has a pink return postage note pasted on the flyleaf, and envelope with library card on the inside back cover.

• Introduction
• Opening Patter
• The Chinese Rice Bowls
• Coffee, Milk and Sugar Trick
• The Enchanted Bird Cage
• The Aerial Treasury
• The Magic Duck Pan
• The Flying Bird Gage
• The Mysterious Clock Dial
• The Traveling Bottle and Glass
• The Rising Cards
• The Multiplying Billiard Ball
• The Floating Ball
• The Ten Ichi Thumb Tie
• The Mysterious...

Softcover spiral bound with clear front and back protector sheet. For details on contents see the digital edition.

Softcover book stapled in excellent condition. For details on the content see the digital edition.

Hardcover. No dustjacked. Exlibrary copy with some rubbing and foxing of the cover. For details on content see the digital edition.

Softcover catalog in good condition. The latest big catalog from Abbott Magic.

Stapled booklet in fair condition.

Two card routines and a couple of tips and stories from the recollections of the author.

• Shifting Sands: a routine using a sand frame
• The "Three-Repeat Tenner"

Booklet stapled in good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Booklet in very good condition consists of merely folded sheets, not staples, glue, or other binding. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Oversized stapled softcover in very good condition. This is the Lee Jacobs facsimile reprint from 1979. For details on the contents see the digital edition. Lee Jacobs added a few pages to the original program, such as an introduction, how Houdini really died, ...

Stapled booklet in good condition but with the cover missing. The stamp of a prior owner, Thomas K. Hawbecker, is on the first page. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Hardcover with dustjacket. The dustjacket is further protected with a clear cover that has been folded over it. This is the Arno Press reprint from 1972. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Softcover stapled in good condition. A 1999 facsimile reprint of the 1903 original. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Softcover, stapled in very good condition. Handwritten dedication to a William Donahue by the author, plus a tipped-in circus season pass from 1901.

A collection of basic information about circuses small and big, their names, and when they were in operation.

• War Time Circus
• Shows Harry Bowman was connected with
• Famous Firsts in Circus History
• Circus Wrecks and Accidents
• Circuses and Tent Shows (in alphabetical order)

1st edition 1942, 31 pages.

Booklet stapled in good condition. Published by Harry Stanley. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Booklet stapled in good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Softcover book in excellent condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Softcover book in very good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Harcover with dustjacket in like-new condition. This is the 4th edition published by Castle Books. For details on the contents see the digital edition.