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Ireland Magic Catalog No. 17Frances Marshall The 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. | ★★★★★ $8 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Mid 80s Import Book CatalogueFrances Marshall Covering books published around the world on the subject of magic and allied arts.
1st edition ~1985; PDF 70 pages. | $6 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 2Frances Marshall The "Magic Ink" line of book catalogs.
Excerpt from the introduction:
Welcome to the world of MAGIC! It is one of the oldest performing arts and yet it is as up to date as tomorrow. You have been seeing some wonderful magical spectaculars on TV, with Henning, Blackstone, Copperfield and others and you know how great magic can be.
Magic is important and it can make YOU important. You can learn all about the great magicians of the past, study the art of magic so you can learn to be a performer, and meet and know the great magicians of today. New books are constantly being issued on magic... | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Big Book CatalogFrances Marshall Books are grouped in the following categories:
- Cards
- Coins
- Close-Up
- Mental
- Clowning, Balloons, Juggling, and Kid Shows
- Illusions
- Promotions
- Biography and History
- General
1st edition 1993; PDF 408 pages. | $15 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 1Frances Marshall Magic Inc. always emphasized books in their offering. They published a lot of books themselves, imported books from foreign countries, and carried a large selection of publications related to magic. This of course was driven by Jay Marshall's passion for books.
1st edition ~1982; PDF 165 pages. | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Trick Catalog #24Frances Marshall Excerpt from the introduction:
Welcome to the world of MAGIC! It is one of the oldest performing arts and yet it is as up to date as tomorrow. You have been seeing some wonderful magical spectaculars on TV, with Henning, Blackstone, Copperfield and others and you know how great magic can be. Magic is important and it can make YOU important. You can learn all about the great magicians of the past, study the art of magic so you can learn to be a performer, and meet and know the great magicians of today. New books are constantly being issued on magic and there are hundreds of them already established... | $15 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Trick Catalog #28Frances Marshall
Tricks are grouped in the following categories:
- Beginning Magic
- Card magic
- Money Magic
- Close-Up Magic
- Mentalism
- Kids Show Magic
- Stage Magic
- Miscellaneous Magic
- Prices
1st edition 1994; PDF 224 pages. | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 1968Frances Marshall This catalog is great because not only does it list various books in different categories, it also features informative articles. The articles you will find are:
- Building a Collection / Leo Behnke
- Are Magic Books Worthwhile? / John Mulholland
- Books about Books / Robert Lund
- The Calculated Risk / Dr. Edwin A. Dawes
- Magical Bookie / S. R. Patrick
- The Magician and Comedy / Robert Orben
- Quest for Magic Books / George Jenness
- Buy Lines / J. B. Findlay
1st edition 1968; PDF 147 pages. | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 1973Frances Marshall This catalog shows in the very back a photo of the Magic Inc. shop on the north side of Chicago. Jay Marshall also sold used magic books and magazines.
1st edition 1973; PDF 71 pages. | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 2 (1984)Frances Marshall The "Magic Ink" line of book catalogs.
This catalog has the same title, Book Catalog No. 2, the "magic ink" line of book catalogs, as this one but was issued likely a few years earlier around 1984.
1st edition 1984; PDF 287 pages. | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Potter & Potter #15Gabe Fajuri Gambling Memorabilia Crooked and Square
Featuring Selections from the Collection of Dale A. Whitman. Including Cheating Devices; Rare & Unusual Books on Poker, Gambling, Cheating & Gaming; Crooked and Fair Dice; Playing Cards; Poker Chips; Wheels of Fortune; Trade Catalogs; Prints; Decorative Objects;... | ★★★★★ $0 to wish listPDF |
Potter & Potter #17Gabe Fajuri Winter Magic Auction
Including Conjuring Apparatus; Books, Periodicals, and Catalogs; Photographs, Manuscripts and Autographs; Lithographs and Broadsides; And Magicians' Tokens, Medals & Mirror Cards from the collections of Gene Braig and Kevin King.
1st edition 2013, 69 pages.
| ★★★★★ $0 to wish listPDF |
Potter & Potter #28Gabe Fajuri The Collection of J.P. Jackson
Featuring American & European Magic Apparatus, Cups and Balls, Books and Vintage Posters. Complemented by a Selection of Collectible Magicana from other Consignors.
1st edition 2015, 115 pages.
Reviewed by Amado Narvaez I enjoy paging through this catalog over and over--reading about a few of the items that are also in my own collection, and wishing I had some of the items that are not in my collection.
Reviewed by Amado Narvaez I enjoy paging through this catalog over and over--reading about a few of the items that are also in my own collection,... | ★★★★★ $0 to wish listPDF |
Gamagic Catalog No. 13Gamages Gamages was located in London. This catalog is roughly from the 1930s.
- Accessories
- Books
- Card Tricks
- Children's Effects
- Cigarette Tricks
- Close-Up and Pocket Tricks
- Coin and Money Magic
- Comedy Props
- Magazines
- Miscellaneous Tricks
- Mental Effects
- Punch and Judy
- Rope and Tricks with String
- Silk Tricks
- Workshop Plans of Illusions
48 pages | $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Club 71: Magic Dealer Catalog ParodyGeoff Maltby This is a parody of a magic dealer catalog. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues.
16 pages | ★★★★★ $4 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #26 2004Greg Bordner The latest big catalog from Abbott Magic.
1st edition 2004, 472 pages. | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Original Blue Book 1949H. C. Evans From the back cover:
This, our latest SECRET BLUE BOOK with many features added, is the most complete catalog of the kind ever produced. The SECRET BLUE BOOK is but one of THREE CATALOGS of our complete line which covers the entire Indoor and Outdoor Amusement Field, supplying adult games of every description.
In the SECRET BLUE BOOK we list and describe a complete line of Dice, Cards, Trade Stimulators and Counter Games, Table Games suitable for use at public gatherings, Adult Games for the home or private play and Various SPECIAL Games.
Our CLUB AND CASINO EQUIPMENT Catalog, printed... | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Hamley's Catalog: Book of Magic and MysteryHamley Bros. Ltd. Illustrated catalog of conjuring tricks, magical apparatus, ingenious puzzles and more.
1st edition 1920, 71 pages | $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Harry Stanley Catalog 1949Harry Stanley Unique Magic Studio: New and Original Magic
1st edition 1949, 75 pages. | $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Harry Stanley Catalog 1963Harry Stanley Unique Magic Studio
1st edition 1963, 155 pages. | $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
M. Inez Catalog 1904Inez Vernelo This 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. | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Blue Book 1960KC Card Co Now included is the 8-page yellow supplement.
Just 15 years after WWII, life was good. As the world rebuilt itself, prosperity reigned. Returning soldiers who needed an outlet to keep their competitive edge found what they were looking for in gambling. Neighborhood poker games, back-alley craps,... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magicassette CatalogMartin Breese This is the catalog of Martin's Magicassettes from 1986. It describes about 70 of his tapes and includes price list and ordering instructions at the end.
All of these recordings are available here at the Lybrary as MP3 downloads for your iPod. Please check the Audio section for more details.
1st edition 1986; 26 pages. | ★★★★★ $5 to wish listPDF |
Martin Breese CatalogMartin Breese This 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:
- Tricks
- Miscellaneous
- Audio Tapes
- Video Tapes
- Books
1st edition 1984; PDF 87 pages. | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |