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All AccessMichael P. LairA video catalog of 18 of Michael's top-selling magic effects. Demonstrations only. The effects presented are:
- Animated Origami Bill
- Beach Memories
- Big Coins
- Candle Rewind
- Cane Fire
- Chinese Appearing Sword
- Chinese Fans
- Chinese Lucky Envelope
- Cool Coil and Silver Coil
- Fanfire
- Firefall
- Fire Flower Rose Coil
- Fire to Silk
- Hot Coil
- Spitfire
- Sponge Poker
- 20-oz Production
video 8:32 | $10 to wish listMP4 (video) |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 2 (1984)Frances MarshallThe "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 |
Magic From India Catalog: Ed Harris editionEd HarrisPartial catalog of Electro Fun, Calcutta, India, entirely drawn and lettered by Ed Harris.
PDF 26 pages. | ★★★★★ $0 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic From India CatalogSam DalalPartial catalog of Electro Fun, Calcutta, India.
This is not a catalog of our entire range of products, but a pictorial representation of our wide variety and range. It is the next best thing I can offer you to a personal visit to our showroom.
We have been creating and making props for magicians around the world for over 25 years. Our products are available through hundreds of magic shops all over the globe. This "Catalog" will enable magicians to get a better idea of the products than a mere name in a price list.
Most of the props we supply are accompanied by detailed instructions... | ★★★★★ $0 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 1973Frances MarshallThis 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 1968Frances MarshallThis 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. 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. Trick Catalog #24Frances MarshallExcerpt 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. Book Catalog 1Frances MarshallMagic 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. Big Book CatalogFrances MarshallBooks 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 2Frances MarshallThe "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. Mid 80s Import Book CatalogueFrances MarshallCovering books published around the world on the subject of magic and allied arts.
1st edition ~1985; PDF 70 pages. | $6 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Holden's Catalog No. 17 (1955)Max Holden
Max and Tess Holden established their magic mail-order business in 1929. Through the years, the business grew to three locations (Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City). The Max Holden catalog grew to hundreds of pages, offering merchandise from their own line of magic and books, as well as those of prominent manufacturers such as Petrie-Lewis, Thayer, and many others.
Arranged by subject, the effects include spirit effects, close-up magic, mentalism, livestock effects, books, blueprints, tricks with cards, money, cigarettes, liquids, candles, silks, slates, thimbles, and many others.
... | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #6 1940Percy AbbottIf you have never looked through one of these big magic catalogs this one is a good example. Even though WWII had already started Abbott's was offering almost 2000 magic items for sale. They had pretty much everything one can think of.
1st edition 1940, 544 pages. | $15 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Abbott Magic Catalog #15Recil BordnerThis catalog #15 was the first catalog issued after Percy Abbott's death. The exact date is not clear but most likely it appeared in 1962.
~1962, 488 pages. | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Catalogue of New Card MiraclesAugust Roterberg
From the introduction:
The clever creations in the following pages are the result of the great demand for card tricks which has
swept the magical world. A few years ago practically all card tricks depended upon skill in sleight of hand. There were few, if any, real good tricks which the inexperienced could successfully perform without previous practice. The sudden demand of tricks for this nature has resulted in the invention of many clever and puzzling effects by some of the masterminds of the Magical Profession.
In the following pages are offered, for the first time, a collection... | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Supplementary Catalogue of New Conjuring Tricks 1916Donald HolmesThis catalog includes some error corrections for the prior catalog, advertises Holmes' Conjuring Serial No. 4 A Mind Reading Act, and then it describes items No. 400 to No. 481.
1st edition 1916, 36 pages. | $8 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Martin Breese Catalog 1Martin BreeseThis is the first catalog Martin Breese issued most likely in 1975. He had not yet begun to create and publish his own products. We therefore find in this catalog only products from other manufacturers, such as Ken Brooke, Johnson Products, Sterling Magic Creations, and others.
1st edition 1975, PDF 57 pages. | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Martin Breese Video CatalogMartin BreeseMartin Breese was an early adopter of video technology. He produced a number of videos in-house, and also retailed some of the earliest instructional magic videos available. This was the first video catalog Breese issued.
1st edition 1986, 20 pages; PDF 20 pages. | $5 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Max Holden RecommendsMax HoldenThis was the catalog for Max Holden's Magic Shop. He had two stores, one in New York City, and one in Boston. He specialized in books. The 8 issues run from 1948 to 1951.
PDF 36 pages. | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
The Original Blue Book 1949H. C. EvansFrom 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 |
1911 Supplementary Catalogue of New TricksAugust RoterbergFrom the introduction:
The splendid array of tricks offered in the following pages is the result of a most careful selection from several hundred new ideas. Of these new tricks, I have embodied in this catalogue only those which I consider to be the very best, this being practically the first time that the majority of these tricks have been offered for sale. All descriptive matter is original with me and the illustrations have been made from my own ideas, under my personal supervision, great care having been taken to neither exaggerate nor misrepresent the effects in either the reading matter... | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
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:
- Tricks
- Miscellaneous
- Audio Tapes
- Video Tapes
- Books
1st edition 1984; PDF 87 pages. | $10 to wish listPDF_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. | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |