Research Catalog

  • Magic no mystery [microform] conjuring tricks with cards, balls, and dice; magic writing, performing animals, etc. etc. Edited by W. H. Cremer...

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    • Edinburgh: J. Grant [187-?]
    • 1870-1879
  • Old conjuring books; a bibliographical and historical study with a supplementary check-list [by] Trevor H. Hall.

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    • New York, St. Martin's Press [1973]
    • 1973
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 74-646Offsite
  • A magic variety show: novelty acts for the amateur entertainer; illustrated by Margaret and Eric Hawkesworth.

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    • London, Faber, 1973.
    • 1973
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 75-900Offsite
  • Houdini's paper magic; the whole art of performing with paper, including paper tearing, paper folding and paper puzzles, by Houdini.

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    • New York, E. P. Dutton [1922]
    • 1922
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 75-623Offsite
  • Tricks & puzzles [by] John Bookout, Donald P. DeNevi [and] Helen M. Friend.

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    • [Oakland, Calif.] Silver Dog Press [c1973]
    • 1973
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text JFF 75-1374Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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  • Great tricks revealed. Introd. by Horace Goldin.

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    • Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott [1936]
    • 1936
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 75-516Offsite
  • More sneaky feats : the art of showing off and 49 ways to do it / Tom Ferrell & Lee Eisenberg.

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    • Kansas City : Sheed and Ward, c1976.
    • 1976
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 77-466Offsite
  • Ei, ei, ei, wie schön ist Zauberei. Kurioses aus d. Reich d. Magie.

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    • (Offenbach a. M.) Kumm (1970).
    • 1970
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 75-2514Offsite
  • The great book of magic, including 150 mystifying tricks you can perform / by Wendy Rydell, with George Gilbert.

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    • New York : H. N. Abrams, c1976.
    • 1976
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 78-381Offsite
  • Gene Shay's secrets of magic revealed : 15 amazing mind-boggling tricks you can master in minutes / photography by Michael LaRiche.

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    • Philadelphia : Running Press, c1977.
    • 1977
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 78-530Offsite
  • The complete beginner's guide to magic / Edward F. Dolan, Jr.

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    • Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1977.
    • 1977
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 78-526Offsite
  • Magic for non-magicians / by Shari Lewis and Abraham B. Hurwitz ; edited by Leo Behnke ; [illustrated by the committee, Chuck Bennett, Peggy Yatabe, Gerry Taylor].

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    • Los Angeles : J. P. Tarcher ; New York : distributed by Hawthorn Books, c1975.
    • 1975
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 78-1471Offsite
  • Magic made easy / Martin Michalski ; illustrated by Irene Scharwacher. 1st U. S. ed.

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    • Nashville : T. Nelson, [1978] c1974.
    • 1978
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 79-1852Offsite
  • Die Kunst zu zaubern : mit e. Sammlung d. interessantesten Kunststücke zum Nutzen u. Vergnügen für jedermann / Alexander Adrion. Erstveröff.

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    • Köln : DuMont, 1978.
    • 1978
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 79-2547Offsite
  • The great science magic show / by Ned Arnold and Lois Arnold ; illustrated by Tom Huffman.

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    • New York : F. Watts, 1979
    • 1979
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 80-1254Offsite
  • Handbuch der Magie / Jochen Zmeck. 1. Aufl.

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    • Berlin : Henschelverlag, 1978.
    • 1978
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 80-1221Offsite
  • The giant illustrated book of magic tricks / by Ray-Mond.

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    • Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : Tab Books, 1981.
    • 1981
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 81-1591Offsite
  • The amateur magician's handbook / by Henry Hay [i.e. J.B. Mussey] ; photographs by Audrey Alley.

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    • New York : Harper & Row, c1982.
    • 1982
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 82-1021Offsite
  • Bill Severn's Impromptu magic / illustrated by Richard Kaufman.

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    • New York : Scribner, c1982.
    • 1982
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MWFB 83-576Offsite
  • Mögliche Unmöglichkeiten : zaubern ohne Fingerfertigkeit / Allan ; [Illustrationen und Vignetten, Susi Bohdal ; Umschlag und Graphiken, Maria Blazejovsky].

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    • Wien : Österreichischer Bundesverlag, c1982.
    • 1982
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 85-4053Offsite
  • The modern conjurer and drawing-room entertainer [microform] / by C. Lang Neil ; with an introduction by Charles Bertram ; explaining and illustrating tricks by J.N. Maskelyne ... [et al.]

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    • Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, 1902.
    • 1902
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text *Z-5115Offsite
  • The amateur magician's handbook / by Henry Hay [i.e. J.B. Mussey] ; photographs by Audrey Alley.

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    • New York : New American Library, 1974.
    • 1974
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text JFC 92-3135Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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  • Martin's miracles : the magic of Martin Lewis / written and illustrated by Eric C. Lewis.

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    • Pasadena, CA : Magical Publications, c1985
    • 1985
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 93-10693Offsite
  • Jim Ravel's theatrical pickpocketing / written and illustrated by Paul Butler ; edited by Mike Caveney.

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    • Pasadena, Calif. : Magical Publications, c1988
    • 1988
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 93-10692Offsite
  • Mike Caveney's Magicomedy : a serious look at some humorous magic / illustrated by Eric Lewis.

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    • Pasadena, Calif. : Magical Publications, 1989, c1981.
    • 1989-1981
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 93-10515Offsite
  • The crowning miracles : fifty years of magic / by Eric C. Lewis ; illustrated by the author.

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    • Sierra Madre, CA (641 Skyland Dr., Sierra Madre 91024) : Magical Publications, c1983.
    • 1983
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 93-10669Offsite
  • A continuation of miracles : fifty years of magic / by Eric C. Lewis ; illustrated by the author.

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    • Sierra Madre, CA : Magical Publications, c1980.
    • 1980
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 93-10668Offsite
  • Mark Wilson's greatest magic tricks.

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    • Philadelphia, Pa. : Courage Books, c1993.
    • 1993
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 94-3198Offsite
  • Conjurians' discoveries / John Booth ; introduction by Norm Nielsen.

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    • Los Alamitos, Calif. : Ridgeway Press, 1992.
    • 1992
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 94-6799Offsite
  • How to spit nickels : and 101 other cool tricks you never learned to do as a kid / by Jack Mingo ; illustrations by Michele Montez.

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    • Chicago : Contemporary Books, c1993.
    • 1993
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 94-8127Offsite
  • Bill Severn's amazing magic / Bill Severn ; illustrated by Timothy Wenk.

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    • Harrisburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c1992.
    • 1992
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 94-8770Offsite
  • Tricks of the imagination / by Robert E. Neale ; illustrated by Kelly Lyles ; pre-illustrative photography by Debbie Murray.

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    • Seattle, Wash. : Hermetic Press, c1991.
    • 1991
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 94-9051Offsite
  • Professional patter for working mentalists : a style manual for creating professional-level patter for your mental and psychic-entertainment routines / by Bascom Jones.

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    • Bakersfield, Calif. : Magick Publications, c1992.
    • 1992
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 94-12663Offsite
  • Person to person : a book of telephone telepathy / Lewis Jones.

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    • [Calgary] : Hades Publications, c1991.
    • 1991
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 94-14409Offsite
  • 100 magic tricks / Ian Adair.

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    • Secausus, NJ : Chartwell Books, c1991.
    • 1991
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 95-4071Offsite
  • Recycling the magical way : no trash, just solid routines to earn you cash! / [Michael Rappa].

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    • Antelope, CA : Rappa Entertainment, c1994.
    • 1994
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 97-8724Offsite
  • Amazing magic tricks / Dave Brown & Paul Reeve.

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    • London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley, 1995.
    • 1995
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text JFE 95-14366Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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  • A candid view of Maskelyne's, 1916-17 / Anne Davenport and John Salisse.

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    • Leicester : J. Davenport, 1995.
    • 1995
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 96-15998Offsite
  • Old conjuring books: a bibliographical and historical study with a supplementary check-list [by] Trevor H. Hall.

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    • London, Duckworth, 1972.
    • 1972
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 96-1291 Offsite
  • Les trucs du théâtre, du cirque et de la foire / par Max de Nansouty.

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    • Paris : Libr. A. Colin, 1909.
    • 1909
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MWE [RBS] 95-133Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Page Wright's Manuscript : sixty years of lost secrets / by T. Page Wright.

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    • South Pasadena, Calif. : Daniel's Den, 1991.
    • 1991
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 96-1812Offsite
  • The magic of Micah Lasher : more than 50 tricks that will amaze and delight everyone, including you / Michah Lasher.

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    • New York : Simon & Schuster, c1996.
    • 1996
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 96-16057Offsite
  • Historia de la magia y el ilusionismo en la Argentina : desde sus orígenes hasta el siglo XIX inclusive / Mauro A. Fernández "Fénix" ; prólogo histórico de Teodoro Klein ; prólogo mágico de Ricardo "Fantasio" Roucau.

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    • Buenos Aires : [s.n.], 1996
    • 1996
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC 97-8798Offsite
  • Peerless prestidigitation : being a collection of entirely new ideas and effects in the fascinating art of modern magic / by Herbert De Caston; assisted by the leading South African magicians.

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    • London : Hamley Brothers, Ltd., c1910.
    • 1910
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC [RBS] 97-870 (De Caston, H. Peerless prestidigitation)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • The Magician, or Magic of the sciences : containing wonderful exploits, amusing experiments, occult sciences, mechanical recreations, scientific amusements, &c.

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    • London : W. Strange, 1834.
    • 1834
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC [RBS] 97-908 (Magician)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • The conjurer's vade mecum, by J.F. Orrin ... with a foreword by Will Goldston ... With 80 diagrams and illustrations by the author.

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    • London, S. Paul & co., [1922?]
    • 1922
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC [RBS] 97-926 (Orrin, J. F. Conjurer's vade mecum)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Ingleby's Whole art of legerdemain : containing all the tricks and deceptions (never before published) as performed by the Emperor of Conjurors at the Minor Theatre, with copious explanations : also several new and astonishing philosophical and mathematical experiments, with preliminary observations, including directions for practising the slight of hand.

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    • London : Printed for T. Hughes and C. Chaple, [1815]
    • 1815
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC [RBS] 97-921 (Ingleby, T. Ingleby's Whole art of legerdemain)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • The model book of dreams, fortune teller, and epitome of parlor entertainments, comprising interpretation of dreams, fortune telling, charades, tableaux vivants, parlor games, parlor magic, scientific amusements, etc., etc., by Henry Temple and Cordelia M. Ottley.

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    • Cincinnati, J.R. Hawley, 1864.
    • 1864
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MZC [RBS] 97-954 (Temple, H. Model book of dreams)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Fakirs, fumistes & cie ...

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    • Paris, Les Éditions de France, c1926.
    • 1926
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text YLD (Heuze, P. Fakirs, Fumistes & Cie)Offsite
  • The boy's treasury of sports, pastimes, and recreations / with four engravings by Samuel Williams.

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    • London : D. Bogue, 86, Fleet Street, 1847
    • 1847
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text MV (Boy's treasury of sports)Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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