Vintage Magic Auction

As an avid collector of vintage magic books it came to my attention yesterday that a large number of vintage magic books had recently been listed on eBay.

Included are a large number of books by one of my favourite authors: Will Goldston and many are 1st editions. The only reason I’m sharing the information is that there are a number of gems for sale and I own most of them already, otherwise I would be keeping my cards very close to my chest. At the time of this post, most items still have 5 days to go.

You can view the items by clicking here.

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Hiding the Elephant

Jim Steinmeyer’s book is a journey thorough the rich history of magicians, their creations and their quest for the impossible. Starting with Houdini’s famous and infamous illusion of making an elephant disappear, Jim traces the various inventions in “optical conjuring,” from Pepper’s Ghost to Tobin’s Proteus Cabinet and the famous wonders at Egyptian Hall. Covering all magicians of the day, Chung-Ling Soo, Lafayette, Houdini and Will Goldston. [more...]