Magic Books (by Topic)
Biography
We perform on the shoulders of giants, past and present. You can size up those giants in biographies of their lives and times. Perfecting a magic trick is rewarding, but learning about the creator behind it is a sure way to enjoy it even more.
Used Magic Books
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Willard: A Life Under Canvas
Written by David Charvet
Mike Caveney, 2008, hard cover, issued without dust jacket, 370 p.
Used: $67.00
V.I.P.: $61.00
V.I.P.: $61.00
Great Magicians In Great Moments
Written by Irving Desfor
Lee Jacobs, 1983, hard cover, 208 p.
Used: $56.00
The Master Magicians
Written by Walter B. Gibson
Citadel 1966, soft cover, 221 p.
Used: $5.00
The Master Magicians
Written by Walter B. Gibson
Doubleday 1966, hard cover, 221 p.
Used: $18.00
V.I.P.: $16.00
V.I.P.: $16.00
Herrmann The Magician: His Life; His Secrets
About the magic of Carl Herrmann
About the magic of Alexander Herrmann
Written by H.J. Burlingame
Laird & Lee, 2007, hard cover, 295 p.. limited to 400 copies, water damaged
Used: $40.00
Houdini: A Pictorial Life
About the magic of Harry Houdini
Written by Milbourne Christopher
Gramercy Books, 1998, hard cover, dust jacket, 218 p.
Was: $15.00
Sale: $9.40
Sale: $9.40
Houdini: A Pictorial Life
About the magic of Harry Houdini
Written by Milbourne Christopher
Crowell 1976, hard cover, dust jacket, 218 p., ex library
Used: $32.00
The Original Houdini Scrapbook
About the magic of Harry Houdini
Written by Walter B. Gibson
Sterling 1976, soft cover, dust jacket, 224 p.
Was: $31.00
Sale: $15.00
Sale: $15.00
Houdini: His Life and Art
About the magic of Harry Houdini
Co-written by James Randi
Co-written by Bert Sugar
Grosset & Dunlap, 1977 printing, hard cover, dust jacket, 191 p. ex-library
Used: $20.00
V.I.P.: $18.00
V.I.P.: $18.00
The Secrets of Houdini
Co-written by Harry Houdini
Co-written by J.C. Cannell
Dover 1973, soft cover, 279 p.
Used: $6.00
Bill Severn's Guide to Magic as a Hobby
Written by Bill Severn
McKay 1979, hard cover, dust jacket, 280 p.
Used: $15.00
Creative World of Conjuring
Written by John N. Booth
Ridgeway Press, 1990, hard cover, dust jacket, 262 p., inscribed
Used: $30.00
100 Houdini Tricks you can do
About the magic of Harry Houdini
Written by Joseph Dunninger
Fawcett 1944, soft cover, 142 p.
Used: $9.00
The Edison of Magic And His Incredible Creations
Co-written by Burling Hull
Co-written by Samuel Patrick Smith
Samuel & Lee Smith, 1st ed. 1977, soft cover, 112 p.
Used: $27.00
The Ganson Book
Written by Lewis Ganson
Supreme 1982, hard cover, damaged dust jacket, 232 p.
Used: $30.00
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
About the magic of Nate Leipzig
Written by Lewis Ganson
L&L 2000, hard cover, dust jacket, 207 p.
Used: $31.00
New Magic Books
Milo & Roger, two boys from poor families, Arthur Brandon and Roger Coker followed a shared passion — Magic! Theirs is a story of a semi-charmed life filled with laughter, humanity, bawdiness and poignance. Milo & Roger takes you from the stages of church basements to the most prestigious stages in the world. One of the most entertaining autobiographies ever written, and one you will have trouble putting down.
Milo & Roger
About the magic of Arthur Brandon
About the magic of Roger Coker
Written by Arthur Brandon
Hermetic Press 1999, hard cover, dust jacket, 418 p.
New: $37.00
V.I.P.: $32.00
V.I.P.: $32.00
Ann Eliza Heathman was born in 1849. Her ability to make people believe she could summon the shades of the departed brought her to the attention of H. Melville Fay, an unscrupulous fraudulent medium. Under his guidance, Annie conquered America and then Europe, becoming Anna Eva Fay, the girl who baffled William Crookes, one of the most respected scientists of the age.
The Indescribable Phenomenon
About the magic of Anna Eva Fay
Written by Barry H. Wiley
Hermetic Press 2005, hard cover, dust jacket, 454 p.
New: $65.00
V.I.P.: $60.00
V.I.P.: $60.00
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