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Winter Magic Sale

Sat, Dec 3, 2016 11:00AM EST - Sun, Dec 4, 2016 11:00AM EST
Lot 293

Large File of Periodicals, Catalogs, and Programs on Collecting Magic

Estimate: $400 - $600

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[Miscellaneous – Magic Collecting] Large File of Periodicals, Catalogs, and Programs on Collecting Magic. 1940s – 2000s. Filling a large carton, accumulated and neatly organized by a single collector, including a partial file of Magic Cauldron (47 of 64 issues, including most supplements (not fully collated), with an original copy of N1 presented to Rex Conklin, plus a few scattered issues of “New Series,” and “You Can’t Tell a Book By Its Cover: An Overview of Magical Bookie and Magic Cauldron”); a partial file of Collectors’ Bulletin (Vols. 1 – 3 [12 of 20 issues]); Magic Black & White (1960; inscribed and signed by Heyl to Conklin); a partial file of Magicol (N87 [May 1988] – N173 [Nov. 2009]), plus indices and supplements; a group of 23 “Magic Collectors’ Weekend” programs; Paul Fleming Book Reviews Vol .1 (1944); Cues for Collectors (1964); three magic-related Swann Galleries auction catalogs (Neil See, Manny Weltman, Milbourne Christopher); plus a quantity of book and price lists from dealers including Leo Rullman, Thayer, David Meyer, Byron Walker, Argus Book Shop, and others. Condition generally fine.

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