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Featuring the collection of magic bibliographer Stephen Forrester, this premier sale will feature highlights from his library of rare, old, and unusual conjuring books from the seventeenth century to the present day. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 359

[MENTALISM]. Group of 31 Booklets on Mentalism. [V.p., ca. ...

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[MENTALISM]. Group of 31 Booklets on Mentalism. [V.p., ca. 20th century]. 8vos. Publisher’s wrappers. Generally worn, soiled, toned, occasional ownership markings. Very good or better. VARIOUS EDITIONS. Some titles include: La Vellma’s Vaudeville Budget for Mind-Readers Magicians and Ventriloquists; Magic and Mind Reading Tricks You Can Do; Vaudeville Hypnotism; Vaudeville Mind Reading; Thought-Reading Exposed; Dream Book Bridal Superstitions; The Last Word Blindfold Methods by Burling Hull; World’s Best Psychic Book-Tests by “Volta”; Magical Mentalism; How to Read People’s Minds or, the Mystery of Mind Reading Revealed; Wehman’s Wizards’ Manual Secrets of Mind Reading Magic and Ventriloquism; Stanyon’s New Silent Thought Transmission; Roth Memory Course (7 volumes); Thoughtful Magic by Harry Leat; and more.

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