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Highlights of this closely-curated sale include remarkable rarities from the golden age of conjuring: a diverse array of Houdiniana, Victorian magic apparatus, relics from the stages of St. George's Hall, rare posters, select modern props, and choice ephemera. Purchase Catalog Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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Ninety Volumes from the Catalog of Hermetic Press and Stephen Minch. Seattle: Hermetic Press et al., 1989-2022.
Lot 363

Ninety Volumes from the Catalog of Hermetic Press and Stephen Minch. Seattle: Hermetic Press et al., 1989-2022.

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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Ninety Volumes from the Catalog of Hermetic Press and Stephen Minch. Seattle: Hermetic Press et al., 1989-2022. Including: 

MINCH, Stephen. The New York Magic Symposium Collection. Two, Three, Four, and Five. New York: NYMS, 1984-1986. 4to. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by MINCH. 

MEAD, Eric. Tangled Web. Seattle: Hermetic Press, 2006. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. 

SLAIGHT, Allan. The James File. Vols. 1-2. Seattle: Hermetic Press, 2000. 4to. FIRST EDITION. With  JAMES, Stewart. Stewart James in Print: The First Fifty Years. Toronto: Jogestja, 1989. 4to. FIRST EDITION. 

GIOBBI, Roberto. Roberto Giobbi's Card College. Vols. 1-5. Seattle: Hermetic Press, 1995-2003. 8vo.

CHARLES, Kirk. Standing Up. United States: Conjurer's Press, 1987. 8vo. With Kirk Charles' Manual of Restaurant Magic. Seattle: Hermetic Press, 1989. 8vo. SIGNED by Kirk Charles and Stephen Minch.

MINCH, Stephen. The Book of Forgotten Secrets. Seattle: Hermetic Press, 2009. 8vo. Z of 26 SIGNED and lettered presentation copies. 

LYONS, P. Howard. Ibidem. Vols 1-3. 4to. DELUXE EDITIONS #46 of 50/#3 of 50/#3 of 50. SIGNED by Lyons. 

MINCH, Stephen. For Your Entertainment Pleasure. Sierra Madre: Magical Publications, 1982. 8vo. SIGNED by Minch. INSCRIBED by Daryl. 

...and more. Complete list available upon request. 

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