Recent Arrivals from Independent Books

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955 With an introduction by Fulton Oursler and an unpublished chapter by the late Harry Kellar, most famous of American magicians. Shows the casually superficial, perhaps rather scornful amateur, as well as the layman, what wonders of intelligence and technical refinement exist in real conjuring, so that these laymen and amateurs might learn to love… Read more about this item

Various, 1000 1) A Year of Grace : Passages Chosen & Arranged to Express a Mood about God and Man (Gollancz, 1950, no ISBN, Very Good); 2) Baha'u'llah And the New Era : An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith (Esslemont, 1976, ISBN 0877430004, Good Plus); 3) Awakening Osiris : A New Translation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead (Ellis,… Read more about this item

New York: Croydon Publishing Company, 1953 Includes sections on intimate tricks, basic card sleights, magic with cards, coin magic, conjuring cigarettes, stage tricks, card tricks, card fans and flourishes, and hints to the amateur magician. Over 200 photographs. Condition notes: 96 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean, ivory/tanned, tight; all edges deeply tanned, previous owner stamp to title page, corners mildly… Read more about this item

Various, 1000 1) A Year of Grace : Passages Chosen & Arranged to Express a Mood about God and Man (Gollancz, 1950, no ISBN, Very Good); 2) 1) Tao Te Ching : A New English Version (Mitchell, 1988, ISBN 0060160012, Very Good); 2) Tao Te Ching (Tzu, 1963, no ISBN, Very Good Minus); 3) the Zen Koan : Its History… Read more about this item

New York: D. Robbins & Company, Inc., 1968 Includes tricks from Absorbing News to Zombie, plus giveaways, plus books from Ad Libs to You'd Be Surprised. 8 unnumbered pages.

E-Z Magic Company, 1000 Stapled spine. Circa late 1960s. From the E-Z Magic Company. D. Robbins & Co. Inc. stamp to front cover. From the comedy eight trick to the Victory Girl production.

Not Stated: E-Z Magic Company, 1000 Stapled spine. From Routined Magic by Senor Mardo to Do That Again by Parrish and Weigle, a catalog of magical reading. D. Robbins & Co. Inc. stamp to front cover.

Various, 1000 1) Tao in Ten (Simpkins and Simpkins, 2002, ISBN 0804834512, Fine); 2) A Buddhist Bible (Goddard, 1970, ISBN 080705951X, Very Good Minus); 3) the Buddhist's Way (Saddhatissa, 1971, ISBN 0042940710, Good Only); 4) Buddhist America : Centers, Retreats, Practices (Morreale and Kornfield, 1988, ISBN 091252894X, Fine Minus); 5) Avadhuta Gita : The Song of the Ever-Free (Avathuta, 1994,… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1967 Stapled spine. "Exclusively for members of the international brotherhood of magicians." Photo of John Fabjance to front. Magic Dealers Hocus-Pocus Parade, Expert Escamoteur's Equipment, Studies in Conjuring Literature, Autobiography of John Booth, more.

Not Stated: Not Stated, 1000 Stapled spine. Circa late 1960s. Condition notes: 16 numbered pp +2. From burnt and restored paper strip to Hank's production die, all manner of imported magic.

Various, 1000 1) Be As You Are: the Teachings of SRI Ramana Maharshi (Godman, 1985, ISBN 9780140190625, Fine Minus); 2) The Dawn of Tantra (Guenther and Trungpa, 1975, ISBN 0877730598, Very Good); 3) Tatra : The Cult of Ecstasy (Sinha, 1993, ISBN 0600599981, Fine); 4) Tantra : The Indian Cult of Ecstasy (Rawson, 1973, no ISBN, Very Good Plus). From… Read more about this item

New York: Max Holden, 1940 "Together with its secrets it now stands alone as undoubtedly the greatest and most complete encyclopedia of card tricks ever conceived." Condition notes: 403 numbered pp +1; HB, no DJ. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, small frontis; all edges well tanned, front hinge starting, PO small label to front paste down, stamp of store to FFEP.… Read more about this item

Not Stated: Not Stated, 1000 Stapled spine. Circa late 1960s. Condition notes: 28 numbered pp +1. From sensational mystiks to modern levitations, all manner of popular magic.

Colon: Abbott Magic Company, 1964 Large format. Includes hundreds of items from Abbott's 10 to Zombie. Disbound, covers and all pages present. Needs re-gluing. Covers are modestly worn, bottom corners thumbed, light stains to covers.

New York: D. Robbins & Company, Inc., 1000 In worn manila envelope addressed to E-Z Magic Company by D. Robbins & Company, Inc. Undated, but based on postage and style about mid- to late-1960s. Includes promotional letter/order form/return envelope from D. Robbins & Company, Inc., E-Z magic catalog number 24, two advertising broadsides, a wholesale price list, and a catalog… Read more about this item

North Chicago: E-Z Magic Company, 1000 Stapled spine. 74 pages, from the Cutting a Woman and Half Rope Trick to the X-Ray Card Deck plus magical supplies and accessories. We have multiple copies.

Various, 1000 1) Mind Training (Tulku, 2007, ISBN 9781559392785, Fine Minus); 2) Initiations and Initiates in Tibet (David-Neel, 1970, no ISBN, Very Good); 3) Zen in the Art of Painting (Brinker, 1987, ISBN 1850630585, Very Good); 4)Tai Chi Chuan and I Ching (Liu, 1972, no ISBN, Very Good Minus); 5) The Experience of Insight : a Simple and Direct Guide… Read more about this item

Various, 1000 1) Lady of the Lotus-Born : The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal (the Padmakara Translation Group [translator], 1999, ISBN 1570625441, Very Good); 2) Twilight Goddess : Spiritual Feminism and Feminine Spirituality (Cleary and Aziz, 2000, ISBN 1570624992, fine/fine); 3) mother of the universe: visions of the goddess and Tantric hymns of Enlightenment (Hixson, 1994, ISBN 083560702X, Fine… Read more about this item

Various, 1000 1) The Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet : My Land and My People (Howarth [editor], 1964, no ISBN, Good Plus, mass-market paperback); 2) The last Dalai Lama : A Biography (Goodman, 1986, ISBN 0877734003, Very Good); 3) The Divine Madman: the Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Kunley (Dowman and Paljor [translators], 1998, ISBN… Read more about this item

Various, 1000 1) Tibetan Sound Healing (Wangyal [Rinpoche], 2006, ISBN 1591794277, Fine/Fine-); 2) The Practice of Lojong : Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind (Kyabgon, 2007, ISBN 9781590303788, Fine-); 3) A Tibetan Buddhist Companion, Kunsang, 2003, ISBN 1570628610, Fine/Fine-); 4) Natural Great Perfection, Khenpo, 1995, ISBN 1559390492, Fine); 5) Teachings of Tibetan Yoga, Chang, 1963, No ISBN, VG/Good Only); 6)… Read more about this item