Gordon Howatt (24 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. Gordon M. Howatt (illustrator). 1st Edition. Poor due to the covers being detached and in two pieces. A rubber stamped name at top edge of title page. No other prior owner markings. A reading copy. One of Marlo's more influential pamphlets affectionately referred to by cardicians as "The Spade Book.".

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Gordon M. Howatt (illustrator). 1st Edition. Rubber stamped address of magic dealer on title page, some to covers and pages as expectedr. Overall, good. Treatise on mentalism and pseudo-spirit manifestations for theatrical performance. 30 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 8 1/2" x 11", tape binding, mimeo, 28 sheets, printed on recto only. VG: mild toning and dust-soiling, light wear to the tape binding at its edges and head; solid binding, clean text.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Gordon Malcolm Howatt (illustrator). 1st Edition. Some abrasions to pink covers and shading from a removed sticker. No markings. Overall good. 19 pages of tricks, gags and stunts. Nicely illustrated. Attractive cover artwork.

Stapled - Side Stapled. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 24 pages. Back cover missing. Size: 8.5 x 11 Inches.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Near Very Good. Howatt, Gordon (illustrator). 5th Printing. Fifth printing, stapled wraps, has tiny bumps to spine ends and corners, faint shelfwear to edges, a hint of sunning to spine, and small penciled notes to some pages, otherwise a solid, bright Near VG copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Gordon M. Howatt (illustrator). 1974 4th printing. Good with some age-discoloration to covers. No markings. 27 pages, illustrated with drawings.

Plastic Comb Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 76 pages. Combines three books: "Traveling Ghost", "Restless Spook" and "Let's Make Magic" Size: 8.5 x 11 Inches.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Gordon Howatt (illustrator).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Circa 1950. Text clean, binding sound. Covers in very good condition. A nice copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Gordon M. Howatt (illustrator). 1981 5th printing. Very good, no markings. One of Marlo's more influential pamphlets affectionately referred to by cardicians as "The Spade Book.".

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Gordon M. Howatt (illustrator). 1st Edition. Has a couple light, reddish stains to front cover, otherwise good with no interior markings. An excellent source of information about dice stacking, controls, switches, etc. Nicely illustrated with drawings. 48 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Toning to covers, some edge wear, rubber-stamped former owner address on front cover. No prior owner writing. 25 pages in pale green pictorial stiff paper covers. Ideas for small props. No workshop plans. A few of the drawings include some dimensions.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). This is a look behind the scenes of the Restless Spook Routine. Book is in good condition with general wear and soil. 25 pages, 8.5 x 11.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gordon Howatt (illustrator). All in VG internal condition. Yellow card covers attractively illustrated. Rather spotted and a little faded. ND, believed 1942.

Condition: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Tuesday, May 26 (holiday SALE item)* 25 pp., softcover, covers age-toned, bump to upper corner else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Howatt, Gordon; Olson, Robert (illustrator). 8vo (imperial). A new and revised edition which combines three books, "Travelling Ghost," "Restless Spook," and "Let's Make Magic." Formerly issued in mimeograph form, the Howatt illustrations have been put into India ink by Robert Olson. [N.d., ca. 1950.] Pink card wraps, staple bound. 76 p.p. B&W illustrations in-text. Light sunning to spine and edges, some light soiling to covers. Staining to p.p. 22-23.

Condition: Good. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated, 28 pages. Soiling to covers and pages edges, else good. Condition may vary slightly from the photograph.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps (PB) in very good condition with small one inch strip, missing top left cover, next to spine. Nifty illustration of a ghost on yellow cover. Instruction includes Silks of Satan An Idea The Traveling Ghost The Transpo Silk Practical One Hand Pass ,Spectacular Suggestion Ace Production Box A Novel Production The Spirit Box The Gregarious Cards 13 Biliken from Milliken The Inseparable Giants Temple of Menakahtem Shawls of Trian Foo Lum . Scarce book from when more people believed and there was less skepticism in the world. 28 pages.

Softcover Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Gordon M. Howatt (illustrator). There is foxing/toning to yellow card covers.

RED CLOTH. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: POOR. HOWATT, GORDON M. (illustrator). *FIRST EDITION*. 202 PAGES. THE DUST JACKET IS WORN, DAMPSTAINED, RIPPED AND CHIPPED, BUT NEAR COMPLETE. IT IS IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER AND LOOKS A BIT BETTER THAN DESCRIBED. THE BOOK HAS SURVIVED OVER SIXTY YEARS AND IS, AMAZINGLY, IN NICE CONDITION Size: OCTAVO.

Small 4to. 76pp. B/w. illustrations. Soiled and rubbed original pictorial pink wrapps. printed in blue. US$15.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 76 pages. Illustrated. 1 Let's Make Magic: introduction to Gordon M. Howatt 2 The Art Studio Illusionette: silks are removed from a broken through painting 3 The Vibratory Deck: performer cuts to any card called for, blindfolded (how to make the gimmicked deck) 6 The Malcolm Blindfold: a clever blindfold that can be transparent or opaque as desired 7 The Scintillating Spectre: a small ghost rises, dances, and goes back into its box 10 A No-Hands Bowl Production: fishbowl appears on a table 10 The Herculean Magician: bending a nail in your hand 11 An Impossible Card Routine: Three selections are found, two by spelling, one by cutting the Joker 13 Dry Wine: three glasses of confetti poured from empty tube 14 Victory Liquid Production: hat load preserves liquid without a cover 15 Mumbo Jumbo: a ribbon is cut on a jumbo card and then restored 16 Psychic Discovery: magician determines which of 5 cards on a tray was selected 17 The Detachable Die: Wooden die is clearly "locked" into a holder with a ribbon, yet is instantly removed 18 Unfinished Business: an incomplete idea for a roulette wheel prediction effect 19 The All Purpose Slate: making a pocketed slate for mentalism 21 Revived Silk Penetration: Quickie in which a wand seems to penetrate a handkerchief 22 The Inseparable Cards: Three Queens separated by three indifferent cards join back together 23 Plastic Pendant: Two cords are threaded through a Lucite board, and the board is released 26 How To Make a Changing Bag: a simple but useful utility. The Restless Spook by Gordon M. Howatt A brilliant collection of 17 entertaining magical effects for you to perform. Complete plans for making, learning and presenting: THE PENETRATING RIBBON thru the back of the hand, visibly! THE UNPREDICTABLE DIE a 3" die vanishes, appears, changes color, vanishes again, changes color again, and reappears. GOOFUS a string with eight ends. Both pocket and stage versions. Can also use this method to make your own Prof. Cheer's Comedy Rope Trick. RIBBON THRU THE BODY with a single length of ribbon. ARCHIMEDES' WELL a visible production. A BORROWED DECK a hank, and a rubber band is all you need to make great magic. MAGICAL INTERLUDE a comedy routine for any act. PERFECT PRESTIDIGITATION anyone can manipulate coins with this idea. COLOR DIVINATION eyeless vision with ten colors. Would sell for ten dollars anywhere. MENTAL CONTROL OF THE PHYSICAL six silks obey the audience s commands. PSYCHIC BOOK OF MATCHES they change color and predict a card. LEFT TO RIGHT, WITH A GLASS OF MILK a transposition. COLOR CHANGING RIBBONS brought up to date. THE EXAMINABLE EGG BAG with a surprise finish. THE RESTLESS SPOOK vanishes from his shroud, snatches the shroud with him, exchanges it for the altar candle, goes back to rest, with the candle, in his coffin! A miniature illusion. This would sell for $100 from a "bizarre magick" shop. EGG TRIO three eggs dropped into a bag, appear one at a time in a glass. TOPSY TURVY CIGARETTE end over end without end. The Traveling Ghost - Contents: 1 Silks of Satan 4 An Idea 4 The Traveling Ghost 6 The Transpo Silk 7 Practical One Hand Pass 8 Spectacular Suggestion 9 Ace Production Box 10 A Novel Production 11 The Spirit Box 12 The Gregarious Cards 13 Biliken from Milliken 15 The Inseparable Giants 16 Temple of Menakahtem 22 Shawls of Trian Foo Lum (VM#1).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Gordon M. Howatt (illustrator). 1st Edition. Near fine with no markings, no bookplate. Flat spine with no cracks or creases. 248 pages.