Box Ephemera, Signed (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. This is a Miscellaneous Lot of Magic Ephemera, including DVDs, how-to instructions, performers programs (some signed), ticket stubs from shows, headshots, and a boxed magic trick with all parts included and instructions. While some of the printed instructions have mild creasing and wear, all items are generally clean and unmarked with sound bindings. DVDs lack scratching or wear. An overall solid collection of magic-related items and ephemera. This set is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. IN THIS COLLECTION: -Lance Burton Program Book [SIGNED, with 2 Ticket Stubs and Show Pamphlet] -Marco the Magi's Production of "Le Grand David and his own Spectacular Magic Company" (Performer's Program) -Expressions of a World Champion Magician (SIGNED) -Meir Yedid's Memorable Magic: English/French Edition (SIGNED) -Kenneth Feld Presents Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage (1990) -Kenneth Feld Presents Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage (1998) -Lance Burton: Master Magician (Performer's Program) -Cirque Du Soleil (Souvenir Program, 1998, with 2 Ticket Stubs) -Stevens Magic Emporium Presents: Solid Silver Levitation -The Crazy Man's Handcuffs -Blue Crystal Magic Trick Set (With "Crystal" box, plastic gimmick card, transparent blue sheet, and instructions) -Fire Proof (Magic Trick Pamphlet) -The How To Book of the Zombie -Further Tips on Zombie -Fire Magic (Fire Eating Plus Many Fire Tricks) -Cardboard Connection: "The World's Only Linking Card Routine" -Headshot of Andre Kole with Performance Pamphlet (SIGNED) -Cardboard Photograph of Mark Wilson (signed) -The Upton Rising Card Trick (Hand Printed Card Numbered 324/600) -Flaming Head Chest (Printed Instructions) -The P.K. Factor (Printed Instructions) -Steve Dusheck's World Famous Wunderbar [SIGNED] -Steel Ball and Mirror (Printed Instructions) -Impromptu Linking Coathangers (Printed Instructions) -Squeeze Through (Printed Instructions) -Homemade DVD Labeled "Siegfried and Roy's Last Performance 20/20" -DVD Instructions for 2 Magic Tricks (Dani DaOrtiz's Followers and Lennart Green's Mirror Count) -Wonder by Design DVD; Franz Steinmeyer's Palingenesia DVD -Material from an Unincluded/Unknown Book (A small plastic sheet, a pair of 3D glasses, and a printed paper reading "WARNING! ATTENTION! READ THIS FIRST! Turn to page 102 in this book RIGHT NOW.").

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. It Catches My Heart in Its Hands was produced by Jon and Louise Webb, founders of LouJon Press. It was printed on an old sheet-fed press and bound in their tiny apartment in New Orleans in 1963. Unlike the Bukowski chapbooks that came before, this was a true book and an incredible book at that. This incredibly beautiful book is every bit a piece of art as the poetry itself. It was hand-printed on thick paper stock of various colors, dispersed with tissues and hand-bound with a cork-lined cover. The detail, the printing methods, the craftsmanship, and the pure insanity it took to create the book was as unparalleled then and as it is today What actually makes this copy rare is the white, heavy stock page on which Bukowski has added a quotation. This page is absent in "regular" copies of the book. Instead, on the "regular" copies, Bukowski's signature and date appears on the first blank page, which is purple. Why Jon Webb stopped sending Bukowski the white pages for signing is unknown. Perhaps he couldn't afford the white paper stock for all copies and started sending him the purple pages to sign. On the white page on this copy, Bukowski has written: WEAK MEN ARGUE IN CROWDS; STRONG ME CRY IN THE DARK. Charles Bukowski 4-7-63 In this copy, Bukowski has also added his signature with another quotation on the purple page where just the signature and date would normally appear. This is dated 12-15-63, so Bukowski wrote this much later than the white page. At some point, the white and purple pages were inserted into the copy together: THE POETS WOULD BE MUCH WORSE THAN THEY ARE ONLY IT DOESN'T PAY ENOUGH. This copy has the orange/red color block over the title and the turquoise lines on the cork cover, but other colors were used on these copies as well. The wrap-around jacket underneath the cork is on yellow paper (some are white). I've heard from more than one person that the ones with the turquoise lines are also rarer, but that's not the case in my experience, so don't buy a copy just for that. This copy also comes with the uncommon letterpress sheet that is a facsimile of the letter he sent to the Webbs upon receiving the first copy of the book on November 23, 1963. The sheet measures 10.5" x 8" and is folded once, with the deckled edge sticking out above the portion of the sheet paper below it. The other three pages are blank. The letterpress sheet is in Fine condition. This copy also comes with a customer Clamshell Box. In addition to publishing two Bukowski books, Jon and Louise "Gypsy Lou" Webb published four issues of The Outsider magazine, which became the standard for poetry journals at the time. No other publication attracted nearly the talent that appeared in its pages and the production value of the magazine itself was unrivaled. Bukowski appeared in all four issues, with a large collection of poems in Outsider 1 (1961) and as the named "Outside of the Year" in Outsider 3 (1963), featuring Bukowski on the cover and a large center section. File Box 1 and Case 5. Signed by Author(s).