1898 Spirit Slate Writing Book Mind Reading Seances Tricks Magic Martinka & Co

Rare Original antique hardcover book from 1898 First Edition . . .

By William E. Robinson (Assistant to the late Alexander Herrmann)

Quite an auspicious book!!

Whether you are interested in:  ~  Mind Reading  ~  Table Lifting  ~  Spirit Rapping  ~  Slate  ~  Seances  ~  Spriit Tricks . . . they are ALL here!

66 Illustrations

Copyright Munn & Co in 1898

This has a pasteover sticker on the title page of the famous Martinka & Co., New York

Al Flosso's magic shop, From 1939 - 1976 Flosso owned and operated Martinka & Co, New York City, America's oldest magic company, once co-owned by Harry Houdini, also later known as the Flosso/Hornman Magic Co.

Martinka & Company (founded in 1877) were the World's largest manufacturers and importers of fine magical apparatus & novelties.

Over its almost 150 year old existence, generations of magicians and enthusiasts have congregated there, which have included the likes of Alexander Herrmann, Harry Kellar, Howard Thurston, and the great Houdini. Martinka & Co. are still in business today but were moved to Midland Park, New Jersey in 2004. 

Alexander Herrmann (1844 – 1896), better known as Herrmann the Great, was a 19th-century French magician. His wife, Adelaide Herrmann, was famously known as the "Queen of Magic."

I show you the Table of Contents and many examples of the text and illustrations . . .

 There are only a couple of these that can be found on the web and they ask $450 . . . so I am somewhat cheaper for this rare guy!!

7 3/4 ” x 5 1/2” with 146 pgs plus Index and advertising

Original red cloth boards. Upper with black pictorial design and gold gilt lettering.

Condition:   Very Good condition – complete and tightly bound  ~ inside pages are very good with no writing (I did not check every page) with the exception of a name (Ben Hobson 1900) at the top of the frontis illustration. . .there is a light very old water stain at the top edge center of several of the pages . . . the front cover is good and the gold gilt is great – some spotting, the back cover and spine are quite worn with the surface worn off predominately, see photos ~  thus a very nice copy of this 126 year old treasure!

Look at my feedback and bid with confidence!  ~  I combine shipping  ~  Thanks for looking!  i12022