MAGIC POSTERS
"posters that are ideal for the magic den"
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POSTER NAME |
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WIDTH |
HEIGHT |
PRICE |
CONDITION |
TYPE |
DETAILS |
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| Ned's Record Shop | 513 |
24w |
13.75 |
20.25 |
$4.00 |
Some fading and staining; good cond. | Litho/The Tingle Prt. Co., Pittsville, MD. | Advertsment for "NED'S RECORDS SHOP" in Berlin, Maryland. States "FREE RECORDS WITH EACH ONE BOUGHT" and sells Decca and RCA Victor record player with a picture of a small portable. |
| Neilson, Norm | 515 |
122 |
18.50 |
24.25 |
$60.00 |
Looks like it may have been rolled, otherwise in mint condition. | Offset | Shows the foating violin on silk with NORM NEILSON in white letters at the bottom with MUSICALMAGIC in red type down the left side with the head of Norm Neilson in a pink shade at upper right all on a myriad of red and yellow in the back with a thin white border. |
| Nestle's Quick (Promoting a Magic Book) | 517 |
B206 |
24.00 |
36.00 |
$10.00 |
Very Good. Crease marks. | Offset | BE A MAGICIAN! (large red letters) GET YOU FREE MR. PICKQUIK BOOK OF MAGIC (large blue letters) on yellow banner at top. Depicts stage with dancing barker at center. Drawing of MR. PICK QUICK FUN WITH MAGIC BOOK at lower right. (I gave the Nestle salesmen some lessons in presenting the tricks in the book. M.H.) |
| Neuss (German city) | 406 |
94 |
23.25 |
33.00 |
$30.00 |
Good. Slight dirt and wrinkling. | Offset | Bold titles at top of poster saying AUF ZUM HISTORISCHEN JAHRMARKT and NEUSS. Shows oval pictures of a magician, musician, fakir, acrobats. Bear wrestler, fire eater, artist, snake charmer and swordswallower in a rectangular central picture. Also a black type description at the bottom in a beige box with a white border all with a brown back and a red and blue border. |
| Neviditka, Cheluvic (Russian Circus Poster) | 408 |
264 |
22.25 |
33.25 |
$18.00 |
Mint condition. | Litho | Very abstract array of shading of paintbrush dots with an umbrella shaped blob in upper center with the words: "YEJIOBEK HEBNANMKA" in yellow letters. Also says: "UUPK" in large black type in upper corner. All on white back and surrounded by a thin black border. |
| New Ice Follies (Shipstad & Johson) | 410 |
P-061w |
14.50 |
22.25 |
$12.00 |
Very Good. | Printed.(Window Card). Printed in the USA | Center right is a color drawing of a young lady in a pink & orange body suit leaping in air with skates on. Left hand corner is a color collage (green letters) - THIS YEAR IS REALLY SOMETHING ELSE (blue letters) - NEW, (green letters) - SHIPSTADS AND JOHNSON, (blue letters) - ICE FOLLIES. (At bottom in black letters on white) - SEATTLE CENTER COLISEUM WED. MAY 1 THRU SUNDAY MAY 5 OPENING NIGHT - GREATER SEATTLE HIGHT |
| Newmann the Great | 528 |
B98 |
42.00 |
82.00 |
$80.00 |
Fair. Some small tears and folding lines. | Stone Litho. | Drawn side portrait (Black on Orange stock) Devil portraits in three corners and Robin Hood(?) in top right corner. (Three 42x27 posters - 2 are mounted on linen - 1 is loose.) |
| Newmann, Dr. C.A. George |
B144 |
17.50 |
28.00 |
$40.00 |
Good. Crease lines across middle and top to bottom. | Combination rotogravure photos and linoleum blocks. | IN PERSON (red letters) THE EMINENT PSYCHOLOGIST (black letters) DR. C.A. GEORGE NEWMANN (large red letters) across the top. Photo portrait of Newman in the center. MIRACLES OF THE MIND (large red letters) across the bottom. Red and black ink on white stock. | |
| Nicol, Charles (Spiritualist) | 525 |
B148 |
9.00 |
24.00 |
$45.00 |
Good. Top corners folded and creased. | Litho | FAKE MEDIUMS EXPOSED (Black letters) Looks like blow up of newspaper ad. Black ink on peach colored stock. 2 Drawings of seance activities. |
| Nobody, Mr. (Frank Kerkes) |
527 |
B-250 |
27.50 |
39.50 |
$80.00 |
Very Good, Folding Creases. tack holes in corners. | Litho | Large full-color drawing of Mr. Nobody's face on left. 3 chorus girls in top hats, tail coats and canes on right. MR. NOBODY (Lg. red letters) WITH HIS MAGIC SHOW (Smaller green letters) across bottom. Small globe with the word MAGIC across it and a figure holding a cane over-head with the word NOBODY arched over it at top right corner. |
| Norgil the Magician | 11 |
3 |
18.25 |
25.87 |
$28.00 |
The poster has small imprints where it has been folded into a roll and a slight bend near the lower left corner; otherwise clean & no cracks. | Offset/Oringinal - Steranko the artist The Mysterious Press Co. 1977 | It says NORGIL in purple with the waist up magician producing doves in evening dress with white playing card of a king on a black background. It is the fictional creation of Maxwell Grant. |
| North, H.O. |
760 |
387 |
10.25 |
14.00 |
$10.00 |
good | Printed | In red letters at the top is printed ENTERTAINMENTS. H.O. NORTH THE FAMOUS ENTERTAINER AND CLOWN. Printed in blue is, CLACTON-ON-SEA. |
| Olympic Poster | 533 |
p-137 |
17.00 |
24.25 |
$10.00 |
Great. | Offset. M C COA/A.O.C. | At the top of this poster is the drawn images of a man & boys heads, Boy holding a Canadin Flag. In the center in white letters, is written: A MEMORY IN THE MAKING. In the lower center is a person juggling in a red track suit with the torch in hand, behind him is a car following him. At the bottom in black letters is written, NOV. '87 - FEB. '88, (white letters) OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES. |
| Olympics 1988 (with medals of previous Winter Game | 531 |
(5)-11 |
22.00 |
28.50 |
$10.00 |
Good. Some wrinkles and scratches over surface, not too many and not real noticeable. | Offset. Printed in Canada | A blue poster with the words, MEDALS OF THE XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAME, and, MEDAILLES DES XVes JEUX OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER below this in french. There are portraits of 5 medals showing 3 large (being in the foreground) and 2 small (being in the background). In the bottom left corner is the Calgary olympic symbol and beside this it reads, CALGARY'88 |
| Olympics 1988 (with medals of previous Winter Game (Calgary) | 178 |
P-081 |
22.00 |
28.50 |
$10.00 |
Good. Some wrinkles and scratches over surfac | Offset. Printed in Canada | A blue poster with the words, MEDALS OF THE XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAME, and, MEDAILLES DES XVes JEUX OLYMPIQUES D'HIVE the bottom left corner is the Calgary olympic symbol and beside this it reads, CALGARY'88 |
| One Hundred Years Of Circus Posters | 544 |
xx2 |
24.50 |
37.50 |
$10.00 |
offse | Litho by Darien House | Tiger head showing a copy of the book "100 Years of Citcus Posters" Across the bottom is a list of distributors of the book throughout the world. This poster was used to prpomote the sale of the book and was distributed to book dealers only. |
| Orpheum Circuit | 546 |
76w |
14.00 |
22.00 |
$18.00 |
Many pin holes around the edges; otherwise excellent cond. | Litho | At the top in red lettering: "SUN. MON. TUES. only starting Sunday mat." ; below in a black bordered box are the words: "ORPHEUM: ORPHEUM CIRCUIT VAUDEVILLE" and below this are a list of all the acts with a description and time of show. The headliner appears to be "ELIZABETH BRICE" which is in large red letters; all other acts in small black type including: "HASSEN & MORAN, HARRY HOLBROOK, CAROL KHOL, EMIL BOREO, GLENN & JENKINS, ELIEEN SCHOFIELD. |
| Orpheum Circuit | 547 |
77w |
14.00 |
22.00 |
$18.00 |
Many pin holes around edges and some staining; otherwise very good cond. | Litho | At the top in red lettering: "SUN. MON. TUES. ONLY MAT."; below in a black bordered box are the words: "ORPHEUM CIRCUIT VAUDEVILLE" and below this are a listing of all the acts with description and time of all the shows. The "TWO GREAT HEADLINERS!" are "MME. BERNICE DE PASQUAIL" and "SNUB POLLARD" which are surrounded by a red border. Other acts include: NEAL ABLE, DAVE APOLLON, BOSTOCK'S RIDING SCHOOL, MARGIE CLIFTON AND PARTNER, JESSIE MAKER, and WILLIAM J. REDFORD. |
| Over and Under layout | 549 |
(5)-14 |
16.75 |
25.50 |
$8.00 |
Poor | Decal on paper | Large decal had been adhered to paper. Shows the various odds as used in the game. The item has been rolled and the dried decal is cracked and broken but it shows enough detail so that a reproduction could be made. |
| Ovette, "The Great" | 548 |
68 |
12.00 |
17.75 |
$34.00 |
Cross-folding with tears near the edges. | Litho | Grey print with black titles and a picture of Ovette producing cards with his shadow behind a small head picture of him at the bottom left hand corner with a cola-cola ad in the middle all on a tan colored parchment. |
| Ovette, The Great | 430 |
129w |
11.00 |
14.00 |
$45.00 |
A small tear and some wrinkling; otherwise good cond. | Litho | Shows a b/w picture of a magician in evening dress at the top with the words: "MYSTIFIER OF MULTITUDES" and ACKNOWLEDGE KING OF MYSTERY" in black type on an orange back. Below says: "THE GREAT OVETTE IN A PROGRAM OF UNSURPASSED MAGIC". At the bottom is the show info. all in black type on an orange background. |
| P.C.A.M. 1976 International Convention, Tokyo | 187 |
171 |
14.25 |
20.25 |
$10.00 |
Cross-folds with light fading and a few small cracks at the edges. | Offset | Is a Japanese 1976 Convention photo '76 P.C. titles at the top with P.C.A.M. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - TOKYO in black letters with white and black Japanese characters both at the top and at the bottom of the poster. In the center is a blue square with black Japanese characters, all around this are black and white photos of Carl Hameon, Dick & Diana Zimmerman, Fred Kaps, Albert Goshman, Bob Brown & Brenda, etc. all surrounded by a thin blue and red border all on a light red background. |
| Peerless | 551 |
303 |
17.50 |
23.00 |
$12.00 |
Mint | Offset | "FOR AN EVENING TO REMEMBER SEE PEERLESS - ACCOMPLISHED ENTERTAINER - DEMONSTRATING HYNOTIC FETES" in black lettering on a white background. In the center is a b/w photo of the magi's head with a hynotic glare. At the bottom is a place for the dates and times. |
| Pelkin and Company | 550 |
244 |
14.00 |
22.00 |
$35.00 |
Horozontal bends with stains at the top due to peeled off tape. | LItho | Shows a man in evening dress and his wife in three blue tinted photographs: one playing the say, one playing a game with a housee, and producing flowers out of a tube. PELKIN MELODY. MIRTH. MYSTERY and THE ENCHANTED HOUSE OF FAIRIES and THE SMALLEST MONKEY IN THE WORLD in red letters throughout the poster. Other blue titles all of which are on a white back. |
| Penn and Teller | 432 |
P-127 |
17.00 |
23.50 |
$25.00 |
Very good - some tape ashowing on the corners | Offset | Vancouver International Comedy Festival presente a couple of eccentric guys PENN AND TELLER who have learned to do a few cool things. Followed by acouple of testimonials. A course-grained waist-high photo of Penn on the left and a picture of Teller, head and shoulders, in a horizontal position at the right. The background is cloud-like gold. The copy is in black. Printed on white book stock. Date and prices at the bottom. |
| Performing Arts on Tour 1973/74 (Dale Harney, Bob L | 5 |
360 |
28.00 |
34.00 |
$30.00 |
Good. | Offset. | Across the top in red letters, ALBERTA PERFORMING ARTS ON TOUR - Requests June ist 1973. 21 B&W photos of various acts that will be performing including MICKY HADES, MODERN MAGIC AND EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION. and also DALE HARNEY MAGIC AND ILLUSION. BOB LANG, combining magic with songs in a humerous vein. 1973 and 1974 shown at bottom. Laid out in a Gothic arch. |
| Perlman, Itzhak | 434 |
P-063w |
14.50 |
22.25 |
$14.00 |
Very Good. | Printed.(Window Card). P | In the center a B&W photo of Itzhak Perlman. At the top (white letters) - S. HUROK PRESENTS, (Orange letters) - ITZAK PERLMAN THE "DAZZLING" ISREALI VIOLINIST - N.Y. HERALD TRIBUNE. (White letters) - "THE AUDIENCE CHEERED FOR 15 MINUTES" - TIME MAGAZINE. At the bottom black letters on white, SOLOIST WITH SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHSETRA OPERA HOUSE MON.-TUES. NOV. 7&8 - 8:30 P.M. |
| Petrick and Mia | 553 |
B91 |
17.50 |
23.00 |
$7.00 |
Excellent. | Offset | DIRECT FROM THE MAGIC CASTLE PETRICK AND MIA. Black ink on parchment paper. 8.5 x 13 B&W photo in center of poster. Autographed. Instructions for 6 tricks with diagrams on reverse. |
| Pheasants | 552 |
(5)-20 |
16.00 |
24.00 |
$10.00 |
Very Good. | Offset. | Across the top is a 4 inch dark purple stripe, written on the stripe in white is, THE BEAUTY OF PHEASANTS, PROVINCIAL MUSEUM OF ALBERTA. Under this is more of a darker background and upon it is a very nice color image of a pheasant standing in a tree. Above and to the right of the bird reads, UNTIL JANUARY 6, 1982 |
| Phoenix Theatre of Magic | 193 |
1617-3 |
18.50 |
24.00 |
$10.00 |
Excellent | Printed | The central figure is of a magician with his hands throwm open to receive applaus. Around him are faint sketches of some of the things that happen in magic. Designed by Eva Miglioni. Light card stock - the poster is in a thin border. |
| Plummer the Magician | 555 |
B89 |
12.00 |
17.75 |
$8.00 |
Good. Small tear on top edge some corner damage. | Offset | Black and Red ink on white stock. 4.5 x 6.5 black and white photo in center of poster. ON STAGE PLUMMER THE MAGICIAN |
| Plummer the Magician (Ernie Plummer) | 436 |
b150 |
11.50 |
17.50 |
$10.00 |
Good. Creases where poster was folded otherwise O.K. | printed | THE PLUMMER SHOW (In black ink) COMING SOON (In red ink) Photo of Plummer the Magician is printed in the centre of the page, with 6 photos pasted into framed boxes, showing the troup performing their various feats. FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT is spelled out in red at the bottom ans space is provided for the performance location and the sponsor. |
| Pomeroy, John | 657 |
B21 |
16.00 |
11.00 |
$18.00 |
Great. No flaws to be found. | Offset | Top left is a black and white picture of John with a floating cloth ghost. Under this is "THE LIVING HORROR" and "A CAVALCADE OF MYSTERY" printed in red, The bottom left corner has a picture of the Wolfman and says THE WOLFMAN DIRECT FROM HOLLYWOOD. On the right hand side of the poster is a Large picture of John and beneath his picture it says, JOHN POMEROY "THE MASTER OF FANTASY!" The back also has 3 pictures, 1 of him pushing a sword thru his wife, 1 with birds & 1 shooting a ribbon thru his wife. |
| Pomeroy, John | 557 |
B310W |
14.00 |
22.00 |
$10.00 |
Excellent. | Printed. | Black ink on white stock. WHO IS THE MAN (Lg. letters) across top. IN THE BLINDFOLD? (Lg. letters) across bottom. Drawing of blindfolded magician on right side. INTERNATIONAL ILLUSIONIST (White letters in black box) at lower left. Although Pomeroy's name is not shown, this is one of his early window cards. |
| Pomeroy, John (Bloody Jack) 1978 Seattle WA | 761 | 68w3 | 14.00 | 22.00 |
$22.00 |
Good condition | Printed cardboard | Illustration of a man with a sandwich board reading: BLOODY JACK in red (balance copy in black) Magical- Musical Farce - 9 Great Songs - 20 Fantastic Illusions. Based on the exploits of Jack the Ripper. etc. |
| Pomeroy, John & Donna | 556 |
43 |
20.00 |
13.00 |
$15.00 |
Fine condition. | Litho | A brown and black bust on a brown square background on the left side with brown and black lettering on the right side all on a brownish-yellow background. |
| Pomeroy, John (JOHNNY) | 528 |
B312W |
14.00 |
22.00 |
$15.00 |
Fair. Dirt and crease in lower right corner. | Home-made. | JOHNNY (Lg. black letters) across top. WORLD FAMOUS ILLUSIONIST & CO. (Small black letters). Screened rabbit in hat at left side. Magician passing hoop over floating lady at right side. |
| Pomeroy, John (Lobby Card) | 541 |
B311W |
20.00 |
14.75 |
$20.00 |
Fair. Tape marks in corners. Some smudging and dirt. | Home-made. | JOHN (small black letters) POMEROY (Lg. pink letters) across top AND (small black letters) DONNA (large pink letters) down right side. "FANTASY & ILLUSION" (Lg. pink letters) across bottom. Green hand-painted square at center with photo of John and Donna at lower left. |
| Pomeroy, John (Pomeroy and Donna) | 561 |
67w |
12.00 |
18.00 |
$30.00 |
Some soiling; good cond. | Printed window card | "FANTASY AND ILLUSION" in black letters across an open red oriental fan. Behind the fan a Japanese woman is peeking out with one eye. Below the fan are the words "PRESENTED BY JOHN POMEROY & DONNA" in black lettering; all is on a white back. |
| Pomeroy, John - Cavalcade of Mystery (Paper) | 554 |
B29 |
14.50 |
22.00 |
$18.00 |
Very good, 2 or 3 small tears on the left hand edge and 1 center fold. | Offset | In the Top Right corner is MUCH, in Green letters on White background, Next to this is MUCH MORE, printed in Red letters on White, below this is THAN A MAGIC SHOW, with the "A" by it self and the "MA" in Magic being Green on White where as the rest of the letters being Red on White, There are several color drawings depicting different venues that you will see in the show, near the bottom is, JOHN POMEROY'S in Black letters on white with, CAVALCADE OF MYSTERY written in Red letters on White. |
| Portugese Magic Convention Poster | 560 |
110X |
13.00 |
18.75 |
$10.00 |
Cross folds and many wrinkles; good cond. | Offset/Design Scat - Servicos Criativose Apoio Tecnico da Secretaria de Estado da Cultura 1000 ex. 9/79 - TIP. Sousa Ferradeira, Lda | Shows an 'ace of hearts' sticking out of an egg in the center of the poster on a black back. Below it says: "V FESTIVAL de MAGIA da Figueira da Foz Portugal" in red letters and in white smaller letters below is the date and location. |
| Post Convention Party | 563 |
181 |
8.50 |
11.00 |
$10.00 |
Cross bends with a little soiling. | Offset/Biro | Shows a magician sketched in felt pen holding a large silk with his outspread arms with the title POST CONVENTION PARTY and with many small details in black printed letters with O.M.C. and FUN GALORE above the magician and all of this on a white back. |
| Prather, Mitchell | 562 |
25w |
14.00 |
22.00 |
$18.00 |
Is fade, dirty and soiled; poor to fair cond. | Litho/ Globe Poster, Baltimore. | Declares "IN PERSON:MITCHELL PRATHER AND THE ORIGINATORS BAND FEATURING JOE SUTTON, LITTLE LEROY, SUUNY BROOKS." Shows a b/w picture of the band at the left center with a sax, a trumpet, a trombone; and an electric guitar. Lettered in black on yellow back with a blank space at the top. |
| Professor Crookshank (Scott Mclelland) | 207 |
F8x |
11.00 |
17.00 |
$20.00 |
Good | Printed | IT says: CONTINUED AND GLORIUS SUCCESS OF THE SREAMING ECCENTRICITY of PROF. CROOKSHANKS TRASVELLING VAUDEVILLE and MEDICINE SHOW - HIGH CLASS. ETC. ETC. - with an inner and outer black border. |
| Raffles, Mark | 209 |
P-097x |
10.50 |
14.75 |
$10.00 |
Fair | Appears to be a photocopy | The ad warns that "He's in town .. so .. WATCH YOUR POCKETS ! Raffles is the top act at the Grand - other acts are also listed but in smaller type. Double bordered - black on white. |
| Randi, The Amazing | 567 |
133 |
25.00 |
34.25 |
$40.00 |
Mint condition | Litho Darren House Inc., | Randi is written in large white letters with orange borders mear the top with THE MAN NO JAIL CAN HOLD! in smaller letters: Sidney, Paris, New York, Montreal, Sumpter, Hamburg, Orlando, Valleyfield, St. Andrews and Alborg, on the right side. In the center is a full-length illustration of Randi with his galzinized "milk can" at the lower left corner all on purple back with a thin white border. |
| Randi, The Amazing | 566 |
136X |
10.75 |
16.60 |
$40.00 |
Horozontal folds and tears around the corners; poor to good cond. | Offset | "FROM BEYOND UNDERSTANIDING - RANDI" in blue letters at the bottom with a picture of his head above. In the background are various reviewer write-ups about him as well as photo's of the milkyway, a comet, and stars. All on a black starry background. Used in the promotion of his book. |
| Red Army Chorus | 224 |
P-067w |
13.75 |
22.00 |
$12.00 |
Very Good. Some staining around edges. and a | Printed in Canada (Windo | The top half of thecard is filled with huge black letters that say, RED ARMY CHORUS. The bottom half on the poster is in red. (White letters) - DANCERS AND MUSICIANS - 180 MEN - (black letters) - WINNIPEG ARENA - TUES-WED-THUR APRIL 18,19,20. |
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