Vintage Magazines with Magic, Magicians, Houdini Articles, Lot of 11, 1973-1999

Description

You get the following eleven (11) vintage magazines featuring articles relating to magic, magicians, and Harry Houdini (see list below).
Before buying, please carefully read the following descriptions and look closely at all photos so there are no surprises.
American History
Date:
August 1999
Featured:
Harry Houdini and Mina Crandon (cover story)
Article Title/Pages:
The Medium & The Magician (pp. 38–46)
Article Author:
Daniel Stashower
Total Pages:
72
Dimensions:
About 10 1/2" x 8" x 1/8"
Condition:
Very good. A couple of mild creases on front cover near spine.
American History
(
yes, a duplicate copy; see photos
)
Date:
August 1999
Featured:
Harry Houdini and Mina Crandon (cover story)
Article Title/Pages:
The Medium & The Magician (pp. 38–46)
Article Author:
Daniel Stashower
Total Pages:
72
Dimensions:
About 10 1/2" x 8" x 1/8"
Condition:
Very good. A couple of mild creases on front cover near spine.
Remember
Date:
December 1995
Featured:
Harry Houdini (cover story)
Article Title/Pages:
Harry Houdini (pp. 20–25)
Article Author:
Bert Randolph Sugar (coauthor of the book
Houdini: His Life and Art
)
Total Magazine Pages:
64
Dimensions:
About 10" x 7 1/2" x 3/16"
Condition:
Good. Mild creasing and dog-earing.
Nostalgia Illustrated
Date:
June 1975
Featured:
Harry Houdini
Article Title/Pages:
The Great Houdini (pp. 40–45)
Article Author:
George Glassgold
Total Magazine Pages:
74
Dimensions:
About 11" x 8" x 1/8"
Condition:
Fair-minus. Taped tears along spine. 1/8" tear at lower-right corner of front cover. Deep yellowing on pages and along spine on back cover. Minor creasing on covers. Otherwise, pages are clean.
Las Vegan
Date:
August 1980
Featured:
Siegfried and Roy (cover story)
Article Title/Pages:
Superstars of Magic: Siegfried & Roy (pp. 30–35)
Article Author:
Martin Muse
Total Magazine Pages:
62
Dimensions:
About 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" x 1/8"
Condition:
Very good-plus. Would be almost like new except for rubbing and mild dog-ear on back cover and mild crease at lower-left corner of front cover.
National Geographic
Date:
May 1982
Featured:
David Copperfield
Article Title/Pages:
Kodamatic ad (not article) on back cover
Article Author:
N/A
Total Magazine Pages:
147
Dimensions:
About 10" x 7" x 1/4"
Condition:
Good. Kodamatic ad on back cover has very mild creasing/bumps and a 1/8" nick on the lower-right edge; looks pretty good overall. Front cover of magazine has a 1" ripple on upper edge, and that ripple continues mildly on the front few pages. Front cover also has an 8" vertical scratch/abrasion, and magazine overall shows normal mild wear, with clean pages.
S
mithsonian
Date:
January 1991
Featured:
Ken Klosterman, Salon de Magie
Article Title/Pages:
The fun of magic is in figuring out how the tricks work (pp. 108–117)
Article Author:
Daniel Stashower
Total Magazine Pages:
144
Dimensions:
About 11" x 8 1/4" x 1/4"
Condition:
Very good, with a couple of super-mild vertical depressions that were there when I purchased this magazine new (apparently from the printing process) from front cover to about p. 17. Also very mild dog-ears on lower-right corner of magazine on all pages.
Architectural Digest
Date:
March 1995
Featured:
David Copperfield (cover story)
Article Title/Pages:
Architectural Digest Visits: David Copperfield: The Grand Illusionist’s Remarkable Magic Collection in Nevada (pp. 98–109)
Article Author:
Pilar Viladas
Total Magazine Pages:
208
Dimensions:
About 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" x 3/8"
Condition:
Very good, with super-mild crease on upper-right starting on front cover and going through the magazine to around p. 47. Super-mild dog-earing on lower-right corner starting on front cover and on most pages. Slight bumping along top edge of front cover.
Forbes
Date:
September 27, 1993
Featured:
David Copperfield (cover story)
Article Title/Pages:
Now you see it, now you don’t (pp. 88–92)
Article Author:
Lisa Gubernick and Peter Newcomb
Total Magazine Pages:
184
Dimensions:
About 10 3/4" x 8" x 3/8"
Condition:
Fair. Lots of deep and long creases on the front cover, through to about p. 50, getting progressively milder on the inside. Milder creases and impressions on front and back covers. Six small tears along spine. Very mild 2” dog-ears on lower corner of back half of pages (those dog-ears are on the Copperfield article but again are pretty mild).
National Geographic World
Date:
October 1982
Featured:
Le Grand David and Co. (cover story)
Article Title/Pages:
Making Magic (pp. 4–9)
Article Author:
Anonymous
Total Magazine Pages:
37
Dimensions:
About 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" x 3/16"
Condition:
Fair-minus. Taped spine, ripples on front cover. Pretty beat up with creases and impressions throughout magazine. Definitely not collector quality but good for reading.
Playboy
Date:
December 1973
Featured:
Bill Bixby, The Magician
Article Title/Pages:
Presto! Change-o! (pp. 176–179)
Article Author:
Robert L. Green
Total Magazine Pages:
340
Dimensions:
About 11" x 8 1/4" x 1/2"
Condition:
Fair. Strong spine. Indentations, creases, ripples, and abrasions on front cover. Ripples are throughout about half the magazine. Small dents, mild creasing on back cover. Rubbing on covers. Pages mostly clean. Detached centerfold inside.
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Tom