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Crop 1203 — Introduction JoyalStack Price Guide TO USED MAGIC BOOKS — Crop 1203 — Introduction Putting a price on a magic book is far from being an exact science. Apart from the the book's content and its author, many factors must be considered: the edition, the condition of the book, the publication date, how many copies were printed, if it's still available or out of print, if an upcoming reprint was recently announced, the presence or lack of a dust jacket, if it's a signed copy, etc. You might also have some subjective criteria: perhaps you received the book as a gift, it was your first magic book, it reminds of a favorite lecture you attended, etc. It goes without saying that evaluating a magic library is a time consuming process. Although we are dealing with magic books, there is no magic way to arrive easily at an exact value. However, hopefully, this guide will make the task easier for you. In the current edition, named Crop 1203, nearly 10,000 prices were compiled for 7 time periods. PERIOD COMPILATION OF... 1992+ July 1992 to December 2001 1,353 prices 2002+ January 2002 to December 2007 3,178 prices 2008 January to December 2008 516 prices 2009 January to December 2009 2,683 prices 2010 January to December 2010 672 prices 2011 January to December 2011 437 prices 2012 January to March 2012 826 prices Note that lowest or highest prices have been dropped from the compilation. The same is true for books coming from prominent collections or offered by prestigious auctioneers. Most values of this guide are presented as a range from low to high; for example, $6 ... $31. The figures on left generally apply to softcover editions, recent editions or reprints. The figures on the right are for hardcover editions with dust jackets, first or deluxe editions and signed copies. If you are looking to buy a certain work but are not in a hurry, aim for the figures on the left side. Otherwise, go for the figures on the right side. If you are a seller eager to sell, aim for the figures on the left side. Otherwise, go for the figures on the right side. You will also notice that values are given for different years (from 1992 to 2012). If you see an abrupt rise, it might mean that it's a worthwhile book that has recently gone out of print. On the other hand, if you see a sharp decline, it might mean that a reprint just came out. The changes through time will also tell you if the value is now stable or still volatile. Keep in mind that, whatever values the guide suggests, you should by no means put aside your own evaluation. ©2012 Martin Joyal — All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright owner. JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 1 A from Aalto to Ayling JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 2 AALTO, S. (Simo Aalto) Arctic Bells 2010 $5 2011 $5 2012 $5 ABBOTT, E. (Elisabeth Abbott) Cagliostro Written by Fran�ois Ribadeau Dumas Translated by Elisabeth Abbott 2002+ $20 ABBOTT, P. (Percy Abbott) Occidental & Oriental Mysteries Original Tricks - Suggested Routines About the magic of Eddie Joseph 2008 $52 Co-written by Percy Abbott 2009 $5 1992+ $3 2002+ $3 ... $4 2009 $3 2010 $4 2011 $4 2012 $4 ABRAMS, M. (Max Abrams) Annemann: The Life and Times of a Complete J. G. Thompson Jr. Legend Bibliography, The About the magic of Theodore Annemann About the magic of J.G. Thompson, Jr. Compiled by Max Abrams 1992+ $60 2002+ $50 ... $65 1992+ $10 2009 $31 ... $75 2002+ $45 Omar‘s Prophecies (Dr. Stanley Jaks) About the magic of Stanley Jaks 1992+ $5 2002+ $5 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 3 ACER, D. (David Acer) Aldo Colombini‘s Mamma Mia Rope DeSouza‘s DeCeptions Trick About the magic of Marc DeSouza About the magic of Aldo Colombini 2002+ $20 2002+ $4 More Power to You My Way to Mentalism About the magic of Tony Binarelli 2012 $40 Written by Tony Binarelli Co-edited by David Acer 2002+ $29 ... $30 2009 $18 ... $60 Natural Selections Natural Selections - Volume II 1992+ $18 2010 $27 2002+ $20 ... $50 2011 $27 2012 $45 ... $70 2012 $27 ACKERMAN, A. (Allan Ackerman) No. 1 - Here‘s My Card 2009 $42 ADAIR, I. (Ian Adair) 100 Magic Tricks Adair Devils: The Ian Adair Lecture 2002+ $10 ... $16 2002+ $7 2010 $16 2011 $16 2012 $16 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 4 Adair‘s Ideas: The Ian Adair Lecture - Complete Guide To Conjuring Demonstration 2002+ $12 2002+ $7 Conjuring as a Craft Dove Magic Finale 2009 $6 2009 $7 2010 $6 2010 $7 2011 $6 2011 $7 2012 $6 ... $14 2012 $7 Ian Adair‘s Twenty One Magic step-by-step 2009 $2 2002+ $3 Magical Menu Course One: Novel Notions Entertaining Children 2009 $4 2010 $5 Oceans of Notions Paddle-Antics 2002+ $10 1992+ $5 2002+ $6 2008 $10 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 5 Routined Acts Television Dove Magic ... as a contributor 2002+ $10 2002+ $6 2010 $10 2010 $6 2011 $10 2011 $6 2012 $10 2012 $6 a1 Magic by Ia 2002+ $8 ADAMS, H. (Howard Adams) Magic Dungeon Mentalism Mathcasts Aspellonu Co-written by Howard Adams 2002+ $20 1992+ $14 2009 $30 2002+ $15 ADY, T. (Thomas Ady) Candle in the Dark, A 2002+ $56 ... $75 2008 $125 ALAN, D. (Don Alan) Close Up-time with Don Alan Don Alan‘s Rubber Circus! 2008 $8 2010 $4 2011 $4 2012 $4 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 6 In A Class By Himself: The Legacy of Don Alan Written by Jon Racherbaumer 2002+ $26 ... $50 ALBENICE, J. (Johnny Albenice) Reel Magic 2002+ $5 ... $15 2009 $6 2010 $5 2011 $5 2012 $3 ... $5 ALBRIGHT, H. (Howard P. Albright) Albright‘s Advanced Card Magic Forbidden Wisdom 1992+ $6 1992+ $5 2009 $1 ... $8 Klever Kard Kodes Novelty Card Magic 2002+ $10 1992+ $8 2002+ $8 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 7 Super Sensitive Fingertips 2009 $15 ALDINI, A. (Al Aldini) Novel Concepts with Cards Rough Stuff Co-written by Al Aldini 2002+ $7 1992+ $2... $3 2002+ $3 2009 $5 ALDRICH, C. (Charles T. Aldrich) Magic as Performed by the Actor Magician 2009 $165 ALEXANDER (Alexander Conlin) Alexander: The Man Who Knows Life and Times of Alexander The Man Who Knows, The 2009 $98 ... $138 Written by Darryl Beckmann 2009 $60 ALFREDSON, J. (James B. Alfredson) Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals Jean Hugard in English: 1791-1983, A About the magic of Jean Hugard Co-written by James B. Alfredson 1992+ $20 2002+ $53 ... $75 2002+ $29 2009 $75 ... $85 2010 $44 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 406 Willane‘s Complete Methods for Miracles 1992+ $20 2002+ $21 WILLIAMS, B. (Beryl Williams) Great Houdini, The About the magic of Harry Houdini Co-written by Beryl Williams 1992+ $2... $4 2002+ $2 WILLIAMSON, D. (David Williamson) Williamson‘s Wonders Written by Richard Kaufman 2002+ $21 ... $76 2008 $35 2009 $30 ... $34 2012 $65 WILLICH, J. (Jörg Willich) Book or Don‘t Forget To Point, The Co-written by Jörg Willich 2002+ $30 ... $40 WILLMARTH, P. (Phil Willmarth) Great Tricks Revisited: Thoughts on Magic of Matt Schulien, The Classics Written by Robert Parrish 2002+ $23 ... $50 Edited by Phil Willmarth 2008 $20 ... $30 2009 $25 2009 $60 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 407 Ring & Rope Book - Volume One, The Tom Craven‘s 16th Card Book Written by Tom Craven 1992+ $12 Co-edited by Phil Willmarth 2002+ $12 1992+ $6 2010 $10 2002+ $6 WILSON, E. (Eric P. Wilson) Doing Magic for Youngsters About the magic of Bert Easley Co-written by Eric P. Wilson 1992+ $7... $15 2002+ $4 ... $9 2008 $30 2009 $10 ... $15 2010 $10 ... $15 2011 $10 2012 $6 ... $15 WILSON, G. (Gregory Wilson) Deja Vu Compiled by Gregory Wilson 2002+ $1 WILSON, J. (Jimmie Wilson) Jimmie Wilson‘s Mental System with Cards 1992+ $3 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 408 WILSON, M. (Mark Wilson) Mark Wilson‘s Complete Course in Magic 2002+ $1 2008 $5 2009 $6 ... $60 2010 $15 WILSON, R. (Ron Wilson) Uncanny Scott: Ron Wilson, The Written by Richard Kaufman 2012 $110 WINDER, R. (Roland Winder) Check List of the Older Books on Conjuring in the Library of Roland Winder Compiled by Roland Winder 2009 $350 WINDSOR, T. (Tommy Windsor) Magician‘s Merchandising Manual Tommy Windsor‘s Dye Box Book 1992+ $4 2002+ $2 ... $3 Tommy Winsor‘s Showboat Pilot Wheel Paper Tear 2009 $1 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 409 WISEMAN, R. (Richard Wiseman) Magic in Theory Co-written by Richard Wiseman 2002+ $35 2008 $15 WITKOWSKI, R. (Raymond Witkowski) Troubles with Bubbles 2010 $2 2011 $2 2012 $2 WITTELSBACH, D. (Doran Wittelsbach) Isis and Beyond: The Biography of Cecil E. Nixon About the magic of Dr. Cecil E. Nixon 2008 $40 WOLFF, E. (Ed Wolff) Practical Hypnotism 2002+ $3 WONDER, T. (Tommy Wonder) Books of Wonder - Volume I, The Books of Wonder - Volume II, The Co-written by Tommy Wonder Co-written by Tommy Wonder 1992+ $36 1992+ $36 2002+ $31 ... $42 2002+ $24 ... $42 2009 $23 ... $38 2009 $23 ... $40 2012 $30 2010 $29 JoyalStack Price Guide - Crop 1203 410 Tommy Wonder Entertains Written by Jos Bema 2002+ $16 WOOD, R. (R.W. Wood) Card Tricks for Everyone 2009 $10 ... $21 WOODBURY, R. (Rand Woodbury) Base Book, The 2002+ $12 ... $22 WOODWARD, C. (Chris Woodward) Maurice Fogel: In Search of the Sensational About the magic of Maurice Fogel Co-written by Chris Woodward 2009 $66 WRIGHT, G.
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