Vintage, Rare & Collectible ~ THE MAGIC OF HASKELL (INSCRIBED)

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THE MAGIC OF HASKELL (Inscribed)
Softcover, Copyright 1962 , 31 Pages , Long out of Print
This is a look at Haskell's magic, illusions, tricks and methods. B&W illustrations. Haskell used relatively few props--cards, a card sword, a plate of lemons (I forget now whether it was a dollar bill or a card in the lemon). These days people are writing books on how to have big impact in a magic show with limited props -- Bob was decades ahead of his time on that. Bob wore a white dinner jacket and his lovely wife looked stunning. The magic was very good, and he had a way with the spectators that resulted in lots of laughs and camaraderie.
NOTE:
Book belonged to Dr. Harlan Taylor; Dr. Taylor especially liked card magic and had a large library of card magic books. unfortunately he used it as a working library and most of his books had underlining as well as his bookplate on the pages (see photo #4) 3 pages have this bookmark.
Inscribed:
“To Dr. Harlan H. Taylor,
Hoping you can find some useful material in this little offering.”
Sincerely,
Bob Haskell
Contents:
Red and Blue Transition #1
Red and Blue Transition #2
Much Ado About Nothing
With a Forcing Deck
Rope It
Physic Tapping #1
Physic Tapping #2
The Gypsy Blessing
...WithTorn and Restored Card
Initialed Card Exchange
Four Aces for Stage or Platform
Bloodhound Tape
Glass Suspension
Science In Magic
Acrobatic Silk
Routine With a Rope