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SECRETS OF THE HEART

• INNIS, S. VICTOR. EXPOSING THE
  INNIS, S. VICTOR. EXPOSING THE TWELVE GREAT SECRETS OF ...Innis, S. Victor. Exposing the Twelve Great Secrets of the Modern Card Shark. Los Angeles: Sturdevant & McCarrell, 1917. Publisher’s decorative wraps printed in red and black. 12mo. 12pp. Faint pencil writing on front and back cover; very good. SCARCE.
• CESARE LAPINI "SEGRETO AL CUORE"
  CESARE LAPINI "SEGRETO AL CUORE" SCULPTURE Cesare Lapini (Italian, 1848-1893), alabaster sculpture. "Segreto Al Cuore" or "Secret To The Heart", depicting a woman with a letter. Titled and signed to base "C. Lapini" "Firenza". Dimensions: Approx. h. 33".
• THE BOOK OF FORGOTTEN
  THE BOOK OF FORGOTTEN SECRETS.Minch, Stephen. The Book of Forgotten Secrets. Seattle: Hermetic Press, 2009. Number 2 of 500 signed and numbered first edition copies. Quarter black leather over maroon boards, gilt stamped. Ribbon page marker. 8vo. Near fine.
• EL-TAB, PROFESSOR. SECRETS
  EL-TAB, PROFESSOR. SECRETS INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALING THE...El-Tab, Professor. Secrets Instructions for Dealing the Winning Poker Hand. N.p., ca. 1930s. Two-page booklet detailing a crooked gambling demonstration in which the performer is able to deal himself a Hearts Royal Flush. Previous owner’s bookplate on the back page.
• EXCLUSIVE CARD MIRACLES AND
  EXCLUSIVE CARD MIRACLES AND EXCLUSIVE CARD SECRETS.Garcia, Frank. Exclusive Card Miracles and Exclusive Card Secrets. [New York: Author], 1980. Both in publisher’s pictorial wrappers, profusely illustrated. 8vos. Very good. Both volumes inscribed and signed by Garcia.
• (CREMER, W.H.) THE SECRET OUT, OR
  (CREMER, W.H.) THE SECRET OUT, OR 1000 TRICKS WITH CARD...(Cremer, W.H.) The Secret Out, or 1000 Tricks with Cards. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1859. First Edition. Pebbled green cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth mildly worn, binding shaken but holding, ink annotations to preliminaries and at rear. Toole Stott 191.
• BOOKS: SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES
  BOOKS: SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES Manly P. Hall. The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Philosophy. The Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles, Daimond Jubilee Edition, 1988, hardcover, 245 pages, b&w and color illustrations, 19"h x 12.5"w
• OUTSIDER ART, WILLIAM THOMAS
  OUTSIDER ART, WILLIAM THOMAS THOMPSON, THE SACRED HEART...Thompson, William Thomas, b. 1935, The Sacred Heart of Yesu Christ Yahweh, 30"x40", 2007, acrylic on canvas, purchased from artist
• Corvisart, J.N. A Treatise on the
  Corvisart, J.N. A Treatise on the Diseases and Organic Lesions of the Heart and Great Vessels. Trans. from the French…, 1813 - Nihell, James. New and Extraordinary Observations…by the Pulse, Second Edition, 1750. 8vo., cont. calf. - Spurzheim, J. C. The Physiognomical System of Drs, Gall and Spurzheim, Second Edition, 1815. Frontispiece and plates - Curtis, J.H. A Treatise on the Physioglogy and Diseases of the Ear, Third Edition, 1823. Orig. pink boards (wear to head of spine). Folding front
• FRAKTUR BY JOSEPH LOCHBAUM (THE
  FRAKTUR BY JOSEPH LOCHBAUM (THE NINE HEARTS ARTIST AMERICAN ACTIVE 1800-1806). Watercolor and ink on paper. Colorful hearts angels tulips and flowers in green blue red and yellow. Some imperfections. In an early 20th century curly maple frame. 12 1/2''h. 15 1/4''w. Minor paper loss damp staining and fold lines.
• (CREMER, W.H.) THE SECRET OUT;
  (CREMER, W.H.) THE SECRET OUT; OR, 1,000 TRICKS WITH CA...(Cremer, W.H.) The Secret Out; or, 1,000 Tricks With Cards. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, (n.d). Original gilt-stamped cloth, spine toned. Illustrated. 12mo. 398 + 5 leaves advts. Edges shelfworn, spine toned, else a strong copy. Bookplate to front pastedown.
• PROFESSIONAL SECRETS. A LIFE IN
  PROFESSIONAL SECRETS. A LIFE IN MAGIC.Durham, Geoffrey. Professional Secrets. A Life in Magic. [London: Author], 2008. Black cloth with pictorial jacket. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Very good.
• SECRETS OF STAGE
  SECRETS OF STAGE CONJURING.Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène (trans. Professor Hoffmann [Angelo J. Lewis]). Secrets of Stage Conjuring. London: George Routledge, n.d. Publisher’s pictorial cloth. Floral endleaves. Frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. Two leaves advts. at rear (offers sixth edition of Modern Magic). Clean, sturdy copy, with scratch to front cover and minor shelfwear.
• BALDWIN, SAMRI S. THE SECRETS OF
  BALDWIN, SAMRI S. THE SECRETS OF MAHATMA LAND EXPLAINED...Baldwin, Samri S. The Secrets of Mahatma Land Explained. Washington, D.C., 1896. Second edition. Publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards. Portrait frontispiece. Many illustrations. Tall 8vo. Board edges dampstained, a few chips, generally very good internally.
• EXCLUSIVE MAGICAL SECRETS.Goldston,
  EXCLUSIVE MAGICAL SECRETS.Goldston, Will. Exclusive Magical Secrets. London: Will Goldston Ltd., [1912]. Number 78 from the limited first edition. Publisher’s leather, subscriber “H. Woodhouse” stamped to front cover in gilt. A locked book, original brass clasp and key. Illustrated. 4to. Corners slightly bumped, minor foxing on first several pages, otherwise fine. With the publisher’s prospectus containing Professor Hoffman’s introduction.
• ATTRIBUTED TO JIM DINE, "HEARTS"
  ATTRIBUTED TO JIM DINE, "HEARTS" Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed 'A Fiery Valentine for DKA '84' (lower right).
• Blackstones Secrets of Magic, first
  Blackstones Secrets of Magic, first edition, 1929, AL Burt Company Publishers 114-120 East 23rd St., New York, hardcover with dust jacket, some tears and losses.
• Lionheart Heroes of Israel, The
  Lionheart Heroes of Israel, The Mossad, The Quest For The Red prince. More Information Excellent.
• 18TH C. "SACRED HEART OF JESUS" OIL
  18TH C. "SACRED HEART OF JESUS" OIL ON CANVAS Oil on canvas religious painting depicting Jesus Christ holding the Sacred Heart aflame and encircled by the crown of thorns, circa eighteenth century, housed in an oval gilt wood frame. Image: 36.5" H x 26" W; frame: 39.5" H x 29" W.
• HOW ‘TIS DONE; OR THE SECRET
  HOW ‘TIS DONE; OR THE SECRET OUT.How ‘Tis Done; or The Secret Out. Lehigh, New York: Curtiss Publishing, ca. 1900. Red pictorial wrappers. Illustrated. 8vo. 16 pages. Includes marked cards, reflectors, and other methods of cheating, plus fortune-telling, ventriloquism, and home remedies. Wrappers cleanly detached, else good.
• Traite Clinique Des Maladies Du
  Traite Clinique Des Maladies Du Coeur by Jean Baptiste Bouillaud (Paris, 1841; complete in two volumes).
• 18TH C. "SACRED HEART OF JESUS" OIL
  18TH C. "SACRED HEART OF JESUS" OIL ON CANVAS Oil on canvas religious painting depicting Jesus Christ holding the Sacred Heart aflame and encircled by the crown of thorns, circa eighteenth century, housed in an oval gilt wood frame. Image: 36.5" H x 26" W; frame: 39.5" H x 29" W.
• A MOTHER'S SECRET.A Mother's
  A MOTHER'S SECRET.A Mother's Secret. Transatlantic Productions, 1918. Poster (40 x 60"). World War I silent melodrama starring Ella Hall. Linen backed. Significant areas of restoration and overpainting, including margins. B.
• THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, MAXFIELD
  THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, MAXFIELD PARRISH, BY LOUISESaunders. Published 1925 by Charles Scribner's & Sons, NY. Quarto, 14" x 11". Illustrated throughout in color by Maxfield Parrish. Including ownership title page, pictorial cover label. 11 full page plates and 9 color illustrations. 1st edition. Shows scuffing to board corners and minor paper loss. Some foxing to interior pages. Price of $100 written inside frontispage top corner.
• 1681 INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT
  1681 INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HEART-WORK PURITAN BOOK: 1681 printing by Puritan leader and preacher Richard Alleine. Printed for Jonathan Greenwood at the Crown in the Poultry near Grocers Alley. 1 1/4'' x 7'' x 4 1/2''CONDITION: Note writing inside back cover front pages. Toning and wear to pages. Cover wear and separation from spine on front cover.
• Secreta Monita Societatis Jesu. The
  Secreta Monita Societatis Jesu. The Secret Institutions of the Jesuits, Printed for John Walthoe, jun. 1723 - de la Rochefoucault, Duc . Maxims and Moral Reflections, New Edition, Printed for Lockyer Davis, 1781. 12mo., cont. calf. With 2 other volumes including vol 1 (ex 2) of George Sale's translation of the Koran, 1864, with signature and bookplate of (Sir) Walter Bagot, M.P. (4)
• BEDFORD, CHARLES. PROFESSIONAL CARD
  BEDFORD, CHARLES. PROFESSIONAL CARD SECRETS.Bedford, Charles. Professional Card Secrets. Author, 1944. Complete set of 12 packets, in original printed folders, the last lesson accompanied by a playing card used in the trick. Fine.
• RELIEF CARVING "ANATOMY OF THE
  RELIEF CARVING "ANATOMY OF THE HEART". American, late 19th century, poplar. Image of a doctor holding the heart of a woman on an examination table. Painted details. French plaque "L'Anatomie du Coeur". Painted frame, 34"h. 46"w.
• INNIS, S. VICTOR. INNER SECRETS
  INNIS, S. VICTOR. INNER SECRETS OF CROOKED CARD PLAYERS...Innis, S. Victor. Inner Secrets of Crooked Card Players. Los Angeles: M. B. Tournoux, 1915. Publisher’s decorative wraps printed in green and black. 12mo. 47pp. Small writing on front and back flyleaf, chipping of wraps; else very good. RARE. The first example, in print, to describe the method of shuffling the deck with eight movements, returning all the cards to their original position: known as a “Challenge Poker Deal”.
• SECRETS OF CONJURING &
  SECRETS OF CONJURING & MAGIC.Robert-Houdin, Jean (trans. Professor Hoffmann [Angelo J. Lewis]). Secrets of Conjuring & Magic. London: George Routledge, 1878. Pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt and black. Illustrated. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. 373 + 3 leaves advts. Minor shelfwear. Nice copy.
• THE SECRET OF MADAME BLANCHE.The
  THE SECRET OF MADAME BLANCHE.The Secret of Madame Blanche. MGM, 1933. Three sheet (39 x 76"). Romantic melodrama starring Irene Dunne as a showgirl. Linen backed. Restoration work particularly along old fold lines, some smudging around lettering. B+.
• BEHNKE, LEO. THE COLLECTED MENTAL
  BEHNKE, LEO. THE COLLECTED MENTAL SECRETS OF C.A. GEORG...Behnke, Leo. The Collected Mental Secrets of C.A. George Newmann. South Pasadena: Daniel's Den, 1990. From a limited edition of 250 copies (number 40). Orange cloth stamped in three colors. Frontispiece. Illustrated. 4to. Ownership signature front pastedown. Very good.
• GOLDSTON, WILL. EXCLUSIVE MAGICAL
  GOLDSTON, WILL. EXCLUSIVE MAGICAL SECRETS.Goldston, Will. Exclusive Magical Secrets. London: Will Goldston, Ltd., [1912]. Re-bound in facsimile leather, original lock incorporated at edge, with key. Number 431 from the first edition. Signed twice by the original owner, Otto Brownridge, on the title page and facing blank leaf. Frontispiece. Illustrated. 4to. New endpapers. A clean, solid copy.
• 1 vol. (Nonesuch Press.) Harvey,
  1 vol. (Nonesuch Press.) Harvey, Dr. William. The Anatomical Exercises...: De Motu Cordis 1628: De Circulatione Sanguinis 1649: The first English text of 1653... Newly edited by Geoffrey Keynes. London, [1928]. #1158/1450. 8vo, orig. crushed gilt-paneled brown morocco, t.e.g.; occasionally scuffed. Some darkening to endpapers.
• PETER MAX (AMERICAN B. 1937)
  PETER MAX (AMERICAN B. 1937) "HEART"DESCRIPTION: Peter Max (American b. 1937) Black ink on paper titled: "Heart" features the sketched image of a heart, signed lower left: "Max" mounted in a black frame. Includes certificate of authenticity from: "The Art Collection Inc." CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 18" x L: 22.5" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• ALTDEUTSCHES HERZ UND GEMüT,
  ALTDEUTSCHES HERZ UND GEMüT, 1880Title: Altdeutsches Herz und Gemüt in Poesie und Prosa, hauptsächlich aus dem sechzehnten und siebzehnten Jahrhunderte. Publisher: Velhagen & Klasing, Bielefeld und Leipzig Date:1880