Al Baker's Book-1933--First book-Pack that Cuts-Rising Cards-Billet Mystery-Af

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Al Baker's Book-1933--First book-Pack that Cuts-Rising Cards-Billet Mystery--
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ITEM:  Soft cover booklet, Al Baker's Book, written and published by Al Baker, in 1933.  This was his first real printed book.  Earlier works were manuscripts, probably mimeographed.  Image of cover, in attached images, shows a list of effects.  Two of note are the Deck that Cuts Itself, and his Rising Cards.  Clayton Rawson did the illustrations.  Covers have slight edge wear as they were a shade larger than the pages. Overhang caused the covers to get work quicker than the pages.
From Magicpedia, courtesy of Genii Magazine:
Al Baker
(September 4, 1874 - October 24, 1951) was a professional magician born in Poughkeepsie, New York. Baker was known by most of his magical contemporaries as an outstanding M.C., author, and inventor.
By the time Baker was 21, he was already working in
Vaudeville
as magician and ventriloquist. Later he was performer at Coney Island as a
Chautauqua
&
Lyceum
headliner, where he also had a photo studio.
Al Baker was one of the greatest entertainers in magic and combined original effects with a natural sense of humor. His stage act consisted of the following: Cake in the hat, Card from the hat, dyeling silks, Knot in the silk, The Pack that cuts itself, thirty card trick, & torn and restored paper napkin.
Baker was an inventor of many tricks that he marketed including his Dictionary Test, Al Baker Slates and his version of the Rice bowls. Many of his silk magic effects were included in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic. One of his creations was the
Purse Frame
.
Baker opened a magic shop with Martin Sunshine in Times Square.
Honors and Awards
Dean of the
Society of American Magicians
from 1941-1951.
Bibliography
Books
Al Baker's Book One
(1933)
Al Baker's Book Two
(1935)
Magical Ways and Means
(1941)
Mental Magic
(1949)
Pet Secrets
(1951)
Manuscripts
The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript
(Ca. 1923) (A mimeographed pirated version titled "This will open your eyes: Al Baker's Exclusive Twenty-five dollar Manuscript" was released around 1951)
Al Baker's Pack
(1932)
Cardially Yours
(1934)
Effects 1, 2, 3
(Ca. 1939)
Card Trio
(1948)
DATE:  1933
SIZE:  6 by 9 inches, 25 pages.
COND:  Covers were split in binding fold, with early repair with cleat tape, not discolored. Covers have edge wear, & corner bumps. Interior pages have minor use marks.  All in otherwise Fine condition. Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item
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