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Title: Vintage 1933 Dick Daring\'s Bag of Tricks Magic Booklet – Quaker Oats Cereal Premium
Description:
Up for sale is a fantastic piece of 1930s advertising and magic history: Dick Daring\'s Bag of Tricks, published in 1933 by The Reilly & Lee Co. (Chicago). This 64-page softcover booklet was issued as a promotional premium by The Quaker Oats Company, featuring cereal advertisements inside for Quaker Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice.
The book was written by the famous professional magician Will L. Lindhorst and features striking, classic black-and-white illustrations by Tom P. Barrett. It contains dozens of classic, retro magic tricks, sleight-of-hand secrets, and illusions designed for children and hobbyists of the era.
Condition:
This copy is in Excellent Vintage Condition, especially considering it is nearly a century old!
• Covers: Vibrant, bright colors on both front and back. Very minimal shelf wear. No heavy creasing or vertical spine splits.
• Spine / Binding: Staple binding is secure and intact; pages hold together perfectly.
• Pages: Clean, unmarked, and free of rips, tears, or writing. Natural, uniform age-toning along the paper edges as expected for its age.
A wonderful crossover collectible perfect for magic history enthusiasts, vintage cereal advertising collectors, or lovers of Depression-era illustration!
Shipped securely in a protective sleeve with cardboard backing to ensure it arrives safely.