William Larsen Genii Magazine Signed Geraldine Bound Norris Bookbinding 1951

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We combine shipping on Buy it now auctions. We accept all offers with stated shipping charges. We can reduce the price or shipping, but not both. Complete volumes from Sept. 1951 to August 1952 Professionally bound by Norris Bookbinding Hallmarked
Autographed by William Larsen and Geraldine Larsen
The book was bounded by Sir Felix Korim of England
Includes the Farewell tribute to William Larsen Genii Magazine Special Issue 1998
Hardcover 12 Genii issues mint Magic Sections have hundreds of vintage effects.
This bound book was owned by:
Felix Korim
Born
Brewerton H. Clarke
April 08, 1905
Illion, New York
Died
October 14, 1986 (age 81)
Categories
Books by Felix Korim
Felix Korim (1905 - 1986) was a singer/actor that turned magician, touring the northeastern United States. He built and invented many his of effects. He performed under the stage name "Sir" Felix Korim.
Biography
Korim married Clara Decker on May 21, 1941, who became his chief assistant.
During World War II, he worked for the Army at the Griffiss Air Force Base camouflage section.
After touring, he got a job as a commercial artist and contributed some illusion designs to Genii magazine, which he illustrated.
Korim founded the Invisible Lodge in 1953, a club for Masonic Magicians. The club followed its own ritual, which encompassed elements from both Masonry and the world of illusion. Members have included Blackstone, Okito, and Jack Gwynne.
Books
Pointers on Good Presentations (1953)
Invisible Lodge
Invisible Lodge was founded in 1953 as a club for Masonic Magicians by Sir Felix Korim of England, who served as the organization’s first President.
The club followed its own ritual, which encompasses elements from both Masonry and the world of illusion. Members have included Blackstone, Okito, and Jack Gwynne.
Membership in the Invisible Lodge is limited to those persons interested in magic and have been raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. The publication of the Invisible Lodge is called the “Trestle Board” and is published quarterly, giving information on the Masonic and Magical activities of the members.
The annual stated meeting of the Invisible Lodge is held in conjunction with the Columbus, Ohio Magic Fest.
The ZB Award, so named after the second president of the Invisible Lodge, Dr. Zina Bennett, is a certificate presented to any member who gives a total of five certified free performances for the residents of a Masonic Orphanage, Masonic Home for the Aged, or the patients of a Shrine Hospital. Another award is presented annually, known as the Harvey Award, to a member who has served the Invisible Lodge or Masonry with distinction.