Original DAVID AVADON Wonder Show A Theatre of Marvels Magic Poster

19" X 29"

Poster

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Genre

Magic

Subject

Magic Poster

Plot

Original Magic Poster DAVID AVADON Wonder Show A Theatre of Marvels

DAVID AVADON'S
Wonder Show

A Theatre of Marvels
Fine, full color poster, approximately 19" x 29", unfolded, new condition for the late David Avadon's stage show.

David was a fine performer of magic from close up work to stage illusions. He was also a stage pickpocket. He wrote a book on the subject, CUTTING UP TOUCHS. He also co-wrote the JOE BERG BOOK. For many years in contributed a review column to Genii magazine.

Personal

Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	1514
Added Date	Jun 28, 2018 18:04:49
Modified Date	Mar 25, 2026 01:08:19

Value

Book Condition	Mint

Notes

David Avadon

Born: 1949
Died ;August 22, 2009
Resting place: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA, Plot: Section 13, #542, plot A[1]

David Avadon (b.1949-d.2009) was an author and an accomplished, working professional magician with a trademark specialty pickpocket act.

Biography
In the late 1960s, as Avadon-Black, he hitchhiked around America, performing for food, lodging and enough money to finance his journey.
He did technical consulting work for film and television and reviewed tricks for Genii magazine from 1991 to 1994 in a column called Sorcerer's Sidearms.

Bibliography
The Berg Book, with Eric C. Lewis (1983)
Genii 1999 July - Watch Your Wallets and Hold on to Your Watches! - Ricki Dunn: A Remembrance by David Avadon and words from Hal Meyers.
Cutting Up Touches: A Brief History of Pockets and the People Who Pick Them (2007)

References
↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95870067
http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=201838
Obit Genii 2009 October