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[BOOK TESTS]. Max Maven’s Book Test Collection. 1920s – 2000s. Including: Consult the Oracle by Charles Waller (issued by Thayer; plain rear cover variant, two examples); The Key and The Master Key by Terri Rogers (Martin Breese); Final Exam by Harvey Berg; Creations by Sam Schwartz (Magico); Astrology the Hidden Force by Sam Schwartz (Magico); Horoscope Book Test (Supreme); Grant’s Vest Pocket Book Test (Magico edition; two examples); Fantastic Facsimile by Stewart James (Supreme; cards and instructions – no book); Two Little Words by William S. Houghton (Ed Mellon’s Magic Mart); Millennium Book Test by Daniel Rhod (text in French); a birthday book effect by John Cornelius; The Sherlock Holmes Book Test (Magico); reprints of the Stanley Collins book tests by Magico; Words Beyond by The Other Brothers; Shakespeare Sonnets Force Folio; Eye Candy by Becker and Earle (Mentalism Unlimited); Test Tear-Riffic by Himber; The Satanic Book Test by Brad Henderson (INSCRIBED AND SIGNED to Max Maven); a force book issued by James Randi in limited numbers; and many more, along with instructions for performing the effect from a variety of sources. Approximately 35 examples in all. Very high original cost. Most in as-new, unused condition, many with original instructions. A very good group of specially produced publications for one of the most impressive effects in modern mentalism. From the collection of Max Maven.