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Walter B. Gibson
2 Photographs
In Collection
#1088
10*
Conjuring
Magician
Photograph 
Original, Signed Photo of Walter Gibson-Gibson Magic Convention Booth-ca.1960s/70s--

An 8 by 10 photo of Walter Gibson, holding one of his books, standing in the Gibson Magic Co. Booth at a magic convention, probably in the Boston area. Wendel W. Gibson (1915-1997), was the nephew of Walter B. Gibson, ran Gibson Magic in Nashua, New Hampshire.

SIZE: 8 by 10 inches
COND: All is in otherwise very Fine, almost Mint condition.

From Magicpedia Courtesy of Genii Magazine:
Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 - December 6, 1985) was an American author and a professional magician best known for his work on The Shadow. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote Shadow stories at an amazing rate to satisfy public demand during the character's golden age in the 1930s and 1940s. He was married to Litzka R. Gibson, also a writer, and the couple lived in New York state.

The Shadow
Gibson wrote the first Shadow story in 1931, creating a character around the narrator of the Detective Stories radio drama. He was very prolific, writing 282 out of 325 Shadow novels, at a top rate of two novels per month.

Gibson is recognized as the creator of much of The Shadow's mythos, although his tales frequently conflict with the better-known radio version. For example, Gibson's Shadow is, in reality, Kent Allard, an aviator who sometimes posed as playboy Lamont Cranston. On the radio, The Shadow really is Cranston, a "wealthy young man about town." Similarly, Shadow companion Margo Lane arose not from the pulps but from the radio program; she was added to offer a contrasting female voice.

Magic and other non-fiction
Gibson wrote more than 100 books on magic, psychic phenomena, true crime, mysteries, rope knots, yoga, hypnotism, and games. He served as ghost-writer for books on magic and/or spiritualism by Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, Harry Blackstone, and Joseph Dunninger. Gibson also introduced the famous "Chinese linking rings" trick in America, and invented the Nickels To Dimes trick that is still sold in magic stores to this day.

With his wife Litzka R. Gibson, he co-wrote The Complete Illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences, (Doubleday, 1966), a 404 page book which explains how to practice many popular forms of divination and fortune-telling, including astrology, tasseography, graphology, and numerology. Litzka Gibson, who sometimes used the pen-name Leona Lehman, also wrote her own books on topics as diverse as palmistry, dancing, and personal hygiene.
Product Details
Extras Autographed
Personal Details
Read It No
Location Magic Library (Home)
Condition Very Fine
Owner Bryan-Keith Taylor
Notes
from Magicpedia,

Walter B. Gibson

Born Walter Brown Gibson
September 12, 1897
Germantown, Pennsylvania
Died December 06, 1985 (age 88)
Kingston, New York
Resting place Block D, Section 2, Lot 110, Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, New York

Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 - December 6, 1985) was an American author and a professional magician best known for his work on The Shadow. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote Shadow stories at an amazing rate to satisfy public demand during the character's golden age in the 1930s and 1940s.

He was married to Litzka R. Gibson, also a writer, and the couple lived in New York state.

Contents
1 The Shadow
2 Magic and other non-fiction
3 Awards and honors
4 Books ghost-written
5 Books
6 Further reading
7 References
The Shadow
Gibson wrote the first Shadow story in 1931, creating a character around the narrator of the Detective Stories radio drama. He was very prolific, writing 282 out of 325 Shadow novels, at a top rate of two novels per month.

Gibson is recognized as the creator of much of The Shadow's mythos, although his tales frequently conflict with the better-known radio version. For example, Gibson's Shadow is, in reality, Kent Allard, an aviator who sometimes posed as playboy Lamont Cranston. On the radio, The Shadow really is Cranston, a "wealthy young man about town." Similarly, Shadow companion Margo Lane arose not from the pulps but from the radio program; she was added to offer a contrasting female voice.

Magic and other non-fiction
Gibson wrote more than 100 books on magic, psychic phenomena, true crime, mysteries, rope knots, yoga, hypnotism, and games. He served as ghost-writer for books on magic and/or spiritualism by Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, Harry Blackstone, and Joseph Dunninger. Gibson also introduced the famous "Chinese linking rings" trick in America, and invented the Nickels To Dimes trick that is still sold in magic stores to this day.

With his wife Litzka R. Gibson, he co-wrote The Complete Illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences, (Doubleday, 1966), a 404 page book which explains how to practice many popular forms of divination and fortune-telling, including astrology, tasseography, graphology, and numerology. Litzka Gibson, who sometimes used the pen-name Leona Lehman, also wrote her own books on topics as diverse as palmistry, dancing, and personal hygiene.

Awards and honors
Masters Fellowship from Academy of Magical Arts (1979)
Books ghost-written
Howard Thurston's 200 Tricks You Can Do (1926)
Howard Thurston's 200 More Tricks You Can Do (1927)
Blackstone's Secrets of Magic (1929)
Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks (1932)
Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks and Secrets of Magic (1941)
Books
The Book of Secrets: Miracles Ancient and Modern (1927)
The World's Best Book of Magic (1927)
Popular Card Tricks (1928)
The Bunco Book (1928)
Houdini's Escapes (1930)
Houdini's Magic (1932)
The Magician's Manual (1933)
The New Magician's Manual (1936)
Secrets of Magic (1945)
Professional Magic for Amateur (1947)
Magic Explained (1949)
What's New in Magic? (1956)
Houdini's Fabulous Magic (with Dr. Morris Young) (1961)
Magic Made Simple (1963)
The Master Magicians (1966)
Secrets of Magic: Ancient and Modern (1967)
The Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic (1969)
Encyclopedia of Magic & Conjuring (1976)
The Complete Illustrated Book of Close-up Magic (1980)
Further reading
Man of Magic & Mystery; A Guide to the Work of Walter B. Gibson, by J. Randolph Cox (1988; Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, NJ), is a bibliography of Gibson's works.
Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow, by Thomas J. Shimeld (2205; McFarland & Company; ISBN 978-0786423613), is a biography of Walter Gibson.
References
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http://www.mahatmaland.com/profiles/SAMAssembly4.pdf (link no longer works )
Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 19, No. 6, August 1920, Walter B. Gibson, page 167
Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 66, No. 12, May 1977, Walter B. Gibson, magician-of-the-month, by John Zweers, page 13
Cover, Genii Magazine, Vol. 43, No. 4, April 1979
Genii Magazine, Vol. 49, No. 7, January 1986, Obituaries, Walter B. Gibson, by Charles Reynolds, page 470
The Linking Ring, Vol. 66, No. 2, February 1986, Broken Wand, Walter B Gibson,, page 121
M-U-M, Vol. 75, No. 9, February 1986, Broken Wand, Walter B. Gibson, page 41
Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 76, No. 2, July 1986, Walter B. Gibson, a Tribute, page 18
The Linking Ring, Vol. 66, No. 12, December 1986, A Tribute to Walter Gibson, by William V. Rauscher, page 117
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