Gibson, Walter B. (Walter Brown) 1897-1985

Overview

Works:	347 works in 846 publications in 4 languages and 17,814 library holdings
Genres:	Dictionaries Biography Paranormal fiction Detective and mystery fiction Fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Encyclopedias
Roles:	Author, Editor, Creator, Adapter, Inscriber, Other, Bibliographic antecedent, Publishing director

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Walter B Gibson

The Chinatown death cloud peril by Paul Malmont( Book )
The Shadow scrapbook by Walter B Gibson( Book )
Walter B. Gibson and the Shadow by Thomas J Shimeld( Book )
Man of magic and mystery : a guide to the work of Walter B. Gibson by J. Randolph Cox( Book )
The War of the worlds murder by Max Allan Collins( Book )

Gangland's doom : the Shadow of the pulps by Frank Eisgruber( Book )
The night master by Robert Sampson( Book )
The Shadow knew by George Montgomery( Book )
Gangland's doom : the Shadow of the pulps by Frank Eisgruber( )
The war of the worlds murder by Max Allan Collins( Recording )
Chronology of shadows : a timeline of The Shadow's exploits by Ric Lai( Book )
The Shadow : the making of a legend by Anthony Tollin( Book )
The War of the worlds murder by Max Allan Collins( Recording )
Fine books & manuscripts and other works on paper : including Walter Gibson's own file of the shadow pulps by Potter & Potter Auctions( Book )
Walter Gibson typescripts of books on gambling by Walter B Gibson( )
Check list of Walter Gibson by Edward T Hollins( Book )
Maurice F. Raymond collection( )
Two classic adventures of the Shadow by Walter B Gibson( Book )
Walter B. Gibson, 1897-1985 by William V Rauscher( Book )
Bouchercon no. 9 by Anthony Boucher Memorial Mystery Convention( Book )

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Most widely held works by Walter B Gibson

Hoyle's modern encyclopedia of card games; rules of all the basic games and popular variations by Walter B Gibson( Book )

24 editions published between 1974 and 2001 in English and held by 973 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Descriptions and rules for playing all known card games and popular variations

Mark Wilson's complete course in magic by Mark Wilson( Book )

8 editions published between 1975 and 2003 in English and held by 700 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Provides diagrams and detailed instructions for performing more than three hundred magic tricks, including tricks with cards, money, ropes, handkerchiefs, and cups and balls

Hoyle's simplified guide to the popular card games; with complete explanation of terms, rules, and procedures by Walter B Gibson( Book )

16 editions published between 1963 and 1975 in English and held by 668 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The complete illustrated book of the psychic sciences by Walter B Gibson( Book )

19 editions published between 1966 and 1989 in English and Japanese and held by 520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The master magicians, their lives and most famous tricks by Walter B Gibson( Book )

7 editions published between 1966 and 1984 in English and held by 508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes material on Robert-Houdin, Professor Anderson, Herrmann the Great, Harry Kellar, Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson), Howard Thurston, Harry Houdini, Hardeen, and the Great Raymond (Saunders)

Fell's official guide to knots and how to tie them by Walter B Gibson( Book )

10 editions published between 1961 and 1989 in English and held by 506 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Instructions for tying simple and double knots, hitches, loops, and performing knot tricks

Family games America plays by Walter B Gibson( Book )

7 editions published between 1969 and 1974 in English and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of games for adults, teenagers and children with easy-to-follow instructions and drawings to illustrate intricate plays

Rod Serling's Twilight zone by Walter B Gibson( Book )

6 editions published between 1963 and 1983 in English and held by 446 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thirteen stories adapted from the television series, The Twilight Zone

Knots and how to tie them by Walter B Gibson( Book )

10 editions published between 1966 and 1996 in English and Dutch and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A guide to the ins and outs of making more than 75 different knots, with explanations of their specific uses

Houdini on magic by Walter B Gibson( Book )

4 editions published between 1930 and 1953 in English and held by 442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents Harry Houdini's own descriptions of his daring escapes and the fraudulence in the spiritualist movement, and includes instructions for more than forty stage tricks

Walter Gibson's Big book of magic for all ages : with over 150 easy-to-perform tricks using everyday, objects by Walter B Gibson( Book )

6 editions published between 1980 and 1982 in English and held by 396 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The complete illustrated book of divination and prophecy by Walter B Gibson( Book )

9 editions published between 1973 and 1988 in English and held by 389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Step-by-step instructions and the history of tarot cards, i ching, hand of fate, palmistry, mystic cabala, mystic oracle, tasseomancy, and many other methods of prophecy

How to develop an exceptional memory by Morris N Young( Book )

24 editions published between 1962 and 2013 in English and held by 347 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This book details ways in which to develop an exceptional memory. In Part I, Section A goes into the general theory of memory, and describes natural memory and artificial memory. It also refers to technical memory systems. Section B teaches how to remember people's faces and how to do rapid calculations using memory. Section A of Part II talks about how to memorize different printed and spoken things, such as how to memorize the states of the United States or the presidents and addresses and telephone numbers. Section B goes into motor memory and memory for music, art, geography, and Morse code. Section C talks about memory games and memory tricks. Lastly, Part III describes the lives of 10 different people throughout history who had exceptional memories"--Create. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved)

Magic for beginners : your absolute, quintessential, all you wanted to know, complete guide by Walter B Gibson( Book )

6 editions published between 1999 and 2002 in English and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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Houdini's fabulous magic by Walter B Gibson( Book )

3 editions published between 1961 and 1972 in English and held by 331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Harry Houdini's famous escape, sleight-of-hand, and magic tricks are explained in detail

Houdini's escapes and magic : prepared from Houdini's private notebooks and memoranda with the assistance of Beatrice Houdini, widow of Houdini, and Bernard M.L. Ernst, president of the parent assembly of the Society of American Magicians by Walter B Gibson( Book )

8 editions published between 1930 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 324 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The complete illustrated book of close-up magic : professional techniques fully revealed by a master magician by Walter B Gibson( Book )

5 editions published between 1980 and 1981 in English and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rogues' gallery : a variety of mystery stories by Walter B Gibson( Book )

3 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 275 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The original Houdini scrapbook by Walter B Gibson( Book )

8 editions published between 1976 and 1977 in English and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A biography of magician Harry Houdini, presented largely through photographs, newspaper stories, posters, letters, advertisements, theater programs, and other original sources

Jade dragon ; &, House of ghosts by Walter B Gibson( Book )

1 edition published in 1981 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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