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The Stewart Simplified Method of Mimicry and Parlor AmusementGeorge (Steamboat) StewartIf you are an entertainer you will surely appreciate this little book. This original manuscript teaches you how to imitate a wide range of sounds using only your hands and your mouth. It is very difficult to find other books on this subject so this may be your only opportunity to learn this fun and entertaining art. Although it is not exactly magic, the magician can incorporate one or more ideas within the book in his performance with a comic effect. In the right "hands" this act will be a riot. The booklet is packed with many imitations to learn. You will be taught to produce the following... | $5 to wish list | |
Magic in a GameJohn PalfreymanFrom the Foreword by Ali Bongo: So the telephone rings and the client says ... "Can you provide two hours entertainment?" ... "Of course!" ... you say, doing a quick bit of mental arithmetic to double your normal fee. Having confirmed the booking, you make a bee-line for the book-shelf to search for this book. Because this book ... plus a few bits and bobs ... will furnish the wherewithal for that extra hour of entertainment. Think of the advantages! You need only do one show in an afternoon instead of two ... no mad dash when the first show runs late ... less packing ... less wear and tear on... | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
The Play RoomunknownThis is an interesting book with beautifully weird games, stunts, experiments, puzzles and magic, some of which I have not seen described anywhere else.
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The Forcing Pass (used)Edwin (Eddie) KantarSoftcover stapled in good condition. Published 1983 by Barclay Bridge Supplies. For details on the contents see the digital edition. | $5 to wish list | |
Amazing PuzzlesStephen AblettThis is a puzzle ebook featuring numerous picture riddles and quizzes including Say-What-You-See, name the character parts and Murder Mystery Haiku Riddles. What is a logic picture puzzle? Is it a test of higher intelligence or is it a game of skill and wits to see who's smarter; reader or the writer? This ebook will test all your senses and challenge you to constantly pay attention. If you can always think laterally, you will probably work out some of the tricks and principles that are in play.
1st edition 2015, PDF 32 pages, full color. | $5 to wish list | |
Patience with the JokerProfessor HoffmannVery rare set of original games making use of the Joker card, invented by Angelo John Lewis and published under his stage name. You will find games for one and two players. Goodall, London, 1907; 48 pages.
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The Canterbury PuzzlesHenry Ernest DudeneyThis is a collection of many wonderful puzzles and riddles. The title stems from the fact that the first part of the book features a series of puzzles based on the characters from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Card and Conjuring Tricks and Book of Riddlesunknown
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Giocate!D. Angelo FerriThis ebook is a study of the classic Italian card games: Scopa, Quindici, Briscola, and Tresette. The author's interest in playing cards dates back to childhood, his grandparents, his family … they loved to play cards; so does he. In addition to rules, you will find beginner to advanced playing strategies and Ferri's method for secretly signaling your partner as to what cards you hold. This is based on the system he learned from one of his early influences - the great John Scarne. In addition to be being one of the greatest manipulator of playing cards and perhaps the greatest card mechanic of... | $6.95 to wish list | |
Illustrated Book of Patience GamesProfessor HoffmannLearn 63 fun and stimulating patience games from this book. A deck of cards, a flat surface and you are ready to challenge and entertain yourself. This is a translation from the German book Illustriertes Buch der Patiencen. 5th Edition, Routledge, London, 1904; 123 pages.
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Games of Skill and ConjuringunknownInstructions for games, magic tricks, model building, giving shows, and more.
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100 Mysteries for Arm-Chair DetectivesJ. C. CannellBased on actual crimes and mysteries investigated at Scotland Yard. This is a fun read if you like short problems of deduction and observation. While most of them are not locked room problems, there are two of them in this collection, #34 and #88. One of them states that on an express train, a girl was found dead in a third-class compartment. Her head was badly injured. A violent blow had caused her death. The train had not stopped during the journey and the girl had occupied the compartment alone all the way. Magicians will be able to solve some of the mysteries more easily because they... | $7.90 to wish list | |
Organized Fun: Adult Audience Participation Fun for Parties, Cruises, Resorts, ...Eve Lynn | ★★★★★ $7.95 to wish listPDF & EPUB | |
Secrets to Winning Bridge #2: 2/1 Game ForcingMarty Bergen
PDF 24 pages | ★★★★★ $7.95 to wish list | |
Gamblers' Tricks With Cards Exposed and ExplainedJonathan H. GreenThis is an unusual mix of contents including magic card tricks, card games and how gamblers cheat at those games, other swindles and scams, a section on dice and cheating at dice games, as well as moralizing against the evils of gambling. Jonathan H. Green was a reformed gambler, who made a career exposing cheating via lectures, presentations and books. An earlier shorter edition of this book was published under the title Games and Tricks with Cards. If you are looking for an edited version and somewhat modernized rendition of this book you can find it here.
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The Magician at the Bridge TableA. H. StaffordIf you want to do more than just poker deals, consider adding this fascinating routine of bridge table magic to your act. This title has been long out of print, and now it's back and better than ever for a new generation of audiences and performers. After a game of bridge, your audience is already in a card mood. That's the perfect time to introduce this compelling routine where one miracle flows seamlessly into the next. From the introduction by Howard P. Albright From the audience viewpoint, an entertaining series of skillful demonstrations; but from the magician's angle, an ingenious application of... | $8 to wish list | |
Dick's Games of PatienceWilliam B. DickThis was the first widely popular American collection of patience games or solitaire with cards. 1883. Dick and Fitzgerald; 154 pages.
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The Modern Chess Instructor 1Wilhelm SteinitzSteinitz having elevated chess to a science starts out very systematical and explains movement, mode of capture and the value of the various pieces. The bulk of the book is an analysis of six openings: The Ruy Lopez, Double Ruy Lopez, The Scotch Gambit, The Two Knight's Defence, Petroff's Defence and Philidor's Defence. He concludes with all 17 games played in the match Steinitz - Tchigorin, Havana 1889, which was won by Steinitz. Steinitz also started to write part 2. 1st edition 1889; 237 pages. | $9 to wish listPDF_facsimile | |
Scarne on TeekoJohn ScarneTeeko was the most successful game Scarne invented. There were many Teeko clubs and tournaments in the US and abroad. Even Orson Welles was an avid Teeko player. Despite its initial success and clever game design, Teeko has fallen out of favor and only a small fan community remains and plays Teeko today. Teeko reminds me on the game 4-in-a-row since winning patterns are four in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally, as well as four pieces in a square. But since pieces can be moved after the initial placement phase, it borrows from checkers and chess. It is also quite similar to the... | $9 to wish list | |
Rubik NotesMark ElsdonFollowing on from the success of his Rubik Remembered DVD, this is Mark’s brand new ebook: Rubik Notes. The Notes contain Mark’s full solution for Rubik’s Cube (His version of the Layer Method, originally devised by Rubik-Guru David Singmaster. You can achieve solve times below one minute with this method.) and are fully colour-illustrated to make learning as direct as possible. The solution is completely self-contained and you don’t need to own the Rubik Remembered DVD or indeed anything else to learn to solve Rubik’s Cube – everything is right here in the Notes. If however... | ★★★★★ $9 to wish list | |
Take Your TricksEdwin (Eddie) KantarOver 550 Declarer play tips you can take to the bank. Acclaimed bridge expert Eddie Kantar offers valuable warm-up tips along with card combinations and safety plays. This ebook focuses on the "play of the hand". Its non-controversial tips were written for almost any player beneath "expert" who genuinely desires to improve his or her game. After reading this book, you will start making more contracts and you will be convinced your bidding has been improved - and you may be right. 1st edition 2002; this electronic edition 2006; 168 pages. | $9.50 to wish list | |
A Treasury of Bridge TipsEdwin (Eddie) KantarThis is a new completely revised 3rd edition of Kantar's classic. This ebook is not meant for beginners, nor is it aimed at experts - it is directed at players somewhere between these extremes who would like to improve their game substantially. Bonus tips remind you to count tricks, not points when preempting, and that the player who makes a preemptive bid is not the player who takes the sacrifice. You will also learn such valuable tips as how to be aggressive in the bidding with fitting hands. You will learn a whooping 540 tips and the card symbols are set in color to make reading even more... | $9.50 to wish list | |
Defensive TipsEdwin (Eddie) KantarThis is a completely revised edition of Kantar's 1994 bestseller. The best defensive tips you will ever find are in this ebook.
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Defensive Tips (used)Edwin (Eddie) KantarSoftcover in good condition. Published 1994 by Griffin Publishing. For details on the content see the digital edition. | $9.50 to wish list |