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Biographies & History

Magic has a rich and long history. You will read fascinating stories about Houdini, Robert-Houdin and their predecessors, or about long forgotten inventors of today's popular tricks. Maybe you have seen the movie "The Illusionist" or "The Prestige" and want to find out more about magic and some of the tricks from the movies. Here is a great place to start to wet your appetite and then later you can dive into the methods and how to ebooks.

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best sellers Samuel Cox Hooker and his Rising Cards Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic Malini and his Magic best sellers    
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50 Years at the Magic Circle
50 Years at the Magic Circle

Fifty years a member of the Magic Circle and then President. One of the best known personalities of the magical world will hold your attention with memorable accounts of how he met David Devant and was given private lessons by the great illusionist
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Francis White  2009-06-18   $14.00  Read More 
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A Magical Upbringing: Collected Letters and Articles from June Barrows Mussey
A Magical Upbringing: Collected Letters and Articles from June Barrows Mussey

Purchase this ebook together with The Amateur Magician's Handbook and receive an immediate $10 discount!

If I ask: "Do you know June Barrows Mussey?" I get a blank stare. If I continue: "you know Henry Hay?" then suddenly the response is:
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Dagmar Mussey &
June Barrows Mussey
 2008-08-05   $15.00  Read More 
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A Magician's Tour
A Magician's Tour

Harry Kellar writes about his travels and adventures around the world. Very readable and entertaining.

1st edition, 1886; 214 pages.

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  1. Start in Life
  2. The Bull Fight
  3. Triumphal Tour through Mexico
  4. In the Role of Prophet
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Harry Kellar  2005-09-11   $12.00  Read More 
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Anthony Owen Talks to Jay Fortune
Anthony Owen Talks to Jay Fortune

If you want to break into the TV market you have to listen to this. Anthony Owen is currently the most successful TV magic producer in the UK and has worked on the Derren Brown shows, Monkey Magic, Dirty Tricks, The Real Hustle, and many more. And even
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Anthony Owen  2009-10-25   $27.50  Read More 
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Charles Fort: the man who invented the supernatural
Charles Fort: the man who invented the supernatural

By the early 1920s, Americans were discovering that the world was a strange place.

Charles Fort could demonstrate that it was even stranger than anyone suspected. Frogs fell from the sky. Blood rained from the heavens. Mysterious airships visited the

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Jim Steinmeyer  2009-11-15   $24.95  Read More 
Circus Gestern Heute
Circus Gestern Heute

This is the journal of the Circus Museum in Vienna, Austria. It covers all the circus arts from clowning to juggling and from animal acts to acrobats. It also features a good amount of magic. It is written in German and has a lot of wonderful articles
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Berthold Lang  2009-06-03   $20.00  Read More 
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic

This is a new edition of the famous and unique magic dictionary by Bart Whaley. Bart has continued to correct entries in this dictionary until the present. We have converted everything to PDF and added bookmarks for each entry in the dictionary as well
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Barton Whaley  2007-02-08   $50.00  Read More 
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Forty Years in & around Magic
Forty Years in & around Magic

Harry Leat describes incidences during his magic life, some odd, some funny, some unbelievable. Often another well known magic celebraty was involved, such as Houdini, Selbit, Trewey, ... This book makes a great read. No tricks.

1st edition,
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Harry Leat  2005-09-08   $3.00  Read More 
Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and Illusions
Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and Illusions

From his impoverished childhood to his feat of becoming one of the most successful entertainers of all time, this fascinating biography presents a memorable portrait of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. Guidelines for 21 fun magic tricks are also
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Laurie Carlson  2009-10-25   $11.95  Read More 
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Harry Stanley Interview Volume 1
Harry Stanley Interview Volume 1

In the world of Magic there are few people who have made such a substantial contribution as Harry Stanley. This is volume one of four. In these four volumes hear the story of 25 years of Unique Magic.

These four volumes are packed with memories from

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Harry Stanley  2008-11-15   $9.00  Read More 
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Harry Stanley Interview Volume 2
Harry Stanley Interview Volume 2

In the world of Magic there are few people who have made such a substantial contribution as Harry Stanley. This is volume two of four. In these four volumes hear the story of 25 years of Unique Magic.

These four volumes are packed with memories from

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Harry Stanley  2008-11-15   $9.00  Read More 
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Harry Stanley Interview Volume 3
Harry Stanley Interview Volume 3

In the world of Magic there are few people who have made such a substantial contribution as Harry Stanley. This is volume three of four. In these four volumes hear the story of 25 years of Unique Magic.

These four volumes are packed with memories from

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Harry Stanley  2008-11-23   $9.00  Read More 
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Harry Stanley Interview Volume 4
Harry Stanley Interview Volume 4

In the world of Magic there are few people who have made such a substantial contribution as Harry Stanley. This is volume four of four. In these four volumes hear the story of 25 years of Unique Magic.

These four volumes are packed with memories from

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Harry Stanley  2008-11-23   $9.00  Read More 
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Houdini's Unmasking
Houdini's Unmasking

Houdini wrote a very nasty book about Robert-Houdin claiming that Robert-Houdin stole many tricks and was in reality not as great a magician as he usually is portraid. Jean Hugard sets with this book the record straight and reveals Houdini's fabricated
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Jean Hugard  2005-09-02   $2.00  Read More 
House of Cards
House of Cards

This is a unique and beautiful ebook that chronicles the fascinating life of Paul Rosini and explains much of the exceptional magic he performed during his career.

Illustrated with rare photographs and beautiful illustrations, this entertaining book
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Chuck Romano  2007-05-06   $19.00  Read More 
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Joe Karson Beyond Zombie
Joe Karson Beyond Zombie

Joe Karson, of course, invented the famous "Zombie" floating ball, but there was quite a bit more to Karson than just that.

The ebook is divided into two main sections; Karson's biography and Karson's creations (books, tricks and commentary). It
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Michael Rose  2006-02-22   $20.00  Read More 
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John Calvert's Story Volume 1
John Calvert's Story Volume 1

Here is one of magic's most fascinating personalities giving the secrets of how he achieved everything that every young magician would wish to achieve. How magic earned him a luxury cruise ship, a luxury private airplane and stardom on TV, the theater
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John Calvert  2009-04-09   $14.00  Read More 
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John Calvert's Story Volume 2
John Calvert's Story Volume 2

This is the second volume of John Calvert's Story. Sit back, relax, and listen to a life full of magic. Learn from one of the greatest and most successful magicians of all time.

(See here for Volume 1.)

This is a licensed reproduction of

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John Calvert  2009-04-09   $14.00  Read More 
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Kalanag Illusionist
Kalanag Illusionist

Once again Goodliffe provides a stimulating introduction to another archive series recording. This time the subject is Kalanag - Master Illusionist.

The live recordings from Sim Sala Bim have been drawn from various sources. Without the marvellous

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Kalanag  2010-01-14   $12.00  Read More 
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Magic and Mysteries of India
Magic and Mysteries of India

Eddie Joseph who was born in India and lived there for most of his life. He wanted to write a detailed, true and unbiased description of the Indian magician and his methods. He penetrated deeply into the subject rather than give it superficial treatment.
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Eddie Joseph  2006-06-23   $9.00  Read More 
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