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The start of a legendary business.

1st edition 1956, 57 pages.

A long list of unbelievable variety, depth and breadth of magic tricks, illusions, apparatus, accessories and more. So much in fact that this catalog required three parts.

1st edition 1966, 432 pages.

More tricks, books and accessories for the magician. There are no duplicates from part 1.

1st edition 1967, 167 pages.

Even more tricks, books and accessories for the magician. There are no duplicates from part 1 or 2.

1st edition 1969, 94 pages.

This catalog has four color plates in the middle and a price list at the very end.

• Accessories
• Canes and Candles
• Cards
• Changing Bags and Egg Bags
• Children's Magic
• Close-Up Magic
• Comedy Magic
• Escapology
• Flowers and Plumes
• General Magic
• Illusionettes
• Liquid Magic
• Livestock Magic
• Manipulation
• Mentalism
• Money Magic
• Production Items
• Puppets and Ventriloquial Characters
• Rope Magic
• Silks and Ribbons

1st edition 1989, 613 pages.

I believe this is the largest magic catalog ever published. It clocks in at more than 620 pages and is bursting full with products. A unique lovely feature of this catalog is that each section is introduced by a famous magician: Mentalism by David Berglas, Ropes by Pavel, Comedy by Karrel Fox etc.

• Introduction (Paul Daniels)
• Accessories (Keith Churcher)
• Balloon Modeling (Bob Wooding)
• Books and Publications (Edwin A. Dawes)
• Canes and Candles (Jeff Atkins)
• Cards (Francis Haxton)
• Changing Bags and Egg Bags (Mark Raffles)
• Children's Magic (Terry Herbert)
• Close-Up Magic (Bobby Bernard)
• Comedy Magic (Karrell Fox)
• Escapology (David De-Val) ...

A marvelous trick featured by many of the greats in magic. In effect a piece of paper is crumpled up and bounced on a fan. Visibly it assumes the shape of an egg - a full-sized egg - and this is removed from the fan and broken into a glass to prove genuine.

This special manuscript tells you all you need to know about this famous trick. The correct way to make the special egg at home and the correct way to store it. Various steals, types of fan to use, lead-up and follow-up tricks, etc., etc. A very valuable publication on this subject.

1st edition 1958, PDF 7 pages.

H. C. Evans was a company specializing in the manufacture and sale of gambling and carnival equipment. They also sold sporting goods like baseball gloves, various balls, hunting and fishing gear. Particularly noteworthy are their offerings for cheating purposes such as hold-outs, or dice which have been altered in a number of ways, or marked cards, etc.

1st edition 1909, 64 pages.

In 1929 H. C. Evans was a large company specializing in the manufacture and sale of sporting goods and casino equipment.

• Casino supplies
• Trade Stimulators
• Pocket Novelties
• Amusement Park Supplies
• Fair Ground Games
• Shooting Galleries

1st edition 1929, 160 pages.

Edwin Ash was a celebrated medical doctor who practiced and lectured in London. He was published in the Lancet which is to this day the most important and respected peer reviewed medical journal.

As the subtitle 'A Practical Handbook' suggests, this is a work for the practitioner. It covers various methods to induce hypnosis, describes muscular and sensory phenomena, post-hypnotic influence, suggestive therapeutics, and a lot more.

1st edition 1906; PDF 118 pages.

These are two articles published in the famous Lancet:

1. Some Experiments in Hypnosis, January 27th 1906.
2. The Induction of Hypnosis, August 25th 1906.

Perhaps the simplest and most sure-fire of all book tests, using three unprepared books. Can be performed as a one-person or two-person test.

The original manuscript sold for the equivalent of $19 when first introduced and has been out of print for years. Now available once again at a very reasonable price as ebook. The author claimed that the bold method and presentation created more favorable talk than anything else he presented. You, too, can create a "buzz" of publicity when you perform it. If working as a two-person effect, there are no codes used. Can use any girl as the medium. A great...

A knock-out impromptu mentalism demonstration of answering audience questions. Can be worked solo, as a one-man effect, or by a crystal gazer, with an assistant, for use on the stage. Complete routine, with two methods described, and full opening lecture.

The original manuscript is very hard to find nowadays, being jealously hoarded by collectors. If you've wanted to perform a Q&A (question and answer) type of mental act, this title is one you should add to your library. In our opinion, the tips and suggestions from editor T. A. Whitney are alone worth the investment.

"If you are looking for something...

Here is French's personal method of making a "spirit answer" appear on a borrowed slate ... while sealed inside an envelope and held by a spectator. The spectator's initials may be written on the frame of the slate to prove that there are no switches of any kind employed. This mind-numbing mystery can be worked solo, as a one-man effect, with an ungimmicked slate. Instead of a slate, black cardboard or artist board can be substituted. Complete routine, with three presentations described, for stage, party or séance. Absolutely no flaps, switches, gimmicked slates or chemicals used. No stooges...

Softcover in good condition. Published 1994 by Griffin Publishing. For details on the content see the digital edition.

Softcover in good condition. Published 2002 by Griffin Publishing. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Softcover in good condition. Published 2002 by Griffin Publishing. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Softcover stapled in good condition. Published 1983 by Barclay Bridge Supplies. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

This is a classic in sleight-of-hand magic. From the foreword:

This is volume two in the classic sleight-of-hand trilogy. From the foreword:

This is volume three in the classic sleight-of-hand trilogy. From the foreword by Douglas Craggs:

This is the Max Holden edition. Book is in very good condition. Some discoloration of the cover. Golden Gate Magic Co. sticker on the inside back cover.

This is volume two in the classic sleight-of-hand trilogy. From the foreword:

This is the second edition from 1942, published by Max Holden. Some stains on the back cover and the last pages, and some damage to the spine, otherwise in good condition.

This is a classic in sleight-of-hand magic. From the foreword:

The Society for Psychical Research its rise and progress and a sketch of its work.

• CHAPTER I. Its Rise and Progress
• CHAPTER II. Thought-Transference or Telepathy
• CHAPTER III. Suggestion - Hypnotism - Psychic Healing
• CHAPTER IV. The Subliminal Self
• CHAPTER V. Apparitions and Hauntings
• CHAPTER VI. Evidence of the Existence of Intelligences other than "The Living," and of the Reality of Inter-communication
• CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSIONS

1st edition 1903, 57 pages; PDF 50 pages.