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The Magic 36William S. HoughtonThis ebook contains excellent variety for magicians and mentalists of all performing capabilities and experience levels. The effects and routines include apparatus tricks, mental stunts, spirit writing, predictions, magazine and book tests, thumb ties, and tricks with cards, silks, coins, cigarettes, billiard balls, sponge ball and a terrific rope routine. Paul Fleming wrote: This book derives its peculiar title from the fact that it contains 36 items. The text begins on page 5 and runs to page 71, making a total of 66 pages of more than average size; and there are 15 satisfactory line drawings. The... | ★★★★★ $6 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Solar WindWilliam LeeSolar Wind - The Perpetual Floating Card - is not so much a magic trick as it is a piece of magic art. A card hovers above the deck...and just keeps on hovering. Leave it on a desk, table, or shelf and it could be enjoyed for years. Is the method invisible? It depends on the surface, the background, and the lighting. Set up on a dark surface it is very difficult to see the mechanism, even from a couple of feet away. By choosing the right conditions it is possible to make it even more invisible. However, the method is not 100% invisible. This is hard to build. Some of the steps require... | $10 currentlyunavailable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The SphinxWilliam John Hilliar & Albert M. Wilson & John MulhollandYou get all 52 volumes (597 issues), almost 17,000 pages as color PDF files (one for each volume). We have added to that a complete index stretching over 540 pages. (Don't ask us how long it took to prepare this index because it will bring up painful memories.) Additionally you receive an introduction by Bill Kuethe, an article about The Sphinx by Gabe Fajuri, a presentation about The Sphinx also by Gabe Fajuri and the personal research A. M. Wilson's granddaughter, Mary Syphus, conducted about Wilson. One could write long articles about The Sphinx. Two are included as introductions to this... | ★★★★★ $49.50 more than onetype to choose from PDF_facsimile PDF_facsimile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Modern Magicians Hand BookWilliam John HilliarWhat an excellent book. The quality of the material is outstanding. What makes this book particularly rare is a chapter on juggling and how to fake great juggle skills. I have yet to see another book on magic with such an extensive chapter on juggling. You will also find the obligatory chapter on shadowgraphy, a good write up of black art, and large sections on cards, coins, and tricks with many other props. You will find billiard ball manipulation as well as stage tricks with large apparatus. 1st edition, 1902, Frederick J. Drake & Co, Chicago; 440 pages; PDF 325 pages.
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The Sphinx Volume 1 (Mar 1902 - Feb 1903)William John Hilliar
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W. H. J. Shaw Catalog 1893William Henry James Shaw | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magic Up To DateWilliam Henry James ShawW. H. J. Shaw was a magic dealer and apparatus manufacturer in Chicago. Like his magic dealer competitor August Roterberg he decided to write a magic book almost at the same time.
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New Ideas in MagicWilliam Henry James ShawShaw was a dealer in Chicago during the time of Erdnase, who specialized in manufacturing trick apparatus, illusions, and gimmicks. Most of the effects described in this work are apparatus type of magic. There is also a sizable section on Chapeaugraphy. New Ideas In Magic
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The Confessions of a Con ManWilliam Henry IrwinA wonderfully interesting confession of a con man who was a contemporary of Erdnase, and just like him operated for a time while traveling with small circuses in Illinois and surrounding states. Of particular interest is a full dialog of how an unsuspecting person on the train was lured into gambling 3 card monte. The dialog demonstrates how skillfully these operatives were and how well they understood human nature. Other cons are also described in detail. Excerpt from the preface: When these confessions appeared serially, friends and distant enquirers took it for granted that they were fiction;... | $15 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The ExpositorWilliam Frederick PinchbeckA series of letters, between an unidentified friend and his correspondent (William Frederick Pinchbeck) comprising of how to train a pig, invisible lady and acoustic temple, philosophical swan, penetrating spy glasses, several magic tricks, such as how to catch a bullet, and reflections on ventriloquism. This book includes the first known description of the "Eight Kings" card stack.
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Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred PhenomenaWilliam Ellsworth RobinsonThis work has the earliest known reference to a nail writer. It has an interesting section on appearing inks and covers in fascinating detail slates, ties, table lifting as well as a few other stage magic effects. 1st edition 1898; original 148 pages; PDF 80 pages.
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A Comparison of the Gravatt and Hugard Encyclopedias of Card MagicWilliam B. RughThis work compares the contents of Jean Hugard's Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, Encyclopedia of Self-Working Card Tricks, and The Second Encyclopedia of Card Tricks by Glenn G. Gravatt, to see which effects and discussions were kept, altered, or deleted by Hugard. It will also identify those effects added by Hugard. 1st edition 2020, PDF 19 pages. | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Controlled MiraclesWilliam (Bill) SimonThe magic in Controlled Miracles is a composite of both skill and subtlety. Subtlety has been invaded to the maximum; skill has been kept at its minimum point. The majority of the effects are with cards. At the back of the ebook you will find a few tricks with coins and cigarettes. Edited by Bruce Elliott and illustrated by Frank Garcia. 1st edition 1949; PDF 36 pages. Table of Contents
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Sleightly SensationalWilliam (Bill) Simon
1st edition 1954; PDF 33 pages. Table of Contents
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Effective Card MagicWilliam (Bill) SimonThis book was edited by Jean Hugard and illustrated by Stanley Jaks. Martin Gardner had the following to say:
This ebook covers many entertaining plots, novel sleights, shuffles and fancy cuts as well as useful information on practice, structuring, presentation, audience... | ★★★★★ $6 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Controlled Miracles (used)William (Bill) SimonBooklet stapled in very good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition. | $8 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dick Daring's New Bag of TricksWill L. LindhorstThis work was sponsored by the Quaker Oats Company and includes ads for their Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice products.
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Dick Daring's New Bag of Tricks (used)Will L. LindhorstSoftcover in very good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition. | $10 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Who's Who in MagicWill GoldstonThere are not many short biography compilations in magic and this one by Goldston is still one that is being consulted frequently. The most extensive one is by Bart Whaley (Who's Who in Magic) but while Whaley covers many more magicians he does not include portraits. Goldston includes many portraits of magicians and his biographical sketches can sometimes be much more extensive than in other such compilations. Goldston groups magicians as professionals, semi-professionals, and amateurs. He covers 90 professional magicians, 50 semi-professional magicians, and 69 amateurs. 1st edition 1934, 114 pages; PDF... | $20 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tricks that MystifyWill GoldstonExcerpt from the introduction: In this book I deal with the latest and best small tricks. The majority of the professional conjurers to-day are presenting small tricks in their programmes. I have been asked by subscribers not to include illusions requiring stage traps, but to confine myself to secrets of tricks that can be done by the average performer, and the apparatus not to be costly. I have taken care to meet with the wishes of all subscribers to this book. I have omitted complicated tricks and combinations likely to fog an audience. The magician to-day understands that he must be... | $9.50 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magical Hints and Valuable InformationWill GoldstonProgrammes, ventriloquial dialogues, juggling, cartooning, paper folding, care of animals and birds. Excerpt from the introduction: The suggestions for suitable programmes for different occasions form a unique feature of this book. Many books of magic give away secrets of tricks but leave the reader to judge for himself which tricks should be shown to children, which to adults if children are present, which to an audience of adults, and so on. By suggesting the right tricks for different occasions I trust I have helped some readers along the difficult road to success. After all, if the road... | $9.50 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tricks You Should KnowWill GoldstonThis book is the trick section of Sensational Tales of Mystery Men. Goldston felt that the trick section was the part that magicians would be most interested in and thus made it available as a separate book. And a very good title too! The magician who does not know the contents of this volume will soon be behind the times.
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Great Magicians' TricksWill GoldstonThis is an interesting compilation of material - a mix of short portraits and Goldston's personal recollections of various magicians - some famous, some not, as well as some of their tricks and secrets. The result is a fairly extensive collection of tricks of all kinds and denominations. Includes many illustrations and photos of the contributors. The first edition was issued in the same style as Goldston's famous Locked Books series, but without the clasp. Excerpt from the introduction: Great Magicians' Tricks is divided into two complete parts, "Magicians of the Past" and "Modern Magicians."... | $25 to wish list | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sensational Tales of Mystery Men (used)Will GoldstonThis is the Magico reprint of this classic title. Hardcover without dustjacket in excellent condition. For the content see the digital edition. | $20 to wish list |