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Genii Volume 01 (Sep 1936 - Aug 1937)William W. LarsenSeptember 1936 - August 1937 420 pages
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Genii Volume 02 (Sep 1937 - Aug 1938)William W. LarsenSeptember 1937 - August 1938 464 pages
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Genii Volume 03 (Sep 1938 - Aug 1939)William W. LarsenSeptember 1938 - August 1939 412 pages
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Genii Volume 04 (Sep 1939 - Aug 1940)William W. LarsenSeptember 1939 - August 1940 403 pages
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Genii Volume 05 (Sep 1940 - Aug 1941)William W. LarsenSeptember 1940 - August 1941 420 pages
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Genii Volume 06 (Sep 1941 - Aug 1942)William W. LarsenSeptember 1941 - August 1942 476 pages
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Genii Volume 07 (Sep 1942 - Aug 1943)William W. LarsenSeptember 1942 - August 1943 432 pages
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Magic and Mentalism MysteriesWilliam V. Ottaway & T. A. WhitneyOriginally published as Pleasure Moments with the Magic Man. A nearly impossible to find book of occult-themed magic and mentalism is now back and better than ever. Updated text and graphics have been added to this vintage text, containing a nice bridge to the past and present. No difficult sleights are required. Instructions are included for constructing the necessary apparatus to present these fine demonstrations to your own audiences. CONTENTS:
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Magic Squares and CubesWilliam Symes AndrewsA classic treatise on magic squares and related arrangements of numbers.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |