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★★★★★ $5 Card FanningHarry Stanley
1st digital edition 2016, 19 pages. $10 Wiles of a WarlockPeter Warlock Another silent film from the 1950s showcasing magic performed and explained by Peter Warlock. He teaches mostly magic with ropes and silks. It was recorded in the Harry Stanley Unique Magic Studios. The man behind the camera was Lewis Ganson.
$5 Harry Stanley Catalog 1949Harry Stanley Unique Magic Studio: New and Original Magic 1st edition 1949, 75 pages. ★★★★★ $5 Magic With Jumbo CardsHarry Stanley These are effects you can do with a jumbo deck of cards preferably on stage or in a parlor setting. Many standard playing card 'moves' are possible with Jumbos, though, obviously, because of their size, the accent must be on subtlety rather than manipulation. The performer should make the most of the many opportunities for comedy, inherent in the very use of cards of such an unusual size. The very fact of asking a spectator to 'shuffle' such a pack, is funny in itself ... and, where it suits the performer’s style, no opportunity should be lost, to allow the spectators to 'mix' the cards. ... ★★★★★ $12 Magic of the MindLewis Ganson This is a wonderful collection of some of the best mental magic published in The Gen. CONTENTS: Section One - Predictions
★★★★★ $4 Unique Rope RoutineHarry Stanley An eight-phase rope routine, including sliding knots, jumping knots, and cut and restored sequences. To perform this routine, you will require no more than a piece of rope, about four feet long, and a shorter piece approximately six inches in length. The instructions do not include patter. 1st digital edition 2015, 10 pages. ★★★★★ $6 The Magic of MarconickMarconick Here Marconick demonstrates many of his signature pieces with silk and some billiard ball manipulation, rope magic and cigarette magic.
★★★★★ $7 The Amazing SlydiniTony Slydini This is a silent film of Slydini performing some of his feature effects including
[Note that in the lower right corner is a constant 0.00.00 time code which occasionally obstructs the view, but is in general not an issue.] From the 1950s, length 9 min 38 s ★★★★★ $6 Marconick in Silken SorceryMarconick This is a silent film produced by Harry Stanley's Unique Magic Studio. It features Marconick performing some of his feature items with silks and rope. Marconick was primarily known for his creative work with silks. His vanish of silks from a cage ball is very pretty.
★★★★★ $6 Lewis Ganson ManipulationLewis Ganson This is a silent film from the 1950s from Harry Stanley's Unique Magic Studio featuring Lewis Ganson performing mostly card manipulation and a few other routines with silks, coins and lighters. Contents
length 6 min 40 seconds ★★★★★ $6 Lewis Ganson Cups and BallsLewis Ganson This is a silent film produced by Harry Stanley's Unique Magic Studios. It shows Lewis Ganson performing his Cups and Balls routine as well as an effect with a glass plate, three transparent cups and three silks. 1st edition 1960s, length 9 min. ★★★★★ $15 Dai Vernon European Tour 1955Dai Vernon This is truly a gem, an early Vernon publication, the lecture notes to his first European lecture tour in 1955. Explained are classics of card, coin and ball magic and Vernon's Thumb Tie routine:
1st edition 1955, 1st digital edition 2014, 14 pages. $6 The Gag Bag 2Harry Stanley Don't expect to be stumbling from one hilarious line to another. Many lines and bits are dated, but perhaps carry a funny seed and can be modernized with some thought. As always with such joke compilations, if you find one or two that fit your style, you have received your money's worth. 1st edition 1946, 1st digital edition 2013, 20 pages. $6 The Gag BagHarry Stanley Filled with one-liners and funny bits. Some lines have aged to the point where they are not funny anymore. Others perhaps were never really funny to begin with. A few still carry a good laugh. One of the best parts is the Comedy Mind Reading Act. 1st edition 1945, 1st digital edition 2013, 19 pages. ★★★★★ $6 I Wouldn't Like To Play Cards With You!Harry Stanley Four easy card routines that flow nicely together, plus a false shuffle and a false cut. The routines are:
11 pages ★★★★★ $10 Reelistic MagicLewis Ganson A collection of tricks, stunts and bits of business using a reel. A reel is a very powerful stage and parlor tool. (In its miniature versions it can even be used in close-up environments.) It is small enough that it can be easily palmed, but powerful enough to pull silks, cords and other items in a fraction of a second. It is like an invisible hand that the performer can use at his command. Includes care, repair and maintenance of reels.
★★★★★ $6 A Magician ExplainsLewis Ganson This ebook contains routines by CHARLES HARRISON. Member of the Inner Magic Circle, London. A fine performer who is a master at devising magic dependent upon subtle ideas and misdirection. His "Marvellous Marbles" is one of the finest close-up routines it has been Lewis Ganson's privilege to witness. HARRY G. FRANKE of America who is well known for the clever ideas he has given to the magical fraternity through the pages of JEAN HUGARD'S excellent monthly magazine. "The Vanishing Lady" described herein is a terrific effect brought about with - just three cards. CY ENDFIELD. Well known Film Director... ★★★★★ $15 Give a Magician Enough Rope ... and he'll do a trickLewis Ganson Some of the finest rope magic from Lewis Ganson, Peter Warlock, Van Rinkhuyzen, Anverdi, Faucett W. Ross, Jay Ose, Martin Gardner, Edward Victor, Stanley Norman, Norman Rashleigh, Harold G. Beaumont, C. F. Germelman, Horace E. Bennett, H. Fernandes, Bill Shewan and H. Fernandes.
★★★★★ $25 The Art of Close-Up Magic Volume 2Lewis Ganson The second volume continues with more than 60 outstanding close-up routines from the best names in magic. 1st edition 1967, 300 pages; PDF 184 pages. Table of Contents
★★★★★ $25 The Art of Close-Up Magic Volume 1Lewis Ganson Probably the greatest collection of close-up tricks ever assembled. And no card tricks are included in this first volume. It is so important not only because of its size (see the humongous table of contents below) and quality, but because the author has gone beyond the mere explanations of tricks and routines. The opening chapter, 'The Presentation of Close-Up Magic', embraces the whole approach to close-up performance. Includes hundreds of illustrations by Dennis Patten. 1st edition 1967, 344 pages; PDF 254 pages. Table of Contents
★★★★★ $25 The Art of IllusionWill Ayling This is a classic work on illusions that focuses on the presentation and staging. The method of the illusion is explained often with illustrations but no detailed building plans with dimensions are included.
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★★★★★ $19.90 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card MagicLewis Ganson Originally published by Harry Stanley in three separate parts (1955, 1956, 1958) this ebook is a complete remake of all three parts in one volume with new photos taken by Martin Breese and posed by Paul Gordon. The card magic presented is exceptional. It also explains all the basic moves Cy used to perform the tricks described. This classic trilogy therefore can serve as a wonderful introduction to card magic or be a treasure trove for those who are looking for some beautiful effects. You will find many well structured classics like Ambitious Card or Three Card Monte as well... ★★★★★ $12 Unconventional MagicLewis Ganson Here is another classic magic book by Lewis Ganson with effects by Ken Brooke, Peter Warlock, Cy Endfield, Marconick, Tonny van Dommelen and others. c1950, 59 pages Table of Contents
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