Charles Waller

• Giant Blunderbore’s Matches
• The Posy
• Twin Souls
• A Fake Blindfold
• Card Jugglery
• Carnival
• Again, The Ring On The Stick
• Snakes And Ladders
• To And Fro
• Carroty Kate And Sandy Sam
• Apple Blossom And Peach
• Confusion In The Ark

1st edition 1932, 30 pages; PDF 35 pages.

From the Introduction:

Here, as always, I have assembled a varied lot of material in the hope that all tastes will be satisfied. It is all original; or as much so as conjuring creations usually are. I am particular in this regard, for I am almost morbidly sensitive to any charge of "piracy." This is strange when one considers that mine is the honour of having introduced the Jolly Roger as a conjuring property.

• Introduction
• "A Rose By Any Other Name - "
• Beelzebub's Bookmarks
• Two Little Dicky Birds
• Old Ted
• Wet Paint!
• Observation And Deduction
• "Staring Me In The Face"
• Little Willie's...

Once in a lifetime, there comes a book - a volume that will stand in magical history as a lasting monument, and tribute to the Magic Art. This, according to Floyd Thayer, is such a book.

Part 1 is devoted to the purpose and presentation of magic in all its phases - comprising the complete analysis of Magic from the beginning to the end: What Magic Is, Apparatus and Sleights, Dress, Environment, Plot, Silence, Speech, Dramatic, Humorous, Music, Settings, Program Material, Introductions, The Magic Sketch, etc. etc.

Part 2 deals with an abundance of remarkable examples of patter, adaptable...

Full title is: Original Creation for Magicians Hitherto Kept "Up His Sleeve". Waller was a highly creative magician.

• Publisher's Note
• Introduction
• Perverse Magic
  • "The Cantankerous Handkerchief"
  • "The Golliwog Ball"
  • "The Impish Card"
• "The Secret Tube"
  • "The Growth of Flowers"
• The Nest of Boxes
• The Rising Cards
• The Mountain of Flags
• "A Four Ace Climax"
• The "Turn Over" Force
• The "Rainbow" Force
• Full or Empty
• The Big Production
  • A Basket of Flowers
  • The Big Bowl
• "The Fourth Dimension"
• Charlie Chaplin and "Spooky Ookum"
• The Utility Fans
• The Candle That Was
• "In the...