The rise and fall of the Supreme Magic Company.
Member of the Inner Magic Circle, Ian Adair remembers when, at the young age of 14, he ran three separate magic dealing firms in his hometown of Kilmarnock. Joining Edwin Hooper, he became a partner in what became the largest magic dealing firm in the world - The Supreme Magic Company.
This is the story of the author's early years in magic and his 36 uncanny years at 'Supreme'. His story reveals how the firm expanded so rapidly and why the company suddenly collapsed, leaving all the staff out of work. It was a matter of 'Now you see it - Now you don't' - the firm faded into obscurity.
Included are Ian's methods of originating magical effects - plus his 'latest' brainwave - the 'only' trick in the book.
"I have often been asked by former customers, "Whatever happened to the Supreme Magic Company?
I sincerely hope my book will answer this question, and more." - Ian Adair
- Introduction
- Foreword
- By the same author
- Preface
- About this book
- From small beginnings - right through to the Rise & Fall of the Supreme Magic Company
- Attachments
- A human dynamo - Edwin Hooper, Founder of the Supreme Magic Company
- Spotlight on British TV Magicians
- Supreme's Link-up with W. G. Werry
- Supreme's makers of magic
- Silk-screen Supreme
- Supreme Catalogues
- Conventions
- Supreme's Books & Publications
- The Magigram is born
- Illustrated Silks
- Tricks for Trophies
- Mr. Punch remembers The Supreme Magic Company
- Can you give me a 'dem'?
- The New Pentagram
- Alakazam
- Customers Galore!
- Those catchy trick titles
- The Video Reveal Series
- The Adair Think Tank or How to originate magical effects
- Summing up...
- Supreme honoured in Bideford
1st edition 2010, 180 pages; PDF 143 pages.
word count: 64336 which is equivalent to 257 standard pages of text
