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Ireland's Trick TalkFrances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
This was the house organ of Ireland Magic Co. which later became Magic Inc. It started in 1957 with a regular bimonthly publishing schedule but then became irregular. The last of 45 issues, volume 4 number 9 was published in 1988. Being a house organ there are of course lots of product advertisements but it also includes news, interesting photos, comments, trick patter and presentations, reviews, quips, tips, and other things about tricks and magicians.
In the first issue, Frances and Jay wrote:
It has been our desire, for many years, to convert the Newsletter into a small company magazine,... | $29.50 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Ireland's Year Book 1958Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
- THE GIRL ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE
- TWO PRICELESS GAGS
- IDEAS FOR MAGICIANS
- CLEAR-VU BILL VANISH
- METAPOUR
- TRICKITIES
- PERSONAL TOUCH TO THE PAPER HAT
- THIMBLE TRANSPOSED
- PORTFOLIO OF TRICKS BY ALLESSANDRO
- The Demon Dollar
- A Cigarette Routine
- Number Divination
- Lie Detector
- Four Ace Control
- Magic Sum
- Transposition Cards
- Allessandro's Gag Kit
- ONE AT A TIME COINS
- ACES IN HAND
- HALLOWEEN ADAPTATION FOR SQUARE CIRCLE
- PATTER FOR THE TOM BOWYER REPEAT BILL TRICK
- BUILD- IT- YOURSELF PRODUCTION ILLUSIONETTE
- RIGHT CARD - WRONG COLOR
- SATAN'S SATIN
- A GROUP OF IDEAS BY AL MURDY
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Ireland's Year Book 1957Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
- Safety Cut
- Passee Egg Vanish
- Arizona Quickie Mental Routine
- Tie And Untie
- Dove Production And Vanish
- Doll Production And Levitation And Vanish
- Patter Presentation And Set Up For Mr. & Mrs. Green
- Musical Telepathy With Add-A-Number
- Comedy Finish For Slydini Paper Tear
- Rate Of Exchange Routine For Coin Capers
- Patter Presentation For The Milk Pitcher
- Brainwave Number
- Idea For Mr. Skunk Trick
- Ultra Citation
- Penny And Nickel Transposition
- Color Divination
- Three Lights On A Match
- Hubert, The Undernourished Rabbit
- Modern Club Act With Patter
- Only A Roomer
- The Scotchman's Pocketbook
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Ireland's Year Book 1956Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
- Greetings...
- Linking Rope Routine
- Who Gets The Prize
- The East India Card Trick
- Impromptu (?) Rigid Hank
- Cherchez La Rabbit
- Miracle Necklace
- Mrs. Murphy's Christmas Tree
- Allessandro's Marksmanship Act
- Divine Touch
- Allessandro's Comedy Routine No. 1
- Comedy Magic Routine No. 2.
- Comedy Convention Skit
- Allessandro's Cigarette Routine
- Magic Quickies
- Our Book-Within-A-Book-Feature (Leonard Austin)
- Triple Transportation
- No Beer
- Sands Of Time
- Production Box
- Enchanted Cylinder
- Aladdin’s Lamp
- Silk Color Change
- Novel Card Appearance
- Sugar And Spoon Transportation
- Seen In The...
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Magic Inc. Book Catalog 2 (1984)Frances Marshall The "Magic Ink" line of book catalogs.
This catalog has the same title, Book Catalog No. 2, the "magic ink" line of book catalogs, as this one but was issued likely a few years earlier around 1984.
1st edition 1984; PDF 287 pages. | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Ireland's Year Book 1955Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
- Our Magician Of The Yearbook Billy Mc Comb
- An Act For A Lazy Magician
- One Out Of Five
- Top Hat Square Circle Ten Rabbit Production
- Sympathetic Linking Ropes
- Routine For Squircle
- A Matter Of Life And Death
- Education For Magic
- Silent Vent Act
- All Fair Impromptu Spell
- All Fair Count Down
- Thin Air Liquid Vanish
- Eight Ladies?
- The Palmist
- Magic From Magic
- The Kiss Of A Borgia
- Hoops And A Girl
- Bobby Bernard's Close Up Chicanery
- Signed, Sealed And Delivered
- Bluff Ace Assembly
1st edition 1955, 44 pages; PDF 63 pages. | $15 to wish listPDF |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 1973Frances Marshall This catalog shows in the very back a photo of the Magic Inc. shop on the north side of Chicago. Jay Marshall also sold used magic books and magazines.
1st edition 1973; PDF 71 pages. | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 1968Frances Marshall This catalog is great because not only does it list various books in different categories, it also features informative articles. The articles you will find are:
- Building a Collection / Leo Behnke
- Are Magic Books Worthwhile? / John Mulholland
- Books about Books / Robert Lund
- The Calculated Risk / Dr. Edwin A. Dawes
- Magical Bookie / S. R. Patrick
- The Magician and Comedy / Robert Orben
- Quest for Magic Books / George Jenness
- Buy Lines / J. B. Findlay
1st edition 1968; PDF 147 pages. | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Trick Catalog #28Frances Marshall
Tricks are grouped in the following categories:
- Beginning Magic
- Card magic
- Money Magic
- Close-Up Magic
- Mentalism
- Kids Show Magic
- Stage Magic
- Miscellaneous Magic
- Prices
1st edition 1994; PDF 224 pages. | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Trick Catalog #24Frances Marshall Excerpt from the introduction:
Welcome to the world of MAGIC! It is one of the oldest performing arts and yet it is as up to date as tomorrow. You have been seeing some wonderful magical spectaculars on TV, with Henning, Blackstone, Copperfield and others and you know how great magic can be. Magic is important and it can make YOU important. You can learn all about the great magicians of the past, study the art of magic so you can learn to be a performer, and meet and know the great magicians of today. New books are constantly being issued on magic and there are hundreds of them already established... | $15 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 1Frances Marshall Magic Inc. always emphasized books in their offering. They published a lot of books themselves, imported books from foreign countries, and carried a large selection of publications related to magic. This of course was driven by Jay Marshall's passion for books.
1st edition ~1982; PDF 165 pages. | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Big Book CatalogFrances Marshall Books are grouped in the following categories:
- Cards
- Coins
- Close-Up
- Mental
- Clowning, Balloons, Juggling, and Kid Shows
- Illusions
- Promotions
- Biography and History
- General
1st edition 1993; PDF 408 pages. | $15 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Book Catalog 2Frances Marshall The "Magic Ink" line of book catalogs.
Excerpt from the introduction:
Welcome to the world of MAGIC! It is one of the oldest performing arts and yet it is as up to date as tomorrow. You have been seeing some wonderful magical spectaculars on TV, with Henning, Blackstone, Copperfield and others and you know how great magic can be.
Magic is important and it can make YOU important. You can learn all about the great magicians of the past, study the art of magic so you can learn to be a performer, and meet and know the great magicians of today. New books are constantly being issued on magic... | $12 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Magic Inc. Mid 80s Import Book CatalogueFrances Marshall Covering books published around the world on the subject of magic and allied arts.
1st edition ~1985; PDF 70 pages. | $6 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Ireland's Year Book 1969 - 70Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall  This was the last volume in the series of Year Books Laurie Ireland published.
- salute To Our Collectors
- Love & The Magic Collector
- The Brotherhood Of Magic
- Wild Magic
- Fire Bowl From Paper Bag
- The Super Duper Safety Match
- Indian Maid Escape
- Flaming Torch To Cane
- Red The Crook
- Clock Vanish Idea
- Snow White Dove Production
- Topper Production
- Cane To Dove
- A Tip
- Johnny Brown's Split!
- Johnny Brown's Instant Silk
- From A Mentalist's Notebook
- Mommy!!
- Aristocratic Finger Chopper Routine
- Prof. Cheer Bits
- Paper Plate Caper
- Flower Production Dox
- Supersonic Silks
- How Did You Do That?
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Ireland's Year Book 1967 - 68Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
- Karrell Fox - Instant Fun For Everyone!
- How To Be A Comedian In One Easy Lifetime
- Thoughts On Magical Comedy
- An A B C Of Magicomedy Bits
- What Do Magicians Do When They Aren't Magishing?
- Magic Isn't Funny
- Our Sense Of Humor
- If It's Laughter You're After ...
- 3 Oriental Boxes
- Magic Slept Here
- Pretty Snaky
- Red White & Blue
- Foam Plastic And Magic
- Flight Thru Space
- Hoy Deploy
- Transesp
- Tish Kebob
- Betty Hal - Astra Gal
- Make Safety Your Watchword
- A "Drop" Of Coffee
- Lines For Safety
- Ball That Went On A Trip
- Flying Carpet Card Trick
- Openers
- Teeth And Fish Idea
- Large Coin Routine
- The Abacus...
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Ireland's Year Book 1965 - 66Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
- Jack Gwynne
- The Turn-Over Vanish
- Houdini And Ponzi Gwynne
- Penny - Thru
- Tricky Farmer
- Tips On Ball Handling
- Severed Silk
- Balloon Trix
- The Safety Salesman
- Following Directions
- Jack Gwynne In U.S. O.
- Linking Rings
- Stock Market Manipulations
- Banging The Bang Gun Around
- "It's So Nice To Have A Ham Around The House"
- When The Flag Goes By
- The Invisible Match Box
- "X Marks The Card!"
- Bob Lewis' Top Hat Illusion
- On The Establishment Of Comedy
- Krazy Kumpass
- Stronger Than Dirt
- Beauty Of Magic
- 93 Years Ago - A Lady Magician
- Nun To Present Magic Shows At St. Vincent Festival Sunday
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Ireland's Year Book 1963 - 64Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
- Albert Goshman
- Card & Bill Idea
- Impromptu Eye Surgery
- A Rose By Any Other Name---
- Mystery Magazine Book Test
- The Golf Balls & Hat
- Liquid Production
- Magic With Trading Stamps
- Safety Magic
- The Four Fours
- Yeager's New Ones
- Sucker Knife Finale
- Faro: The Game With A Past
- Our Profile: Bob Arno
- The Zombie By John
- "Other Magicians..."
- Preface
- The Anna Eva Fay Act
- Kirk Stiles' Magic Coloring Book
- New Wrinkles For Torn Cards
- Miki's Methods
- The Fun Bottle
- Our Cover
1st edition 1965, 80 pages; PDF 92 pages. | ★★★★★ $15 to wish listPDF |
Ireland's Year Book 1962Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
- Par Avion Via Air Mail
- World's Unique Magic Bartender
- Thimbles Unanimous
- Visible 20th Century Silks
- Bouquet Production
- Silk-N-Cups
- Twin Pipe Trick
- "Poor Man's" Roll-On Table
- Thoughts On Ranch Bird
- New Routines For Your Shelved Magic
- On Misdirection
- Two Ideas
- Kid Trick With A Rope
- Gung Ho Box Routine
- Impromptu Atomic Routine
- Knot Routine
- Magic Helper
- Written In Blood
- Loads Of Fun
- Cat's Eyes
- Hocus Pocus With Chop Cup
- Every Magician Has One!
- Comedy Sawing Ending
- A Smart Opening
- You, Too, Can Tie A Turban
- Technicolor Prediction
- Three By Jack Avis
- Red And Black
- Double...
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Ireland's Year Book 1961Frances Marshall & Jay Marshall 
This Year Book includes a wonderful article on the Chicago magic bar scene by Jay Marshall. It originally appeared in Rogue Magazine.
- When Old Friends Meet
- Shades Of Sorcery
- The Safety Magician
- Safety, A United Effort
- The Vanisher
- Tips On This And That
- Dots A Dandy Presentation
- Trickities 3
- Coin Combination
- Die Box Routine
- Bubble Trouble
- Fingerless Psycho
- Grant Plus Karrell Fox
- A New Card Spatula
- Two Tips
- Southern Accent
- Table Trick
- The World Of Illusion
- Patter For Neil Foster’s Center Tear
- An Original Coin Comedy
- The Many Uses Of Chen Lee
- Squaring The Circle
- Pet...
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Magic Bookman (used)Frances Marshall Softcover booklet stapled in good condition. For details of the content see the digital edition. | $9.95 to wish list |
Kid StuffFrances Marshall
Frances Marshall's Kid Stuff series is considered by many experts to be essential reading for anyone interested in performing magic for children. These ebooks contain full scripts, new routines, and advice for both show and business.
- kid Stuff
- The Puppet Rabbit Routine
- The Laurie Ireland Routine With The Egg And Bag Trick
- Comedy Wand, Handkerchief And Fan Routine
- The Foxwell Paper Race
- A Mental Trick For Kids
- Prelude To Any Rope Trick
- The Stomach Ache Tube
- Birthday Child Sequence
- Ideas For Kid Shows
- Spellbound
- Dressing The Doll
- Eddie Clever's Version Of The Sun And Moon
- Clown...
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A Magic Primer (used)Frances Marshall Softcover stapled like new condition. For details on the content see the digital version. | $8 to wish list |
A Magic PrimerFrances MarshallThere have been a number of 'introductions' to magic published, but we never felt they hit he right note. We have always felt the need of a first book for the newcomer - a primer, as it were. Frances Marshall has now put together a volume that will take the newness and strangeness out of the world of magic. With the aid of Jay Marshall, she has arranged a glossary of words and terms that are familiar to the initiated magician, but gibberish to the newcomer to our field. The ebook begins when laymen (young or old) discover magic. Maybe they see a TV spectacular, or a big magic show, or a friend fools them... | $9.95 to wish listPDF |
Kid Stuff FiveFrances Marshall Kid Stuff Five is aimed at the school show magician, and was compiled with the help of many magicians actually working in this field. The ebook contains hundreds of pages, with dozens of tricks, routines, ideas, etc.
- INTRODUCING MR. BINK
- THE MAGIC ZOO
- Construction of the Magic Zoo
- Some Final Construction Notes
- Selection of Tricks for Children
- "I Understand You Do Children's Birthday Parties"
- "I Need Someone to Help Me"
- "OK Kids, Let's Quiet Down a Bit"
- "It's All Right, Ronald, He Won't Bite You"
- "And, How Much Do You Charge?"
- "And In Conclusion - - "
- ON SCHOOL SHOWS
- BALLOON...
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How To Sell By MagicFrances Marshall This manuscript was published as a guide and a handbook to the exciting field of industrial magic. This may be the blueprint for a brand new career for you. See what experienced performers in the past have done. You can make magic pay big dividends when it is used as: A crowd stopper in Trade Shows and Convention booths, in Super Markets, Grand Openings. To capture attention in sales and pep meetings, to put over the commercial in merchandising shows. To put color, life, excitement into any talk on any subject. To make any speaker "come alive". In commercials on TV. This ebook tells what to... | $9.95 to wish listPDF |
Wanna Bet?Frances Marshall A lively and interesting, compelling collection of little known ideas, often referred to as "betchas". Bet you a drink you can't do so and so like pushing a quarter through a dime sized hole. You may know that one but there are dozens here that are fresh and different, and will get your spectators really involved with your challenges.
Great for bars, lunch table, offices, coffee break, parties, hospitality suites, young peoples affairs, etc. Although you introduce them as an impromptu stunt, you actually have a set program in mind for best results. These amusing little gags can make you the... | $9.95 to wish listPDF |
Ireland Magic Catalog No. 17Frances Marshall The Ireland Magic Company was founded in 1926 by the late Laurie Lowell Ireland. The first retail advertisement appeared in The Sphinx and The Linking Ring for March 1929. The first trick was the clever Ireland Button Trick.
1st edition 1962, 224 pages. | ★★★★★ $8 to wish listPDF_facsimile |
Those Beautiful DamesFrances Marshall An ebook honoring those great women in magic, some from the past centuries. A world survey of "Those Beautiful Dames." Featuring among others Debbie Henning. Dan Waldron has a section on the Blackstone Saga, covering the magical life of Harry Senior, then the Blackstone, Jr. we know. Beautiful and talented women figured in both their lives, with Gay Blackstone a star in the Blackstone show. Marion Nicola writes of her show and life with the Great Nicola, Val Andrews covers many famous lady assistants. Carol Roy, Mrs. Electric releases the inside story of their adventures in odd parts of the... | ★★★★★ $24.95 to wish listPDF |
The Merry Magical Christmas BookFrances Marshall Get into the Christmas spirit. This ebook is entirely devoted to tricks and routines for Christmas. Presentations and ideas with tricks you may already own. Instructions for creating or making tricks in the holiday mood, nothing difficult. Pages of ideas to make extra money at Christmas with your magic and your showmanship. Get yourself a Christmas present now and put it to work for you.
- SANTA CLAUS PASSE?
- CHRISTMAS SEASON AND THE MAGICIAN
- Suggestions for advertising
- Selling the show at established locations
- Advertising the Magic Show and/or Santa Claus
- Creating a Santa Visit Center
...
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Tricks with a Folding CoinFrances Marshall This is new, revised, and enlarged edition of an old favorite. Almost everybody owns a folding coin - and there are now excellent new ones on the market. Now everybody can learn what to do with the trick.
- About The Coin
- The Famous Coin In The Bottle
- A Great Pocket Trick
- Thru The Card
- The Half Dollar In The Wand
- Thru The Hand
- Wrapped In A Dollar
- Production
- In A Cigar
- Silk Threads
- The Handkerchief Pedestal And Coin
- Thru The Hat
- Fake Back Palming
- Thru The Cloth
- Coin Trick With A Top Hat
- In The Handkerchief
- The Wand Shell
- "Half A Dollar"
- Thru The Knee
- Ball Of Wool
- Before We...
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The Bunny Book For MagiciansFrances Marshall Everything you need to know about using rabbits in your act - lots of tips on care and maintenance, along with plenty of tricks and anecdotes. Plenty of pictures of bunnies and magicians. Interesting reading.
- How The Rabbit Got Into Magic
- Pets 'N Prestidigitation
- The Top Hat - Square Circle - Ten Rabbit Production
- Cherchez La Rabbit
- Back Stage Rabbit Vanish
- The Bunny Bit
- How To Do The Most Popular Trick In The World
- Irving's Bunny Cotton-Tail
- Bunny In A Basket
- Twin Chests, A Routine For Twin Rabbits
- A Unique Live Stock Production
- Carlton King's Rabbit Box
- The Artist Draws A...
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Let It Go To Your HeadFrances Marshall Get your wife, daughter, girl friend into the act! Here's a great comedy routine, very female, full of audience tested laughs, every bit of patter and business furnished - and any intelligent woman can learn to do it. Written pre-women's-lib era, but definitely a woman's routine for the felt chapeau. Owned by many magicians. If not, readily available. This material was used by Frances Marshall for most of her career. A big hit on women's club circuits, spring luncheons, P.T.A.'s, anywhere women congregate. Guaranteed laugh getter in female circles. Full explanation of all accessories used, all... | $6.95 to wish listPDF & EPUB |
Magic BookmanFrances MarshallIllustrated with nostalgic, rare photographs by Irving Desfor. Not to be read just once, but to keep as a reference ebook in your library.
- Great Writers Discuss Books, by John Braun
- Buy Lines, by Jimmy Findlay
- Quest for Magic Books, by George Jenness
- The Magician and Comedy, by Bob Orben
- The Magical Bookie, by S. R. Patrick
- Calculated Risk, by Dr. Edwin A. Dawes
- Pleasures of Reviewing Books, by Sid Lorraine
- Are Magic Books Worthwhile?, by John Mulholland
- Books About Books, by Robert Lund
- Magic Catalogues; Exciting Reading, by Dr. Grossman
- Rarities, by Edgar Heyl
- Thoughts on Lecture Notes, by Gary Bontjes
...
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The Sponge BookFrances Marshall Contains twelve routines, plus a whole section by Al Goshman, King of the Sponge Balls. Featured is the famous Senator Crandall routine which Don Alan did for Ed Sullivan.
Other routines include: Ghost Balls, Three Ball Trick, Big and Little Balls, Silver and Sponges, Leaping Leprechauns, Passe Passe Sponges, Spicy Sponges, Crandall's Original Routine, Gen. Grant's Favorite, Surprise Finish for Rabbit Routine, Multi-ball, etc.
Tricks range from beginner's stuff to those for the expert. A little practice makes it possible for anyone to learn sponge tricks.
- Goshman's Sponge Routine
- The Ghost...
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