#1 Audio author
#2 Biographies & History author
(Britain: c1905 - 20th September 1991)
Pro magician, dealer and publisher in London (Unique Magic Studio) from 1946 until he retired in 1970. Was the first to sell silent films with magic instructions to magicians.
Coauthors: Lewis Ganson
Previously titled Tricks with Jumbo Cards.
1st edition 1959, PDF 16 pages.
Booklet stapled in good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.
From the Foreword:
The present book describes the methods of many wonderful effects, explained in detail by famous exponents of magic, and has been compiled to enable keen students of the art to extend their repertoires and become more skilled in their demonstrations.
A previous book in this series found instant success and increased the knowledge of many potential artists, and this book is now offered in response to a consequent demand for more good tricks.
The student will, therefore, find between these covers new tricks suitable for his work and, with a little patience and practice,...
Booklet stapled in good condition. Published by Harry Stanley. For details on the contents see the digital edition.
All of these routines require gaffed cards of one or another kind: double backer, double facer, blank faces, blank backs, etc.
PDF 30 pages
1st digital edition 2016, 19 pages.
Unique Magic Studio: New and Original Magic
1st edition 1949, 75 pages.
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. ...
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.
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.
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.
Four easy card routines that flow nicely together, plus a false shuffle and a false cut. The routines are:
11 pages
This ebook, fully illustrated, gives the secrets of the television star's favourite tricks and novelties: magic, hypnotism, laugh stunts - that anyone can perform.
This is a fun ebook with lots of easy effects, some of which you will know others of which will be entirely new to you. The lineup of contributors is a long list of distinguished magicians including Martin Gardner, Lewis Ganson, Tom Sellers, Milbourne Christopher, Ken de Courcy, Harry Stanley, and many others.
There was a second volume in this series called More Tricks of the Television Stars.
1st edition 1958, 48 pages; PDF 75 pages.
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The Gen, Volume 15, Lewis Ganson, editor
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The Gen, Volume 14, Lewis Ganson, editor - new editor
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The Gen magazine was published by Harry Stanley just after WWII. The first issue came out in December 1945. The magazine was published for 26 years with 303 issues covering a total of 8,685 pages. Lewis Ganson, one of the greatest British magical writers ever, was the editor until the magazine changed hands in 1971. It continued under the editorship of Val Andrews for a further two issues as the New Gen.
Virtually every known name in the world of post-war magic made a contribution to the Gen or was featured in its columns. Ken Brooke, for example, contributed 27 items...
In the world of Magic there are few people who have made such a substantial contribution as Harry Stanley. This is volume four of four. In these four volumes hear the story of 25 years of Unique Magic.
These four volumes are packed with memories from the fertile mind of Mr. Unique himself. If you were a personality on the magical scene during the 40's, 50's and 60's you are bound to be mentioned somewhere. Lots of information about the famous Unique Studio, the Gen Magazine and people like Johnny Hart, Al Koran, Alan Alan, Ken Brooke, Lewis Ganson, Orson Welles, Slydini, Channing Pollock, Chan Canasta.
This is a licensed reproduction...
In the world of Magic there are few people who have made such a substantial contribution as Harry Stanley. This is volume three of four. In these four volumes hear the story of 25 years of Unique Magic.
These four volumes are packed with memories from the fertile mind of Mr. Unique himself. If you were a personality on the magical scene during the 40's, 50's and 60's you are bound to be mentioned somewhere. Lots of information about the famous Unique Studio, the Gen Magazine and people like Johnny Hart, Al Koran, Alan Alan, Ken Brooke, Lewis Ganson, Orson Welles, Slydini, Channing Pollock, Chan Canasta.
This is a licensed reproduction...
In the world of Magic there are few people who have made such a substantial contribution as Harry Stanley. This is volume two of four. In these four volumes hear the story of 25 years of Unique Magic.
These four volumes are packed with memories from the fertile mind of Mr. Unique himself. If you were a personality on the magical scene during the 40's, 50's and 60's you are bound to be mentioned somewhere. Lots of information about the famous Unique Studio, the Gen Magazine and people like Johnny Hart, Al Koran, Alan Alan, Ken Brooke, Lewis Ganson, Orson Welles, Slydini, Channing Pollock, Chan Canasta.
This is a licensed reproduction...
In the world of Magic there are few people who have made such a substantial contribution as Harry Stanley. This is volume one of four. In these four volumes hear the story of 25 years of Unique Magic.
These four volumes are packed with memories from the fertile mind of Mr. Unique himself. If you were a personality on the magical scene during the 40's, 50's and 60's you are bound to be mentioned somewhere. Lots of information about the famous Unique Studio, the Gen Magazine and people like Johnny Hart, Al Koran, Alan Alan, Ken Brooke, Lewis Ganson, Orson Welles, Slydini, Channing Pollock, Chan Canasta.
This is a licensed reproduction...
