Ian Baxter
Entered the world in 1946, the magic world in 1952, witnessing his first trick from a great uncle, who threaded a door key on to a piece of string and with a wave of the hand, the key fell to the floor. The magic bug set in right there and then.
Grandfather followed up with a coin trick and then his father took him in to Bernard's Magic Shop in Melbourne. A few pocket tricks were purchased and this further encouraged the young Baxter towards performing. By the time he was 14, sleight of hand had taken a firm hold.
Decades down the track and magic with cards, coins, small objects and an occasional venture towards mind reading is what keeps the fascination on hold.
Still not retired from vocation as a piano tuner and technician, but has cut back on commercial gigs in order to spend more time with family. Enjoys writing up tailored versions of known classics and when time permits, relaxing over a quiet game of chess.
Coauthors: Barry Govan, Murray Cooper, Gerry McCreanor
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DelightfulIan Baxter The ingenious Paul Curry, creator of 'Out Of This World' was also responsible for a number of other timely favourites - 'Open Prediction' being a standout and attracting variations a-plenty from card experts everywhere.
Ian Baxter has fashioned a particularly appealing version of this classic, written in his inimitable style and now available in an easy-to-read manuscript - totally impromptu, simple to perform, no fakes, stranger cards, or hidden accessories. Skills need are minimal. A delight indeed! 1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages. | 2021 / 2 / 14 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Three Good DealsIan Baxter Growing tired of long, arduous Poker Deals that magicians love and audiences can loathe? All too often when a spectator remarks: "I wouldn't like to play cards with you!" the performer unleashes a twenty-minute Poker demonstration, often laced with countless sleights and bloated yarn about a shady Mexican gambler. The entertainment quotient is immediately stifled; it is all just 'too much.'
Looking to jettison these overbearing routines? Author Ian Baxter has put together some practical alternatives - three highly entertaining, well-paced Poker Deals in one exceptional manuscript. Easy, delightful... | 2021 / 1 / 2 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Three ExtrasIan Baxter Francis Carlyle and Faucett Ross get coverage in this latest manuscript from Ian Baxter. In a tribute to both of these giants from the past, Baxter examines Carlyle's 'The Card That Finds Itself' with a new and novel approach, while the Ross classic 'Twice Turned' gets a dusting off that adds value-plus to this popular effect from the Vernon Chronicles. The third entry is Baxter's technique for the Top Palm, unbelievably fast, straightforward and appreciably easier than most other methods in print.
1st edition 2020, PDF 9 pages. | 2020 / 10 / 19 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Smooth ElevatorIan Baxter Edward Marlo originated The Elevator Cards back in 1948 and now, Ian Baxter's latest streamlined offering is available. Short, snappy and to the point, with several strong magical moments. This is totally impromptu, practically sleight free and is sure to please the most discriminating card worker. This is one of Baxter's best!
1st edition 2020, PDF 7 pages. | 2020 / 9 / 12 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Essayed ProphesyIan Baxter From Ian Baxter, here is a remarkable 21st Century version of Bill Simon's famed Business Card Prophecy - virtually sleight-free and within reach of any card handler.
"A modern-day approach based on casual handling and natural misdirection, achieving the same outcome while eliminating the move entirely. Very clever thinking." - David Jones 1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages. | 2020 / 8 / 17 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Further StrandsIan Baxter Third in his 'Strands' manuscript series, Ian Baxter shares his version of Charlie Miller's classic Dunbury Delusion, an extremely effective transposition of two chosen cards entitled Open and Close, plus an unusual handling of Dai Vernon's Multiple Card Pass. Card men everywhere will be sure to benefit from this material.
1st edition 2020, PDF 12 pages. | 2020 / 7 / 24 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
More StrandsIan Baxter Three more stunning, completely impromptu card gems from Ian Baxter. Taking It Easy is reason enough to acquire this manuscript. You won't ever find a smoother, easier version of The Lazy Magician than this. Simple, concise and with a first rate presentation slant, as are two other mysteries ... Guide Card and Jump.
1st edition 2020, PDF 9 pages. | 2020 / 4 / 24 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Himber HappeningIan Baxter From Ian Baxter, a breathtaking new approach to Al Koran's classic Five Star Prediction. The effect is as straightforward as could be expected: A prediction removed from a wallet and handed to a spectator, matches a freely chosen card from a shuffled deck.
"A significant improvement with a radical new use for the Himber Wallet. Very clever thinking indeed. Perfect!" - David Jones 1st edition 2020, PDF 6 pages. | 2020 / 4 / 4 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
2020 Vision FaultIan Baxter Ian Baxter steps forward with yet another twist on a classic from the past. Eddie Clever's Hallucination gets a working over here, thanks to a recently published variation from Todd Karr.
"A very direct effect here - entertaining presentation, plays big, kicker ending and can be done with a borrowed deck. This card mystery has it all!" - David Jones 1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages. | 2020 / 1 / 20 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Departure LoungeIan Baxter British magician Alex Elmsley carved a permanent niche for himself into the field of card magic, not only for his Elmsley Count, but two outstanding effects: "Between Your Palms" and "Point Of Departure". This manuscript explores a new and combined approach to these, put together by Ian Baxter. Easy, straightforward and uncomplicated. One of Baxter's best and highly recommended.
1st edition 2019, PDF 4 pages. | 2019 / 12 / 15 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
A Further Three To ConsiderIan Baxter Baxter jumps in yet again with three stunning revisions of classics mined from the past. "Marlo Off The Cuff", "Above And Below" and "Redemption Poker Deal". David Jones once again steps forward with a pertinent Introduction: "...another collection of highly effective card tricks accomplished through careful construction rather than complicated sleight of hand. Each of these is a 'worker' and worthy of your attention." That says it all!
1st edition 2019, PDF 11 pages. | 2019 / 12 / 15 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Another Three To ConsiderIan Baxter Australian card and close-up identity Ian Baxter steps forward with yet another assortment, "...three gems which he has dusted off and streamlined for your enjoyment in the pages that follow." So says David Jones in his enthusiastic introduction.
Jones continues: "As with his Five Kinks series, or his previous offering Three To Consider, Ian has once again provided us with three very entertaining card mysteries, all of which are high audience impact, but require minimal sleights." Scarne's Certified Thought, Mark Of The Whistler, and Random Paradox all attest to Baxter's revisions. 1st edition 2019, 13 pages.... | 2019 / 11 / 23 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Three To ConsiderIan Baxter This ebook continues where Ian stopped with his Five Kinks series. His tinkering with classic routines continues.
Too Easy Ace Cutting sees Ian reducing sleights to an absolute minimum for this timeless favorite, adding a surprise ending. Distinctive Side Steal describes a handling for this sleight which resolves the one fundamental problem with the move, making it far easier to acquire. Brown's Wandering Card: Ian describes his own version here and includes a subtlety which significantly enhances the deceptiveness of Brown's routine. 1st edition 2019, 17 pages. | 2019 / 5 / 19 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
The Guarantee CardIan Baxter "Another look at the Three Of Clubs problem" and you will be hard pressed to find an easier, more practical application than this one. Performer places a card on the table, spectator thinks of and names any card in the deck. Performer turns over his prediction and wow...that's it! The raw effect is impressive: Performer extracts a card from the deck, placing it face down to the table. Spectator now names any card that comes to mind, with the tabled selection revealed as the one thought of. Yes, as brief and as straightforward as that. A firm favourite that has been making the rounds for... | 2018 / 9 / 25 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Scarne Thinks AgainIan Baxter Here is a 21st Century version of John Scarne's Think-A-Card, published by U.F. Grant back in 1938. Whereas Scarne's version relied on the convenience of writing predictions on cigarette papers, Baxter completely dispenses with this quaint idea with a new, slick presentation. Daley was really fired up about this highly effective mental test from the ingenious Scarne: "You are about to become the possessor of a rare and beautiful gem in mental magic" he enthused. "Simple in its modus operandi and yet so tremendously effective...an almost perfect demonstration of mind reading." Scarne, a universally recognized... | 2018 / 8 / 7 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Elective One-Eyed JacksIan Baxter That popular card plot One-Eyed Jack Sandwich is given a new lease of life here, with the assisting spectator being asked where the magic is to take place – within the deck or out of it. Themed after a 1930’s classic The Charmed Watch, this smooth handling is sure to delight the most fastidious card man. The One-Eyed Jack Sandwich theme was popularized by Harry Lorayne. However, it was none other than the Australian Charles Wicks who started the ball rolling, with his contribution The Charmed Watch appearing in The Magic Wand journal over eighty years ago. Ian's streamlined version keeps within the guidelines of... | 2018 / 6 / 21 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Vernon's 1-2-3 RevisitedIan Baxter A perennial favorite in card magic: A chosen card is lost in the deck and the performer, showing the Ace, Two and Three of one suit, offers to change whichever is picked into the selection. That is exactly what happens, with Baxter’s smooth method making good use of The Ascanio Spread, achieving just that. Full instructions given, straightforward and easy to learn. This revision of the Vernon classic not only underlines the all-important simplicity angle by using a shortcut display move, but dispenses with Vernon's need for Palming. Bruce Elliott briefly touched on this in the concluding lines... | 2018 / 6 / 11 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Strands ...Ian Baxter Five of Baxter’s best with cards – all impromptu, all straightforward, all within reach of the average card man. Included is Easy Going Triumph, which puts the famous Vernon effect into an even more convincing mode and not a sleight in sight. Direct and clean effects achieved by simple methods. With an introduction by Charles Gauci.
1st edition 2018, 16 pages. | 2018 / 2 / 24 | $10.00 to wish list | ||
Pointless!Ian Baxter Here is a fall-over-easy card trick that has taken in well-informed magicians. Based on Ken de Courcy’s ‘You Do As I Do’ approach called [lp=922355You’ll Get The Point], Baxter rises to the occasion with a baffling presentation using a cleverly concealed, ancient principle. Totally impromptu, no gimmicks, set up or sleights. Why the extraneous procedure of changing packets? To Ian, this seems totally unnecessary, although (obviously) the mechanics of the trick, as is, necessitate it. This effect is almost exactly the same as the de Courcy contribution, but the method is altogether different. 1st edition 2018, 2 pages.... | 2018 / 2 / 22 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Fifteen Kinks BundledIan Baxter A sparkling assortment of card mysteries from Ian Baxter, five in each of three manuscripts. Introductions to all three are from David Jones, who very keenly endorses each and every effect. If you are into card magic, these are not to be missed. | 2016 / 8 / 14 | $25.00 to wish list | ||
A Further Five KinksIan Baxter Ian delights in finding forgotten gems in classical card literature, which he then refines and updates for modern day audiences. In this manuscript, you will find a further five effects which have received Ian's careful study and are sure to delight both you and your spectators.
In Miraskill Detour Ian has taken the classic Miraskill and turned it into a totally impromptu and self working mystery, while in the process managing to streamline the procedure and still maintain the strong impact of the original routine. MBJ Echo is a re-working of an old Henry Christ trick, simple both in effect... | 2016 / 8 / 14 | $10.00 to wish list | ||
Another Five KinksIan Baxter Five old chestnuts from the literature of card magic which were given the Baxter 'treatment', resulting in streamlined handlings and giving these venerable plots a breath of fresh air.
Underhanded Overhand is an extremely well finessed handling of the old ruse of appearing to have the entire deck shuffled with each half being shuffled independently. The Cross Cut Force has been around since the 1920's and has remained virtually unchanged ever since. It is a simple move, but difficult to perform convincingly. Ian has taken another tack and by slightly changing the choreography of the move,... | 2016 / 2 / 21 | $10.00 to wish list | ||
Five KinksIan Baxter From the introduction by David Jones:
Ian loves to tinker! Given his strong creative abilities, this tinkering has more often than not, resulted in much improved effects, more streamlined methods, or both. Over the years, Ian has released a number of books and manuscripts that detail some excellent card effects. Numerous One Man Parades in the IBM monthly magazine The Linking Ring have also been published. | 2015 / 3 / 22 | $10.00 to wish list | ||
Three For AllIan Baxter A collection of three re-worked card classics and as Dan Tong says in his Introduction, “Ian has produced three very usable approaches to three classic effects.” That says it all! Easygoing Carlyle is a no-palm Card To Pocket with a repeat phase that any serious magician can do in a few days. It is almost self-working. With Nicely Controlled, Ian has refashioned an old trick that was a favorite of none other than S. Leo Horowitz. Follow The Leader is certainly a classic. What Ian offers here is a six card routine that is simpler to set up than most of the older eight card routines... | 2013 / 4 / 29 | $6.00 to wish list PDF & EPUB | ||
Three Jacks BetteredIan Baxter Jon Racherbaumer steps forward with a very keen Introduction to this Baxter treatment of the classic Three Jacks Deal. “…celebrate and perform Baxter’s latest, evolutionary entry.” It has been around since 1928, but this version guides it well into the 21st century. Ian Baxter has accomplished something remarkable. He has taken a wonderful classic self-working effect, that has been described and worked on by such luminaries as Walter Gibson, John Scarne, Rufus Steele, Harry Lorayne, Ed Marlo and made it even better, more direct, less dealing procedures while preserving the effect, the sleight-less feature as well as adding an additional climax.... | 2012 / 11 / 3 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
The Blueprint: all volumesBarry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor Originally launched as "Australia's Only Sleight Of Hand Monthly" and published between 1974 and 1982, The Blueprint still retains that claim today. Editors Barry Govan, Ian Baxter, Murray Cooper and Gerry McCreanor churned out a much-discussed journal that featured contributions from the likes of Ed Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer, Tom Gagnon, Dan Tong, Ray Grismer, Phil Goldstein, Jeff Busby, Jerry Mentzer, Harry Lorayne, et al. For the Close Up performer, absolutely certain to please. The Blueprint was started by Barry Govan and Ian Baxter and taken over for the last two volumes by Murray Cooper and Gerry McCreanor. It ran from July 1974 to... | 2012 / 7 / 7 | $40.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile | ||
The Blueprint Volume 7Barry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor
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The Blueprint Volume 6Barry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor
| 2012 / 7 / 7 | $9.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile | ||
The Blueprint Volume 5Barry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazineBarry Govan & Ian Baxter, editors through Issue Number 5 Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor, new editors starting with Issue Number 6; 47 pages in Volume 5
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The Blueprint Volume 4Barry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazineBarry Govan & Ian Baxter, editors; 52 pages in Volume 4
| 2012 / 7 / 7 | $9.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile | ||
The Blueprint Volume 3Barry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazineBarry Govan & Ian Baxter, editors; 52 pages in Volume 3
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The Blueprint Volume 2Barry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor Includes an extra manuscript "The Magic of Tom Gagnon".
An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazine
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The Blueprint Volume 1Barry Govan & Ian Baxter & Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazineBarry Govan & Ian Baxter, editors Published in Victoria, Australia from July, 1974 through April, 1982 (Vol. 7, No. 10); 54 pages in Volume 1
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The Turnstile PassIan Baxter It was none other than Channing Pollock who stepped forward with this keen endorsement of Ian Baxter's The Turnstile Pass: "Beautifully written and detailed. Yes, I recommend it! And - I just love your self-deprecating humor." A smooth card pass that enunciates the importance of using a distractive move to cover the mechanics. Three first rate effects are included as well. The Turnstile Pass is Ian Baxter's variation of a Hermann style pass that does not require a turnover of the packet, as is typically the case with Hermann type passes. As a bonus you will get three routines using this pass: ... | 2012 / 2 / 5 | $7.00 to wish list | ||
Simple ACAANIan Baxter Five approaches to the popular 'Any Card At Any Number' problem that rely more on subtlety than sleight of hand. As the title implies, the approaches are uncomplicated and well within reach of the beginner in card magic. One of Baxter's most popular titles. From the Preface: The evergreen Any Card At Any Number equation continues to attract new and novel approaches from card experts of all levels. | 2012 / 1 / 13 | $5.00 to wish list | ||
Ten on DeckIan Baxter Ian Baxter’s first book, first published in 1970. Card men everywhere enthused about the contents and the endorsements it carried from the likes of Dai Vernon, Ed Marlo, Card Mondor, Robert Parrish, Jon Racherbaumer and others, are testament to the quality of content. Alton Sharpe wrote the Introduction. Ten reputation making card miracles. "The material is not only interesting, but clever and workable. Yes, l recommend it." - Edward Marlo | 2012 / 1 / 2 | $10.00 to wish list |
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