These are not second hand items. They are new, sometimes still shrink wrapped, ready to be retailed. The pricing largely reflects the amount of books we have left as well as the exclusivity and quality of the contents in them. I am sure you will find a number of incredible deals here.
We also do print some of our ebooks and those will not so quickly vanish from our catalog. But it might very well be the case that at some point we decide to discontinue the printed version and only offer the digital one. Don't wait too long if you want the printed version.
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50 Tricks You Can Do You Will Do Easy To DoRufus SteeleThis ebook is a compilation of three booklets Rufus Steele released:
You will encounter contributions from people like Bert Allerton, Arthur Buckley, Paul Rosini, Ed Marlo, Dai Vernon, Dorny, Harry Blackstone and many more.
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Al Baker's ManuscriptAl MannTed Annemann's writing in Jinx No. 19 alludes to an obscure Al Baker manuscript that Annemann had seen when he was 17 years of age, at which time the manuscript was already old. The manuscript contained some of the first writings by a well experienced and well informed magician. It was called Al Baker’s Mental Effects. This was a remarkable collection of ideas and fabulous routines aimed especially at the mentalist/magician. Although it featured Al Baker’s Billet Reading Extraordinary, each effect in the book was a feature item.
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Al Koran Professional PresentationsHugh MillerAl Koran Professional Presentations is a magical classic and was first published in 1967 by Harry Stanley at the Unique Magic Studio. The original publication was marred by poor photographic reproduction so this new edition from Martin Breese has illustrations by Paul Griffin based on the original photographs. Hugh Miller has contributed a fascinating and lengthy introduction which explains a great deal about the background of this book which is a 'must' for every performer's library. Each effect is a stunner and the original Koran Medallion and many other now classic effects, are explained in detail. 1st edition... | ★★★★★ $30 to wish listhardcover | |
Al Koran's LegacyHugh MillerThis is a completely new, revised, expanded and updated edition. The ebook contains most of the original material but virtually everything has been re-written and benefits from the skill of an expert editor. There is a host of additional material written by Lewis Ganson and previously published in the Routined Manipulation series published by Harry Stanley. Along with Graham Jolley, Martin Breese has always been a follower of Al Koran and his amazing material. Al Koran’s name appeared on almost every page of the Gen. And thanks to Harry Stanley his material has been preserved for future generations to study and use. Graham Jolley... | ★★★★★ $35 more than onetype to choose from hardcover | |
Amazing Unfaked Book TestVal Andrews
This is an unbelievable book test. Just imagine taking a modern book; perhaps a best seller in the bookshops right now. The book is genuine and is completely unfaked in any way. You can even ask a member of the audience or perhaps someone on a radio show that you will be talking to, to bring along a copy of the Da Vinci Code or whatever you choose to use. Or you could do this impromptu with any book as long as you have a couple of minutes private time with the book. You have the book examined and you... | $15 to wish listsoftcover | |
AnimalogicAlain NuEffect: A spectator is asked to think of an animal of virtually any kind. After concentrating on both its name and its image, the thought-of animal can be immediately revealed.
What you get with the PDF only version You receive an instructional PDF that explains the secret, performance, tips and the history of the concept. You will also receive the design files in SVG (vector graphic format) and PDF to print out the necessary cards yourself. Please note that you will not receive any cards in the mail. You will have to print and cut the... | ★★★★★ $5 more than onetype to choose from PDF & softcover | |
Annals of GamingA ConnoisseurThe intentionally unassuming grey cover, designed to match the dull-sounding title, suggests a dry emotionless record of events is likely held within. However, this humble exterior belies the valuable secrets hidden within its pages. Annals of Gaming was an article series published over four years, between 1772 and 1775; its sole intention was to expose the sharpers, hustlers, and cheats, by detailing their methods of defrauding the unwary. Now, for the first time, every article in the original series has been retyped in full and published in a single volume of over 200 pages. This work covers over... | $39.50 to wish listhardcover | |
ApplicationsPeter DuffieThese are almost all effects based upon magic that can be performed without faked or gaffed cards. 1st edition 1993; original 60 pages; PDF 48 pages; illustrated
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Aqua-Imp(Benny) Ben HarrisA brand new thing to do with a water bottle. Looks freaky and leaves a lasting impression. You could start a religion with this! IONIZE THE WATER IN A DRINKING BOTTLE, MAKING IT ALMOST LIGHTER THAN AIR! Aqua-imp is one powerful piece of “incidental” magic. It appears almost impromptu. This illusion of spontaneity actually enhances the mystery—for it is at this magical (and supposedly offhanded moment) you give your spectators a thought-provoking, gentle, and fun glimpse at an un-imagined world of possibility. Here’s what Aqua-imp looks like: You join friends or clients at a... | ★★★★★ $15 more than onetype to choose from softcover | |
Artifice, Ruse & ErdnaseHurt McDermottThe search for one who may not want to be found. In 1902 under the pseudonym S.W. Erdnase and the title Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table a book on sleight-of-hand with cards was published. This book became the bible for card magicians. To this date it remains arguably the single most important book on sleight-of-hand card magic. Some of the most respected masters of card magic,... | ★★★★★ $45 more than onetype to choose from hardcover PDF & hardcover | |
Ask Roberto GiobbiRoberto GiobbiThis is a totally unique book. 52 reader supplied questions. 52 opinionated, informed, expert answers by Roberto Giobbi. Roberto spent often several days to thoroughly answer each of the 52 questions. It is no wonder that this ebook has more than 330 regular sized pages. It is a publication unlike any other, where the readers gave the direction which the author followed. Download a free extract. The 52 questions asked and answered:
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Axel HellstromAl MannThe Life and works of Axel Hellstrom. Contents include:
19 pages | ★★★★★ $30 to wish list | |
Big Ring on StringL. C. CollierA parlor sized ring with a stage sized routine. This is a compact ring and string routine which uses some of the most visual moves one can do with these props. For many years I have performed a very similar routine. I used a red cotton ribbon instead of the standard white rope, because a ribbon lies flat on the ring and is wider than a rope allowing for some sequences a stronger illusion. 1st edition 2003; 10 pages. | ★★★★★ $5 more than onetype to choose from softcover | |
Boromian LinkTerri RogersThis booklet details Terri Rogers' Boromian Link an incredible linking card effect based on Paul Harris' Immaculate Connection. The Harris original is a great impromptu effect but if you are not working impromptu and can use your own cards then you'll find Terri Rogers' method even better. The linking effect looks excellent and in fact fools those familiar with the Harris original. The effect can be performed with any size cards and looks quite spectacular if done with Jumbo cards. 1st edition 1986, 1st digital edition 2013, 12 pages. | ★★★★★ $7 more than onetype to choose from softcover PDF & EPUB | |
Break ThroughAl MannFrom the forward by Al Mann: "The true art of mentalism is not the illusion of the stage that enchants the eye but the illusion created in the mind that enchants the thought. The mentalist's greatest gimmick is hidden in the inner recesses of his mind and therefore invisible and unexposable. This manuscript expounds the illusive, seldom exploited and little known branch of magic where the spectator unknowingly executes the 'move' that creates the miracle to the full credit of the magician! The "Headline Prediction" is indeed a headline getter for the magician and mentalist. It is a haunting... | $25 to wish list | |
Cero-MenticsAl MannA study in thought prints.
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ChallengesAl MannDetails a true story of Himber challenging Dunninger. Al takes this as inspiration to think about challenge type of effects where somebody challenges you to read his mind. Note that this manuscript comes unbound in a package of loose sheets, the way Al Mann stored them. You can bind them anyway you like, or leave them unbound, perhaps only hole punch them and put them in a binder. 10 pages | $35 to wish list | |
Chan Canasta: A Remarkable Man Volume 2David BritlandThis is the long-awaited follow up to the first volume. It is a quality soft back publication, perfect bound. It contains a lot of information that arrived too late for inclusion in the first volume. We are grateful to all those who have helped us produce this set of books on the Remarkable Chan Canasta.
The first volume can be found here: Chan Canasta: A Remarkable Man Volume 1 1st edition 2001, 45 pages. | $22 to wish listsoftcover | |
Chan Canasta's Book of OopsesChan CanastaThis book could fetch hundreds of dollars on ebay. It was very hard to find a copy. The book was shrouded in mystery. The few that had a copy didn't tell what it was. Many who didn't have one, wanted it badly. Now the wait is over... Martin Breese reprinted this one of a kind book. And the one of a kind Martin Breese let me reproduce it as ebook. Given the recent popularity of psychological methods in mentalism, the Book of Oopses was decades ahead of its time. Most effects use psychological quirks and biases to predict your entirely 'free' choice. It is eerily disturbing how easily we... | ★★★★★ $15 more than onetype to choose from PDF_facsimile softcover | |
ClassifiedAl MannIncluded in this manuscript are effects that Al Mann himself calls "Spiritual Mentalism". Mind Reading, Future Prediction, Esp, Telepathy, Book Tests and much more are all included in this brilliant manuscript.
16 pages | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Close-up FrameworkLawrence FrameA small book that's big on entertainment. Clean, novel methods are used to produce effects that are clear and uncluttered. Taking as an example the first effect in the book, 'Spellbound Climax': you show a 2p coin and magically transform it into a 10p. After repeating this a couple of times you are surprised to find that the coin has changed into a button! Looking down, you discover that the coin is attached to your jacket where the button should be. To paraphrase Gordon Bruce's introduction, these aren't just tricks but lessons in presentation. With illustrations by Roy Johnson. Contents: | $15 to wish listsoftcover | |
Close-Up to the PointPeter DuffieThis was Peter Duffie's first solo book published on the heels of his hugely successful Alternative Card Magic and Contemporary Card Magic. It includes mostly card routines with a couple of coin routines sprinkled in for good measure. The effects are not difficult to do and can be classified as intermediate. Some routines require palms, half passes and riffle passes. It is a joy if one can study the early creative output of one of the most accomplished card magician alive today. 1st edition 1984; original 30 pages; PDF 37 pages.
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Clue and other MysteriesJack YatesJack Yates is renowned as a creative innovator as evidenced by his many contributions to magical literature. This work contains nine first-class routines with a mental flavour including Clue which is worth its weight in gold and the P&S System. Contents
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Enlightenment Book 1(Benny) Ben HarrisFull details of how this magnetic miracle works.
Enlightenment is a revolutionary way of using magnets to create the illusion of levitating a playing card or a dollar note. This 100 page ebook gives you all of the details. Learn the back history, how a simple advertisement in a catalog inspired the idea. Learn how to operate the gimmick, how to install it in a deck of cards, and how to use it to make a dollar bill float. You'll... | ★★★★★ $9.95 more than onetype to choose from softcover | |
Exit 51(Benny) Ben Harris
The remarkable effect shifts "the moment" in Paul Harris' amazing Vanishing Deck allowing for a card to be selected and signed. This selected card is shuffled back into the deck which is then held in full view. Upon command, the entire deck visually vanishes (that's right - it just blinks out of being) leaving only the chosen card as a poignant applause cue. Exit 51... | $15 more than onetype to choose from PDF_facsimile softcover | |
Floating Golden StickMike DanataA golden stick floats in the air without any means of support. A hoop is passed across and around the stick yet it still floats until finally at the command of the magician it travels away from him, at least six feet, and gently comes to rest upon a table. This effect can be performed in a large drawing room or whilst completely surrounded. It is a one man floating effect and no assistants are required. It should not be confused with the Finn Jon Floating Stick which uses an entirely different method. With this routine the stick actually floats away from the magician and if performed on a... | ★★★★★ $10 more than onetype to choose from softcover PDF & EPUB | |
Full Circle Rope RoutineL. C. CollierThe magician pulls out a six foot piece of rope, pulls it up in the center and clearly cuts the rope into two pieces. He then picks up the bottom ends, brings them to the top and the rope fully restores. He then grabs the rope by the middle and cuts it in half again. He trims off the pieces at the top and the rope restores a second time. He folds the rope into thirds and cuts it at the top and bottom. He clearly counts off the three separate and equal pieces from one hand to the other. With all the pieces held in one hand he brings the bottom ends to the top and individually pulls out three... | ★★★★★ $5 more than onetype to choose from softcover | |
Hole in the Head(Benny) Ben Harris
Hole in the Head created a furor when released to the general magic community. Originally worked up as a situational piece for a David Blaine TV special, the general market place would have nothing of something as esoteric. No, you had to be able to pull it out of a baggie and stumble through it for a street... | ★★★★★ $8.95 more than onetype to choose from softcover | |
How to Perform for Kids & Stay Out of TroubleL. C. CollierKnow their traits and what to expect. Learn routines that work. 1st edition 2003; 21 pages.
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InspirationsPeter Duffie & Jerry SadowitzMore early card and coin creations from Peter Duffie and Jerry Sadowitz. Martin Breese was called the "Card Magic Publisher Of the Year" due the various publications by these two gentlemen. Table of Contents
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Master Slate Secrets Part IAl MannThe first part in this four part series deals with effects done with ordinary slates, ungimmicked and without flaps, that anyone can do without having to invest in expensive trick slates. Note that this manuscript comes unbound in a package of loose sheets, the way Al Mann stored them. You can bind them anyway you like, or leave them unbound, perhaps only hole punch them and put them in a binder. 27 pages | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Mastered AmazementAl Koran & Jack LamonteClassic routines with coins, bank notes, cigarettes, thimbles, and cards by the amazing Al Koran & and the ingenious Jack Lamonte. Including Koran's amazing Miracle Card Stab. 1st edition 1947; reprinted 1987; digital edition 2010; original 66 pages; PDF 44 pages. Table of Contents
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Mental-EttesAl MannA collection of provocative mental effects. Includes:
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Mind Your PokerAl MannPart II from Al Mann Zodiac Series. You will find here several card techniques and a special card trick: how to deal five Aces to any seat at the poker table with a shuffled and cut deck. From the introduction, by Al Mann: I have been told by magicians who should know, that Poker demonstrations and Mentalism should not mix. I disagree with the above 100%... I have seen the amazed look in the eyes of a person when the Mentalist reads his mind... And I have also seen the terrible look in the eyes of the spectator after the miracle man deals five aces (4 aces and the joker), to any seat at the... | $25 to wish list | |
Money MagicJean HugardThe manipulation of money is fascinating to everyone and probably always will be. Bills are common, pack small, and easy to borrow. This booklet describes in detail all the important moves, gimmicks and tricks with paper money. Great effects are taught, spanning the impromptu situation to the prepared performance from close-up to parlor or stage. This is a great book with very practical and strong effects. 1st edition, 1937 Max Holden, New York; 62 pages.
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Of Gifts and TalentsAl MannThe knowledge in this manuscript allows the mentalist to very convincingly demonstrate the ability to read sealed messages and posses the art of thought-transference! The spectator is told to take his business card out and write out a question and turn the card writing-side down. The card is then sealed in a envelope which the spectator signs and holds. After the mentalist divines the thought, the envelope is opened and the card is taken out for a handwriting analysis and then both the card and the envelope are returned to the spectator! Contents:
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Of Words and WizardsAl Mann
23 pages | $10 to wish list | |
Patter in Rhyme and En RapportTed Annemann | $8 to wish listsoftcover |