Magic & Conjuring: page 161

When watching a magician the question that is most pressing on people's minds is how did he do it?

This is not the only question that can be asked of a magic performance. A psychologists might ask why it is possible that the mind can be deceived, occupational therapists are interested in how performing magic tricks can help people with physical disabilities and sociologists research the subculture of magicians.

This ebook explores some answers to the questions that scholars from different fields of science have asked about the performances of magicians. For magicians this ebook provides...

The Great Card Magic of Nick Trost continues.

CONTENTS:

• THREE-WAY GEMINI: Mates to three selected cards are located by the spectators themselves. The routine is totally impromptu.
• THE SPECTATOR'S ROYAL MARRIAGES I: A spectator cuts to four cards. He then cuts the deck into four piles.. His four cards and the top card of each pile reveal four Royal Marriages (Queens and Kings).
• DOUBLE DUKE: A stunning poker demonstration from a deck shuffled by a spectator where at the end you reveal a straight flush.
• NO-CLUE ELIMINATOR: Two principles combine to reveal a selected card. Another great impromptu...

One of the world's foremost authorities on magic books, palming coins and tokens, Mr. Heyl brings you a fascinating ebook on collecting. Includes: Early American Editions of Robert Houdin's Autobiography, Boy's Own Book, American Magic Books, Odd and Unusual Books, Two Worthy Wizards, Mythical Magic Books, Cards for Conjuring, 17th Century Notes, Dainty Conceits, Hocus Pocus, Peripheral Bibliographies, Magic, Black and White, The Cheaters, Rid, Rowlands, Juggling, Sports and Pastimes, Scarce and Rare, Little Known Conjurer's Medals and Tokens.

[This is a collection of articles that appeared in the MUM a long time ago.

1st edition 1964, 1st...

Ecco una semplice ed efficace routine di coltellini che cambiano colore creata da Jim Sisti che ci presenta la routine in questione arricchita da una gustosa presentazione che prende spunto dalle sue origini italiane: Jim infatti, dopo aver dimenticato il suo set di coltellini in un cassetto per anni (a detta sua, non trovava una presentazione adeguata per la sua routine), decise di riprendere a lavorarci, dopo una reunion di famiglia in cui vide tutti gli anziani di famiglia riunirsi a fine pasto per sbucciare la frutta con i propri coltellini tascabili!

Da quest'immagine Mr. Sisti ha costruito...

This is the 2nd issue of volume 3 which is full of nitty-gritty's to please one and all. Just get it and read - I'm sure you'll like it in addition thank us for offering you this little e-zine. Please look at the contents:

• Edtorial...Let's have a chat - our personal talks.
• Feature...Does your wife like magic? by Johnny Cooper - an interesting musing.
• Past Glory of India - K.L. Mondal - a short biography
• MagiXposed...this section contain one for you if not all...
• The Witness Lie Detector by John Teo
• The Acrobat (New One Hand Knot) by Phil Willmarth
• Rings Off ... Rings On by Fabian
• The Floating Cigarette...

Clearly 'Oudini' is riding Harry Houdini's coat tails with his escape act. However, this publication is quite good and does describe a good number of escapes including how to escape from handcuffs, iron boiler, mail bag, glass case, iron box, coffin, band box, paper bag, iron bottle, rope chair, tramp chair packing case and straight jacket.

1st edition 1909, this digital edition 2013, 54 pages.

Introducing Harry Houdin—one of the most versatile performers you've never heard of. Born decades before the great Harry Houdini, he claimed to be the nephew of Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, the famous French conjurer of the 19th century.

Houdin, who billed himself as "The Great Polynational Mimic," toured Australia and New Zealand between 1860 and 1863 with a one-man act featuring drawing-room magic and international impersonations done to song and dance.

Harry Houdin: The Great Polynational Mimic is the first formal work of research written about this virtually unknown, albeit colorful, entertainer.

1st edition 2013, 27...

This is one of the most novel ways ever devised for doing both mental and card effects. Devin Knight shows you how to buy a gumball machine bank and gimmick it in a few minutes to allow for some of the most baffling poker demonstrations and card effects ever devised. These are regular gumball banks that sell in toy stores for around $10 to $20. Gumballs are marked with card values from A to K using a fine-tip Sharpie. Once this is done, you have everything you need to create miracles.

Sleights appear impossible as the hole cards come from the machine, and the hands to play are freely chosen...

This is a curious old magic book explaining the spirit cabinet, dancing handkerchief, a method to levitate a human, a method to let a table float. The bulk of the book focuses on second sight acts - how questions from the audience can be answered. Several methods are being outlined. At the very end a few parlor tricks are described.

1st edition 1905, 1st digital edition 2013, 27 pages.

Table of Contents

5. Preface
6. CHAPTER I: Cabinet Tricks
9. CHAPTER II: Table Lifting
9. - The Obedient Handkerchief
11. CHAPTER III: The Floating Girl
14. CHAPTER IV: Second Sight And Kindred Phenomena
26. Closing Remarks ...

Volume XXI (September 1963 - April 1965) - 6 Issues, Blanca López, managing editor

48 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XXI, Number 1 - September 1963 - 8 pages
1. Peek-A-Ball - Milbourne Christopher's Column
   • Peek-A-Ball
   • Platform Presentation
2. Lyle-Lac Levities - Art Lyle
   • It's No Secret - Easy Money?
   • Lowell Lore from Local Lad
2. Editorial Notes - Blanca Lopez
3. Sid Lorraine's Variations-Presentation-Chatter for Harry G. Franke's "My Uncle the Inventor"
   • Part I
     • Penny to Dime
     • Brema's Nickels to Dimes
     • Grant Flat Money Roller ...

Volume XX (September 1962 - August 1963), Blanca López, managing editor

96 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XX, Number 1 - September 1962 - 8 pages
1. Million Dollar Dice - Gus Southall
2. No Exchange Do As I Do - Peter Kane
2. Editorial Notes - Blanca Lopez
2. Betcha - No. 1 - Norman Houghton
2. Patter Lines - Cliff Green
3. Four Messages - Gerald Kosky
3. Lyle's Sat. Nite Special - Art Lyle
4. A Simple False Cut - Art Lyle
4. Patter Line - Cliff Green
5. Space Age Trickery - An Encore - Dr. Raymond Beebe
5. Trick Tip - Riffle Wrinkle - Art Lyle
5. What's Next - announcement
6. The Wizard's Variations...

Volume XIX (September 1961 - August 1962), Fred Braue & Blanca López, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIX, Number 1 & 2 - September & October 1961 - 12 pages
1. Two-Card Reverse - Harry Lorayne
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • Here and There
   • Christopher
   • News and Notes
   • Books to Come
   • Bits and Pieces
2. That Gimmicked Issue - comment about the previous issue
2. Old-Timers' Delight - F.B.
3. The Flying Card - Jay Bedsworth
4. Potpourri for Card Fanciers
   • Under Foot - Al Thompson
   • Blue-Eyed Cards - Art Lyle
   • Rub-A-Dub-Dub Jr. - Gerald Kosky
   • Reverse &...

Volume XVIII (June 1960 - August 1961), Milbourne Christopher & Fred Braue, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 1 - June 1960 - 12 pages
1. New Wine from Old Cups - Fred G. Taylor
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • Bits and Pieces
   • Grim Reaper - re: Dr. Harlan Tarbell
   • News and Notes
   • Memo from Morris
   • Jottings
   • Syldini
   • Goodliffe
   • Rope Trick
   • Dunninger on Hurkos
3. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
   • My Card on Ceiling
     • Variations
4. Milbourne Christopher's Column
   • Phone in Bag
   • Phone Production
   • Emcee Item ...

Volume XVII (June 1959 - May 1960), Jean Hugard & Milbourne Christopher, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVII, Number 1 - June 1959 - 12 pages
1. My Favorite 4-Ace Trick - Max Katz
   • Different Variations
   • The Buckle Count
   • The Ace Stack
   • The False Shuffle
   • Deal Five Stacks
   • "You don't want it, I don't want it."
   • The Selected Stack
   • The Miracle
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • TV Topics
   • Harry Lorayne
   • Dick Ryan
   • Jottings
   • News and Notes
   • Okito Writes:
   • Predictions
   • Into Thin Air
   • Bits and Pieces
   • More Re: Checker...

Volume XVI (June 1958 - May 1959), Jean Hugard, editor

128 pages

Note that Houdini's 'Unmasking' Fact vs. Fiction by Hugard ran as insert pages in each issue of Volume 15 and the first eight issues of Volume 16. Two pages from each of these issues do not appear here as they were extracted and compiled in a separate file.

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVI, Number 1 - June 1958 - 12 pages
1. Column for Coin Men - John V. Hope & Robert Olson
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • re: S.A.M. Conference
   • Friday
   • Saturday
   • Sunday
   • Sidelights
   • LePaul
   • News
   • Jottings
3. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
   • Officers...

Volume XV (June 1957 - May 1958), Jean Hugard, editor

123 pages

Note that Houdini's 'Unmasking' Fact vs. Fiction by Hugard ran as insert pages in each issue of Volume 15 and the first eight issues of Volume 16. Two pages from each of these issues do not appear here as they were extracted and compiled in a separate ebook.

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XV, Number 1 - June 1957 - 12 pages
1. Card-Coin Liaison - Jean Hugard
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • S.A.M. Convention
     • Thursday Night
     • Friday Night
     • Saturday Night
     • Sidelights
   • Festival of Magic
   • TV Topics
3. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers ...

Volume XIV (June 1956 - May 1957), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

433. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIV, Number 1 - June 1956 - 12 pages
433. The Enchanted Cylinder of Benaiah - Okito
434. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Convention Sidelights
     • News and Notes
     • Dunninger
     • Rosskam
434. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Slydini
435. Zero - A Coin Vanish - Cliff Green
435. Roundabout with Fred Braue
     • Card Index
     • Max Malini Trick
     • Variation
     • Rosini Show
436. Out of My Profonde - Arthur Leroy
     • Saturday at Ducrot's Dirty Dump
437. Hands Across the Sea - Peter Warlock

Volume XIII (June 1955 - May 1956), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

289. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIII, Number 1 - June 1955 - 12 pages
289. My $2.00 Trick - Sam Aaronson
290. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Dante (obituary)
     • Magic Circle Jubilee
290. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • The Magic Circle (London)
291. Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
     • Can You Tell Fortunes? - A Convincing Card Trick
     • Rough Outline of the Effect
     • Presentation and "Patter"
     • Working
     • "Glimpsing"
292. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Farelli
     • I.G.P. [International Guild of Prestidigitators]
     • Jottings
     • Gleanings ...

Volume XII (June 1954 - May 1955), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

145. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XII, Number 1 - June 1954 - 12 pages
145. Atomic Radio Vanish - Dick Richards & Abril Lamarque
146. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Sidelights
     • Best Show
     • Brain Sessions
     • Close-Up
     • New and Amazing?
     • Wizards at Work
     • Banquet
     • Odds and Ends
     • Jottings
     • Mad Magician
     • Albacker
     • Answer
     • T.A.O.M.
147. The Smoking-Multiplying Pipes - Arnold Belais with Roy Benson
148. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Miracle Card Changes - Ed Marlo
     • The Magic Seven - Ed Marlo
     • Kornfidentially...

Volume XI (June 1953 - May 1954), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XI, Number 1 - June 1953 - 12 pages
1. S.A.M. Cincinnati Convention - Backstage with Frank Joglar
   • Night Before Party
   • The Lectures
   • Sidelights
   • First All Star Show
   • Second A;; Star Show
   • National Council Show
   • Jottings
   • Musings
   • Monthly Letter
   • Thayer Honored
   • Mistaken Identity
1. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
   • The Randolphs
   • Tenkai and Okinu
   • Don Alan
3. Magician's Dilemma - A Rope-Cutting Miracle - Jesse Schimmel
3. Magicana - bits of wisdom
4. The...

Volume X (June 1952 - May 1953), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

941. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 1 - June 1952 - 12 pages
941. S.A.M. Convention in Boston - Backstage with Frank Joglar
     • Night Before Party
     • Conjuring College
     • Friday Night Show
     • Saturday Show
     • Closeup Session
     • Banquet Show
     • Gripes
     • Cheers
     • Sidelights
     • New Notes
941. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Long Tack Sam
942. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Mohammed Bey's Routines for the Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope
     • Multiball - Dr. Jaks
     • Fast Ones - Ovette ...

Volume IX (June 1951 - May 1952), Jean Hugard, editor

144 pages

797. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume IX, Number 1 - June 1951 - 12 pages
797. SAM-IBM Combined Convention - Backstage with Frank Joglar
     • More Sidelights
     • Dealers
     • Notes
     • Second Thoughts
     • In Print
     • Jottings
     • The Sphinx
     • Bits and Pieces
     • Mail Dept.
     • TV Topics
     • Seen or Heard
     • Jay Palmer
     • P.S.
798. Unrehearsed Incidents
799. Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
     • Rope Through Ring
     • Working and Presentation
     • Observations
800. "We Knew Max Malini" - George G. Kaplan
     • Malini Show
801. Milbourne Christopher's...

Volume VIII (June 1950 - May 1951), Jean Hugard, editor

130 pages

667. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VIII, Number 1 - June 1950 - 10 pages
667. Combined S.A.M.-I.B.M. Convention - Backstage with Frank Joglar
     • International Night
     • National Night
     • More on the Conclave
     • News and Notes
     • The Hartmanns
     • TV Topics
     • Check List
     • Instructions
     • One Versus Many
     • Magic Battle
667. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Geoffrey Buckingham
669. Algernon & A Rope - A Hospital Phantasy - Jean Hugard
669. Inquiries
670. Merlini's Magic - Clayton Rawson
     • Saltless Sorcery
670. The Four...

Volume VII (June 1949 - May 1950), Jean Hugard, editor

120 pages

547. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VII, Number 1 - June 1949 - 10 pages
547. Lightning-Flash Card Change - Stanley Collins
548. Phantom Silk and Matchbox - Jean Hugard
548. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Harlan Tarbell & Russ Walsh
549. Match Monte - Harold J. Kelly
550. A Club Sandwich - Milton G. Miller
551. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Slade's Knots Up-Dated
     • Nailing the Knots
     • Under the Table
     • Behind Closed Doors
     • Fourth Dimension
552. All Backs - Dai Vernon
     • The False Turn-Over
553. Radio-Active Billiard Balls...