Magic & Conjuring: page 45

This is a Spanish 19th century magic manual describing mostly effects based on clever mechanical, chemical, optical, acoustic and physical principles. It also contains earlier versions of card and coin tricks based upon simple sleight of hand and mathematical principles.

You will notice the ebook is not written in modern Spanish. A great work for historians, collectors or simply if you feel curious about bizarre magic methods of the 19th century.

1st edition 1881; 339 pages.

The egg bag is one of those classic routines such as cups and balls or the linking rings. Will Ayling teaches a number of very successful egg bag routines:

• Malini Egg Bag
• Ken Brooke's Egg Bag
• Illusive Egg in a Hat Bag
• Bamberg Egg Bag
• Dante Egg Bag

1st edition 1988; original 35 pages; PDF 47 pages.

Surprisingly little has been published in an encyclopedic form about the classic rising cards in English. You can find some in Greater Magic but the rest is spread out in many books and journals. Although this publication can hardly be called an encyclopedia, it is one of only two publications in English I know which are entirely dedicated to the rising card effect (the other being 25 Rising Card Tricks). It is a wonderful collection of a number of methods, described clearly with photos and illustrations. This was part of the Supreme 'Know How' series.

If rising cards are your thing you should also check out...

This is the set of 8 download DVDs at a special low bundle price. It is an encyclopedia of card moves, taught and demonstrated by one of the best card handlers alive - Allan Ackerman. On top of it Ackerman also teaches many wonderful card routines where he applies the moves just taught.

This is not a set of download DVDs you will sit down and watch from start to finish. It is a body of work you will refer to piece by piece. For example, you might be in the process to study an effect that uses a move unfamiliar to you. Then you will turn to this encyclopedia, find the move and learn it from...

The bullet catch is an extremely dangerous trick to perform. It can cost you your life. Before attempting anything like it you might want to read Twelve Have Died by Ben Robinson. Some of the best performers have paid the ultimate price performing this stunt.

We provide this ebook purely for historical purposes. Do not try this at home. If you do, you accept all responsibility for any injuries, property damage or loss of life.

If you are a trained and experienced professional, skilled in the use of fire arms, the bullet catch can be a reputation maker.

This was part of the Supreme 'Know How' series. ...

Eye candy at its best.

Magicians always do card tricks. Why not do something more than just a card trick that will blow everyone's mind? For example, take any two playing cards from the deck, and fold them into 2 little supports. Take the ordinary card box and place it on top of them. This may not seem impressive yet...until you remove one of the structures leaving an impossible image in your spectators mind!

Or perhaps take a pencil and place it onto an ordinary pop can, and on the end of the pencil place the card box leaving a totally impossible image that just can't be explained. All...

This is volume 3 in a three part series: Volume 1, Volume 2.

This is a licensed reproduction of the famous Magicassette series created by Martin Breese - now owned by Lybrary.com.

This is volume 2 in a three part series: Volume 1, Volume 3.

This is a licensed reproduction of the famous Magicassette series created by Martin Breese - now owned by Lybrary.com.

Roger Crosthwaite wrote the following after hearing John's recording: "These John Mendoza recordings are absolutely superb! Anyone who buys them will certainly not be disappointed for there is something for everyone ....he is a commercial performer who stresses direct and visual magic. Seasoned card workers will be excited and challenged by some beautiful new magic of the highest order and caliber...these insights into his own philosophy of magic are so valuable and really only come through the spoken word." A treat for anyone who is into advanced close-up material.

This is a three volume...

This is a highly underrated magic book written by one of the masters and scholars of magic, John Mulholland, that is now again available in digital form as ebook. It comes with a brand new introduction by Ben Robinson, the expert on John Mulholland.

Here is an ebook of magic feats from countries all around the world that will delight aspiring young and old magicians alike.

John Mulholland drew on many years of experience as a performer. The result was this splendid collection of tricks, mysterious and fascinating to see, with which you can entertain your friends or paying clients.

Among the tricks...

This 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:

1. Injog Overhand Shuffle
2. Presentation Ideas
3. How to Study
4. Staystack
5. Fear of starting to perform
6. Three Card Monte
7. Memorized version of Out of Sight Out...

The routines that are described in this ebook are a departure from the norm. The first is an examination and fresh approach to the living and dead test. This is a routine that Luke has actually never seen performed. He does not know of any mentalist currently working who uses this routine and he must confess that in the course of a year, he only performs this effect a handful of times. Presenting this routine requires you to exercise your own judgment in when and where is right. With that said, the method contained within this manuscript presents a new method and a new approach to the construction...

Palming. Allan Ackerman takes you through a staggering list of palming techniques including Tenkai Palm, Gambler's Cop, Vernon Top Palm, Slydini Fan Steal, Marlo Bottom Palm, Side Steal to Palm, Bluff Control, and many more.

Allan Ackerman is one of the world's foremost experts at sleight-of-hand magic with playing cards. Allan is one of those humble down to earth guys with incredible chops. He executes the moves flawlessly and teaches them in a straight forward easy to grasp manner. On this incredible multi-volume series of DVDs, you will be treated to an instructional course encompassing...

Featuring the rope magic of Edward Victor, Shigeo Takagi, and Harry Carnegie. This was part of the Supreme 'Know How' series written and edited by Will Ayling, which was the continuation of the famous Teach-In series by Lewis Ganson.

1st edition 1987; original 36 pages; PDF 44 pages.

4. Contents
5. Cut & Restored Rope
5. - Requirement
6. - And So To Cut
8. - The Extra Piece
8. - The Extra Loop
13. Edward Victor's Original Cut & Restored Rope Routine
13. - The Know How
18. - Harry Carnegie's Patter For The Edward Victor Rope Trick
21. The Off Knot
23. Rope Routine by Shigeo Takagi of Japan
23. - Apparatus
23. - Method
23. - First part - the...

This is the second volume of John Calvert's Story. Sit back, relax, and listen to a life full of magic. Learn from one of the greatest and most successful magicians of all time.

(See here for Volume 1.)

This is a licensed reproduction of the famous Magicassette and MagiCD series created by Martin Breese - now owned by Lybrary.com.

Here is one of magic's most fascinating personalities giving the secrets of how he achieved everything that every young magician would wish to achieve. How magic earned him a luxury cruise ship, a luxury private airplane and stardom on TV, the theater and many movies.

John takes us back to his early days and tells how his career actually started when he produced an egg from the pocket of a young friend whilst at Sunday School. You'll hear how a little bit of magical-style misdirection got him his first big break teaching Clark Gable card moves for a film; Clarke fluffed it all and Calvert...

This is a wonderfully readable and fascinating description of magic and its history. Written by one of the scholars of magic - John Mulholland. Ben Robinson, the expert on John Mulholland whom he researched for more than 30 years, writes in his introduction to this ebook:

Following the great response from his first ebook Horus Luca Volpe returns with his second work Nephthys. Nephthys is the name of an Egyptian god, the goddess of magic and knowledge. True to this title, if you perform these effects you will appear to have god-like powers. But don't let this get to your head, they are only magic tricks.

In this ebook Luca Volpe has incorporated many psychological aspects and basic methods to create mindblowing experiences that are 100% surefire! All of the effects come complete with script and performance tips.

The routines Luca describes are:

• DOUBLE PREDICTION:...

This is not a magic trick but a carnival game, a con game, where the operator can decide if you should win or not. Everything looks fair and above board, but there is simply no chance for the mark to win. It looks so innocent, a ball-chain loop, put out on the table in a figure eight. One loop in the eight catches your finger the other does not. You have to find the one that catches your finger. Only problem is that you will never find it if the operator so decides.

This game is sometimes called Loopy Loop, Figure Eight, the Chain Swindle, or Pricking the Garter. You will find in this ebook...

This wonderful publication is subtitled: First lecture in England in Years. Illustrated by Ken de Courcy. McComb is at his best with a range of props from ropes, balls, egg-bags, cards, and more.

1st edition 1990; 20 pages.

2. McComb-ical Billiard Ball Extravaganza
3. About Face Card Stunt
4. McComb-ical Cheap Girl, Post and Ropes
5. When you "Haven't Anything with YOU"
6. Egg-less Bag-less Egg Bag
7. The Money Saving McComb-ical Rice Bowls
8. Hank to Egg Repeat with Sucker Finish
9. New Traveling Dove Feeder
10. Finish to the Diminishing Cards
11. Get Credit where you Can
12. Whiskey Egg-Bag Finish
14. Booking ... All...

Peter Warlock, one of the most brilliant and inventive minds in the world of mentalism, contributes some excellent effects that you can do.

Memories of Jardine Ellis, Devant and other famous names are included but above all this recording will be remembered for the clear and easy-to-understand way in which Peter Warlock describes a number of outstanding mental mysteries.

[This recording was made on a very cold evening and from time to time the sound of the central heating system can be heard.]

This is a licensed reproduction of the famous Magicassette series created by Martin Breese - now owned by Lybrary.com....

Sidelights on some classics

• The Coin Jar
• Nest of Boxes
• No Lock "Locked" Key
• "Brainwave" Presentation

• The Great Slate Test
• The LePaul Hoax
• Method for a Marlo Miracle #183
• X-Ray Box

Watch Larry Beckerʼs reputation making, edge-of-your-seat performance of this acknowledged classic, recording live at a real world, after-dinner performance.

Next, sit in on a private round table discussion covering a full explanation of this death defying presentation, including the uncut and unrehearsed crucial preshow interview and participant instruction.

Nothing is omitted. Every aspect from weapon selection to safety precautions is covered in complete detail. There is even a special selection of hilarious out-takes!

Even if you have no intention of performing this spine-tingling presentation,...

In 1980 the Rubik's Cube craze swept across Europe. Recently Rubik's Cube has seen a sort of revival and one can find them again more frequently in toy stores and as corporate give-aways. This is a remarkable routine combining a Rubik's Cube effect with a magic square effect.

Effect:

The performer begins by removing a Rubik’s Cube and handing it to a spectator to mix. This cube is mixed until the spectator is happy that there could be no possible way of predicting the mixture of the cube. The cube is then handed to the performer. The performer then studies the cube and one side at a time...