Magic & Conjuring: page 14

100 tricks for the drawing room.

Containing an extensive and miscellaneous collection of conjuring and legerdemain; sleights with dice, dominoes, cards, ribbons, rings, fruit, coins, balls, handkerchiefs, etc. All of which may be performed in the parlor or drawing room. Without the aid of any apparatus; also embracing a choice variety of curious deceptions which may be performed with the aid of simple apparatus.

• PART I. TRICKS OF LEGERDEMAIN, CONJURING, SLEIGHT OF HAND, AND OTHER FANCIES, COMMONLY CALLED "WHITE MAGIC"
  • Preliminary Observation
  • Palming Coin
  • The Magic Coin
  • To Untie a...

Contains over 70 sure fire patter gags. Up to the minute humor that will liven up your act.

PDF 8 pages

Over 70 more good gags. This is a continuation of Magical Patter. Every gag has been tried and tested.

PDF 8 pages.

• How to secure Engagements.
• What's what about your printing.
• How to get a mailing list.
• What fee to ask.
• What to do after an entertainment.
• Hints on arranging your programme
• Etc.

9 pages

There are 36 good methods of forcing explained in this manuscript, all of which require no skill. 9 methods with colors, 12 methods with cards, 7 methods with numbers and 8 general methods. No magician should be without this handy manuscript. Worth double the money asked.

PDF 12 pages

Here is a feature act. Performer's eyes are completely covered with heavy wads of cotton wool, after which the cotton is firmly sealed over the eyes by means of adhesive tape; after this a heavy strip of bandage is placed firmly over the eyes and tied tightly around the head. Regardless of what appears thus to be an absolute impossibility under these conditions, the medium can walk chalk lines, call names of selected cards, and many other unbelievable tests, even to describing people and their actions.

1st digital edition 2018, 8 pages.

A compilation of humorous patter routines, suitable for various tricks and illusions. Specially arranged for the magical entertainer. Gags to suit every situation.

PDF 16 pages

An illustrated manuscript on card fanning techniques.

This original manuscript was supplied by Will Andrade in conjunction with the fanning deck ("Ultra Pack") they supplied. While certain design descriptions are specific to the deck that Will Andrade sold, the techniques can be applied to other fanning decks.

PDF 7 pages

This old manuscript released by Will Andrade revolves around comedy magic. It contains a collection of many gags that can be incorporated in your magic act.

Some gags include:

• fat and thin lady
• milk through head
• shoe lace trick
• banana gag
• flap jack trick
• duck trick
• famous bullet catching
• egg shampoo
• the elusive lady
• Etc.

A four-act spirit seance in a box.

A bell placed in the cabinet rings out answers to questions. A handkerchief takes on life and moves about the cabinet, even flying outside it. A pair of slates reveals an answer to a thought-of question.

And now for the finale! A committee of spectators seals three blank sheets of paper inside a glass fruit jar. The jar is placed in the cabinet, in plain sight, with a fountain pen and bottle of ink. When the paper is removed by the committee, it's discovered that the spirits have accurately predicted the outcome of a pair of previous tests.

To top...

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...

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...

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.

The Chop Cup turns a sleight-of-hand classic - the cups and balls - almost into a self working miracle. Of course, to perform a strong Chop Cup routine you will still need a good amount of sleight of hand and misdirection, but a lot of the 'work' is done by the cup itself.

Al Wheatley is credited with the invention of the Chop Cup. Will Ayling collects in this ebook a series of strong Chop Cup routines including Ken Brooke's routine.

This was part of the Supreme Know-How Series.

1st edition 1989; original 40 pages; PDF 56 pages.

5. Another One Cup And Ball Routine
13. Paper Cover Cup And...

This is a classic work on illusions that focuses on the presentation and staging. The method of the illusion is explained often with illustrations but no detailed building plans with dimensions are included.

The following illusions are explained:

• Floating and Phantom Princess
• Sword and Chair Suspension
• Broomstick and Kellar Levitation
• Aga Illusion
• Temple of Swords
• Head Cremation
• Crushing a Woman
• Temple of Benares
• Broomwitch
• Golfer's Dream
• Eye of a Needle
• Rod Through Mediaeval Style
• Tiger
• Totem Pole
• Rod & Rope Release
• Guillotine
• Head Chopper
• Vivisection of a Clown
• Wrist...

From the preface:

• Fabians Sympathetic Ropes
• The Three Ropes
• Aye
• Chinese Coin
• Trio
• Cards And Ropes
• Fabian's Book...

Stapled booklet in like-new condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

An adventure into glove and rod puppet theatre.

From the introduction:

Softcover book stapled in like-new condition. For details on the content see the digital edition.

This ebook is almost an encyclopedia of Indian, Chinese and Japanese magic. It consists of two parts. The first part is an index, reference and bibliography compiled by Sam Sharpe. The second part, researched and written by Will Ayling, describes all 101 effects from Sharpe's index.

You will learn about fantastic effects such as buried alive, sword swallowing, pulse stopping and snake charming. But it is not all about geek magic. There is also a lot of close up magic, stage magic and illusions. The 101 effects described are:

1. The Psychology of the Indian Conjurer
2. The Bamboo Rods and Strings...

Puzzles, games and conjuring tricks - all done with simple matches. Get a matchbox or book of matches and entertain an entire table of guests or just a single person on the bar.

With an introduction by David Devant.

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Part I: Puzzles
  • Introduction
  • Dividing The Inheritance
  • Boy Scouts' Bridge
  • Doubling The Area
  • Twin Triangle Puzzle
  • Four Triangle Puzzle
  • Nothing To Remain
  • Shakespearean Quotation
  • Match Manufacture
  • Removing The Middle
  • Evens To Odd
  • Tantalising Addition
  • Alternative Method Of Presentation
  • Easy Multiplication
  • Subtle Subtraction
  • Singular Subtraction
  • Twenty-Five...

Tricks and amusements with a sheet of paper.

From the foreword:

From the introduction:

Entertaining tricks and amusements with coins.

From the introduction: