Magic & Conjuring: page 231

Booklet stapled is in excellent condition.

An authoritative ebook on collecting for collectors. Written by one of the world's foremost collectors. Covers the whole subject of the care and arrangement of the magical library, data on the books themselves, bookplates with pages of examples, plus the Mulholland article on same. Other bits by well-known collectors. Highly recommended to all who are building up their magic libraries, no matter how small at present. Preface by John Mulholland.

2nd edition 1958 (Ireland Magic).

James Breedon, or as the kiddies affectionately call him, Uncle Jim, was one of the busiest children's entertainers on the South Coast, and author of this delightful book in which, with meticulous care, and in detail, he describes the effects and routines developed over the many years he has been entertaining Children.

In the pages of this book, the student will find the recipe for handling youngsters, and the development of the skills required; humour, tolerance, patience and inventiveness. The art of encouraging the shy, and of coping firmly with the over boisterous, without loss of temper....

• Box, Handkerchief and Colour Change
• Handkerchief changed to Ribbons
• The New Magic Knots
• Wax, Ball and Handkerchief
• Egg, Glass and Handkerchief
• Tricks with Cigars
• New Sleights with Cigars
• Cigar Vanish and Recovery, No. 1
• Cigar Vanish and Recovery, No. 2
• Vanish and Recovery, No. 3
• To make One Cigar into Two
• How to Change a Borrowed Watch for a Dummy
• Hook for Watch and Nest of Boxes
• The Changing Coins
• How to produce a Bantam Cockerel from an Opera Hat
• Twelve Court Cards in Glass change places with Twelve ordinary Cards held in the Hand
• Carl's Cup and Saucer for Confetti
• New...

Bound like a softcover but with hard boards. Binding loose. For details on content see the digital edition.

This periodical ran from October 1932 to April 1934 and saw 8 numbers published. Complete files are uncommon. In this digital form, it can be enjoyed by a much wider group of readers.

Volume 1, Number 1, October 1932

• Editorial
• How to Stick a Hatpin through the tongues without injury
• I Witnessed Betty Jane's Act. By an Observer
• The Meeting Place. Conducted by George Linnhauser.
• Doc. Distel effect. Card Stabbing Supreme
• Reviews: The Vanishing Goat, by Frank Lane

Volume 1, Number 2, November 1932

• Editorial
• A New Pass. J. Burnes
• A New Box Escape.
• Wrinkle. By Kolar
• The Autobiography...

This is a complete file bound together with three ribbons across the spines. The condition is very good for such an uncommon complete run. For the content see the digital edition.

The most unusual recording in Breese's audio series. How many years has Uri Geller been on the scene? How come his reputation still lives on? The first part of this recording is devoted entirely to an expose of Uri Geller by the man who knows his secrets. Discover how James Randi can perform mind-boggling Uri Geller style mental effects under exacting conditions and live on TV. The second part is devoted to Randi's own approach to magic and escapology.

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

James Harto successfully performed this two-person-code mind-reading act together with his wife Catherina Wren for many years.

From the introduction:

1st digital...

This is wonderful story magic of the bizarre kind. Great for Halloween. In total six effects are described, with photos and clear descriptions. James puts a lot of emphasis on presentation.

1st edition, 2005; 29 pages.

1. Bill Possession - Breathe new life into this classic effect with an original presentation that will leave any audience wanting more.
2. No Way Out - This is as strong, scary and visually as it gets. An excellent animation that is freaky and exciting. This is possibly the strongest piece in the entire manuscript. If you want something that'll involve an audience and hook them emotionally,...

This is a very well thought out and carefully described torn-and-restored card effect. Seven alternate handlings are explained, plus you get a strong bonus effect.

Effect:
A card is freely selected; the spectator signs their name on the face of the card, and the magician signs his/her name on the back. An envelope is introduced, and the spectator is asked to open it up, and remove one of the pieces of paper it contains, and to examine it if they wish. After the paper is selected, the freely chosen card is visually ripped into four pieces and wrapped up inside of the chosen piece of paper,...

Elliott was a very popular magician. Particularly some of his card effects were considered best of its kind. Nobody knew the secrets to some of Elliott's tricks. People waited impatiently for the release of this book. But it was met with some disappointment that not all of Elliott's tricks were described. We do not know which tricks these critics mean. The reason might well be that Elliott died before he could finish his book. Burgess and Houdini had to collect Elliott's notes and fill in some of the missing explanations. However, Elliott and Houdini believed that all the material in this book was...

Looking for the perfect romantic card trick? Then check out Valentine!

A card is selected and signed with a heart by your spectator. The card is lost in the deck. The Three of hearts is shown to the spectator and the magician asks her to watch the middle heart very closely. At that moment you visually pluck the middle heart from the three and throw it onto a stack of cards on the table. The Three has visablly turned into a two and the heart now lays on the table! You place the two on the table and turn over the card that the heart has landed on. Its the signed card! At that point you collect...

T.A.G is an awesome device Jamie discovered not too long ago. Imagine having a device that could advertise your number, e-mail, web site and anything else while you're performing. Imagine a device that is so small, it can hang around your neck and look sleek and cool. Imagine a device that is eye catching and will get you more bookings. Imagine a device that can do all of these things and still hold a number of magic effects.

Imagine no more! This device will make your professional, working life a whole lot easier and ensure everyone knows who you are and how to get hold of you. This is an...

Including "s.p.A.C.E.d" - featured in the May 2009 edition of Magic Magazine.

Bottoms up!
Effect: A joker is shown to the audience and placed face up on top of the deck. The cards are then spread and two cards are selected and signed. The selected cards are lost into the centre of the deck. The Joker is displayed on top of the deck and with a wave turns into the first signed card. With a flick, the first signed card turns into the second signed card! Then once placed into the spectator hand, the selection turns back into a joker. For your finale, you place the joker face up on top of the...

"It's one of the cleverest Haunted deck methods I've seen!" - Peter Duffie, MAGIC Magazine, May 2009

For Many years, the "Haunted Deck" effect has been favored and loved by all magicians. The old methods to create this fantastic effect were fiddly and sometimes tricky to perform easily. As of late, brand new versions of it have been released like "Really Haunted" and "Spirit" from Alakazam. All, of course used a gimmick that would have to be carried with you. But what if? What if you had the effect on you all the time as long as you carried a deck of cards? What if there was no gimmick in your...

Unless you have been hiding in the basement for the last decade, you know Jamy Ian Swiss has been writing insightful, well written, educational, funny, and opinionated book reviews for Genii magazine. Swiss, soon to begin his ninth year of book criticism, began reviewing books for Genii in June of 1994.

Now you can own the complete collection of book reviews, from 1994 through 2001, in one convenient ebook. In addition to 217 reviews, you’ll receive "A Millennium of Magic Literature," a special, comprehensive feature Swiss wrote for the January 2001 millennium issue of Genii, as well as an introduction...

Explorations of a 100% hands-off "volunteer as psychic" plot and method.

"I find 'Entropy Dropping' an amazing piece of work. Jan creates a world of new possibilities and I doubt anyone else could have tackled the topic as thoroughly. Every nuance is addressed. Many applications are covered. Accompanying his explanation are dozens of routines. Being a card man at heart, I was especially attracted to the four card magic chapters. Great inspiration all! I envy Jan's clarity and how painstakingly thorough he is in explaining the material and creating so many effects. I know how difficult that...

This is a free extract of Jan Bardi's excellent Entropy Dropping ebook. The full version thoroughly explores a 100% hands-off "volunteer as psychic" plot and method.

Enthält u. a. Jan Forsters phantastische und viel gepriesene "TOD" (Tossed Out Deck) - Routine. Weitere Routinen sind

• Ihr Wort
• Jan's Augen ...
• 10 Card Poker Deal "Super"
• Countdown Force im Nachschlag

Erstausgabe 2009; 18 Seiten

Enthält u. a. Jan Forsters hoch gerühmte "Dreifaches Gedankenlesen" - Routine. Weitere Routinen sind

• Geflüsterter Gedanke
• Zahlenforce
• ACAAN No. 1467

Erstausgabe 2010; 23 Seiten

Enthält u. a. Jan Forsters unglaubliche, für manche als das letzte Wort geltende "X-treme Hoy"-Routine. Weitere Routinen sind

• Das Maskottchen
• Namen
• Taschendiebstahl
• Die Wette

Erstausgabe 2011; 35 Seiten

Jarle Leirpoll is one of Norway's leading Stand-Up and Close-Up performers. He received the Norwegian magician of the year award in 1998. You will find effective and deceptive ways to switch, ditch and steal - using only the normal pockets and occasionally a Topit. Several original routines and lots of techniques and ideas are explained in detail, including more than one hundred illustrations. On top of that four video clips are embedded in the ebook which show 5 effects. The chapter about Choreographic Misdirection has been significantly increased over the paper version of this book from 1995. ...

Tecniche Segrete per fuggire da qualunque costrizione.

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Da 30 metri di corda legata attorno al vostro corpo?

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Questo e molto altro imparerete, attraverso pratici disegni vi svelerò i segreti dell’Escapologia, potrete così seguire le istruzioni ed imparare i vari segreti, e ricordate che la pratica rende perfetti.

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