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Hocus Pocus JuniorunknownThis book includes detailed work on the "Cups and Balls," and the first version of the "Stack of Pence" (i.e., "Stack of Quarters"). It is probably the first English book written from the viewpoint of a performing magician. Any serious magician should read this book, not to learn a lot of new tricks, but to realize how much has been known for a long time. This book is part of our history. I understand that $60 or more for a paper reprint is hard to justify, but now for a few bucks there should be no excuse to not read this wonderful little treasure. 1st edition, 1634; 52 pages.
| ★★★★★ $7 to wish list | |
Learn How to be a Handcuff King and Mystery ManunknownThis booklet covers a good selection of Houdini-style escape illusions. Among others you will learn how to escape from a safe or vault or trunk. It teaches several rope ties, how to pick locks and how to escape from handcuffs. This is a worthwhile addition to your escapology library. 24 pages.
| ★★★★★ $2 to wish listPDF & EPUB | |
25 Lessons in HypnotismunknownShades of the Manchurian Candidate...this book teaches how to put someone into a hypnotic trance by showing them a playing card. This is a great starter book from the depression years with all kinds of diverse hypnotic information. There are even a few "politically incorrect" statements in the book. But, after all, it was the 1930s. You will be taught ways to hypnotize yourself or a room full of people, how to hypnotize someone instantaneously, and even how to hypnotize animals. It also covers mesmerism, magnet healing and other closely related subjects. 1st edition 1930s; 35 pages | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
Practical Hypnotism - How to HypnotizeunknownAside from some archaic word usage this ebook gives you all the fundamentals to perform hypnosis. No need to buy a high priced course. All the basics are here as well as hypnotism's historic background. 62 pages.
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Manual de Magica BlancaunknownThis 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. | ★★★★★ $9 to wish listPDF_facsimile | |
Mentalism UnleashedunknownMOVE OVER 13 STEPS... Easy to learn with full color photos and embedded Quicktime video clips! There's no fluff in this manuscript. It was written by a collaboration of mind reading experts. You'll learn to:
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Pseudo Ipnosi AnimaleunknownI metodi per ipnotizzare apparentemente un animale, qualunque animale, sono stati tenuti SEGRETI per lungo tempo. Ora questi segreti sono resi disponibili ad un ristretto numero di persone. Le informazioni contenute in questo volumetto infatti ti insegneranno ad ipnotizzare in maniera apparente : conigli, rospi, rane, maiali, galline, galli, crostacei, aragoste, gamberi, porcellini d'india, camaleonti, lucertole, oche, rettili, serpenti , coccodrilli e animali di grossa taglia. Ovviamente l'ipnosi non c'entra niente, ma ti verranno spiegati metodi , "trucchi”, per porre in un apparente... | $10 to wish list | |
The Book of Forbidden KnowledgeunknownThis is a weird book that mixes black magic, superstitions, charms, divination, signs, omens, hypnosis ... and conjuring. You can find next to each other things like "how to make persons at a distance think of you" and "how to perform the Davenport Brothers' Spirit Mysteries". Probably it is most useful for finding interesting story lines. 1st digital edition 2012, 63 pages. | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
La Sedia Elettrica e la Moneta BollenteunknownUno spettatore viene chiamato a sedersi su una sedia . Dopo un po’ sobbalza dalla sedia come se fosse stato colpito da una scossa elettrica. La cosa si ripete varie volte durante il corso della presentazione...un bambino viene chiamato a tenere una moneta che l'esecutore può tenere tranquillamente in mano ma lui non ci riesce, perchè nelle sue mani la moneta diventa bollente e la deve ripetutamente gettare a terra...poi... Questa è una breve descrizione degli effetti che si possono eseguire , senza spesa e in poco tempo, conoscendo questo segreto gelosamente custodito e ora spiegato... | $10 to wish list | |
Conjuring ContretempsunknownThis is a fun and informative article by an anonymous amateur magician detailing various mishaps of magic performances. Along the way we learn the modus operandi of all kinds of illusions, from Buatier de Kolta's vanishing cage all the way to the bullet catch. This article was originally published in Chamber's Journal of December 16th, 1882. 1st edition 1882, 5 pages; digital edition 8 pages. | ★★★★★ $2 to wish list | |
The Mysteries of the SeanceunknownThe "tell-all" book that reveals the innermost secrets of "office" and seance mediums! These are the very methods used by fraudulent spirit mediums to bilk the innocent public. Because this ebook lays bare the actual methods, the author chose to be anonymous, for fear of reprisals by crooked mediums and their followers. You'll learn the secrets of "Blood writing" (as sold by The Nelson Enterprises), ghostly apparitions, spirit slate writing, seance exhibitions, ballot tests, and many, many other pseudo-mediumistic stunts. The author, a member of the Spiritualist religious movement, finally... | ★★★★★ $8 to wish list | |
The Black Art or Magic Made Easyunknown
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The Play RoomunknownThis is an interesting book with beautifully weird games, stunts, experiments, puzzles and magic, some of which I have not seen described anywhere else.
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Saturday ReviewunknownThis is the review of Robert-Houdin's The Sharper Detected and Exposed that appeared in Saturday Review on May 9th, 1863. 1st edition 1863; PDF 5 pages. | ★★★★★ $2 to wish list | |
Magic For the MillionsunknownHow to do magic easily and quickly, including illusions, stage magic, parlor magic, sleight-of-hand, and party stunts. From the Foreword: The Author of Magic For the Millions is a retired magician of many years experience as a professional showman, entertainer, writer, compiler and creator of humor. He lets us peek into the mysteries of magic; he regales us with a lot of new party stunts; he tells us what to do to amuse guests at the dinner table.
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Within the Dark CircleunknownThis hard-to-find text on trumpet mediumship and fraudulent spiritism is now updated and better than ever. Audiences enjoy seeing the psychic entertainer reveal the inside secrets of fraudulent mediums. And now, thanks to this rare old manuscript, you can. We love the title, for it really sets the mood, as the manifestations described take place in the dark, around the séance table. This is just the ticket for hosting a regular series of entertaining séances at your home, or that of your client. And that's not all. Only in this edition is revealed a modern-day source for obtaining a... | ★★★★★ $15 to wish list | |
Perfecto One-Man Psychic ActunknownNow you can perform a sealed message reading psychic act, without the use of paid accomplices of any kind. Not just one, but two complete presentations are thoroughly and patiently explained. The Question-and-Answer or "Q&A" Act is one of the most riveting that the psychic entertainer can present. Your audiences will be amazed to find that the psychic performer is able to discern their thoughts ... even though their questions remain sealed and in view in a glass bowl upon the stage. And yes, their questions can be returned after the performance. This act is the result of years of successful... | $6 to wish list | |
Revelations of a Spirit MediumunknownSpiritualistic mysteries exposed by a medium. A detailed explanation of the methods used by fraudulent mediums. From the preface: The author of this book does not consider it a "literary gem," by any means, but claims that it accomplishes the object for which it was written, viz.: gives the reader an expose of the methods pursued by the "spiritual medium" in the various deceptions they practice in their "circles," "sittings," and "seances," which does expose. The author has been a working "medium" for the past twenty years, and is not guessing or theorizing in what he has written. He will... | $5 to wish list | |
Scientific Betting (used)unknownSoftcover book in decent condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition. | $15 to wish list | |
The Real New London Conjuror or the Art of LegerdemainunknownShowing the various ways of performing tricks by sleight-of-hand on dice, cards, etc., together with many surprising deceptions.
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Bunte Streichholz Etiketten (gebraucht)unknown | $25 to wish list | |
After Dinner Tricks and Puzzles with your Seal Brand Coffeeunknown | $10 to wish listPDF_facsimile | |
The Magic Oracle or Conjuror's GuideunknownThis work reveals a mix of card tricks and other small magic effects, science tricks, and in particular chemical stunts and experiments. It also covers the making of fireworks in some depth including how to make an artificial volcano. Interesting was that even in 1850 it was clear that experimenting with mercury (quicksilver) was risky as the following quote from the book shows: Feats performed through the medium of quicksilver should be executed with the greatest caution, as there is some danger attending them. (Obviously, nobody should be casually experimenting with mercury. It is... | $10 to wish list | |
The New Conjuror's Museum and Magical MagazineunknownFor magicians most interesting is a section with arithmetic tricks and another with legerdemain featuring effects such as letting a pen-knife jump out of a goblet, some card tricks, coin tricks, and chemical tricks.
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