Magic & Conjuring: page 25

Annemann has created a wonderfully direct telephone book test where he has eliminated faked books, pads, mathematical oddities, forcing decks and the thousand and one "foreign" objects that have been used in combination. He incorporated an Al Baker idea to make this a true miracle. You also get notes added by Kanter's magic shop which further explain various details and important points.

first edition, 1932; 2 pages.

This is number three of Jordan's Ten New Tricks Series. Charles Jordan was an excellent and very innovative magician. He collected in this booklet tricks with balls, ring and rope, thimbles, a book mystery and more.

1st edition, 1920, Charles T. Jordan, Penngrove, CA; 23 pages.

1. Preface
2. 1. The Cord Restored
5. 2. A New Ring Release
8. 3. Coin Divination by James J. Moren
10. 4. Another Date-Reading Trick
12. 5. The Ubiquitous Poker Chips
14. 6. The "Full-View" Color-Changing Thimble
17. 7. The Letter-Mailing Mystery
19. 8. A Clean Ball Production
21. 9. A Manipulative Opening
22. 10. The Book Mystery

This is number one of Jordan's Ten New Tricks Series. It assumes you are familiar with some basic sleights like the Pass and the Palm.

1st edition, 1920, Charles T. Jordan; 24 pages.

1. Preface
2. 1. Satan's Prophecy
5. 2. The Spirit Mathematician
7. 3. Co-incidentally
10. 4. The Pinochle Ace Trick
12. 5. The Vanishing Card
14. 6. The Reversed Court Card
15. 7. The New Pack Detection
17. 8. The Life Saver
20. 9. The Impromptu Arranged Pack
23. 10. The Five Guesses

This is number five of Jordan's Ten New Tricks Series with contributions by Dr. E. G. Ervin and Louis C. Haley. It includes some of the most popular effects formerly marketed singly by Jordan.

1st edition, 1920, Charles T. Jordan, Penngrove; 23 pages.

2. Preface
3. 1. The Mesmerized Alarm Clock
4. 2. A Silk Production From Empty Hands
6. 3. The Bewitching Umbrella
8. 4. The Vanishing Coin
10. 5. Paper Tearing Supreme
12. 6. New Coin Trick
14. 7. The Psychic Ring Release
16. 8. The Impromptu Mind Reader
20. 9. Up Your Sleeve
21. 10. The Mystic Knife

This is number four of Jordan's Ten New Tricks Series. At one time Jordan prepared and sold faked cards and routines that went along with them. When he stopped doing this he decided to select the ten best faked card tricks and collect them in this booklet. You get the description of how to prepare the faked cards yourself as well as the routines.

1st edition, 1920, Penngrove, California; 24 pages.

2. Preface.
3. The Spirit Aces.
6. The Spook Card.
7. The Demon Color Change.
10. A Unique Reverse.
11. Divino.
13. Joker Monte.
14. Pedro Monte.
16. Speaking of Pink Elephants.
19. The Contrary Clock.
22. Transcendental Vision. ...

This is number two of Jordan's Ten New Tricks Series. It has contributions by T. Nelson Downs and Louis C. Haley.

1st edition, 1920, Penngrove, California; 23 pages.

1. Preface
2. The Amazing Aces.
5. Transposition Extraordinary. T. Nelson Downs.
8. The Straight-Jacket Reversed Card. Louis C. Haley.
10. The Triple Escape.
12. Reverse English on the X-Ray.
14. The Stabbed Pair.
15. The Brain Twister.
17. The Winged Cards.
19. The Spelling Fool!
21. The Suits Unscrambled.

A great little book from a great author. It is similar in style to the Hoffmann trilogy, though not as exhaustive. It covers the spectrum from little table tricks to grand illusions.

1st edition, 1901, Penn Publishing Company; 244 pages.

5. Preface
11. I. Introduction
    14. The Dress
    15. The Table
    16. The Servante
    18. The Wand
    19. Concluding Observations
26. II. Principles of Sleight of Hand Applicable to Small Objects
    26. Palming
    29. Le Tourniquet
    29. The Finger Palm
    31. To Change a Coin
33. III. Tricks with Coins
    33. Magical Production of a Coin
    33. A New Coin Fold
    34. Coin and Candle
    35. The Invisible Flight
    36. Vanish for Duplicate ...

Arthur Buckley, one of the great sleight-of-hand artists with cards and coins, has written a series of twelve problems. This booklet is number one. It is illustrated by Harlan Tarbell and edited by Gus Moford. Dariel Fitzkee later reprinted these twelve problems in The Card Expert Entertains but used different inferior illustrations. If you have ever heard something about the 'Buckley card problems' this is one of them.

1st edition, August 1921, Magic Products Company, Chicago; 10 pages.

Number One - A Triple Climax

3. Effect, Brief Presentation and Patter.
4. Sleights Necessary to Performing the Triple Climax.
4. The...

Thurston explains fundamental sleights such as the Pass, Palm, Force, Change, Back-Palm and his system of expert card manipulation, which appeared for the first time in this book. It also describes a unique gimmick to make the Back-Palm almost effortless.

Thurston also lays claim to what we today call the Si Stebbins stack. He writes that it is his invention but he also thanks Si for his contributions and help.

1st edition, 1903, Henry J. Wehman; 83 pages.

1. CHAPTER I. A Few Incidents in the Life of Howard Thurston, Premier Card Manipulator of the World
10. CHAPTER II. Indispensable Sleights
19. CHAPTER...

Harry Leat describes incidences during his magic life, some odd, some funny, some unbelievable. Often another well known magic celebraty was involved, such as Houdini, Selbit, Trewey, ... This book makes a great read. No tricks.

1st edition, 1923, Harry Leat, London; 77 pages.

Harry Leat presents a great selection of cartoons with a magical theme, many of which reveal a universal truth. They will make you think, just as they will make you laugh. Harry also continues his stories from Forty Years in & around Magic.

1st edition, 1927, Harry Leat, London; 95 pages.

3. Truth
7. Your Mirror
11. Introduction
15. A Good Opening
16. The First "Palm"
17. "See the Thread"
18. Not for Magicians
19. The Flying Candle
20. Apparatus and Books
22. Chemical Magic
24. New Apparatus
25. A Great Future
26. Fakirism
28. Dreams and Reality
29. Telepathy
30. Refined Magic
31. "Uncle"
32. Mr. Charles Conyers
34. Mr. Wilfrid Jonson
35. The Modern Conjurer
36. The Good Old Days
37. Circumstances...

Coin Magic by Hugard is a great and complete introduction to coin magic. It teaches all the important palms, transfers and utility moves. It is not as comprehensive as Bobo's Modern Coin Magic but quality wise it is on the same level. If you don't want to read the massive work of Bobo try this one by Hugard.

1st edition, 1935, Max Holden; reprint, 1972, D. Robbins & Co, New York; 88 pages.

2. CHAPTER I. BASIC PALMS AND CHANGES
   2. The Palm Proper
   3. The French Drop
   4. The French Drop - Variation
   4. The Pinch
   5. The Thumb Palm
   5. The Pick Up
   5. Changes
7. CHAPTER II. COIN TRICKS WITHOUT APPARATUS
   7. Coin and Card
   8. The Melting...

You will find 143 magnificent and entertaining uses of silks and handkerchiefs. Sleights, tricks, and the famous Stillwell Silk Act are explained in detail with 90 illustrations. Jean Hugard details vanishing methods, production techniques, color changes, knots, and flourishes. He also describes how to care for your silks to keep them in great shape for a long time.

Paul Fleming wrote:

Here is a historical ad from the Charles T. Powner Co. in Chicago: "This book gives, with careful and easy instructions, the newest card tricks and sleight-of-hand yet offered to professionals and amateurs. Not only does this book contain all of the new tricks, but nearly every one known is fully explained and exposed by explicit directions and carefully prepared illustrations. 160 pages, 80 fine illustrations. Price Postpaid $0.50"

I cannot offer this book at $0.50 as originally sold in 1902, but our prices are almost as good as 100 years ago prices. This book is the small version of Roterberg's famous...

At some time or other most of us have amused ourselves by casting shadows on the wall with our hands. Hand shadows are an ever-popular diversion, especially with the young. The number and variety of objects that it is possible for you to form, simply by moving your hands and fingers around in different positions, is practically limitless, subject only to your patience and ingenuity.

But figuring out the exact finger positioning is not a simple matter; some shapes are quite difficult to obtain. The author of this delightful picture book of hand shadows spent long hours working out the figures...

Have you ever tried to adjust your hands and fingers for a portrait of Shakespeare, a sheep, or a wild Indian? The author of this delightful book of hand shadows spent long hours working out the figures in this book. By following his clear visual instructions (each of the 16 figures in this book is explained by a full-page illustration that shows you the precise positioning for fingers and hands) you can create Shakespeare, a sheep, Wellington, a hare, Mike, Mike's pig, a cockatoo, a bull's head, a squirrel, Mrs. Gamp, Mr. Punch, and other people and animals. After you have mastered these, you...

This is a manual of how to make your own flower bouquets. Sure you can buy a beautiful bouquet, but if you want to save some money and do a little home project, this is the right ebook for you. By doing it yourself your bouquet won't look like the standard one every magician seems to use.

1st edition, 1944, New York; 17 pages.

3. Introduction
4. Requirements
4. Blossoms
4. Outside leaves or petals (calyx)
4. Springs
4. Spring reinforcements
4. Stems
4. Stem leaves
4. Stem wrappings
5. Folding the blossom
6. Preparing the stem
6. Cutting and shaping the spring
9. Mounting the spring on stem
9. Fitting the blossom on...

Did you know that you can do twenty-five astonishing hats with one felt-ring? You can do many more by experimenting yourself. But this excellent little booklet shows you twenty-five hats. You will find hats with names such as 'Jester', 'Soldier', and 'Nun'. Chapeaugraphy is not a magic act but great entertainment. Another book which dedicates a whole chapter to the art of Chapeaugraphy is The Modern Conjurer.

1st edition, 1922; 15 pages.

2. Foreword
3. Introduction
3. Cowboy
4. The Vatican Guard
4. Chelsea Pensioner
5. Patsy the Irishman
5. Beadle
6. The Gendarme
6. Dustman
7. Duke of Wellington
7. Napoleon
8. Schoolmaster
8. Jester ...

Jean Hugard describes in this booklet a complete routine consisting of 6 effects. He starts with a card trick, the piano card trick, and continues with a series of rope effects: production of a rope six feet long; doubling the rope; trick with two ropes; triple cut and restored rope; comedy explanation of vanishing knots.

The value of this booklet is in the routining itself. Hugard has used this routine many times with great success. The effects follow in a logical succession each building on the other.

Paul Fleming wrote:

This is the epitome of Karson's comedic talent. Other than "Zombie" this trick is often the only other thing remembered about Joe Karson. When he published this effect, Karson was riding the crest of his wave of popularity. The World's Fastest Card Trick was often a show stopper when he performed it at various magic conventions and shows.

Karson explains in this ebook the entire work on this trick. He gives the reader the presentation, the method, the patter, and most importantly, the timing. This trick literally got screams of laughter.

[For a discussion of this effect by Ken de Courcy see Ken de Courcy Discusses "The World's Fastest Card Trick".

1st edition 1948; 11 pages....

Si tratta di una vera e propria lezione di ARTE DELLA SCENA

Questo gioco è l'epitome del talento comico di Joe Karson. Oltre che per essere universalmente conosciuto per l'invenzione della palla volante "Zombie", questo trucco è l'unica altra cosa che viene spesso ricordata quando si parla di Karson. Quando scrisse questo opuscolo, Karson era sulla cresta dell'onda. Il gioco di carte più veloce del mondo era spesso il punto culminante dei congressi magici e degli shows cui partecipava Karson.

In questo opuscolo, Karson, spiega nei minimi dettagli l'intero funzionamento del gioco...

During the settlement of the Wild West, entertainers followed along the trails to provide the very much needed distraction from the grueling voyage. This ebook describes their circumstances and stories.

Originally this work was published as miniature book.

1st edition 1999; digital version 22 pages

Leo Behnke worked for many years for Paulson, a playing card manufacturer. He describes in this ebook the history of playing card production up to the process that is used for todays cards. He also describes in detail the 9 editions of the Magic Castle cards and how one can identify them.

Beyond the interesting historical and technical descriptions Leo is offering, this information can also be quite helpful in creating a script or interesting line of presentation for a trick or routine.

The contents of this ebook was presented at a Magic Collectors meeting in Las Vegas, April 8 2005. ...

You get eight sound effects: applause, jeopardy theme, yaaawn, tick-tock clock, drum roll, one liner drum hit, crash and cell phone ringer. Each effect comes in its own MP3 file. Only the cell phone ringer MP3 has two fairly long sequencies of two different types of rings.

For an explanation track that allows you to listen to the main voice used in the Magic Enhancer tracks, please see our free ebook page under the Audio & Audio-Book heading.