Magic & Conjuring: page 17

As seen on the Bob Fitch Topit Workshop DVDs (Bob Kohler Magic).

"I've always thought this was a great idea, and a much-needed addition to the whole jacket-bound Topit saga." - Lewis Jones, Author of Ahead of the Pack, Seventh Heaven and Encyclopaedia of Impromptu Card Forces

"It looks really good - Lots of very useful material. In many ways, you are selling it short by calling it the Tiepit book as it contains a wealth of information well beyond that particular idea. You may want to add a subtitle which lets the buyer know how much additional information is in the book." - Jay Scott Berry ...

Inside these notes you will find routines, thoughts, and short essays on the art of magic. These effects range from quick fun effects to full blown formal close-up routines. There is something for every close-up performer in here. Lessons in misdirection are found throughout this ebook. Principles explored with in this magic lecture can be applied to many effects you already perform. The effects are straightforward and hard hitting for real audience. Simple workable routines and ideas.

Magic Effects

TacsMan: One by one, a dime, penny, and quarter penetrate a tic tac box.

Sweet: A truly...

This famous book is once again available in a new, revision edition.

Professional magicians and reviewers have given this book an amazing reception. The reason is plain to see, for here is a collection of the very smartest magic, devised and used in his own act by Lu Brent, the topnotch Philadelphia professional. Those who know have called the book sensational, others, novel and original, while all highly endorse the practical value and the effectiveness of the magic that is so thoroughly explained and illustrated. There is something of value for every performer, as the table of contents...

• "Travelling Balls"
• A "Sense Of Touch" Deception
• "Mephisto's Matches"
• The Ring And The Cord
• Simplified Fishing
• A Coin Surprise
• "Threading The Disc"
• The "Turnover" Card
• A Triple Matchbox Mystery

1st edition 1928; PDF 23 pages.

• "Curious Crayons"
• The "Bes-Tof-Al" Sympathetic Blocks
• Cigarette Transposition
• "The Gold Block"
• "The Mandarin's Fan"
• Groom's Rope Miracle

1st edition 1930; PDF 21 pages.

This is the sixth and final part of the series.

• The Flyaway Blocks
• Reel Magic
• The Cuban Cubes
• The Crystal-Gazer
• "About Turn"
• Discs Of Enchantment
• The Chinese Cashbox

1st edition 1932; PDF 22 pages.

In this publication Tom Sellers introduced the world of magic with what became a classic effect. It is mostly known under the title "Just Chance" or "Bank Night".

• Foreword
• The Encyclopaedia Test
• Obtaining Information
• New Method Sum Trick
• A Coin Date Mystery
• A Table Trap Idea
• "It's Only Chance"
• Diminishing Matches
• A Tube And Ball Mystery
• Aces And Kings Transposition
• Knots And A Ring
• The Sympathetic Matches
• Unique Production Box
• A Coin Sleight
• A Bran To Rabbit Box
• The Magnetic Dish Of Water
• A Neat String Tangle
• Another Coin Sleight
• Rope And Rod
• A New Slate Idea
• Rope, Rings...

More than just a simple prop, the Square Circle is a terrific way to magically produce an incredible array of items ... right before the very eyes of your audience. Yet, there's no need to go out and buy one, when you can build your own, folding model Square Circle, using the convenient plans that are included in this handy guide. Profusely illustrated.

Already have a Square Circle? Great! You can use this ebook to get new ideas for loads and production items. Includes complete routines with patter for special occasions, exactly as presented by the author in nightclubs throughout the country...

Twelve practical effects from an award winning performer's professional repertoire.

With 42 pages and twelve effects, this ebook has something for everyone. Whether you perform Close-up, Strolling, Trade Shows or Platform shows, you are bound to find something here that you can use. Everything included is well within the ability of the average performer. Effects using sleight of hand are simple and well known sleights many of which you probably already know. Includes photos, illustrations, and even templates to create these effects yourself.

Hobo Travelers - A no palming version of the...

Looking for something a little bit different in magic? Here are 14 card and general magic ideas with the accent on novelty and practicability. Wilbur Kattner, the mastermind behind such ingenious effects as The Shattering Flask and The Prolix Spirit Writes, has filled the pages of this ebook with conjuring that deserves a place in your program.

Contains Orville Meyer's Restless Colors, and the torn corner effect, CLIMAX!, which won the Caryl Fleming Gold Medal Award for the author. Also included is a complete explanation of how to make Daub ala Meyer, a marketed product for card magicians, which has since...

Primarily stage and parlor effects with mechanical apparatus.

• Foreword
• I. The Dissolving Napkin Ring
• II. The Posy From Nowhere
• III. The Rainbow Ribbons
• IV. Jim Pratt’s Cat
• V. The Spelling Sphinx
• VI. The Ghost Box
• VII. The Diabolical Discs

1st edition 1943, 40 pages; PDF 28 pages.

Primarily stage and parlor effects with mechanical apparatus.

• PUBLISHER'S NOTE
• I. The Soft Spot
• II. The Restless Matchboxes
• III. The Spelling Spider
• IV. Bisecting a Belle
• V. Dressing a Lady
• SOME MAGICAL SUGGESTIONS
• VI. The Curtain of Cards
• VII. The Discriminating Dart
• VIII. A Triangle Variation
• IX. The Writing on the Slate
• X. The Lazy Young Dog
• XI. Painting a Picture
• XII. The Homing Silk
• XIII. Belling the Cat
• XIV. Just Chance
• XV. Making a Wand
• XVI. A Queer Coincidence
• XVII. Bluebeard's Bride
• TAILPIECE

1st edition 1943, 47 pages; PDF 36 pages.

Simplicity is the keynote of this effect, and you will be able to make up the item quickly and inexpensively.

A box rests upon the table. Performer announces that one solid article is inside, and he even opens the lid and bangs it against the base to prove it is there. He emphasizes that there is only one article. A spectator is asked to think of any card from a pack of 52 and then to name it. The lid of the box is opened, and the article is taken out. It is a glass tumbler containing a playing card, the back of which is towards the audience. The performer shows the inside of the box, dismantles...

This collection features lots of little tricks, stunts, science experiments and games. It also has an extensive advertisement section in the back.

• The Disappearing Egg
• "Ghost Rings": A Pretty Party Trick
• The Invisible Candle
• Home-made Ping-Pong
• Animal Magnetism
• A Curious Illusion
• The Dancing Skeleton
• The Floating Corks
• Restoring the Cut Thread
• Invisible Photographs
• A Laughmaker
• The Magic Coin Box
• A Match Trick
• The Balanced Coin
• The Disappearing Coin
• A Peculiar Number
• To Name all the Cards in the Pack in Succession
• The Indian Duck Trick
• The Latest Cigarette Vanish
• The Balanced...

Here is a manuscript obviously born out of Dave Arch's fascination with the Circus Sideshow genre. He has collected twenty sideshow attractions that he has presented from pure bluff to minimum skill, commissioned an artist to create a poster for each act and assembled it all into a 30 page manuscript. The attractions in this manuscript can be performed in a stand alone show by itself or inserted into your current show as an example of a bygone era when P.T. Barnum ruled the entertainment world.

1st edition 2012, 31 pages.

"Out of my, 44 books of magic, I am probably most proud of this one...powerful magic that can be used for Openers and Closers! Every detail worked out with pictures, 3 videos, history, and many underground sleights! This is a gold mine!" - Paul A. Lelekis

The ESP effect SHOCK! alone, is worth 10X the price of this e-book. However...all of these effects are priceless. All patter, psychology, history, nuances, and underground sleights are explained in detail.

1) OPENERS - essay of what they are, how they work, how to use them, transitioning, and why they work. ...and then four powerful...

The Openers and the Closers of your magic shows are the most important aspect of magical entertainment...they dictate how your audiences will perceive you...then and later.

Many photographs and a video are included explaining every detail of Paul's excitingly magical routines!

Paul's "The not so invisible deck" routine is not what you think. It is his very special routine that he has used as his "closer" for over 20 years. The patter is hilarious...wait until you see the real secret behind this routine. All patter and many nuances of performance are included.

The introduction contains...

This series of Openers & Closers (#1 and #2) have been selling like wildfire. Openers & Closers 1 sat at #1...and now, Openers & Closers 2 is #1 on the Hot List.

Now...Openers & Closers 3 is the last e-book in this series...and probably the best one! The easiest to perform "magician-foolers" and ESP effects ever. What an arsenal. There are many photos and 3 videos included.

Openers & Closers are so crucial to every magician's repertoire, that they, literally, dictate how your audiences will perceive you as an entertainer.

1) The 21 Card ESP Trick - This effect will fool all magicians...guaranteed. It begins with a clever...

A good opener that is intriguing, has a huge visual impact, quick, easy, and can be performed regardless of the size or the style of the show is not always easy to come by. The Optical Opener from David Devlin fits all of those conditions. It is an opener that requires no technical skills, is visually mystifying, entertaining, and will have even you saying, "Whoa! That is so cool!"

This routine employs an optical illusion that creates a photo that visually changes as it is turned over. David has created not one, but nine different illusion photos that you can use to perform this routine....

You place a prediction in view. A spectator names any number between 1 and 50. You show a deck of cards and (without cutting or any moves) you count to that number. That card matches the prediction! Easy to do. No rough and smooth. [Note: These are merely the instructions that came with the prepared deck. You will not receive any cards. But it is easy to make up your own from a couple of duplicate cards.]

1st edition 1998; PDF 1 page.

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...

A master craftsman reveals some of his most prized magical effects!

Lloyd W. Chambers is well-known in magic and collector circles for having built some very fine examples of the conjuror's craft for the likes of Thayer, Abbott, and his own Chambers Magic Co. Within the pages of this ebook are 26 magic effects, many of them offered for sale individually in dealer catalogues for prices far exceeding the price of the entire book.

Here's a look at the contents:

1. Publisher's Introduction
2. L-W-C Telepathy
3. Fisherman's Mat
4. How Time Flies
5. Mawe's Telepathy
6. A Match for You
7. The Flying Ball ...

From the Foreword:

A Selection of novel magical problems from the repertoires of Norman Hoole and J. J. Shepherd: "All the items have been presented in public with success, which fact speaks more than pages of self-recommendation."

• Rainbow Ribbons
• A Useful Suggestion
• The Flight
• A Novel Production
• Mirrors Of Mystery
• Merely Illusive
• A Visible Transit
• Cameos In Cambric
• A Financial Catastrophe
• The Fourth Assistant
• The Pass Superseded
• Silk And Sorcery
• A Little Surprise
• Paper-Gate Castle
• The "N. H." Wine & Water Problem

1st edition 1921, 24 pages; PDF 22 pages.