Magic & Conjuring: page 22

More excerpts from my notebooks, listing fantastic tricks that have caught my eye over the years. The first three Hidden Gems ebooks have been very, very popular so here we are with Volume 4.

These are tricks that define the very concept of 'hidden in print'. In each entry, I list the trick, where you can find it, why I love it and why you should look it up. I always describe the effect, occasionally the presentation, but never the method. Most are in books that you already own (or should!), some are in magazines that you can easily get access to and the odd one or two entries will send...

More excerpts from my notebooks, listing fabulous tricks that have caught my eye over the years. The first four Hidden Gems ebooks have been incredibly popular so here we are with Volume 5.

These are tricks that define the very concept of 'hidden in print'. In each entry, I list the trick, where you can find it, why I love it and why you should look it up. I always describe the effect, occasionally the presentation, but never the method. Most are in books that you already own (or should!), some are in magazines that you can easily get access to and the odd one or two entries will send you...

You will receive four effects:

Flick

Show an empty bottle and a coin. Visually toss the coin in to the bottle and the coin will melt through it. The bottle is then handed to the spectator for an inspection and to keep. Spectator cannot find any holes or gimmicks. Also, you can do this effect with a bottle full of water or any drink. Upon learning the secret, you will immediately want to rush out and perform it.

Scam

Attention! The creator takes no responsibility for the actions of the owners of this effect. This video was released with the goal of surprising and entertaining people....

[Note that this is a translation from Spanish which is not in perfect English. But this should not inhibit your comprehension. There are many photos which support the explanations.]

MY RING AND ROPE ROUTINE: This is a routine with a regular ring and rope (no gimmicks). The ring magically penetrates the rope several times and finally ends up knotted onto the rope.

CARD-CLIP TRANSPOSITION: Magician states he will show a magic trick with a French deck of playing cards and two paper clips, one red and the other black, showing and leaving the paper clips separately. He extends the playing cards face up between his hands and invites the spectator to point out or name any red card. Once the red card is chosen and signed with a felt-tip pen (optional), the red paper clip...

[Note that this is a translation from Spanish which is not in perfect English. But this should not inhibit your comprehension. There are many photos which support the explanations.]

COLOR CHANGING DECK: Magician lets a card be chosen from a blue back deck, rubs his back against a red box and the card changes its back colour from blue to red. Then he does a demonstration of how he changes the colour of the backs of the cards, in slow motion. He slides his fingers over the back of another card and it changes its colour little by little until the back remains completely red. Not satisfied with that, he gives a magic touch with the red box on the deck and it changes the back colour of all the cards from blue to red. The deck can be examined at the end of the routine. You...

• Lassoo A Silk
• Playing Cards
• Follow-Up Lassoo A Silk
• The Talking Frog
• A Card Vanish From The Table
• A Card Turn Over
• A Mental Effect
• A Champagne Production
• A Cigarette Production
• Linking Silks
• Rising Cards A La Svengali
• A Silk Vanish Opening
• Variation Triangle Silks
• A Perfect Glass Balance
• A Floating Record
• Cutting A Rope In Three
• A Folding Table Screen
• Silks In Loop-Holes
• Bottles To Doves Transformation
• The High Light Of The Show
• A Dove Or Rabbit Vanish
• A Card Fan Production
• Two Silks From The Air

• Foreword
• Yrutnec Hteitnewt
• Coin Materialisation
• The Coins Disappear
• Ring Penetration
• The Patriotic Change
• The Inca Ring
• Two Colour Production Tube
• Two In One
• Riffle Rice
• A Ribbon Mystery
• The Dove Mat Illusion
• The Travelling Flame
• Thimble Penetration
• Mr. Rabbit
• A Stacked Deck
• Kleenex Production
• Looped Rope Through Neck
• Rope Through Neck
• Silk Chain
• Production Of A Silk
• The Dancing Rings And Umbrella Finale

• Production Of An Ice Pail And Silks
• Card From Fez
• Chain Reaction
• The Vanish Of A Vase Of Flowers
• Variation Chain Reaction
• A Waterballet
• How To Blow A Crease Into A Hat
• Dog Production
• Knotted Twice
• The Floating Sombrero
• It Is Up The Sleeve
• Silk Appearance On A Coat Hook
• Two Silks Change Places
• Catch A Card On A Rope
• Close Up With A Borrowed Handkerchief
• Transformation Chair-Suitcase
• Silk Production From A Card Fan
• Silk Production In Knot
• Coca Cola In A Newspaper
• Silk Manipulation For Two Hands
• Silk Return
• A Gambler's Dream

1st edition 1970, 1st digital edition 2016,...

Excerpt from the introduction:

• Introduction
• This is the drink I want
• Simplex Shower of Sweets
• Do It In Their Hand
• My Chop Cup Routine
• No Chance
• Magic Drinks Maker ...

There are many books published for the card magician, the close-up magician, the mentalist, the illusionist, and even the kid show performer but there are very few books for the general practitioner of club and stage magic.

Showstuff caters to that neglected segment of the magic community. In this ebook, you'll find more than 50 tricks and routines, all of them professionally tested.

• Original showy tricks for your club and stage shows.
• Comedy routines that will get you laughs.
• New uses for common magic props you own.
• Strong closing items that will add professional luster to your show...

Within these pages, you will find seventeen performance-tested routines picked from my professional repertoire. Some of these I perform in almost every show, others are special items I have performed on television and special shows.

I have been a professional magician for 56 years, having performed in many Spanish-speaking countries like Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, and Spain. In Spain, I remained for sixteen years and performed hundreds of shows, including national television. I have also been on cruise ships in the Mediterranean several times. ...

This new eBook is a treasure trove of great and practical magic. Old magic books, magazines, and catalogs are full of wonderful tricks that are mostly unknown today. These tricks astonished audiences in the past and they can astonish them today. All the material contained in Forgotten is practical and will work today as well as it did in the past. In this new eBook by Marko (former admin of The Learned Pig Project), you'll find the following.

MAGICAL GERMINATION. Dip your empty hand into a round transparent fishbowl and it magically fills with flowers. Hand is seen empty at all times. You're...

A new book full of practical and highly effective magical routines. I have been a professional magician for 55 years and I have performed all of the routines I describe in this eBook so you can be sure they are 100% practical.

Some of the routines include videos of myself performing before real live audiences so you can see the strong effect these have upon the spectators.

Here's a list of what you'll find in this fantastic ebook:

THE TRAVELLING KNOTS: A streamlined version of the "Sympathetic Knots" effect using six colorful silks. This is very fast, showy, and has a very strong...

Timeless magic for today's audiences.

A captivating collection of little-known magic routines meticulously curated for modern performers. Dive into the world of enchantment as you uncover a treasure trove of almost forgotten tricks rejuvenated for today's audiences.

This ebook offers an array of easy-to-master yet impactful routines that will leave your audience spellbound. Whether you're a seasoned magician or just starting on your magical journey, these routines are designed to captivate and astonish, ensuring unforgettable performances every time. Rediscover the joy of magic and delight...

Lubor Fiedler's famous dental dam illusion principle is applied to a variety of tricks and routines, not just the penetration of a coin through a rubber sheet. The only sad part here is that the name Lubor Fiedler cannot be found anywhere in this publication. No credit was given.

Excerpt from the introduction by Walter Gibson:

With the pandemic and shutdowns, which have changed industries and impacted pretty much everybody, we thought we spread a little relief, goodwill, and fun by offering our Magic Care Packages. We did something similar several years ago for Christmas.

The idea of the Lybrary.com Magic Care Packages is for those who have the financial means to help those who don't. Lybrary.com heavily substitutes the price of these packages to contribute to the effort.

What is included in our Magic Care Packages:

1) DVD: Great Scott! It's Magic by Scott F. Guinn. (An excellent DVD all around with great routines.)

2) DVD:...

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...

In this ebook is to be found the cream of the tricks, ideas and principles which have gone, over the years, into Histed's monster note-book. Here is the life-time's harvest of one man's brilliant thought and patient experimentation. And as every harvest carries the seeds of the next, we are confident that the principles which the author here discloses for the first time, and the new presentations he has devised for other effects, will bear further fruit in the work of amateur and professional magical entertainers all over the world.

The Magic of Louis S. Histed contains magic to suit every...

The most famous invention of Nikola is his card system, which is described in The Nikola Card System and in an abbreviated version in Encyclopedia of Card Tricks. Cards are not the only area Nikola excelled in.

From the inside cover: Magical Masterpieces is no mere fanciful title. It is an apt description of a selection from the accumulated repertoire of a practical magician whose outstanding characteristic is the painstaking perfection and stamp of individuality of all his productions. It is safe to say that if a new book of magic provides only one workable and suitable addition to the reader's store it is a sound investment. The magician...

This long-lost work contains eight marvelous effects for magicians everywhere. There are mental-flavored mysteries (including a dictionary test and a billet experiment), a vanishing flower from buttonhole effect, and several card tricks of the miracle class where the magic seems to happen almost entirely in the spectator's hands.

This is actually two manuscripts bound as one: Magical Odds and Ends and Kli Ban's Routine with a Borrowed Deck. The original work is "unobtanium," with copies so scarce as to be virtually nonexistent. We're happy to bring these effects back to a new generation of...

Nicely illustrated routines of a full-time performer.

From the introduction:

From the Author's Note:

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 ...

Darren McQuade and Liam Montier's superb ebook features seven new ideas using a Frixion pen. You can obtain a Frixion pen from most stationary stores worldwide. You will learn some superb and off-beat magic using the Frixion principle in totally commercial and practical routines, as opposed to half-baked pipe dreams that similar publications on the same topic offer.

This ebook takes you through what the Frixion principle is, how to conceal it, how to activate it, and then six killer real-world routines. These include:

Visual Voodoo - Help a spectator out by performing a visual voodoo...