Magic & Conjuring: page 21

• Mylar Mystery: ball and cone with a Mylar sheet
• Matchbook Magic
• Bill and Pin
• Bill and Card
• Ring, Pen and Handkerchief
• A Novel Force
• Slot Machine
• Coin Go
• Minor Miracle
• Effects with a Ball
• Perfect Package: ball appears and vanishes in a flattened box
• Paper Bag Moves

1st edition 1974, 28 pages; 1st digital edition 2015, 36 pages.

From the Foreword:

• Foreword
• Patriotic Torn Paper
• Dyeing Billiard Balls
• The "Repeater" Smoke Trick
• The Tobacco Trick (Simplified)
• The "Lyford - Armour" Universal...

From the Foreword:

• Foreword
• A New Cigarette Sleight
• The "Pass" Cigarette Sleight
• The Strong Cigarette
• Pin Divination
• The Novelty Cigarette Exchange
• "Duplex" On The Top Card
• A Mysterious Card Change
• Bow Balls
• Handkerchief Production From An Empty Glass
• New Magnetic Pencil
• A New Idea For The "Living And Dead" Effect
• Bending A Glass Rod
• An Amazing Dictionary Feat
• Touch Counters
• A Pretty Card Turnover
• A Colour Change Handkerchief...

There is no routine supplied with this extension pack. These are 25 more images that can be printed and used to perform David Devlin's Optical Opener.

Images include:

• Aleister Crowley (great for bizarrists)
• Bride of Frankenstein (Elsa Lancaster)
• Dracula (4 Images Lugosi & Lee)
• Ernest P. Worrell
• Harpo Marx
• Herman Munster (2 images)
• The Joker (Heath Ledger)
• President John F. Kennedy
• Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)
• Lucille Ball
• Mork (2 Images Robin Williams)
• Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)
• The Phantom of The Opera (2 images Lon Chaney)
• Rodney Dangerfield
• Snoop Dogg
• Tim Allen
• Tupac Shakur
• Willy Wonka...

Here are more brilliantly conceived magical effects for platform, TV and stage by that master of amazement, Samuel Berland. Long out of print, this slim volume fills a need for commercial, visual magic that makes the performer look like ... well ... a magician.

Just look at what's included:

INTRODUCTION

PERFECT RESTORED BILL. A torn and restored effect with a borrowed, marked bill.

RABBIT OR BOWL OF WATER PRODUCTION. A clever production effect, easy to make and perform.

CHALLENGE JUMBO CARD TRANSPOSITION. Two jumbo cards change places. Cards can be examined before and after. ...

• Biographical Note
• Foreword
• The Prisoner
• The Divining Clock
• The Penetrative Card
• "Body-Loading"
• A variation of the Coin and Ball of Wool
• A Card and Handkerchief Effect
• Patter for the Mutilated Sunshade Problem
• The Green Ray
• An addition to the Penetrative Ink
• A Colour-Changing Silk
• Wrinkles
• The "Dublin" Rabbit
• A Subtle Force
• A Camoflage Vanish

1st edition 1919; PDF 36 pages.

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...

Many famous magicians were Masons, including Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston and John Calvert. This ebook, only the second book ever written on the subject, explains magic effects with a Masonic theme.

Effects:

• The Pen is Mightier than the Sentinel's Sword
• Square and Compass Routine
• Masonic Bible Prediction
• Magic Compass
• Masonic Miser's Dream
• Masonic Torn and Restored Magazine
• Hiram's Hank/Invisible Deck Routine
• Masonic Business Card Routine
• The Cable Tow Rope Escape
• 21st Century Mason

1st digital edition 2012, 22 pages.

From the introduction:

• Introduction
• The "Baffla" Card Detection
• "A Record Mystery"
• A Card And Cigarette Conception
• "Obstructing The Line"
• "Mystery Ribbons"
• The Necromancer's Notebook
• Cigarette Card Magic
• A "Miraculous" Change
• "Twentieth Century" Tissues
• A Colour Metamorphosis ...

• Card And Bathing Belle
• Paper Bag And Ball Of Wool
• The Productive Carton
• Discs And Wires
• The Giant Bead Trick
• Magically Making A Cake
• A Shot From A Magazine
• The In Between Block
• Smoke Writing
• Block Release
• An Invisible Pass
• A Telepathic Experiment
• Handkerchief Vanish
• Confetti Cups
• Novel Production Tubes
• Triple Tube Tumbler Vanish
• Coin In A Glass
• Find The Lady
• New Magnetic Wand
• Dial And Aces

Excerpt from the Preamble:

This is volume two in the classic sleight-of-hand trilogy. From the foreword:

This is the second volume of the Hoffmann trilogy. If you liked Modern Magic you will love More Magic. There is too much to list. Refer to the 'Table of Contents' below for details. This book was rated one of the ten basic books for a working library of conjuring by H. Adrian Smith, historian, collector and owner of the largest private magic library in his time. Other books in this top 10 list are

• Magicians' Tricks by Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate
• The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase
• The Art of Magic by T. Nelson Downs
• Modern Magic by Prof. Hoffmann
• Later Magic by Prof. Hoffmann
• The Modern Conjurer by C. Lang Neil
• Our Magic by Maskelyne and Devant
• Tarbell Course by Harlan Tarbell
• Greater Magic by John Northern Hilliard

Thirty more excellent effects with plastic cups.

• Introduction
• Rationale For Using Disposable Cups
• Folding Or Collapsible Cup
• Vanishing Cup Of Liquid
• Additional Folding Cup Ideas
• Improved Foo Cup
• Fake Bottom Cup
• Foo Cup, Continued
• Vanishing Omelet
• Transformation Tricks With Eggs
• Baking Tricks
• Baking Cup Cakes In Paper Bag
• Cake In Hat
• Egg Shampoo
• Using The Foo Cup For Changes
• Production Cups
• Productions Using One Cup
• Funny Routine With Fruit Punch
• Thrilling Rice Production
• Shades Of The Coffee, Milk, And Sugar Trick
• Magic With New Transparent Solo Cups
• Liquid Appear Outfit ...

This is the second volume in the famous series of locked books by Will Goldston.

1st edition 1921; original 492 pages; PDF 275 pages.

Table of Contents

5. Contents
10. Introduction to "More Exclusive Magical Secrets."

    Part I. Pocket Tricks

12. The Cut String Restored
15. A Cigarette Trick
15. The Improved Chinese Bat
16. The Mysterious Coins
18. The Travelling Handkerchief
19. An Easy Way of Making Money
20. The Elusive Scent Bottle
21. The Cigarette Vanisher
22. The Magical Knife
23. The Mallet
24. Think of a Card
25. Will Goldston's Disappearing Knot
27. The Missing Money
28. The Match Through the Tube
29. The Conjurer's Will Power ...

This is volume 2 of the 8-volume Collected Magic Series.

• Compilers Preamble
• "Jack Sheppard" A Mysterious Release
• The Enchanted Fan
• "Shades & Shapes" A Pretty Effect with Silks
• "The Zodizignz" An Ancient Oracle
• The "Debur" Afghan Bands
• "The Red Hand!" A Perpetration
• An Ingenious Hat Load
• "A Means to an End"
• The Elusive Stop
• Another Ingenious Hat Load
• The Diving Ball
• The "Regimental" Effect
• "Woolly Wizardry''
• On Card Levitations
• An Easy Hat Production
• "Dissolving Silk"
• The Bretma "Glasgow" Tray

30 YEARS WORTH OF LEVITATION IDEAS IN ONE COLLECTION!

The ebooks in MONSTERBOX #2 cover a wide range of levitation/animation techniques and approaches. From Harris' world-famous FLOATING MATCH, a FLOATING DECK, ANIMATED WATER BOTTLE, the controversial EAR PLUG levitation and a complete work on ELASTIC THREAD MAGIC.

MONSTERBOXES are simply the best and most cost-effective way in which to explore Ben Harris' 30 year's worth of contributions to the art. By dividing the vast range of EBOOKS into genres, you can obtain EXACTLY the type of material you are after. Be it CARDS, CLOSE-UP, MENTALISM...

NON-CARD MATERIAL SPANNING 30 YEARS!

MONSTERBOXES are simply the best and most cost-effective way in which to explore Ben Harris' 30 year's worth of contributions to the art. By dividing the vast range of ebooks into genres, you can obtain exactly the type of material you are after. Be it cards, close-up, mentalism or animations, there is a MONSTERBOX just right for you!

You also save at least 30% over purchasing the ebooks separately. This is great value for money.

The ebooks in MONSTERBOX #1 cover a wide range of effects and themes. We have linking finger rings, effects with Tic Tacs,...

Stretching a handkerchief - taught to Blackstone, Sr. by Milbourne Christopher. A simple but effective book test. A simplified version of Albert Goshman's Cards Through the Newspaper. Card to Pocket. A false cut. Phantom Diminishing Cards.

1st digital edition 2012, 14 pages.

Excerpt from the foreword:

• Fore-Word
• The...

This is the sequel to Slow Sleights and again includes a variety of moves for billiard balls, cards, thimbles, silks and cigarettes.

• Preface
• A Billiard Ball Flourish
• Third-Finger Vanish
• The Improved Ball Twist-Over
• The Finger-Clip Ball Vanish
• One-Handed Colour Change
• The Improved Drop Vanish
• The Perfect False Count
• The Invisible Card Change
• The Mysterious Twelve
• A Neat Thimble Vanish
• The “Sudden" Thimble Vanish
• A Little-Finger Vanish
• Thimble Through The Hand
• The Elusive Handkerchief Thimble
• A Thimble Vanish From Handkerchief
• A Thimble Constantly Passes From Hand To Hand
• A Twist-Over...

To tell you the truth, I do not know much about the author, G. C. Hines. But this shouldn't distract us from the contents of this neat little booklet. He describes how you can dye your own handkerchiefs. You will find some routines with handkerchiefs and two methods for the rising card - one for a stage and one for a parlor setting; two floating ball routines and a flag vase routine.

1st edition, 1915, Modern Mysteries Co.; 12 pages

3. A Word by the Author
5. Table Levitation
5. Dyeing Handkerchiefs
6. Handkerchief Wand
7. Flag between Handkerchiefs
8. Rising Cards - Stage Method
9. Rising Cards - Parlor...

No matter if you're an amateur, semi-pro, or make your living from magic, there's gold in this ebook for performers of every ilk. Seventeen effects in all are included, ranging from card tricks to mental tests, to geek magic (such as you'd find in a carnival sideshow) and even a full-fledged illusion!

In the "Hammered Nails" effect, members of the audience are invited to drive several spikes or large nails into a trio of wooden boards with a sledgehammer. One of the boards is selected, and the performer - with his bare hands - pulls out the spike. This is "geek" magic at its best and an effect...

When several of the foremost authors in modern magic collaborate with the owner of one of the most respected magic companies, you just know the result will be a great book. Originally released in a limited edition by the owner of Thayer Magic Studios, the first and only previous edition of this clever collection sold out and has never been reprinted … until now.

Features top-quality effects from Dr. Boris Zola, J. Elder Blackledge, T. Nelson Downs, Edward Bagshawe, M. F. Zens, Harlan Tarbell, Herman L. Weber, T. J. Crawford, and others.

Originally published in a limited edition, priced at more than $33.00 in today's money. Not just jaw-dropping...