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The Amateur Magician's HandbookHenry HayFor more than a generation The Amateur Magician's Handbook has been the acknowledged classic text for conjurers, both beginners and advanced. Even David Copperfield recommended it during one of his TV specials. Literally thousands of magicians found their love for magic through this book. Several of these magicians are today recognized performers. This fourth edition, expanded as well as thoroughly revised, and introduced by Milbourne Christopher, includes a section where the Amazing Randi contributes his experience using video for self-coaching. This new edition teaches, briskly yet carefully,... | ★★★★★ $25 to wish list | |
Paul Rosini's Magical GemsRufus SteeleAfter Rosini's death, Frederick Braue wrote in the February, 1949 issue of Hugard's Magic Monthly, "What a book Rosini could have written - and now his knowledge of audiences is lost. Others, take note." Unfortunately, Rosini never did get the chance to write a book detailing his own methods. He planned on writing one, but his dream was never realized during his lifetime. In 1947 Paul approached his longtime friend and fellow magician Rufus Steele to aid him in writing a book of his tricks. Steele was a mysterious character whose background was questionable to say the least. An electrical engineer by trade, Rufus was also a gambler and... | ★★★★★ $7 to wish list | |
Do That Again!Robert Parrish & Oscar WeigleIncludes four sections, one on mental magic, card magic, silk magic and rope and lace magic respectively. All effects are easy to perform and do not require any exotic requisites.
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After the DessertMartin GardnerYou will find tricks with bills, cigarettes, coins, matches, silverware, napkins and salt shakers, all things which are readily available at any restaurant or dinner table. This ebook was written for the performer, professional or amateur, who is seeking good, well-tested effects which do not require elaborate practice, preparation, or skill. Martin has chosen only tricks which make use of objects found at any dinner table. All are performed while seated, with spectators on both right and left. A few of the effects are original, but most of them have been picked up from friends who picked... | ★★★★★ $7 to wish list | |
Belgian BlockbustersScott F. GuinnThis is an ebook about the magic of Peter Vanspauwen. Peter's name is not well-known in the magic community--yet! This ebook has some great stuff that will get your juices flowing, and like all of Scott's ebooks, is absolutely loaded with photo illustrations. 4 card routines, 3 coin routines, a wonderful rope routine, and two more routines for parlor or platform. 226 photos. Level: Intermediate 1st edition 2003; 100 pages. | $20 to wish list | |
Over the Coffee CupsMartin GardnerThis is Martin's continuation of After the Dessert with more impromptu tricks you can do at the lunch or dinner table. You will learn tricks with sugar cubes, silverware, paper matches, napkins, cigars, cigarettes, coins and glasses. There is also a section on folding money. One unique feature of this particular ebook is that all line drawings are not merely raster images but vector graphics. This means you can zoom into any of the illustrations and you will never run into a resolution limit where individual pixels will prevent you from further zooming. 1st edition 1949, 43 pages.... | ★★★★★ $7 to wish list | |
The Master Routine Series: Collected WorksMark LeveridgeThe Master Routine Series first began in 1984 and over the next 20 years a total of 12 routines were released. Originally available as separate instruction booklets, all 12 have now been brought together into one ebook thus providing a worthy format for some of Mark's best work. All the text has been looked at and re-written where necessary and every diagram has been completely re-drawn by magician artist James Fortune, and his excellent illustrations make a helpful and stylish addition to the text explanations. The 12 routines encompass a wide variety of themes for both close up and stand... | ★★★★★ $21 to wish list | |
The Strolling MagicianMark LeveridgeMark has been working close up commercially for over 25 years and in that time he has gradually amassed experience of working in a huge variety of venues and working situations. Exactly how to cope with everything that the modern day close up worker encounters requires thought, planning and expertise if you really wish to do it well, and in this book he has tried to give as much real world advice as he can to help make your job that much easier. There are 8 chapters of highly detailed advice on all aspects of commercial close up, the chapter headings being:
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The 7th British Close Up Magic SymposiumMark LeveridgeSeveral of the conventioneers who attended the 7th Symposium said they thought it was the best yet! So you know that the quality of the contributors to the 7th Symposium ebook are top rate. You will find magic from Roberto Giobbi, Pit Hartling, Sean Taylor (2 items), Mark Leveridge, Kevin Gallagher (2 items), Nicholas Einhorn and Chris Priest. Everything is fully explained and illustrated where necessary.
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The 8th British Close Up Magic SymposiumMark LeveridgeThis is the ebook released to coincide with the 8th Symposium which took place in April 2003 at Bath University and it features the magic of those taking part on the day. Here is a breakdown of the contents:
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The 9th British Close Up Magic SymposiumMark LeveridgeThis is the ebook released to coincide with the 9th Symposium which took place in April 2005 at Bath University and it features the magic of those taking part on the day. Here is a breakdown of the contents:
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Illustrated MagicOttokar FischerThis is a magnificent magic ebook. Some put it among the top 10 or even the top 3 magic books ever written. It was translated by Barrows Mussey, of Amateur Magician's Handbook fame, from the German original Das Wunderbuch der Zauberkunst. It has many photos and beautiful illustrations and covers all disciplines of magic. With an introduction by Fulton Oursler and an unpublished chapter by Harry Kellar. Paul Fleming wrote: This is one of the handsomest books thus far produced on the subject of magic. It is a volume of 206 large pages, excellently printed on coated paper, illustrated with 234 line-cuts and halftones (chiefly the latter), and well bound in sturdy, attractive cloth.... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Mysteries of Mind and MatterDaniel SkahenWith this ebook Dan shares a wealth of experience, thoughts and tips with you. It splits into four sections:
Dan has a genuine desire to teach you from his experiences performing and living magic. Here is Dan in his own words: How years developing my personal repertoire can contribute to the success of yours today... When I first became interested in magic, my passion initially bordered on obsession. I became committed to learning,... | ★★★★★ $40 to wish list | |
The Magic of J. N. HofzinserJohann Nepomuk Hofzinser & Ottokar Fischer & Richard HatchDespite Hofzinser's wish to have all his apparatus and magic records destroyed, a lot has been preserved because his wish was never carried out. Ottokar Fischer wrote two books in German about Hofzinser: Kartenkünste and Zauberkünste. This ebook here is Richard Hatch's authoritative translation of the Zauberkünste book. [A translation of Kartenkünste is also available as ebook from us: Hofzinser's Card Conjuring. Kartenkünste focuses exclusively on card magic, whereas Zauberkünste deals with everything else. This ebook describes more than 80 effects created by Hofzinser including more than 100 photos and illustrations. Most effects were designed... | ★★★★★ $15 to wish list | |
Forever Flapping PlusMark LeveridgeFirst there was In A Flap – a ground breaking book detailing six individual gimmicked envelopes with many routines using them. This was followed by the publication of Still Flapping – a further three individual fake envelopes with routines both for these plus extra ideas for the envelopes revealed in the first book. Then came Forever Flapping which combined both the above books and included some extra envelope magic in a Bonus Section. Now there is Forever Flapping Plus, an ebook which provides a further eight envelope routines on top of those originally published in the previous edition. ... | ★★★★★ $22.50 to wish list | |
Malini and his MagicDai VernonThis is a gorgeous and careful digitization of a classic originally published by Harry Stanley in 1962. All drawings have not simply been scanned and included as images but have been converted to vectorized graphics. This means they are crisp and clear even under the largest magnification as well as when printed out. This PDF ebook has very detailed bookmarks making it easy to browse to your section of choice. Max Malini was one of the most extraordinary personalities in the history of the performance of magic. In this ebook, Dai Vernon shows how successfully Malini acted the role of magician and... | ★★★★★ $14.90 to wish list | |
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate LeipzigLewis Ganson & Dai VernonThis is a fascinating combination of biographical detail and carefully described magical secrets researched and recorded by Dai Vernon and Lewis Ganson. Vernon was an intimate friend of Leipzig. Vernon not only saw many performances given by Leipzig, but Leipzig also explained Vernon in detail how all of his tricks worked and how they are to be performed. Vernon recorded this in his notebooks from which this publication was prepared by Ganson and Vernon. It is therefore fair to say that this is as close as you will ever get to learn from Leipzig. Leipzig was a gentelman of magic who could... | ★★★★★ $14.90 to wish list | |
CLIP - Clever Little Ideas PresentedUlysses Frederick Grant | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
45 TricksUlysses Frederick GrantThis is a remarkable collection of 45 individual single sheet trick instructions, many of which are illustrated. original 45 pages; PDF 49 pages.
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Cherry Cola QueenLiam Montier
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Magic (Mussey)June Barrows MusseyThis was the first magic book written by June Barrows Mussey and the only one under his real name. All other magic books appeared under his pseudonym Henry Hay. Here is a practical and fascinating ebook which shows you how to master simple and complex conjuring tricks for your own pleasure and the entertainment of your friends. Mussey stresses the proper presentation of magic stunts and tricks, rather than the mere mechanics. He shows you how to progress from comparatively simpler tricks to those which require diligent study and practice. In the majority of the tricks described, little or no equipment... | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
The Impromptu MystifierKen DyneHave you ever been caught out when someone says "show me something"? Ken has put all of his ideas thoughts and feelings toward impromptu magic and mentalism in to this ebook. Not only do you get his thoughts and theory around how performing impromptu can turn in to some of the most profitable performances, but he has included his entire personal impromptu act in detail. You will never be stuck for something to do and what's more you will understand exactly how to turn that apparent off the cuff moment in to money and bookings. This ebook will challenge the way you think and feel. ... | ★★★★★ $30 to wish list | |
You'd Be SurprisedRobert Parrish & John GoodrumA mix of cards, mentalism, and quite unusual manipulation with glasses and thimbles. 1st edition 1937, reprinted 1963; 65 pages.
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Twelve Tested TricksVerrall WassThis is a nicely illustrated manuscript describing a range of parlor tricks. At the end you will find three articles that still hold a lot of truth even after decades when they have been written. 1st edition 1936, PDF 19 pages
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