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A collection of three great close-up card pieces.

Change for Three Jokers: A novel "Wild Card" effect where three Jokers change into the mates of a selection one-by-one, concluding with the production of the selection itself.

R.B. Mix: A simplisitc but effective "Oil and Water" routine with just 4 cards, but lots of magical moments.

Waver: Nick Trost's classic "Eight Card Brainwave" taken to a new level.

1st edition 2011, 10 pages.

This is the story of the making of the Karma Deck. The various emotions, thoughts, incidents and most importantly the people involved in the making of it. The culmination of this story is the fact that Karma Deck reached the very top of the hot list on Lybrary and stayed there for over 100 days and continues to be among the top few.

1st edition 2015, 23 pages.

Michael is offering these ideas for free, but asks for a donation to an animal rescue center or other animal causes. The amount is up to the readers own ability and willingness. The ebook is dedicated to Jeremy Le Poidevin.

• A DIY Wand
• Chop Cup Idea
• Coin Trick
• Her Majesty's Birthday - coin routine
• Magic Painting - with a difference
• Woolly Stretchy Wand

1st edition 2017, 15 pages.

This ebook focuses on the use of killing cards and the stripper deck to gain an advantage in the popular game of Texas Hold’em. The first part of the ebook is a short investigation into the art of using the cut to take cards out of play. Initially, the mathematics of killing cards is presented along with an assessment of probabilities when all the aces, tens and five value cards are killed. After highlighting the fact that very few cards are exposed during a round of Hold’em, the second part of the book looks at some different types of stripper deck that are available. This covers multiple...

Whichever technique you use from sophisticated electronics to that of a logic puzzle foundation, this free antique sign graphic might help you set the stage for your "which hand" routine as you show the picture and talk about the system you recently learned as used by carnival hustlers working the midway many years ago. In my case, I also find that having the participant hold a small charm pig in one hand (if they choose to be a liar) or a little charm angel in their hand (if they choose to be a truth teller) helps to keep them more consistent in their answers. I carry the little charms in a...

The Romero Box is a cleverly gimmicked card box, turning it essentially into a switching device. This ebook describes the way the gimmick works and then describes more than 50 effects with it. Based on the information given you could either make your own or purchase it from Antonio Romero directly.

"The ROMERO BOX reflects on the intelligence, precision and the efficient and effective magic that always comes from its creator, the amazing Antonio Romero" - Roberto Giobbi

"The possibilities of the Romero Box have no limits. Only the mind of Antonio Romero could devise this wonderful tool, and only he...

• HENRY SLADE Was he a medium or a magician?
• CAGLIOSTRO The Mystery Man of Europe
• KATTERFELTO Lecturer, conjurer, and quack
• SERVAIS LE ROY He levitated a pianist and her piano
• C. W. STARR His vanishing act was for sheriffs
• TORRINI His greatest illusion was himself
• SIGNOR BLITZ What he pulled from a hat one night kept a family together
• CHARLES MORRITT His masterpiece was the Disappearing Donkey
• THE BOTTLE CONJURER How was he going to jump into a bottle?
• MAELZEL There was more to his Chess-playing Automaton than met the eye
• ROBERT HELLER His mindreading act mystified audiences
• THE BANGS...

• CARDINI He seemed bewildered by his own magic
• BLACKSTONE "The Last of the Great Magicians"
• LEON MANDRAKE He wore a turban or a top hat - depending on the gig
• DUNNINGER Was it true that the renowned mindreader couldn't read the mind of a gnat?
• DAVENPORT BROTHERS Their spirit cabinet brought them fame. But were they mediums or magicians?
• PROFESSOR NEUMAN He had misread a mind - and the police hauled him away
• THE GREAT LESTER Did he have the exclusive rights to that name?
• GEORGES MÉLIÈS A magician who transformed himself into a filmmaker
• CHARLIER No one knew where he came from - or where he finally went ...

• HOUDINI (Part I) The story of the escape artist who became the highest-paid performer in vaudeville. From his early days as a newsboy, to his years struggling in beer halls, sideshows, dime museums, and other lowly venues, to his success as the Handcuff King, to his rise to international fame. (His fateful encounter with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and spiritualism, and subsequent campaign against fraudulent mediums, will be the subject of Part II.)
• LARRY WEEKS A master juggler, he dwelt amidst a chaotic collection of magic memorabilia - including the sole surviving copy of The Grim Game, Houdini's...

These are portions from Dave Arch's magic keynote where he uses several of the effects taught in his "Tricks for Trainers" series:

• Tricks for Trainers 1
• Tricks for Trainers 2
• Tricks for Trainers 3
• Tricks for Trainers 4
• Tricks for Trainers 5
• Tricks for Trainers 6

• Rubber Band Quarantine - Tutorial
• Pandemic - A Very Scary Effect - Jim Canaday
• 5 Mind Reading Magic Tricks - Video Tutorial
• Which Hand - Video Tutorial
• "ACE" - Sleight of Hand by Noel Heath - Video
• Penn and Teller FOOL ME Reveals
• Self Working Card Trick That Fools Everyone - Video
• Spidey's Version of Vernon's 'Out of Sight - Out of Mind'
• Invisible ACAAN - Tutorial
• Comprehensive "ACAAN" - A Thorough Study - Video
• Joe Navarro Poker Tells - Videos
• A LETTER TO SANTA! by George Iglesias - A Review
• The Vault - Matrix Mix by Patricio Teran - A Review
• Houdini's Last Trick - Peter Eggink...

Another medley of minor mathemagical tricks.

Werner Miller went through his drawers and folders and found twenty tricks that he developed but never published. Often there was a good reason why he didn't publish them. In other words, these are not necessarily his best ideas, but they may still hold a nugget of a novel thought, an interesting plot or a new combination of methods.

1st edition 2020, 13 pages.

The NEMCA Newsletter aims to entertain and inform those in the magic collecting/history community by way of articles, advice, resources and current news directly from the organization, its members and colleagues.

• Upcoming Events
• In Defense of Collecting by Rick Heath
• The 2021 Virtual Yankee Gathering Recap
• Yankee Magic Collector #20 Call for Contributors
• Member Spotlight
• Online Resources
• Classified Ads

1st edition 2022, PDF 21 pages.

• Welcome From the President
• Name Our Newsletter Contest
• Upcoming Events
• Interview with Steve Cohen
• Volunteers Needed
• Past Events
• Member Spotlight
• Magic Collectors Expo 2022 Review
• Classified Ads

1st edition 2022, PDF 37 pages.

In decades of reading and performing magic, only four number-based brainteasers made my short list for consistent use with my audiences. I share them with you as a thank you for the support you've shown my work on Lybrary.com.

The four number-based puzzlers in this package made the cut based on the following criteria:

• Each had to be obscure enough that my audiences would not have seen or heard of them before;
• Although based on numbers, the process in the presentation needed to be direct and simple; and
• Most importantly . . . each needed to illustrate a proven principle essential for...

A stunning double revelation for which the spectator does (almost) all the work for you. From a shuffled deck, a spectator cuts to two cards in two different sections and loses them into that deck. Yet, the magician is able to locate both.

This version of Max Maven/Phil Goldstein's "Double Overcut" eliminates the original full-deck setup and is basically impromptu.

1st edition 2019, 2 pages.

No doubt you've seen "two person telepathy" party stunts where one person leaves the room while the other remains. After coming back into the room, the person is able to discern an object selected by those in the room to the puzzlement of those watching.

This obscure version has one of the partners leave the room and stay in the other room while the remaining partner holds his/her hand above the heads of several people in the room. Each time s/he holds his/her hand above a head s/he repeats the single word "Overhead." Then finally the partner remaining in the room holds his/her hand over...

If you've learned the classic Day of the Week For Any Date feat, as taught in sources such as the Roth Memory Course, The Magic of Memory, Train Your Brain and Entertain and Zufall's Memory Trix, you already know how useful a perpetual calendar can be for verification of the date. Now, you can have a compact perpetual calendar as close as your iPod, iPhone, PDA or cell phone that easily allows you to access any date in any year from 1800 through 2199!

"But wait," I can hear you say, "Don't iPods, iPhones, PDAs and most cell phones already have built-in calendars?" Yes, they do. However, most of these calendars are intended for appointments, and only handle recent dates...

Selections from Ken Klosterman's Salon de Magie. Auction held Saturday, October 29th 2011.

Including Apparatus, Books, Ephemera, and Posters; and featuring his collection of Magical Woodcraft Manufactured by F.G. Thayer and the Owen Brothers together with property from other consignors.

1st edition 2011, 81 pages.

The Collection of Larry Jennings

Including Apparatus, Books and Ephemera; together with other property from selected consignors.

1st edition 2012, 73 pages.

The Collection of Craftsman, Author and Conjurer John McKinven

Including Fine Turned Wooden Apparatus, Books, and Ephemera. Complemented by Choice and Rare Conjuring Books, Houdiniana, Historical Apparatus, Posters and Ephemera From Private Collections.

1st edition 2012, 81 pages.

Gambling Memorabilia Crooked and Square

Featuring Selections from the Collection of Dale A. Whitman. Including Cheating Devices; Rare & Unusual Books on Poker, Gambling, Cheating & Gaming; Crooked and Fair Dice; Playing Cards; Poker Chips; Wheels of Fortune; Trade Catalogs; Prints; Decorative Objects; and Associated Ephemera.

1st edition 2012, 71 pages.

Magic, Featuring the Collection of Charles Reynolds

Including Apparatus, Books, Ephemera, and Posters; Complemented by Material from Other Consignors.

1st edition 2012, 79 pages.

Winter Magic Auction

Including Conjuring Apparatus; Books, Periodicals, and Catalogs; Photographs, Manuscripts and Autographs; Lithographs and Broadsides; And Magicians' Tokens, Medals & Mirror Cards from the collections of Gene Braig and Kevin King.

1st edition 2013, 69 pages.