Magic & Mentalism: page 340

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...

As previously recounted, I've been making notes and sticking Post-its in all my books for decades, so I still have hundreds of great tricks book-marked, annotated, and logged. The first two Hidden Gems ebooks proved far more popular than I could have reasonably expected, so here we are with Volume 3 and another 100 great tricks that most of us have sadly forgotten about.

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,...

Eine Übersetzung der Zauberkunstkapitel der Discoverie of Witchcraft von Reginald Scot (1584), mit Kommentar über historische Hintergründe und Zusammenhänge.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Einleitung
  • Der Autor Reginald Scot (1538-1599)
  • Das Buch "The Discoverie Of Witchcraft"
  • Scot Und Die Zauberkunst
  • Die Übersetzung
  • Literatur
• Kapitel XXIII
  • Über Den Ball Und Die Geschicklichkeit Damit, Ebenso Wie Bemerkenswerte Stücke Mit Einem Oder Mehreren Bällen
  • Wie Man Einen Kleinen Ball In Der Hand Aufschwellen Lässt Bis Er Sehr Gross Ist
  • Einen Oder Mehrere Bälle Ins Nichts Befördern ...

This complete file was bound and then unbound from its cover. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Booklet stapled in decent condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Stapled booklet in decent condition. Some foxing of the cover. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Hardcover with dustjacket in good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

A practical guide to the invention of tricks plus newly created tricks.

"I must say that I was prepared to dislike this book ... Wilker's discussion, however, is so pleasant and unassuming that one can hardly disagree with him. In part, this is because Wilker seems to recognize the inherent problems in stating hard and fast rules about creativity and so limits his conclusions accordingly." - Stephen Hobbs

From the Preface:

Ken Brooke was known throughout the world of magic. He was a magic dealer who achieved such a reputation for reliability and quality that there are thousands of magicians throughout the world, amateur, and professional who bought almost every trick he produced. Visitors from every country in the world made a beeline for his studio within minutes of arriving in London because just to visit Ken Brooke was an experience not to be missed. In partnership with Frank Farrow, he built the Ken Brooke Magic Place into a magical institution second to none. Considered by many to be the greatest magical...

"Sarah Trustman is more interesting than Netflix." - Dan Harlan

"Though I have only known Sarah Trustman for a few months, I have spent each week meeting with her along with a team of other creative performers, three times a week, for as long as three hours per session, ever since we met. Sarah has 'heart.' As a performer, teacher, or speaker, she is an excellent communicator - fearless, clever, quirky, and thoughtful, as well as truly committed to her own creative-self. It is now no surprise to me that she can amazingly bring those same gifts to the pages of this work that you now hold." - Alain...

Can you keep your act booked the whole year round without the expense of hiring an agent? The answer is a resounding yes. Dick and Virginia Williams worked TV, clubs, and corporate shows, plus banquets and hotels. And they kept busy. Yet, they handled the publicity, promotion, and booking of their act themselves, without the need for an advance man or agent. Their methods are revealed in this easy-to-follow manuscript. If you can read and follow directions, then you can do it, too.

In any other profession, Dick and Virginia would have kept their secrets to themselves. Yet, because their system...

Originally this book was titled Tricks with Hair. Twenty-Six outstanding tricks, tips, and secrets that enable you to perform some of the most baffling effects in all of magic!

What is invisible thread? New chapters only in this edition reveal the secrets of invisible thread and even how to make your own. These secrets have been jealously guarded by top close-up and stage performers, as well as magic dealers ... until now.

Today, U. F. Grant is recognized as one of the most phenomenal creators of baffling mysteries. His original manuscript has been updated and packed with new information...

Burling Hull was indeed an excellent billiard ball manipulator, and this is a very good introduction to the art.

Paul Fleming wrote about part 1 and 2:

Magical experiments with liquids.

Table of Contents

• CHAPTER I LITTLE TRICKS
  • The Impossible
  • "An Old One"
  • A Quaint Mixture
  • The Shower Bath
  • A Steady Hand
  • In the Soup
  • On the Edge
• CHAPTER II LITTLE TRICKS - (continued)
  • Topsy Turvy
  • A Sporting Offer
  • A Feat of Dexterity
  • More Than Full
  • The Obedient Corks
  • A Peculiar Egg
  • The Suspended Mug
  • The Sticky Glass
  • Feat Of Dexterity
  • The Floating Pin
  • Washing a Card
• CHAPTER III THE HYDROSTATIC TUBE
• CHAPTER IV THE PASSE-PASSE TRICK
• CHAPTER V THE RICE BOWLS
• CHAPTER VI THE INDIAN SANDS
• CHAPTER VII THE DISSOLVED CARD
• CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS...

• Closing My Back Stage Magic
• Giving Something Back
• Market to Market
• Stage to Television
• Modified Tackle Box
• Let Audience Lead You
• Preshow Warm Up
• Microphones for Sale
• Sorry, I Can't

Stapled booklet in decent condition. The cover has some damage along the edges. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Die Magischen Blätter ist eine hervorragende Zauberfachzeitschrift die sich exklusiv auf Tricks konzentriert. Sie werden keine Werbungen, Nachrichten, oder sonstige Plaudereien finden. Jeder Trick ist ausgesucht, erprobt, und durchgearbeitet. Es werden auch einige Tricks aus der Jinx herangezogen und teilweise in neuen Variationen präsentiert. Da von dieser Zeitschrift nur 100 Kopien angefertigt wurden werden die meisten sie nicht kennen. Mit dieser digitalen Ausgabe haben Sie die Möglichkeit die Geheimnisse dieser Fachzeitschrift zu erkunden.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• NUMMER 0 (1986) ...

Warum immer nur Spielkarten?

Die Anzahl Kartenkunststücke scheint unbegrenzt zu sein, wenn auch sehr viele nur Variationen bestimmter Themen sind. Aber auch die Anzahl solcher Themen ist sehr, sehr groß. Es stellt sich die Frage, ob man gewisse dieser Themen nicht auf andere Objekte als Spielkarten übertragen kann, erstens um die Themen besser auszuschöpfen und zweitens um dadurch neue Ideen zu verwirklichen. Die Studie hat diese Frage zum Gegenstand. Neben der Diskussion verschiedener Möglichkeiten zeigt sie anhand von vier Beispielen, wie "Kartenkunst ohne Spielkarten" aussehen könnte. ...

Plastic comb-bound softcover in like-new condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Plastic comb-bound softcover in like-new condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Plastic comb-bound book in like-new condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Hardcover in good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Hardcover book in good condition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Harcover with dustjacket in like-new condition. This is the 4th edition published by Castle Books. For details on the contents see the digital edition.