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ImagicationT. G. MurphyT.G. not only teaches tricks and flourishes in Imagication, but he also tried to teach how to create your own sleights and magic so that you will never again be dependent on others for your card work. It is taught throughout the book. T.G.'s Mid-Air Triple Cut is fully explained in Imagication. This has become his trademark and a benchmark for others. Over the years, this flourish has become known by many different names. There are many ways to do this flourish improperly and only one way to do it correctly. In his next book, there will be many advancements taught with this flourish and... | $25 to wish list | |
Secret Notebook of Mr. Hyde vol. 1Timothy HydeTimothy Hyde was invited to join the famed Psychic Entertainers Association in 1990 where he quickly became known as "Australia's Magician of the Mind". His "real world" mentalism routines have been honed over years of performance and some of this material has only appeared before in Vibrations the journal of the PEA. It will be of particular interest to Stand Up and Corporate performers. The material requires a certain skill level and knowledge of the basics of mentalism. Some comments by working professionals:
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Magic Annual 1938-1939 (Hugard's Annual of Magic)Jean HugardThe second and last book in the Magic Annual series Jean Hugard wrote for Max Holden. (Also consider the first volume Magic Annual 1937.) Paul Fleming wrote: Hugard's Annual of Magic for 1938-1939 is similar to its 1937 predecessor in size and format. It is a volume of 126 pages (137 minus 11, since the text begins on page 11), and has good illustrations by Nelson Hahne, good paper, good printing, and a good-looking cover of blue, gold-stamped fabrikoid. Like the earlier Annual, it deals with sleights and tricks in several branches of conjuring. Mr. Hugard begins this book auspiciously with an eight-page essay on extempore... | ★★★★★ $6 to wish list | |
Magic Annual 1937 (Hugard's Annual of Magic)Jean HugardIn general magic books cover a certain subject area. Here a slice through time is offered. The 'Magic Annual' describes the best and most popular effects from one year. (There is a second volume in this series Magic Annual 1938-1939.) Max Holden writes in the introduction: "Some of the items are new, some are old tricks given a novel twist, while other effects, although known in a general way, are now published in detail for the first time - among these latter, the Hugard Fire Eating Act, Hugard's Bullet Catching Feat and my own presentation of Smoke Pictures. Jean Hugard has given his best, as usual, and I am... | ★★★★★ $6 to wish list | |
Modern Magic ManualJean HugardIn this classic manual, the first Hugard wrote for people outside the inner circle of magic performers, he reveals the secrets of a host of mystifying tricks covering all major forms of close-up and stand-up magic: conjuring with coins, watches, rings, balls, eggs, silks, cigarettes, cigars, thimbles, flowers, ropes, bills, cards and mental magic. This is a great primer for anyone aspiring to be a performing magician. The large amount of effects also holds gems for the intermediate and advanced performer. There is some overlap of material with other Hugard publications. Paul Fleming wrote: This... | ★★★★★ $8 to wish list | |
Shuddershadow MansionMark PiazzaEnter into Shuddershadow Mansion and be treated to 14 presentational effects ranging from scary and spooky to bizarre and weird, plus Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King séance ideas. Mark is serving up a menu of bizarre offerings. A cup of coffee that holds the means to revenge. A tale of a little boy, a box of toys and death. A simple Simon who makes an interesting discovery. Three restless spirits that sointenly need your help. Why you should keep your doors and windows locked. And much more. In addition you will get ideas for creating The Poe seance and an evening with Stephen King. ... | ★★★★★ $15 to wish list | |
England Up ClosePeter DuffieOver 70 knock-out close-up magic routines from England's Finest close-up creators. Most of the effects are new to print. The list of contributors is long: Jon Allen, Jamie Badman, Anthony Brahams, David Britland, Sean Carpenter, Harold Cataquet, Roger Crosthwaite, Wayne Dobson, Shiv Duggal, Nicholas Einhorn, Mark Elsdon, Kevin Fox, Andi Gladwin, Brian Glover, Paul Gordon, Paul Hallas, Justin Higham, Andy Hurst, Rob James, Lewis Jones, Walt Lees, Shaun McCree, Iain Moran, Andy Nicholls, Jack Parker, Mike Rose, Al Smith, Stephen Tucker, Dominic Twose. 1st edition 2006; PDF 173 pages.
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RC: RevolverScott XavierNecessity is the mother of all invention. Developed for a series of lectures, the Outlaw deck is the first freely shuffled and visually examinable tossed out deck. The Outlaw is a devious new principle that allows you to show all the cards as being different and then you are able to allow a spectator to shuffle the deck and hand them back to you. You now are ready to perform a tossed out deck or one of many other miracles mentioned in the ebook and know precisely which spectator is thinking of which card. The outlaw deck makes for a perfect close-up visual think a card deck as well! This is... | ★★★★★ $20 to wish list | |
GimacWalter A. SchwartzWalter Schwartz a member of the SAM and IBM wrote for many magazines among them The Sphinx. A total of 38 practical tricks is presented in this booklet. Not all effects are Walter's own, but many are. You can find quite a number of mentalism pieces, some card tricks, even a rabbit production is described. 1st edition 1933; 38 pages. | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
Practical HypnotismEd WolffThis complete mini-course in hypnotism starts with the assumption that the reader knows nothing about the subject at all and then rapidly leads him, step by step, to the point where he can hypnotize perfect strangers. It is succinct, no nonsense and unpadded. Its slim 33 pages are jammed with the essential information one needs to become successful in the art of hypnotism. In the first section comprised of eight lessons Mr. Wolff stresses strongly that you achieve the goals in each chapter before increasing your skills. In these chapters he teaches many “tests” and various ways to hypnotize.... | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
The More the MerrierTom RichardsonThe More the Merrier covers four different routines for the advanced card worker.
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Catch Me If You Can | $12 to wish list | |
FalloutTom RichardsonFallout is an impromptu and devilishly clever, mentalist’s card to pocket. The spectator chooses a card from a deck that he has shuffled, and returns the card. The magician never sees the faces of any of the cards. Yet he still manages to read the spectator’s mind and work out the name of the card. The magician reaches down into his pocket and removes the selected card. No Forces! The spectator does almost all the work! There's only one real 'move' in the entire routine...The card can even be signed! You will receive a manuscript explaining all aspects of the trick in high detail... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Victory Carton IllusionsUlysses Frederick GrantFew people consider paper, cardboard and carton high-tech products, but they are. Go visit any paper factory and you will find out that some of the largest and most complex manufacturing machines in operation today are paper machines. Since my father worked for many years for a paper manufacturer, I have learned to respect paper from a very early age. This is part of the reason why I am so excited about this e-book. It describes 12 stage illusions which you can build entirely from carton. Carton is inexpensive, easy to work with, light weight, pretty durable and packs flat. These are characteristics... | ★★★★★ $9 to wish list | |
UntitledScott XavierThis tome of magic and mentalism secrets was the first book in a series written by Doctor Zodiac a.k.a. Scott Xavier. It includes everything essential for a mid level entertainer to increase sales and create a legend for himself. Here's a sample of what you'll find inside:
Hyped | ★★★★★ $18 to wish list | |
Dim MakScott XavierDim Mak is a secret technique taught by martial artists that can render a man dead with just a touch! Within this e-book, you will learn a technique known as Dim Mak: the PK Touch. Taught only to a select few mentalists, this devastating new manuscript will lead you through several "real" techniques on how to appear to stop someone's pulse! Not only do you get several methods to ensure that the pulse stops, you also get a full routine with the Dim Mak back story. No reason to be scared off by psychology, Dim Mak teaches practical physical techniques to appear to stop your own pulse and a... | $24 to wish list | |
DelusionsScott XavierDelusions is a practical, zero fluff, all situations mentalism book chock full of mind miracles. Heres what you get:
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The Dark WaltzMichael J. FraughtonMichael J. Fraughton's material has been difficult to find—until now. For many years The Dark Waltz, a text on the fine art of Bizarre Magic, has rested within the ownership of L&L Publishing. Now, it is available at last. Within its pages you will find many of Michael’s signature routines like 'The Dorian Hand of Glory' and 'The Phantom Violinist'. It has taken time, but at last Michael has opened his world to you. Welcome to the dark side of illusion. Michael J. Fraughton is being recognized as one of the foremost up and coming Bizarre magicians. This is his full show, along with... | ★★★★★ $50 to wish list | |
Magic with Giant CardsFred CastleFred was a specialist in performing close-up, parlor and stage card tricks using jumbo cards and even giant cards. He teaches you how to do an Elmsley count, a Jordan count, a Hamman count and an Ascanio count using jumbo/giant cards. You will learn to do a number of wonderful effects, such as 'Oil and Queens', 'The Holiday Adventure', 'The James Bond Trick' and others. Once you mastered these techniques, you can take many small packet tricks and perform them with jumbo or giant cards. I did myself the famous 'Twisting the Aces' with jumbo cards, and I developed a method to do the 'mirror... | ★★★★★ $5 to wish list | |
The ShotgunToby VacherThis new method of card shooting can be used to allow one card or multiple cards to be shot out of the deck with high speed and accuracy. The card even appears to be shot from the centre of the deck and can be shot in an arc in the air, be caught in the deck after shooting and many more applications, I’m sure, will be discovered by some of you. In addition to the ebook you will get a video explanation of the shotgun move. The video is in wmv format.
Bonus “Deadly Weapons” Effect: | $12 to wish list | |
With Magic in MindToby VacherThis is a collection of three card effects with a Mentalist's presentation. Because of this, there are no knuckle-busting sleights or use of anything but a standard deck of cards (although one of the effects works better with a single double-backer). Not only do you get three audience-tested, astounding effect, but you also get a video explaining the author's improved method for the cascade control and many extra tips, tricks and alternate endings. The video is in wmv format. You are taught everything you need to perform all the effects to know except the humble double lift. You will learn... | $15 to wish list | |
The Dai Vernon Book of MagicLewis Ganson & Dai VernonI was lucky that I stumbled across this book very early on in my magic development. It had a huge impact on how I approached magic and how I think today about magic. The introductory chapter "The Vernon Touch" should be mandatory reading for every magician. I would go so far as to recommend re-reading it every year. Martin Breese wrote: "One of the most important books of magic ever written." Max Holden said: "I consider Vernon the greatest man with a pack of cards of the present day." Many consider Dai Vernon, the professor, as one who had probably the biggest impact on magic in recent times. ... | ★★★★★ $19.90 to wish list | |
Joe Karson Beyond ZombieMichael E. RoseJoe Karson, of course, invented the famous "Zombie" floating ball, but there was quite a bit more to Karson than just that. The ebook is divided into two main sections; Karson's biography and Karson's creations (books, tricks and commentary). It has 29 photos, most not seen in many years. Besides extensive research in New England public records, several people who knew Karson were also interviewed, both magicians and laymen. Some of the well known magic personalities interviewed were; John Calvert, Jim Cellini, Ray & Ann Goulet, Jay Marshall, Sidney Radner, Nick Ruggiero, Les Smith, Tony Spina, Ben Stone, Parker... | ★★★★★ $20 to wish list | |
NextDaniel GarciaThese are Daniel's impromptu magic notes. "Cliptrip alone is worth the price of these notes!" - Chris KennerFind out what has the top names in magic interested in Daniel Garcia's mind. This set of notes contains some of the strongest and most visual impromptu magic ever seen. Cliptrip - causes a paper clip to visually melt at your finger tips as openly as possible. Bad Habit - push a cigarette through the cellophane of its pack, and visually mend the melted holes. Stretch - An... | ★★★★★ $15 to wish list | |
BlueprintsDaniel GarciaThese are Daniel Garcia's 2004 - 2005 Lecture Notes. A sell out at the 2004 LVMI Convention. "Danny Garcia's magic is the FFFF.....it Fools you, Fries you , Freaks you out, and F**ks you up." - Chris KennerContains some of Daniel's closely guarded effects that he has been performing for years: The Ego Slip - Daniel's card control that had even the best card men in magic asking for a copy of these notes. White or Wheat - A Sandwich effect that happens in the cleanest and fairest way possible. Your Personal Safe - A Coins Across routing... | ★★★★★ $15 to wish list |