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The Life and Times of Augustus Rapp the Small Town ShowmanAugustus RappExcerpt from the introduction by Robert Parrish: It appears that there have always been roving showmen: minstrels, montebanks, travelling players. Being such a trouper is a bit different from being an actor, or performing artist per se. You are not booked, your coming is not arranged for. You do not depend upon any of the machinery that makes the showman an organization man. You just take to the road and keep moving. Such showmen differ from pure vagabonds in that they have a calling; to perform. This distinguishes them from the great American character the Confidence Man, although the Confidence... | $25 to wish list | |
The Third EyeDavide Rubat RemondI started from Karl Fulves' idea called "Voodoo Cards", published on pp. 588-589 of The Pallbearers Review, Vol. 5-8 (November 1969 - October 1973), where a series of five effects proposed as bets are described, with the use of only three cards or tickets written on the spot. Always winning bets and of immediate revelation at first glance, also considering the fact that there are very few elements at stake and the (perceived) probability of success is 50%. I propose an evolution of Fulves' work with three effects based on the same kind of principle, characterized by an apparent increasing difficulty,... | $10 to wish list | |
Chased MarriagesIan BaxterAustralian card man Ian Baxter presents a brand-new, revamped handling of that timeless classic, Royal Marriages. Totally impromptu and free of sleights, fakes, stranger cards, accessories and the like. You won't find so much as a camouflaged in-jog here in this modernised gem where the Kings and Queens of the pack magically pair up in their correct suits. Just eight cards are used, the four Kings and four Queens from any deck. Reviewer David Jones sums it up: "A simple and effective little mystery. Short, stunning and entirely sleight free. Another winner from Ian Baxter." And the... | ★★★★★ $6 to wish list | |
Something Borrowed Something NewPaul CurryBack at long last is this masterpiece of close-up work featuring cards, coins and mental effects. The genius of Paul Curry lives on in this newly expanded edition. The privately printed first edition is now a prized collector's item. When one does come up for sale, it fetches a high price. Indeed, a soft cover first edition recently sold on the big auction site for well over $100. The tricks in this ebook were created, as all tricks should be, with an accent on the effect. Take a look to see what is included:
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Bending Minds 3Biagio Fasano & Renzo Grosso & Davide Rubat RemondBending Minds Vol. 3 ends the collection of effects centered on the principle of the binary system, according to a new and innovative vision. In this third volume, not only playing cards will be used to tell our magical stories, but also tickets or some business cards. You will find 4 new effects and an extra bonus one, using cards or just some tickets, with a number of elements varying from 3 to 7. Throughout the course of the effect, the cards are subject to a dynamic, the positions are constantly changing, each time in a different way. Even more than in the first two volumes you will... | $15 to wish list | |
The New Conjuror's Museum and Magical MagazineunknownFor magicians most interesting is a section with arithmetic tricks and another with legerdemain featuring effects such as letting a pen-knife jump out of a goblet, some card tricks, coin tricks, and chemical tricks.
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VanishedZaw ShinnVanish small objects such as a coin, sponge ball, poker chip, card corner from your bare hand. The construction of the gimmick requires some arts and crafts. The method produces a sound that you need to be able to mask with music or some other way. Also, you will have to watch your angles. This method works fine for a social media video or perhaps on stage but is otherwise not very practical.
1st edition 2022, video 9:49. | $5 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Esoteric ACAANJoseph B. | ★★★★★ $7 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Charles Oswald Williams and the Golden Age of MagicSteve SandersCharles Oswald Williams was a good friend of Professor Hoffmann, Chung Ling Soo and many other notable magicians. He was also a magic dealer and inventor, amongst his customers was a young Cardini. Williams also had the honour of being one of the first magicians to perform in The Magic Circle's inaugural show. Charles Oswald Williams was at the inception of the Golden Age of Magic and his life story followed the development of Magic as we now know it. This ebook chronicles his life story in parallel to the rise of Magic. In addition, it contains a full account of The Magic Circle's first show in London in 1906, describing... | $15 to wish list | |
Tips on Tips: How to maximize your restaurant performance incomeRobert D. LaRue, Jr.Are you performing in or thinking about entering the fun and profitable field of entertaining with magic at family restaurants? Whether you are a skilled beginner or an experienced magician, this ebook will help you enhance your restaurant income. The focus here is on improving your ability to generate tips. The 85+ ideas inside come from the combined experience of more than a dozen performers. You will learn how understanding the insight that, "Magic routines are intricately crafted emotion machines," can endear you to your audiences, who respond with tips and bookings.
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Stacks and Stacks of CardsVal EvansExcerpt from the introduction: About ten years ago the writer spent some time in 'doping' out a few poker deals as well as other games. He was fairly successful as the following stacks will attest. They are not all perfect and possibly may be bettered and improved, but he will say this much, he has not as yet run across any prearrangements that equal them. Incidentally one of the best poker deals on the market retailing for over two dollars is based on an arrangement that the writer created around 1920.
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Irv's Triple TranspositionIrv WeinerAdd to your arsenal of outstanding close-up effects with this hard-to-find manuscript from a recognized master of deception. The effect is simple and direct: Four Aces change places with four Kings, which are later found face-up in the deck. Meanwhile, in the pile formerly occupied by the Kings, are cards that match one previously selected by a spectator. Or, as Canadian reviewer Sid Lorraine says:
Let... | ★★★★★ $6 to wish list | |
Color Pips 2Zaw ShinnA magician shows a card with cut-out pips and puts it into a playing card box. The spectator selects a card. When the magician takes out the cut-out pips card from the case and shows it one more time, it suddenly changes to a card without cut-out pips, and when turned face-up it has changed into the spectator's card. Requires arts and crafts to construct the gimmick.
1st edition 2022, video 38:01. | $7.50 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
How To Win At PokerChicago Herald | $5 to wish list | |
You Can't Beat the GameBlakely Hall | $4 to wish list | |
Magic Without ApparatusCamille GaultierA sleight-of-hand reference work for cards, coins, billiard balls, and thimbles. Magic without Apparatus is the first English translation of La Prestidigitation sans Appareils, which has been recognized by authorities on magic as the world's greatest treatise on legerdemain with cards, coins, billiard balls, and thimbles. The French edition elicited such comments as these:
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Best of the BestJoseph B.Best of the Best is an effect that makes most of the potential of the pre-ordered deck. But don't worry because to perform it you will not need memory work and no complicated mathematical operations. Everything is super impossible but really simple to do. Three divinations plus a prediction, a surprising climax. The method behind this effect is truly amazing and fascinating.
1st edition 2022, video 17:34. | ★★★★★ $8 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Cool Ways to Select an Audience MemberGraham HeyHere's a cool new ebook that everyone should have. How many hundreds of dollars have you spent on tricks you don't use? Well here's a priceless collection that includes some hilarious ways for you to 'select' someone to help you on stage or for close-up. There are visual gags, a few one-liners and a dozen or so fun ways to involve your audience. From frisbees-to-fruit, you'll win them over before you even begin with these brilliant bits of business. We love the 'Pineapple in the bag' gag which is so much fun and a guarenteed laugh-getter! Plus, there's a very clever bonus trick called... | ★★★★★ $8 to wish list | |
The Hermit Magazine Vol. 1 No. 10 (October 2022)Scott BairdVolume 1, No. 10: October 2022, 48 pgs. The tenth issue of The Hermit Magazine features:
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ATM Pin ReloadedRenzo GrossoThis routine was presented some time ago and now, after having faced various situations, both on stage, in the parlor and in the living room, the time has come to apply some modifications which simplify the conduction of the effect, which can be proposed in close up, in person, on the phone (audio only) or on stage: three different and interesting ways for the same effect. The method used is explained in detail, so that the effect can be modeled by the performer and repeated immediately afterward, making it difficult to immediately understand the method used. The principle is interesting! ... | $12 to wish list | |
SHIELDBiagio FasanoS.H.I.EL.D. (SelfWorking Honestly Impromptu Effect: card Location in the Deck) is a collection of four of my latest automatic card magic effects, never previously published, characterized by the fact that they can be performed with extreme ease, requiring no technique or manipulation by the magician, and being completely impromptu, performable even with a deck borrowed and shuffled by the audience. The first and last effects, "Say My Name!" and "The Final Countdown", in addition to being fully automatic, can be performed entirely in "contactless mode": the magician, after handing the deck... | ★★★★★ $20 to wish list | |
SHIELD (Italian)Biagio Fasano
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Rise in FrameRalf (Fairmagic) RudolphA new way to create an impossible souvenir. A card is selected. Show a small photo frame. Draw your prediction, which turns out to be wrong, but ... it turns into a correct one. The selected card rises out of the drawing. You can sign it and hand out the drawing as a souvenir, the frame, too if you want. The construction of the gimmick requires arts and crafts. The clean-up, to get rid of the gimmick, uses a black art principle and thus requires a table with a black cloth or some other appropriate surface.
1st edition 2022, video 38:20. | $15 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Scripted #38: QVC DetectiveLarry BrodahlA very visual version of the "detective" theme that is perfect for stage, parlor, and closeup. Adding another card allows this to become a sandwich effect. The deck can be borrowed, shuffled, and card signed. A Jack of Spades is removed from a borrowed deck. Someone selects a card and the card is very visibly returned to the center of the deck. The card may be signed, and the deck may be shuffled. The Jack is then placed face up on the deck, the magician passes his hand over the card, and it vanishes. But it fails to return to the top of the deck. The deck is then spread and the Jack is found... | $10 to wish listPDF & MP4 |