Magic & Mentalism: page 5

This is book 2 in the SOHO (Sleight of Hand only) trilogy. The other two are SOHO and The Lizard Wizard's Diary.

"Gregg Webb has been marching to the beat of a different drummer for the past couple of decades. His wonderful handcrafted magazines contain great magic that is fun to perform. Why sweat the hard stuff when you can fool laymen - and your magic buddies - with stuff that is sneaky rather than difficult?" - Joe McKay

• The Key on the String
• There's the Rub II
• Heads I Win. Tails I Win.
• Real-Gone Queens Revised
• What is Shade?
• Coins Across 2017
• "Hocus" plus "Pocus" Equals "Presto"
• Egg and Salt
• 3-Ball...

"Gregg Webb is one of the great underground sleight-of-hand innovators of our age. I've had the privilege to work with him in person... now YOU have the opportunity to learn from him in his pages of S.O.H.O." - Jeff McBride, creator of "McBride's Magic and Mystery School"

Doctor Edward George Ervin was a dentist and amateur magician whose mentor and teacher was famous William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo.

Excerpt from the introduction by T. Nelson Downs:

Mark 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:

• Is Strolling Magic Right For...

The Professional Worker Series is a selection of targeted and focused ebooks which offer professional, sound advice on a number of key performance areas. The ebooks are written in an easy to understand style which cuts out all the waffle and padding, and instead gets right to the core of each subject.

Volume 3 in this series takes a close look at what is required to work commercial magic at a table side. It's probably true to say that more opportunities are available for close up magicians to work at a table side than for any other form of close up. From big dinner functions with large numbers...

This is a little gem for collectors. Thurston produced a series of 50 tricks which were distributed in candy boxes. These are all tricks for beginners with largely common objects. They are very well described in a clear format (ghostwritten by Walter B. Gibson). First the title, then a block of illustrations followed by the trick description. That was followed by the sections "What You Need", "How To Do It" and "What To Say". Even a very young magician can follow these instructions and learn some neat tricks:

1. A Broken Match Restored.
2. The Fly-Away Coin.
3. The Magic Knot.
4. Matches That Walk. ...

The whiteboard bat is a paddle with whiteboard surfaces that allow you to write or draw pretty much anything on it with an erasable marker. This allows you to customize the classic paddle trick to your heart's content. Ian Adair developed this idea in the 1970s from an older version that used a blackboard material and chalk. In this ebook you will find loads of ideas what to do with it.

Note that no paddles are included with this download. But it is not too difficult to make these yourself from self-adhesive whiteboard material.

Table of Contents

• The Origins Of The 'Whiteboard Bat' ...

This is an excellent but often overlooked primer on magic.

Excerpt from the introduction:

Paul Fleming wrote:

This is a fascinating compilation of apparatus magic explained in text and photos.

Excerpt from the foreword:

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Corinda's Dictionary Memory Feat
• Claude Chandler's Window Penetration
• J. F. Orrin's Match-Box Trick
• The...

From the introduction:

Table of Contents

• How to give...

It is a bit odd to teach productions of lighted cigarettes in a book for young conjurers, but perhaps those were the days when smoking was considered good for you.

From the introduction:

A fantastic ebook on theatrical magic, the psychology of magic, and numerous routines explained in detail.

Table of Contents

• PSYCHOLOGY AND MAGIC
  • The Psychology of Theatrical Magic
  • A Psychological Analysis of Children's Reactions to Magic
  • Psychology and Physical Arrangements
  • An Analysis of Interest in Magic
• MAGIC THEATRE
  • Styles in Theatrical Magic
  • Magical Beliefs As Themes In Theatrical Magic
  • Blocking Applied To Magic Routines
  • Stage Areas
  • Use of Stage Areas
  • Expanding the Concept of Stage Areas
  • Blocking in Relation to a Microphone
  • Making a Prompt Book
  • Timing Applied to...

Enjoy some new tricks — pocket tricks that you can make yourself, card tricks you can do with anyone's deck of cards, stage routines with various magic props that you can make.

This is the first of a series of writings by U. F. (Gen) Grant and Frank Lane, who formed a partnership in the writing magic books.

1st edition 1935, PDF 31 pages.

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4. THIS IS A GOOD BOOK
5. THE BOOMERANGS
6. READING CARDS
7. A NEW IMPROMPTU NUMBER TRICK
8. ANOTHER IMPROMPTU TABLE TRICK
8. A HANDKERCHIEF VANISH
8. THE LINDBERGH KIDNAP LADDER
11. A COMEDY HANDKERCHIEF ROUTINE
13. THE CARD AND THE CIGARETTE ...

Nicely illustrated routines of a full-time performer.

From the introduction:

As Harry Leat writes in his introduction, the tricks in this book are not pocket tricks, but ones which rely on some clever piece of apparatus. Some of his ideas are ingenious and have never been published before. Harry Leat was quite a character and it shows in his creations and ideas.

1st edition, 1923, Harry Leat, London; 111 pages.

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9. Introduction
12. The Mysterious Box of Parvo
29. "Bloodless" Writing on the Arm
31. Improved Card Frames
38. Mister Makeshift
41. The Necromantic Mummy
49. Improved Passe-Passe Bottles
55. The Only Bug
57. The Real Magic Funnel
64. The Travelling Glass
71. A Magical...

Clowns perform magic. The only difference is the size of the magic and the illusions themselves. I work both as a clown and a magician. I was asked to share some of the materials I use to teach new clowns. This ebook introduces three classic magic tricks, offers routines to get you started, and is illustrated to show the various manipulations. All items pack small, do not take up much space in your pocket and can be found at very reasonable prices.

• What makes magic work
• Introducing the classics
• Thumb tip
• Thumb tip routines
• Hot rod
• Hot rod routines
• Sponge balls
• Sponge ball routines ...

While we all intuitively understand what time is, even a child can tell you what time it is, it is a hard concept to fully understand from a scientific point of view. It is hard to define, and wrap your head around. That is part of the intrigue of making it the topic of a magic effect. Particularly for an interested and sophisticated audience it can be a very effective plot line. Jon Racherbaumer explores how magicians have made use of it over the decades, and he has unearthed some remarkable gems.

• Preface
• Foreword
• An Unusual Plot Emerges
  • The Charmed Watch
  • Charles Wicks
• Precursors ...

On a budget? Can't find audience-friendly magic at the magic shop? Then build your own with this great collection of 52 magic tips, ideas, patter and suggestions (or in other words, T.I.P.S.)

Even if you're all thumbs, the author's clear descriptions and illustrations makes it easy to craft amazing effects, props and utility items. He also reveals the source of an incredible building material, as well as finishing tips.

Magic reviewers, dealers and magicians everywhere all agree that TIPS contains the largest collection of new, easy to make practical magic than books five times the price....

Christopher reveals his favorite tips, ideas, gags, patter and effects from his own shows. Get more from the magic you already own.

Divided into three parts, you get Tips on Tricks; Nite Club Magic (featuring suggestions from the author and Russell Swann); and Up From the Audience - a chapter of practical tips for getting the best audience helpers up on stage to assist you.

A wealth of practical, tested material for any performer, written by the author who brought you Stretching A Rope. One of the finest values in magic.

"[A] non-padded presentation of bits, gags and "business"...

Fabian, in the role as literary and technical editor of Abracadabra magazine, selected and edited these routines.

• Publisher's Foreword
• "The Conjurer Comes Forward" Or Making Money Out Of Magic (Ron Bishop)
• Allez Oop!! (Jack Shepherd)
• Glass Distinction (Robert W. Edmanson)
• The Grand National (Syd the Sorcerer)
• Picture Projection (Arthur Eydmann)
• The Spanish Prince (John K. Bays)
• The Mechanical Banner (Jack Le Dair)
• Blown Egg (Syd the Sorcerer)
• The Chinese Chain (A. G. Jacobs)
• Cigarettes To Pocket (John K. Bays)
• The Quick And The Dead (Peter A. McDonald)
• Decks In Sympathy (Arnold...

A delightful book of well-written and beautifully illustrated and top-quality magic. Contains seventeen tricks and tips, most suitable for close-up presentation. Illustrated by Bob Gunther, former Disney animator.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The Rattled Rogue
• The Vest-Pocket Hindu Rope Trick
• Thumbing A Lift
• Master Observation
• Spy Stuff
• Bunk and Bunco
• Bit of Business for Cards to Pocket
• Fingertips
• Burnt Toast
• The F. & G. Torn Newspaper Method
• An Egg in the Hand
• Bit of Business for the Linking Rings
• The Test Coin Vanish
• The F. & G. Fancy Shuffle
• Whiskey Glass Swindle ...

What a wonderful book on sleight of hand magic with small objects this is - profusely illustrated with more than 200 photos, by a recognized inventor, author, and reviewer of magic.

From the introduction by Blackstone:

From the introduction by Milbourne Christopher:

From the introduction by Martin Gardner: