Magic & Mentalism: page 1

Excerpt from the preface:

This ebook features a variety of strong and easy to perform tricks. Of course, as the author of Modern Coin Magic Bobo includes a solid section on coin tricks, but he also teaches routines with cards, thimbles, rope, and there is also a detailed section on sleeving. Bobo was a master of it.

• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter I: New Card Technique
  • Multiple Card Control
  • Bottom Up
  • Bottom Peek
  • Top Peek
  • U Peek, I Peek
  • Color Change
  • The Ebling Crimp
• Chapter II: Keys And Tricks Therewith
  • A New Key Card
  • The Isolated Key
  • Stop Card Trick
  • Found
  • Bobo Locatrix
  • In His Hands
  • Telepathic Miracle
  • Two Backward...

This offering represents a small part of my passionate journey to document just how much entertaining magic can be created with two paper sacks, a bottle of water, and a paper cup. I would feel badly having simple ideas like this one get lost over time under a growing pile of more expensive gimmicks, books, and DVD's. In furtherance of this quest of mine, please also visit my new monthly column Craft Store Magic in The Linking Ring magazine where I document ideas for turning your local craft store into your very own local brick and mortar magic store.

1st edition 2019, length 7 min

Excerpt from the Introduction:

• Dear God
• Introduction ...

The title says it all. A must-have for any Wayne Dobson fan. Lots of effects are explained, lots of anecdotes are told, and lots of photos are shown.

This eBook contains virtually every magic effect Wayne published up to 2011, and all have the hallmarks of Wayne's creative thinking. The methods are always simple and direct, and included amongst the selection of around 100 effects are some of the tricks that helped to establish Wayne as one of the top stage, cabaret, and TV magicians.

Much of the magic is suitable for close-up performance too, and the required props are either everyday...

Wayne Dobson has had a life full of incredible highs and hard-to-bear lows, and in this candidly written ebook, he lays it all before you. The full story is here charting his meteoric rise to international fame and TV stardom in which, when he was at the height of his powers, he became a household name in the UK and was seen as a genuine alternative to Paul Daniels as a mainstream TV magician, right through to his valiant and uncomplaining struggle with MS. It's a tale of courage, is often very funny, and it is always fascinating.

As well as Wayne's life story this excellent ebook provides...

From the Foreword:

The format follows Gregg's established style of illustrations and hand-lettered text.

• Dedication
• Introduction
• Bill in Lemon XYZ
• Three Minus One...

Montague was a member of the Hous of Commons and a hobby magician, which lead to his nickname "Conjurer of the House of Commons." Most of the tricks described here are of his invention.

From the introduction by Will Goldston:

• The flip-FLIP, ha-HA, card-CARD.
• RRIINNGG, short and snappy.
• Less is more, however...
• Royal flush-flash (for stand-up performances).
• Mighty mentalist versus magnificent magician (both using the front clip-palm).
• Illusion, mystery and the art of thought projection.
• Bank-a-bill-ity.
• Flip-pen-cy.
• A very lockkey affair.
• A hat and a mat. A production routine based on an old principle.

1st edition 1988, 15 pages; 1st digital edition 2018, 25 pages.

Introduce your business cards or credit cards in a fun new way.

EMERGE
Your Business Card / Credit Card or a Playing Card eerily emerges out of the inside compartment. [One time setup and you are good to go for hundreds of performances. The speed is completely under your control. Resets Instantly.]

CARD DART
Your Business Card / Credit Card jumps out of wallet. [Even for the laziest person set-up will takes less than 10 seconds]

Works with any regular bi-fold wallet. You can keep all your stuff in there and still perform these. Also included in the explanation is CARD DART II which is an impromptu take on it's earlier version.

(For the PDF please check your digital shelf.)

1st edition 2015, length 18 minutes....

Acclaimed by experts, Senor Mardo reveals 19 choice close-up and platform magic miracles in this "lost classic."

It's not black magic, it's . . . White Sorcery! Mardo's wizardry with new effects and novel takes on existing magic makes this a worthy addition to any performer's library of legerdemain.

Here's a partial list of contents:

• A Coin Routine
• A New Rope Cut Technique
• Another Rope Cut Technique
• The Vanishing Light
• Booming the Aces
• Rose
• The Nudist End
• Television Technique
• The Ball and Vase
• Matching the Colors
• Dye Tube Routine
• The Adams Block
• The Yarn
• Three Out Of One...

"Thanks for the amazing response that you had for Wild at Heart! Rachel had her operation in November 2010, and thankfully it went brilliantly. She and Aldo are now having their amazing farewell lecture tour, and all you brilliant people who bought this Ebook helped them lots. So, although this Ebook will not help with Rachel's operation anymore, all the money will still go to Aldo and Rachel, and you will be getting an Ebook full of great magic. Thank you." - Kyle

This is a very special ebook put together by an incredible person who is all but 13 years old and driven by his love for...

Another silent film from the 1950s showcasing magic performed and explained by Peter Warlock. He teaches mostly magic with ropes and silks. It was recorded in the Harry Stanley Unique Magic Studios. The man behind the camera was Lewis Ganson.

• Robin Hood Knot
• A Colourful Surprise (cigarette pack to flowers)
• A Tale of Three Ropes
• Take Your Pick! (two rings one rope)
• The Amiable Silkworm (appearing silks)
• Porous Silk
• Two Cords one Ring
• See How It Runs (salt from silk)

One of New York's busiest magic and psychic entertainers reveals the best of his audience-tested effects in this fascinating ebook.

This is not just a book for magicians. Several outstanding mentalism demonstrations are also included. These are effects that work and will get you repeat dates! This popular performer explains the effects and methods, just as if he was providing you with personal instruction. Ed Mishell's pen and ink illustrations distill the methods even further, ensuring that the workings of these audience-pleasing miracles are easy to understand and perform.

Here's what's...

This is a compilation of Peter Wilker's contributions to Abra. In 1991 he contributed a Triad Cavalcade to issue #2357. A couple of individual tips and tricks from other issues complete the collection.

• Introduction
• The Broken Match Ceremony
• Third Clue
• Dating
• The Devil's End
• Saltpetre Indices
• The Missing Prediction

1st edition 1991, PDF 14 pages.

Contents:

• CARD TRICKS
  • A Forcing Pack which can be Shuffled
  • The Card on Tape
  • A Card Changing Stand
  • A Trick with Giant Cards
• COIN TRICKS
  • A New Coin Box
  • A New Stack of Coins
  • A New Coin Vanish
  • The Travelling Farthings
  • The Chinese Coin Trick
  • The Linked Coins
  • The Newest X-Ray Block
• CLOCK TRICKS
  • The Tell-Tale Clock
  • The Clock Maker
  • The Vanishing Clock
• HANDKERCHIEF TRICKS
  • The Burned and Restored Handkerchief
  • A Handkerchief and a Bottle of Ink
  • Thought Reading with Silk Handkerchiefs
  • The Newest Matter Through Matter
  • Improved Pistol to Vanish a Handkerchief
  • A Mysterious...

From the introduction:

These are all effects which use wipe-off or white-board pens. Terri Rogers uses the Velleda brand, but there are others you can use. She also uses two types of Velleda films, one white and the other transparent.

[30 years after this booklet has been published we have a lot more pens available. While not wipe-off pens some of these effects can be adopted to the popular Frixion pens which can be erased by heat.]

Contents:

• Tips, Warnings
• Coverings
• Preparation
• Wiping Off

  Effects:

• My Choice
• Bunny Munny
• A Word in the Hand
• The Lady's not for Turning
• X-actly
• Charge Card
• Demon

1st edition 1986, 1st digital edition 2013, 23 pages....

From the foreword:

These effects on this double-download-DVD are for serious finger-flingers. Intimately detailed instruction is unsurpassed. Every effect on this DVD features some original moves and thinking, addressing classic effects:

Cups and Balls - what would happen if they took on a life of their own? Steve's cup routine includes some new presentational ideas and strategies as well as some new wrinkles he is sure you will use. If you are a cup freak, this is for you!

Cards and Coins - a magician fooler. This routine accomplishes the same effect - with a backfire, using all new moves. Steve wanted...

This work covers a lot of ground, from various parlor tricks, chemical tricks, card tricks, to a section on two person codes, and a section on artifices of cardsharks.

• description Of The Magician's Table
• How To Make A Person Jump
• The Invisible Chicken, Or Enchanted Egg Bag, As Performed By The Celebrated Wyman
• Scrap, Or Blowing Book, As Performed By Potter
• Gun Cotton - How Prepared
• Sympathetic Inks
• Apparatus For Writing In The Dark
• Dancing Turkeys
• The Self-Balanced Pail
• Sympathetic Lamp
• The Gas Candle
• Ice Made In A Red Hot Vessel
• Magical Colours
• The Magic Nosegay Blowing At The...

With this tool, you are able to gently float small objects such as matches, feathers, playing cards, sponge balls or rubber bands, etc. a few centimeters above the table.

Easy to build. Not for live performances! Use the gimmick for Zoom, Instagram, or similar. Also very suitable for demo videos to let business cards gently lift off the table. Don't use it as a magic trick. Rather as a science experiment.

1st edition 2023, video 23 min.

A mix of cards, mentalism, and quite unusual manipulation with glasses and thimbles.

1st edition 1937, reprinted 1963; 65 pages.

• CARD AND MENTAL MAGIC
  9. The Heal Coincidence Trick
  9. Telephone Telepathy
  11. Telephone Telepathy Again
  11. Alias Divination
  14. Magazine Miracle
  15. Strange Interlude
  18. A Slate Writing Method
  20. Slate Psychics
  22. The Ultimate One Man Sealed Message Heading System
  26. Predetermination
  32. And a Routine
  33. An Improved Four Ace Routine
  35. Selective Card in Pocket
  36. Si Stebbins Up the Sleeve
  37. The Perfect Card Routine
• MOSTLY MANIPULATIVE — With Glasses
  42. Glass of Liquid from Card Fan
  43. Some...

Here are not one, but two, fully routined magic acts that are commercial and different. They work equally well for the one- or two-person show. Each of the routines is a complete unit, with effects that lead up to a definite climax. Patter, music cues, stage movements and rehearsal suggestions are included. You also get standalone effects, new wrinkles for established effects, and additional patter and bits of business to add to your show.

PARTIAL CONTENTS:

THE RESTLESS COLORS (Orville Meyer) is a routine on par with "Out Of This World." It is guaranteed to leave magicians and laymen in a daze. It...