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Tricks with silks, ropes, rings, and balls.

If you like to work with invisible thread you will find interesting material here.

• Effect with Two Silks
• Two Ring Effects
• Silk, Paper Bag, and Ring
• With Two Rings
• Another Effect with Two Rings
• Ball and Glass
• Ball Production with a Silk
• Sleeving Principle
• Ball Color Change

1st edition ~1960; PDF 14 pages.

An unusual magical murder game. All the necessary cards are enclosed in the PDF and you can immediately print them and perform the trick.

An unusual and exciting effect for your mental act or magic show. It has much audience participation. Each of three spectators, invited up, plays a part in the enactment of an 'Orrible Murder, one being the body, one the witness and one the murderer. Each "chooses a weapon" - printed on large cards. (But you could use real articles: rope, dagger, gun, poison bottle, hammer). Cards or weapons are hidden. While this is afoot you have your back turned or...

Sixteen beautiful routines, moves, and effects that, like the title says, will earn you plenty of audience applause. Most of the audience-pleasing routines use props that you likely already own, such as a Vanishing Cane, Comedy Funnel, Liquid Appear, silks, rope, magic wand, and other standard items.

Plus, Mardo tips a trio of coin effects that use standard coins and a modicum of sleights to accomplish the magic. And a swell card flourish that was later featured in the movie "The Sting," starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

Paul Fleming wrote:

Arch Hive by Dale A. Hildebrandt "Some Collected Works Volume One" is the first collected works of Dale A. Hildebrandt. From his first manuscript Hypnohole & Other Absurdities to later manuscripts, submissions to periodicals, and manuscripts by others, this is the first volume of collected works of Dale A. Hildebrandt.

Dale has been publishing magic books since 2001 and has contributed to various online and physical publications of others since a few years before that. He's created Dual Reality pieces, Out to Lunch Variations, Mentalism pieces, both funny and dark Bizarre magick, reading...

"Good tricks, good writing, good illustrations, good price." - David Regal (In the April 2004 issue of Genii)

This ebook is primarily designed for the current or aspiring restaurant magician, featuring practical effects with cards and coins, plus ring flite, with engaging presentations.

Raymond is a student of Scott F. Guinn who also edited this publication and published it as printed booklet in 2003. One can clearly see Scott's mentoring shining through. A unique feature of this book is that Raymond has organized his tricks in performances suited for particular situations. For example you will find 'Adult Set',...

1st edition 1936; 93 pages.

7. Where Are Tomorrow’s Magical Masters
10. I. Rameses’ Wine And Water
12. II. Flages Of Most Nations
15. III. Up Or Down
18. IV. Three From Five
23. V. The Leopard’s Spots
28. VI. Pot-Pourri
33. VII. Wool Gahering
36. VIII. Dyed In The Wool
40. IX. Chameleon Lucifers
43. X. The Photographic Album
47. XI. Vanity Bag
48. XII. Underground
53. XIII. Pail Go!
57. XIV. Butterfly Wings
61. XV. Candle Conception
65. XVI. Billboard
69. XVII. Jam
73. XVIII. On Parade
77. XIX. Shifting Sands
82. XX. Bath Salts
88. XXI. Magical Trade Union Wanted?

Beautiful close up magic by Jon Racherbaumer, John Cornelius, Roger Klause, Ed Marlo, Jim Hunter, Steve Draun, Eddie Adams, Lee Fried, Chuck Smith, Phil Goldstein, Tom Mullica, and Simon Aronson. Here is magic that is unique and that you will not see in other books. The ebook is divided into chapters on Coins, Cards, Linking Pins, Mental Magic, and Diversions. You will find such unusual items as Marlo's complete presentation of the Color Vision box, Racherbaumer's close up Miser's Dream, Marlo work on Linking Pins, Cornelius' Coins thru Table, Mullica's version of Jarrow's Cig thru Hanky, and more. The section on card magic (mostly Marlo...

Twenty-seven practical tricks which you, and your audiences, will enjoy. A whole host of laugh-grabbing gags is worth a fortune to the working performer. A valuable look at publicity and promotion. Graham Reed is a top advertising executive; don't miss reading his suggestions. A useful collection of games for children's parties. This section, alone, is worth the price of the ebook. A mixed grill of extremely interesting ideas, comments, thoughts, hints, and tips.

• Hello...
• Section One: PRESTIDIGITATION
  • Bingo 'Just Chance'
  • Joker Prediction
  • Publicity Spot Paddle
  • Postcard Brainwave ...

17 pieces of magical theatre and 14 essays.

This ebook is about finding yourself in magic and sharing who you are with your audience in a theatrical setting. Franklin Williams shares his story and teaches you how to take magic tricks and turn them into art.

You will learn about scripting and telling deep meaningful stories while doing amazing and strong magic on stage, parlor, and in closeup. This ebook also contains Franklin's award-winning take on the Vanishing Bottle and The Chop Cup.

Excerpt from the foreword by Jeff McBride.

From the preface:

Someone once commented that "If you want to hide a magic secret, put it in a book or magazine!" There is probably some truth to that statement, as there is "buried treasure" on each and every page of this work. Tricks, ideas, gags, presentations, suggestions and routines from a full complement of magical authors. Bag-O-Trix is a collection. It contains the complete texts of many books previously issued separately. Some of these volumes are (and have been) out of print. Some others are in short supply. None will be reprinted as a separate item again. This massive ebook will be the only source...

A wonderful ebook on the magic of Roy Baker, inventor of the PATEO force.

• Preface
• Section 1: General Magic
  • Baker’s Beakers
  • Bisected Balloon
  • Air-Lite
  • Flap-Doodle Bag
  • Super Silks
  • Electro-Van
  • T and R Gag
• Section 2: Card Magic
  • The Last of the Last Cards
  • Name Your Card
  • Star Location
  • Fantastic Aces
  • Ah-Bee Card in Envelope
  • Crazy Speller
  • Forceful Revelation
  • Blindfold Discovery
  • Psycho Card
  • Drunk Card
• Section 3: Close up Magic
  • Bewildering Matches
  • Three Trees
  • Hat-Tissue!
  • Going Through the Rye
  • Ring Off
  • Shooting Star
  • Spoon on Nose
  • Coins Across
• Section 4: Mentalism

Baker was a funny and versatile performer who performed and contributed unique routines from mentalism to cards, from stage and parlor to close-up, including a hypnosis show.

Also check out Baker's Bonanza by Hugh Miller.

• Publisher's Preface
• Foreword
• Section One: Card Chicanery
  • Spectator's 'Impossible' Divination
  • Chance-It!
  • Spot On!
  • Bewitched
  • Spooky Sunday
  • Flash Card
  • Betyatis
• Section Two: Roy's Cunning Close-Ups
  • Non-Stop Stopper
  • Torn-Lit-Cig
  • The Match Fountain
  • Hokey Pokey
  • Condi-Mental
  • Sneaky Snake
  • The Missing Link
  • Spoonerism
  • A Date To Remember
  • Stamp-It
  • A Cheeky Cigarette Move
  • Crazy Coin...

From the Foreword:

• Foreword
• About Roy Baker
• "Stuck-Kup"
• "Catch The Cup"
• Cigarette Through Handkerchief Baker Style
• Roy Baker's Method Of "Knife Thro' Coat"
• Two Stunts With A Pen
• It's Getting Larger
• The...

Balance small objects on the edge of a card. The gimmick is easy to make but finicky to use. Also, watch your angles. Great for one-on-one or video shots but not so great with multiple spectators. The gimmick does not involve a thread, reel, or magnets.

1st edition 2022, video 12:10.

Routines with the Howard Adams' Ramasee Principle - a self-working method.

The Bammo Crambazzled Dossier is a deep-dive examination of a very strange and magical principle. You will fool yourself and, of course, everyone else. It works automatically, maybe even automagically. How it works may not be capable of an explanation from this world, but Bob Farmer does offer his ideas and those of many others.

The routines involve magic words, runes, Tarot cards, antique keys,...

Dennis writes:

Michael Wild has teamed up with another hard core bar magician, Todd Diamond, to share with you their knowledge and great effects for the bar/pub venue. If you read Bar Magician it will become obvious that these two gentlemen have done magic in bars for quite some time. They explain their thinking and reveal some of their best effects. A bar can be a tough and sometimes rude place. Todd and Michael included one effect that matches this environment: "Two Cigarettes Having Sex". Be warned that this presentation may offend you. You might not want to do this for your in-laws next to the Christmas...

Note that this ebook includes x-rated balloon models and jokes. This is not appropriate material for minors.

• The Water Dog Trick
• Balloon Boys and Girls Together
• Mounting Dogs
• A View From the Zoo
• Big Boy Balloon
• The Circumcised Dogs
• X-Rated Rubber Quips or Dirty Bar Jokes

1st edition 1974, 24 pages; 1st digital edition 2018, 18 pages.

If you enjoy performing for people in bars, restaurants or at parties then Bar TAB (or Bar Tricks And Bits) might interest you. It's a small collection of tricks, sight gags and other bits of business Ron had much success with in his bar, restaurant and party work.

It doesn't matter if you're a working pro or just like to go out on the town with your friends and entertain people. The Tricks And Bits in this PDF download are real world material that I'm sure you'll actually use.

Although Ron goes into great detail in explaining these tricks and bits or business. You won't find many sleight...

This is a neat little collection of bar tricks, stunts and simple magic effects. Some of it will be familiar to you, some have a new twist or plot and others might be completely new to you. Julian added photos to make it very easy to present these on your next visit to your favorite bar or restaurant. It is a good idea to have a few of these stunts ready when you are not prepared to do a full magic show, but still want to be the center of attention.

1st edition, 2004.

1. Red or Black
This trick will prove that your volunteer has ESP as they correctly predict whether cards are red or black. ...

Between 2009 and 2011 a very special column appeared in M-U-M, the in-house magazine for the Society of American Magicians. Conceived to be an introduction to sleight of hand aimed at beginners, the thirty-six lessons ended up being one of the most detailed courses in conjuring to date. The topics covered included all aspects of magic; cards and coins, balls, ropes and cups, stand up and close up, interspersed with real-world performance hints and tips from someone who has spent time in the trenches.

This e-book version contains all thirty six Basic Training columns, plus two extra lessons...

From the introduction:

The magician picks up a card box as if to demonstrate a card trick and discovers that it rattles. Opening it, he tips from within four 3-volt circular batteries. Taking one of the batteries into his fist, he squeezes it and on opening the hand it is seen to have changed to a more powerful AAA battery. Holding this battery at the fingertips, the performer passes his other hand across it and causes it to visibly change to a larger AA battery.

Finally, he clasps his two empty hands together and on parting them reveals that now a square 9-volt battery has magically appeared!

No gimmicks...