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This is a classic in sleight-of-hand magic. From the foreword:

This BOOK is mainly on the art of sleight-of-hand and it is my earnest hope that these pages will afford practical help to both the specialist and the amateur magician.

During the period of over twenty-five years of practical magic I have formed the conclusion that in all conjuring, no matter how cleanly a trick may have been worked, it is the effect that...

This is volume two in the classic sleight-of-hand trilogy. From the foreword:

Since many branches of Magic are again represented in this volume, a close study of it will, I sincerely hope, assist the reader in perhaps making some little change, addition or improvement in an existing 'move' or effect in which he may be interested.

I have included in this book my method of working and presenting "The Chinese Rings," mainly for those of...

Amusing Experiments in Physics, Chemistry and Geometry

The title is a little bit misleading, because there are no real magic tricks in this book, at least not the kind that a magician would assume. It is essentially a book of 'kitchen' science experiments. Some of these experiments can of course be presented like a magic trick. But the majority of them are simply interesting or surprising science experiments which can be done at home with a little bit of preparation. ...

• Introduction
• I: Tricks Without Sleight-Of-Hand
  • Discovery Of A Card
  • Gathering The Kings
  • Naming The Pack
  • The Magic Pairs
  • The Turned Card
  • The Magic Square
  • The Royal Court
  • The Assembly
  • Discovery Of Four
  • Discovery Of Two
  • The Permanent Card
• II: Sleight-Of-Hand With Cards
  • Shifting The Cut
  • Forcing A Card
  • The False Shuffle
  • The Indicated Card
  • The Faced Card
  • Palming A Card
  • Changing A Card
  • Springing The Cards
• III: Tricks With Coins, Watches, Dominoes, Etc.
  • Tricks With Coins
  • The Pass
  • The Change
  • The...

John Ramsay was called "The Magician's Magician" because even for those in the know he could create miracles. He consistently fooled his peers with his incredible skill, misdirection and unique thinking. Here are a few quotes about him:

"... We are not given to uncritical boosts.... But it is difficult to write with moderation of the work of Johnnie Ramsay. His sleight of hand is unexcelled, perhaps even unequalled. Performers who know all there is to know about the Cups and Balls are not...

The best way of learning new things is doing them. Magical Experiments or Science in Play is a fascinating collection of kitchen table top experiments with every day household goods. Many of which have a 'magical' twist to them, in the sense that it is for the unfamiliar observer not quite clear how these tricks are performed, or what the physical mechanisms behind them are. More than 150 experiments are described with gorgeous lithographs. This book was originally written in French and later translated to English. This in...

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.

39 pages.

Table of Contents

This is a treatise on the sucker effects of the Three Card Monte. It starts with an intro by Nate Leipzig, includes a definition of gambling terms and goes on to explain moves, routines and schemes to work the Three Card Monte. John Scarne was a master in performing and demonstrating this sucker effect. Learn everything about it in this digital reproduction, either to be aware of the various ways this can be played and thus be protected, or to learn to perform it for entertainment...

More than a book, David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible, is a dazzling display of artists at work. Arguably the greatest stage illusionist of all time, David Copperfield has invited today's most accomplished authors to share his stage and do what they, and he, do best - bring the impossible to life before our very eyes.

Dean Koontz has written a discerning and artful preface. Several authors besides David himself have contributed original stories: Eric Lustbader, Larry Bond, Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Raymond E. Feist.