Milbourne Christopher

We can't remember the last time we had so much fun enjoying a book on magic. No stuffy prose or verbose instructions here, Christopher and Fetsch reveal the inner workings just as if you're discussing them over a beer or burger at your favorite hangout.

Magic at Your Fingertips features chapters on close-up conjuring, mental magic, card feats, sorcery with silks and a wide assortment of unusual variety magic. It contains...

This ebook picks up from where his earlier book, Tips on Tricks, leaves off - with no duplication of material. Just practical, tested material for any performer. At this low price, we think it's one of the finest values in magic today.

"One of the most practical brochures on magic I've ever seen. 'More Tips on Tricks' is crammed with material which has obviously been performance tested." - Wm. W. Larsen, Sr.

"A fine volume full...

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" that any active wizard can...

• Preface
• Chapter One: Mental Magic
  • In The Crystal
  • Ball-Point Prediction
  • Palm Writing
  • Torn Centre Application
  • Blindfold Vision
  • Third Sight
  • Chalk Mark Telepathy
  • Think Of An Object
  • Think Of A Man
  • Find The Pin
  • Chairback Transmission
  • Getting The Chalk
  • Colours
  • Afterthought
  • Super Date Sense
  • Stage Version
  • Impromptu Version
  • Predicting The Winner
• Chapter Two: Close-Up Conjuring
  • Flame Up
  • A Glass Vanish
  • My Glass Through...

Completely revised, these greatly enlarged instructions include both of Milbourne Christopher's exclusive methods for stretching a rope to many times its original length. No hidden reels, magnets, or special rope needed. Regular, soft cotton magician's rope works fine for this. This will be a show-stopper in your act. Also makes a terrific introduction to a cut 'n restored or ring-on-rope routine.

1st edition...

• One Man Mental Magic
  • Introduction
  • Guided Thoughts
  • Pinpointed Image
  • Out Of Town
  • The Mentalist Solves A Murder
  • Super Psychometry
• More One Man Mental Magic
  • Introduction
  • Magazine Test
  • The Red Writing
  • A Record Prediction
  • Special Delivery
  • One Out Of 52
  • Postcard Prophesy
  • Bill Larsen's Problem

1st edition 1952 & 1954; 1st digital edition 2016, 32 pages.

• Preface
• One Man's Opinion
• Costly Cover
• A Funny Bill Bit
• Smooth Floating Ball
• Karger's Coin Stack
• Through The Ribbon
• Cigarette Machine
• Coin Catching Comedy
• Flash Tv Frame
• Brainwave Deck Gag
• Baker Slate Tip
• Much Into Little
• Torn Center Tip
• Buzz Saw Ideas
• Four Ink Spots
• Move For Mentalists
• Knife Through Coat
• Shooting A Candle
• Bubble Gum Magic
• Squaring The Circle
• Silk In Box
• Three...

• Introduction
• Thumb Tip Magic
• Burning A Handkerchief
• Making Money
• Ribbons From Nowhere
• Burning A Napkin
• Burning A Tablecloth
• Fire Proof Thumb
• Conjuring Up Candy
• Living Or Dead
• Cards Controlled
• Vanishing A Dime
• Indestructible Match
• Spirit Rapping Hand
• Thumb Tie With Rubber Bands
• Chapman's Taped Thumbs
• Dollar In Banana
• Bill In Soft Roll
• Bill In Hard Crust Roll
• Reimer's Ribbon Cut
• The Severed String
• Spirit Knots ...

• Introduction
• Practice
• Intimate Trickery
  • TAG TRICKERY
  • THE PHANTOM FLAME
  • THE ACROBATIC CIGARETTE
  • THE NAME APPEARS
  • THE MAGIC MIRROR
  • STEEL BALL BAFFLER
  • SQUEEZE
  • A NEW THIMBLE ROUTINE
• Money Magic
  • TWO BILL TRICK
  • THE MIDAS TOUCH
  • A SECRET DEVICE
  • COIN IN MATCHBOX
  • PENNY PENETRATION ...

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 1 - June 1960 - 12 pages
1. New Wine from Old Cups - Fred G. Taylor
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • Bits and Pieces
   • Grim Reaper - re: Dr. Harlan Tarbell
   • News and Notes
   • Memo from Morris
   • Jottings
   • Syldini
   • Goodliffe
   • Rope Trick
   • Dunninger on Hurkos
3. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
   • My Card on Ceiling
     • Variations
4. Milbourne Christopher's Column
   • Phone in Bag
   • Phone Production
   • Emcee Item ...

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVII, Number 1 - June 1959 - 12 pages
1. My Favorite 4-Ace Trick - Max Katz
   • Different Variations
   • The Buckle Count
   • The Ace Stack
   • The False Shuffle
   • Deal Five Stacks
   • "You don't want it, I don't want it."
   • The Selected Stack
   • The Miracle
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • TV Topics
   • Harry Lorayne
   • Dick Ryan
   • Jottings
   • News and Notes
   • Okito Writes:
   • Predictions
   • Into Thin Air
   • Bits and Pieces
   • More Re: Checker...

Jean Hugard and Fred Braue wrote some of the most read magic books in magic history, such as The Royal Road to Card Magic and Expert Card Technique. A good part of Martin Gardner's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic Tricks can be found in Hugard's Magic Monthly. It featured book reviews by John J. Crimmins Jr., and the famous Frank Joglar...

Jean Hugard and Fred Braue wrote some of the most read magic books in magic history, such as The Royal Road to Card Magic and Expert Card Technique. A good part of Martin Gardner's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic Tricks can be found in Hugard's Magic Monthly. It featured book reviews by John J. Crimmins Jr., and the famous Frank Joglar...