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Some have argued that George Kaplan's Fine Art of Magic is the best magic book ever published. Juan Tamariz, who wrote a foreword to this second edition, says: "Hardly a performance where I do not include an effect from this book. It's the only book that contains only good and excellent tricks."

This magic treatise has stood the test of time. It has become a standard magic reference work. The First Edition is one of the most sought after magic books and is now available in its Second Edition, which incorporates additions and corrections from Kaplan's own notes, as well as adds more than 25% new and...

This work by LePaul has become a classic a long time ago. It is a must read for anybody who is seriously interested in card magic. LePaul was one of the 20th century's most admired card technicians. Here he teaches you 31 moves and 21 routines, beautifully explained in word and more than 300 photos showing the master at work.

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Numbers 161-164

236 pages

1. Vol. 23, Number 161 March-May, 1934 [48 numbered & 8 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Conjuring Books of the Future
   • Treading on the Gas
   • The Dinner Trick
   • Modern Instruction
   • Youth at the Helm
   • The Ever Ingenious Magician
4. The Monster of Loch Ness - Jules Danby
6. The Prediction of Prospero - Roy Walker
9. A Slow Sleight - The Fadeaway Vanish
10. Splitting the Atom - Wilfred Huggins
12. The Wedding of Mr. Mickey Mouse - C. Barnard
13. Another Silk Vanish - Eric J. Williams
14. Chit-Chat - article by Fred Culpitt
16. Snipping Again - Joseph Fitzpatrick
17. Novel Impromptu Rising...

Numbers 221-224

245 pages

1. Vol. 38, Number 221, March, 1949 [48 numbered & 16 unnumbered cover, advertising & Vol. XXXVIII Index pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • A Thank You
   • Time for Action
   • Where Does Our Money Go?
3. The Roundabout - series by Claude Chandler
   • A Pleating Tip
   • Statistics
6. Mainly for Mentalists - series by Arthur F. G. Carter
   • The Psychic Ace Prediction
8. Bottle Baffle! - Wilfred H. Tyler
10. Transposition Extraordinaire - Paul Sleight (Belgium)
    • The (Biseautee) Direct Palm
13. Lighting a "Spent" Match - Victor Farelli
    • Effect as Seen by the Audience
    • Origin of the Devices Employed
    • Preparation ...

The routines use subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand to produce entertaining card effects that anyone can do. More important, no gimmicks, and no set-ups whatsoever. Grab an ordinary, even borrowed deck of cards and amaze your spectators with incredible card effects.

CONTENTS:

• KLONDIKE SEPARATION (Werner Miller): Using only the face cards (Kings, Queens and Jacks) you magically separate them into three groups (all Kings, all Queens, all Jacks).
• DOUBLE TALK (Richard Vollmer): Two spectators each select a card. Both cards are lost. The spectators find them without the...

Numbers 193-196

256 pages

1. Vol. 31, Number 193 March-May, 1942 [56 numbered & 8 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • The Magic Circle
   • Fortunes and Misfortunes
   • Zodiastar
   • A Strange Book
   • Magical News
   • Professional Help
   • To Our Friends
5. A New Clock Dial - with Ratchet and Pawl Control - Tom Sellers
7. Hypnotic Influence - Max Andrews
9. Spots Before Your Eyes - Wilfred H. Tyler
11. Tricks, Notes and Notions - Alfred Frangleton
13. Slightly Different - Alf's Button
14. A New Ball Sleight
15. Levitation Extraordinary - by "One of the Boys"
16. Slow Motion Card Vanish - Allan Lambie
17. Thimble Work - E. Brian...

From the introduction:

• Dedication
• Publisher's Introduction (by Edwin)
• Foreword
• The Dark Side of the Moon (Ken de Courcey)
• Extension to MIKO: A twist on a standard pocket effect to give...

Numbers 125-128

294 pages

1. Vol. 14, Number 125 March-May, 1925 [56 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Conjurers v. Spiritualists
   • The Latest Stunt
   • Curious Queries
   • The Magnetic Eye
   • On Contact with the Law
4. The Vanishing Pencil - An Apparent Impromptu - Wilfrid G. Jonson
5. China Tea - An Illusion Presented by Chung Ling Soo
6. The Mysterious Cases - Baffles Brush
7. Know Thy Card - Leslie R. King
8. A "Three Card Trick" for Children - Victor J. Peacock
12. My Apparatus Cupboard - article by Frank Staff
13. The Coin Through the Hand - Wilfrid G. Jonson
14. The Note in the Egg - Stuart Luciene ...

Numbers 189-192

247 pages

1. Vol. 30, Number 189 March-May, 1941 [50 numbered & 10 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • On Active Service
   • Designs for Magic
   • Aunt Kate
   • Old Ideas
   • Marketable Magic
   • Chemicals
   • Diachylon Deceptions
   • Harking Back
6. Just Cheek - Lavilette
7. Getting the Bird - J. F. Orrin
11. The Tumble Pass - Dr. H. J. Tattersall
    • The Shuffled Set-Up
15. Doublo and Treblo - C. W. Collier
17. Lighted Cigarette Production - Allan Lambie
18. Patriotic Silks - Cyril H. Dewey
20. The Card in the Balloon - Claude Chandler
21. Council Meeting - Tierra Del Fuego Magical Society - humor by...

Stuff is a beautifully designed and produced book (now available as ebook) of top quality magic and contains detailed descriptions of several marketed props and routines. These include the Beta Wallet, the Breese-Mason Wallet, Cummupence, the Silver Retriever, the Golden Retriever and Pandora. Eric Mason was not only a brilliant inventor and magician; he was a creative and talented illustrator. You will find several examples of Mason's skill as illustrator in this ebook.

Eric Mason was a highly talented and exceptionally creative magician and illustrator. He was the Art Editor of Pabular magazine and illustrated...

This was a very successful book on magic when it originally appeared in 1944. Even the sophisticated New Yorker put at the top of its list of recommended books for servicemen.

A complete repertory of tricks that can be performed without elaborate equipment.

The only book on magic that tells exactly how to keep the audience from seeing the mechanics of performance.

The Magic Wand and Magical Review, Volume 32, George Johnson, editor
Quarterly format

1. Vol. 32, Number 197 March-May, 1943 [38 numbered & 6 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • Condensed
   • How It's Done
   • Cups and Balls
   • A Boys' Own Book
   • A Card Trick in Bed
3. Tom Sellers' Magic
   • Bombay Blocks
   • Prediction Mysterio
   • Vanishing Bottle
   • Invisible Ink
   • A Block and Cord Release
   • Six Card Control
8. Are You a Good Magician - article by Sikandra
10. Card Conjuring for Conjurers - Arthur H. Eydmann
11. Flashes from the Forge - H. G. Sparks
    • Proclamations
14. Wedding Rings and Ribbon...

18 close-up card and coin effects plus extras taught. Over 145 pages of in-depth instructions with colour photographs. First in a series of new ebooks.

Some praise for effects included in Moments:

"Peter is the real deal. Buy everything this man sells!" – Justin Miller

"All I can say is Wow!" – Cameron Francis

"Not that I need say it but this is GENIUS!! Thank you Peter!!" – Ben Williams

"A must have! Amazing!" – Alan Rorrison

"BUY THIS! Very clever…" – Cody S Fisher

"Peter is a creator who totally gets it. Doesn't get any better than this." – Josh Zandman

Tricks:

Catalyst Got Your Tongue?...

Volume XX (September 1962 - August 1963), Blanca López, managing editor

96 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XX, Number 1 - September 1962 - 8 pages
1. Million Dollar Dice - Gus Southall
2. No Exchange Do As I Do - Peter Kane
2. Editorial Notes - Blanca Lopez
2. Betcha - No. 1 - Norman Houghton
2. Patter Lines - Cliff Green
3. Four Messages - Gerald Kosky
3. Lyle's Sat. Nite Special - Art Lyle
4. A Simple False Cut - Art Lyle
4. Patter Line - Cliff Green
5. Space Age Trickery - An Encore - Dr. Raymond Beebe
5. Trick Tip - Riffle Wrinkle - Art Lyle
5. What's Next - announcement
6. The Wizard's Variations...

1. The Magazine of Magic - Volume 3 - bound volume cover and Index
4. Index

1. The Magazine of Magic - Volume 3, Number 1 - October, 1915 - 32 pages
1. Contents
3. Our Views
   • The Second Year
4. cartoon - Gordon Freeman
5. News Notes and Notices
7. The Theodore Bamberg Section - A Chinese Wonder
   • The Production of a Marble Pedestal and Fire Bowl
11. Tricks, Tips and Talk - Contributed by "Alba", Woolf-Clyne, "Welshneck", E. E. Smith, Harry Exley
    11. Billiard Ball Squeezed from Thumb
    11. The Famous Drum Head Tube - Patter - Woolf-Clyne
    11. The Double Dissecting Boxes - "Welshneck" ...

Numbers 137-140

277 pages

1. Vol. 17, Number 137 March-May, 1928 [52 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • The Broadcasting Rumpus
   • Can Magic Advance?
   • Advertising
   • Progress in the U.S.A.
   • "Props." Change Hands
   • Laughter and Legerdemain
4. A Neat Paper Tearing Trick - Norman Hunter
5. The Control Pull - G. W. Hunter
6. An Inky Interlude - Wilfrid Allan
8. Public Speaking - article by J. S.
9. Ring up the Curtain - J. F. Orrin [continued]
   • Section 4 - Miscellaneous Effects
     • Fishing
     • The Green Pyramid
15. Programme
    • Douglas Dexter, A Recent Programme
17. The...

Numbers 149-152

272 pages

1. Vol. 20, Number 149 March-May, 1931 [52 numbered & 12 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
1. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
   • In the Fog
   • Mr. Tom Sellers
   • The I.B.M. British Convention
   • Swindling in Excelcis
4. page 4 is missing [Obituary: T. Page Wright]
5. page 5 is missing [Reflected Thoughts by S. H. Sharpe]
6. The Turkish Bath Murder Mystery - J. F. Orrin
9. Tripoint Again - Wilf Huggins
   • The Rising Cards
10. The Sympathetic Cards - E. Albert Gillett
11. Entre Nous - miscellaneous comments by Wilfrid Jonson
12. Another Display Stand - W. H. Eyles
13. Telepathy! - Eric C. Lewis
14. Programme
    • The Gate Theatre Studio and Mr. Peter Godfrey
15. The Silks and the Lemon...

Impromptu card magic performed with a regular deck of cards.

Contents:

• KNOCK THEM DEAD (Paul Gordon): A freely selected card is revealed as the only face-up card in a packet.
• NAME YOUR CARD (Roy Baker): After a card is selected you cut the deck into several packets. The spectator picks one and from that one card is chosen: The selection.
• IN THE CODE (Karl Fulves): A card selected by a process of elimination, ends up face up in the middle of the deck.
• THE MYSTERY OF THE PENTHOUSE (Nick Trost): The four Jacks placed in four different spots in the deck, assemble to the top.
• ELMER'S WEDDING (Peter Duffie): You show the Kings and...

Volume XIX (September 1961 - August 1962), Fred Braue & Blanca López, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIX, Number 1 & 2 - September & October 1961 - 12 pages
1. Two-Card Reverse - Harry Lorayne
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • Here and There
   • Christopher
   • News and Notes
   • Books to Come
   • Bits and Pieces
2. That Gimmicked Issue - comment about the previous issue
2. Old-Timers' Delight - F.B.
3. The Flying Card - Jay Bedsworth
4. Potpourri for Card Fanciers
   • Under Foot - Al Thompson
   • Blue-Eyed Cards - Art Lyle
   • Rub-A-Dub-Dub Jr. - Gerald Kosky
   • Reverse &...

Original ideas across the spectrum for magicians.

A collection of magical ideas, most of which have been tested on genuine living audiences. Pete Biro has been performing and lecturing, as well as dropping juggling props here and abroad since 1966 - plus a bunch of time in the early 50's. "Most original tricks and ideas" he says, "come from having a creative memory!"

• Greetings
• Philosophy Of Magic
• Simplicity
• Stealing Material
• Here 'Tis - The Jumping Cigarette
• Card Control & No-Palm To Pocket
• Invisible Hair
• Severn/Biro Impromptu Rising Cards
• Inspected By Number 27
• Sock Purse ...

Some important conditions of note:

• The effect uses a regular deck of cards, which could even be borrowed.
• There are no gimmicks of any kind in play - this is 100% impromptu. Aside from the borrowed deck, nothing is used.
• From the moment the spectator shuffles the deck to the moment they lose the trio inside the deck, the magician doesn't touch the cards. He especially doesn't touch the two face-up selections and the unknown selection.
• This method works even...

October 1903 - September 1904

116 pages

1. Magic - Volume IV, Number 1 - October 1903 - 16 pages
1. Modern Magicians - biography/review - W. D. Le Roy (Boston)
2. Facsimile from Mr. Stanyon's Portfolio
2. Magic - announcements and offers
2. Editorial
3. Original Lessons in Magic - Ellis Stanyon
   • Illusion
   • Metempsychosis Double-Extraordinary
   • The Wonderful Floating Card, in Combination with an Anti-Spiritualistic Trick
5. Soap Bubble Tricks
5. Paper Tearing - Ellis Stanyon (continued)
   • The Great Triple Tearing Feat
   • Torn Design Changed to Confetti
6. Thimble Rigging - by One of...

The routines use subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand to produce entertaining card effects that anyone can do. More important, no gimmicks, and no set-ups whatsoever. Grab an ordinary, even borrowed deck of cards and amaze your spectators with incredible card effects.

CONTENTS:

• THAT'S NEAT (Paul Gordon): You and a spectator each take half of the deck and then a card from each half. You both place these cards reversed in the middle of the two piles and the two cards magically change places.
• FULL SPEED ACE (Aldo Colombini): The Ace of the same suit of the selected...

This booklet doesn't deserve the name 'booklet', because it is packed with many wonderful effects using small objects, from cards and coins, to ropes and silks and everything in between. There is also a nice section on vesting and sleeving. Jean Hugard is one of the outstanding teachers and authors in magic. My friend Chuck has been vanishing an orange for the last forty years in much the same manner that this booklet reveals how to vanish a dinner plate. He also remembers reading of Blackstone Sr. performing some of these stunts. Whenever the author is Jean Hugard - read it!

Paul Fleming wrote: