Books

This is a how to guide for everyone who owns the ITR reel. It contains twenty-four pages and sixteen different effects. If you own an ITR get the book. If you don't own an ITR, buy one and get the book.

The Hot Rod is one of those great items that can be used to perform dozens of very different effects. This book provides clear instructions and ideas for getting the most out of your Hot Rod or any colour-changing rod. 32 pages.

Most Magicians carry a tip (thumb tip) in their pocket at all times. "Don't leave home without it" had been a slogan among 'Tip' caring Magi for 70 years before that Credit Card Company coined the phrase. A nine-inch silk is generally carried inside a tip. They are colourful and compact well. Paper money, bits of string, ribbon and tissue papers are also frequently used. With this book you will learn many of the classical tip routines as well as instruction on fitting the tip, color of the tip, misdirection, etc. etc.

The book is 34 pages long and has some illustrations. If you get only one idea from this book it is well worth the price. A must for beginners! A great book even for the experienced 'Tip' Magi.

45 pages with introduction, history and routines.

This wonderful softbound booklet is reprinted from the 1938 original. It starts with the history of the game, then details the equipment or props needed, then gives instructions on the sleight of hand moves (steals, turnovers, sucker moves, etc.) and then includes 33 full routines! Also includes a chapter on shills, the confederates that con artist's plant in the audience to get the crowd excited and involved. Fascinating! 58 pages.

Completely baffling! No slight of hand. 50 tips and tricks. 28 pages. Paperback. Impress your friends and family with these great magic tricks/illusions/slights of hand!

One of the best books ever written on the subject. Contains 9 chapters covering sleights, finger practice, moves with one or more thimbles, and much more. 42 pages.

Plus sequel by John Mendoza, 27 pages with illustrations.

Chuck has listed over 100 things to squeak with a squeaker and a few bits to go with them. Reading through it will make you go find your squeaker and start carrying it around.

The most complete coverage of the ZOMBIE every written. Many performers have difficulty in adopting the ZOMBIE into their repertoire. In this work MERLYN T. SHUTE has separated the handling into discrete moves which can be re-arranged by the individual into personal routines.

FIRST, the apparatus itself, ball, gimmick foulard, etc. SECONDLY, several moves are described. FINALLY, a discussion on ZOMBIE routines.

Contains in-depth information on the various materials available to perform amazing floating, vanishing and metamorphosis effects. Learn the advantages and what to watch out for with Surgical Thread, Monofilament, Hair, Nylon, Elastic Thread, Loops, Wax, Plastic and more. Plus lots of information about props and hookups. In addition, learn to perform ten amazing close-up effects. This is the most up to date book on thread magic, truly a definitive text.

Milbourne Christopher's book tells you how to do 50 different tricks with the thumb tip. Here are just a few: Burning and Restoring a Handkerchief, Living or Dead Mental Test, Dollar Bill in Banana, Bank Night, Spirit Knots, and more. Each is clearly described and illustrated.

Easy to do Requires no special skills

40 page. Paperback. book. The WIZARD DECK is one of the most ingenious magic decks of cards ever invented. You can learn up to 110 amazing magic tricks using this apparatus.

This book was written and edited by experienced magic teachers. You can amaze your friends or audience after a short period of practice.

How about a little fun and profit at a bar, coffee shop, or restaurant. Compiled by Terry Nosek, this includes betcha's with coins, bills, bottles, glasses, matches and bodies. Never give a sucker an even break. These bets are guaranteed to win and have fun at the same time. Of course you bet at your own risk, but what the heck it's only money, plus you didn't pay a lot for the book.

Compiled by Dick Williams. This booklet details more routines, tips and tricks with the Haunted Key than you ever knew existed. .

Learn one of the most visual manipulations in all of card magic. For the first time in print, Lennart Green finally reveals one of his most tightly guarded secrets-The Snap Deal. This fully-illustrated, 20-page booklet covers everything from the basic deal (with one and more cards) to misdirection tips. Of course this booklet couldn't be complete without Lennart's famous The Laser routine, exactly as he performed it on The World's Greatest Magicians television special.

7" x 10" Glossy soft cover, printed in colour 55 pages. In this book you will find explanations and illustrations for Vanishing Aces, Silver in Slow Motion, Shifting Fingers, Silent Eagles and more....

The author Ed Mishell has captured the magic of Jack Miller and added many of his own ideas in the use of this small invisible gimmick known as the Hold-Out. The miracles you can accomplish with this device are legion. 64 pages, illustrated.

A magicians guide to pickpocket magic, basic principles, misdirection, tricks of the trade etc.

Floating routines for table and stage. 82 pages of thread work, ball, cane, silk, cigarette etc.

This book is written for magicians who would like to know more about the many applications of wax. There are very few reference books dealing with the various uses of wax... so be our guest as you journey through the pages of the "Wax Museum."

The book that all magicians cut their teeth on. Probably the best book on card magic to get you started and then progress to greater heights ever written. A constant bestseller. 302 pages, 20 chapters, 76 tricks.

The book that all magicians cut their teeth on. Probably the best book on card magic to get you started and then progress to greater heights ever written. A constant bestseller. 302 pages, 20 chapters, 76 tricks.

Keith Clark's Encyclopedia of Cigarette Magic is by far the most complete book on this subject. Highly guarded secrets from seasoned professional's waits those that are interested in this almost lost art-form. The secrets gleaned from these pages can be used to vanish, produce, change etc. other similar items such as pencils, crayons, cigars, etc. This book was written when secrets were guarded and so it has been written in such a manner that the casual observer will not be able to figure out what the sleights are, etc. You have to read the section on 'the code' before you will understand the contents. A neat feature from a by-gone era. I highly recommend this book to any serious student of sleight of hand. Paperback of just over 300 pages with detailed explanations and art work.

Inlcudes a pack of Royal ESP, which are also marked.

Tricks and gags with Flash Paper are becoming more and more popular. Once you have used Flash Paper in a trick you will understand why. The unexpected flash of flame, no matter how it is used, adds a dramatic touch or "punch" to any trick or gag. In this revised book you have 56 pages full of FLASH PAPER TIPS.

One of the most informative books on table-hopping magic ever written. For those who work in restaurants, night clubs, or even private parties.

Six Routines for the 29 different designs Included in this great book.. Compiled by Herb Morrissey.

Tricks with rope, dice, coins, cards, paper and pencils for the amateur. Be the life of the party.

25 tips & tricks using a blank deck. Easy to do. 10 pages. Illustrated.

A book of basic counts, moves and manoeuvres that are used primarily in tricks with small packets of cards. If you know nothing of basic card magic, this book will instruct you. Many of the basic counts such as the Elmsley Count, Jordan Count, Haback Count, Spirit Count, etc. are described. The Ascanio Spread and many other moves and false counts are also included. This book is intended as a basic book for the card man-experienced as well as beginner. The book is typeset, perfect bound, and is illustrated with 79 clear photographs. 73 pages.

48 pages of information on a variety of Change bags. The book contains 101 tricks that can be done with the flat or draw string change bag, one hand change bag, regular change bag, repeat change bag, the clear force bag, and the mesh change bag.

Penned by Merlyn T. Shute, his analytical method of teaching (which is now becoming widely recognized) makes learning easier, quicker and more enjoyable. This treatise explains essential principles such as: One Ahead, Ye Olde Shelle Game, Another Opening, Before the Beginning, The Slip and Force Opening, And Then There Were Three, Have Cup Will Travel. These basics will allow the performer to personalize his VERY OWN ROUTINE. Visual flourishes such as The Penetrating Cups and Wand Thru Cup, coupled with the numerous variations, tips and climaxes that are explored make this a thought provoking book that will enlighten the beginner and even the seasoned pro!

In addition to most standard dove pan uses. Also the book is serious, comical, weird and wonderful. There are dozens of delightful dove pan deceptions, many for children's entertainment, some with patter stories, hints and tips, ideas, unique productions, and instructions how to make them for yourself. DOVE PAN-ORAMA will entertain and amuse you. Even if you only use ONE of the many excellent ideas offered, you'll have more than your money's worth. Read all about: Jelly Bean Soup, Castle In The Air, The Miser's Nightmare, A Colourful Chandelier and dozens more practical, amusing, entertaining ideas. The book has 48 pages, fully illustrated and a cover design and illustrations by Sid Lorraine.

Routines, flourishes & sleights. It's a hit! Magic Dice. They stack up, vanish, appear, grow larger, shrink smaller, and act in general like they were alive. It's a trained circus with dice. This leading expert gives his all in this sensational book of acrobatic dice and magic dice.

This book contains thirty pages of easy to do card magic. Great for a gift to a child from a magician. The book is also a great beginner's book.

This is a practical book on the genuine art of hypnotism, written especially for the entertainer who desires to master the subject for the purpose of amusing and mystifying large or small audiences. The latest scientific methods are clearly outlined and described in 18 easy lessons. It makes hypnotism easy to understand and practice. Tells you exactly what to do, how to do it, and why.

Complete coverage of the subject is handled in the many chapters, including methods for placing a subject under control, how to awaken a subject, hypnotism at a distance by radio or telephone, and much, much more!

This is also a stripper with one way back design, poker size with instruction booklet that shows 101 effects.

This is a booklet of 110 tricks with a Svengali Deck. Compiled by Ian Sutz, this 32 page booklet will teach you how to use and operate a Svengali Deck to it's fullest.

Originally published in 1945, this 36 page paperback book takes you through the entire Miller ring routine in all phases, with all the moves, and black and white photo illustrations.

The manipulation of money is fascinating to everyone and probably always will be. Bills are common, pack small, and easy to borrow. This booklet describes in detail all the important moves, gimmicks and tricks with paper money. Great effects are taught, spanning the impromptu situation to the prepared performance from close-up to parlour or stage. This is a great book with very practical and strong effects.

If you have ever wondered what is the best way to force a card or number or item in a certain situation, then you can stop wondering. This booklet is nothing but forcing methods. It is ideal if you design your own routines and would like to find the most suitable force. It is also great for people who have problems with one or another force, since here they will find other methods to reach the same outcome.

Compiled by Gabe Fajuri 31 pages of how to force a card, ways to do it and tricks using it.

This complete mini-course in hypnotism starts with the assumption that the reader knows nothing about the subject at all and then rapidly leads him, step by step, to the point where he can hypnotise perfect strangers. Learn how to perform basics tests like tying a subject's hands together, making them fall backward, etc. Diagrams and concise prose make it all clear.

Over 100 tricks that anyone can perform with simple inexpensive props. Includes instruction in, showmanship, sleight of hand, ventriloquism and more.

20 Tricks with "The Rising Cards"

Without doubt one of the greatest effects ever created.

A small booklet of 32 pages describing the secrets of a classic in magic.

Lethal Magic is what you'll be performing when you use Lethal Tender. Lethal Tender is the brainchild of magician Steve Duescheck. The author has nicknamed Steve's creation "The World's Fastest Trick" for obvious reason. The effect is lightning fast. Softbound Booklet with Detailed Illustrations.

Get this profusely illustrated book of tricks, tips, presentations, publicity, patter and ideas. Clever and ingenious routines, many with standard props or none at all. . Illustrated by that well-known magi, Ed. Mishell. 40 pages. P/back.

An exhaustive source of devious and magical things to do with Slush Powder.

25 different tricks using a rubber square. Illustrated. 28 pages. Paperback. Written by Magic-Ian.

This book by Randy Wakeman and friends teaches 14 effects with the Rainbow deck.

Paperback, 47 pages.

A booklet of 27 pages providing an up to date knowledge to enable the student to explore the facinating subject of lock picking. Many Pictures descriptions and diagrams

Part two provides further details and practical insights into lock picking. A must for the enthusiast.

This new, enlarged and revised third edition has no less than fourteen fabulous effects with the famous ESP deck. You will aslo learn all the simple moves you will need to accomplish these mental effects. Do As I Do... Triple Match... The Test...Thought Force are but a few of the astounding effects. ESP Cards included.

Slydini's Untold Secrets explained by Alma Richie. 6 complete routines, each is simple and easy to follow with a different plot, they represent the beautiful magic of Slydini.

23 page illustrated booklet.

64 pages on arranging, holding, linking, removing, patterns, flourishes and routines.

A Compilation of Tricks and Effects with Wax

Wax is one of the magician's greatest secret gimmicks and this is the first booklet ever written on the subject. It was originally released in 1953 by Ted Collins and Ed Mishell

Subjects and routines covered: Hit The Ceiling, Personal Magnetism, Rising Cards, Perfect Silk Ball, Dice or Lump Sugar Move, Balancing Coins, Tricky Tip, Think A Card, It's A Pip, Magazine Test, Hat on the Wall, Double Face or Double Back, Stab A Card, Miser's Dream, Selected Card In Pocket, Changing a Dime to a Half Dollar, Coin Catching, Wax as a Servante, Card Location Behind The Back, Coins From The Shoes, Center Tear, The Vanishing Card, Card From Pocket, Vanishing Coin in Handkerchief, Cut and Restored String, Second Dealing, Rising Coin in Glass, Impromptu Paddles, Sealed Predictions, Producing a Cigarette from a Card, Floating Match, Torn and Restored Cigarette Paper, Coin Vanish from the Hand, No Change, Impromptu Coin Tray and more.

A 20-page soft-cover booklet written by Ted Collins and illustrated by Ed Mishell with a foreword by Audley V. Walsh.

13 easy to master, commercial effects suitable for close up and cabaret from top TV magician Wayne Dobson.

Another 13 blockbuster routines from Wayne Dobson.

Description: THROWING the SWITCH is a convincing utility card move. The move can be performed with virtually no misdirection, your audience literally burning your hands, yet your secret movements go by undetected and, more importantly, totally and completely unsuspected.

The booklet includes effects employing the move and an in-depth study of its variations and possibilities. The move is taught to you step-by-step so even the beginning card man will be able to do it easily and fool the expert. Along with the text are over a dozen crystal clear line drawings and included are several complete effects and routines using THROWING the SWITCH.

An 8 page booklet providing history of the use of wax in magic. Covers 23 effects using wax for cards, coins and miscellaneous objects.

25 Tips & Tricks with D'Lite, introduction, how it works and tips.

One of the greatest and most powerful effects with playing cards. This 14 page booklet explains the history of the Brainwave deck, basic routine and then 13 other routines.

12 page booklet with 50 tips, tricks and jokes.

A 20 page booklet. Fun and easy to do. The entire deck changes to the spectators card every time. 77 tips and tricks.

Scarne on Cards, complete rules on how to win at poker, gin, pinochle, blackjack and other games and how to spot cheaters.

Complete Course in Ventriloquism. Thirty five pages on the history, psychology, practice, lip control, the doll, tricks and novelties.

Manual of Miracles with a European Reader deck. A small booklet describing the history, explanation and a few effects to do with the Fournier 505m marked deck

The Original P.K. Factor, a booklet by the inventor of the effect Patrick Snowden. It gives a history of the P.K. and a chapter on magnets, the principle of P.K., concealment and 3 other headings.

S.A.S. How to Escape from Handcuffs, swift action system by David De-Val. A booklet explaining how to release yourself from any pair of handcuffs.

Unlocks the secrets of Tarot, the must have book for beginners, includes spread sheet.

This short but sneaky version of the Cups and Balls is a good way to get acquainted with the essential handling and presenting of this classic of magic.

Although the following is designed as an introduction to Cups and Balls for the student of magic, it is a complete and audience tested performance piece as well. Ron Bauer has used this act since the very beginning of his magic career, and it is as amusing to the public now as it was back then. You can use it sitting or standing. With the main version of the trick, you never go to your pockets. And, that's just one of the reasons the angles used are so safe.

Although this technique takes more than a dozen pages to explain, this entire presentation runs fewer than two minutes. It's slick and quick. You'll have a lot of fun performing it. And your audiences will too.

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A 200 page hardbound, photo illustrated card magic masterpiece. Contains 19 card tricks with regular cards, mostly impromptu.

This is a comprehensive depiction of Don Alan's theories, handling, and presentation of the Chop Cup. It's his way of doing it, not merely a replication of a single performance.

THE REAL WORK on how Don loaded, got the laughs and set up for doing his classic routine. This is the first time all the subtle work has been published.

The 28 pages, with fabulous photos and drawings of "The Complete Don Alan Chop Cup" is all you could ask for and MORE.

10 great effects with a 2 sided coin.

In 1900 the self-proclaimed "King of Koins, " T. Nelson Downs, published an extensive account of his new and original coin sleights and tricks. "Embracing Every Sleight and Subtlety Invented and Known, " the volume featured detailed explanations and diagrams of numerous feats with coins -- most prominent among them the author's world-famous original creation, "The Miser's Dream, " a much-imitated vanishing act that climaxes in a shower of half-dollars. In this complete manual for the art of conjuring with coins, Downs shares his secrets for scores of "fakes" and sleights, including passing a coin through the bottom of a hat, the money-producing cigarette, the mysterious claret glass, the crystal coin ladder, the obedient coins and many more. He also offers a wealth of suggestions for stage "business" involving handkerchiefs, goblets, hats, and other props, as well as tips on presentation, patter, and other techniques.

Compliled by Stewart James.Contains over 150 rope tricks many created by the masters of rope magic. Provides step by step illustrated instructions on how to perform the best rope tricks ever devised. A complete and informative reference work and a valuable addition to your magic library.

A practical manual of legerdemain for amateurs and others. Beyond supplying you with tricks this book is teaching you the techniques of pure manual dexterity known collectively as sleight of hand. It explains many basic techniques: the palm, pass, false shuffle, change slide, force and many more. A great refernce book and addition to your magic library.

This book is the most complete treatise ever written on sleight-of-hand coin conjuring. Celebrated magician J.B. Bobo has gathered here the best and most useful of all coin tricks-not only his own, but those of some four dozen notable prestidigitators, including such greats as Robert-Houdin, Professor Hoffmann and-the greatest of all coin conjurers-T. Nelson Downs.

All the tested, traditional methods of coin magic are here. Bobo has added to these the best of the modern innovations, while eliminating all the out-of-date and impractical sleights of his sources. You will learn all about palms, holds, flips, switches, change-overs, steals, cuffing, sleeving and other sleight-of-hand techniques; coin tricks requiring special devices are also included. The author guides you systematically from basic techniques, concealments and vanishes, through integrated tricks, to complete routined acts (18 in all). His clear explanations are splendidly complemented by 510 illustrations.

Sleight-of-hand magic has consistently earned the respect of professional magicians . If you are yet an amateur, this easy-to-follow manual-together with regular practice-is the surest route to professional level competence. For professionals, this volume is a convenient encyclopedic reference that gathers in one place all the best coin magic from antiquity to modern times.

125pages, how to start, the dummy, puppets, staging and entertaining with ventriloquism.

Carefully worked out descriptions of another 120 flourishes, sleights, tricks and manipulations. Forces, passes, glides, color changes, top and bottom changes, double lifts, false cuts and more. Author describes effect to be produced and explains steps involved with clear text and drawings

The Dice Stacking Book is 104 pages of tips and advice covering all sorts of dice stacking variations. Well illustrated, including two flip books that show the basic stack and decapitation.

The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation. For almost a century, this book has been considered indispensable to attaining the highest level of card mastery. In it, S.W. Erdnase, a supreme master of card manipulation, teaches card enthusiasts how to perform the dazzling tricks and sleights-many of them how own creations-that made him famous.

The first section of the book deals with card table artifice, or, to put it more bluntly, cheating at cards. Step by step, Mr. Erdnase demonstrates his own systems of false shuffling, false riffling and cutting, dealing from the bottom and such slick moves as palming cards, "skinning the hand," even three-card Monte.

The second section covers legerdemain: the art of forcing a card, one- and two-hand transformations, the devious "slide" and more. Card handlers will love Erdnase's selection of dazzling card tricks, including The Acrobatic Jacks, The Exclusive Coterie, The Divining Rod, The Invisible Flight, a Mind Reading Tick and many others.

Practical methods and forty original Card Experiments. A famous card expert demonstrates tricks that have left theatre audiences amazed, and that card-playing professionals have used profitably. It is not a book for beginners. But these shifts, palms, glides, false shuffles, cuts, fans, steals, and spectacular deceptions will help those with basic card expertise reach new levels of performance. Over 300 photos.

This book is a treasury of handkerchief tricks that are easy to perform. Karl Fulves, one of the foremost authorities on "Self-working" tricks (i.e tricks that do not require special feats of dexterity or long hours of practice), has collected 61 of the finest self-working handkerchief tricks and presented them in this easy- to-follow, well illustrated book. No previous experience necessary.

The quickest, most certain path toward achieving a reputation as a magician is to be able to perform at a moment's notice with borrowed objects. If you are handed a coin, handkerchief, pencil or rubber band, you should be able to do at least one amazing trick with that object.

This book deals exclusively with just such tricks. It is a collection of some of the best tricks with ordinary objects. The approach throughout the book is simple. No unusual dexterity, gimmicks or special sleights are required. The only props needed are simple, everyday objects-eggs, cards, dice, rubber bands, balloons, apples, etc. Nor are long hours of practice necessary. Step-by-step instructions and over 180 helpful illustrations insure quick and effective mastery of each trick. Self-Working Table Magic contains nearly 100 tricks

Easily learn 56 tried-and-true close-up card tricks. Card tricks that are performed right under those nose of your audience. Among the tricks are "openers," which quickly grabs your audiences' attention and sets the atmosphere and excitement for the rest of your act. Show off some really eye-popping visual card magic as well as some feats of mental magic. And as usual with Karl Fulves' books, no previous experience is necessary.

An expert presents step-by-step, foolproof instructions for 65 of his most impressive card tricks. Mystifying, entertaining illusions include "Prediction Wallet," in which the card a spectator has chosen and signed is found in the magician's wallet; "Suspense," in which a card remains dangling in mid-air, and many others. 116 black-and-white illustrations.

72 Foolproof Card Miracles for the Amateur Magician - What is a self-working card trick? A trick that does not depend upon legerdermain or special abilities on the part of the magician, but a trick that works automatically because of the mathematics inherent in the card deck itself.

Long practice and supernormal dexterity are not needed to perform these tricks, yet they are often among the most entertaining and most spectacular of all card tricks.

The present volume was the first commercially available collection of these sure-fire tricks, prepared by one of the best-known modern writers and editors in the field of magic, Karl Fulves, editor of The Pallbearer periodical.

Some of these tricks are simple, a good place to begin. Others were specially adapted from professional routines and are here presented for the first time for amateurs. Almost all of these tricks can be worked informally, with a borrowed deck of cards. Some also adapt to stage presentation.

Individual tricks contained here have sold for more than the price of the entire book. Amateurs can use them to get a start in magic and to feel, at once, the rewards of giving a professional performance. Advanced and professional magicians will find tricks to add to their acts or informal routines.

Written by one of today's foremost authorities on self-working magic tricks (those that need no special dexterity or long hours of practice), this how-to book features an impressive array of 92 simple-to-do tricks sure to dazzle any audience.

Clearly worded instructions and 251 illustrations show beginning as well as veteran conjurers how to pluck a seemingly endless number of coins from the air, make a coin penetrate a tabletop and perform psychic tricks with coins and bills. "Quick Print" lets you apparently print a genuine $5 bill on blank paper, while "Bunco Bills" takes the audience behind the scenes to expose the methods of the shortchange artist. Other intriguing illusions include "Metal Bending," "Tower of Nickels," "Balancing Act," "Thru the Ring," "Immovable Object," "Sealed-Box Mystery," and dozens of other phenomenal tricks.

No previous experience is necessary to perform these tricks and apart from the required currency, most call for nothing more than a few easy-to-find items (tabletop, cup , handkerchief, playing cards, etc.). Almost all can be mastered in a short time.

67 Foolproof Mind-Reading Tricks

Karl Fulves, one of the most renowned modern writers in the field of magic, presents here 67 new and foolproof tricks-spectacular mental feats that seem impossible, but are easy to perform.

None of the tricks require long practice, supernormal dexterity, or complicated apparatus. Mr. Fulves' precise, easy-to-follow instructions and many helpful diagrams lead to quick mastey and effective performance of each. Perform mystifying mental magic in such categories as:

· Instant ESP

· Mind Reading with Cards

· Mind Over Matter

· Book Tests

· Psychic Secrets

· Slate Sorcery

· Miracles with Cards

· Psychometry

Many of these tricks can be done with no prior preparation, and all involve easy-to-find materials: a deck of cards, coins, matches, dice, keys, chalk, etc. But while the materials used are ordinary, the effects achieved are truly extraordinary.

Magicians who wish to add mental acts to their routines, party entertainers or anyone wishing to give an amazing performance of mental magic will find this book perfect for their needs.

Put a little magic into your life! Karl Fulves, one of the best-known writers in the field, shares tricks of the trade in this marvellous book-over 80 foolproof, easy-to-perform paper miracles that anyone can master.

You'll need nothing up your sleeve, no previous experience, no special dexterity to execute these seemingly impossible feats. Fulves' clear step-by--step directions and 367 instructive illustrations enable even beginning magicians to work wonders with paper. Now produce a mind-reading effect with file cards, make a piece of newspaper disappear, perform a routine in which paper rings link "magically." You'll find that a puzzling routine such as the "Magic Mailbox" works best as a close-up trick, while the "Japanese Checkers" illusion can be done as a showy stage effect.

In tricks ranging from "telepathy to teleportation," learn how to reveal serial number on spectator's bills, solve a murder as the "Psychometric Detective" transport a cup of soda from inside a paper bag to a borrowed hat, pass a pencil through a jacket, cause a star to materialize and a hole punched in piece of paper to migrate to another piece of paper.

With this helpful handbook at your fingertips, create paper animals that seem to come to life and perform magic tricks. Animated paper folds such as a charming rabbit that flaps its ears are a perennial source of fascination-and can be made in seconds.

That materials needed for these fascinating tricks range from single sheets of paper to bags, cups and paperback books. Lightweight, inexpensive and portable, they pack flat, take up little space and get big results!

Delight and astonish your family and friends with the easily mastered 81 foolproof tricks in Self-Working Paper Magic.

This excellent guidebook, written by one of today's foremost authorities on magic, presents 70 of the best, most amazing self-working rope tricks ever devised-tricks that amateur magicians can master in a very short time.

After a brief introduction and a section devoted to acquiring and preparing the proper ropes, Karl Fulves begins the book by introducing rope tricks based on simple overhand knots, slip knots and square knots. These are followed by such tricks as "The Vishnu Rope Mystery" and the "Hindu Turban Mystery" in the chapter entitled "Cut-and-Restored Rope." In "Ropes That Think" he demonstrates such fascinating manoeuvres as "Liars' Ropes" and "Seance." You'll also learn how to do a one-hand figure eight, perform a "Double-Ring Ceremony" and make an endless chain.

Novice magicians as well as veterans can learn these foolproof tricks quickly and eaily with Karl Fulves' clearly worded instructions and over 400 step-by-step illustrations. Along with the specifics of how to perform each trick, Mr. Fulves provides helpful phrases and bits of patter to help readers present each routine with a professional flourish.

Now Karl Fulves, noted writer in the field of magic, has compiled a new treasury of foolproof card tricks, the definitive sequel to his popular Self-Working Card Tricks. This book contains a wealth of new material-captivating and baffling card wizardry that will amaze your audience and astonish even accomplished magicians. Fulves shows you how to perform such classic card manoeuvres as Miraskil, The Open Prediction, Flip Top and The Jaks Two-Deck Trick. Clear, easy-to-follow directions, complemented by 96 instructive illustrations, help guide the novice through each trick.

Chapters on special areas of card magic and technique include:

Impromptu Card Tricks

Telephone Tricks

Riffle-Shuffle Setups

Two-Deck Card Tricks

Telepathy With Cards

Gambling Secrets

Neither great dexterity nor long hours of practice are required to master tricks offered in this collection-all succeed instantly by virtue of the step-by-step instructions.

Discover how this rich assortment of self-working tricks will mystify and delight friends and relatives-anyone intrigued by the ancient apppeal of "card magic."

A truly staggering collection, this book explains how to perform over 600 professional card tricks including impromptu card tricks, spelling tricks, "You do as I do" tricks, tricks using key cards, special packs and much more...In addition, a chapter on techniques explains the most important sleights - the overhand shuffle, riffle shuffle, false cut, palm, simple pass, double lift, glide and force. Based on a volume compiled by Wilhelm Von Deusen and Glenn G. Gravatt, this collection was thoroughly revised by Jean Hugard and completely rewritten. It is easily the finest single compendium of classic card tricks, and the clear style makes the instructions easy to follow. An indispensable book for the professional or amateur magician, it is a magnificent sourse for anyone who wants just the right tricks to mystify friends or delight children.

Everything you need to know about dice stacking from the King of the Stackers, Jim Zachary. Contents include The Basics, Taking Them Down, Loading, The Complete Zachary Routine, Building Your Own Routine etc.

Close-up Table Magic (Cards, Coins, and Other Magic) by Jean Hugard & Frederick Brau.

Scores of methods-previously known only to card experts-include passes, palming, false shuffles, false cuts, changes, crimps, jogs, reverses, rear palms and more. Altogether, 341 sleights and tricks. 318 illustrations show exact position of fingers and hands.

To the magician and to most audiences, card manipulations are the most fascinating type of card trick. Since the manipulator's skill is the only determining factor, once a degree of card dexterity is acquired the performer can go on to learn tricks sure to entertain, at any time, with no further preparation, using any available deck of cards for the performance.

In this five-book series, Jean Hugard, master performer on stage and with small groups, teaches the passes, palming methods, shuffles, arm spreads, color reverses, sleights, flourishes, set-ups, and tricks in the best professional versions. After showing the basic manipulations he develops a number of exceptional tricks where the manipulations are used. A number of illustrations and step-by-step explanations teach each detail, as the trick would be given in a performance. By working through these tricks, from the simple to the complex, the magician learns his skills in a professional manner and also gains a wide repertoire of specific tricks. Throughout the book a great number of manipulations and over a hundred tricks are explained.

This 20 page booklet with many photos and several different moves is in its third print run! The authors ideas are to eliminate the awkward moves and introduce a routine which is more natural. Well recommended.

Compiled by R.F. Valdez. An informative booklet explaining the use and reading of marked cards using Daub.

"This Daub is great! I examined the cards for quite a while and I didn't seen anything unusual or out of place. I was amazed when the red and black cards instantly seperated simply by reading the secret markings on the backs. Now I'm a believer!"

Daryl - The Magician's Magician.

The most complete manual for marked cards ever published. Author Kirk Charles, a long time proffessional magician, has written a book that explores this most powerful of all magical tools in great detail. From the history of marked cards to more modern developements in "reader technology.

Special section on the Boris Wild Marked deck!

Used by Magicians and clowns. A famous effect where a performer pulls out an endless stream of multi-coloured paper from his/her mouth. Finally a booklet with ideas that stretch beyond that classic effect. If you use mouth coils in your routine, you will love this booklet.

An abecedarian handbook of false counts and cuts. Over 200 pages with clear pictures and explanations of over 50 false counts and cuts.

Over 60 illustrations. 1880 - 1960 by Valantyne Napier £1.00 from each copy goes to Brinsworth House

Jackie Flosso presents classic comic clown capers, over 200 gags, comedy bits and stunts for magicians, clowns, MCs or anyone with a sense of humour. Compiled by Clettus Musson.

This classic by Mohammed Bey is one of the best books written on the subject. The author takes you through each routine step by step in easy to understand language. Loaded with illustrations and photographs, and contains two excellent routines.

346 pages, the definitive book on the bill switch. This massive volume gives the history and theory. It proceeds through 22 chapters, over 60 routines, more than 70 contributions from magicians in 11 countries.

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Entertaining stunts with Napkins. For fun at the diner table and for stage and club shows. A 48 page booklet with 24 different napkin folds, with clear instructions.

84 Card Tricks book by Hugh Morris. 47 pages, softcover book. Great tricks with good explanations and how to do tricks.

Brand New!!! 40 tricks with a Coin in a Bottle Book The Coin in a Bottle effects are some of the strongest you can do with this amazing gimmick. The step by step instructions in this book will give you all the tips and tricks for performing with your Coin in a Bottle. Find 40 different effects including: Clothes Pin Production, Flash Appearance, Three to Two Coin Vanish, Taking A Bite, and much much more.

The Svengali Deck is one of the most devious tools ever devised for magical purposes. It allows you to perform with a minimum of skill, what appear to be virtual miracles. This book contains over 100 different astonishing tricks that can be performed with this special deck of cards. Inside you will learn how to: Find a selected card simply by touching the backs of the cards, Change all cards in the deck to match a selected card, Transport a selected card from the deck to the inside of an inflated balloon.... and much more.

This 32 page booklet is packed full of information and routines using either the Scotch and Soda or Dime and Penny. Included is useful information on the coin sets themselves, their care and maintenance. Also described are three easy palming methods for these outstanding magical props! Once the basics have been covered, 18 incredible routines are presented with detailed descriptions. Learn such incredible routines as: The Teetotaler Coin, Coin Flight, Instant Location, Rapid Transit, Invisible Flight and others!

This newly published book by Gerry Luff shows you how to make balloon models using just one balloon, usually the 260Q. The first in the series explains the basic techniques of inflating, twisting, tying and care of balloons. Models are graded in order of difficulty and include most popular animal shapes and some which are more complicated, like the Fruit Basket. The ideal beginners book.

Gerry spends much of his time teaching balloon modelling, and this book is the result of many years experience. The whole book is designed to walk you through from your first basic model.

This consists of your interlinked effects using easily obtainable cards, the guarantee joker and blank faced cards. This card act comes from Zenneth's professional repertoire and is printed in A4 booklet form.

Previously published in Chinese now for the first time in English. This A4 booklet containing 5 sundry moves, 2 card transpositions, 4 revalations, 1 routine and 2 random thoughts.

Part of the Magic Library series, written by Bruce Smith, professional magician and member of the Magic Circle. Each book in the series shows how to perform a wealthy of authentic and entertaining effects, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and illustrations. In addition each book is packed with fascinating tips and amusing bits of "patter," plus short biographies of famous magicians and insights into the history of magic. The series will give the apprentice magician an excellent grounding in the basics of magic and the opportunity to put together a comprehensive act of classic magical effects. It builds up into an invaluable compendium of magic lore that is an essential guide for all budding magicians.

Hundreds of Heckler-Stoppers, insults and comebacks for every possible occasion. Compiled by Aldo Colombini.

Paperback, from the widely recognised master of tricks and illusions, here is a completely comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date guide to planning and performing magic tricks and putting on your own magic show. 503 pages, fully illustrated.

This is a big book, 280mm X 220mm and weighing 1750grams. Postage in UK for this item is £5.00

Routines and thoughts from a working magician's repertoire.

Over 100 pages of tricks and tips.

Sleight of hand and illusion by Paul Zenon. Street Magic is a how-to magic book that teaches the real secrets of close-up, under-your-nose, in-your-face magic as seen on television. Magic is one of the longest surviving forms of entertainment and is as popular today as ever, having undergone a huge renaissance recently. This book contains great tricks, as popularised by today's greatest magicians. The book is very accessible, and is fully illustrated with very high quality, original two-colour illustrations. More than 100 brilliant, easy-to-perform tricks with cards, props and just your bare hands!

This trick booklet not only explains both the Inside and Opposite Corner Decks in great detail, but it gives many great effects that can be done with either deck, Ken Driscoll also provides us with his Double-Double Peek, a peek that can be done with any deck of cards or stack of index/business cards, this peek is so good you'll fool yourself, it in itself is worth the price of the book.

In this book Yigal Mesika, a world class master of levitation and animation, will take you beyond magic and teach you how to create impossible realities. Yigal will guide you visually through the techniques of using loops (invisible elastic thread) and give you applicable routines for stage, close-up, and mentalism. Control objects seemingly with the power of your mind. With a little practice you will eave your audience completely stunned. They will be sure you possess supernatural powers.

Become a master magician in no time at all with the help of this practical new booklet that makes card magic easy for tricksters of all ages. All the techniques needed to dazzle friends and family are here. 75 clever card tricks are yours.

Self working card tricks, cunning card forces, easy card controls and tricks with special cards are all here.

Card magic is probably the most popular branch of magic in the world. In fact, some magicians specialize in performing this type of magic alone. This booklet has been designed to teach you many of the basic principles associated with card magic. With a little practice and a deck of cards. You'll soon be destroying your audience with mind blowing card effects.

Make items appear, disappear, and more! Inside this book you will find 50 different effects including: Silks from Nowhere, Paper to Money, Spirit Writing, Silk Escape, Cut and restored Rope, Number Prediction and much, much more.

The World's most mysterious card trick! Inside this book you will find tips and tricks including: Ghostly Card Rise, Business Card Rise, Four Ace Discovery, Comedy Card Rise, Ambitious Card Rise and much, much more.

Coin Magic is usually very difficult to perform, and requires sleight of hand and manipulation. In this booklet, you will find SEVEN very strong coin routines requiring NO SLEIGHTS AT ALL and totally impromptu using ordinary coins. I predict you will never stop doing them. Although in the description I use American coins, any coins from any country can be used and can be borrowed from the spectators. 12 page booklet with many illustrations.

32 silhouettes to make with your hands. With directions and pictures.

Now for the first time anywhere, Gazzo describes in detail his original and stunning Cups and Balls Routine in this generously illustrated 12-page booklet.

In this 57 page booklet Simon Lovell teaches one of the most enigmatic of all card sleights-the second deal. One of the usual problems with learning the deal is finding more than just a skimpy description to start with and that's where this book comes in. Simon details every nuance of the move and its many different versions.

A potpourri of magic chosen to appeal to the performing magician. 44 pages, saddle stitch with stiff paper cover. NITS 'N BITS includes such commercial effects as:

THE OFFICE PARTY - a stand-up effect with entertaining patter,

AS TIME GOES BY-a great effect for magicians and laymen (try this out at the next club meeting),

FOUR ACES - "Twisting the Aces" with an added twist,

THREE...TWO....ONE.... HALF-clever sponge ball routine with a surprise ending.

Plus numerous other routines, tips, ideas, and presentations.

The section on rope magic will prove invaluable to those who perform rope magic.

The last two chapters are devoted to "CARDINAL SINS" and "PERFORMING AS AN ART". The material in this volume will surely find a place in your magical repertoire.

Written by Merlyn T. Shute, cover design and text illustrations by Sid Lorraine.

NITS 'N BITS places stress not only on different styles and approaches, but on entertainment in particular.

Without you even touching the deck a spectator thinks of any card and removes it from the deck and hides it in their pocket. You then take another deck and claim that you are going to try and choose the same card that the spectator has hidden in their pocket. You remove one card and the spectator removes the card from their pocket, however it is NOT the same card. You ask for a Second Chance to prove that you have chosen the same card.

Turning over your card it is seen that the spectators 'Thought of Card' is written on the back, proving that it is the Same Card!

Sounds impossible? It's that good! 100% Self-Working. Regular Decks. No memory. Instant reset.

Second Chance is a twelve-page booklet with Bonus Effects;

Penultimate - Spectator thinks of one of four coloured pens. No questions asked, and you tell them the colour that they are thinking!

An Amazing Tale -

From Wayne's TV series 'A Kind of Magic' a routine called 'Alistair Witchells Amazing Tales', featured here one of his favorite storylines based around the Gypsy Thread.

FOR MENTALISTS, MAGICIANS AND PERFORMERS - This covers my basic approach to cold reading. Details on approaches, techniques and divination systems and a structure to put the techniques into a whole reading. I talk about settings and type of enquiry. There is also a basic guide to Tarot readings and some effects using fake reading techniques. This is a very good publication for those wanting to know more about readings.

Echo is an alternative version of Teach A Card Trick. Echo has been used extensively on theatre and TV shows. Echo is ten minutes of commercial and very funny magic. Echo is 100% self working and instantly resets. The booklet is the complete script and routine.

This is just about the best Mentalism Book ever written. Regardless of whether you are a seasoned performer or just starting out, this book has a wealth of information that is the basis of most of what the pros are doing today.

Literally hundreds of mental effects, ideas, notions, predictions, divinations, card effects, etc. You name it and you'll find something here to satisfy all your needs. Almost any one of the many effects contained here is worth twice the price of this book! Over 400 pages of instruction. Hardbound with a great dust jacket.

Includes details on: Swami Gimmick - This gimmick makes it possible to make written predictions. Explained are the various types of gimmicks which exist, their uses and their applications (24 effects).

Pencil Lip Sound & Muscle Reading - Thanks to movements that most of us aren't aware of making, you can learn to perform incredible effects.

Mnemonics and Mental Systems - To the mentalist, properly used memory systems are indispensable. You can give incredible demonstrations any time.

Predictions - This chapter describes the basic techniques used with a swami gimmick and other items to make seemingly impossible predictions.

Blindfolds & X-Rays - Blindfolds can turn ordinary stunts into incredible performances. Learn how to use them to your advantage.

Billets - Learn switches, tears, retentions and peeks - and put them to good use.

Book Tests - Use books in a routine that seems impossible.

Two Person Telepathy - Use these methods to create a two person mentalism act.

Mediumistic Stunts - Things which seem to be more than they really are.

Card Tricks - Mentalism with cards.

Questions & Answer Effects - Learn the basics of Cold Reading.

Publicity Stunts - How to gain publicity.

Patter & Presentation - Methods which will help the presentation of your mentalism effects.

6 easy-to-perform routines with a Mini Himber Wallet.

Master the art of illusion with this collection of 183 easy-to-learn card tricks, accompanied by 197 illustrations. Drawn from two popular books by the bestselling magician, it's perfect for amateurs - and professionals who want to increase their repertoire. Mystify friends with everything from shuffle setups to card telepathy, using coins, telephones, and other props.

136 pages in a softbound book.

Amaze friends, astonish your family, fascinate any audience by infallibly dealing a royal flush, correctly predicting the outcome of the World Series, unmasking a psychic fraud and performing a host of other dazzling deceptions.

You can do it with the help this book, one of the best guides to magic tricks that don't require long hours of practice or elaborate preparation.

You'll find invaluable techniques-clearly demonstrated with abundant illustrations-for accomplishing magical feats with cards, coins, rope, comedy magic, mental displays and dexterity and much more, as well as expert advice for practicing psychological misdirection and dramatic presentation. Although the tricks in this book require little in the way of props, sleight-of-hand or a high degree of skill-the effects they produce are astounding. Novices especially will find Big Book of Magic a wonderful introduction to the art of conjuring, but the book is crammed with so much choice new information that even professional magicians can learn something.

196 pages in an illustrated, softbound book.

Four blue backed jokers, shown separately back and front, change to red backed joker. Comes with full routine and Aviator cards.

How many times have you done a strolling gig, cocktail party or residency and performed for group after group, packed up, and left with no bang, no "wow", no feeling that you just killed them? Sure, everyone was impressed, but it just didn't seem to add up to much...

Pages: 40 - 8.5" x 5.5" - Saddle Stitched
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A Legacy of Extraordinary Magic for Today's Performing Artists.

Bonus... A Complete Routine - Tortilla - The Magnifco Flea

Both Slydini Routines Written and Performed by His Student.. Alma M. Richie (AKA Bluestone)

Book is a Soft Cover - 8.5"x11" - 18 pages. Illustrated. Copyright 1998

Nearly 100 Years Ago Harlan Tarbell began his journey into magic. The Tarbell System became a gold standard for lessons in magic.

Magic Makers is grateful to bring you these original lessons just as they appeared in the 1920's with very few modifications.

If you are a beginner or even an expert magician there are great things waiting for you in this collection of magic lessons.

A lifetime of magic is all about the journey. The Original Tarbell Lessons In Magic book contains 60 in depth magic lessons that are taught and illustrated to give you the largest variety of magic possible in one book!

FREE DELIVERY TO MAINLAND UK - EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY TO OTHER LOCATIONS.
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10 Incredible Hands Off routines

The one condition I set myself in developing these routines is that effects would not be diluted just because they were 'Hands Off' - in fact, if anything, they would become stronger. Well they did become stronger, much stronger! A couple of these routines have been published before however they have now been fully updated to become totally 'Hands Off'. For instance my 'Echo' routine is fully described with complete patter and a new finish. There are also lots of new routines that are all extremely commercial.

Look No Hands is a 40 page soft bound book (Saddle Stitched).

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Introduction by Stephen Tucker, April 2011: Forget The Magnificent Seven and The Famous Five, instead... prepare to encounter Six Masterpieces from the fertile mind of Wayne Dobson.

The six jaw-droppingly good routines in this book were originally destined to be either marketed, as individual tricks, or unleashed on the unsuspecting magic world in the form of, what would have had to be, a high priced DVD. However, in these times of economic uncertainty, rather than put you to all that expense... Wayne has saved you a small fortune by publishing them all in this little book, which has cost you a fraction of what just one of the tricks would have cost as a marketed item.

To do this, he has had to put his thinking cap on and adapt all six routines so that you will be able to perform them with props that you either already have, will be able to buy or can make at very little cost.

Pages: 12 - 8 1/2" x 6"
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Adding to the brand is a beautiful reproduction of the original 1902 publication. On the outside, it's a perfect facsimile, however, leaf through the pages and you'll discover an empty canvas for new ideas. This isn't just another edition, but as John Lovick writes, "a journal in which to coalesce your card-centric thoughts." Although you won't find a description for the Bottom Deal, or the S.W.E. Shift, as all the text has been removed, the publisher has left all 101 drawings by M.D. Smith in their respective positions. Some might say this will get in the way, but we think it's a simple reminder of what this journal is for. Although if you have kids, it makes for the greatest coloring book ever! Erdnase aficionado's will be delighted with this new homage to The Expert at the Card Table and be eager to fill its pages with everything from annotations to new ideas.

Pages Approximately: 204 - Blank - Hardcover - 5.5" x 8" - 101 black and white illustrations.

A basic reference book for people who want to learn fundamental card handling skills! It contains no tricks, but includes chapters on topics such as "Forcing", "False Shuffles", "Palming", etc. Each chapter contains methods that combine simplicity of working with maximum usefulness. Even if you know a lot about card magic, you will want this book for you reference shelf! Profusely illustrated with photographs, soft-bound, 76 pages in length.

For stagework, comes as a book with black and white pictures, then as coloured pictures and then all the pages are blank.

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An apprentice's notebook for card splitting by Ken Driscoll, this booklet thoroughly explains the technique for splitting cards for several different effects to make your own gaffed cards and lifting the lid on this secret art.

12 page booklet by Fournier with note pages at the end.

19 page booklet by Fournier with note pages at the end.

Conjuring Arts' new take on the classic cardman's bible, The Expert At The Card Table. It's the perfect size (about 3"x 4.5" / 7.62cm x 11.43cm) to fit in your hand or pocket and beautifully produced using the same paper as a Bible, gilt edges, a ribbon place holder and in a soft leather-like binding. 206 pages - soft bound.

By Whit Haydn and Chef Anton.

Absolutely incredible. Over 160 pages with authentic photographs and illustrations. This is by far the most comprehensive book ever written on the history, psychology, and moves of this classic swindle. We explore its application to magic and include the School for Scoundrels complete three-card monte routine called Three-Card Gold. We also feature some of the most clever endings ever devised and are proud to introduce Bob Kohler's Knifed and Gazzo's Creased Lightning, and many other ruses which have never previously appeared in print.

This 80 page hardback book by Steve & Megumi Biddle tells the origins of Origami and contains useful tips and explanations on the basics of paper folding.

Contains step by step instructions to make 18 different models.

Includes 20 different coloured origami sheets.

25 Rune Cards plus explanatory book.