_EF In 1584, Reginald Scot – a country gentleman and MP from Kent – published The discoverie of witchcraft, a sceptical treatise recording and debunking popular and scholarly beliefs about witchcraft, magic and other superstitions. Scot argued that belief in magic was both irrational and un-Christian. He suggested non-magical reasons and causes for both magical …
_EF This is a reprint of Edward Victors three volumes published between 1937 and 1946: Magic of Hands (1937), More Magic of Hands (1942) and Further Magic of Hands (1946) in one book. There are basic and advanced sleights using cards, coins, balls, ropes, thumbles and silks. Complete routines for cut and restored rope, linking …
_EF Design & Composition by Andrew Pinard. In 1990 Jim Sisti began “The Magic Menu”, a magazine geared for the restaurant and bar performer. Each issue included tips, stories, product reviews, and effects all oriented toward restaurant, bar, and strolling magic. This type of magic must pack small, easily reset, and often play for family …
_EF Following are excerpts from the introduction by Roy Walton. I am delighted to write some words of introduction to this major work on card magic by Peter Duffie. I have known the author since he was at school and over the years have seen his conjuring abilities progress at an astonishing rate. While his …
_EF Carter the Great: a detailed account of Charles Joseph Carter and his extraordinary life as a vagabond illusionist who for three decades circumnavigated … of magical impedimenta (Magical pro-files) Contents: 11 Introduction (Jim Steinmeyer) 13 Publisher’s Note (Mike Caveney) 17 Foreword 19 Chapter 1 Early Years Family The Boy Magician Mlle. Corinne National Theatrical Exchange …
This is a high-end version of Paul Curry’s Touch. _EF Two decks of cards, a red deck and a blue deck, are displayed. An audience member selects one of the decks (let’s assume they have chosen the red one). After showing the faces of the blue deck, the performer selects three blue cards as “predictions.” …
Wow – what a treasure trove of magic in these volumes! As I buy more books I realize how much magic is out there, and how few truly new ideas have occurred in the last 10, 20, 30, or more years! These are a wonderful historical document of 100’s of the marvelous items that came …
_EF In volume two of Steve Beam’s Semi-Automatic Card Tricks you will find almost seventy professional card tricks and routines. These are not your typical self-working card tricks. Clever principles and devious subtleties have supplanted sleight of hand. Unlike many self-working card tricks, these do not appear to be self-working to the audience. The latest …
_EF ( Uli Weigel): Photography by Steve Young and Lewis Ganson. Line Drawings by Dennis Patten. Highly recommended. Later published by the Supreme Magic Company (1978), and L&L Publishing (1995). The biggest book of the “Inner Secrets”-Series. Only exceptionally good stuff, no fillers. Dai Vernon’s Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic includes three treatises put together …
This is a well made version of the Backstage effect or the Lady Vanishes by Jack Hughes. It comes with both jumbo playing cards and rabbits so it is good for adults and kids! Attractively and solidly made in black perspex. _EF A miniature stage is shown to the audience; a stage floor with a …
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