_EF Having spent more than forty-five years as a professional entertainer, Mr. Collins presents more than fifty tricks which he either originated or improved so extensively as to convert them into virtually new feats. Tricks with cards, coins, and handkerchiefs, pocket tricks, mental tricks, miscellaneous tricks, tricks for children, a stage illusion and ever several …
_EF A detailed break-down of this volume can be found on Denis Behr’s amazing Conjuring Archive, and is also reviewed in Paul Fleming’s excellent Book Reviews Vol. III. Although, it uses some routines from the original 1920’s Tarbell Course, approximately 66% of the material is brand new in this volume. Volume 5 of 8. …
_EF The Best Tricks from the best brains in magic. A great book! Includes 193 contributions from over 115 magicians including Annemann, Bobo, Booth, Curry, Fitzkee, Gardner, Gibson, Hugard, Kaplan, Lorraine, Osborne, Tarbell, Warlock, Windsor, and many, many more. I really like Mr. Thompson’s style. Contents: iv Preface: J.G. Thompson, Jr. Pennsylvania 1945 vi Introduction: …
_EF Translated and edited by J.B. Mussey and Fulton Oursler. In a similar fashion to Henry Hay’s Amateur Magician’s Handbook, Ottokar describes many of the essential tricks of magic, providing a good overview to the magic art. There have been many reprints of this book. Lots of diagrams and B&W photos. In this book, Ottokar …
A rare item invented by Tom Waterman and made famous by Rupert Howard (who created the British Tarbell Course: the Rupert Howard Magic Course), sold by Davenport’s under the Demon Magic brand. Davenport’s, located in downtown London, hold the distinction of being oldest continuously owned magic shop in the world and were founded in 1898. _EF …
_EF Will Goldston has been writing books on magic for many years. He is probably the most popular of magical authors, judged by the number of books he has written and the extent of their sales; for his writings on the subject now number several dozen titles, and a good many of them have run …
_EF Combined edition of the two titles, originally published in 1929 (Secrets of Magic) and 1932 (Modern Card Tricks). Note: The card trick section includes 7 chapters, while at least one edition of Blackstone’s Modern Card Tricks adds Chapter VIII Blacktone’s Sleight of Hand With Cards (see other entry for the contents of that book) Contents: (see …
_EF Enlarge your magic repertoire and amaze your friends with mystifying rope tricks you can easily learn from this legendary encyclopedia of rope tricks for magicians. Containing over 150 tricks, many created by masters of rope magic, this book shows you step-by-step how to perform the best rope tricks ever devised. No matter how often …
_EF A Super Sensational Illusionette! One of the most baffling Effects that has ever made its appearance in magical circles for over fifty years. This has actually baffled every magician that has ever seen it. Russell Swann and Walter Harris saw a pre-view of this masterpiece and agreed that it was the most unusual piece …
This is a great parlor/stage item invented by Al Vitali. It is beautifully made in brass with a wooden coin holder that is quiet and deceptive. You can clearly show the container empty and the the magic happens very cleanly before their eyes – coins vanish one by one from the easel and can be …