The New Jinx by Bill Madsen

_EF Continuing on in the great tradition of The Jinx, The New Jinx was a tribute to the thinking of Ted Annemann.  Monthly periodical for stage mentalists and magicians that ran from May 1962 to April 1968 for 72 issues. Bill Madsen used the pen-name “Arlecchino” as the editor (information from Genii’s Magicpedia). The entire …

The Magic of John Fedko by Nick Merlo

_EF The Magic of John Fedko is a hardbound book, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, professionally typeset, containing 219 illustrations and photos by Ed Mishell, Mickey O’Malley, Bob Gregg, Ray Bertrand, Ann Short and Irving Desfor. This comprehensive book on magic contains many original routines not previously shown to anyone except select students in the …

Tarbell Course In Magic Vol. 6 by Harlan Tarbell

_EF Volume 6 of 8. Some of my favorites include:17 Billiard Ball thru hanky (shell); 21 Balls from the Air; 39 Cup and Balls; 55 Jump Up Card (use slit card case); 58 Quick card in sealed envelope; 61 Ghost Cards: 10 cards under hanky, 1 thought of, 2 removed, all gone!; 61 3 card …

The Miracle Makers by J.G. Thompson

_EF Illustrated by Ned Rutledge, Harry G. Franke. “Some Boulevards to Entertainment”. I really like J.G. Thompson’s style of writing and would recommend any of his books for that reason alone. In addition, there are lots of great effects in here. J.G. Thompson provides lots of credits and references for many of the classics in …

Magic of the Mind by Lewis Ganson

_EF (Sparky): A collection of over fifty Mental Effects. Contents: 1 Foreword 4 Section One – Predictions 5 The 100% Prediction (Punx) 11 Total Prediction (Gerald Kosky) 12 The Direct Prediction (John Rice) 14 Note and the Jar (Tom Sellers) 16 Phenomenal Forecast (Jack Cook) 17 The One-man Full-Vu Prediction (Ken De Courcy) 18 Mental Flashes …

Hex! A New Jinx Publication by Bill Madsen, Al Forgione

_EF This book is a potpourri of great magic. There are a number of people who have contributed a few routines including in part one… Stuart Cramer, Harry Franke, Ace Gorham, Harry Lorayne, Paul Marcus, Ed Marlo, Leslie May, David Ray, Danny Tong and Joseph M. White. Part two contains effects by… North Bigbee, Stephen …

The Jinx (Vols: 051-100) by Ted Annemann

_EF The Jinx is filled with incredible gems in bite sized pieces. Apart from a wealth of incredible effects, I love the commentaries by Annemann. The historical impact that The Jinx appears to have had is quite amazing. So much seems to have come from this publication. Contents: The Jinx – 51 – December 1938 …

The Jinx (Vols: 001-050) by Ted Annemann

_EF The Jinx is filled with incredible gems in bite sized pieces. Apart from a wealth of incredible effects, I love the commentaries by Annemann. The historical impact that The Jinx appears to have had is quite amazing. So much seems to have come from this publication. Content: October 1934 – 1941; 907 pages The …

Routined Manipulation (Vols. Finale) by Lewis Ganson

_EF The final book of the Routined Manipulation series. More great hand magic for both close up and stage by some of the greatest magicians of all times. Anti Gravity Glasses-A feature of Ganson’s act for years. Three glasses suspend from a clear sheet of plexiglass. Everything is examinable. This was a marketed item by …

My Best by J.G. Thompson

_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: …

By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close