_EF Written by Joe Berg, David Avadon, and Eric Lewis. Illustrated by Eric C. Lewis and Tom Jorgenson. A much sought after work on the life and magic created by or released by noted 20th century magic dealer and performer Joe Berg. Includes a chapter on the Okito/Bamberg material marketed by Mr. Berg and much …
_EF Volume One has 10 chapters, covering the Story of Silk, Dyeing your own Silks, Methods of Folding Silks, Single and multiple Silk Productions with or without Apparatus, Vanishes, Changes and Transpositions. Although this is an encyclopedia of silk tricks, it also covers all types of conjuring props, making it of interest to any magician. …
The Magic Magazine was a mass market monthly magic publication that was started by New York publisher Joseph Kardwell in 1974. There were 26 issues published with the first in December 1974 and the final one in September 1977. The magazine dealt with it’s fair share of publication issues and had four different publishers during …
_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 – 101 – 1940 – …
_EF As Harlan Tarbell so aptly pointed out in his introduction to the Encyclopedia of Mentalism, no one was better qualified to present the facts, methods and inner secrets of mentalism than Bob Nelson. Every aspect of the mentalism and psychic entertainment fields is covered in detail in this comprehensive and authoritative manual – from …
The Slat Jumbo Card Frame was created by Harlan Tarbell c. 1936 when it first appeared in the Thayer catalog and it subsequently appeared in the Owen’s catalog.. _EF Owen’s is a beautiful hard wood frame that can be used for many puzzling effects, including: Card is inserted in one end of frame, exhibited back …
_EF Okito is Theo. Bamberg who is from the famous Bamberg dynasty of seven generations of Magicians. The book is divided into two parts. Reminiscences contains invaluable advice on the theory and practice of magic. Part two contains selected tricks divided in to several chapters. B&W illustrations. Illustrated by Robert Johnstone. Contents (from book ToC): 1 …
_EF A book of magic book reviews by Paul Fleming. Second of three volumes. First volume published 1944, and the third not until 1978. Information from Magicpedia Contents (list of books reviewed, numbers are not page numbers): 1 The Art of Illusion by John Mulholland 2 Celestial Agent by Charles J. Maly 3 Patent Pending by …
_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 Appraisals of Works on Sleight-of-Hand, Magic-Reading, Pseudo-Spiritualism, Stage Illusions and Kindred Subjects. Contents (courtesy Genii’s Magicpedia, numbers are not page numbers): 1 Miracle Methods No. 1 – The Stripper Deck (Jean Hugard and Fred Braue) 2 Magical Ways and Means (Al Baker) 3 Tarbell Course in Magic: Volume I (Harlan Tarbell) 4 The World’s Best Book …
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