_EF The title is explanatory. Every trick described in this book is the work of a Master Magician. Nearly every trick has been “performance tested”-that is, tested before audiences-by a Master Magician. There are no “suggestions” or “ideas” for tricks in “GREAT MAGICIANS’ TRICKS.” The method for producing each effect is thoroughly practical. The reader-no …
_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 …
_EF (From the Preface by Mike Hilburger) The huge hands scooped up a small pile of quarters, a deck of cards, a cigarette. No dramatic introduction was necessary. People quickly gathered ’round the legend, attired in his formal best of Banlon shirt and slacks soiled by an earlier bar clean-up. Spectator’s hands become like a …
_EF This book is the first I hope of a series on close-up magic by some of the people who have attended what I believe to be the world’s greatest close-up magic convention. “Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic” easily recognized by the Four F’s on the cover was started in April 1971 at the famous Forks …
_EF Richard Himber was a controversial Orchestra Leader and Magician with a weird sense of humor and outlandish practical jokes! He was best known for his outpouring of original Magic effects that were profusely illustrated and advertised in the Magic Publications. This is a compilation of those advertised Magic Tricks, with an explanation of how …
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 George B. Anderson’s Magic Digest is an excellent book for magicians of any level. Although aimed at the beginner, there are a lot of gems in this book; it is a shame it is no longer in print. This is a book that not many in this video age would likely read, however, as …
_EF John Scarne was an American magician and book author who was particularly adept at playing card manipulation. He became known as an expert on cards and other games, and authored a number of popular books on cards, gambling, and related topics. Contents: Meeting My First Card Cheats A Postgraduate Course in Marked Cards and …
_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 …
_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 …
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