_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 The best card magic from the pages of The Pentagram magazine (1946-1960) Contents: (updated Sep 2018 – only had first page of Contents!) 1 Super Speller (George Blake) 6 The Nonsuch Card Prediction (Francis Haxton) 8 A Legacy From Jordan (Francis Haxton) 10 An Ace Change (Roy Walton) 12 Double Stop (Franklin V. Taylor) …
_EF This is a massive collection of Brother John’s best work. Rather than presenting separate sections for sleights and effects, this book shows you the necessary sleights as they are needed by a particular effect. Most of the effects in this book are simple but ingenious and some have been featured in other collections such …
_EF Magic – A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater. This book is David Price’s wonderful history of magicians in the theater from the time they came in from the streets and carnivals and began competing with actors of the legitimate stage to the beginning of World War II. All the greats are included: …
_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 Great little reprint of the Goldston classic. It includes two sections one on historical accounts of famous magicians and another 66 pages in length detailing various tricks. Contents (from Book ToC): 9 An Introduction (Hannen Swaffer) 13 Foreword 15 The Truth About the Zancigs 24 the Tragedy of Hanco 26 When G.W. Hunter Dried Up …
_EF Read about the great illusions of magic and then learn to actually build them once you have this 2 volume set of books by Byron G. Wels. Included are: Substitution Trunk, The Buzz Saw, The Monster Guillotine – 107 illusions and plans in all. Volume One, 308 pages, talks about each illusion as it …
_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 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 …
_EF This is a compilation of two of John Scarne’s books. Scarne on Card Tricks: Contents: Each trick is numbered. The first number below is the page number, the 2nd is the trick number. 1 Publisher’s Introduction 3 A New Era In Card Tricks, John Scarne, 1950 7 1) Calling the Cards: Spectator points to face …