_EF A classic of magic. Very good introductory text, though also see Giobbi’s Card College series for a more up to date approach. Royal Road has been revitalized the by the issuance of DVD sets by Rudy Hunter and R. Paul Wilson (note: these are two different DVD sets; not a collaboration). Would you like …
_EF In this definitive work on card technique, step-by-step instructions teach you the correct methods for the basic manipulations and the more advanced flourishes, and only then allow you to learn tricks. Offering the most foolproof methods available, Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue explain such basic manipulation as the palm, the shuffle, the lift, the …
_EF A vaudeville favorite for 35 years, Jean Hugard-born John Gerard Rodney Boyce (1873-1959)-was not only a stunning success as a stage magician but was also one of the most prolific and illuminating of writers about magic. In this classic manual-the first he wrote for people outside the inner circle of magic performers-he reveals the …
_EF In the first decades of the twentieth century magicians filled the magic journals with articles on card tricks, giving improvements on classic tricks and inventing new ones. If you could put together a collection of these magazines you would almost have a complete course on card tricks, by some of the world’s greatest magicians. …
The best things about these DVD’s by R. Paul Wilson is the fact that after watching them you want to take down the Royal Road To Card Magic book from your shelf and read it from beginning to end. Not skipping pages, and not moving on until you have mastered each section. If you do, …
_EF An essential title for every magician, The Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks is the only book of its kind. Magical genius Stewart James, over the course of 40+ years, compiled three volumes of the Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks. Now, for the first time, these classic works have been collected, newly edited, and combined in a …
5 out of 5 Years of pleasure from this treasure trove of magic!Have you ever had one of those dreams were you suddenly come into possession of a huge cache of magic books or apparatus? Nice dream, isn’t it? Unfortunately, when you wake up, the goodies are no longer there. Well, purchasing the Learned Pig …
_EF Incredible complilation of Al Baker’s works, including : Magical Ways and Means, Pet Secrets, Al Baker’s Book, Al Baker’s Second Book, Cardially Yours, and Mental Magic, plus over 200 additional effects from manuscripts, instructions, notes, and so forth. Contents: 21 Credits 25 A Teacher I Never Met (Eugene Burger) 29 Al Baker and the …
_EF His Manuscripts and Notes Edited by Carl W. Jones and Jean Hugard. Illustrations by Harlan Tarbell. This is one thick book! This is the original Greater Magic reprinted, with the addition of More Greater Magic. Greater Magic is over 1000 pages. More Greater Magic is over 300 pages of additional material and covers the …
_EF To learn more about the life and time of Dai Vernon get this book “The Vernon Chronicles, Volume 4 – He Fooled Houdini, Dai Vernon a Magical Life.” It contains many fascinating anecdote about Dai’s Life, but only a few magic tricks. This probably explains why so few copies of this book are in …