5 out of 5 Large and AmazingEvery serious magician should buy this book. Although many of the effects would cost a large sum of money, it has less expensive trricks anyone can perform.Click here for more information.
4 out of 5 Classiceverything from close up to full blown stage effects with swimming tanks and trap doors.Not a great lot of detail on anything but lots of everything!!!Click here for more information.
_EF Although “The Amazing Dunninger” has never called himself “the world’s greatest magician,” he has more right to that title than any other man or woman – living or dead. It is only fitting that he – the last of the truly great magicians – should have compiled this monument to magic. As a tribute …
_EF from the intro, “Most of the material in these pages was originally published in three separate volumes under the title ‘Dunninger’s Popular Magic’. These books were published by Mr. Hugo Gernsback, one of the world’s outstanding scientists and inventors. Some contributors to the original ‘Popular Magic’ publications were: Al Flosso, Dr. Jaks, Dr. Joseph …
At one time the Baker-Dunninger Slate was a common prop but you don’t see many of them these days as most add a number effects are done with small pads or calculators rather than large slates. There have been many versions released by different dealers. The first Addition or Add a Number slate was created …
At one time the Baker-Dunninger Slate was a common prop but you don’t see many of them these days as most add a number effects are done with small pads or calculators rather than large slates. This version was from Mak Magic, but there have been many versions released by different dealers. The first Addition …
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 Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? . . . The Shadow knows! And who knew The Shadow better than his creator, Walter B. Gibson. Relatively few people have heard of Gibson, but many more are familiar with The Shadow having heard the program on the Blue Coal Radio Program in …
The Tenth of the Dr. Albo Books limited to 500 copies. _EF This is departure from the typical Albo book in that nearly 200 of the 444 total pages are dedicated to history rather than apparatus. The history chapter includes the following sections: Annals of the Priests, Magi, Jugglers, and Sorcerers – 2000 BC to 500 …
_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 …