_EF The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser includes Harry’s handling of eight fabulous coin routines including his famous – Cap and Quarters The Mexican Jumping Coins Close-Up Miser Two Coin Interlude The Purse Swindle Purse Jam Copper; Silver; Gold. Illustrated by Earle Oakes. Excellent book, entertaining to read. Includes not just cards, but several …
_EF The Original Manuscript, from the Christopher Collection – In 1924, Houdini’s prized effort, A Magician Among The Spirits, was published. Much to his dismay, the editors at Harper & Brothers rearranged, rewrote and above all cut out huge portions of the text. The original typed manuscript for A Magician Among The Spirits survives in …
_EF The book SEANCE is the re-printed complete collection of all twelve SEANCE quarterly magazines devoted to spirit magic. Here is an excerpt from the book’s introduction, written by Eugene Burger: Seance first appeared in 1988. As each new issue arrived, I was surprised at the amount of good material that was being contributed. Single …
_EF The first in a series of three books on manipulative magic. The series covers cards, coins, silks, billiard balls, thimbles, cigars & cigarettes, and more. While some of the effects are dated, much of the material is still usable. The strongest material in this volume is probably the thimble, cigarette, and ball magic. The …
_EF Design & Composition by Andrew Pinard. In 1990 Jim Sisti began “The Magic Menu”, a magazine geared for the restaurant and bar performer. Each issue included tips, stories, product reviews, and effects all oriented toward restaurant, bar, and strolling magic. This type of magic must pack small, easily reset, and often play for family …
_EF Mahatma was a monthly magic periodical founded by George Little, which was published March 1895 – February 1906 (issue 104).[1] According to Alfredson and Daily,[1] it was “the first English language magical serial of any substance”. With the September 1902 issue, it became the official magazine of the Society of American Magicians.[1] Mahatma was …
_EF A colossal and stupendous compendium of over 60 years of tricks – brilliant and original tricks with cards, matches, dice, coins, ropes, rings, paper folds, mental magic, sugar cubes, sponge balls, business cards, cigarettes, mathematics and much more. And all are fairly easy to do! You’ll find Martin Gardner’s contributions to periodicals since 1930, …
_EF Years in preparation, Tarbell Volume 8 is one of the finest books on the baffling art ever written. All of the material in Volume 8 has been gathered from newly discovered ORIGINAL material from the original Tarbell Course in Magic! Compiled and edited by Steve Burton and Richard Kaufman, the world of magic waited …
_EF Author of the best selling book Impossibilia, John Bannon presents 31 amazing and entertaining tricks using cards and coins in Smoke and Mirrors. The tricks are presented in a very practical and easy-to-follow fashion, giving the reader everything necessary to perform the tricks with perfection. A 164-page hardcover book, Smoke and Mirrors is wonderfully …
_EF Spectacle offers a stellar selection of new magic for every taste and ability. Magicians in search of astonishing, performance-tested magic will find nothing less. Each item is thoroughly explained in both words and drawings. The contributors include Tommy Wonder, Daryl, David Roth, Finn Jon, Jonathan Pendragon, Lisa Menna, Rudy Coby, Richard Kaufman, Michael Rubinstein, …