5 out of 5 One of the greatest close-up magic texts ever!As one of the premiere authors on magic and magicians, Walter Gibson performed an invaluable service for the magic community by compiling this tome dedicated to sleight of hand and entertainment. This is a "must-have" book for those seriously invovled in the art and …
5 out of 5 Excellent Out Of Print Book!Wow! This book has it all! OOP and hard to find. Walter Gibson, the creator of The Shadow and the author of multiple books on magic really outdid himself on this title. A big thick book with lots of photographs. No card magic. All close-up and really …
_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 …
This was invented by Walter B. Gibson who was close friends with Carl Brema and they started to be produced c. 1927. _EF A Brema Classic made by the owners of the Brema Trademark Two brass tubes are displayed, one nesting within the other. One tube is shown empty and sealed with a threaded cap. …
_EF One of the greatest close-up magic texts ever! As one of the premiere authors on magic and magicians, Walter Gibson performed an invaluable service for the magic community by compiling this tome dedicated to sleight of hand and entertainment. This is a “must-have” book for those seriously invovled in the art and it will …
The complete illustrated book of card magic: the principles and professional techniques fully revealed in text and photographs. The playing cards used in this book are called Blue Ribbon 323 Playing Cards and amazingly they are available again 🙂 _EF All basic secrets, master methods, and the greatest magic tricks done with cards – explained …
_EF Lives and methods of eight magicians including Robert Houdin, Herrmann the Great, Chung Ling Soo, and the Great Raymond. Contents (Chapters only, numbers are not page numbers): 1 Robert Houdin 2 Professor Anderson 3 Herrmann the Great 4 Kellar 5 Chung Ling Soo 6 Thurston 7 Houdini and Hardeen 8 The Great Raymond Publisher: …
_EF Revealing the secrets of favorite tricks and illusions performed by the world’s greatest magicians – plus three dozen new easy tricks you can do. Contents: 1 Foreword 5 Contents 7 Chapter 1 – Twizzlers: Puzzles and stunts, mostly. 8 Coin and Saucer: Pick up coin from water-filled saucer without getting fingers wet. 9 Dimes and …
_EF Running from January 1, 1942 through February 19, 1954, The Phoenix (a Periodical of Stage Magic) features 300 issues packed with magic. Walter Gibson and Bruce Elliott edited the bi-weekly periodical, with Mr. Elliott taking the reins in 1944. Including the indexes, The Phoenix boasts 1,242 pages! It was designed to take the place …
_EF Six sections containing hundreds of tricks and slights, they are: Tricks without sleight of hand or apparatus, the principles and applications of sleight of hand, magic with small apparatus, Carl Brema’s exclusive mysteries, platform magic and stage illusions. B&W illustrations, 319 pages. Contents: 7 Foreword 11 Preface 13 The Romance Of Magic 30 The …