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Magic of Ascanio - The Structural Conception of Magic Book Magic of Ascanio - The Structural Conception of Magic
Book by Arturo de Ascanio - $60.00

The Maestro, Arturo de Ascanio, left us in April, 1997, but his magic remains alive through the work of Jesus Etcheverry, who has compiled four books of Ascanio's magic. We're stocking this particular volume because we think it's the best. You get to learn...

Chapter One Book Chapter One
Book by Asi Wind - $34.95

This new book and DVD set from Asi Wind; a fabulous New York based magician and one of our favorite performers. The DVD runs for 1 hour, 36 minutes and features contains performances of the magic from the book. The book contains a mixture of Asi's trick and theories on magic: Magic Evolution...

The Fitzkee Trilogy Book The Fitzkee Trilogy
Book by Dariel Fitzkee - $22.00 each

Three of magic’s most sought-after classics are finally available again. Each one of these books, considered separately, would be highly recommended. But taken together, this is a body of work for the ages. Tommy Wonder, John Carney, Jim Steinmeyer, Mike Caveney and others have extolled the virtues...

Designing Miracles Book Designing Miracles
Book by Darwin Ortiz - $45.00

Darwin Ortiz is one of the most important close-up figures of our time. With Strong Magic he wrote himself into the annals of conjuring; that instant classic will be studied for years and years to come. Vanishing Inc readers know what fans we are of Darwin’s work, and that book. Designing Miracles...

The Books of Wonder 1 & 2 Book The Books of Wonder 1 & 2
Book by Tommy Wonder - $90.00

Never has there been a more articulate manifesto declaring magic a true art. And never has one man offered a more detailed and coherent plan for achieving art by the practice of magic. Through a series of tricks, routines and essays, Tommy Wonder provides a clear blueprint for an...

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Maximum Entertainment Book Maximum Entertainment
Book by Ken Weber - $39.95

Ken Weber has done something remarkable: he has written a modern classic. This site is NOT about hype and hyperbole, so you won’t hear us mention this often. Many magic books—good magic books—will have their moment and then fade away. This book is here to stay. It’s an undisputed classic....

Visions of Wonder 1 - 3 DVD Visions of Wonder 1 - 3
DVD by Tommy Wonder - $34.95 each

Our goal at Vanishing Inc is not to push the newest trends or the latest releases. It’s to equip the dedicated magical student with the right tools. And if you’ve been in magic more than a week, you’ve heard the name Tommy Wonder. He is, perhaps, our generation’s greatest magician.

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Tangled Web Book Tangled Web
Book by Eric Mead - $40.00

The world has been waiting for a book by Eric Mead for a long time and this is it. Mead is a fantastic bar magician who worked on alternating nights at the famous Tower Magic Bar in Snowmass, CO for 14 years (the other magician, of course, was Doc Eason). The Tower closed in April 2004 and...

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Strong Magic Book Strong Magic
Book by Darwin Ortiz - $45.00

"The book is readable, it's extremely clear, it's clear, it's thrilling in its intellectual adventure. And it's also, clearly, enormously practical. It makes you think. It enriches you as an artist (and therefore as a human being.)" - Juan Tamariz "A wonderful, wonderful book...

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