If there was ever a magic book that everyone should read, this is it. Bruce Elliott’s writing style is very readable, and his choice of material is excellent. He teaches real classics of magic, such as the Egg Bag, the Misers Dream, the Ambitious Card, a Four Ace Routine, and of course, the Cups and...
John D. Lippy presents a collection of experiments and magical effects achieved through chemical reactions. Includes the secret methods for lighting fire with ice, making invisible ink, turning water to milk, ink to water, and many more magical effects. With an introduction by Howard Thurston....
Chalk Talk and Crayon Presentation : A Handbook of Practice and Performance in Pictorial Expression of Ideas. A thorough treatise on the almost forgotten art of the Chalk Talk, which at one time was an extremely popular way of conveying a sales message by rapidly drawing with chalk or crayon. This 1...
This book is based on a completely new and unusual idea. It contains a collection of exciting mind-reading tricks in which the Book itself actually plays the role of performer. You, the Reader, are the spectator, so to speak, of the book’s performance for each trick. You will follow a series of simp...
Four routines are explained in detail, all employing unprepared silk handkerchiefs that appear, change color, or both. Many illustrations make the various folds and knots easy to understand....
David P. Abbott exposes the secrets of fraudulent mediums. Exposed are the secrets of sealed letter reading, spirit slate, flowers materializing, reading in the dark, materializing objects, and many other spiritualistic tricks used in seances....
Jack Merlin rose to become a headliner on vaudeville after his separation with Frank Nightingale. Lauded by his peers as being an amazing card man and achieving success in front of the public as a magician, there is much to learn from Jack Merlin. Merlin would go on to publish some of his incredible...
** The file was updated on 7/30/16 and now includes a version of the transcription that has been professionally laid out. ** Extremely rare and difficult to acquire, the Magical Miscellany was printed by Al Munroe, a wily old Detroit newspaperman. He had been around magic and magicians for many year...
Al Baker presents several great pieces of mentalism and card effects. In this manuscript Baker reveals several devious secrets such as the work he puts into his deck of cards, a deck switch, his personal billet test, and his method to the Pack That Cuts Itself....
In The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist, Harry Houdini gives you a very personal guided tour into his amazing life and career. Houdini leads you through his childhood dreams and his start in the dime-museums through his international tours and amazing performances for the leaders of the world ...