David Devant was a consummate magical entertainer, and we are very privileged to have his excellent autobiography. In it, you will get to study the path one of magic’s greatest exponents travelled fro...
Collosini teaches mentalism secrets and routines from his repertoire in Mental Meanderings. You will learn new methods to switch billets, predict telephone numbers, and use a book test where the odds...
The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin has often been called the best autobiography in magic literature. Robert-Houdin truly ushered in a new era for magic and conjuring by creating a special dignity for the p...
A collection of information all about the magic scene on the Pacific Coast circa 1935. You will learn about their clubs, their members (some of which who became great and successful magicians) and th...
Master Sleights with Billiard Balls: A Series of Original Sleights with Miniature Billiard Balls including an Explanation of the Author’s Ball Stand and Vanishing Apparatus, and A Thirty Minute Manipu...
Complete Treatise Illustrating how to Detect and Read all sorts of marked cards and their codes. Includes information on Coded Cards, Factory Marked decks, trims or sorts, shading, daub, needle pricki...
Harry E. Cecel teaches you Magic that Perks. Contents Opening Patter The Fir Tree Banana Bag Comedy Egg Bag Laundry Ticket Sun and Moon Slate Prophecy Card in Cigarette Royal Flush “Sure Enuf” Card...
This is a compilation of effects with contributions from John Ramsay, Tom Watson, Leslie May, and others. There are effects with cards, coins, thimbles, silks, and more. The coin transposition effect...
David Devant was one of England’s greatest magicians, and this book offers a varied selection of magic effects. There is a chapter on impromptu magic that can be performed anytime, anywhere, as well a...
There are effects in this book that you won’t find anywhere else. Where else would you find a trick with a Jack in the Box, perfect for a children’s show? Or a routine with four coins and a pickle bot...
William Henry Cremer shares some of magic’s secrets. Contents Part I. Tricks Executed without Confederates, and by Simple Means, with Startling Effects Parlour Diversions Miscellaneous Tricks wit...
Here is a booklet full of anecdotes, jokes, one liners, and straight comedy routines, all having to do with magic. Some of the material is dated, and some is corny, but a lot of the lines and bits are...
This is actually a catalogue of all the wooden props manufactured by F.G.Thayer in the 1920’s, and they are beautiful. Exquisite examples of hand turned ball and vases, tables, wands, billiard balls,...
The following pages contain practical ties that possess an entertainment value, and the majority of them may be acquired with but little practice. Houdini hugely advocates rope escapes in this book f...
Here is a book with nineteen original effects or improvements on existing effects. There is a chapter on card magic, then a section on mind reading, and the last part contains miscellaneous magic, inc...
Louis Nikola was a magical genius, and after reading this book you will understand why. He devised ingenious methods for impossible effects, and goes into great detail explaining them. Dyeing silks, a...
A complete children’s magic show, including every word of patter used by Mr. Furst, who was a successful children’s (monsters) entertainer. Included are explanations for the Misers Dream, cut and rest...
F.B. Nightingale was a working pro who performed all over the world in the 1900’s, and at one time worked with Jack Merlin. This is his autobiography, and he had a very interesting life, performing in...
Hereward Carrington was a magician and psychic researcher. He’s notable for being an associate of and working with Harry Houdini investigating psychics. Carrington soon became an enemy of Houdini an...
Mr. Leeming has done an excellent job of putting together a book that truly has magic for everybody. There are entire sections on magic with rings, cards, matches, handkerchiefs, cigars and cigarettes...
Here is a book loaded with excellent material from two excellent magicians. In fact, everything in this book is great. A routine with a coffee cup and a rolled-up bill, ending with an orange under the...
From the same author who wrote Classic Secrets of Magic comes a book that many people think is even better. Magic As A Hobby has so many great routines in it that you can open the book anywhere and fi...