Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring
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Quirk's Amazing Magical Wonder Deck charmed amateur and professional magicians with its gorgeous aesthetic and fiendishly clever card tricks. Now these same readers can experience a complete course in magic with Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring-a giant compilation of more than 300 tricks and variations. Here are illustrated step-by-step instructions for rope tricks, money magic, mind-reading effects, stage illusions, everyday magic, and plenty of all-new card tricks. Readers will learn how to bend spoons, stretch handkerchiefs, levitate glassware, make small children disappear, shuffle playing cards with aplomb, and much more-everything from simple street-magic effects to epic on-stage illusions. Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring is a beautifully designed reference for magicians of all ages and abilities. GABE FAJURI is an associate editor of Magic, the world's leading trade journal for magicians. He also publishes scholarly titles on the subject of conjuring. He lives in Chicago. Pages: 352 - Hardcover, 7.25 x 9, Illustrated
This is a good book for beginners. Of course, there’s plenty of overlap with other beginner books. Personally, I like to see what I might have missed in such books, but if you are not in the market for a primer, this isn’t for you. I was particularly pleased with the cups and balls material. Good material on rope magic, too. I don’t do larger illusions, so skipped that section and cannot comment. I was a little concerned about a few items that I’m not sure are really in the public domain (a Stewart James utility item, for example), but they may be fair game by now. If you are looking for a very first primer, get Mark Wilson’s Complete Course. If you want another book of similar material that has items not in Wilson’s opus, this book is a very good choice.
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