Magic by Various

Ever since the Chop Cup was invented by magician Al Wheatley (whose stage name was Chop Chop, which is where the trick derives its unusual name)...

The effect that is commonly referred to as Gypsy Thread was first introduced into the literature of magic in 1584 by Provost, and ever since,...

You'll find a sponge ball routine in almost every close-up performer's repertoire and in this volume, you'll discover a virtual encyclopedia of...

Of all the various versions of the borrowed object in the impossible place plot, the Bill in Lemon and its variations remains one of the...

What can one say about the Cups and Balls? It's an iconic trick and has become almost as synonymous with the conjurer's art as the proverbial...

For many, many years now, magicians have been weaving stories using a deck of playing cards to illustrate their narratives in funny and surprising...

Ring on Rope routines are quick, visual and extremely magical . . . and on this DVD, you'll see, and learn, in the routines presented just about...

The basic plot of the card effect that we know today as Oil and Water can be traced back to the 1940s and a Walter Gibson trick from the pages of...

There are many who would argue that the Ace assembly trick that has come to be known as MacDonald's Aces is the strongest card trick you can do...

Close-up magicians have known for years that audiences love the classic plot where four coins individually placed under four playing...

When asked to name his favorite trick from the many classic routines he created, Slydini would always say, "The silks." This trick, now known...

One of magic's most enduring effects has always been the Torn and Restored Newspaper, and for good reason. Newspapers and magazines are objects...

Since the days of David Devant, the idea of magically causing playing cards to move invisibly between two places has intrigued magicians and...

Of the various plots that make up the world of coin magic, Coins Across has always held a special place in the heart, and repertoires, of...

In this volume, you'll discover the Linking Rings, one of magic's most enduring classics. For centuries, magicians have charmed, baffled and...

What can one say about the Cups and Balls? It's an iconic trick and has become almost as synonymous with the conjurer's art as the proverbial...

The thumb tip is one of the most utilized and valuable gimmicks in magic, but it also wins the title of perhaps its most badly used....

The very puzzling and entertaining con game known as the Endless Chain has its roots in an old Gypsy swindle from the 1500s called "Pricking the...

The invention of the Color-Changing Knives is usually credited to illusion designer Walter Jeans, and as the effect began to enter the literature...

In 1962, British magician Peter Kane invented a trick that he named "Watch the Ace!" The effect was reworked and subsequently renamed Wild Card...

In the mid-Fifties, Bob Carver created a sensation with a rope effect he created based on ideas from Hen Fetsch. In fact, before he could be...

The Three Ball Trick is a routine that can play for large and small audiences and can be done virtually impromptu. It's inarguably one of magic's...

Games of chance have a rich and colorful history, but perhaps the most famous - and notorious - of them all is the simple three-in-one...

Michael Ammar once wrote that one of the principles key to making a magic effect memorable to an audience is to alter an object magically and...

What can one say about the Cups and Balls? It's an iconic trick and has become almost as synonymous with the conjurer's art as the proverbial...

The concept of forcing a playing card - to cause a spectator to choose a specific card while apparently giving him a completely free choice - has...

A magician should leave a lasting impression and one of the best ways to do that is to hand out your business card in a magical way. Your...

It's been said that Roy Walton invented one of the most original card effects of all time with his Card Warp, and ever since then, magicians have...

The card-to-impossible-place plot is almost as old as card conjuring itself with the earliest ancestor of the trick we now call the Card To...

It seems to be commonly believed that the genre of card magic known as packet tricks - that is, card tricks that use a small number of cards rather...

One of the key elements that makes magic entertaining is that of surprise, and one of the ways that magicians have accomplished that over the...

In 1912, legendary British conjurer Stanley Collins invented a card trick where the four Aces inexplicably vanished almost in plain sight of the...

In the world of prestidigitation, there are magic tricks . . . and then there's metal bending. Ever since Uri Geller set the imagination of the...

Dice used as conjuring props is of decidedly more recent vintage with one of the earliest records being Hofzinser who used mis-spotted...

Games of chance have a rich and colorful history, but perhaps the most famous - and notorious - of them all is the simple three-in-one...

In the early part of the 20th century, legendary bar magician Matt Schulien threw a deck of cards against the wall of his tavern and left a...

Over 20 years in the making! The FFFF Book is a collection of routines and memories from and about the Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic...

Since the early 1700s, magicians have been dazzling their audiences by finding selected playing cards with knives. In the intervening years,...

Ten inventors and performers of magic took siege of the Magic Bar in Stockholm to record project 21, but it proved impossible to hold a strong...

Magicians who specialize in close-up magic are constantly in search of material that doesn't use playing cards. Easily seventy-five percent of...

A small packet Ambitious Card routine circulated in the underground among the cardmen cognoscenti before it finally saw print and was dubbed the...

Leading off this volume is Bill Malone who skillfully demonstrates what the curriculum would be if there were such a thing as a school for card...

People always ask magicians if they're banned from casinos or exclaim that they wouldn't want to play cards with the performer. To laypeople,...

The best and most influential book on close-up magic is back in print in a gorgeous new edition. If you have not read and learned the...

Of the many varied plots in coin magic, the ones that seem to most intrigue creators and performers the most involve coins that travel invisibly...

Seven legendary magicians join forces to bring you a masterclass on one of the most iconic plots in magic. Since being developed by Lin Searles in...

On November 26 & 27 2010 the first European Coin Magic Symposium brings 16 magicians from all over the world to Milan for 2 days of non-stop coin...

Imagine owning the most comprehensive magic book ever written. This would surely be a treasured possession for any magician with each chapter...

Since entering the literature of magic in the 1600s, the effect of passing coins through a solid table top has captured the imagination of...

BACK IN PRINT!Compiled and edited by Jim Sisti. Now you can own the second five years of The Magic Menu, the world's only journal specifically for...

Games of chance have a rich and colorful history, but perhaps the most famous - and notorious - of them all is the simple three-in-one...

Imagine owning the most comprehensive magic book ever written. This would surely be a treasured possession for any magician with each chapter...

Sixty different routines compiled by Paul Romhany and TC Tahoe, with additional routines by eighteen other magicians from around the world,...

EMC2010 was a remarkable event and this is an incredible set of DVDs packed with great material! The world's first internet conference...

Though conjuring effects with finger rings have been part of the conjuring literature for quite some time, it was British magician/mentalist Al...

Magicians who specialize in close-up magic are constantly in search of material that doesn't use playing cards. Easily seventy-five percent of...

It seems to be commonly believed that the genre of card magic known as packet tricks - that is, card tricks that use a small number of cards rather...

Compiled and edited by Jim Sisti and now in its third printing, The Magic Menu - Years 1 through 5 (previously titled The Magic Menu -The First Five...

"Those effects in which an inanimate object moves without any visible cause are perhaps the most mysterious and effective in all magic. Such a trick...

Magicians who specialize in close-up magic are constantly in search of material that doesn't use playing cards. Easily seventy-five percent of...

Best of British is a celebration of the work and creativity of many of the UK's finest performers. The book is a collection of magic and ideas...

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place. Imagine no more... If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this...

The idea of tearing up and then restoring a playing card is a very old one, dating back to at least the late 1790s. In subsequent years, many...

Imagine owning the most comprehensive magic book ever written. This would surely be a treasured possession for any magician with each chapter...

If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this would be it! This benchmark collection features just about all of magic's most enduring and classic...

This volume features three more ingenious gimmicked coins and the miracles that can be accomplished with them. David Roth begins by demonstrating and...

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place. Imagine no more... If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this...

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place.Imagine no more...The Secrets of STACK OF QUARTERS AND...

Imagine the best magic, the best magicians, and the best producers all in one place. Imagine no more... If you could have one set of magic DVDs, this...

Volume One On this volume, you'll be treated to Richard Osterlind's version of Bank Night, the perfect way to open your show and to get to...

Anthony Miller, Sebastian Clergue and the rest of Radio Free Atlantis Productions crew wanted to create something just a little different from...

THE SECOND ESSENTIAL MAGIC CONFERENCE ON DVD NOW! The first Essential Magic Conference was rated epic by its members. The second, in...

On This DVD: the 90' TV show of the WCM06 "The Real Secrets of Magic" award winning short movie by David Stone Picture Galleries of the WCM06 Special...

Back by popular demand. The first volume was met with accolades, so we're bringing you 11 more effect never before released on video. Ideal for any...

The first volume of Our Best proved hard to match. But we've done it in this DVD.Six of magic's most exalted close-up workers treat you to nine of...

A Record of 20th Century Magic on Three DVDs! Over six hours of footage Three DVDs for optimum viewing quality Lectures and performances by Dai...

Much More, the title of volume 9! David Roth performs and explains his own, unpublished version of the Nest of Boxes, with the classic Roth touch,...

The New York Coin guys, David ROTH, Dr. Michael RUBINSTEIN, and Mike GALLO, are back with a vengeance, with their latest set of DVD's!! Volumes, 14,...

Volume 13 (WORKERS UNITED), offers yet ANOTHER TWO PLUS HOURS of 15 practical, hard hitting coin magic used by pros, but easy enough for the average...

It seems to be commonly believed that the genre of card magic known as packet tricks - that is, card tricks that use a small number of cards rather...

Magic with playing cards has always held a deep fascination for performers and audiences alike, most likely due to the almost infinite variety of...

A tribute to a master of magic, who was known to us as "The Leader of the Underground", Roger Klause dedicated half a century to his art and affected...

The Greatest Collection Of Card Magic Ever Assembled!Image if you could be present for the most amazing super session of card magic ever held?...

The Greatest Collection Of Card Magic Ever Assembled!Image if you could be present for the most amazing super session of card magic ever held?...

On November 26 & 27 2010 the first European Coin Magic Symposium brings 16 magicians from all over the world to Milan for 2 days of non-stop coin...

Magic with playing cards has always held a deep fascination for performers and audiences alike, most likely due to the almost infinite variety of...

This issue is dedicated to magic in the city of sin - Las Vegas Magicians featured in this issue include; Paul Aberstat, Gary...

The Card Through Handkerchief is one of card magic's most popular plots mostly because of the very strong effect that's created by relatively simple...

Magic with playing cards has always held a deep fascination for performers and audiences alike, most likely due to the almost infinite variety of...

Ultimate Card Sessions - Volume 1 - Tricks, Tricks, And More Tricks #1The Greatest Collection Of Card Magic Ever Assembled!Image if you could be...

Nate Kranzo, Steve Draun, Kostya Kimlat, Ryan Swigert, Aaron Shields and Jason Alford to name a few... plus the regular column by Paul Alberstat and...

This issue contains lots of great folks from the West Coast, including Dave Nelson, Jack Carpenter, and Bill Duncan. Plus regular columns from...

The Greatest Collection Of Card Magic Ever Assembled!Image if you could be present for the most amazing super session of card magic ever held?...

Some years ago in India, I (Martin Breese) met up with a young snake charmer and street magician. He was taught by his grandfather and father. His...

On November 12 & 13 2011 the second European Coin Magic Symposium brings 20 magicians from all over the world to Milan for 2 days of non-stop...

Magicians featured in this issue include: Paul Aberstat, Raymond Smullyan, Chris Keppel, Tom Burgoon, John Born, Kev Williams, Kip...

On November 26 & 27 2010, the first European Coin Magic Symposium brings 16 magicians from all over the world to Milan for 2 days of non-stop...

Magic just doesn't get any better!And when you watch this DVD you'll see why.A favorite trick and explanation from five of our video artists. These...

We asked our neighbors to the North to perform a few tricks for our cameras. Even after three and half hours of nonstop magic, they still had more up...

Magicians featured in this issue include: Paul Aberstat, Kostya Kimlat, Syd Segal, Mike Graham, David Nelson, Paul Cummins, Lee Asher, Kip...