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PLEASE NOTE Most books and videos are available to order please phone for details. Remember all orders over £30 are Post FREE! Mentalism / Kenton Knepper / Hypnotism / Escapology / Illusions / Cards / Assorted Titles / Audio Books See our Audio Books page for Kenton Knepper's Wonder Words, Magi CD's, Richard Webster Cold Reading and more! Mind Blasters - E-Book - Edited by Peter Duffie
The ultimate collection
of mind-blowing English mind magic! Some of the world's top mentalist's
tip their mitt! After the success of Miraculous Minds - Scotland goes
mental Peter Duffie pulled off an even bigger job covering England with
41 contributors and 57 sensational routines. Do the math yourself, this
is the quality and quantity bargain of the year. The ultimate collection from some of the UK's finest performers. A Whopping 195 pages! Over 40 Contributors! 55 Sensational Routines! Illustrated with Photographs & Graphics E-Book - PDF format
- Download Table of Contents Marc Paul AAA Serial
Number Divination / Shuffle Challenge Too To read a fuller description see here Price: £12.50 You will be sent a link to download the file (3.6MB) Stunners Plus! - Larry Becker
Stunners! Plus! is also packed with major improvements to such effects as Casino Royale, Ultimate Flashback, Serial Killer, Sneak Thief and so many other powerful effects created over the decade following the original Stunners! release. And, as if all this wasn't enough, imagine peering into the inner workings of Larry's many commercial effects, including: Chameleon Chest, Versadex, Blockbuster, Incredible, Insight Wallets, Psiclops, Casino Light, Zenneristic and more. The Stunners! material has been completely re-typeset and all of the original art and illustrations have been preserved and upated. Stunners! Plus! is a must-have for mentalists from amateur to professional and for magicians who want to make the transition, there's no better place to start. Softbound, 674 pages, fully illustrated. This one went straight on my shelf! - M Price: £125 (Inc p+p Via parcel force) SYZYGY
- The First Five Volumes - Lee Earl
Now the first five volumes are reproduced in a single, hard cover book! The index alone fills ten pages, listing material by category, contributor, and by title. Over 200 routines - Impromptu - Close-up and Platform. 80 pages of Professional & Promotional Supplements. More than 400 photos and professional illustrations Includes CD-ROM! The CD-ROM contains many images right from the book in full color and high resolution PDF format. SYZYGY is the most important Mentalism book of the new millennium and qualifies for instant inclusion on everyone's 'five foot shelf'. Hard bound, 466 page, 8.5 x 11 inch format book (with dust jacket). Price: £125 M.I.N.D. (Mentalism in New Directions) - Lee Earle
Included with each copy is a CD-Rom (Windows and Macintosh compatible) containing the necessary Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF files for producing a number of full-color, professionally designed props and promotional materials on your personal inkjet or laser printer. You get multiple templates for Sun Signs, more ready-to-print masters for the complete SuperScript materials and cards, Topologo's colorful single-page layout, color photographs and enlarged 'newspaper clipping' for Bascom Jones' Dark Memory, celebrity handwriting samples to use with an evocative Pretellus presentation, and full-size color copes of genuine stock certificates for the very contemporary Taking Stock. BONUS: The CD-Rom also contains a thought-provoking interview with Lee Earle, conducted by the esteemed Dr. Juris, in which Lee discusses the distinctions between mental magic and Mentalism, the critical elements necessary for a successful performance, tips on how to present Mentalism to skeptical audiences and much, much more. Softbound, 264 pages. Price: £65 The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
Price: £36 Theatre Of The Mind - Barrie Richardson
Price: £36 Chan Canasta Volume 2 - David Britland This
is the long-awaited follow up to the first book. It is a quality soft back publication,
perfect bound. It contains a lot of information that arrived too late for inclusion
in the first volume. Price: £16 13 Steps to Mentalism - Corinda
Swami Gimmick, Pencil Lip Sound & Muscle Reading, Mnemonics and Mental Systems, Predictions, Blindfolds & X-Rays, Billets, Book Tests, Two Person Telepathy, Mediumistic Stunts, Card Tricks, Question & Answer Effects, Publicity Stunts, Patter & Presentation. A complete course in mentalism all in one hardbound volume. The standard by which all other mentalism books have been judged. As
the Royal Road or Bobos are the Bibles in their fields this is definitely the
Bible for mentalists it covers everything you could ever need to know. On any
top 5 list that any mentalist recommends this is nearly always number one on the
list! I can personally highly recommend this book.(It's
one I've actually read, and those who know me will tell you that's a miracle in
its self). - M Price: £26 The
Very Modern Mindreader and Other Miracles - Richard Osterlind
Softbound,
fully illustrated.
Metalblast contains not the methods, but the real secrets of metal bending. In this exciting new work, Richard Osterlind discusses the mindset of the metal bender and the key ingredients necessary to make an audience believe that they're seeing miracles. What's more, these theatrical and psychological techniques are totally transferable and able to be easily adapted to just about any mentalism or magic you perform. If you're an aspiring metal bender, or simply want to make the effects you already perform stronger and more impactful, you need to read Metalblast! 20 Pages Price: £9 Telepathy
Personified
- Ron and Nancy Spencer
The Spencer's complete act is revealed here for the first time anyone with the desire to learn a baffling two-way telepathy act need look no further. This wonderful book has 140 pages together with numerous line drawings and photographic illustrations. Price: £20 Manifestations
-CD set and
e-book - (UK Exlusive) -
revised second edition
Includes 6 Audio CDs, and cd-rom with e-book and live lecture Price: £55
"One of the most delightful conceptions in card magic...this is something not to be missed by the intelligent magician!" -Peter Warlock, Abra "...(A)...collection of unusual mental/gambling routines based on ingenious principles that some top names have raved about, and been badly fooled with...The magician that bothers to learn...(Tsunami)...will have an anywhere-anytime game of Psychic Poker...that will destroy the laymen." -Jeff Busby, Magical Arts Journal "...TSUNAMI, the best damn card trick since OUT OF THIS WORLD! My congratulations and admiration." -Dennis Marks Don't pass this one up... Very nice! - M Price: £9
The
groundbreaking material contained in 7 Deceptions is in a class of its own. After
seeing these creations, Kenton Knepper was so stunned that he actually bought
the publishing rights from Luke-the first time Kenton has ever purchased another's
material. With endorsements from names like Docc Hilford, Steve Banachek and Kenton
Knepper, you can rest assured that this is real-world material. Price: £30 Psychological Subtleties 2 - Banachek
Here you will find routines from: Peter Arcane, Greg Arce, Lance Campbell, Dr. Bill Cushman, Christian David, David De Leon, Paul W. Draper, Gerard, Jonathon Grant, Patrick Kuffs, Andy Leviss, Rick Maue, Mike Merchant, Ravi Johannes Pazhur, Ian Rowland, Leonardo Silverio, and Michael Sibbernsen as well as routines and more subtleties from the mind of Banachek. Pages 203 - Hardbound Price: £37 Psychophysiological Thought Reading - Banachek and How to Read People's Minds - H. J. Burlingame
Price: £35 Price: £10
Contains: E.S.Pecially
for You - Eye Can See What You Are Thinking - Magnas Veritas - Off Centre
Tear - Singing in the Vain - What Sign are You? - Hallucinations - a
spectator hallucinates seeing a card in the deck Price: £22 Edited by Martin Breese and illustrated by Eric Mason. Softback reprint in an edition of just 100 copies.
Price: £18
With Kentonism you may appear to: Have
a spectator slip into an altered state - just by looking at your business card!
Price: £30 A companion to the above book which contains the necessary graphics! Price: £14 Miracles of Suggestion - Kenton Knepper
Q - The Proper Use of Hidden Influence - Kenton Knepper
Kenton has been fooling many people with his subtle and devious methods of cueing spectators secretly. Kenton breaks it all out here in easily understood terms: From the set-up, follow-through and follow-up. This is NOT a work on how to verbally cue a spectator. This is non-verbal cueing for the most part which has allowed Kenton to stun audiences and performers alike. Several individual tricks sold by us are described in this manuscript. These tricks sell in the range of $15.00 to $25.00 each. That means getting this manuscript can satisfy your curiosity and save you money too. Kenton explains original effects used by himself and by other performers on stage and television. Many of the secrets that have fooled you in the last decade are in here. You will be surprised at what Kenton tips of his creations, and who has applied these concepts in their own performances. Most importantly, you will learn the secret principles of Kenton's manner of cueing, so that you may apply this knowledge to YOUR effects and performance style. Much of what Kenton does that appears as mentalism is a combination of subconscious and conscious cueing. Kenton's The Secret details his use of subconscious cues. Q - The Book examines and defines Kenton's unique approach to consciously cueing spectators in mentalism. Many times the spectators themselves are in doubt of how they knew after the fact, and are as amazed as the rest of the audience - but in a different way. In other words, it's classic Kenton stuff. So twisted in thought, no wonder spectators wonder what on earth happened to them! Find out what has fooled countless numbers of people on stage and on television, with routines you can and will use. Rarely has spectator cueing been discussed outside the realm of stage whispers. Kenton has made a trademark of it, and now you can too. Television personality Keith Barry tips some of his Q and X work in this manuscript! Direct from the material that fooled you on the tube, the inner Kentonism secrets and how Keith did it. YOU can too... Thanks to Mr. Barry giving Kenton permission to explain it all. An in-depth and novel approach to creative cueing and commercial mentalism. 70 PAGES, full sized. Price: £30
Price: £22 Sorcerer Series 1-3 - Kenton Knepper
For a full description see here Price: £18 each or £50 for the set of three
Picture your audiences' amazement when they really can not explain the trick because the magic is done with words, not sleights or props. This is what Wonder Words will teach you. It is prestidigitation of the mind. See our audio books page to purchase Wonder Words or the Wonder Words Work Book. Mystery by Association - Kenton Knepper
Over 100 full size pages on the secret principle of Association and how Kenton and students use this long ignored and mysterious factor. We simply cannot say enough about it, or what it will do for you. Using association causes spectators to stop being spectators. Association actively engages onlookers, causing more of an experience and relationship with your audience. The audience becomes an active force in your performance. They do not feel left out of the act. With association, the audience is a willing and active participant, rather than an antagonistic force to be won over by manipulation. Best of all, magic and mentalism can easily be made into legitimate art by applying association to standard tricks and presentations. In a sentence or less, with one object, or less, association casts its spell. Immediate ART and MEANING can be had without hard work, once you grasp the underused and oft ignored principle of association. Influence and shape audiences to do as you desire by association and its related branches of sneaky psychology. People will follow your lead and more. Your audience is just waiting to be taught what to do! All of this is just for starters. We know these sound like impossible promises, but they are true. Artists and psychologists have proved these claims about association reliable for ages. Association is the standard used in video, persuasion psychologies, advertising, art, music and theatre. Yet mentalists and magicians use it unknowingly, as if by happenstance. Like Wonder Words, Kenton once again changes the landscape of mentalism and magic forever with this book. You will wonder how mystery performers ever performed without this incredible principle. THIS work will remind you why Kenton is considered a groundbreaking leader in mentalism and magic. New effects, tricks and methods included, as well as material from The S.E.C.R.E.T. School Pages 111 - Tapebound Price: £35
How
to find a card by "channeling" a spectator. Price: £32 Secrets of Indirection - Kenton Knepper
This manuscript details new effects and techniques based upon this powerful principle. From making "standards" truly remarkable (such as the Linking Rings, Egg Bag and even the Lota Bowl) to new works such as Kenton's "Indirection Bowl" direct from the opening of his act, or "Drawing Duplication" from television, many great effects and ideas are examined in detail. It's hard to get a room full of magicians to applaud a Lota Bowl or hardcore mentalists to be fooled by the use of a stooge. But "Secrets of Indirection" reveals how to do all of this and more. Once you grasp the principle, you'll apply it to nearly everything you do. Kenton's use of making a compass move while attempting metal bending is in here too. This is not the same thing as "Kenton's Kompass". You'll find Kenton also tips for the first time his "Famous Bottle Vanish" used in clubs, banquets and on full stage. This alone is worth the price of this manuscript to any performer - and it is easy to do. Many more effects are detailed. This manuscript will change how you look at everything you do in performance. The simple concept of "indirection" will radically alter our magical and mental arts - if we but think and apply this remarkable tool. The majority of effects described are magical in nature, though some mentalism is of course included. Magic examples make for the easiest and quickest way to grasp the indirection concept, that you may then apply to mentalism and everything else you do. While effects may be magic oriented, this will not dissuade the thinking mentalist who is after principles, not simply tricks. This key principle upon which Kenton depends in all manner of work and styles of performance is now revealed at last. This is the latest of the in-depth work by Kenton upon which so many await and rely. You will want to get ahead of the pack and begin reconsidering your act using the power of indirection. Price: £22 An
Enchanted Evening - Kenton Knepper
Here
are some highlights: Please note this is now out of print and I have 3 copies left! Price: £36 Kenton's Little Book of Wonders - Kenton Knepper
There is MORE in this little booklet to be sure. Any one of these effects could have been marketed on their own, as many are doing with manuscripts these days. But Kenton, as he begins to wind down his writing for performers, wanted to cram as much as he could into one little booklet. That he has certainly accomplished. Several secret groups were privy to small portions of this work last year. Each commented on how these methods were going to change their own methods, effects and presentations. Each group noted that at least several likely instant-classics were contained in this booklet. This is truly a Little Book of Wonder which you can't afford to miss, and at a special price to top it all off. Price: £15 K.E.N.T. - John Mahood / Kenton Knepper
Whether you are a close-up performer or a mentalist that plays it seriously, K.E.N.T. is a must have for you. Kenton calls K.E.N.T. "One of two tools I rely upon for close-up work of any kind, magic or mentalism". K.E.N.T. is the creation of Irish magician and mentalist John Mahood. IMAGINE... A wise guy pulls out his own deck of cards and demands that you prove your abilities. He wants you to prove yourself, without touching the cards, without writing anything down, without others helping. NO touching, NO marks, NO sleight of hand of any kind. NOW WHAT? With K.E.N.T. you tell the spectator to make it tough on you and think of one of a few cards he himself removes from his own deck. You never see these. You instruct him how to focus upon his thought of card and you NAME HIS CARD to the degree that he freaks out and swears you are the REAL thing. He dares you to tell him what his card is, and that is exactly what you are seen to do. This friends is a true mindblower. It is POWERFUL stuff. But it is not for everyone. This is as close to real mind reading as you can get. Like real mind reading, you will at very rare times, miss. You should know this up front. K.E.N.T. is for performers. For many real performers, given the impossibility of this situation, this is not much of an issue. You would likely fail anyway, so why not have the tools to usually win out instead? Yet we wanted you to be aware of this possibility. Add Kolossal Killer to the mix, and you will do this and never fail. In an effort of complete disclosure, the effect is you name the entire card. The reality is you name the name or number of the card, not the suit generally. But due to the psychology used, it appears you have named not only the name, but the suit as well. You should also know that this is based upon English and American English as well as American playing cards, so this may make a difference to you. If you and the people you perform for will speak in English generally, then this is great for you. If not, this may not be perfect for you. You would surely have to make a fair amount of adjustments to be able to use the basic idea in other languages. We like to be as clear and open as we can about such things. With that in mind, this and "Killer" Kenton calls his "lifeblood of close-up and mentalism" with cards. K.E.N.T. is also a must have for the close-up card worker who faces the type of spectator that challenges you to find or tell him his thought about card. NOW YOU WILL. For the mentalist who is asked to prove the "impossible", this is a tool that must be in your arsenal. Perform K.E.N.T. over the radio, phone or Internet if you wish! Once you have K.E.N.T.in your mind, you will need nothing else. Another person's mind and their own deck of cards is all that is used. That and the special secrets explained in K.E.N.T. 25 pages of 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 size. Includes how Kenton uses K.E.N.T. in a One Behind or One Ahead effect as well! Now even I can do this! - M Price: £11 Readings for the Magician - Kenton Knepper
Price: £18 Cold Reading - Richard Webster
Further Commercial Cold Reading ,and Mastering Cold Reading. Richard Webster is a New Zealander who has been involved with Magic and Cold Reading for many, many years and is one of the world's leading experts on the art of cold reading.
Price: £4.50
For many years "Riley" and David Deval talked of updating the SAS book. Unfortunately David passed away before they could do so. After a little persuasion to share his years of experience, Riley has put into print everything you need to know about getting out of a pair of handcuffs... It covers methods for opening most of the styles of handcuffs and leg irons that you are ever likley to come across. Showing you how to adapt keys and make various shims and picks to cover almost any eventuallity, its all here. Thinking of becoming the next Houdini? Then there is no better place to start. Price: £16 S.A.S Swift Action System - David De-Val How
to escape from handcuffs... Price: £6 16 Thumb Tie Gems - Max Andrews
Price: £4 Subtle Card Creations Volume 1 - Nick Trost
The entire set of volumes contain his best card effects, plus variations by his fellow magicians. Many of these card creations came from his series of notebooks and most have not been published previously. This volume alone contains 11 chapters describing over 100 tricks. Here are a few of the areas covered: Coincidences -
Transpositions - Court Cards - Special Decks - Gambling Tricks - Packet
Tricks - Poker Tricks - ESP Cards Pages 300 - Hardbound Price: £30 MindPlay - Christopher Williams
Imagine being able, to find four cards that are merely thought of, without any fishing of any kind! What is even better...there is a kicker ending which I will leave as a surprise, and best of all...this is self working, meaning ANY Magician can do this! "Christopher Williams has added a substantial ending to the famous poker presentation of the 'Princess Card Trick' that has fascinated the top magicians of all time." - Jon Racherbaumer 14 page spiral bound manuscript. Signed and numbered limited edition of 250. Price: £25 A
Collection of Card Magic - Christopher Williams
Contents: "If you like visual magic with multiple climaxes, check out Christopher
Williams new booklet, 'A Collection of Card Magic. "... Mike Powers Read
a review of this book here! Special Offer - buy Mindplay and Collection of Card Magic together for the special price of £33 Modus Operandi - Jack Carpenter
NO TABLE ACES - The suspect was plainly seen to insert three face up aces into three different locations in a face down deck. He placed the ace of spades face up on top of the pack. Each time he riffled the cards a face-up ace rose to the top to join the ace of spades, until all four aces had gathered there. Then, with a final riffle, he forced the aces to return to their original positions in the deck! The suspect is also known to be expert at stacking and switching decks; dealing seconds, centers, and bottoms; and is said by reliable witnesses to be a master of the "Seattle Switch" and "West Coast Cooler." If seen at a card table, approach with caution. He is known to be armed and dangerous. As yet, no charges have been filed, as all his victims report enjoying being fooled by him. Hardbound, 163 pages. Price: £26 Art and Ardor at the Card Table - Jimmy Nuzzo and Edward Marlo
The book incorporates three hard-to-find, private manuscripts that Nuzzo and Marlo published in the 1980s, Plus Package; Unforgettable Wild Card; and 21 st Century Card Magic. Jimmy invented the Hung Card, one of the most tightly held secrets in magic. Price: £34 Three Card Monte - John Scarne
Subtle Miracles - Peter Duffie
Seventeen ingenious card miracles are featured in this collection, including: Impulse: Two cards transpose under impossible conditions. The finish in which one card has a hole cut through the centre and yet still changes places with the second card has been described as, "Not Possible!" Tarradiddle: A completely self-working Lie Detector trick. The spectator can tell the truth or lies but the deck will always find him out. What's more, you don't even know the identity of the selected card yourself until the pack reveals it! Flashpoint: The ultimate Holey Point of Departure. A chosen card disappears from between two blank cards. The card is visible right up until the last moment through holes cut in the middle of the blanks. Yet it disappears without a trace and the blanks are handed out for examination. Choca Block: A completely hands-off cards across with an extremely clever method. Two selected cards disappear from a box on the table and reappear in a packet of cards held by the spectator. At no time does the performer touch anything! And it's completely self-working too. All Clear: You Do As I Do with a twist. Under the fairest of conditions the magician and spectator chose identical cards, twice! But the kicker comes when the rest of the deck is shown to be completely blank. No gimmicks. No switches. Everything examined. Easy to do. Plus:
Pure Devilry, in which a diary predicts two selected cards;
Price £23 Mnemonica - Juan Tamariz
Among those things Juan Tamariz is most recognized for, among magicians, is his trailblazing work with the memorized decka tool with extraordinary potential for creating utterly baffling magic. Over the past two decades, Tamariz has been the recognized leader in its use and, with Simon Aronson in the United States (who contributes an introduction to this book), the most influential. Tamariz's memorized deck stack, "Mnemonica", has become a legend with card magicians throughout the world, and within this book he reveals at last its complete workings, as well as teaching the reader how to memorize the stack-foreverin as little as three hours. Accompanying this information are more than a hundred tricks and routines that radically expand the range of effects commonly thought possible with a memorized deck, and an annotated bibliography that leads the reader to an amazing body of additional material on the memorized deck, making Mnemonica the most complete study of its subject ever done. Mnemonica is a virtual encyclopedia on the subject of memorized-deck magic, by the world's leading exponent and one of magic's acknowledged masters. It is a book crammed with magic from the working repertoire of Juan Tamariz, magic that leaves everyone, public and magicians, utterly astounded. It is a book capable of changing the reader's entire approach to card magic, and a work that supports Juan Tamariz's reputation as one of the most important and creative thinkers in magic today. 432 pages, over 400 photos, hardcover. Price: £45 New Era Card Tricks - Roterberg
Price: £29
Price: £15 Fem Fatal - Docc Hilford 64 Sinful Secrets with the Cassandra Deck
A tossed out deck where you name each person's card directly! - A method for learning real contact mindreading! - Poker and Blackjack demonstrations - A Cards Across where thought of cards fly across the room! - Any Card at Any Number and you predict both the card and the number! - A Card in Cigarette with a thought-of card! - And 57 more ways to learn pocket writing, swami writing, sound reading, pencil reading, plus book tests, billet tests, cold reading effects and more! Staplebound, 64 pages. Price: £29 Counthesaurus - Jon Racherbaumer
With the advent of packet tricks in the 70's, not to mention all of the innovative close-up card tricks devised in the past 30 years, a remarkable number of false-counting and false-spreading techniques were developed-so many, in fact, that it was difficult to find and keep track of them. Enhanced by over 200 digital photographs, you no longer have to search for or wonder what this-or-that count is or does. This book runs the gamut from Ascanio to Vesser, including the esoteric and arcane techniques buried in our literature. This 208 page spiral bound book was written by Jon Racherbaumer. Included in Counthesaurus are 81 detailed descriptions to perform sleight of hand tricks such as; All-Alike Count, Biddle Count, Broken-Up Elmsley Count, Everchange Count, Fingertip Rhythm, Gemini Display, Ghostover Count, Hamman Count, Jimmy Cricket Count, Kosky Count, Marfoe Count, Neo Jordan Count, Omega Count, Pinch Grip, Razor-Edge Pivot Count, Six-Card Repeat Count, Smile Count, Tokagi Turnover Count, Unlimited Count, Vesser Concept and MUCH, MUCH, MORE!!! Price: £20 Expert Card Technique - Hugard & Braue Sister book to the Royal Road, This concentrates on sleights and flourishes with a large selection of tricks including the famous"Ambitious Card Routine" Price: £12 Basic Card Technique - Anthony Norman
Price: £8 Encyclopaedia of card tricks - Hugard A great companion to the Royal Road this volume covers trick / setup / gaffed decks. Price: £11 Card
Manipulations (Series 1-5) - Jean Hugard
To
the magician and to most audiences, card manipulations are the most fascinating
type of card trick. Since the manipulator's skill is the only determining factor, once a degree of card dexterity is acquired the performer can go on to learn tricks sure to entertain, at any time, with no further preparation, using any available deck of cards for the performance. After showing the basic manipulations he develops a number of exceptional tricks where the manipulations are used. A number of illustrations and step-by-step explanations teach each detail, as the trick would be given in a performance. By working through these tricks, from the simple to the complex, the magician learns his skills in a professional manner and also gains a wide repertoire of specific tricks. Throughout the book a great number of manipulations and over a hundred tricks are explained. Price: £8 110 Magic Tricks with a Stipper Deck
- A group of people think they selected the same card - Immediately find any card that has been hidden in the deck. - Separate magically all the Aces from the deck. - Deal yourself a royal flush Price: £3.50 or £9 including a Bicycle Stripper Deck! 110 Magic Tricks with a Svengali Deck
- Show a normal deck - then change ALL the cards to the previously selected card. - Seal a card in an envelope - then have a spectator pick the card in the envelope. - Spectator stabs the deck - the selected card is where the person inserts the blade. - The selected card appears in your pocket or anywhere else. - The card that was selected appears anyplace where the spectator cuts into the deck. Price: £3.50 or £9 including a Bicycle Svengali Deck! Full Metal Jacket - JC Wagner and Syd Segal
"JC
Wagner in print for the 1st time in over 10 years!" ALSO INCLUDED - Syd Segal digs deep into the mind of JC and finds out what he's been up to for the last 10 years. A one-on-one interview that tells all. Price: £24
Up In Smoke - Any four-of-a kind is removed from the deck. The magician blows a puff of smoke toward the cards, causing them to instantly vanish. The missing cards are then immediately produced from four different pockets.
A Handy Transformation - A card is selected and returned to the deck. Four cards are shown and this packet is placed between the spectators hands as the magician explains that he will cause the selected card to appear between the cards he is holding. However, when the spectator separates his hands he is surprised to find not five cards, but only onethe selection.
Estimated Toss - Offering to give a demonstration of estimation a card is selected and returned to the deck. The top card of the deck is removed and, using estimation, the magician attempts to toss it into the deck next to the selection. However, when the card adjacent to the tossed-in card is displayed, it is not the selection. Snatching victory from defeat, the tossed-in card is turned over to reveal that it has magically changed into the selection.
Oil And Water - The classic plot of red and black cards magically separating, culminating with a surprise finish.
K.J.V. Oil And Water - Larrys favorite oil and routine combining the ideas of Ray Kosby, Dai Vernon, and himself.
Flawed Transposition - The magician offers to demonstrate a new trick, but mentions that it does have a flaw. The four kings are placed on the table while the magician holds onto the four aces. One at a time, the kings change places with the aces until the magician is holding the four kings. Reminding the audience about the flaw in the trick, the tabled packet is shown to also consist of four kings as the magician announces the tricks weaknessIt takes eight kings to do the trick.
New Outstanding Triumph - Larrys stand-up version of the classic Dai Vernon effect employing his clever riffle display.
Tahoe Triumph - Larrys approach to Bill Simons Four Packet Shuffle.
Hip Pocket Prediction - A spectator freely selects any card to act as
a prediction. Another card is now selected, noted, and replaced while
the deck is out of the magicians sight. The prediction card is now
revealed and its value accurately locates the selection. And More Price: £23 Tricks with cards - Magic Christian (Piatnic) Price: £4.59 Card College - Roberto Giobbi Vols 1 - 4
Volume One Contains: The Overhand Shuffle, False Cuts, the Riffle Shuffle, Card Controls, Forces, the Glide, the Double Lift, Flourishes, the Top Change and the Spread Cull - 250 Pages Volume Two Contains: Palming, Card Reverses, the Glimpse, the Pass, the Crimp, False Counts, Advanced Double-lift Techniques and an eye-opening major chapter on Misdirection, Psychology, Routining and Presentation. Professional caliber tricks are taught all along the way, so that you can put your new skills immediately to work. - 250 Pages Volume Three Contains: Breaks, Steps and Jogs, Advanced Double Lifts, Card Controls, Multiple Shifts, the Side Steal, Diagonal Palm Shift, Color Changes, the K.M. Move, the Biddle Steal and the Faro Shuffle. - 300 Pages Volume Four Contains: Forcing Techniques, Card & Packet Reversals, Advanced Passes, Culling & Stacking, Half Passes, Tilt, Sandwich Techniques, More Flourishes, Lapping, Card & Packet Switches, Estimation, Deck Switches, False Deals, Structural Theory. - 250 Pages Price: £29 per vol. £100 for set of 4 Card College #1 EBook - Roberto Giobbi
Please note that there are significant differences between the latest printed edition of "Card College 1" and this ebook, beside the video clips. This ebook was based on the German edition "Grosse Kartenschule 1" which has a somewhat different selection of chapters than the English one from Hermetic Press. One could say it is the author's cut: Chapter 9 'The Glimpse' in this ebook appears in volume 2 of the Hermetic Press series. On the other hand chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16 from the Hermetic Press book are missing in this ebook. They will be available in the electronic Card College 2. Beside the chapter differences between the paper edition and this ebook, Giobbi added about 20 new pages to "Card College 1" since the latest printing. There have been numerous additions particularly to the 'Final Notes' and 'Check Points' sections. Chapter 1 has a new section on the card case.You might think that opening a card case is a trivial matter. Not so, says Roberto, who disects this process into its smallest part and gives you plenty of good reasons why you should know all these details. A new routine 'Further than that...' was added to Chapter 5 'Force Techniques Part 1'. And finally the 'Bibliographic Notes' have been updated and extended. Price: £32 IllusionsBack to top of page 4e Illusion Design - Written & Illustrated by Mark Parker
There is a contribution by David Mendoza (This the first book since the Osborne Books, that David Mendoza has contributed to). And an excellent essay to improve your act by Tony Clark. Book is 122 pages with detailed routines & beautiful illustrations in full-color throughout the book. A first for Illusion Books. The price also includes full performance rights. This is an absolute must for any Modern Illusionist. Price: £50
The book includes Indian Levitation, Floating a Girl, Mystery of Lhasa, Aga, Sword Aerial, Bed of Arrows, Fan Illusion, Walking on Swords, Flying Carpet, One Man Levitation, Chair Suspension, Bamboo Aerial, Trilby Couch, Goldston Aga, Night Club Levitation, Another Asrah, Asrah, Kellar's Asrah. This is not a book of illusion blue prints and is certainly not intended to be a complete source for the Levitation Secrets. As the title suggests, it is a book of 'secrets', illustrating how each Levitation is performed. The intelligent performer will find the information sufficient to construct some, if not all of these items from the information provided, adapting the details and measurements to his requirements. For the others, ''Levitation secret'' will give a reasonable idea of what is involved, so you could get a more complete blue print or additional details to make the item. A good and informative book for anyone interested in large illusion magic. Price: £4.50 Easy Build Illusions - Paul Osborne
For the first time in any publication, corporate illusions are covered, detailing some simple solutions to making the Chairman of the Board appear by magic at his sales meeting. Also included at no extra cost is the out-of-print Illusion Planning book that Paul created for the beginning illusionist. This chapter reveals how to select, stage and position illusions within your show. Detailed in this book are: The In & Out Box, the Fall Apart Box, Fast Make Sub Trunk, The Mummy Returns, The King of Clubs, Fast Make Tip Over, The Shadow of Life, Blueprinted and At the Beach. Ideal
for the illusionist who needs quick, fast and easy-to-build props! Price: £26 Assorted Titles Back to top of page The Magic of Fred Robinson - Peter Duffie with illustrations by Paul Griffin and Roy Johnson
Nearly 20 years in the making The reviewer for Genii gave the book the best review that Martin has ever had for any book he has ever published. And we have heard that the reviews in MAGIC magazine are going to be equally full of praise. Here are just a few of the comments from those who have written lengthy tributes to Fred and his contribution to magic. I state without fear of exaggerating that Fred was one of the all-time greats; especially with cards. DAI VERNON Card magic and techniques of card-handling have fascinated me for most of my life. Meeting Fred was a highlight of my life. ROY WALTON Your journey with Fred is about to begin thanks to Peter Duffie and Martin Breese. I envy you. SIMON LOVELL Always with a twinkle in his eye, Fred would fool you consistently. GORDON BRUCE The Magic of Fred Robinson may well be the most anxiously-awaited book amongst magicians the world over. It has been in the making for years and Martin has had literally hundreds and hundreds of emails and letters asking when it would be released. Finally it has been printed. It may well be the most significant magic book of this decade. Fred Robinson was a private man but his skill at sleight-of-hand with cards and coins was legendary. He could be found at the Magic Circle on Monday evenings and many well-known names from around the world paid homage to Fred and travelled countless miles to witness for themselves his legendary skills. He was the editor of Pabular magazine and inspired contributions from the finest magicians of his time. The Magic of Fred Robinson documents and describes every effect that Fred performed. It has been written by Peter Duffie who has skilfully described all of Fred's sleights and effects in the greatest of detail. There are pages of detailed drawings and photographs and the book pays tribute to one of the greatest sleight-of-hand magicians the world has ever known. "Peter Duffies The Magic Of Fred Robinson is a wonderful book containing a gold-mine of ideas, subtleties and secrets from one of magics finest exponents and thinkers. ... The Magic Of Fred Robinson is an excellent book full of wonderful ideas, useful sleights, and powerful effects. More than that, its a great read and takes me back to the feeling I had when I first read Vernons Inner Secrets books. R Paul Wilson Genii Magazine February 2009 Price: £82 in the UK and £95 overseas (includes airmail postage of this heavy book!)
He also devoted a great deal of creativity to magic with other objects including coins, bills, cups and balls, silks, mentalism, dice, linking pins, sponge balls, chop cup, and various small tricks usually sold to kids such as the ball vase, magic frame, snapper, and much, much more. 67 effects and routines, some never before published. Price: £34 Magic By Gosh (book)
Over 15 routines and sleights from one of magic's most legendary characters. Includes Goshman's "The Act," a 10-trick set that was an audience favorite at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA. Also contain's Goshman's handlings of: Cards Thru Newspaper, Card in Purse, Glass Thru Table and more. Hardbound, 149 pages, fully illustrated. Price: £25
With this edition, The Dai Vernon Book of Magic has been completely re-typeset and every photograph re-screened for greater clarity. Among the Vernon classics you'll find inside are Penetration of Thought, Three Ball Transposition, Expansion of Texture, Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver, The Vernon Poker Demonstration, plus Vernon's famous Cups and Balls and Linking Rings routines. All in all, 24 chapters of pure Vernon gold. 239 pages, hardbound with dustjacket. Price: £30 Creative Showmanship For The Close-Up Magician
Do you want applause, gasps, and praise? Do you want your performances to be talked about and remembered? Strong Magic tells you how. You already own countless books on card and coipulation. Here is a book on something far more important: audience manipulation. Not a dry, boring treatise, it's funny, fascination, exciting reading. Not a book of vague theory, it's loaded with countless examples and concrete techniques that you can put to use right away to give your magic more impact. These are the real secrets of close-up magic--and they are all in Strong Magic. 379 Pages, Hardbound with Dust Jacket. One of the most sought after books of the last few years. Copies of this book have been changing hands for up to £100! "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 thought-provoking
analysis of the performance of close-up magic. Just reading it was motivating.
I incorporated some of Darwin's suggestions in to my presentations the
same day I read them. Highly recommended to the serious student of close-up
magic." - Paul Gertner Price: £45 Making Real Magic - Richard Osterlind
Price: £14 The
Principles of Magic - Richard Osterlind
These are just a few of the topics that Richard Osterlind tackles in what may be his most passionate argument yet for a return to the fundamental principles that once made conjuring one of the most respected of the performing arts. Over the years, these principles have become misinterpreted, misunderstood or largely ignored, resulting in magic's unfortunate and undeserving loss of its rightful place in the public's estimation. The Principles of Magic is Richard Osterlind's warning flag that, as performers, we have to change many of our approaches and attitudes before it's too late and magic vanishes forever. As a bonus, Richard offers "Inside The Fold," one of the strongest openers possible for a magic or mentalism program. It's a surefire way to gain the respect and attention of any audience immediately. More than just a reasoned appeal to mystery performers everywhere to once again lift magic to its highest artistic potential, The Principles of Magic is about rediscovering what it was about magic that you first loved...and perhaps relearning how to share its original wonder with others. Price:
£17 Magic Of Ascanio Vol.2 - Studies Of Card Magic
Get ready for the pleasant journey of studying the early versions of Ascanios classics. Oil and Water using the Ascanio Spread (a three-phase routine) and Father Ace and Sons (versions 66 and 67) will take you into the wonderful world of Ascanio's routining. See the theory in action, with examples of concepts explained in the first volume, such as the Parenthesis of Forgetfulness, the Anti-Contrasting Parenthesis, Stressing the Initial Situation, Slow Execution, misdirection, and the In-Transit Actions. The next three chapters include magic by Ascanio's mentors, Kaps and Carles, by his colleagues Dany Ray and Fu Manchu, and by one of his idols in magic: Ed Marlo, all with the Ascanio treatment. This section contains tricks shown to Ascanio by these great masters. Chapter Seven includes Ascanios favorite routines: If You Dont Pay Attention , Aunt Enriquetas Aces, The Trick I Would Show Dai Vernon, Sleightless Oil and Water (or so it seems), and Aces with Love. In Chapter Eight two other Ascanio favorites are described: The Wriggling Aces and Dont Blink! Revisited. The Trick I Would Show Dai Vernon is a lesson on Conditioned Naturalness, and The Wriggling Aces was part of his winning act at FISM in Amsterdam 1970. Chapter Nine includes two Ascanian classics: A Baroque Transposition and The Mechanical Strength of Thought. Chapter Ten finally brings you some of Ascanio's minor masterpieces such as: Doloress Trick, The Pathology of Cards, X - 1 = 0, Triumph, Eight-Card Oil and Water, The Nine Facts, Antagonistic Aces, and A Hunger for Dreaming. Pages 320 and 390
illustrations. Price: £40 The
Magic of Bob Ostin - A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
Those who prize commercial, practical magic have long praised Bobs earlier work, Fingertip Fantasies, as a classic in the field. Yet despite that books deserved status, and Bobs underground reputation as creator par excellence, he has remained something of an unknown to the magic community at large. Well all that is about to change! In an era when so many are striving to invent tricks that are fresh, novel and commercial, it is a genuine pleasure to see a master at work. Bob Ostin has been devising cutting-edge magic for over half a century and the material he created fifty years ago is as ingenious, practical and fooling as the new material he developed last week! Always thinking, and more importantly always thinking outside-of-the-box. Bob is constantly working on new magical problems as he likes to think of them and inevitably he works out a brilliant yet practical solution, resulting in a worker that will happily do double-duty and fool the boys at the local magic club as easily as it will stun a lay audience. One of the definitions of genius is someone who creates (music, literature, art and in this instance Magic!) something that would never have been created had that person never lived. Such a definition surely fits Bob Ostin. Even a cursory glance through this volume will be enough to convince the casual reader of Bobs creative talents; the more diligent student will be amply rewarded by learning tricks and routines which simply seem impossible! Water that turns to beer, origami men that take on a life of their own, cards that just melt through one another Tricks with cards, coins, dice, rubber bands, chop sticks, liquids, matches, paper, plasters, numbers, photographs, torches, fruit, cars the list is almost endless! Think of any object you like and chances are Bob has a trick (or two!) with it. Containing virtually all his published output from the past 50 years, this book includes the material from his limited-circulation lecture notes, rare manuscripts, dozens and dozens of magazine contributions, the full instructions for every single one of his marketed effects as well as the many gems that have remained hidden in his notebooks - until now. This book truly is a truly is a lasting and worthy record of The Magic of Bob Ostin A Lifetime of Magical Inventions. Price: £45 Five Times Five (Japan Edition) - Richard Kaufman
What happens when
five superb Japanese magicians each contribute five effects for a book
written by Richard Kaufman and illustrated by Ton Onosaka? Five Times
Five, the Japan edition! Masao Atsukawa : Four by Four - Four From Nowhere - Propelled Chinese/Silver - Fabric Through Pasteboard -The Knotted Letter Tomo Maeda : Ambitious Clip - New Era Moving Pips - Match Transposition - BoxBack - Pieces of the Future Ken Kuroki : Stanley Collins Meets Corinda - The Mystery of Width - Cocktail Bill Penetration - The Talisman - Illusion Box Kuniyasu Fujiwara : Appearing Deck - The Card Machine - The Joker Takes a Ride - Soft Spots - Lie Detector Hiro Sakai : My Little Kaps - Imprisoned Rising Card - It Doesn't Fit! - The Perfect Assitant - The Flowing Pips Pages 104 - Hardbound Price: £34 New Magic of Japan - Phil Goldstein and Richard Kaufman
25 Japanese magicians each presenting one effect ranging from close-up to stage magic using cards Pages 123 - Hardbound Price: £34 Rara Avis (Jack Avis) - Anthony Brahams
After Jack's death in 2004, 28 notebooks were discovered among his vast collection of manuscripts, books and other publications that contained his collected thoughts over the past half century. Some original, some of his own handlings of effects of his friends, some sleights, some tips and ideas but all bearing the stamp that earned him a world reputation for simple, baffling, natural magic. This new, important volume contains much of Jack's original thinking and ideas as well as rare photographs and notes from throughout his sixty years in magic. If you are a serious card person, closeup worker, historian or a magic enthusiast you will want to own this valuable record of the work of a man who devoted every moment of his spare time to the pursuit of magic at its highest level and is honored wherever a deck of cards is shuffled. Pages 220 - Hardbound Price: £38 The Award Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
The
Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary contains an incredible collection of
mind-boggling original inventions. You will not find minor variations of tired
old effects here. Tabary has created beautiful new effects, brilliant new methods,
and even ingenious new principles. There is nothing ordinary or standard about
this man's thinking! Every detail of Tabary's incredible rope magic has been painstakingly
written, and is expertly illustrated by renown artist, JEFF. This book is sure
to be a crown jewel in your library and will become one of your most treasured
resources. Price: £45 Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks - Stewart James
Rope tricks are always popular and this authoritative, comprehensive work on the subject gives the methods that the best rope magicians have used in their performances. Revealing the secrets of rope magic normally known only by professional magicians, this indispensable book is required reading for all aspiring and practicing magicians. Price: £10 The Invisible Thread Manual - Ralph Wichmann
Price: £10
Price £12 Safety Pin Trix - Jerry Andrus
This is realized by performing many of the effects in a spectators hands! Includes a chapter with lots of great tricks with ungaffed pins. Over 40 routines and moves, 135 illustrations. Pins are not included. But we have a set of Andrus here Price: £15 Special deal buy both together £34
Bob's complete patter is included and the jokes are so funny that they serve to provide the misdirection required: "We also use
this length of painted wood laughingly referred to as a magic wand." If you ever had the chance to see Bob perform this you will know just how good this routine (as all of his were) is! Price: £15 Complete Works Of Derek Dingle
There are over 120 items with cards, coins, and cigarettes in The Complete Works Of Derek Dingle, his first book in over a decade, and it's really two books in one. While containing the 60 or so classic routines which have already appeared in print, most of which he has substantially improved (the originals unavailable in out-of-print magazines), it also has about 60 never before released sleights, effects, and routines. Among them: Four Handlings of The Classic Pass - Deluxe Double Color-Changing Aces - Ultra Clean Slot Machine - Two-Fisted Deck Switch - World's Fastest Card Under Glass - Super Floating Card - Copper Silver Brass (The Silent Steal) - Post It! - Inflation - Complete Torn and Restored Card - A Case of Kings - The Restoration Assembly (as performed by Doug Henning on TV) Every nuance of technique, every line of patter, every ingredient that makes Derek's magic so special is captured by Richard Kaufman, on of magic's most innovative writers and illustrators. With over 11,000 words of text and 800 illustrations the very essence of Dingle's magic is clearly taught as never before. Hardbound and Fully Illustrated 219 pages Price: £37 Gary
Kurtz Unexplainable Acts - (Book)
Above is a paraphrase of the preface of this very funny, very enlightening and instructive book. It is hardbound, well illustrated, contains over one hundred pages and is written in the Kaufman tradition. Contents include his Hypothetical Possibilities, Inside/Outside, Constant Return, Attraction, Wishful Thinking, Split Disclosure, Body Heat, Four-Fisted, Special Delivery, Orange, Name It, The Anticipator, The Empty Hand, Interchange, Coming Out Ahead, Artistic License, Trio, All Together, Cigar, Mirror Image, and his famous Flurious Coin Routine Price: £24 Combined Inspirations - Anitha and Sreenivas
This is a collection of tricks meant to be performed. There are a few tricks for beginners, several more for the average performer, and some for serious sleight-of-hand artists. There are 12 different routines in the book for you to learn. This is a very enjoyable book, which comes to us from India. It is 30 A4 pages of well illustrated magic by two performers from this magical land. It is well written and easy to follow. It is very reasonably priced. Price £5 A Magician Among the Spirits - Harry Houdini
Price: £100 Sponge Balls - Library of Magic
Basics: Sleights,
Holders, Attitude Tricks: Ball Through
pocket, Ball Through Table, One and Two, Baffling Balls Routines: Three Ball Trick, How Many, A Bowl Routine, Chinese Bowl Routine 29 pages Need Sponge Balls...then see our sponge ball page Price: £3.50 The Sponge Book- Frances Marshall
This
fine book is a must for any magical library. Price: £8 Slydini's Linking Rubber Band - AKA Crazy Mans Handcuffs
Price: £6 SWITCH - Unfolding The $100 Bill Change - John Lovick
In addition to a thorough description of the original handling, more than twenty variations are meticulously taught using hundreds of crystal-clear line drawings. Some variations use a thumbtip and others don't, some use fewer folds, and one uses no folds at all! There are instantaneous and visual transformations, multiple switches, a one-handed change, palm-up handlings, and more. In addition, SWITCH contains over 60 complete routines as well as sleights, subtleties, utility moves (such as bill productions and vanishes), a definitive history of the bill switch, performance theory, presentation ideas, and several routines that don't even involve money. Plus, for the very first time, Vlado, the inventor of the $100 Bill Switch, emerges from the shadows to tell his own story in a revealing interview. SWITCH is not just a book of close-up magic - a majority of these items can be performed in a cabaret or stage setting. With contributions from more than 70 magicians in 11 countries, this is probably the largest single volume in magic literature devoted to one principle. Thirty years after its remarkable arrival, SWITCH brings the bill change up to date and into the future! Price: £35 Helter Shelter
Price: £9 Linking Rings - Library of Magic
The Basics: History,
Selections, Designs 31 pages. Price: £3.50
The Basics: Some Tips: This book is softbound and is 22 pages. Price: £3.50
This book will give you the insight and the necessary audience management skills to accomplish this entertaining piece. (Softbound - 29 pages) Price: £13 Cups & Balls - Library of Magic
Basic Information:
The Basic Moves, Production Loads This is a great bargain for some GOOD Quality Magic 30 pages. Price: £3.50
Price: £4 Animated Miracles Book - Yigal Mesika
Animated Fork - Phenomenon Fork - · Falling - The Floating Card - Jumping Fork From Glass - Mystery Glasses - Self Revealing Card - Matchical Magnetism - A Touching Trick - The Floating Ring Price: £16 Magic with a Steel Ball and Tube - The Book
Take this classic to the next level and beyond. Does not include the Steel Ball and Tube, but luckily you can buy it right here. Price £3.50 The How To Book on the Zombie - Merlyn T. Shute
First, the apparatus itself, ball, gimmick, foulard, etc.Secondly, several moves are described. Finally, a discussion on zombie routines. Price: £5 Spell-Binder Magazine edited by Stephen Tucker Click here to read Martin Breese's entire introduction to Spellbinder Magazine
The list of contributors is overwhelming with the very best of the close up workers from around providing brilliant material which editor Stephen Tucker badgered them into contributing. David Britland alone contributed 40 items, there were 6 new effects from Basil Horwitz, 4 from Jerry Sadowitz, 2 from Gazzo, 5 from Gordon Bruce, 3 from Roy Walton,. To continue the list: 9 from Phil Goldstein, 12 from Reinhard Muller, 5 from Al Smith 2 from Bobby Bernard, 4 from Harvey Rosenthal, 7 from Ian Land, 12 from Paul Brignal, 7 from Peter Duffie, 6 from Roger Curzon, 6 from Shiv Duggal, 7 from Wayne Dobson and 109 from Stephen Tucker. Other distinguished contributors include: Alex East, Bill Worsley, Colin Linn, Daniel Kalanofski, Dave Hambly, David Austin, David Robertson, Derek Robbins, Don Allessadnro Riario-Sforza, Dr Peter Moffat, Joe Dignam, John Fealey, John McClements, Mark Lee, Mark Russell, Martin Breese, Pascal Monmoine, Roger Crosthwaite, Simon Whitby, Steven Hamilton, Ted Lesley, Tim Gan (who under a new name was behind the famous pop group, Bomb the Base), Walt Lees and many more. Spellbinder Magazine was one of the most radical and different close up magazines of the 1980's and it was illustrated throughout by Stephen Tucker and along with Pabular was considered to be an important contribution to the art of close up magic in Britain. The magazine was produced mainly during the period when Stephen Tucker and David Britland worked at the Magic Lounge which was a studio I ran in London for several years. The full story of the Magic Lounge and Spellbinder magazine as told in my introduction to the magazine can be found HERE The
Spellbinder magazine has been scanned from the original issues most of which are
now unobtainable. Many of the pages were tidied up where text was difficult to
read and the three volumes have been digitally printed on good quality paper by
one of the leading digital printers in the country. Price: £18 Per Vol £50 set Stuff: A collection of Original Magic - Eric Mason
Price: £25 More Secrets - Terri Rogers
Price £14 The Professional Stage Pickpocket - Ricki Dunn.
During his 20 minute act he would steal everything from wallets, neckties, glasses, and belts, and have his audience roaring with laughter. This book is the result of his 50 years of experience. In it Ricki reveals how to steal every kind of item. It includes routines that incorporate the different steals, how to develop a pickpocket act, and how to market it. Even if you do not plan to become a pickpocket, the knowledge of timing and the selection of material is well worth your consideration. This book is the legacy of a full-time professional entertainer who was one of the best in his field. Ricki is no longer with us, and for that reason we included a DVD of his act (performance only), giving the viewer a glimpse of his personality onstage, as well as his masterful timing. Price: £35 The Professional Touch - Billy McComb
First produced back in 1987 as a softback. Billy reveals some of his greatest routines in amazing detail. The book is edited and illustrated by David Britland with extra illustrations by JAT. Billy McComb is one of the world's top cabaret magicians. He has worked all kinds of venues and performed all kinds of magic and in his book shares some of his many experiences, thoughts and routines and describes how you too can give the professional touch to your act. Being a professional means thinking about your act in a commercial way. Here Billy deals with such points as misdirection, patter, close-up, opening effects, cabaret - in fact a wealth of information gained during his many years as a professional entertainer. Billy touches on so many varied and interesting subjects connected with show business that it is impossible to list them here. We can promise you that reading about them will be an entertaining and educational experience. In addition to the tricks and routines explained in this book, Billy has also included complete descriptions of three cabaret routines used by him for many years. Every nuance of the performance is explained. Not just how you do it but, more importantly, why you do it. A study of these three routines and their construction should pay dividends when applied to your own act. This is professional magic by one of our most entertaining professionals. Amongst the routines and effects described you will find The Nap Hand routine, the Ring on Stick and Billy's Bill in Lemon. This man is my hero... You need this book. Much very sound advice from a great pro! You can also find the Professional Touch Magi CD's on our Audio books page here Price: £23 The
"How To Book of" Chop Cup Book
- Merlyn T. Shute
Price: £5 Extending Magic Beyond Credibility - John Booth From legendary effects such as Robert-Houdin's Light & Heavy Chest and the Indian Rope Trick to the origins of dove magic, ventriloquism and automata, Extending Magic Beyond Credibility has the famous Booth blend of secrets, biography, philosophy and romantic history. Whether you're a student of magic history or simply one fascinated with the art and its many facets, you'll find Extending Magic Beyond Credibility is more than just a book of magic history. It's a captivating read you'll find difficult to put down, written by a man who not only knows his subject...but who lived it as well. Hard bound, cloth clover with gold foil stamping on spine and cover. 272 acid-free pages and a striking full-color dust jacket. Price: £28 The Three Shell Game - Tom Osbourne.
Price: £4 Change Bags 101 Tricks The tricks contained in this book can be performed by beginners, amateurs or pros, kid show performers or mentalists. And you will probably come across something that will prompt you to wipe the cobwebs off that bag in your collection of junk, and put into your act! Or perhaps a presentation angle will spark an application for another of your Change Props, like a Card Box, or a Change envelope etc. Soft cover book, 5.5 x 8.5 size with 48 pages, and information on a variety of Change bags, and 101 tricks you can do with them. This new Electro Fun publication, includes never before published mental routines, worth 10 times the price of the book. Excellent value. Price: £3.50 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
More than just a magic book, The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius is a journey into the mind of one of the foremost magical thinkers of our time, a man many have hailed as a creative genius. Hardbound with Dust Jacket, 192 pages, fully photo-illustrated Price: £40 Destroyers - The Superlative Magic of Troy Hooser
Produce
a real bottle of wine close-up - Visually change the color and design of a card...twice
- Cause three Chinese coins to visually melt through a ribbon one at a time -
Direct and new methods for Coins Across, Coins through Table, Card to Box and
many others "When Troy performs, it looks like real magic! I admire and respect Troy's creativity, subtleties, misdirection, and routine construction. I'm thrilled that Troy has decided to share several of his most valuable secrets." - Daryl "I'm really sorry to see some of the best underground material surface for everybody's eyes. Troy has been one of the best-kept secrets in magic for years. I've been using these routines in my professional shows...they kill!" - Bob Kohler "I know a lot of people who have got a lot of good stuff out of this book even me!" - "M" Price: £29 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic - Karl Fulves
For
magicians wishing to start a magic act with a dramatic visual effect, there is
no better choice than a handkerchief trick. In fact, such airy bits of baffling
illusion are among the most graceful and sophisticated tricks in the magician's
repertoire. Silks available here Price: £7 Coin Magic - Richard Kaufman
I have 2 left and have been told it has been discontinued again! Don't miss this classic...again! Price: £38 Modern Coin Magic - Bobo
All
the tested, traditional methods of coin magic are here.You will learn all about
palms, holds, flips, switches, change-overs, steals, cuffing, sleeving and other
sleight-of-hand techniques; coin tricks requiring special devices are also included.
The author guides you systematically from basic techniques, concealments and vanishes,
through integrated tricks, to complete routined acts. Price: £12 New Modern Coin Magic - JB Bobo
Bobo's Modern Coin Magic brings a new form of entertainment to the magic world. Coin Magic can be performed any time, anywhere, on the spur of the moment. With Bobo's Basic knowledge and know-how, the best feats of the world's expert coin workers can be yours. How often have you been asked, " Do us a few tricks, " and you have had to answer, " Sorry, I haven't anything with me." Now that day has passed, coins are always at hand, and magic with coins always appeals. With this book as your tutor, you can master the world's best coin tricks. Bobo wrote this book from his experience of many years, simplifying his wide knowledge of coin sleights, tricks, and presentations. John Braun, Editor of The Linking Ring worked elbow to elbow with Bobo, editing the text. Nelson Hahne, Magic's formeost illustrator, has amplified the sleights and tricks with almost seven-hundred of his clear-cut drawings! Bobo is the first magician since T. Nelson Downs in 1900 to produce a complete manual of coin sleights and tricks and used them in a routined coin trick act. Please take into account that this promotional material is ca. 1960 544 pages, 422 Tricks and Sleights, 669 Illustrations! Price: £38 Self-Working Coin Magic - Karl Fulves
Money and magic! A combination that never fails to attract attention. With this helpful and revealing book, even novices can astound friends and relatives with mystifying magical feats requiring little more than common coins and paper currency. No previous experience is necessary to perform these tricks and apart from the required currency, most call for nothing more than a few easy-to-find items (tabletop, cup , handkerchief, playing cards, etc.). Almost all can be mastered in a short time. Price: £7 All you need to know to make the most of the terrific Folding Coin effect! Instructions on penetrations, productions, routines, care and proper maintenance and repair. Included are four complete routines with folding coins 30 pages of illustrated instructions. From the basics to penetrations, productions and super routines. How to put someones coin into someone elses bottle, plus variations that will baffle an audience without taxing your pocketbook for gimmicks. Another great party trick! Here is everything a beginner should know about his folding coin, from care and maintenance to odds and ends. Four chapters of exciting ideas that make the folding coin a very versatile piece of magical equipment. Included are the ever popular "Coin in Bottle", "Paper penetration", "Barehanded Production", "Making a Profit" and more. If you own a Folding Coin, add this book to your magic library. Price: £3.50
Price: £4 or buy a lethal tender set with the booklet - special deal Price: £25
Price: £4 or buy a scoth and soda set with the booklet - special deal £19 5 Thumb Tip Miracles - Slydinis Untold Secrets
Price:
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