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Ideal for the illusionist who doesn't have much time to create a miracle. Paul Osborne's book features hundreds of new ideas, tips and techniques to help the weekend builder who is faced with that last minute show opportunity - and on a budget! Productions, vanishes and mutilations are all covered in this one-of-a-kind book. 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! |
The four-volumes of Rice's Encyclopedia Of Silk Magic books that were released between 1948 and 1993 contain hundreds of the most valuable and best magic that can be performed with silks and scarves. All four books (Volume 1: 533 pages, Volume 2: 545 pages, Volume 3: 500 pages, Volume 4: 417 pages) have been scanned and saved as pdfs in their original format and included on this under priced CD. Volume One has 10 chapters, covering the Story of Silk, Dyeing your own Silks, Methods of Folding Silks, Single and multiple Silk Productions with or without Apparatus, Vanishes, Changes and Transpositions. Volume Two with 7 Chapters covers Penetrations, Color Changes, Silk Dyeing effects, Reel Magic, Reel-less Magic, and 20th C Silk effects. Volume Three in 8 chapters covers Sympathetic Silks, Blendo Effects, "Naughty" Silks, Silks and Eggs, Soup Plates, Candles, Openers, Jap Box, and apparatus props. Volume Four , written several years after the original Rice publications contains modern adaptations and variations of all the effects published in the first 3 volumes, bringing this set up to date. The 4 Volumes have a total of 1854 pages, and several thousand illustrations, plus a very comprehensive index of over 30 pages covering the entire Encyclopedia. |
Finally back in print! All the classic works of the great master of magic, Robert-Houdin, under one cover, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of beautiful prints, engravings, and photos. Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) revolutionized the art of magic with his incredible stage mysteries and lifelike automata, and he thankfully left a number of books recording his philosophy and techniques. In Essential Robert-Houdin, you'll find: The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic: Considered one of the finest magic books ever, featuring coin sleights and effects; card techniques including palming, false shuffles, cuts, and stacked-deck work, with twenty card effects; Cups and Balls methods and routines; stage effects including the the Linking Rings, and Robert-Houdin's performance theories and essays on gimmicks, stagecraft, and psychology. Card-Sharping Exposed: Robert-Houdin's pioneering work on card handling, with dozens of card techniques and routines. The Secrets of Stage Conjuring: A dozen great stage pieces plus the inside techniques of Robert-Houdin's theatre and optical theories. The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin: The most complete version of Robert-Houdin's wonderful autobiography ever published, with material previously omitted from earlier editions. You can now enjoy the complete work that Robert-Houdin envisioned. The Priory: The unbelievable secrets of Robert-Houdin's automated house, with remote-control gates and automatic timers. Plus selections from Robert-Houdin's never-before-translated scientific writings, a complete bibliography, and full index. Pages 664 - Hardbound Over 350 illustrations |
First published in 1805, The Expositor was the first American book ever published on the art of magic. Original editions of this classic are some of the rarest books in the annals of conjuring, but with this hardbound reprint, magicians may once again let William Pinchbeck shed light on many mysteries including the invisible lady and acoustic temple, seven feats of Mr. Ranie performing in America, the art of ventriloquism including the use of a figure and miscellaneous tricks and "optical delusions." Hardbound. |
First published in 1805, The Expositor was the first American book ever published on the art of magic. Original editions of this classic are some of the rarest books in the annals of conjuring, but with this hardbound reprint, magicians may once again let William Pinchbeck shed light on many mysteries including the invisible lady and acoustic temple, seven feats of Mr. Ranie performing in America, the art of ventriloquism including the use of a figure and miscellaneous tricks and "optical delusions." |
Here is a long overdue testimonial to the untold influence of a gifted Twentieth Century magician's magician, who might well be called "The Father of the Modern Magic Lecture." Among Fetsch's creations is one of the most popular mental magic feats of all time, Mental Epic. Other creations include the popular Rope Epic, Symbologic, and Quad-Ropelets. If this sort of innovative thinking interests you, then Fetsching Magic is a book fit for your library. The author, Robert Kirkwood Spencer, has spent many years researching the legacy of one of the most prolific creators and inventors in the history of the magical arts. The result is both a tribute biography with many rare photos and an illustrated, detailed instruction book of more than 100 brilliant, unique items of magic and mentalism for close-up and stage. For this magical journey of discovery, there is an introduction by Fetsch's daughter and only child. Fetsching Magic is a book that will inspire and enthrall you with its special kind of magic for years to come. Readers will be glad to say that they now know "the only and only" Hen Fetsch. Hard bound, 8.5 x 11", 206 pages. |
"Chris Carey is a positive thinker, a professional communicator and a successful magician. Anyone wanting interesting reading, insightful anecdotes and sound advice will value this book." - Michael Ammar "Find the Stuff That's You! will help many to shorten the difficult road they must travel for success." - Mark Wilson Find the Stuff That's You! contains over 50 new pages of revised and up-to-date information over the original publication including:
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The first in a series of publications featuring magic from around the world, this volume spotlights the magic of Japan. Exciting contents include contributions from Hiro Sakai, Tomo Maeda, Masao Atsukawa, Ken Kuroki and Kuniyasu Fujiwara. Surprising, visual magic with silks, cards, coins and other everyday objects are included. Illustrated by Ton Onosaka. |
How To Make Entertaining Novelties From Dollar Bills Would you like to learn how to easily fold amazing origami models, and then entertain with them? Robert E. Neale's Folding Money Fooling contains 13 easily constructed models, all using paper money. Robert's verbal and pictorial descriptions make learning every detail of these models easy. From Robert E. Neale's Preface: "This book contains twenty new and novel models that perform in these amusingly unexpected ways; all are folded from dollar bills. They are created for adults, but many will entertain children-especially the finger puppets in Puppet Poetry and the tale illustrated with many different shapes in A Boy's Modest Adventure. A rabbit pops out of a top hat in Bunny Bill, a model popular among magicians." |
Foundations : The Art of Staging Magicby Eberhard Riese Although the art of magic does not only consist of tricks and technique, roughly 99% of all magic books mainly deal with these topics. "New" tricks, techniques and moves, those seen by the lay audience, upstage all the other, behind the scenes, backstage elements, which are equally if not more important to a successful presentation. And those important foundations are exactly what the current new publication of the German Sic! Publishing company sets forth. Eberhard Riese, director of many successful magic acts, recipient of the 2006 Creative Fellowship of The Academy of Magical Arts and for many years editor of the German magic magazine "MAGIE", puts his cards on the table: expounding his experience and his knowledge of all the "other" aspects of the creation and development of a magic act. Beginning with the finding of an idea, he describes everything which is important: the designing of a stage figure, the equipment, the props and effects, the selection of music (or patter), the focus and plot of a presentation and much more. Numerous hints and tips which are really helpful to any artist aspiring to perform at their best! Many examples are given from Riese's work in Stuttgart, so that one obtains a view into the working techniques used in the creation of many successful magic acts, among others those from Roxanne, Peggy Fox, Topas, Franklin, ChaPeau, Nils Bennett, Wave, Simon Pierro, Andy Haeussler, Dr. Marrax and other successful European magicians and Allied Arts performers, whose presentations were developed or improved with the techniques described in this book. The book is a basic work in which no tricks are explained, but however, it contains everything you have to know for the magic and performing arts. FOUNDATIONS is a book about the development and composition of a magic act. 180 pages, hard bound, with a foreword by Jim Steinmeyer, numerous photos completely in color. Excerpt from the Book: "Why This Book?" "This book is most of all addressed to magicians who have already gained some practical experience as illusionists and wish to tackle a new act. It is intended to show them a possible route to an original, unusual magic routine. Only one route, mark you, and not the only one. Namely the route we have been following for years quite successfully in Stuttgart. I would like to pass others still so they can follow the same path - or any other! These are the goals supported by this book." Excerpt from Jim Steinmeyer's foreword: "Something strange has been happening to Stuttgart. I first became aware of it years ago, when it became obvious to me, from many thousands of miles away, that this German city was turning out magicians - great magicians, creative magicians, innovative magicians - at a surprising rate. Perhaps it was something in the water? magicians from all around Germany were attracted there, made their pilgrimage and, like Lourdes, something miraculous was happening. It wasn't until I had a chance to talk to Topas and Nils Bennett that I fully understood. It wasn't "something", it was "someone", Eberhard Riese. here was the catalyst, the inspiration and teacher to great magicians. When I finally met "Ebs", the founder of the Stuttgart group, it was hard to believe that this quiet, modest man was really capable of such alchemy. And then I heard him talk about magic. (...) I believe that Eberhard Riese's careful work in magic is beckoning to us. Through this text, this wizard of Stuttgart will have the pleasure of reaching many more serious students. They will see him, and have an opportunity to make the most of their own efforts: creative, determined, and innovative." Pages 180 - Hardbound |
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by Irving Desfor For almost 50 years, Irving Desfor has captured the history of magic with his camera. His photos are the best! Here is your chance to catch a glimpse of moments in magic that are gone forever except in the memories of a few! See Dai Vernon perform the fabled Harlequin Act, watch Okito at the very moment he produces a huge bowl of water from nowhere. The list of photos is staggering. All beautifully produced in rich black and white (some color). Each photo is accompanied by explanatory text. A beautiful book. One you will treasure forever. With over 150 magicians captured in this book including: Dai Vernon, Carl Ballantine, Blackstone jr., Blackstone sr., baker, bobo, calvert, Harbin, Hardeen, Henning, Horowitz, Wilson, Roy, Slydini, Kaps, Tarbell, McComb, Dunninger, Dante, Flosso, Fox, LeRoy, Scarne, Shimada and many many more. Pages 208 - Hardbound |
Meet Tony Valentine--ex-cop, lifelong misanthrope, sixty-something freelance grifter-hunter. There isn't a casino pit boss alive in the U.S.A. who hasn't employed his special skills of flushing out greedy hustlers one time or another. Only this time, things are different. This time, what at first seemed like an easy job is getting really ugly really fast. This time, double-crossing the double-crosser may have Tony cashing in his chips...permanently. "Grift Sense is a superb mystery, loaded with suspense, cunning and more twists and turns than a crooked gambler's conscience. This is the real deal!" Steve Forte, President of the International Gaming Specialists Hardbound, 304 Pages |
What a great compilation of some of the very best spook show, haunted house and theme park illusions. And don't let the title scare you off, these are NOT just for Halloween. No sir! This book will treat you to some of the best 'theme-type' illusions you will ever need. Some require very little production skills but every one is detailed and fully explained. You'll be able to make: Burned Alive; Head on Sword; The Headless Lady; The Executioner's Dream and may many more. Over 165 pages of great spooky-themed material. Book lay flat for easy reading. |
by Christian Chelman Christian Chelman's spectacular new book on bizarre magick is here. 10 years in the making... but now the wait is over! Hauntiques , Christian Chelman's new book on Bizarre Magick, will take you on a journey of discovery through Christian Chelman's fabulous collection of haunted antiques.
You and your magic will never be the same... Please, come in! Don't be shy... Open this book and begin your journey to the other side of the looking glass - from Conjuring to Magic. HAUNTIQUES! Step right up, authentic haunted antiques for sale! But what price are you willing to pay for a prestigious mythical relic, a "bottle imp", an odd Christmas gift, a bowl of dreams, a vampire hunter's kit circa 1899, an original letter from Jean Cocteau invoking his ghost, a haunted Russian doll, a Magic Mirror, Captain Vanderdecken's cursed tobacco pouch, a fairy's box of treasures, the Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse or an extraordinary time-machine? Your soul, perhaps? For the past 35 years Christian Chelman has been studying magic as practiced by the magicians of antiquity, by secret societies and by what are often referred to as 'primitive' peoples. From his many travels, extensive encounters and wide-ranging research, he has amassed a unique collection of magical artifacts, providing irrefutable proof of the presence of the supernatural and fantastic in today's world. His private museum houses a mother lode of treasures, including prestigious mythical relics, an ancient demon bottle, a bewitched Corona typewriter (circa 1914), a complete Vampire hunter's kit (1899), the cursed tobacco pouch of Captain Vanderdeken, a vase of dreams, the Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse, the pack of divination cards used by Cassandra Grosemans, a haunted Russian doll, an extraordinary time machine developed in 1910 by Nikola Tesla...and much, much more! Every item is carefully studied and restored by a team of specialists. Only then is it 'reactivated' with all due diligence and care. Page 192 - Hardbound |
The Optical Illusionist and Fire Cat Studios bring you the first resource book on the subject for one of the most unusual classics of magic around. The Razor Blade Illusion Mystery. Performed by some of the top names in magic such as the Amazing Johnathan, Vito Lupo, and Criss Angel this is the first time anyone has peered deep into the subject to bring you information on the various methods used to accomplish this wonderful effect. Included inside are discussions on the best places to buy razor blades, what kind of fake blood to procure, and the right kind of props to use. Weighing in at 36 pages, photo illustrations, and a dozen different applications and methods for performing the Razor Blade Illusion, this is a must have for anyone looking to add something unique to your act. Pages 36 |
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