This book is unlike any of our previous history books. Instead of digging through old newspapers and magazines and writing about vaudeville theaters and music halls, this story has been told by the man who lived it. During the fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties, there was not a more successful magical team than Marvyn Roy and Carol....

This is not a reprint of our 1984 edition of Revelations, Dai Vernon's legendary annotations for The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase.

This new, over-size book was triggered by the discovery of more than 160 long-lost photographs of Dai Vernon's hands that were taken in 1961 specifically to illustrate this...

The story of the four men who performed under the name Willard the Wizard reads like a roller coaster ride made up of triumphant highs and tragic lows. Working closely with author David Charvet were Harry Willard's grown children, Eugene, Madeline and Frances, who spent many years during their youth traveling with and performing in their...

Here at last, is the whole story behind America's most successful comedy magician. From his early days in the street, to head-lining in night clubs and casino showrooms, to the starring role on TV's hit series, Night Court.

Wise Guy begins with hilarious stories from Harry's apprenticeship as a street...

"If you are looking to book higher paying gigs from working in a restaurant, Benji tips his mitt and offers you loads of unique and interesting ideas. I have been a working pro for many years and was delighted to find so many usable tips, ideas and techniques that I will implement right away."
- Danny Archer

Benji...

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You are invited to collaborate in a creative experience with a day-and-night, seven-days-a-week professional, the inventive and always-thinking Tom Stone! You will...

Legerdemain, Volume One contains:

• Issues 1-12
• Over 400 pages packed with over 101 tricks and routines.
• Advice, insights and stories by top pros in their field.
• Magical mind teasers and puzzles from the brilliant mind of Bob Starkes.
• Bonus material: Bill Severn's unpublished book "Card Tricks with Trick...

THE EVENT MAGICIAN Volume 2: THE BUSINESS OF MAGIC FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

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The Event Magician is an updated & expanded new release of J C Sum's critically acclaimed...

THE EVENT MAGICIAN Volume 1: DESIGNING A STAGE SHOW FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

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In short, Magic Treasures is full of Magic Treasures! Most of what is described is easy to do, and requires little or no complicated sleight of hand to perform. Indeed, this is a book that will delight both beginners and seasoned professionals!

• 54 magic effects
• Hardbound

Effects using Coins;...

Especially suitable for Trade Shows and Corporate Events.
This very commercial prop will be a valuable addition to any stage show. Perform it completely surrounded under any working condition...

From his mysteriously soiled laptop keyboard, The Great Sebastiano has created a magical work of unprecedented bile and vitriol. Whether you're an embittered professional magician working the corporate scene, or a spunky young scamp aspiring to take that first step into the real art of magic, this book provides some entertaining insight...and...

Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of amazing, fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what...

">"...fascinating and fast-moving biography...Ben takes care to present the story here to appeal to insiders and laymen alike."
- The Washington Post

"A detailed and humanizing portrait of a genius and the age that hailed him as its conquering hero."
- MAGIC Magazine

"This book is a compelling...

Rameses the Egyptian Wonderworker was an illusionist of the Edwardian era. Born Albert Marchinski in Poland in 1876, he grew up in London in a distinctly middle class home. But as Rameses, he achieved financial and artistic successes beyond the dreams of most entertainers.

His fast moving, exciting and colorful illusions...

The Color Change Hanky is the perfect opening routine as it can set up the performer's personality, and show they have incredible skill. In this 74 page book Paul Romhany shares several hilarious professional scripts that take this classic effect to new levels, and includes some original twists that will unexpected by your audience....

The Briefcase Illusion has been the opening for Paul Romhany's World Class Act for the past twenty years! An illusion that is designed to set up in less than five minutes, and pack flat in less than two!...

Harry Blackstone presented a full-evening production called the "Show of 1001 Wonders." It lived up to that billing, as a stage-filling spectacle combining spectacular illusions, magnificent costumes, gorgeous girls, a corps of assistants, humor, dancing, and intimate conjuring, into a magnificent stage production.

Blackstone...

Are you a kids or family entertainer looking for more stage props and illusions beyond the dependable classics such as the square circle, dove pan, tip over trunk, drawer box and Zig Zag Girl? Are you looking for a Harry Potter-themed illusion?

From one of Asia's top professional illusionists, author of three critically...

Andrew Mayne presents his revolutionary design for the Sword Basket illusion: Compact, lightweight and easy to build.

This booklet includes:

• Precise measurements
• Blueprints
• Instructions on how to build Andrew's large stage swords
• Download link for a 14-minute video explaining how to assemble...

More than just a magic book, Christian Chelman's Capricornian Tales takes the reader into strange, uncharted territory with presentations that will chill the heart and challenge the sensibilities of any audience.

Written in a narrative style that combines the effects, presentations and methods into compelling and highly...