Books: All Magic Books

For the first time ever, every single one of Joshua Jay's iconic "Talk About Tricks" columns from MAGIC Magazine has been compiled into one stunning, two-book set. 868 tricks across 12 years of work have been combined into what is one of the most comprehensive collections of close-up magic ever offered.

During its more than a...

This is the deluxe reprint of Ellis Stanyon's Magic in 3 clothbound volumes housed in a slipcase.

Professor Ellis Stanyon was born in about 1871 and lived through many magical periods until 1951. He began publishing his Stanyon Serials in 1899, and in the following year he began the publication of this eventually massive collection,...

Jonathan Friedman is as strong a writer as he is a magician. And his background is an even split between magic and music. He has combined these passions for this sensational new book, The Magic of Jonathan Friedman: The Musical. Jonathan delivers 24 fully fleshed-out close-up routines using cards, coins, guitar picks (because, of...

With contributions from Michael Finney, Nathan Kranzo, John Archer, Scott & Muriel, Andy Reay, Alan Hudson, Teller, Jasper Blakeley, Randolf Tempest, Gary Jones, Graham Jolley, David Williamson, Graham Hey, Boris Wild, Jay Fortune, Bill Malone, Wolfgang Riebe, Mandy Muden, The Sentimentalists, Gene Peret, Gaetan Bloom, Chris Cox, Fay Presto,...

Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations series of easy-to-do card effects continues with Volume 8. As in the other volumes in the series these routines rely on subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand. Once again there are over 100 tricks, this time collected in 13 chapters covering Gambling Tricks,...

"F**k me!!! This is ridiculous! Mate it's so, so, so fooling! Even after knowing the original method and watching it play out countless times"
- Nathan Chandler

"Just watched the demo you sent for the Card At Any Number and I have no idea how it works"
- Dreygon Hibbler

"I can't...

Long out of print, we found some brand-new copies of this Hardbound release

Just look at the names of contributors, mostly heavy hitter and even so this is older material you find plenty that you will be able to use or adapt.

Clear illustrations throughout by Tom Gagnon.

This book was released for the 1984 New York Magic...

Long out of print, we found some brand new copies of this hardbound release

Just look at the names of contributors, mostly heavy hitter and even so this is older material you find plenty that you will be able to use or adapt.

Clear illustrations throughout!

Table of Contents

• 6 Author's Introduction (Stephen...

Master the art of illusion with this collection of 183 easy-to-learn card tricks, accompanied by 197 illustrations. Drawn from two popular books by the bestselling magician, it's perfect for amateurs - and professionals who want to increase their repertoire. Mystify friends with everything from shuffle setups to card telepathy, using...

This wonderful book is a completely new, revised, expanded and updated edition.

The book contains most of the original material but virtually everything has been re-written and benefits from the skill of an expert editor. There is a host of additional material written by Lewis Ganson and previously published in the Routined Manipulation...

Leo Behnke is one of magic's most gifted and prolific writers. In his new book, he tells the story of his life in magic and in books, and how he's often combined those worlds. Behnke was Steve Martin's first boss at Disneyland when it opened, was one of the first professional close-up magicians at the newly open Magic Castle,...

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. We are grateful to all those who have helped us produce this set of books on the Remarkable Chan Canasta.

Pages 45 - Softbound...

Robert E. Neale is a prolific creator of magic tricks and presentations, which are performed by magicians all over the world. He is also a leading philosopher of magic whose theoretical writings are helping performers better understand the work they do and expand its range to be more interesting, diverse, and meaningful.

In this collection,...

This book was first published in 1981 and has been reprinted several times since then. The current reprint is a softback as was the first edition. The book was created from the Magicassette recordings on Basil Horwitz made by Martin Breese. The book received rave reviews from every magical magazine around the world.

The opening...

Basil's first hardback volume and in a handsome silver blocked leatherette slip case.

Contents include 20 amazing mentalism effects many of which are in the daily performing repertoires of many top mentalists.

Includes Fingertip Prediction and The Haines Phenomenon - Mentalism with ESP Cards.

Pages 91...

Volume 4 is beautifully produced in the same style as Vol 3 and the contents are even more outstanding. You'll find:

• Psychic Roulette
• The Unlimited Principle
• A stunning prediction device
• Ultimate Challenge
• Thought and Clairvoyance
• One-envelope message reading test
• The Hot Chair
• Plus...

This slim hardback contains eight brilliant effects. They are sure to be used by professionals and semi-pros for years to come. I am proud to have known Basil and very sad to have lost such a good friend. His memory will live on forever in the Magick he created.

Pages 58 - Hardbound

An Extended Explanation of the Magician's Application of the Psychology of Deception.

Magic By Misdirection applies the psychology of deception to the art of magic. The finest minds of magic have recognized it an important and monumental work on the subject. It makes clear the psychological devices and methods you can...

Complete Discussion of Audience Appeals and Fundamentals of Showmanship and Presentation

In 199 hardbound pages, Showmanship for Magicians takes up the subject of presenting of magic to gain the greatest audience response, including a detailed analysis of spectator appeals and how to incorporate them into the presentation of magic....

The Trick Brain was created as a tool to help magicians develop new tricks. It teaches you how to create the mechanics of an effect with the understanding that how an effect is accomplished is not as important as the effect itself.

The Trick Brain is no mere book of tricks. It incorporates one of the most amazing ideas...

The FIRST and ORIGINAL English books to contain material on magic costume changes ever published in the WORLD were written in 1911/1912 by Will Goldston. In 1911 he published "The Magicians Annual" and in 1912 in "Exclusive Magical Secrets" in which 5 different Quick Change methods were explained. In the last century Quick Changes have...

RELAXED IMPOSSIBILITIES is what result when an acclaimed master of card magic sets out to explore how advanced sleight-of-hand can be made far easier to attain through a perceptive study of economy of action married to efficient placement of cards. By applying a lifetime of study and ability, world-respected expert Ken Krenzel has...

This limited edition, cloth bound set of 2 massive volumes comes in a deluxe cloth bound slipcase.

Finally! Magic Christian's final installments for his long-awaited magnum opus on one of history's greatest magicians, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser. This set is a must-have for owners of parts one and two, or anyone interested in...

Being a Collection of thrilling experiments in which the book itself, plays the part of the mind-reader!

This is the first ever book that can mind read. It is based on a completely new and unusual idea - you, the Reader, are the spectator, and the Book is the performer of a series of exciting mind reading tricks.

The...

A complete text on how to give brief cold readings to anyone and astound them with your accuracy.

THE CLASSIC BOOK ON COLD READING.

When the first edition of Quick and Effective Cold Reading was published, Bascom Jones, editor of Magick, wrote that it was "one of the all-time GREAT publications in...