Books: All Magic Books

The Three Shell Game is a compilation of all the equipment, moves, and routines used by the shell game pros over the years. After you learn the basic moves, the book describes 32 different routines that will always keep you 3 steps ahead of any audience. The final section of the book describes the methods of "shills and sharpers". These...

From the author of the best-selling, "Urban Illusions" and "Pack Flat Illusions for Kids & Family Shows" comes another specialty illusion book written specifically for the working Corporate Magician - "Corporate Illusions Made Easy"!

J C Sum, one of Asia's top professional illusionists and illusion designers, shares ten original...

Volumes 6-10 Spanning January 1983-December 1987

720 Jam Packed Pages--Plus 20 Pages Of Indexes! Over 265 Card Effects, over 100 Coin Effects, over 100 Other Items, Plus Articles and Editorials!

Contributors Include--Ed Marlo, Ken Krenzel, David Regal, J.K. Hartman, Michael Ammar, Larry Becker, Mike Bornstein,...

A Compilation of Tricks and Effects with Wax

Wax is one of the magician's greatest secret gimmicks and this is the first booklet ever written on the subject. It was originally released in 1953 by Ted Collins and Ed Mishell and has not been readily available for more than 20 years.

Subjects and routines covered:...

This is Meir's second book. It features the magic he performs professionally. It includes: "Compucard" (one of his most popular routines), "Birds Of A Feather," "Signa-Fusion," "Invisible Poker Hand," "Thumb Through The Table," "Calculated Miracle," "Traveling Thumb," "Ghostwriter," plus much more. Thoroughly explained with over 150...

In Stanley Collins-Conjurer, Collector and Iconoclast, master historian and author Edwin A. Dawes leads you through the life of happiness and heartbreak of this brilliant magician and collector.

A great character of British magic during the first half of the 20th century, Stanley Collins was unique in that his tremendous conjuring...

A modern treatise of ways to conceal, produce, alter and multiply coins from the empty hands, being hte first complete explanation of methods for doing so since 1900.

THE MOST COMPLETE MANUAL OF COIN MAGIC EVER PRODUCED.

Bob's Modern Coin Magic brings a new form of entertainment to the magic world. Coin magic...

by John Luka

Uncovered is a compilation of first class practical card magic, including some powerful non-card items, written for the serious magician. Featured are several commercial creations that John has had the pleasure of performing in restaurants, at magic get togethers, and at parties for friends. You will find magic...

Amaze Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: Magic Tricks, Bets & Scams

You are about to learn various tricks for blowing your friends' minds and having fun with complete strangers anywhere you go. From the office, school, parties or bars, this book is packed with time-tested and simple icebreakers, card tricks, mind reading effects,...

"I really like this! It's right up my alley."
- Caleb Wiles

"Oh wow!! Man... that's great!!"
- Titanas

"I love this trick! Awesome sauce!"
- Louie Foxx

"I just got fooled and Rick-rolled at the same time."
- Chris Beason

"A...

Having performed over 4,500 shows in more than 25 countries, George Parker is a world-leading corporate magician. He has carefully guarded the secrets of his success... until now.

In this book for magicians, George Parker shares the thoughtful approach and performing material he uses to get hired for real-world...

"He was that good. No, he was better--because no story, no book, no photograph, not even video, will ever truly capture what it was like to see those hands up close."
- Jamy Ian Swiss

"I first met Geoff around 1982. At that time, I considered myself quite accomplished with cards and coins. Well, after only a...

Dennis Hermanzo is back!

A State of Mind is in the same style as what he has become known for with his other books... making memorable mentalism by using classical principles with audience-tested routines from his own repertoire! In other words, stuff that works in the "real world!"
This book will...

Perform a centuries old mystery with Conjuring Arts' beautiful facsimile of Horatio Galasso's A devotione del signore. Recently discovered, this unique magic prop allows you to read your spectator's mind with virtually no effort! Every magic library needs this special mind reading book.

Imagine asking your spectators...

Meet Ron Frost. He's the genius behind some of the most popular packet tricks of our time. Recently, however, Ron discovered that there are 46 more cards in the deck, and he hasn't slept a wink since! In this, Ron's first major book, he tips the card magic that has earned him both his reputation and his living for decades!...

All magic historians and collectors have heard of Milbourne Christopher's legendary library but few had the opportunity to examine the countless rarities it contained. Now you can leisurely study every bibliographic detail of his lifetime collection of rare conjuring books. This volume contains 160 pages and lists over 1,100 of Christopher's...

This book is the story of his life, his accomplishments, and his legacy. He was, as the Baltimore Sun called him, "a topflight man of mystification". Suave, handsome, well-spoken, educated, quiet and calm in demeanor, he conjured for the best audiences both on stage and in intimate settings. He was well organized, committed to his calling,...

Doug Edwards is known throughout the world for his straightforward approach to card magic. You will find all sorts of surprises and gems with a pack of cards, but the biggest surprise in Nukes is the non-card material included. Doug has finally released his work on magic with ropes, coins, pens, spoons, and more, giving Nukes...

Chris Wardle and James Ward are both award-winning members of The Magic Circle, with a long list of credits devising magic for books, magazines, television, radio and the stage.

Here they share their simple and practical methodologies, whilst using examples of their own creations to illustrate their points. Inside you will explore...

In the tradition of such harbingers of doom and gloom like, The Pallbearer's Review, Epilogue, and Apocalypse, comes The End Times, a new journal of close-up magic.
This first volume features:

"Dislocation" by Ryan Matney, a quick, and amazing, single Card Across type thingy that is perfect entertainment...

While a sizable literature devoted to mentalism was produced in the past hundred years, little has stood the test of time. Among the scant amount that has is that of MAX MAVEN.

Writing under the name of Phil Goldstein, MAVEN has created one of the largest, cleverest and most influential bodies of work in the field, stretching from...

"Primal Prediction 2.0 is a practical, easy to do, hard-hitting effect with no angle restrictions. It has room for personality and humor and is flexible in presentation as you can use colored envelopes or write/draw whatever you'd like on them. You'll hear people saying "No way... No way!" throughout the reveal of your...

This book was first published in hardback in 1983 and reprinted twice. Then it was released as a quality large format softback and now it has been printed twice as a softback. Copies have just arrived from the printers and the book looks great with its new front cover and excellent printing. The book is A4 in size is beautifully printed...

This 100 page manuscript details several of Jerry Andrus' most famous effects. Through illustrated instructions, classics such as 'Zone Zero' and 'Sudden Surprise' are completely explained. The Book also contains photographs of Jerry performing magic, as well as some of his self-portraits.

This 100 page manuscript details several of Jerry Andrus' most famous effects. Through illustrated instructions, classics such as 'Zone Zero' and 'Sudden Surprise' are completely explained. The Book also contains photographs of Jerry performing magic, as well as some of his self-portraits.