Books: All Magic Books

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 first privately circulated edition of Earl Nelson's Variations was published in 1978. One year later Mark Wilson produced the edition that today is considered a modern classic. Now, twenty-five years later, Variations has undergone a complete transformation. The text has been corrected, expanded and re-typeset, the original line...

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 entertainer....

When Sonata appeared in 1989, Juan Tamariz was already known as an important performer, creator and thinker. His performances in nightclubs and on stage and television had made him a celebrity in Spain and in many other Latin countries. By the time The Five Points in Magic, The Magic Way and Sonata were published in...

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...

">"...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 read...

Here it is-the legendary Ed Marlo's entire "Revolutionary Card Technique" series all together in one volume! With over 500 pages, more than 1000 illustrations and 14 chapters covering all aspects of advanced manipulation, this is the most complete single reference book on card magic available.

It was a classic in...

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 acclaimed...

Further Impuzzibilities is Steinmeyer's latest collection of novel self-working conjuring effects. It is a follow-up to his 2002 collection of self-working conjuring included in Impuzzibilities.

So what's included in this new book? As the sub-title makes it strangely clear, one can expect to learn Still More Strangely Self-Working...

Written by Wesley James, edited by Matthew Field, and Illustrated by Tom Gagnon, this hardcover, oversize book, contains 214 pages, 63 items, and 568 stunning illustrations.


Randy Wakeman: "Performers in the know salivate whenever Tom, or one of his pieces of magic, appears, and with good reason. The high quality of Tom’s...

Finding the Center is a treatise on the world's most elusive sleight: the center deal. Often talked about and seldom attempted, this move has become the stuff of legends. Seemingly from nowhwere, Italian author Antonio Zuccaro has emerged as one of the leading exponents of the sleight, and he has devoted his life to perfecting this...

Here is the new Keith Fields book on entertaining children. Keith offers a dozen practical routines for the professional kid show performer with the real work on making youngsters laugh. All these unique pieces are time tested from his act. He blends his UK style with modern US style children's magic. Highly visual effects for family...

This Encyclopedia contains nearly 600 pages of must-have information on performing feats of Mentalism. 13 chapters teach you step-by-step instruction through text and illustration. Also contained in this volume are an additional twelve fascinating chapters detailing the lives of Mind Readers and Psychics past and present.

Lessons...

Once More into Their Minds, Dear Friends!

Ask working performers, who has created the most practical and impressive mentalism in recent times and one of the first names you will hear is Barrie Richardson. Curtain Call is Mr. Richardson's third major collection of mentalism, and in it he has held nothing back....

If you like to do rope tricks - this book is definitely a must for your library! Steward James has compiled a fantastic array of every feat imaginable with ropes. Chapters include: Knots, Penetrations, Cut and Restored Card, Miscellaneous Rope Tricks and a special chapter on the famous Hindbo Rope Trick. All of the famous magicians have...

Back in Print!

Learn Coin Magic from the man Dai Vernon said, "...has an amazing ability when performing with coins. He is truly a genius."

Contents:

Section One - Magic in the Hands

Chapter 1

• The Retention Vanish
• Fingertip Retention Vanish
• The Shuffle Pass
• Roth Palm...

21 MAGICIANS
67 EFFECTS
Masao Atsukawa
Hiro Sakai
Tomo Maeda
Hideki Tani
Takanobu Ishida
Kuniyasu Fujiwara
Michiaki Kishimoto
Kazu Katayama
Ichiro Mori
Akira Fujii
Yuji Wada
Yasuyuki (Bona Ueki)
Tomoyuki (Bona Ueki)
Tomoyuki Takahashi
Katsuya Masuda
Shigeo...

In response to overwhelming demand, Eugene Burger's, the long out-of-print, Mastering the Art of Magic Book has been reprinted. It is an oversized hardcover with dustjacket, printed on quality acid-free paper and contain oodles of great tricks (enough for your entire repertoire) as well as thought-provoking and educational essays by...

For our friends in Korea here is the entire Tarbell Set (volumes 1 - 8 ) printed entirely in Korean

Professional magician John Kaplan reveals "real world" marketing techniques, tales and insights from a 30+year career in magic.

John has successfully sold his magic services in virtually every market imaginable, including birthday parties, schools, theatres, nightclubs, banquets, tradeshows, television, cruise ships, fairs, festivals,...

The complete, ultimate Paul Harris. The material is the best of the best. All of Paul's classics, updated and refined, as well as 73 BRAND-NEW creations! Over 900 pages of Paul Harris! In addition to the 73 new effects, Paul Harris' The Art Of Astonishment contains the very best of 13 previous Paul Harris books, many of the...

The Complete, Ultimate Paul Harris Collection. This three-volume set of books contains all of Paul's classics, updated and refined, as well as 73 brand-new creations! All in all, these books contain over 900 pages of Paul Harris including a ground-breaking essay discussing the feeling of astonishment as our natural state of mind. There...

The Complete, Ultimate Paul Harris Collection. This three-volume set of books contains all of Paul's classics, updated and refined, as well as 73 brand-new creations! All in all, these books contain over 900 pages of Paul Harris including a ground-breaking essay discussing the feeling of astonishment as our natural state of mind. There...

A two-part compendium of magic with cards, coins and a whole lot more encompassing over twenty years of creations from one of magic's most innovative minds-David Regal.

Volume One contains a collection of powerful card magic utilizing unprepared cards, David's startling Cups & Balls routine from his Magic Castle...