Books: Card Magic

You are about to encounter the card magic of Ryan Matney. These card tricks have been highly praised by magicians such as John Bannon (who wrote the introduction), Max Maven, Peter Duffie, and David Regal. They agree that what makes Ryan's magic unique is the attention to detail, the clever and subtle solutions to challenging problems,...

The Bermuda Trio collects together THREE versions of one of Simon Lovell's favourite effects - a unique TRIPLE PREDICTION!

Twinkle is a close up masterpiece with two regular decks, where a spectator mixes one of them behind their back and chooses three cards totally at random. You do the same, mixing a second pack...

The Shift #3 builds on the work in the previous two volumes: Three stunning close-up effects, three practical takes on classic techniques and three theoretical articles which will supercharge your understanding and ability.

Effects

• Deep Transposition - Two cards change places during a discussion about sleight...

"A clever principle for clever performers."
- R. Paul. Wilson

Imagine having the ability to let your spectator legitimately shuffle and cut the deck, make every single choice and arrive at only four cards, and for those cards to be under your complete control the entire time. Un-luck will teach you how this is possible.

Un-Luck...

Do you remember the first time you saw Paul Curry's "Out of This World" performed? Do you remember how badly it fooled you? Know now that you can own a book full of such magic by the only man who could imagine it.

In Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond you will find the original version of "Out of This World", which some...

Woody Aragón is an outstanding card magician, technical expert, and entertaining performer from Toledo, Spain. As a writer, lecturer, teacher, and performer, Woody has incredible insight and theories about magic that he shares in this book.

The card magic in this book will inspire, delight, and fool you as you learn and use it....

A small dose of strong medicine. First publication anywhere presenting these five new card tricks from the mind of Ryan Matney.

Renumber and Forget: A version of Hofzinser's classic premise that has real impact and its own internal logic.

Slam Bang Universal: Need a quick, deceptive Universal Card routine...

Updated, expanded, freshly translated!

In The Magic Way, Juan Tamariz teaches you not just great tricks, but a way to make every trick you do better and more magical.

From the moment it appeared in 1987, The Magic Way was recognized as one of the world's great books on magic. It has been long...

From Darwin's Introduction: "If I had to summarize the material in this book I would have to say that it is professional magic, it is strong magic...The term 'audience-tested' is often used, and sometimes abused, in the literature of magic. The effects in this book have been audience-tested, not over a period of weeks of months,...

COMING FEBRUARY 24th

OMNIBUS focuses on the most popular card effect in the history of magic... The Ambitious Card.

Many have considered this book to be the last word on the Ambitious plot. OMNIBUS Includes all the material contained in its original 1987 printing as well as a new bonus chapter on...

Over five years in the works, Tom Gagnon is proud to release the beautifully hardbound, over-sized format GAGNON UNFILTERED. Readers will find 170 items, 1350 illustrations, packed into 500 pages.

Contents include: ZigZag Pass, 12 new Multiple Shifts, Cased Card Controls, Cards/Paper Clip routines, Overlap Procedures,...

The Black and White Trick is a routine that Bruce Cervon kept secret for many years. In fact, Mr. Cervon coveted the effect to such a degree that he performed it almost exclusively for lay audiences.

This is a complete magical interlude that utilizes unique props and requires virtually no sleight of hand. Anyone can learn The...

"His effects fool me, and his ingenious methods amaze me."
- R. Paul Wilson

"Ramon Rioboo constructs card tricks with so many devious and interlocking layers of deception you just can't crack the code."
- Steve Beam

"Wow! This new book is an incredible compendium of some genius-level...

J.K. Hartman is back again with 60 brand-new effects in his latest book, Card Devilry. We invite you to revel in the wicked fun and mischief of these clever effects.

Known for short, clever routines, this prolific magician has long been a mainstay in the libraries of card magicians, and this new volume should not be the exception....

COMING JANUARY 13th

As a follow up to Patrick G. Redford's best-selling magic book, Applesauce, comes Cardboard.

Patrick explores over a dozen effects and techniques with a shuffled deck to create powerful and memorable magic. Featuring "Double Thought," in which two cards are thought of and...

This is a very special 2018 Madison Edition of The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase...

Artist Neema Atri has taken every one of M.D. Smith's original drawings of Erdnase's hands and modified them by giving Erdnase the tattooed hands of Daniel Madison! It is the perfect addition to any Madison or Erdnase...

Studio52 has done it again! The Shift #2 is here! This is the second volume in the series and believe it or not, they have stepped up their game-with even more content and attention to detail than before.

The Shift #2 builds on the work in #1 with material to be used entirely 'in-the-hands', with no table in...

"This is the best compilation of Color Changes to date. I know this because I've been collecting color changes for the last ten years myself. I applaud his research and thoroughness. It is well organized and coherent."
- Jon Racherbaumer

"Crispin Sartwell has produced a well-written treatment of color changes that is...

The Passport to ELITES Pro Gaffs is a compact book covering 6 original, exciting effects using the incredible DMC ELITES Pro Gaffs deck, from the repertoire of creators Drummond Money-Coutts and Phill Smith. Pocket sized, in a unique Passport format, the book details the presentation and handling for each effect. It combines usage...

Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations series of easy-to-do card effects continues with Volume 7. 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 11 chapters covering Gambling Tricks, Poker Puzzles,...

Enthusiastic yet?

Welcome back to another compelling compilation of clever card conjuring for the card magic enthusiast. This book is not intended for beginners, as some knowledge of card magic is already expected. But there is nothing contained to bust your knuckles.

It's guaranteed that the card enthusiast will find...

COMING NOVEMBER 2nd

Studio52 is proud to present the first in a series of special books by Ben Earl.

The Shift is an ambitious undertaking: presenting powerful magic effects, technique and theory in brand-new ways-creating a unique literary magic resource and a great cover-to-cover read.

Not only...

The third volume of Subtle Card Creations offers another collection of brilliant card magic. The intent here is the earlier volumes - to present some of the most effective, yet easy-to-do card magic, avoiding all difficult sleights.

Over 100 tricks are carefully explained in 12 chapters. The chapters that are unique include: 

• You...

Ryan Matney has taken some modern subtleties, concepts, and principles, put them on the boil and simmered them down to their essence.

What's left is pure magic.

It's all new, previously unpublished. This is highly-evolved, professional, self-working card magic from the mind of Ryan Matney.

Featuring:

"Free...

There is no debating that Lewis Ganson is a legend in the world of magic instruction. There are very few teachers who have accumulated the amount of material and knowledge as Lewis Ganson has in his lifetime. This book is a perfect example of why his writing and teaching style are still relevant today. This book covers a wide breadth of...