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| 15 Great Illusions | Annotated Erdnase by Mike Caveney |
| For the performer who plays carnivals, circuses, clubs or who just has a large stage show, this book is just what you need. The sensational illusions in this book can be built up after reading the directions in this fine book. | Regardless of your level of expertise or specific area of interest, The Annotated Erdnase is a valuable companion to the greatest book ever written on sleight of hand with cards. |
$7.50 | $54.00 $45.00 |
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| Comedy Helper 2 | Con Quests |
| Over 250 jokes, cartoons, gags, visual stunts and one-liners especially for magicians and mentalists! IE-To me, the best definition of an optimist is a mime with a pager. | Long off the market, the hidden secrets of Con Quests have been found in the Abbott archive in perfect condition. A mentalism book to the nth degree, Con Quest contains about a dozen chapters on everything from blindfolds to creepshows. Over 30 effects in all! |
$24.00 | $15.00 |
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| Designed Illusions & Design Delusions by David Hemingway | Dunninger Knows by Joseph Atmore |
| For three decades the Designer Magic Workshops built major illusions and apparatus for world star magicians, prestige theatre productions and television series. This book presents 24 selected plans with additional techniques and building know-how included. Over 300 clear schematic drawing. | "I usually never read magic books but Dunninger always fascinated me, so I couldn't resist! After reading the routines in Joe's book, I now know why he was always trying to incorporate some of Dunninger's routines into my show" - Uri Geller |
$66.00 | $84.00 |
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| Evil Illusions by Paul Osborne | Exhibition Card Fans |
| OUT OF STOCK - Horror star Ron Fitzgerald sets the foreword tone of this publication. Turn your garage into a haunted Egyptian walk-through with these props. Hollywood make up artist, Michael Mosher, gives you a makeover in a chapter called "Being Goth". MUCH MORE... | Make card fans like the pro's with this inexpensive paperback book on Exhibition Card Fans |
$51.00 | $10.00 |
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| Holiday Illusions by Paul Osborne | Illusion Illusion |
| 1 Left This collection of 22 illusion plans taken from the pages of Genii Magazine and themed to the holiday season is a great resource for the performer who wants to add some seasonal flavor to their presentation. | Plastic spiral bound, 8 1/2" x 11", 177 pages, protective clear acetate cover. A great collection of magical illusions - most with complete and detailed workshop plans. |
$42.00 | $37.50 |
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| Illusionology | Magic in Motion The Mechanics of Body Illusion |
| Closely guarded secrets of the illusionologists are revealed! More than a fascinating history of magic through the ages, Illusionology is an indispensable guide unveiling step-by-step instructions for more than twenty-five astonishing feats . In stock and ready to ship. | How can you combine magic and movement to make a stronger impression on your audience? "Magic and Motion" demonstrates the significance of physical movement in magical presentation through diagrams and descriptions and applies them to some magic effects you may already have in your repertoire. |
$23.99 | $34.95 |
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| Magic Monsters Coloring Book | Magic With A Christmas Theme |
| Halloween Fun - The special "Cute Monster" book supplied comes prepared to perform the effect. Flip through the book, and all the pages in the book appear with black and white pictures. Flip thru again, full colored pictures appear. Flip thru yet again and the book is full of blank pages. | Add a touch of winter and christmas to your kids show, stand-up, mental or close-up act. In addition to ideas on props, you will also find routines and ways to tailor your act for christmas without high expenses, without lots of props, without laborious efforts. |
$3.00 | $36.00 |
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| Milbourne Christopher: The Man and His Magic | Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring - Hardcover |
| 220+ page hardcover book, dust jacket with hundreds of photographs including a twelve page color section. In this account of his life beginning with his birth in 1914, the author covers his many achievements, and especially his contributions from the 1930's to the 1970's. | Here are illustrated step-by-step instructions for rope tricks, money magic, mind-reading effects, stage illusions, everyday magic, and plenty of all-new card tricks. |
$90.00 | $25.00 |
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| On Stage With Illusions by Duane Laflin | The Card Expert |
| If you are considering performing illusions, or already do a small-scale illusion show, but are thinking of creating a full illusion show, this book is a must-have investment. 5 out of 5 stars! | This softbound booklet, written by Lynn Searles, contains 48 pages with 26 line drawings. |
$82.00 | $5.00 |
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| Unreal | A Routine for Roydens Fantastic |
| All of the miracles described in these pages are within the skill set of the average mentalist. No complicated sleight-of-hand or digital dexterity is required. Unreal may be the book's title, but performing the miracles it explains is most definitely within reach of everyone that reads it. | A routine for Roydens Fantastic by Ron Zollweg. There are no difficult moves however it must be performed sitting. |
$75.00 | $7.00 |
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| Abbotts 150 Comedy Props | Abbotts 50 Tricks with a Paper Cone |
| This is a unique collection of comedy props by Patrick Page. | This soft cover book of twenty pages includes tricks with ribbons, silks, eggs, cards, tobacco, money, flowers, milk, |
$15.00 | $5.00 |
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| Abbotts Bouquets & Blossoms | Abbotts Evolution of the Afghan Bands |
| Twenty-five brilliant and bewildering tricks with spring flowers. | Material furnished in manuscript form. |
$5.00 | $5.00 |
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| Abbotts Paper Magic | Abbotts Self Working Paper Tricks |
| Here are over forty of the most unusual, unique and amazing new tricks that can be worked with paper | Delight and astonish your family and friends with 81 easily mastered and foolproof tricks in this book. Paperbound. |
$5.00 | $8.00 |
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| Abbotts Tricks with Paper Cups | Anneman's Mental Magic |
| The magic possibilities with paper cups are truly a revelation. | Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats |
$5.00 | $15.60 |
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| Anthology of Card Magic | ART OF ASTONISHMENT - Vol 1 (Paul Harris) |
| Almost all of these effects were priced from one dollar and up in the old catalogs. If purchased separately they would have cost hundreds of dollars. | Art of Astonishment by Paul Harris. A three-volume set of books from one of the most creative magical minds in the history of magic! |
$25.00 | $45.99 |
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| ART OF ASTONISHMENT - Vol 2 (Paul Harris) | ART OF ASTONISHMENT - Vol 3 (Paul Harris) |
| 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! | 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! |
$45.99 | $45.99 |
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| Art of Cold Reading | Art of Magic - Downs, T. Nelson |
| You need not be the seventh son of a seventh son, or be born with "a veil over your eyes" to be a successful so-called clairvoyant or private reader. | Features easy to do magic and more complicated sleight of hand work as well. |
$18.00 | $15.60 |
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| Avant-Cards by Tom Gagnon | Bag O Trix |
| 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. | If you are looking for something new (or for something old that you haven't discovered yet), look no further than "BAG-O-TRIX!" |
$57.00 | $35.00 |
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| Balloon Sculpture - Schindler | Best Card Tricks - Ellis Stanyon |
| Here is a 96 page illustrated book of easy to make balloon sculptures for children and adults. | Early in the 20th century, the venerable British magician Ellis Stanyon set himself the formidable task of recording "every trick yet published in any book or magical magazine." |
$12.00 | $15.60 |
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| Best of All Worlds | Book of Escapes |
| Best of All Worlds pays tribute to one of the greatest card tricks of all time: Paul Curry's classic card effect Out of This World. | Its profusely illustrated pages form a complete compendium of the best in escapes. It fully describes how to build box, bag and chain effects. |
$62.00 | $10.00 |
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| Book of Secrets by John Carney | Card College Light by Roberto Giobbi |
| Critics and readers alike, proclaim it one of the best magic books ever! This comprehensive course of study is a 377 page hardbound book filled with stand up magic, close up, and essays. | This Is Not Your Father's "Self-Working" Card Book! |
$76.00 | $35.00 |
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| Card College Lighter by Roberto Giobbi | Card College Lightest by Roberto Giobbi |
| Roberto Giobbi's newest survey of sleightless card magic, CARD COLLEGE LIGHTER, gives the famous Giobbi treatment to 21 baffling card tricks by some of the craft's greatest masters | In this are taught 18 thoroughly astonishing tricks of professional quality, complete with performing psychology, presentations, valuable tips and insights, all of which contribute to making these sleightless effects into near miracles. |
$35.00 | $35.00 |
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| Card Manipulations 1-5 by Hugard | Carneycopia |
| Over 100 tricks that can be done with any pack of cards | In ancient Rome there was a horn from which the riches of the world flowed. Now, from the fertile mind of John Carney, magicians have a new source of magical riches at their disposal. |
$10.80 | $48.00 |
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| Celebrated Cigarettes | Chinese Magic & Illusions |
| Clearly written, well illustrated. There is nothing left to the imagination of the performer. Excellent magic from an expert performer! Written by Keith Clark. | A collection of new, startling and sensational mysteries ... twenty feature tricks. Chinese magic has color and mystery and eye appeal. Written by U. F. Grant. |
$5.00 | $7.50 |
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| Closeup Hallucinations | Come Good Spirits |
| As an added bonus the book includes additional routines by Gene Maze and Joe Safuto. All of these routines are visual and memorable | If you're looking for a different type of act, this is it. |
$18.00 | $5.00 |
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| Come Out Flying | Comedy Funnel Magic |
| One of the finest books on dove work ever written. A collection of forty features, most of these tricks and routines from leading magicians. | The results, in laughter and applause, you get from this printed and illustrated book will amaze you. Softbound. |
$8.00 | $10.00 |
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| Comedy Linking Rings - Ginn | Comedy Tonight Book |
| This routine has been presented before every type and age audience. You WON'T find a lot of fancy and beautiful moves here but you WILL find a routine filled with laughs and entertainment. | These books, if purchased separately, would cost over twenty dollars |
$5.00 | $12.50 |
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| Counts - Cuts - Moves and Subtleties | Creation by Peter Loughran |
| In this seventy-three page softbound booklet, Jerry Mentzer has gathered the most frequently used and the most useful card moves. | This book will pay for itself over and over again |
$8.50 | $20.00 |
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| Dai Vernon: A Biography | Davenport Story Vol. 1 |
| Advance praise has been loud and long for Dai Vernon: A Biography, the most highly anticipated magic book of the year. | The Life and Times of a Magical Family, 1881-1939 Davenports reveal in spectacular detail, secrets gathered over 110 years as dealers, performers and hoarders of magical memorabilia. |
$48.00 | $170.00 |
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| Del Ray Book With DVD | Dorny's Comedy Blackouts |
| Del Ray was considered the most innovative magician of the 20th century. Secretly intermingling technologies with traditional trickery, he performed miracles of magic that were unlike those of any other magician. | The only book of its kind ever published! A great collection of comedy "blackouts" for use by magicians and others who wish to add variety and spice to their programs and shows. |
$68.00 | $6.50 |
