The Abbott Magic Collection

Perhaps the greatest collection of magic and history in one volume. In many cases if purchased individually these effects would be ten times the cost of the book. Each book only $10!

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 1: The Percy Abbott Years

The Abbott Magic Company is perhaps America's most historic Magic Manufacturer and this is the how the story begins. The first 25 years of Abbotts existence is documented in this book as we follow Abbott's founder Percy Abbott on his magical journey which include the following: Percy Abbott’s Lifetime In Magic Before Colon Michigan, The Blackstone Magic Shop Falling Out, 1934 Percy Abbott Invents Squash, 1934 Abbott’s Magic Founded, 1934 Abbott’s Magic First Catalog Released, 1934 Recil Bordner Partnership, 1934 The First Magic Get Together, 1934 The First Magic Get Together, 1935 Abbott’s Magic Releases 2nd Catalog, 1935 Colon Called “Magic Capital”, 1936 Tops Magazine Begins, 1936 Get Together, 1936 Mutilated Parasols Manufactured, 1937 Garden Of Flowers Manufactured, 1937 Get Together, 1938 Get Together & The Abbott Fire, 1939 Eight Foot Guillotine Manufactured, 1939 Get Together, 1939 The War Years Begin, 1939 Magician Guild’s Special Show, 1940 Release of Catalog #6, 1940 UF Grant Joins Abbotts Staff, 1940 Abbott’s Acquire All U.F. Grant Effects, 1940 Howard “MEL” Melson joins the Staff, 1940 Get Together, 1941 Abbott’s Receives “Vital Industry Status”, 1941 “Encyclopedia Of Rope Effects”, 1941 Grant & Thornton Injured in Accident, 1941 Gen Grant Weds – Moves To Columbus, 1941 Get Together, 1942 Jesse Thornton Loses Leg, 1942 “Super X Levitation” Manufactured, 1942 Jesse Thornton Returns To Abbotts, 1942 Get Together, 1942 “Disecto” The Hit Effect Of The Year, 1943 Karson’s “Zombie” Manufactured, 1943 Abbott’s Purchases Tent Theatre, 1943 Karrell Fox Get Together Debut, 1943 Get Together, 1944 Get Together, 1944 Abbott’s Mourns Thornton Passing, 1945 Get Together Cancelled Due To War, 1945 Write In Campaign For Open House, 1945 End Of WW2 - 12th Get Together, 1946 Abbott Expansion To NY, LA, Chicago, Detroit, & Indy, 1946 MFG Rights To Jack Hughes Effects, 1946 Get Together, 1947 Abbott Magic 9th Catalog Delayed, 1947 Get Together, 1947 Get Together Marriage, 1948 Surprise Performance Of Edgar Bergen, 1948 Get Together, 1949 Percy Abbott On The Cover Of Genii, 1949 Orange Tree Illusion Released, 1949 Get Together, 1950 Bill Neff Miracle Rope Released, 1950 The “Pufferoo Incident” Occurs In LA, 1950 Get Together Cancelled, 1951 Get Together Cancelled, 1951 “Frame Of Life” Manufactured, 1952 Eddie Joseph 1st Appearance in U.S., 1952 Get Together, 1952 “Torturette” Manufactured, 1952 Neil Foster 1st Get Together Appearance, 1952 Catalog #13 Released, 1952 Get Together Tent Destroyed By Fire, 1953 Abbott’s Begins Sale Jewelry, 1953 Get Together, 1955 Box Of Pam Released, 1955 Get Together, 1955 Chami Khan Performs Crucifixion, 1956 Get Together, 1957 Get Together To Be Held In Niles MI, 1958 Abbott’s Mourn The Loss Of Howard “Mel” Melson, 1958 Last Issue Of Tops Magazine Published, 1958 Get Together, 1959 Percy Abbott Retires, 1959 Recil Bordner Purchases Percy’s Half, 1960 Percy Abbott Memorial

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 2: The Recil Bordner Years

With the passing of partner Percy Abbott, Recil Bordner took over the reigns at Abbotts Magic and instigated many changes to the Abbott Get Together including bringing it back to Colon. This book looks at the highlights, lowlights, and everything else that occured at Abbotts from 1960 until 1981 including the following: 1960 Abbott’s Publishes Percy’s Book, 1960 Abbott’s Catalog #15 Released, 1961 Neil Foster Center Tear Created, 1961 Blacstone Sr Booked for Get Together, 1961 New Tops Begins Publishing, 1961 Birth of the Modern Get Together, 1961 Get Together, 1962 Get Together, 1963 Over A Dozen Abbott Effects on Jackie Gleason Show, 1964 First Get Together Appearance For Blackstone Jr, 1964 Abbott’s Release Catalog #16, 1964 Abbott’s “Twin Di Box” is released, 1965 Abbott’s Mourns The Loss Of Blackstone Sr., TRIBUTE TO HARRY BLACKSTONE SR, 1965 Get Together, 1966 Get Together, 1966 Abbott’s Makes Props For Ice Capades, 1967 Abbott’s Jet Sets First Advertised, 1967 Recil Suffers A Stroke As Get Together Cancelled, 1968 Get Together, 1968 Abbott’s Puchases Petrie Lewis Manufacturing, 1969 Get Together, 1969 The Jack Gwynne Award Moves To Abbott’s, 1970 Abbott’s 18th Catalog Released, 1970 Get Together, 1970 Get Together, 1971 Surrounded Zombie, 1971 Get Together, 1972 “Den O Zen” Manufactured, 1972-“Fakini Multiplying Golf Balls” Introduced, 1972 Abbott’s Releases 20th Catalog, 1972 Get Together, 1973 Get Together, 1974 Get Together, 1975 Get Together, 1976 Get Together, 1976 Karrell Fox Wins First Crandall Award, 1977 Get Together, 1977 The Greatest Talent Contest, 1977 Historical Marker Unveiled at Get Together, 1978 Get Together, 1978 Earl Ray Wilcox Wins First Baird/Foster Trophy, 1979 Get Together, 1980 Abbott’s Begins Selling Puppets, 1980 First Closeup Convention Features Harry Lorayne, 1980 Lorayne & Fox Engage In Magic Duel, 1980 Get Together, 1981 First Action Auction Flea market, 1981 Get Together Recil Bordner Memorial.

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 3: The Greg Bordner Years

After decades of successful Abbott Get-Togethers, the reins passed from the sometimes despotic Percy Abbott to the gentler hands of Recil Bordner -- without a noticeable change of pace. 1982 saw another change, this time into the hands of youth, and many an old-timer wondered if it might be "different". Greg Bordner learned his lessons well from his dad. This book follows the history of Abbott magic from 1982 until present including chapters on individual year Get Togethers, high points, and low points including the following: 1982 Get Together, 1982 Abbott’s 22nd Catalog Released, 1983 Get Together, 1984 Get Together, 1985 Get Together, 1986 Get Together, 1987 Get Together, 1988 Get Together, 1988 Neil Foster Eulogy, 1989 Get Together, 1990 First Colon Golf Tournament, 1990 Get Together, 1991 Congress Declares Colon Magic Capital, 1992 Get Together, 1993 Get Together, 1994 Last Issue of New Tops Published, 1996 Get Together, 1997 Get Together Blackstone Memorial, 1998 Get Together, 1998 Abbott’s Mourns Loss Of Karrell Fox, 1998 Abbott’s Catalog #25, 1999 Get Together, 2000 Get Together, 2001 Abbott’s First Website, 2001 Calvert 90th Birthday at Get Together, 2002 Get Together, 2003 Get Together, 2004 Get Together, 2005 Get Together, 2006 Get Together, 2007 Get Together, 2007 MagicGetTogether.com created, 2007 IBM & SAM Honor Abbott’s Magic, 2008 Colon “Magic” Park Groundbreaking, 2008 Get Together, 2009 Get Together, 2010 First Compendium Released, 2010 Holstein Wins 1st Conklin Award, 2010 Get Together Memories, 2011 Second Compendium Released, 2011 Abbott’s Mourns Loss of Hank Moorehouse, 2011 John Calvert 100th Birthday At Get Together, 2012 Third Compendium Released, 2012 Family Reunion 75th Get Together, 2012 Abbott Magic Family On FaceBook, 2013 First Catalog is 1000th Download, 2013 Get Together, 2013 Magical Christmas Poem, 2014 Abbott’s 80th Birthday at Get Together, 2015 Fifth Compendium Released, 2015 Get Together, 2016 Get Together, 2017 Get Together, 2017 The Year Of The Side Show, 2017 Seventh Compendium Released, 2017 Welcome To The 80TH Get Together

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 4: Secrets And Routines

Instructions, Patter, and Routines for over 50 of Abbotts Magic's most popular props including the following: Acrobatic Cane Routine, Arrowhead Illusion, Asrah In Miniature, Astounding DoNothing Machine (Pom Pom Sticks Routine),Attaboy, Bamboo Sticks, Box Of Pam, Carnival Ribbons, CASKET OF PANDORA, Cube On Release, Die Boxes, Den-O-Zen, Disecto, Dovan, Dove In Balloon, Dove Thru Glass, Dove Workers Vest, Dukes Dye Version, Duplex Glasses & Silk, Egg Bag, Far East Silk Cabinet, Find The Lady Cards, Flower Surprise, Fraidy Cat Rabbit, Hand Of The Caliph, Hathaway Hank Box, Head in Orbit, Hippity Hop Rabbits, Hole In One, Imagino, J.A.P. Box, Linking Rings Routine, Metamorpho Spots, Mutilated Parasol, Neck Twister, Nest Of Boxes, Night Club Cylinders, Oriental Fantasy, Paper Hat Tears, Pixie Glass, Rabbit Wringer, Spirit Bell Patter, Square Circle – Classic and Standard, Squaring the Circle, Super Duper Balloon, Super Botania, Super X Levitation, Svengali Deck, Sword Through Neck, Talking Skull Routine, Tambo Rings, Tear Apart Livestock Vanish, Torturette, Ultimate Twin Dove Production, Vampire Block Patter By Howard Melson, Vanishing Bird & Cage, Where Do The Ducks Go, Zombie.

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 5: Mentalism

31 of Abbotts greatest mentalism effects are in this book including the following: 13 LIVING AND DEAD TESTS, ANY DRINK CALLED, ASTRAL DIVINER, ASTROLOGIA, BALLY PREDICTION, BOMBAY, CEMENT HEADLINE PREDICTION, EMPIRE MENTAL ROUTINE, ETHEREAL MESSAGE CABINET, FORTUNE TELLING WITH TAROT CARDS, GRANTS NAIL BENDING, GRANTS HELLSTROMISM, GRAPHOLOGY (Swami Gimmick/Nail Writer), HELLSTROMISM, HITTING THE HEADLINES, HYPNOTISM, IMPOSSIBLE LEMON, INTUITIONAL SIGHT, INGENIO, MAGAZINE TEST, MAIL MENTALISM, MIND POWER, PREDICTA-TOTAL, PREMONITION, SECOND SIGHT ACT, SPIRIT SPOOKS, SUPERNATURAL MENTALISM, TAROT PSYCHOMETRY, THOUGHT INTERCEPTION,ZELLAS FAMOUS PIANO ACT, ZELLA MIND READING ACT, ZENS CARD MIRACLE

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 6: The Halloween Magic

A collection of over 45 spooky Halloween magic effects including THE PHONE ESP EFFECT, A SKULL IN THE HAND, BOOK OF THE DEAD, THE SORCAR HAUNTED CIRCLE, HALLOWEEN PARTY CRAZY CUT UPS, TRICKS WITH A TAROT DECK, HALLOWEEN STAROLOGY, NINE PAST MIDNIGHT, SKULLDUGGERY , TALKING SKULL MECHANICAL, TALKING SKULL (SIMPLICITY), RAPPING HAND, GRANTS SPIRIT TIE KNOT, GRANTS SLOW MOTION SILK SERPENT , GRANTS MAGIC MIRROR, SNAKE BASKET, SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY , SPIRIT SÉANCE, FLOATING HANDKERCHIEF, SPIDER EFFECTS, SEFALALJIA, RAISING THE TABLE (COME GOOD SPIRITS), SILK THROUGH SKELETON, SPIRIT CABINET ACT 1, SPIRIT CABINET CLUB ACT 2, SPIRIT CABINET RAPPS, POGO BALL, SPOOKY SILK, CASADEGA CABINET, ALIEN INTRUDER, DEVIL ILLUSION, PHANTASMO ILLUSION, FRAME OF LIFE AND DEATH, GHOST WALKS ESCAPE, CHINESE CHOPPER, CHOPPING BLOCK, DAGGER CHEST, HAUNTED HOUSE, MAGICIAN GHOST AND GIRL, MABEL ILLUSION, GIANT GUILLOTINE, WITCH'S BROOM ROPE ILLUSION, MODERNISTIC AMPUTATION , COSTUME TRUNK, SATANS SEAT, MUMMY CLOTH OF THE NILE , X-RAY HUMAN

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 7: Stage Illusion Plans

A collection of over 35 stunts, plans, magic, and illusions from Abbotts Magic that have been used in Carnivals and Side Shows including Bed of Nails, Blade Box By MUM (Pretzel Girl), Blockhead Act, Buried Alive Stunt, Burned Alive, Crucifixion, Cyclops, Electric Chair (Miss Electra), Eye Poking, Fire Eating, Fist Drive A Spike Into Wood, Glass Eating (Chewing), Girl in Fishbowl, Girl To Gorilla Evolution, Girl to Gorilla Today, Head On Sword, Headless Woman, Hand In Trap, Human Pin Cushion, Hot Coal Walking, Hypnotizing A Rabbit, Knife Through Thumb, Living Half Lady, Living Head, Missing Body Illusion, Painless Surgery by Abbott’s Magic, Palmistry – Your Lucks In Your Hand, Razor Blade Trick (Safety First), Resista, Swallowing Needles Routine, Seeing Through A Girl, Shrunken Living Head, Spider Girl - Spidora, Spikes Through Wrist, Sword Swallowing, Totem Pole or Slick Post Workshop plans for over 25 different stage illusions including ARABIAN TENT ILLUSION, ARTIST DREAM, BARREL ESCAPE , BASKET GIRL / HINDU BASKET, BOY TO RABBIT ILLUSION, CALIPHS CUTTER, CHOPLEVI, DANCING SLIPPERS ILLUSION, DOG VANISH, DOLL HOUSE ILLUSION, DOLL HOUSE MINIATURE, DRAMATIQUE, ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS THRU GIRL, ENCHANTED TENT, FARMER’S DAUGHTER, FIREPLACE ILLUSION, GIRL VANISH, INVULNERABLE LADY, KNIFER ILLUSION, LEVITATION DELUXE, MAN WITHOUT A HEAD, PACKING BOX ESCAPE, SEASIDE MYSTERY, SHREDDER ILLUSION, SURPRISE APPEARANCE, SWORD BOX, TEMPLE OF BENARES, THROUGH AND THROUGH, WALKING THROUGH A STEEL PLATE

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 8: Grand Illusion Plans

Over 20 Grand Magic Illusions including AGA LEVITATION, ASRAH LEVITATION, ASRAH THRUSTON VERSION, BROOM LEVITATIO / AERIAL SUSPENSION, BUZZ SAW ILLUSION, CAGE ILLUSION, CANVAS CASE ILLUSION, CHEST OF ENCHANTMENT, CHESTS OF MYSTERY, CHINESE IDOL ILLUSION, CUTTING A GIRL INTO SIXTHS, DIVIDED LADY ILLUSION, DRUM ILLUSION, GALLOWS ILLUSION, GIRL WITHOUT A MIDDLE, MIGNON ILLUSION, MODERN CABINET, PALANQUIN, SAWING A GIRL IN HALF, TABOURET ILLUSION, TWIN BOX ILLUSION, UP AND DOWN ORIENTAL CABINETS

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 9: Carnival Magic

A collection of over 35 stunts, plans, magic, and illusions from Abbotts Magic that have been used in Carnivals and Side Shows including Bed of Nails, Blade Box By MUM (Pretzel Girl), Blockhead Act, Buried Alive Stunt, Burned Alive, Crucifixion, Cyclops, Electric Chair (Miss Electra), Eye Poking, Fire Eating, Fist Drive A Spike Into Wood, Glass Eating (Chewing), Girl in Fishbowl, Girl To Gorilla Evolution, Girl to Gorilla Today, Head On Sword, Headless Woman, Hand In Trap, Human Pin Cushion, Hot Coal Walking, Hypnotizing A Rabbit, Knife Through Thumb, Living Half Lady, Living Head, Missing Body Illusion, Painless Surgery by Abbott’s Magic, Palmistry – Your Lucks In Your Hand, Razor Blade Trick (Safety First), Resista, Swallowing Needles Routine, Seeing Through A Girl, Shrunken Living Head, Spider Girl - Spidora, Spikes Through Wrist, Sword Swallowing, Totem Pole or Slick Post

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 10: Gospel Magic Routines

A gigantic collection of 120 Gospel Routines from the Dracup Trilogy including ACROBATIC CANE, AERIAL SUSPENSION, BALL AND VASE, BALL THRU BOLT, BANG GUN, BERLANDS BILL IN LEMON, BLENDO, BLINDFOLD (PROFESSIONAL), BLOOMING BOUQUET 1, BLOOMING BOUQUET 2, BREAKAWAY FAN, BURNED ALIVE, CANDLE THRU ARM, CANDLE TO SILK TO CANE, CHAIN OR SHACKLE RELEASE, CHINESE GONG, CHURCH SILK CABINET, CLIPPO, CLOCK VANISH, COIN PAIL, COFFEE VASE, COLOR CHANGING KNIVES, CRYSTAL CASKET, CRYSTAL CASKET (OTHER PROPS AS WELL), CRYSTAL SILK CYLINDER, CUTTING A GIRL IN SIXTHS, DIMINISHING BILLS, DIRTY HAND GAG, DOLL HOUSE, DOVE PAN, DRAWER BOX, EXPOSE VANISH , FLAME OF KANDEL, FORGETFUL FREDDIE, FRAIDY CAT RABBIT, FRAME OF LIFE AND DEATH, GARDEN OF FLOWERS, GLASS LEVITATION, GLASS PENETRATION, GLOVES TO BOUQUET , GOOFUS PLANT, GRANTS CANDLE-LITE, GUILLOTINE, HANDCUFF ESCAPE, HANDKERCHIEF FRAME PENETRATION, HIPPITY HOP RABBITS, HOLE IN ONE, HOT BOOK, HUMPTY DUMPTY, IMP BOTTLE, IN N OUTER BOX, KEY-R-RECT, LA PALOMA, LINKING PINS, LINKING ROPES, LIQUID APPEAR, LIQUID PENETRATION, LOTTERY, METAMORPHO SPOTS, MILK IN LIGHT BULB, MULTIPLYING CANDLES, MULTIPLYING MONEY TRAY, MULTIPLYING RABBITS, MULTUM IN PARVO, MUTILATED PARASOL, NEFF’S COMEDY CUT AND RESTORED NECKTIE, NICKELS TO DIMES, PENCIL THROUGH NICKEL, PHANTOM TUBE, PRAYER VASE, PROFESSOR’S DAYDREAM, PROFESSORS NIGHTMARE, RAINBOW ROPES, RED AND WHITE ROPES, REPEAT BILL TRICK, RICE BOWLS, RICE. ORANGE. AND CHECKERS, RUN RABBIT RUN, SAWING A LADY IN TWO, SILK FOUNTAIN, SILK SERENADE, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, SOFT SOAP, SPIKES THRU BALLOON, SQUARING THE CIRCLE, SQUARE CIRCLE , SQUASH, SQUEEZAWAY BLOCKS, STIFF ROPE, STOCKS OF ZANZIBAR, STOCKS OF ZANZIBAR 2, STOP LITE TRIX, SUCKERETTE, SUPER BOTANIA, SUPER DUPER BALLOON, SUPER X LEVITATION, SUPER X LEVITATION 2, TEAR APART VANISH, TORTURETTE, TRICKY BOTTLES, TRI-FLY-SILK, TWENTIETH CENTURY SILKS, VAMPIRE BLOCK , VANISHING GIRL, VANISHING MILK PITCHER, VISIBLE CANDLE TO SALT, VISIBLE COINS IN GLASS, WESTGATE BOWL PRODUCTION, WILTING FLOWER. Plus a special section on Christmas Routines including A STRING OF LIGHTS FOR WISE MEN, COMPANY COMIN?, FINDERS KEEPERS LOSERS WEEPERS, GIVE THE GIFT OF TRAVEL THIS CHRISTMAS, GOD WITH US, GOD'S CHRISTMAS TREE, HAPPY HOLIDAY EATING, HOLIDAY FRUIT BASKET MADE TO ORDER, SEASONS GREETINGS , SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE, THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS. Plus forwards by Jim Dracup and Jerry Burgess

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 11: Ventriloquism

Whether you are a professional Ventriloquist, Beginner, or a magician who wants to spice up his act a bit, this is the book for you, without a doubt one of the best books on Ventriloquism ever made. If you are a beginner or looking for tips and suggestions on Ventriloquism technique we have the following chapters for you: BREATHING, CARE OF TEETH, MOUTH AND THROAT, DRESS AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE, ELEMENTARY STEPS, PRONOUNCING ALPHABET AND NUMERALS, PRONOUNCING WORDS – PRACTICE SENTENCES, THE VENTRILOQUIAL FIGURE, COSTUME DRESSING THE FIGURE, MARKED DIFFERENCE IN VOICE, DRINKING A GLASS OF WATER, CRYING EFFECT, THROWING THE VOICE, IMITATIONS, GETTING NEW MATERIAL, SELECTING A SONG, APPROPRIATE MUSIC, PUTTING THE ACT OVER. Now for the best part, when you are ready to perform we have 85 Vent/Figure routines for you ready to go. 85 including A LEGAL DISCUSSION, A LITTLE LEARNING, A SAD SAD TALE, ALIVE AND LIVELY, ASK ME ANYTHING BOSS, BABY CRY ROUTINE, BAD BOY, BAT DUMMY, BATTING THE BREEZE, BE A BEGGAR AND PAY NO TAXES, BE A CLOWN, BEAR HUNT, BRISK AND BREEZY, BULL SESSION, BUZZY THE BEE, CHERNEY'S VENT DIALOG, CHRISTMAS CHEER, CHRISTMAS WITH ARCHIE THE FROG, CONVICT COMEDY, CORNY STUFF, DAFFYNITIONS, DRIVE-IN THEATRE, FEELING FUNNY, FRITZ, GAB FEST, GETTING AROUND, GORILLA MY DREAMS, HI FINANCE, I'M YOU AND YOU'RE ME, IT'S JUST A WORD, JEST TALKING, JONAH AND THE WHALE, JOSE GAMBLING ROUTINE, JUMP TWO FEET, LADIES MAN, LET'S LAFF , LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE, ME SPY, MENTALISM ROUTINE, MISCHIEVOUS LITTLE BROTHER, MISS DAHLIA DOODLE, MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING, OR IS IT?, MONEY TALKS, MONEY YOU OWE ME, MORE TROUBLES, MUSIC MESSTERPIECE, NAUGHTY NURSERY RHYME, ON THE FARM, PANE OF EDUCATION, ON LITERATURE, PHONY PHONE ROUTINE, PLAYING TRUANT, POETIC NONSENSE, PUNCHY LINES, QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD , RIDDLES, SCHOOL ROUTINE, SCHOOL ROUTINE WITH NICK AND DICK, SHOCKING MR. FRANKLIN, SICK HUMOR, SILLY TALK, SING ALONG WITH BUDDY, SMALL TALK, SMITTY GETS A JOB, SMITTY HAS A GIRL FRIEND, SMITTY IN LOVE, SMITTY IN SCHOOL, SMITTY MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING, SMOKING, SOUNDING OFF, SPEAKING OUT, SPIRITS, STREET SCENE, STRICTLY FOR LAUGHS, SUPERGUY, TALKING THINGS OVER, TELL ME MORE, TIS AND TAT, TO YOUR HEALTH, TOMMYS NITE OUT, VENT ROUTINE USING ABBOTT'S WILTING BLOOM, WESTERN ROUTINE, WHAT & WHO, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?, WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE SIT DOWN, YOU SAID IT.

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 12: Coin Magic & Routines

A Collection of coin tricks, manipulations, and props that cover over 80 years of Abbott Magic including Simple Effects With Coins (50 quick tricks), Vanishing a Coin (30 different ways), A Dozen Coin Changes, 35 Coin Moves and Passes, and even 9 Coin Tricks With Matches! Plus (and here is the meat of the book) over 50 Coin Tricks including The Scotch Coin, In the Office, In a Hotel Lobby, At a Convention, Date Detection, Dating the Coin, The Date Mystery, The Masked Helper, The Missing Date, Mental Delineation, The Wacker, The Monocle Mystery, The Repeat Coin Trick, The Sleeve Bogey, Shoulder Arms, The Big Bite, The Double Bite, Unfair Exchange, The Twister, The Saint and the Sinner, The Coin Toss (Six Methods), Matching the Coin, Perfect Timing, The Money Changer, The Street of Colon is Paved with Gold, The Colorful Transformation, Sensitive Fingers , Hold On, Brother, The Magnetic Coin, The Eccentric Coin, The Vicious Triangle, The Coins Assembly (Coin Matrix) , Right First Time, How the Devil Does He Do It, Curing a Bad Habit, Good Shootin’, My Hat, Money Sense, The Stolen Money, The Coin in the Cookie , Par Avion, The Purse Swindle, The Coin and the Orange, Coin Transposition Routine, McGill’s Clever Coin Vanish, McCaffrey Coin In Bottle Routine, A Shell Coin Routine, Another Shell Coin Routine, A New Click Pass, The Coins Up the Sleeve, Passing Four Coins to a Glass, A Further Variation of the Passing of the Four Coins , Eddie Joseph's Phantom Coin, The Coin In The Ball Of Rope. Plus a special section on coin prop magic including Abbott’s Automatic Coin Wand, Chanin Utility Coin Vanish, Coins In Glass (Visible) Hughes, Latest Coin Pail, Latest Coin Pail (Foster/Chavez Style), Nickel To English Penny, Soft Metal - Nickel Through Penny , Scotch and Soda Outdone, Pencil Through Nickel, Visible Misers Dream, The Wisenheimer Coin Trick, Quick As A Wink, Crystal Coin Ladder.

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 13: Rope Magic & Routines

Rope Magic and Routines including G. W. Hunter's Puzzle Knot, The One Hand Knot, The Flip Knot, The Lightning Knot, Two At a Time, Guarding the Line, The Knot of Enchantment, Any Number of Knots, Adolph Ferber's Spectre Tie, The Vanishing Square Knot, Ralph Hull's Famous Vanishing Knot, The Captive Knot, Chefalo's Vanishing Knot, The Magic Shoe Laces, John Braun Combination Knot, Wholesale Knot Removal, Gone Again, C. T. Jordan's Mystifying Knot Trick, Repeat Knots, Ropes Through the Neck, Venable's Improved Ropes Through Neck, The Ropes and Rings Mystery, S. Collins' New Ropes and Rings Release, Relue's Ropes and Cups, The 3-in-l Ropes, Oriental or Simplicity Rope Release, Walking Through Ropes, Adolph Ferber's Mimi-Cords, The Leg Tie, Nevil Maskelyne's Leg Tie, Tenkai Rope Trick Through Neck, Loop the Loop, New Rope Through Neck, Endless Neck Rope, The Handkerchief Release, Jay-Bee's Undisturbed Knot, The Vest-Turning Trick, Ring On the Rope, Ring Knotted On the Rope, Puzzling Ring On the Rope, New Ring On Rope, Slater's Ring On the Rope, Borrowed Ring On Rope, "Cheeky" Rope and Ring Trick, Edward Smith's Rope and Ring Trick, The Dropping Ring, Wholesale Ring Removal, Charles Leedy's Rope Ringo, Eddie Joseph's Ringed, Graham Adams' Rope and Ring, Jordan's Psychic Ring Release, The Rope Through the Stick, Grant's Witch's Broom, Cutting a Woman in Half, Eddy Joseph Hindu Ring Mystery, Martin’s Nifty Third, The Famous Kellar String Trick, Karl Germaine's String Restoration, "Figure 8" String Restoration, Simple String Restoration, Twyno, Impromptu String Restoration, Eddie Joseph's Restored String, Ovette's Supreme String Mystery, Louis Christianer's Pet String Trick, The Master Cut and Restored String, S. B. Blodgett's Double Restoration, L. W. Package Cord Mystery, Le Roy's Hindu Yarn Mystery, Ellis Stanyon's String Restoration, T. Page Wright's Variation, Rupert Slater's Variation, Baffling String Restoration, Wisenheimer String Restoration, Joseph Kolar's Straw and String Trick, Nelson Hahne's Version, George Wright's Version, Floyd Thayer's Wizzo, L. W. Restoring the String, Cut And Restored Telephone Cord, Cut And Restored Light Cord, "Figure 8" Rope Restoration, The "Hindu" Rope Restoration, Bluey-Bluey's Method, Eric Impey's Impromptu Method, Dr. Ervin's Rope Restoration, H. Sterling's Short - Long Rope Mystery, R. W. Hull's Stretching Rope, S. H. Sharpe's A Rope Repaired, John Goodrum's Sleight of Hand Method, Fernand Verheyden's Method, Tarbell's "Many-Cut" Rope Mystery, Wright-Larsen Zenith Rope Restoration, Graham Adams' Cut and Restored Rope, U. F. Grant's 1933 Rope Trick, Carl Brema's Knotted Rope, Grant's Sleight-of-Hand Rope Trick, Heisey's Hindu Rope Trick, No Knot Cut Rope, L. W. Tug O' War, L. W. Simplicity Rope Restoration, L. W. Gloved Deception, L. W. Vinculum, L. W. Restoring the Rope, Bert Douglas' Magic Skipping Rope, Ringing the Bull, R. M. Jamison's Severed Ropes, Baffleso!, Grant's Stage Rope Restoration, Scotty Lang's Sucker Rope Trick, The L. W. Lost Chord, Will Brema's Convincing Rope Trick, Winston Freer's Aladdin Oriental Gimmick, K. W. Liddle's Phenomenal Rope, L. W. Chased, L- W. Marking the Center, Hull's Marked Rope and the Thumb Tack, U. F. Grant's Super Rope Trick, Waldo Clarke's Little Rhody Rope Trick, The Tarbell Rope Mystery, Bjorklund's Slow-Motion Restoration, Marvel Cut and Restored Rope, Neffs Miracle Rope, "Maxam" Triple-Cut Rope Trick, "Cut Yourself a Piece of Rope", Grants Amazing Rope Trick, The Professors Nightmare, Seymour Davis' "Sinbad's Rope". H. Berson's Miracle Rope Growth, The Hypnotized Rope, Professor Cheer Comedy Rope Trick, Winston Freer's Alagen Rope, Freer's Master Muscle, Freer's "Tug-of-War" Rope, Grant - Maillow "Ropes of Bengal", Abbott’s Keyo Illusion, Abbott’s Wrist Tie, Dunninger's East Indian Rope Trick, Sefalaljia

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 14: Card Magic & Routines

FALSE SHUFFLES AND CUTS INCLUDING THE FALSE OVERHAND SHUFFLE, FALSE OVERHAND SHUFFLE, HUGH JOHNSTONE FALSE SHUFFLE, RIFFLE FALSE SHUFFLE, JORDAN FAKE CUT, TRIPLE FALSE CUT. PALMING CARDS INCLUDING METHOD ONE, SECOND METHOD, THIRD METHOD, RETURN PALMED CARD TO DECK, PALMING CARDS ON THE TABLE, THE SIDE STEAL, THE TOP CHANGE, TURN A CARD OVER IN THE PACK, THE PALM LOCATION. CLASSIC STACKED DECK SYSTEMS INCLUDING ABBOTTS MAGIC CARD SYSTEM, SPELLING THE DECK, SI STEBBINS STACKED DECK. DECK SWITCHING INCLUDING THE "MAGICIAN'S COAT" SWITCH, DIT IN DIT OUT, THE SNIFF SWITCH, SHELL CASE SWITCH, HERO SWITCH. GENERAL CARD EFFECTS SUCH AS MATCHED PICTURE CARD EFFECTS (3 VERSIONS), IMPROMPTU CARD RISE (MULTIPLE VERSIONS), A QUICK FOUR ACE TRICK, ALL DO AS I DO, ANOTHER CARD LOCATION, BOMBAY, CARD AND PENCIL PENETRATION, CARD-IN-CASE, CARD IN ORANGE, CARD TRICK EXTRAORDINAIRE, CLIMAX THREE-CARD TRICK, CLOSE-UP RISING CARDS, COLOR I DO AS YOU, DOUBLE WHAMMY PREDICTION, EVERY CARD RISES, EYES AND NO EYES, FLIP, GAMBLERS EXPOSE, GILBREATH POKER DEAL, GILBREATH BOTTOM DEAL, INGENIO, MARKED CARDS MEANDERING, MONTE CARLO, OUT OF THIS WORLD, OUT OF THIS WORLD ANOTHER HANDLING, RAPID FLIGHT CARDS, RISING CARD (2 METHODS)SEPTACON, SILK OR HANKY CARD FORCE, SIMPLEX FOUR ACE TRICK, TEHKAI'S MANIPULATIVE CARD ROUTINE, TEN, TORN CARD TRICK, TRICKY DEAL, TROST TEN CARD SPELLER, ZENS 15 CARD TRICK, ZENS CARD MIRACLE. DOUBLE FACE OR BACKED OR BLANK CARD EFFECTS SUCH AS IN CASE, TWO CARD MONTE, ACES UP, INSTANT PRINTOUT, SLOW MOTION COLOR-CHANGING BACKS, BLANKETY-BLANK ROUTINE, SYMPATHETIC ACES. ROUGHING FLUID EFFECTS SUCH AS A RED HOT NUMBER, ALDINI'S PREDICT - O - DECK, ALDINI MORE THOUGHTS ANTICIPATED, A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE. NARROW, SHORT, AND STRIPPER CARD EFFECTS INCLUDING SHORT TIPS ON THE SHORT CARD, SHORT CARD LOCATION, LIGHT & HEAVY CARDS, EXPERT THUMB-COUNTER EFFECT, HARLEQUIN DECK EFFECT,MIRACLE IN REVERSE, GUARDIANS OF THE CASTLE, DIAMOND KING, EXPERT CARD STABBER, SURE CARD STABBER, UBIQUITOUS CARD, TRIALS IN THE DARK, ORDERLY CARD, MYSTIC SEVEN, BACK TO BACK, EXPERT POKER DEALER, CARD CALLING, REVERSO CAVALCADE, THE HOTEL MYSTERY-UPDATED, SVENGALI MAGIC CARDS.

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 15: Silk Magic & Routines

INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: 20TH CENTURY SILKS, 20TH CENTURY SILKS PAPER CONE VERSION, 20TH CENTURY SILKS (Abbott's), 50 WAYS TO PRODUCE A SILK, BLENDO – ABBOTTS (Ross Bertram), BLENDO - ABBOTTS SQUARE (Duke Stern), BLENDO FLAG BAG, BLENDO (D Hammer), BLENDO (B Miller), CARD SILKS (Paul Stadelman), CASADEGA CABINET, CHURCH SILK CABINET, COLOR CHANGE HANDKERCHIEF, DI-IT (Jess Thornton), DOVE FROM SILK (Neil Foster), DUKES DYE VERSION (Duke Stern), DUPLEX GLASSES & SILKS, FLASHY SILK PRODUCTION (Joe White), FLASH LEMON SILK, FLOWER SURPRISE, HALF DYED HANK CLOSEUP VERSION (Billy McComb), HALF DYED HANK STAGE VERSION (Billy McComb), HANDKERCHIEF (SILK) BALL MANIPULATION, HATHAWAY HANK, IMAGINO (Robert Harbin), KNOTS OFF SILK, MULTIPLYING SILKS (Ken Allen), MUTILATED PARASOL, MYSTERY FOULARD, RABOTINE, REPEAT VANISHING SILK ROUTINE TO LEMON, RISING FLOATING DANCING SILK, SILK BLOW – SILK GO (Ravelle/Andree), SILK FOUNTAIN (Kenny Woodward), SILK FOUNTAIN ABBOTT’S, SILK FOUNTAIN NEONISTIC, SILK LOADING INTO A HAT(4 Methods), SILK THROUGH SKELETON, SILKEN LOOPS (Percy Abbott), SILKS AND BAG TRICK, SILKS AT THE FINGERTIPS, SILKS BETWEEN, SMOOTH AS SILK (Joe White), SNAPPY DOVE VANISHING HANK, SOFT SOAP TIPS, SUN AND MOON TRICK (H. Cecil), SYMPATHETIC SILKS (Percy Abbott), SYMPATHETIC SILKS E-Z KNOT RELEASE (Harold Rice), TWIN KNOTS, VISIBLE SILK VANISH, WHO DONE IT.

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 16: Paper Magic & Routines

Paper magic is one of the most popular areas of magic for several reasons. The props are usually easy to make, and the effects are usually done with items people can relate to. This book contains well over 100 paper effects that include several individual effects that alone are selling for more than the cost of this book. Included are ABBOTT’S 50 TRICKS WITH A PAPER CONE, ABBOTTS CAPERS WITH PAPERS, ABBOTT’S PAPER MAGIC EFFECTS, ABBOTT'S PAPER TEARING ACT, AFGHAN BANDS REMARKABLE EVOLUTION, CENTER TEAR, CLIPPO ROUTINE, CLIPPO STEP BY STEP, CHINESE WISHING PAPERS, DOLLAR DAZE, DOVE PRODUCTION FROM UNPREPARED NEWSPAPER, DUPLEX GLASSES & SILKS, EINSTEIN’S THEORY, ENCHANTED PAPER CUP, FRESH FISH SOLD HERE TODAY, GIRLS AND PAPER BALLS, HOLE COLLECTION, JUMBO CARD TRICKS, LINKING CLIPS ON PAPER BILL, MYSTERY OF THE CHINESE LAUNDRY TICKET, PAPER BOX OF MATCHES, PAPER TEARING SANTA, SNOWSTORM IN CHINA, SPOTTED, TAMBO RINGS, TEAR APART DOVE VANISH, TORN AND RESTORED DOLLAR BILL, TORN AND RESTORED NEWSPAPER, TROUBLE-WIT ROUTINES, WE PAY THE POSTAGE, WELDING WIZARDRY

The Abbott Magic Collection Volume 17: Escapes & Routines

Preorder, available mid August, 2018. Volume includes A FORWARD BY PERCY ABBOTT, A DOUBLE EXCHANGE,A FOOLER WITH HANDCUFFS, A SPIRIT ROPE TIE, ALWAYS READY CHAIN ACT, BARREL ESCAPE, BURIED ALIVE STUNT – SURVIVING THE GRAVE, CHAIN HANDCUFFS, COFFIN ESCAPE, COFFIN ESCAPE - UNDERTAKER'S, COFFIN ESCAPE - RAPID, ESCAPE FROM ANY HANDCUFF, EXTRAORDINARY CHAIN RELEASE, GALLOWS ESCAPE, GHOST WALKS ESCAPE, HANDCUFF ESCAPES SUGGESTIONS, HIGH DIVES, HOW TO OPEN PADLOCKS, IRON BOX ESCAPE, IRON BOX ESCAPE TRIPLE, KEYO ILLUSION, LIGHTNING SHACKLE CHAIN ESCAPE, MAIL BAG ESCAPE, M’LADY STEPS OUT, MUMMY CLOTH OF THE NILE, MYSTERIOUS MONK, NECK & WRIST CUFFS, OUTSTANDING CHAIN ESCAPE, PACKING BOX ESCAPE, PRISON & JAIL BREAKING, ROD TIE, SACK ESCAPES, SACK ESCAPE CLOTH, SACK ESCAPE IMPROVED, SACK ESCAPE PULL THROUGH, SACK ESCAPE TRIPLE TIED, SIBERIAN CHAIN ESCAPE, SLICK POST ILLUSION, SPIKE ILLUSION, SPIRIT CABINET ACT 1, SPIRIT CABINET CLUB ACT 2, SPIRIT CABINET RAPPS, SPIRIT COLLAR, SPIRIT LOCK, SPIRIT PLATFORM & SACK, SPIRIT PLATFORM & SACK SIMPLEX, SPIRIT STOCKS, STOCKS OF SOLOMON, STOCKS OF ZANZIBAR, STRAIT JACKET ESCAPE, STRAIT JACKET ESCAPE ABBOTTS, STRAIT JACKET ESCAPE ABBOTTS – STAGE PRESENTATION, STRAIT JACKET ESCAPE CHINESE, THE HEAVY HANDCUFF, THUMB TIE, WIRE WRIST TIES, WITCH'S BROOM ROPE ILLUSION, WONDER CHAIN RELEASE, WRIST TIE, LOCK PICKING AND POCKET PICKING, MAGICIANS GUIDE TO MAKING AND USING LOCK PICKS, PICK POCKETING FOR STAGE & ENTERTAINMENT