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Anyone can make magic—the secrets are right here. No special skills are necessary to learn how to perform card, coin and table magic, along with sleight-of-hand maneuvers, mind reading, string tricks, and other illusions. Amateurs as will as professionals can pick up pointers on presentation and audience participation.
Recommendations... Presto! Magic for the Beginner
by George Schindler
Thirteen entertaining chapters and more than 100 illustrations show how to make objects disappear, conjure something from nothing, levitate, and perform other illusions. Learn to master close-up, club and parlor, and stage magic.
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by Joseph Leeming
Requiring only minimal skill, these 250 tricks use common props such as cards, handkerchiefs, and coins. Additional stunts include parlor tricks, mind reading, string tricks, and other illusions.
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Products in Magic Tricks of the Trade | | |  | 101 Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks
by Bill Tarr
Illustrations, simple instructions for performing over 100 tricks, including The Inexhaustible Hat, The Chinese Rings, Steel Through Steel, Fingers That See, much more.
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|  | Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks for Magicians
by Stewart James
Legendary encyclopedia for magicians contains over 150 tricks: Loop the Loop, Jamison's Severed Rope, The Tarbell Rope Mystery, The Encore Rope Trick, Eddie Clever’s Triple Cut Routine, Bachelor's Needle, and many more.
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|  | The Art of Magic
by T. Nelson Downs
Indispensable book for magicians, containing many methods and sleights not found in other standard books. 68 illustrations.
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| |  | Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks for Children
by Karl Fulves
Step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams show how to perform 18 mystifying maneuvers, using only common objects. Strength Test, Untangled, Elastic Lock, Mystic Spinner, Rollaway, Heavyset, The Great Escape, 11 more.
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|  | Houdini on Magic
by Harry Houdini
Houdini shares secrets of how he escaped numerous death-defying stunts and exposed a variety of fake spiritualists. He also gives instructions for eye-catching tricks, as well as other fascinating material. 155 illustrations.
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|  | Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers
by Henning Nelms
Highly instructive book by a noted authority on the subject analyzes every phase of conjuring, from sleights, devices, misdirection, and controlling audience attention to incorporating patter and the effective use of assistants.
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| | Magic for Everybody
by Joseph Leeming
Requiring only minimal skill, these 250 tricks use common props such as cards, handkerchiefs, and coins. Additional stunts include parlor tricks, mind reading, string tricks, and other illusions.
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|  | Magician's Magic
by Paul Curry
This book by a "magician's magician" discloses the secrets behind a collection of close-up marvels — including the author's "Out of the World," reputed to be the best card trick of the past century.
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|  | Martin Gardner's Table Magic
by Martin Gardner
Step-by-step instructions and nearly 200 simple diagrams show beginners how to make cards vanish and reappear, get coins to pass through solid objects, make articles mysteriously travel from one location to another, and more.
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|  | Maskelyne's Book of Magic
by Jasper Maskelyne, Arthur Groom, Edwin A. Dawes
A famous magician reveals time-honored tricks ranging from sleight of hand with coins, cards, and rope to thought-reading and juggling. Includes tried-and-true performance tips, plus 60 figures and 13 vintage photos.
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|  | Modern Coin Magic
by J. B. Bobo
The most complete treatise on sleight-of-hand coin conjuring, including best traditional methods and modern innovations. Guides you systematically from basic techniques, through integrated tricks to complete acts, 18 in all. 510 clear illustrations.
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|  | The New Magician's Manual
by Walter B. Gibson
Guides novice in mastering 36 tricks; 16 pages of cut-out materials. 36 additional tricks. 64 illustrations.
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|  | Practical Mental Magic
by Theodore Annemann
Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats requiring no special equipment. Author offers insider's tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging, more.
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| | Presto! Magic for the Beginner
by George Schindler
Thirteen entertaining chapters and more than 100 illustrations show how to make objects disappear, conjure something from nothing, levitate, and perform other illusions. Learn to master close-up, club and parlor, and stage magic.
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|  | Professional Magic for Amateurs
by Walter B. Gibson
50 easy, effective tricks used by professionals — cards, handkerchiefs, mental magic, morec. 63 illustrations.
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|  | Scarne's Magic Tricks
by John Scarne
Read minds! Make objects disappear and then reappear! One of the great magicians of all time reveals how to perform 200 masterful deceptions without training or special equipment to audiences of all sizes.
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|  | The Secrets of Houdini
by J. C. Cannell
Classic study exposing closely-kept professional secrets and revealing, in general terms, the whole art of stage magic. 98 illustrations.
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|  | Self-Working Coin Magic: 92 Foolproof Tricks
by Karl Fulves
Clearly worded instructions, 251 step-by-step illustrations show novices, veterans how to seemingly pluck coins from the air, make a coin penetrate a tabletop, perform psychic tricks with coins and bills, much more.
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|  | Self-Working Handkerchief Magic: 61 Foolproof Tricks
by Karl Fulves
Dazzling "sleights of silk" require no special dexterity or long hours of practice. Threading the Needle, Silk from Silk, Houdini's Coat, 58 more. Step-by-step instructions. Over 500 illustrations.
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