Close Up Magic Tricks

Written by Alfred Trumble and first published in 1882, Faro Exposed was a landmark book on America's favorite crooked card game. It explains the or...

Chris Wardle and James Ward are both award-winning members of The Magic Circle, with a long list of credits devising magic for books, magazines, te...

Five "ESP Compatibility Test Cards" are shown, each with a different colored spot on the back. They are mixed with the colors face down, and one is...

In the world of magic literature, where there's an overabundance of the ordinary, every so often, a book comes along that clearly stands out from t...

In 1949 magician Paul Curry proposed an effect with playing cards that seemed impossible. Despite the best efforts of the top minds of his day, the...

This is the sequel of QUICK CHANGE - rapid costume changes for men: In this specialty book you will gain a deep insight into the complexity of this...

How to Make Money Providing Entertaining Readings for the Corporate Market You can enjoy a lucrative part-time or full-time career as an entertain...

Arturo de Ascanio y Navaz (1926-1997), is regarded as the father of Spanish card magic. A lawyer by trade and an amateur magician, he devoted a goo...

Arturo de Ascanio y Navaz (1926-1997), is regarded as the father of Spanish card magic. A lawyer by trade and an amateur magician, he devoted a goo...

EffectThe Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius. There is no hyperbole in the title of this book, as much of the magic contained here gained its Jo...

The Magic Egg-Fascinating, Mysterious, Perfect in Form and Innately Funny How can one simple object be all these things and more? That is, perhaps,...

"I read a lot of card books and I'm pretty critical on most. The main reason I plow through the depressing majority of them is the pleasure of an o...

"Liked it very much. You have some very evocative themes in a few of the effects and I love them. All are fine and well thought out and each perso...

Introduction Excerpt from Book: "How Gamblers Win or the Secrets of Advantage Playing Exposed is an important contribution to early American card-s...

Sixty different routines compiled by Paul Romhany and TC Tahoe, with additional routines by eighteen other magicians from around the world, includi...

Fantasio's innovative magical inventions have been used for decades now by many of the world's most famous magicians. Now, for the first time, the ...

A stimulating and provocative new look at the stripper deck.From the book's INTRODUCTION:I just spent a titillating week with a stripper. DECK, tha...

The 44-page booklet that Darwin Ortiz has stated as "the definitive work" on the endless chain scam. A must-have for anyone interested in performin...

Whit Haydn and Chef Anton's Notes on Three Card Monte is by far the most comprehensive book ever written on the history, psychology and sleights ...

EffectBanachek's Psychokinetic Time Trick Do you remember the stunning magic effect that Master Magic Man David Blaine used to open his "Street Mag...

More than a set of lecture notes, this is a complete mentalism act from start to finish as used by Steve Shaw. Excerpts can be used as stand-alone ...

A borrowed bill passes through your finger! Andrew Mayne (Touching Sky, Shock FX, Wizard School) presents a new spin on a classic effect. The magic...

A new accompaniment book to a Murphy's Magic Supplies best seller- Reality Twister! Learn to astonish spectators in their own hands with ideas like...

NOTE: Please be aware that the magazine itself is a Book Test and any printing "errors" are intentional. Full instructions are on page 10!More than...

One of the most influential and fully-packed magic periodicals NOW in One Complete Hardbound Volume, All 177 Issues. Stanyon's Magic contains THOUS...

In Transformations: Creating Magic Out of Tricks, Lawrence Hass uncovers some of the higher secrets for creating strong, entertaining performances ...

Uncovered is a compilation of first class practical card magic, including some powerful non-card items, written for the serious magician.Featured ...

This short but sneaky version of the Cups and Balls is a good way to get acquainted with the essential handling and presenting of this classic of ...

The second part of Constant Fooling, contains an assortment of unique card magic utilizing prepared or altered cards, mental mysteries, a chapter d...

A Handbook for Conjurers Like theatrical presentations, conjuring is an art of illusion. A magician skilled in the craft is able to convince an au...

Drink your fill of 10 hyper-visual effects all done with an everyday organic object! In this refreshing new project, the geniuses behind "Envy-Lope...

We've all seen the ingenious work of Martin Lewis, in one form or another. From his signature Sketchpad rising card to countless other amazing effe...

Let the spectator select a card, then the magician tears the corner of that card and visually restores that corner.Restored uses a handcrafted gimm...

The Selenium Shift is a move that Justin Miller has called "The BEST control he's (I've) ever seen!" A move allowing you to control a selected card...

The Common Core Rope by Tim Rose was inspired by the time tested rope with four ends. Realizing the effect had limits and the patter was dated, Tim...

Garrett Thomas needs no formal introduction. A genuine master in his craft, Garrett is one of the few magicians who can claim the titles of innovat...