Rare Magic Ebooks - page 4

The Invention of Printing has always been recognized by educated men as a subject of importance: there is no mechanical art, nor are there any of the...

The book has been divided into three parts. The first supplies detailed explanation for nearly forty new moves and passes. The second is kept apart...

Published in 1811, an account of Andrew Oehler’s travels through France, Italy, the East and West Indies, and part of the United States: his...

Claude Alexander Conlin was one of the most famous and successful magicians who ever lived. After his retirement he published The Life and Mysteries...

Teaching you how to give a complete evening’s entertainment of new conjuring tricks with highly-amusing patter, laughable ventriloquism and a...

The purpose of The Magic Art of Entertaining is to lucidly instruct the reader, be he or she entirely ignorant of any technical knowledge of the arts...

Discover The Magic of Louis S. Histed. The book begins with a short auto-biography followed by the magic. Louis S. Histed describes and explains a...

“Luck Loves Skill. But it takes a great artist so to conceal his art that what is really an exacting performance appears quite simple to the crowd.”...

A magic book for magicians who are just starting out, but written in a very readable way, and with a lot of helpful advice for beginners. Effects...

“Who is Joseffy? He is Mr. Freud, an Austrian who was born in Vienna. He is a man with a scientific trend of mind, a splendid violinist, and a master...

If you ever wanted to make a light bulb float while lighted, then this is the book for you. Burling Hull was a genius, and very prolific. He invented...

Tracing the gradual growth of religious drama in England. Covers a date somewhat subsequent to the Conquest to the time of the Reformation. An...

The object of this publication is to give the busy man an opportunity to quickly view the contents of practical spirit writings and ghost show...

There is more in this book than the story of the medicine man, the hypnotist, and the expert at shell games. The charlatan “was the foe of education,...

This is an absolutely amazing card effect. Two thought-of cards, mates, appear in the same position in two different decks of cards. The cards are...

The Red Demons were two young Americans who performed an incredible act all surrounding the use of heat and fire. Discover some of the secrets of...

These are “The Senator’s” lecture notes, and contain several card effects, including a streamlined version of the 21 card trick. Don’t miss the very...

The author investigates and illuminates the history behind every single card’s nickname as well as interesting tidbits of information on them.

Dr. E.G. Ervin was a dentist and amateur magician with a knack for coming up with clever methods for existing effects. Here you will find magic with...

The Unfortunate Traveller by Thomas Nashe (1594) is a novel set during the reign of Henry VIII of England. Jack Wilton describes his adventures...

As the title says, 32 effects with cards and dice. All can be done any time, any where. There is even a version of the telephone card trick.

Charles Jordan was a genius, and his specialty was card magic. His work with a pre-arranged deck was ahead of its time, as he allowed the spectator...

Harry Leat designed and built ingenious apparatus, and this book has some of his finer creations. There is an improved card frame, a box that allows...

Howard Thurston’s masterful personality, witty speech, clever acting, and uncanny psychology, coupled with his love for children, had endeared him in...

Here is a booklet with many practical ideas for this popular effect. There are patter suggestions, presentation variations, a way of combining the...