BOOKS
HOW TO BOOK OF THE CHOP CUP by MERLYN T. SHUTE
If you own a Chop Cup, don't pass this book by! No matter what style of cup you have or routine you are now using, this book will give you new ideas, moves, and techniques. Many different kinds of loads are discussed as well as history, paraphernalia and routining.
Plastic spiral bound for easy reference while you are. practicing. The book contains 32 wonderful pages.
ITEM # BK0240 PRICE $5.00
MAGIC HANDBOOK by PETER ELDIN
This book is geared to both the amateur and advanced amateur. This book is chock full of terrific magic using simple props. There are sections on stage magic, parlor magic, close-up magic and instructions for many basic sleights. There's cards, coins, rope, silk and even some mental magic.
Every amateur magician should have a copy of this book. It is "pocketbook" size and softbound. It is about 190 pages with full color photos and illustrations. The text is more than easy to understand.
ITEM # BK0329 PRICE $9.00
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DOVE MAGIC by MARIAN CHAVEZ
This REVISED VERSION of the famous Marian Chavez Encyclopedia of Dove
Magic is for anyone who is into dove magic. It is a MUST!!! There has never been a dove
book released where ever move in making a dove steal is described in detail. Here are the
secrets of the masters - enough information is here to make it worthy of the name
"Encyclopedia." Whether you are interested in apparatus or pure sleight-of-hand,
this is THE volume to own.
In completely revising the 1968 edition, Tony Spina has compiled new material which will
significantly increase the value of this great volume and Dave Mack has edited the volume
from front to back to make it consistent in its approach and easy-to-read throughout. One
new chapter alone on the "Care, Feeding, and Training of Doves" by Tony Cee
(noted bird fancier), makes this an outstanding buy. There is a Foreword to the original
edition by Channing Pollock and a Foreword to this Revised Edition by Dale Salwak. A
partial list of the Table of Contents includes; The Dove Worker's Assistant, The Audience,
How to Get Applause, Presentation, Tinting the Dove, Dove Harnesses and Holders,
Displaying Your Doves, general dove effects, dove productions, box magic for doves, and
the list goes on.
There are also new chapters by Tony Spina, Joe Wierzbicki, Steve Rodman, Neil Foster and
Lee Grey.
Photographs of your favorite performers abound for your added enjoyment of this marvelous
phase of magical entertainment.
The original drawings have been completely redone by our staff artist Joe Wierzbicki
to
provide consistent quality throughout; the type has been reset in a modern readable face
by Dave Mack; and the clothbound binding is Deluxe -all to provide you with a beautiful
addition to your library.
Now, for the REAL SURPRISE!! As fall we have already told you were not enough to make it
worth far more than the retail price ... we have been holding back the best for last! The
final chapter is worth FAR MORE THAN THE PRICE OF THE BOOK! SLYDINI has contributed the
final chapter! Most magicians do not realize that, although Slydini does not perform dove
magic publicly, he is the creator of many of the finest dove effects and methods currently
used by the top professionals in magic. Many of your favorite artists have studied dove
magic privately with Slydini over the years. Now, for the first time.
Slydini is releasing one of his methods for stealing a dove and is also including an
excellent dove holder! Anyone who knows the seemingly infinite knowledge and
resourcefulness of Slydini will rush to purchase the volume on the strength of this one
chapter alone.
ITEM # BK0156 PRICE $25.00
ART OF MODERN CONJURING by HENRI GARENNE
Cards, coins, rings, and even the human predilection for wonder may all be expertly manipulated with the help of this expert guide to favorite tricks and illusions of the magician's art.
Professor Henri Garenne, the urbane author of this manual on conjuring, intended it as a "guide for amateurs and young beginners." Starting with the basics of palming objects and using props, and progressing through more than 200 tricks, this distinctive volume is a rich resource for the new magician or the armchair prestidigitator.
The lessons involve cards, coins, rings, balls, and handkerchiefs. They explain mesmerizing tricks like The Flying Glass of Water and To Produce Eggs from a Person's Mouth. Even more astounding are The Indian Basket trick, The Living Head in a Bottle, and-for a truly stupendous effect-A Lady Suspended in the Air Without Any Visible Support! And those looking for instruction in ventriloquism and thought reading will not be disappointed. The secrets are here.
Elegant vintage engravings demonstrate the tricks and add to the charm of Professor Garenne's delightful treatise.
ITEM # BK1128 PRICE $8.00
SPOOK SHOW IN YOUR PARLOR by WILLIAM LARSEN
Contained in this manuscript are ten "Black-out Stunts" that you can do in your home or as part of a haunted house. Great stuff for Halloween.
ITEM # BK0519 PRICE $2.00
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