BOOKS
CHARLES BERTRAM, THE COURT CONJURER by EDWIN A. DAWES
Charles Bertram was the quintessential British Society Entertainer of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. His appointment of ‘The Court Conjurer,’ and later ‘The King’s Conjurer,’ was a simple acknowledgment of his many appearances before Royalty, especially for Edward, Prince of Wales. For some twenty years Bertram enjoyed a remarkably close relationship for a commoner with a member of the Royal Family.
This is a beautiful, 360-page, illustrated, book, which wonderfully illustrates the life and times of Charles Bertram. It also includes a beautifully illustrated dust jacket. It explains his amazing life as the Court and the King of England’s conjurer and his contributions to the magic world. Another great addition to your magical library. Very interesting reading for the magical history buff. Also a lot of great old tricks are brought to life.
ITEM # BK0454 PRICE $60.00
LEGENDARY KABBALA by JON RACHERBAUMER
The Kabbala (1971-81) was part of the information pipeline. Although it did not start out to be an alternative voice, it became combative counterpoint to Pallbearers Review and Epilogue.
Most of the material collected in this book is still vital, interesting, and useful. Certain routines are prototypal members of a special class, not masterpieces or blockbusters in the hyperbolic sense, but solid, practical, thought-provoking effects.
Jon Racherbaumer is the author of over 50 books and published Hierophant, Kabbala, Avatar, Sticks & Stones, Modus Operandi, Olram File, Facsimile, Swipe, and Marlophile. He lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. This edition of the Kabbala is surly the finest compilation of dozens of magic's finest inventors. It is four hundred and eighty six pages thick. It is well illustrated and gold embossed. It also comes in a beautiful dust jacket.
ITEM # BK0003 PRICE $75.00
FLASH PAPER TIPS by ROBSON & REED
Tricks and gags with flash paper are becoming more and more popular Once you have used flash paper or flash bills in a trick you will understand why. The unexpected flash of flame, no matter how it is used, adds a dramatic touch or "punch" to any trick or gag. In this revised book you have 56 pages full of flash paper tips.
ITEM # BK0186 PRICE $3.50
FOR VENTRILOQUISTS ONLY PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUES by PAUL STADELMAN
And to go with the above home study course, here is one of the most delightful and useful set of professional ventriloquist's dialogues that we have ever seen. In these five entertaining acts, Paul Stadelman has provided ventriloquists with material that he has repeatedly used on all types of audiences, with consistently good results. He has carefully worked out easy-to-deliver lines for the "dummy" to say, he provides valuable advice on just how to deliver them for maximum laughs and he has written gag lines so amusing that we've also used them for some of our magical presentations. So the only thing we take exception to in this top quality publication is Paul's title, reading" For Ventriloquists Only." Friends, this is for all of us.
ITEM # BK0191 PRICE $6.00
ART OF MAGIC by WALDMAN & LAYDEN
In this companion to the PBS special The Art of Magic authors Carl Waldman and Joe Layden with conjurer Jamy Ian Swiss, present a compelling written history of an enduring art form. Many of today's most celebrated performers, such as Burton, David Copperfield, and Siegfried & Roy, command top dollar thanks to the 20th-Century phenomena of Las Vegas and television. They are carrying on a tradition that is actually thousands of years old – one that has a historical significance that reaches beyond entertainment.
Did you know that ancient Egypt gave the world two occult practices necromancy (divination by conjuring up the dead) add alchemy (the attempt to transmute base metals into gold, to find substances to cure disease and to achieve immortality.
Did you also know that third century frescoes depict Jesus converting water into wine and multiplying loaves and fishes with a wand, suggesting that early Christians perceived Christ as a magician?
Also, had the greatest conjurers of the 19th and 20th centuries such as Robert Houdin, Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone or Penn & Teller – been alive in medieval times, they'd have been burned at the stake for being witches!
The Art of Magic is filled with paintings, engravings, and wildly colorful posters that will give readers a glimpse into the rich history of an art form that today still thrives because of its universal, timeless appeal. It also provides a look at contemporary performers who have mastered and adapted the world's greatest illusions, to help insure that the magic continues into the 21st century.
ITEM # BK0414 PRICE $12.50
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