BOOKS
CLOSE-UP FILE by JERRY MENTZER
Close-up File is a collection of magic, which uses no playing cards. This large collection of magic contains 35 complete routines in 195 pages and is profusely illustrated with line drawings. Jerry Mentzer has written numerous books of magic including the well-known Close-up Cavalcade and Card Cavalcade series. Previous books contain some of the finest close-up magic of the day. Close-up File emphasizes complete effects as opposed to moves, and sleights. Where moves and sleights are described, they are used in the effects described.
The magic ranges from simple, nearly self working tricks, through the gamut of tricks requiring standard skills, to advanced magic, which requires skills that will be new to most readers. Most of the tricks described can be performed with props most magicians already have on hand. Much of the books content is previously unpublished. The close-up magician should find many tricks and ideas of immediate interest and use.
ITEM # BK0831 PRICE $39.50
Mark Wilson began his professional career at age 13, when a Dallas magic store hired him as its demonstrator. After his graduation from Southern Methodist University, he and his wife, Nani Darnell, created and sold a local TV magic show. In 1960, he began "The Magic land Of Allakazam, which ran for five years on CBS and ABC. Later, Mark developed a series of one-hour "Magic Circus" TV specials, and hosted "The Magic World of Mark Wilson:' He also became magic consultant to several television series, including "The Incredible Hulk," "The Love Boat," and "The Magician," where he supplied magic props and story lines and taught star Bill Bixby the magic for his role.
In 1980, Mark received one of his greatest honors: an invitation to the People's Republic of China, becoming the first western entertainer to perform there in more than thirty years. Since then, he has brought Chinese acrobats to the U.S., staged a magical, musical spectacular in Seoul, South Korea, and published Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. Mark was the first magician to receive two "Magician of the Year" awards from the Academy of Magical Arts. In 1988, he received the Academy's highest honor, the "Master's Fellowship"
GREATEST CLOSE-UP MAGIC TRICKS by MARK WILSON: Perform magic in an intimate setting with Mark Wilson's Greatest Close-Up Magic Tricks. This book contains the secrets of more than forty amazing magic tricks, selected from the incredible repertoire of this master illusionist.
The book is well illustrated, 88-pages, hardbound, 9" x 12" and has a beautiful cover front and rear with a full size picture of Mark. This entire series is now off the market and will be a collector's item.
ITEM # BK1010 PRICE $8.00
GREATEST INSTANT MAGIC TRICKS by MARK WILSON: Perform magic anywhere, anytime with Mark Wilson's Greatest Instant Magic Tricks. Inside this book you will find the secrets of more than fifty amazing magic tricks that can be done with everyday objects. Complete step-by-step instructions.
The book is well illustrated, 88-pages, hardbound, 9" x 12" and has a beautiful cover front and rear with a full size picture of Mark. This entire series is now off the market and will be a collector's item.
ITEM # BK1011 PRICE $8.00
GREATEST MAGIC TRICKS by MARK WILSON: Here in one concise volume are the secrets to captivate and amaze anyone with magic. Aspiring magicians of all ages can learn from the master himself how to perform many different routines. Instructions are included for more than fifty effects from the simplest magic trick to illusions Mark has performed on TV.
The book is well illustrated, 88-pages, hardbound, 9" x 12" and has a beautiful cover front and rear with a full size picture of Mark. This entire series is now off the market and will be a collector's item.
ITEM # BK1012 PRICE $8.00
MORE CLOSE-UP MAGIC OF SIMON LOVELL
Everything
has been given away moves, patter and the all important "why" of every
item!
Well,
here we all are again, chaps and chapesses! just when you thought it was safe to
sneak back into your local magic emporium, another Lovell tome appears to shake
the shelves and throw a bit of dust around! Within the pages here, you'll find
some more thoughts on the performance of magic along with forty routines, bits
and more. The material is split into cards and non-card stuff, with the
difficulty level ranging from really, really easy to a few knuckle busters for
those with a lot of free time on their hands! Everything in these pages has been
(and is still being!) used in my professional work for the paying public. It all
works really well for me and I hope that you'll be able to find one or two items
to add to your own repertoire. Everything is here for you - the effects, the
patter, the moves and all sorts of extra thoughts on each and every item.
There's even a few guest items from top performers like David Acer and David
Oliver! It is my sincere hope that you will enjoy another romp through the
forests to howl at the moon with the Head Lemming himself (that's me)! -Simon
Lovell
Over
45 chapters of Lovell mania including:
Collectors
21 -
Granama
- Using anagrams, a Torn and Restored Card plot is finally given some meaning!
Here, the restoration comes as a complete surprise to the spectator!
The
Wyoming Wobble - A chosen card vanishes from between a spectator's hands and,
while performing its attempt at a circus stunt, appears face up in the deck!
The
Bucket Cull - Simon's own Culling technique has been highly praised by such card
experts as Ken Krenzel and Jon Racherbaumer. No finger actions are required and
it's totally invisible!
Waiting
for God - A supreme deity gets the magician out of trouble when a trick goes
completely wrong!
The
Texas Chainthumb Massacre - The blood flows, it's real and it's yours! The
ultimate Indigo Belt Ninja effect! Not for the faint of heart!
Lobster
Watch - A mind-reading lobster? Yes, it's true and only a part of this insane
performance where a spectator's watch is smashed (and restored) during a psychic
crustacean's display of ESP!
Business
Card Flash - Your business card prints itself instantly and visibly!
Twisted
Roses - Simon uses his version of the Napkin Rose to finish his close-up
set-when you see his presentation you'll see why! Carren Romeo said,
"That's the best rose I have ever seen," and Rocco asked, "Can
you teach me that? It's the best there is!"
The
Murder Mystery - A card trick that's not! A charming walk through a murder
investigation where the spectator becomes the greatest detective of all time!
-and a whole lot more!
"I
use each and every item here in my professional work ... enjoy!" Simon
Lovell
This
book is hardbound, 197-pages and full of photographs to help teach you the
moves.
ITEM # BK0847 PRICE $45.00
The Thomas Edison of magic presents a unique book of over thirty new card routines. These tricks are in the Dusheck style, as many of them employ trick cards and gimmicks that the author teaches you how to make yourself. This easy to read hardbound volume includes many fine illustrations.
ITEM # BK1088 PRICE $20.00
When Barrie Richardson's Theater of the Mind was published in 1999, it drew immediate acclaim from mentalists and magicians, professional and amateur alike, and quickly became a bestseller. In it, Richardson, a longtime professional performer and speaker, exhibited an unerring track record for fashioning astonishing effects and routines, dressed in powerful and engaging presentations and supported by ingenious, practical methods.
In Act Two, Barrie Richardson shows that he has lost none of his gentle thunder. His new book features 54 tricks, ideas and routines, with all the attributes for which his work has become known and admired. Most include full presentations that use humanity, humor and an unfaltering sense of drama, that culminate in feats that are clearly impossible and thoroughly amazing.
Along with some of his most prized routines, Richardson includes valuable
examples taken from his professional repertoire of motivational talks for public
and business audiences.
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The scenes in Act Two amount to what might be called a modern "miracle play." Here is a scant sampling of the action...
Frequently, sequels fail to live up to their predecessors. That is not the case here. You won't want to miss Act Two. A quality hardcover, 382 pages of baffling and practical material, loaded with full presentations.
ITEM # BK0097 PRICE $47.00
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