BOOKS
GAMBLING MAGICIAN by B. W. MCGARRON
Here is a neat little book that's ideal for magicians who want to introduce a card gambling theme into their act. The first section of the book includes card routines that require no skill, yet the audience will attribute the performer with great sleight-of-hand knowledge.
The second section consists of actual "card sharp" ploys. These may be applied to numerous card effects or, used as a basis to show how some gamblers cheat. Consists of eighty pages.
ITEM # BK0206 PRICE $2.00
SELF-WORKING CARD TRICKS by KARL FULVES
Karl Fulves, editor of the Pallbearer magazine, has carefully chosen 72 of the best and most entertaining self-working card tricks for this book. Anyone who reads the effects can immediately perform "miracles" for his friends without extensive practice in sleight-of-hand. All the best minds in card magic have contributed.
The tricks have that "professional touch," thus building you a reputation as a card magician. Chapters include: Impromptu Card Routines, Mental Magic with Cards, Poker Deals, and much more. The book contains 113 pages.
ITEM # BK0484 PRICE $7.00
CLOWNING WHEREVER WE CAN by RICHARD SNOWBERG
This is a book that tells the readers how to clown at company picnics; at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter; in Hospitals, nursing homes and at many other locations. Learn how to obtain bookings for charitable and profitable appearances and shows. Emphasis is given to all types of clowning. It is well written by Richard "Snowflake" Snowberg, who has written other books on the subject.
The book contains sixty pages and many photographs. It is spiral bound.
ITEM # BK0101 PRICE $7.00
THUMB TIP SECRETS by GARY DARWIN
This is another in a series of books by Gary. All the effects have been used in his performances and have amazed other professional magicians. Nicely illustrated, with step-by-step instructions for effects with coins, matches, silks, salt, cigarettes, and more.
ITEM # BK0565 PRICE $10.00
With Wesley James's Enchantments you will find yourself confronting one of the largest volumes of original card magic ever conceived by one man--500 pages of shrewd and sophisticated material by a modern creator and performer who has repeatedly shown his ability to make important and lasting contributions to the field.
Wesley James has been a palpable presence for many years on the cutting edge of New York City's card scene and magic underground. During more than fifty years in magic, twenty-five as a full-time professional, he performed nearly every variety of magic from close-up to illusions, from kid shows to corporate parties, and everything between. For many years he refused to lecture for magicians, reserving his original material to enable him to earn his living. Now retired, he shares his professional secrets freely.
Enchantments is an important testament to Mr. James's devotion, cunning and expertise in a world in which he rubbed shoulders and traded thoughts with the twentieth century's finest cardmen, from Vernon to Marlo, from Krenzel to Dingle. These personal involvements, amplified by a thorough study of the literature of card magic, have produced a body of work rare in the quality of its thought and innovation.
Enchantments collects and presents in illuminating detail the fruits of Wesley James's intense involvement with the invention and perfection of card magic from the 1960's right up to yesterday. Within the covers of this volume you will find fresh plots playing neighbor to new presentations and combinations of past classics and overlooked gems. You will find effects with Aces and packets, presentations of visual magic and mental magic; and you will find a wealth of new sleights and tools, with far-reaching possibilities for application, including in-depth studies of false shuffles and deals, multiple lifts, passes and palming.
Enchantments is a milestone from one of card magic's most innovative and persistent thinkers. Its contents benefit from a rare combination of technical knowledge and performing experience. To read this book is to share with Mr. James in a breadth of thought, a depth of understanding and an enchantment in the presentation of quality card magic!
ITEM # BK0184 PRICE $55.00
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