BOOKS
MAGIC IN THEORY by LAMONT & WISEMAN
This is the first book to present the theoretical and psychological elements of magic in a way that is accessible to a non-technical readership.
The authors are university researchers working in the area of deception and the paranormal, and both are former professional magicians. It is based on interviews with some of the most respected magicians working today, as well as a theoretical and practical understanding of both psychology and magic.
It will provide magicians with a better understanding of the part psychology can play in developing their skills. And it will help parapsychologists investigating the claims of psychics to be more aware of the danger that they will be deceived by magic skills, combined with an acute understanding of their own Science of psychology.
ITEM # BK0056 PRICE $30.00
SELF-WORKING COIN MAGIC by KARL FULVES
Money and magic, a combination that never fails to attract attention. With this helpful and revealing book, even novices can astound friends and relatives with mystifying magical feats requiring little more than common coins and paper currency.
Written by one of today's foremost authorities on self-working magic tricks (those that need no special dexterity or long hours of practice), this how-to book features an impressive array of 92 simple-to-do tricks sure to dazzle any audience.
Clearly worded instructions and 251 illustrations show beginning as well as veteran conjurers how to pluck a seemingly endless number of coins from the air, make a coin penetrate a tabletop, and perform psychic tricks with coins and bills. "Quick Print" lets you apparently print a genuine $5 bill on blank paper, while "Bunco Bills" takes the audience behind the scenes to expose the methods of the shortchange artist. Other intriguing illusions include "Metal Bending," "Tower of Nickels," "Balancing Act," "Thru the Ring," "Immovable Object," "Sealed-Box Mystery," and dozens of other phenomenal tricks.
No previous experience is necessary to perform these tricks and apart from the required currency, most call for nothing more than a few easy-to-find items (tabletop, cup, handkerchief, playing cards, etc.). Almost all can be mastered in a short time.
This is an original Dover (1989) publication. It contains an introduction table of contents, 251 black-and-white illustrations by Joseph K. Schmidt, 148 pages and 92 Foolproof Tricks.
ITEM # BK0485 PRICE $7.00
SELF-WORKING ROPE MAGIC by KARL FULVES
For centuries, rope tricks have been staples of the magician's repertoire. Surprisingly, many of the best ones are "self-working," meaning they do not require unusual dexterity or long hours of practice. This excellent guidebook, written by one of today's foremost authorities on magic, presents 70 of the best, most amazing self -working rope tricks ever devised-tricks that amateur magicians can master in a short time.
After a brief introduction and a section devoted to acquiring and preparing the proper ropes, Karl Fulves begins the book by introducing rope tricks based on simple overhand knots, slip knots and square knots. These are followed by such tricks as the "Vishnu Rope Mystery" and the "Hindu Turban Mystery" in the chapter entitled "Cut-and-Restored Rope." In "Ropes That Think" he demonstrates such fascinating maneuvers as "Liar's Ropes" and "Séance." You'll also learn how to do a one-hand figure eight, perform a "double-ring ceremony" and make an endless chain.
Novice magicians as well as veterans can learn these foolproof tricks quickly and easily with Karl Fulves' clearly worded instructions and over 400 step-by-step illustrations. Along with the specifies of how to perform each trick, Mr. Fulves provides helpful phrases and bits of patter to help readers present each routine with a professional flourish.
This is an original Dover (1991) publication. It contains 423 black-and-white illustrations by Joseph K. Schmidt, an introduction, and 160 pages. The book is paperbound.
ITEM # BK0476 PRICE $7.00
SIMPLE MAGIC TRICKS by DAVE ROBBINS
The various tricks, puzzles, games and gags contained in this booklet are the cream of many hundreds that were considered. They were selected not only because the effects were good, but also because of their simplicity. The required equipment such as coins, matches, a pack of playing cards, etc. are articles that can be found in almost any home.
ITEM # BK0498 PRICE $1.25
WALTER B. GIBSON AND THE SHADOW by THOMAS J. SHIMELD
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?... The Shadow knows!" And who knew The Shadow better than his creator, Walter B. Gibson. Relatively few people, other than magicians, have heard of Gibson, but many more are familiar with The Shadow having heard the program on the Blue Coal Radio Program in the 1930s and read the Street & Smith Shadow novels.
Walter B. Gibson's life and career come out from behind The Shadow in this biography. It covers his youth in Philadelphia, his development as a writer and magician, his wives, including the third, (Litzka, who was a harpist and magician in her own right), his time living in Maine and upstate New York, and his later years and death.
In addition to being credited with creating The Shadow (he used the pseudonym Maxwell Grant), Gibson wrote 187 books, contributed 668 articles to periodicals, created 283 stories for The Shadow Magazine, wrote 48 separate syndicated feature columns, reported the adventures of The Shadow and Blackstone the magician in 394 comic books and newspaper strips, and helped develop 147 radio scripts and many other works under numerous pseudonyms. Gibson has invented many widely used magic tricks and traveled with and befriended Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, Harry Blackstone, Sr., and Joseph Dunninger.
Magician-performer Thomas J. Shimeld lives in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword by Robert W. Gibson, M.D.
Preface
Chapter 1. Setting the Scene of an Extraordinary Life
Chapter 2. The Magical Years of Youth
Chapter 3. Shaping the Future
Chapter 4. Howard Thurston
Chapter 5. Harry Houdini's Final Escape
Chapter 6. Casting the Shadow
Chapter 7. Who Knows the Shadow?
Chapter 8. Shadows of the Shadow
Chapter 9. Harry Blackstone, Sr.-Lighting the Floating Bulb of Friendship
Chapter 10. Psychic Phenomena and Mental Magic
Chapter 11. Litzka Raymond Gibson-A Uniting Force of Magic
Chapter 12. A Fading Shadow
Chapter Afterword
Appendix I: Alfred Gibson's Account of the Lincoln Conspiracy Trials
Appendix II: Gibson Diary Extract, 1919
Notes
Bibliography
Index
The hardbound book contains 200-pages photographs, appendices, notes, bibliography and index. It comes in an illustrated case binding and is 7 x 10 inches. It was published in 2003.
ITEM # BK1104 PRICE $45.00
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