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Qty:	Item#38075 Now You See It, Now You Don't
	A comprehensive course in sleight of hand featuring a new and simple learn-by-picture method that makes it easy for anyone aged twelve and up to perform all the classic sleights just as they are done by the world’s greatest professional magicians. Long time magician Bill Tarr has teamed up with Barry Ross, a famous instructional illustrator to create easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions . You’ll learn everything from simple sleights you can master in minutes to the great classics of magic. With ordinary objects such as a regular deck of cards, a coin from someone’s pockets, or a few balls of crumpled aluminum foil, you’ll soon be doing: Three-Shell Game Cups & Balls Three-Card Monte Cut & Restored Rope Miser’s Dream Unbelievable Card Tricks Coin Vanishes Card Fanning 20.00

Qty:	Item#39315 Paramiracles
	Would you believe your eyes if you saw someone concentrate on a borrowed wine glass, and while it stood in total isolation, you saw it visibly bend?! This is just one of the amazing marvels that award-winning Ted Lesley, Germany’s top professional mentalist, explains in Paramiracles. This invaluable text also reveals such classics as spoon bending, the prediction of news headlines and the levitation of small objects. More than three dozen spectacular effects and routines, all bearing the practical touch that only a working professional can provide. $35.00

Qty:	Redivider, Phil Goldstein - Item# 42030
	It has been a few years since Phil Goldstein's last book of magic, Thabbatical, was released. It is now a sought-after work, out-of-print with secondhand copies hard to obtain. So what has Mr. Goldstein been up to since then? The answer is Redivider, a book containing 24 tricks and routines with cards, including mental feats, a devilish repeat Do-as-I-Do, a detective mystery, a lesson in sexual politics, a Poker demonstration with an historical surprise finish, and more-all based on one fascinating principle (no, not that principle, but a good one, nonetheless), with minimal manipulation. Mr. Goldstein, after giving a clear explanation of the self-working principle underlying all the pieces in the book, leads you from simple applications to ever more clever and confounding tricks and routines, many with full and very entertaining presentations. Paperback, 80 pages. $15.00

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	By Jean Hugard & Frederick Braue. Unquestionably the one of the most enduring and respected card handling manuals of this century. The reader is introduced to the mysteries of card magic progressively. Each of the 20 chapters describes clearly a different sleight of hand, followed by a selection of tricks. 76 complete tricks, including both basic instructions and brilliant subtleties. Includes thorough instruction on controls, retentions, false shuffles, flourishes, glides, glimpses, key cards, palming, passes, forces and more

Qty:	Item#43800 Self Working Card Tricks
	72 foolproof card miracles for the amateur magician, with 42 illustrations. These tricks require no special abilities by the magician, but instead work automatically because of the mathematics in the card deck itself. Long practice and strong dexterity are not needed, yet these are some of the most entertaining and spectacular tricks you’ll see. Almost all can be performed with a borrowed deck of cards. Individual tricks in this book have been sold for more than the price of the book itself. Be an amateur and still get the rewards of giving a professional performance $6.00

Qty:	Self-Working Coin Magic (Item #44000)
	92 Foolproof tricks with 251 illustrations. This clearly worded book will show beginning as well as veteran conjurers how to pluck coins from the air, make a coin penetrate a table top, and perform psychic tricks with coins and bills. No previous experience necessary. No long hours of practice needed. Most tricks call for no more than a few easy to find household items. Includes Metal Bending, Tower of Nickels, Balancing Act, Thru the Ring, and Sealed Box Mystery. $7.00

Qty:	Self-Working Mental Magic (Item #44010)
	67 Foolproof Mind-Reading Tricks. Spectacular mental feats that seem impossible but are easy to perform. No long hours of practice or complicated apparatus needed. Easy-to-follow instructions and helpful diagrams. Includes: Instant ESP, Mind Reading with Cards, Book Tests, Slate Sorcery and Psychometry. Many of these tricks require no prior preparation, and involve easy-to-find household items. $7.00

Qty:	Self-Working Table Magic (Item #44030)
	97 Foolproof tricks with everyday objects. The quickest, surest path to achieving a reputation as a magician is to be able to perform at a moment’s notice with borrowed objects. This a collection of some of the best tricks with ordinary items. No unusual dexterity, long hours of practice or special gimmicks required. 180 helpful illustrations. Nearly 100 tricks in 10 categories, including: money magic, dice, conjuring, psychic tricks, elastic illusions, silks, and penetration magic. $7.00

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	Semi Automatic Card Tricks by Steve Beam Long out of print! Originally published in 1993, this is the book that started it all. These are not your typical self-working card tricks. Clever principles & devious subtleties have supplanted sleight of hand. Unlike many self-working card tricks, these do not appear to be self-working to the audience. The latest technology has been used to eliminate superfluous dealing and counting. In addition to dozens of effects by the author, contributors include: Michael Beam, Doug Canning, Tom Craven, Stewart James, Wayne Kyzer, Simon Lovell, Martini, Gary Plants, Steve Pressley, John Riggs, Scott Robinson, and Allan Slaight. Semi Automatic Card Tricks by Steve Beam 2 If you enjoy card magic, you will eventually read this book. The only question is whether you will read it before or after being fooled and entertained by a trick contained within. 54 items Written and Illustrated by Steve Beam. Hardbound, 170 pages, 50+ illustrations Reprinted!! In stock and ready to ship! Written and Illustrated by Steve Beam. Hardbound, 230 pages, 100+ illustrations Almost 30 years of studying and performing magic have given the author the experience to know what works before an audience. This knowledge has been used to invent and select only the best in cutting-edge card effects. Combined this seasoning with fifteen years of international lecturing to magicians and the result is strong performance material that is properly and clearly taught. Volume One set the standard for semi-automatic card tricks. Choice material with strong impact and clever presentational ploys helped to make the first volume an instant bestseller. In Volume Two, you will find almost 70 professional card tricks and routines. These are not your typical self - working card tricks. Clever principles and devious subtleties have supplanted sleight of hand. Unlike many self-working tricks, these do not appear to be self-working to the audience. The latest technology along with entertaining bits of byplay have been used to create magical effects which will not only amuse but also astound. In addition to dozens of effects by the author, contributors include: Simon Aronson, Jack Birnmam, Doug Canning, Aldo Colombini, Tom Craven, Ron Ferris, Joel Givens, Wayne Kyzer, Stewart James, Tom Ladshaw, Marv Leventhal, Simon Lovell, Gene Maze, Steve Pressley, John Riggs, Joe Rindfleisch, Scott Robinson, Allan Slaight, Richard Vollmer, and Steven Youell. Semi Automatic Card Tricks by Steve Beam 3 Long awaited and highly anticipated, this previously unpublished collection of miracles includes more than seventy of "the most lethal card tricks available to modern magicians". If you do not already have Volumes I & II, you are missing out on complete arsenal for entertaining with card magic, and some of the best material in the industry today. With more than 30 years in magic and 15 years in publishing, Steve Beam has "succeeded in eliminating unnecessary sleights and boring process while adding humorous presentations and entertaining plot lines. "These well-built card tricks are guaranteed to fry magicians and sauté laymen. As Mr. Beam is fond of saying, "A diamond is a diamond, but a well-built card trick is a thing of beauty." Semi Automatic Card Tricks by Steve Beam 4 Hardbound – 264 pages The fourth installment in a series of books designed to provide top caliber card magic to both conjuring hobbyists and professionals. Proving again that quality card tricks don't have to be difficult to be effective, Steve Beam has assembled the best tricks from some of magic's brightest minds interspersed between his own favorite effects. These are card tricks that work. In this volume, you will find more than eighty high-octane card tricks, guaranteed to entertain laymen and hurt magicians. Written in the same enjoyable style that's made Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 1, 2 & 3 best-seller, designed to help you enjoy the journey as well as the destination. Much more than just technical descriptions, you will learn how to milk every drop of entertainment from these tricks. This is the largest volume of the popular series. There are over 90 items and contributors include: Simon Aronson, Lee Asher, Jack Avis, Mick Ayres, Tino Call, Doug Canning, Steve Draun, Peter Duffie, Bob Farmer, Andi Gladwin, Bill Goodwin, Tony Griffith, Stewart James, Lewis Jones, Marty Kane, Magic Christian, Raj Madhok, John Moran, Reinhard Müller, Gianfranco Preverino, Joe Riding, Robin Robertson, Scott Robinson, Harvey Rosenthal, Allan Slaight, Dave Solomon, Elias Ugart, Newell Unfried, R. Paul Wilson, Doreen Knott Chapters include: Telephone Tricks, Prediction Effects, Surprise Party (tricks inspired by the Birthday Card Trick from Volume 3), Shrink-Wrapped Magic – The Magic of Marty Kane, Pure Math, Stirring the Stew (tricks inspired by Stewart James), Singularities, Impossible Locations, Gambling Tricks, Card Tricks Without Playing Cards, Magic Squares, Updates (on items previously printed in the series), The Box Magician, and Moves & Concepts. Hardbound with Dustjacket, 264 8.5" by 11" pages including a full index.

Qty:	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks V, by Steve Beam -Item#42853
	Since the first volume was published in 1993, the Semi-Automatic Card Tricks series has become the largest and most reliable resource for professional caliber, non-sleight of hand card magic. Full-time magicians and conjuring hobbyists alike have come to rely on the creative card magic stored in these volumes when they want to go for the jugular. Calling on his 15 years editing the underground sleight of hand journal The Trapdoor, the author seamlessly blends diabolical methods with humorous presentations proving once again that it is possible to captivate an audience with only pasteboards and personality. In addition to fifty items of his own creation, the author has brought together over two dozen of his friends from around the world who have contributed fifty of their pet effects to this volume. This is high-octane, low-fat, innovative card magic built from the ground up. These effects feature the latest in card trick technology incorporating new principles and little-known subtleties. Whether you want to out-magic your fellow magicians or fry the synapses of your lay audiences, this is real magic for the real world..... 100 Effects featuring the magic of: Mick Ayres, Steve Beam, Doug Canning, Chastain Criswell, Luke Dancy, Dominique Duvivier, Juan Esteban, Cesar Fernandez, Tony Griffith, Chris Hannibal, Andy Hurst, Lewis Jones, Marty Kane, Nathan Kranzo, Antón López, Raj Madhok, Trevor McCombie, Reinhard Müller, Phil Ogden, Gianfranco Preverino, Ramón Riobóo, Scott Robinson, Allan Slaight, Dave Solomon, Camilo Vazquez, and R. Paul Wilson. 16 Chapters Including: The Rolly Polly Controlly, Telephone Tricks, Prediction Tricks, Counter Measures, Gambling Tricks, The Curiouser Count, Impossible Locations, Meet the Eliminator & The Exterminator, Singularities, Bait and Switch, Impossible Revelations, Mental Effects, Magic From Spain, The Magic of Ramón Riobóo, Updates, and the Utility Belt. Hardbound with Dustjacket, 256 8.5" by 11". $55.00

Qty:	Subtle Miracles by Peter Duffie -Item# 54750
	Peter Duffie is one of the world's most creative cardmen and Subtle Miracles gathers together some of his most inventive work. Many of these effects were marketed as exclusive manuscripts and are now brought together for the first time, together with a selection of brand new routines using equally clever methods. Seventeen ingenious card miracles are featured in this collection, including: Impulse Two cards transpose under impossible conditions. The finish in which one card has a hole cut through the centre and yet still changes places with the second card has been described as, "Not Possible!" Tarradiddle A completely self-working Lie Detector trick. The spectator can tell the truth or lies but the deck will always find him out. What's more, you don't even know the identity of the selected card yourself until the pack reveals it! Flashpoint The ultimate Holey Point of Departure. A chosen card disappears from between two blank cards. The card is visible right up until the last moment through holes cut in the middle of the blanks. Yet it disappears without a trace and the blanks are handed out for examination. Choca Block A completely hands-off cards across with an extremely clever method. Two selected cards disappear from a box on the table and reappear in a packet of cards held by the spectator. At no time does the performer touch anything! And it's completely self-working too. All Clear You Do As I Do with a twist. Under the fairest of conditions the magician and spectator chose identical cards, twice! But the kicker comes when the rest of the deck is shown to be completely blank. No gimmicks. No switches. Everything examined. Easy to do. Plus: Pure Devilry, in which a diary predicts two selected cards; Clear Thought, a no questions asked revelation of a though-of card; Polythene Pam, a monte routine the spectator cannot lose and Dichotomy, a prediction effect with a finish that is simply beyond belief. Also: Eight further knock-out routines! Subtle Miracles has 158 pages and 110 illustrations. It is in a comb-bound, A4 format and has full color covers. $30.00

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Without question, The Tarbell Course in Magic V1 - V8 is one of the most complete and highly praised sets of magic manuals in the industry. This encyclopedic course of eight volumes covers every possible level and aspect of magic - a truly invaluable resource for any magician, expert or amateur. While many beginning magicians have cut their teeth on Mark Wilson’s Course in Magic, it is Tarbell’s Course that professionals have turned to for more than half a century.

Volume One alone covers

Coin Sleights & Tricks                 Thumb Tips                 Card Sleights & Tricks                  Rope Magic
Handkerchief Magic                     Eggs & Silks                Restoring Torn Papers                  Impromptu Trick
Mathematical Mysteries               History of Magic

          Volume 2 includes:

Magic with Wands          Double Paper Magic               Cigarette Magic                         Card Sleights
Rising Cards                           Egg Magic                       Billiard Ball Magic           Deluxe Handkerchief Magic
New Rope Magic           Ghostlite Mysteries                  Low Cost Illusions           Pleasing Your Audience

          Volume 3 includes:

Routining a Show             Making People Laugh            Intimate Magic                  Conjuring Currency
Modern Coin Effects        Fundamental Card Sleights     Card Stabbing                  Novelty Handkerchief Magic
Color Changing Silks        Rabbit & Dove Magic            Illusions

         Volume 4 includes:

Novelty Magic                  Thimble Magic                   Swallowing Needles/Blades    Unique Card Magic
Novelty Rising Cards         Card Transitions                Mental & Psychic Tricks         Thumb Ties
Linking Rings                     Magic with Ribbon            Silken Trickery                        Slate Tricks
                                                                                 Fu Manchu's Illusions

        Volume 5 includes:

Unique Magic                    Four-Ace Effects           Modern Mental Mysteries               Oriental Magic
Hat & Cost Productions     Hindu Rope Mysteries    Modern Rope Magic                      Magic of Bambergs
Bowls & Liquids                Illusions                           Publicity & Promotion

        Volume 6 includes:

Novel Ball Magic                  Unique Card Effects           Novelty Magic                            Rope Magic
Mindreading Mysteries           Modern Stage Magic         X-ray Eyes & Blindfolds             Stage Productions
Silk & Rope Penetrations    Escapes & Substitutions        Spirits Ties & Vest Turning          Magic as Theater

       Volume 7 includes:

More Mental Magic             Card Magic                         Rope Magic                                 Novelty Magic
Money Magic                      Silk Magic                           Illusions You Can Make                Late Arrivals

      Volume 8 includes:

Thoughts & Advice             Mysteries of the Seance       Unique Mysteries                          Magic with Cards
Oriental Magic                    Magic of the Mind                Rope Magic                                 Chalk Talk Magic
Magic with Apparatus         Comedy Magic                    Pantomime Illusions                       Making Magic Play

Qty:	Theater of the Mind
	Not just for Mentalists! 53 of Richardson's best routines. Includes the suspension of a clear glass of liquid from a spoon, the time mysteriously changing on a person's wristwatch while in their possession, and an entire chapter on "mental" card magic. Some of the most unique and creative tricks you will ever see. Complete presentations. Fresh, practical material. Routines that involve the whole audience. Richardson exploits a devilish combination of simplicity and cleverness that packs small and plays big. 320 page hardback. $37.00

Qty:	Unexpected Card Book, The by Edward Marlo - Item# 58483
	The Unexpected Card Book When Edward Marlo's Unexpected Card Book first appeared in 1974, it received mixed reactions. Though it contained a huge selection of varied material, it was unfortunately riddled with enough errors and missing information to make learning the material a daunting task. But all of that has now changed. Bob Nelson, after tirelessly and unselfishly devoting two years, has completely rewritten Marlo's original text and the result is this newly revitalized volume filled with some of Edward Marlo's richest and most diverse private works. Spiral Bound, 248 Pages $39.50