Magic Books

Magic books are our favorite thing about magic. We believe magic books are the best way to learn magic, to preserve magic, and to honor magic. That is why we publish more magic books than any other company.

On these pages, you'll find magic books covering card magic, coin magic, magic theory, magic history, mentalism and everything else in-between.

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More Drawing Room Deceptions

Book by Guy Hollingworth -

From$60.00

In 1999, a young Guy Hollingworth released Drawing Room Deceptions, a groundbreaking collection of elegant sleight of hand, theatrical presentations, and sophisticated card magic that inspired an entire generation of magicians. “Whenever I'm asked about my favorite magic books, Drawing Room Deceptio...

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Drawing Room Deceptions (Expanded Edition)

Book by Guy Hollingworth -

$50.00

“This is one of the major, original card magic books of the century to be considered alongside Expert Card Technique, The Royal Road to Card Magic and Erdnase that must be required reading and have a permanent place on any card worker's bookshelf. Guy Hollingworth has taken us back to the great days...

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Commercial Magic Of Jc Wagner

Book by JC Wagner -

$45.25

A signed card and a borrowed bill vanish from a rubber-banded deck, only to be found stuck to the ceiling after the deck is thrown at it. In another routine, the four aces and four kings appear from a shuffled deck before the cards separate into four suit-specific piles. These are just two of the 37...

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Stone Cold Mental 4

Book by Jeff Stone -

$37.75

After two years, Stone Cold Mental is back with Volume #4. This five-book series reveals mentalism effects created over the past 15 years, none of which have been published before. Volume #4 contains 10 effects across five categories: Locks, “Cyphers?”, Monsters, Fate, and Bizarre. It also includes ...

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A Strenuous Career: The Personal Challenge & Advertisement Scrapbook Of Houdini

Book by David E. Haversat and Dr. Bruce J. Averbook -

$117.00

For the first time, A Strenuous Career: The Personal Challenge and Advertisement Scrapbook of Harry Houdini places in your hands a full-color facsimile of one of the most significant artifacts from the life of Harry Houdini, the world’s greatest escape artist. Strictly limited to only 300 copies, th...

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Cultivating Creativity

Book by Eric Yuhasz -

$41.75

As magicians, keeping secrets is sort of our thing. But the most valuable secret in magic might not be a technique, a method, or a move. If you ask Eric Yuhasz, the most valuable secret is how great ideas are created. In Cultivating Creativity, Eric asks some of the top magicians to let us peek behi...

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Card Table Artifice for Conjurors

Book by Jamie Masterson -

$102.00

Card Table Artifice for Conjurors is the first major release of unpublished original material from sleight of hand expert Jamie Masterson-a landmark work devoted to refined card magic at the card table. Spanning more than 450 pages and featuring over 700 detailed black-and-white photographs and illu...

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The Ross Johnson Legacy

Book by Ross Johnson and Larry Hass -

$147.25

Over 60 years of work from one of magic’s most secretive performers Ross Johnson is the working mentalist. For over sixty years, Ross has brought his original, hard-hitting magic and mentalism to some of the world’s biggest companies. His client list reads like a Who's Who of the corporate world. In...

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Mantis

Book by Fraser Parker -

$204.00

"Mantis is an elegant and deceptive piece of prop-less mentalism. Fraser has created a system that feels not only impossibly clean but also mechanically solid. This is fantastic work and a must read for anyone passionate about this art form." Alex Ward "Fraser has done it again! Achie...

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Tricks of My Trade

Book by Doug Conn -

$53.00

Read Doug Conn's modern classic - now in its third printing! You've seen him all over social media; now you can read the book that started it all. Tricks of My Trade is a book of the incredible close-up magic of Doug Conn, renowned street performer and social media creator. Inside, you’ll find innov...

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Magic Books

We really, really love magic books here at Vanishing Inc. We publish more than anyone else and pride ourselves on the quality of the magic books we make. We honestly believe magic books are the best way to learn magic tricks, and urge you try if this way to learn magic tricks is new to you. When sleight of hand is explained in a book you will learn in a more efficient way. If you're interested in learning mentalism, close-up magic, stage and parlor magic, coin tricks or magic for Zoom, you'll find a book here to help you on your journey. If you want to learn card tricks with playing cards, you'll find more books here than you could possibly get through in a lifetime!

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