David P. Abbott exposes the secrets of fraudulent mediums. Exposed are the secrets of sealed letter reading, spirit slate, flowers materializing, reading in the dark, materializing objects, and many other spiritualistic tricks used in seances....
Jack Merlin rose to become a headliner on vaudeville after his separation with Frank Nightingale. Lauded by his peers as being an amazing card man and achieving success in front of the public as a magician, there is much to learn from Jack Merlin. Merlin would go on to publish some of his incredible...
** The file was updated on 7/30/16 and now includes a version of the transcription that has been professionally laid out. ** Extremely rare and difficult to acquire, the Magical Miscellany was printed by Al Munroe, a wily old Detroit newspaperman. He had been around magic and magicians for many year...
Al Baker presents several great pieces of mentalism and card effects. In this manuscript Baker reveals several devious secrets such as the work he puts into his deck of cards, a deck switch, his personal billet test, and his method to the Pack That Cuts Itself....
In The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist, Harry Houdini gives you a very personal guided tour into his amazing life and career. Houdini leads you through his childhood dreams and his start in the dime-museums through his international tours and amazing performances for the leaders of the world ...
Charles Bertram was the court conjurer to King Edward VII, and when he decided to take a trip around the world, it became more than a journey, it was an adventure, In this book he relates many fascinating stories and anecdotes from his travels. He visited cities in India, China, Japan, Australia, Ne...
A baker’s dozen of effects, mostly with cards, and a full routine with UNLIGHTED cigarettes. Many of the routines are supplied with full patter, and the text is full of helpful hints and suggestions....