The Illustrated Compendium Of Magic Tricks

Learn the secrets of conjuring tricks from the expert, shown in 2500 clear photographs.

Clear explanations and illuminating sequential photography reveal how to perform a series of close-up magic tricks before a small audience, providing tips on the best angles for presentation, suitable dialogue, and advice on hard-to-find props

"The best book yet on easy-to-do magic." — Martin Gardner Amaze friends, astonish your family, and fascinate any audience by infallibly dealing a royal flush, correctly predicting the outcome of the World Series, unmasking a psychic fraud, and performing a host of other dazzling deceptions. You can do it with the help of this book, one of the best guides to magic tricks that don't require long hours of practice or elaborate preparation. You'll find invaluable techniques — clearly demonstrated with abundant illustrations — for accomplishing magical feats with cards, coins, rope, comedy magic, mental displays of dexterity and much more, as well as expert advice for practicing psychological misdirection and dramatic presentation. Although the tricks in this book require little in the way of props, sleight of hand or a high degree of skill, the effects they produce are astounding. Novices especially will find Big Book of Magic Tricks a wonderful introduction to the art of conjuring but the book is crammed with so much choice new information that even professional magicians can learn something. "This book is quality — the tricks are effective, the methods ingenious, and the advice Fulves gives on presenting the tricks properly is excellent." — Robert Dike Blair

Dating back to the 1930s, this illustrated compendium of magic tricks offers lots of practical instructions and advice for beginners and provides some interesting information on the history of magic. Contents include: Magic Tricks - Becoming A Master Magician - The First Programme - Make The Most of Your Show - Magic At Your Finger Tips - Wrinkles for Wizards - Masters of Magic - The Second Program - A Magical Medley - More Masters of Magic - inventing Your Own Tricks - An Advanced Programme. Featuring the original text and artwork and a new introduction, we are republishing this vintage work in a high quality and affordable edition, making it an excellent companion for anyone interested in trying out a trick or two.

DIVStep-by-step instructions and clear diagrams show how to perform 18 mystifying maneuvers, using only common objects. Strength Test, Untangled, Elastic Lock, Mystic Spinner, Rollaway, Heavyset, The Great Escape, 11 more. /div