The Magician's Magic Book List
What is this list?
I've been doing magic tricks for nearly 20 years, and in that time I've
bought/been given a number of books on the subject. A couple of times I'd
be standing in a magic shop trying to remember if I'd already bought a
particular book and ended up either buying a duplicate or not buying one
that I wanted so I put together a list of the ones that I had already and
started putting down a wants list also. Then, I found the magic FAQ on the
internet which included a magic book list, so I added the entries from there
to my list of books to watch out for. This is that list.
The following list is made up of books I own plus others that I'd
like to get. If the book title is in blue
then I don't own it yet. Any books not listed here I probably don't
know about so I'm interested in them also! Donations are always welcome
and I'm always on the look out to expand my collection, so let me know
if you have any for sale or have seen some in a book shop near you...
I'm also interested in expanding this list to include other magic books even
if they aren't currently for sale, so if you have your own list of magic books then
let me know and I'd be delighted to be able to merge that list into this one and to
give you appropriate thanks and credit...
Cheers!
Jan 26th 1998 - This is the first version of this list based
on a database I put together a couple of years ago. But since I've only added about
a dozen books since then it isn't too far out of date. At some point in the next
few weeks I'll update this page with the new purchases. Also as this is the first
(simple) version of this page, I'll be adding some fancy bits to it later...
Abbott, Percy
Escapes
Annemann, Ted
202 Methods of Forcing
Becker, Larry
Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism
Blackstone, Harry Jr.
2:Blackstone's Tricks Anyone Can Do
Bobo, J.B.
New Modern Coin Magic
Brennan, Fr.Dermot
Use of Assistants & Volunteers in Magic
Britland, David
Trick Card Trickery
Buckley, Arthur
Buckley Trilogy: 1 - Card Control, the
Cannell, J.C.
Secrets of Houdini, the
Christopher, Milbourne
Houdini: The Untold Story
Corinda
13 Steps to Mentalism
Crandall, Clarke The Senator
How to Stack Dice
Cyprian, Fr.
Door to Door Card Sharp
Davis, Jimmy
One Balloon Zoo
DeBarrow, Jules
Coins of Ishtar, the
Delvin, Jack
Magic of the Masters (x2)
Dexter, Will
131 Magic Tricks for Amateurs (aka 101 Magic Secrets)
Illustrated Book of magic Tricks (x2), the
Secrets of the Conjurer's Craft
Disney
Magic from the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland
Dodson, Goodlette
Exhibition Card Fans
Dunninger, Joseph
Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic
Easley, Bert
Doing Magic for Youngsters
Eldin, Peter
Hey Presto!
Elliott, Bruce
Magic as a Hobby
Fisher, John
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Fromer, Roy
Floating Ball Magic
Fulves, Karl
3:Self-Working Mental Magic
Notes from Underground
1:Best of Slydini... and more ,the(vol.1 Text)
2:Best of Slydini... and more ,the(vol.2 Photographs)
Ganson, Lewis
1:Routined Manipulation - Part 1
2:Routined Manipulation - Part 2
3:Routined Manipulation - Finale
Garcia, Frank
Super Subtle Card Miracles
Gibson, Walter B.
1:Houdini on Magic
2:Houdini's Fabulous Magic
Card Magic Made Easy
Secrets of Magic
Walter Gibson's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring
What's New in Magic
Ginn, David
Bringing Home the Laughs
Comedy Warmups for Children's Shows
Goldstein, Phil
Green Book of Mentalism, the
Red Book of Mentalism, the
Gordon, Henry
Henry Gordon's World of Magic
Grant, U.F.
Pick-pocket Stunts for Magicians
Six Modern Levitations
Tricks for Kid Shows
Hades, Micky
New Make-up of Magic, the
Harbin, Robert
How to be a Wizard
Hardy, Marvin L.
Balloon Magic
Harris, Paul
Supermagic
Hawkesworth, Eric
Practical Lessons in Magic
Hay, Henry
Learn Magic
Hernandez
New Book of Card Tricks
Holmes, Roy
Easy Magic
Houdini, Harry
Houdini's Book of Magic
Hugard, Jean
Card Manipulations (Series 1-5)
Close-up Magic
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
Expert Card Technique
Handkerchief Magic (aka Silken Sorcery)
Modern Magic Manual
More Card Manipulations (Series 1-4)
Hull, Burling
Challenge Handcuff Act, the
Rope Ties and Chain Releases
Hunter, Norman
Magic Tricks (aka The Puffin Book of Magic)
James, Stewart
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks for Magicians
Jarrow, Family
Magic Bookcase, the
Jay, Ricky
Cards as Weapons
Kardyro, Tony
Routine Supreme, the
Kaye, Marvin
Catalog of Magic
Complete magician, the
Stein and Day Handbook of Magic, the
Kersten, Peter
Lecture Notes 1: US Tour
Kettlekamp
Magic Made Easy
Leech, Al
Manipulation with Leech
Lupo, Vito
Thoughts
Magus
Something Old - Something New
Mardo, Senor
Routined Magic
Marlo, Edward
Acrobatic Cards
Cardician, the
Seconds, Centres, Bottoms
Marshall, Frances
Happy Birthday Business, the
McLaury, Magical
Encyclopedia of Escapes
Mendozer, John F.
John: Verse Two
Mentzer, Jerry
Counts, Cuts, Moves, and Subtlety
Morris, Bud
More Magic with Electronics
Musson, Clettis V.
Forty-Four Foolers
Nelson, Robert A.
Art of Cold Reading, the
A Sequel to the Art of Cold Reading
Norman, Dick
Modern Handcuff Secrets
Ogden, Tom
First Time Around, the
On Stage: Lecture Two
Page, Patrick
Bell's Magic Book
Pavel
Novel Magic of Pavel, the
Permin, Ib
Hokus Pokus
Polland, Ellison
Wonderful Routines of Magic
Posgate, Bruce
Kid-show Showmanship
Racherbaumer, John
Good Turns/Twister
Ravelle and Andree
Tips Galore
Rawson, Clayton
Colour Book of Magic and Simple Tricks, the
Reynolds, Charles & Regina
100 Years of Magic Posters
Rice, Harold R.
Exclusive Magic
Robbins, David
Practical Magic
Rydell, Wendy
Great Book of Magic, the
Scarne, John
1:Scarne on Cards Tricks
2:Scarne's Magic Tricks
Schindler, George
Magic with Everyday Objects
Setterington, Arther
Straight Line Mysteries
Severn, Bill
1:Bill Severn's Big Book of Magic
2:Bill Severn's Magic Workshop
Siegel, Roger
Roger's Rubber Jungle
Simon, Bill
Effective Card Magic
Stanfield, John
Nothing in My Hands
Stevenson, Al
1:75 Tricks with a Svengali Deck
2:75 Tricks with a Stripper Deck
Tarbell, Harlan
Tarbell Course in Magic
Taub, Jacob M.D.
Doc and His Deck, the
Thurston, Howard
200 More Tricks You Can Do
Victor, Edward
Magic of the Hands
More Magic of the Hands
Weber, Michael
Lifesavers
Wentworth, Carl
ESPecially For Fun at Parties
Wheeler, Prynce E.
Thoughts and Advice on Handcuffs and Escapes
Wilson, Eric P.
Art of Conjuring for Children, the
Windsor, Tommy
Real Svengali Pitch, the
Yeager, John
Dots Magic
York, Scott
Coins
Zanadu
Handcuff Escapes & More
Note:
I'm looking for the books marked in * BLUE plus
any others not listed. If you can help (you have spare copies, you've given up magic and are
looking for a good home for them, you've seen them in a second hand book shop or even you've
seen them in a magic shop (!) then please let me know books@magician.co.uk ... thanks!