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 But since I've only added about a dozen books since then it isn't too far out of date.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!