The Rosini Secret by Docc Hilford (Book)

The Rosini Secret by Docc Hilford The Ultimate in Close-up Billet Reading Effect A small piece of paper is torn from a menu. A participant writes a brief question on the blank side of the paper and folds it. The mentalist uses a deck of cards in their box as a little tray to display the folded paper. The folded paper is returned to the participant. The cards are removed from the box and shuffled by the sitter. She removes five cards and theyre returned to the box and put away. As far as the mentalist is concerned EVERYTHING IS DONE The folded paper is burned and the mentalist reveals the spectators question through his interpretation of the five chosen cards. The mentalist undetectably switched the paper for AN EXACT DUPLICATE and read the question without any moves. THE SPECIAL CARD BOX DOES EVERYTHING Just let the sitter drop her billet on the card box and with it seemingly in view at all times the billet is automatically switched. As the cards are removed and replaced in the box you openly read the message You learn how to gimmick any card box with a few minutes of work and some basic tools like scissors and glue. A great feature is that everything resets almost automatically preparing you for the next table if you do restaurant work. You can tear a corner from a placemat or menu to use a billet WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE DUPLICATE BILLETS PREVIOUSLY PREPARED. The read can be done completely surrounded and without additional props. No turning away or looking into the crystal. All you need is a box of unprepared playing cards an impromptu billet and the Rosini Secret Pages 24 – Saddle Stitched BampW …

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Tricks of the Imagination by Robert E Neale (Book)

Tricks of the Imagination contains twenty-five fully realized routines using a cast of gods and dyslexic sign painters gypsies and con men gamblers and nuns computers and haunted rooms. With these presentations the reader is shown that Real Magic lies not in the tricks but in how they are told. Robert E. Neales material offers drama and humor elements that involve an audience emotionally while building an atmosphere of genuine magic. This volume is at the same time an important work on close-up presentation a collection of diabolically clever secrets and one of the most entertaining magic books you will ever read. Pages 198 – Hardbound Illustrated… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 1 No. 1 (Winter 2005) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

The first issue of Gibeciere features several very salient articles as well as introductory pieces by Stephen Minch the Editor and William Kalush the Executive Director. A fascinating article on The Yawning Mouth by Volker Huber starts the issue. Mr. Huber looks at the origins of the principle and then moves forward to the various incarnations it will take in the course of its history including Jacobs Ladder and the Himber Wallet. Vanni Bossi contributes the next article entitled On the Prearrangement and Mnemonic Use of a deck of Cards which as you may have guessed looks at early references for arranged playing cards and methods for taking advantage of the order for magic and related purposes. The third article Sharpers and Their Tricks in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Times by Robert Jutte features commentary on organized crime during that period specifically with regard to gambling cheats and their argot society and methods. The final article is by Ricky Jay and is a history on Davenport Brother amp Fay a duo of Ira Davenport and William Fay trying to recreate the act that had won the Davenport Brothers their fame and notoriety prior to William Davenports early death. As you can see the first issue contains a wealth of fascinating articles and since we have only printed a limited number and do not intend a reprint now is a good time to acquire one of these for your collection. Pages 138 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 1 No. 2 (Summer 2006) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

Issue two of Gibeciere continues the scholarly tradition begun in issue one with three exceptional articles. The first article marks the beginning of Mitsunobu Matsuyamas enlightening series of articles An Investigation into Magic in Japan after the Opening of the Country. Albrecht Heeffer contributes the next article Recreations Mathematiques A Study of Its Authorship Sources and Influence. Here Dr. Heefer presents a new candidate for the authorship of the book as well as a detailed look at its place in the literature. We round out these pieces with a biographical article by Mike Caveney on Del Adelphia The Cowboy Magician a previously forgotten yet fascinating character in our history. These articles cover a broad spectrum of wonderful topics and it is with pleasure that we offer them to the fraternity. Pages 197 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 6 No. 1 (Winter 2011) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

The 11th issue of Gibecire is finished and we are very excited. This particular issue contains a real treat as we have finally persuaded the delightful Jim Steinmeyer to contribute an article an addition to our list of contributors that we have been hoping for since the journal began. Additionally we have articles by Mitsunobu Matsuyama William Kalush and Stephen Minch and a translation from Lori Pieper Jim Steinmeyers article The Spider in the Flies neatly transitions from Joshua Jays Tragic Magic in the last issue as it has to do with murder although it is not the magician this time who is the victim. There is quite a bit more to this novel mystery which we leave you to work out by reading Mr. Steinmeyers enlightening article. Mitsunobu Matsuyama provides a seventh() installment in his fascinating series An Investigation into Magic in Japan. This time the history intertwines with several of magics biggest names Maskelyne Devant and Chung Ling Soo. M. Gintaro may have performed at the Maskelyne and Devant theaters more than any other magician possibly more than 6000 performances Frank Kametaro was Chung Ling Soos right-hand man who also tragically gave the order to fire during the performance of the bullet catch which cost the life of Soo. These and several other individuals are documented in this installment. We round out this issue with a new translation of the magic section of Ozanam by the ever diligent Lori Pieper

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Gibeciere Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2009) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

Our fourth volume begins the year with two new and fascinating articles. As with all of our contributions these articles feature novel discussions of previously little known or practically lost historical information. We begin with The Thought-Reader Craze by Barry Wiley. Well known for his scholarship this article features original research and commentary on the fascinating beginnings of the one-man mental act and the techniques of contact mind-reading and muscle reading. A number of engaging characters and stories emerge during this study featuring John Randall Brown Washington Irving Bishop and Stuart Cumberland. Our second article in this issue features the fifth installment of Mitsunobu Matsuyamas An Investigation into Magic in Japan After the Opening of the Country. The previous four installments have appeared in previous issues and are quite glorious. This article is similarly endowed. Of course we have included a number of striking photos and graphics to highlight the text. Additionally the issue features a number of improvements in design including a splendid embossed cover that make this one of the most beautiful issues ever. Pages 195 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2007) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

Our third issue continues Gibecieres enlightening forays into the magical tradition with four exquisite articles. As usual the contents feature brand new revelations and insight into our history. We start with Volker Hubers The Educated Swan. Here he looks in depth at the history and development of this centuries-old trick. This issue continues Mitsunobu Matsuyamas look at Japanese magic from issue two with An Investigation into Magic in Japan after the Opening of the Country Part II. Aurelio Paviato looks into an early book to bring us a number of salient references to cheating and magic in Notes on Pietro Aretinos Le Carte Parlanti. We conclude with a fascinating discovery of what may well be a previously unrecorded professional magician in the Bamberg line. Peter Bruning documents his findings in the article Abraham Bamberg The Augmentation of a Dynasty. All in all a great issue from our talented contributors. Pages 158 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2007) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

Gibeciere Vol. 2 No. 2 (Summer 2007) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

In this issue weve made a brief departure from our usual style. In lieu of articles on various subjects weve dedicated our current issue to the translation and analysis of one of the rarest and most important books in the history of magic. In 1593 Venice Italy Horatio Galassos Giochi di carte belissimi (Most beautiful card games) was printed for the first time. No less important for our history than Scots Discoverie of witchcraft or Prevosts La premiere partie des svbtiles et plaisantes inventions Galassos book broke new ground in early card magic. During the late 16th century we have numerous accounts of great sleight of hand men traveling around Europe performing card magic but with Galassos seminal work we now have a book with numerous methods. Here for the first time is the explanation of what became the famous 21 card trick. Also here for the first time is the system that would later be attributed to Si Stebbins. This rare treasure which is only known in two examples has now been translated into English by Lori Pieper. More importantly we now have the distinct pleasure of publishing the esteemed Vanni Bossis detailed analysis of this wonderful book. Pages 187 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 3 No. 1 (Winter 2008) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

The first issue of our third volume includes the fascinating third installment of Mitsunobu Matsuyamas An Investigation into Magic in Japan after the Opening of the Country. This time he is solving the mystery of Soto Sunetaros arrival in the U.S.A. and discussing the role that Soto played in the history of de Koltas Expanding Die illusion. Dr. William Spooner has contributed a history of the ideomechanic pendulum commonly known as the Sex Detector. Volker Huber returns to provide a solution to the source of German artist Max Beckmanns puzzling lithograph Magic Mirror. We have also included the first English translation of Satana raccolta Europea passatempo dellintermezzo nelle sedute di magia egiziana del cavaliere Bartolomeo Bosco a rare and early biography of the renowned sleight-of-hand performer Bartolomeo Bosco. And we are very excited that this new translation includes an introduction by Ricky Jay. Pages 160 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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Gibeciere Vol. 3 No. 2 (Summer 2008) by Conjuring Arts Research Center (Book)

We gladly submit a most fascinating Gibecire issue for your perusal. Please enjoy the following sundry articles The first piece Vernon the Mesmerist is by Peter Lamont author of The Rise and Fall of the Indian Rope Trick and The First Psychic and features the escapades of W.J. Vernon a proponent of phrenology and mesmerism. The next article features a further installment in Mitsunobu Matsuyamas series An Investigation into Magic in Japan after the Opening of the Country. This time he looks at some of the first magicians to adopt western magic effects and some of the early foreign magicians to introduce western magic into Japan. Finally we end with a look at the history of nail writing and pencil reading in Lessons Written with a Small Gimmick by Loren Pankratz. In addition to providing some of the earliest references to date for these secret subterfuges there is also some intriguing information on two fascinating characters William Eglinton and S.J. Davey whose methods were considered superior to the prominent Henry Slade and still leave even present day magicians nonplussed. Pages 153 – 9.5 x 6.5 – Softcover – Black and white and color images… Read more at our Magic Shop – World-of-magic.co.uk

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