The Big Book of Magic by Patrick Page

Details: This is a book for every amateur – and every professional – conjuror. Patrick Page lays bare the secrets of tricks which have baffled audiences since the time of the Ancient Egyptians.

For the very ambitious, there are the great magic spectaculars, including Sawing a Woman in Half, Disappearing Cabinets, Sword Cabinets, Escapology, Guillotines, Levitation, Cremation, the Disappearing Motor Car (or Elephant), Sword Suspension and other classics.

The book also includes a vast array of tricks with Balls, Cards, Coins, Handkerchiefs, liquids, Livestock, Paper, Pockets, Rings, Rope and Thimbles . . . they are all described in great detail and shown in clear, step-by-step line drawings.

The author is a Gold Medal member of the Inner Magic Circle and a well-known figure on the international magic scene, much in demand for his lectures and demonstrations to professional magicians.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE A Short History of Conjuring

CHAPTER TWO Standard Accessories
The Wand
The Vanishing Wand
The Handkerchief Wand
The Rising Wand
The Breakaway Wand
The Balancing Wand
The Table
The Black Art Table
A Tricky Top Hat

CHAPTER THREE Manipulation versus Apparatus
Illusionist Managers
The Present Day

CHAPTER FOUR Coin and Ring Manipulation
The Miser’s Dream
The Classic Palm
The Finger Palm
The Front Palm
The Back Palm
The Thumb Palm
The Back Clip
The Nelson Downs Palm
The Back and Front Palm
The Presentation of the Miser’s Dream
The Chinese Rings

CHAPTER FIVE Card Manipulation
Preparing the Cards
Back and Front Palm
Before an Audience
Keeping a Straight Arm
The Standard Method
The Cardini Method
Producing Fans
The Split Fan Production
Deceiving the Audience
Reloading Cards into the Back Palm Position
The Body Steal
The Jacket Clip
Vanish from the Left Hand
The Tenkai Palm
Screens and Music
The Unexpected
Discard Container
The Stacked Deck
The Reversed Card
Stabatwin
Calling the Cards
The Six Card Repeat
Three Cards Across
The Cards to Pocket
The Stripper Deck
Four Ace Trick
The Reds and Blacks
The Svengali Deck
The Fourteen Fifteen Deck
Spectacular Card Effects
The Card Sword
The Card in Balloon
The Card Star
The Card Stab
The Jumbo Four Ace Trick

CHAPTER SIX Ball Manipulation
The Multiplying Billiard Balls
One to Four Multiplication
One to Eight Multiplication
The Sponge Ball Effect
The Pinch Vanish
The Pull out Vanish
The Perfect Sponge Ball Vanish
The Addition
Sponge Ball Routine No. 2
The Cups and Balls

CHAPTER SEVEN Rope Tricks
The Appearing Knot
The Fake Appearing Knot
The Impossible Appearing Knot
The Blondini Ball
The String and the Straw
Spirit Knots
The Enchanted Bottle
The Cut and Restored Rope Effect

CHAPTER EIGHT Thimble Manipulation

CHAPTER NINE Tricks with Liquids
The Vanishing Bowl of Water
The Evaporating Liquid
The Glass of Wine Production

CHAPTER TEN Pocket Tricks
The Paddle Move
Spot the Spots
The Salt on the Knife
The Chinese Compass
The Thumb Tip
The Vanishing Cigarette
The Vanishing Match
The Handkerchief Penetration
The Burnt Handkerchief
The Ring on Stick
The Flying Ring
The Three Shell Game

CHAPTER ELEVEN Tricks with Paper
The Paper Tree
The Paper Ladder
The Scotsman’s Kilt
The Plaid
Clippit
The Torn and Restored Newspaper
The Ten Second Paper Tear
The Burnt and Restored Strip

CHAPTER TWELVE Livestock and Platform Effects
The Vanishing Bunny
A Rabbit from a Hat
The Dog Kennel
The Dove Pan
The Rabbit Cage
Dove from Streamer
The Vanishing Cage of Doves
Dove from Silk
The Rings on Rod Illusion
The Colour Changing Fan
The Passe Bottle and Glass
The Vanishing Birdcage
The Drawer Box
The Organ Pipes
The Square Circle Production Box
Flower Productions
The Oriental Shawl
The Bare Hand Flower Production
The Ghost Tube
The Aquarius Tube
The Nest of Boxes
The Inexhaustible Box
The Sliding Die Box
The Twentieth Century Silk Trick
The Handkerchief Pull
The Lamp Chimney Vanish
The Japanese Production Box
The Changing Bag
The Vanishing Walking Stick
The Appearing Walking Stick
The Stick to Parasol

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Magic Spectaculars
Sawing a Woman in Half
The Levitation
The Sword Cabinet
The Substitution Trunk
The Three Swords Suspension
The Cremation Illusion
The Doll’s House Illusion
The Vanishing Motor Car
The Indian Basket Illusion
The Step Ladder Illusion
The Guillotine Illusion
The Crinoline Illusion
The Chair Suspension
The Sack Escape
The Straitjacket Escape
The Jacoby Tie
Behind the Back Wrist Tie
The Thumb Tie
The Double Rope Tie
The Chain Gang Escape
The Handkerchief Tie

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