This work has become a classic among card magicians. Alternative Card Magic was the first book for Peter Duffie and Jerry Sadowitz, two creative card men. Jeff Busby called it "the card magic book of the decade". In the foreword...

Limited edition hardcover compilation of The Kabbala (1971-1981).  Designed for lovers of close up, collectors and historians.  Written by Jon Racherbaumer, it is indexed, annotated with over 200 footnotes.  Contains 232 solid, practical, thought-provoking tricks, sleights, and subtleties by over...

From the introduction: "Four Ace Tricks" there are in plenty and most are effective when properly handled; at that, they can rarely be as telling as a complete routine. Here is my own Four Ace Routine formed over the years...

21 by Ian Adair contains twenty-one items, plus a bonus, and was published on his 21st birthday. It's a swell book that's filled with many, to quote the foreword, novel notions and magical plums.Contents:1 Instant Knit 2 Drink In A...

What a creative genius was Lu Brent. In this first of three volumes you will find thirty-three effects for stand up and close up with silks, cards, cigarettes, coins, bills, and other objects. All effects were chosen for their simplicity...

A featured routine in the performance which won Daryl first prize in the IBM close up competition. Effect: Two cards are selected and returned to deck. Deck is now given a half face up, half face down shuffle followed by...

This material was a feature part of the acclaimed lecture Mr. Burger gave at the sixth Las Vegas Desert Seminar, on three great card locations. Mr. Burger gives you his handling of some of Matt Schulien's famous effects. He covers...

Ronald Dayton is an extremely clever and inventive magician. Here are 20 great effects with rope, string, matchboxes, and coins. The matchbox work is extensive. Contents include Switch Penetration, Switchless, Switchless II, Flash Knot, Bow Knot Variations, Schmidt Vanishing Slip...