This book defines both Houdini the man and Houdini the legend by reemphasizing the truth of the facts as we know them.

The Milbourne Christopher Library Volume II contains 339 pages and includes over 3,000 entries dating from 1901 to 1996. Volume II also contains twenty-four pages of rare photographs depicting authors who are represented in Christopher’s library. Perusing these bibliographies is...

In the beginning, magicians created the Bottom Change, and they saw that it was good. Many years later they created the Top Change, and they saw that it was very good. But many magicians in recent decades-ignoring the wisdom of...

All about working in corporate and restaurant settings, the good the bad and everything in between. Contents:  FlyleafDedicationTable of ContentsThe Purpose of This BookAbout the AuthorA Few Don'ts for YouMake Your Hobby Pay OffMagic for TelevisionCharming the Chamber of CommerceSpecialized...

240 pages, illustrated with photos, wood-cuts, playbills, etc.Here Houdini writes of the many showmen he worked with, fire eaters, sword swallowers, strong men, self-torture-entertainments, stone eaters, snake eaters, water spouters, fire dancers, and wild phenomena of all kinds, offered in...

Frances Ireland Marshall (1910-2002) was an icon among all kinds of magicians—performers, dealers, creators, writers, etc.—for decades. My First Fifty Years was written to commemorate Frances Marshall's fiftieth anniversary in the magic business. It is a capsule history of magic,...

A new edition of a very popular book of tricks. The author Little Johnny Jones (1898-1995) was a noted nightclub performer in Chicago and performed performed for many years all over the country. His book was unique for its time in...

An authoritative book on book collecting, written by a collector for collectors. James Findlay (1904-1973) was one of the world's foremost collectors and this book covers the whole subject of the care and arrangement of a magical library. Everything from data...

A Lively Recording of Magic Happenings and Progress During the Past Ten Years By Robert Miller, Chicago Banker and Magician Nowhere else in magic printed matter could you catch up on all the exciting magical events that have occurred on...