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BIRCH THE MASTER MAGICIAN
A quarter century after his death in 1992, the story of McDonald Birch, the Master Magician has been written. Working from extensive research gathered by the late Charles McCall, Tom Ewing now tells the story of Mack
BK-6524
$64.95

BURIED ALIVE--THE LIFE OF LESTER LAKE
The story of Lester Lake “Marvelo magician, inventor, showman and daredevil performer! This is a hardcover book with over 350 pages and several 100's of photographs.
BK-6506
$64.95

CARL ROSINI--HIS LIFE AND HIS MAGIC
Carl Rosini was one of the world's great professionals and his life story is fascinating. Many famous magicians walk through these pages, because Carl knew everybody. Enjoy these chapters: The Struggling Years, On the Way Up, City of Light, South Americ
BK-1569
$15.95

CHANIN--THE MAN WITH THE MAGIC HANDS
Finally! After 20 years the magic fraternity at large once again has access to the magic of Jack Chanin. For the first time ever, six of Chanin's most influential publications have been bound together into a single hardcover book! Subjects covered inclu
BK-5644
$45.00

CHARLES BERTRAM, THE COURT CONJUROR
Nothing expresses more about what kind of magician Charles Bertram was than his presentation for de Koltas Vanishing Birdcage: Bertram, noting that there is always the risk of hurting the bird, rectified this possibility by allowing the bird to escape fro
BK-5129
$69.95

CHARLES FORT--THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE SUPERNATURA
The seminal biography of the twentieth century's premier chronicler of the paranormal, Charles Fort-a man whose very name gave rise to an adjective, fortean, to describe the unexplained. By the early 1920s, Americans
BK-6386
$24.95

CHUNG LING SOO, THE MAN OF MYSTERY
At last, the authentic story of the remarkable career of William Ellsworth Robinson, the American magician who masqueraded as Chinese conjuror Chung Ling Soo. This numbered, limited edition, 64 page book has been fully approved by Hector Robinson, son of
BK-5424
$34.95

CONEY ISLAND FAKIR
"If there is a better all-around magician," master mentalist Joseph Dunninger wrote of Al Flosso, "I have yet to discover him." Combining subtle, sophisticated manipulations with his bold, gritty persona, Flosso's magic became legendary. Though he stood
BK-5191
$34.95

DAVID COPPERFIELD--A MAGIC LIFE
David Copperfield is arguably the most famous magician in the world and for decades he has dominated the world magic stage through his many widely seen TV specials, featuring some of the most staggering and memorable illusions of all
BK-6230
$39.95

DELAND: MYSTERY AND MADNESS
THE MAD GENIUS OF CARD MAGIC, Theodore DeLand, created over 100 tricks between 1904 and 1915. He was famous for his ingenious invention of specially printed gimmicked cards and marked decks, which for the first time allowed everyone to
BK-6416A
$149.95

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