Magic Books (by Topic)
For Beginners
No need to learn magic from some guy on a street corner with a trick deck. The literature is rich with books that teach magic to beginners. Start with one-volume masterpieces from Mark Wilson and Harry Lorayne and graduate to the multi-volume magicians’ bible, The Tarbell Course in Magic, a fount of material for magicians at all levels of skill.
Used Magic Books
Magic for Beginners 2
Written by Harry Baron
Prima Publishing, 1995, soft cover, 160 p.
Used: $7.00
Magic as a Hobby
Written by Bruce Elliott
Gramercy 1948, hard cover, dust jacket, 231 p.
Used: $12.00
V.I.P.: $10.00
V.I.P.: $10.00
101 Best Magic Tricks
Written by Guy Frederick
Bell Publishing, hard cover, dust jacket, 128 p.
Used: $7.00
V.I.P.: $6.00
V.I.P.: $6.00
Professional Magic for Amateurs
Written by Walter B. Gibson
Nicholas Kaye, 2nd edition 1948, hard cover, 213 p.
Used: $12.00
Magic
Written by Walter B. Gibson
Forum House, soft cover, 122 p.
Used: $7.00
A Handbook for Amateur Magicians
Written by George Milburn
(Little Blue Book No. 1010)
Haldeman-Julius Company, no date (c1924), soft cover, 64 p.
Haldeman-Julius Company, no date (c1924), soft cover, 64 p.
Used: $15.00
A Handbook for Amateur Magicians
Written by George Milburn
(Little Blue Book No. 1010)
Haldeman-Julius Company, no date (c1924), 64 p., without front and back covers, missing pages 17 through 20
Haldeman-Julius Company, no date (c1924), 64 p., without front and back covers, missing pages 17 through 20
Used: $3.00
Presto! - Magic for the Beginner
Written by George Schindler
Barns & Noble 1999, soft cover, 192 p.
Used: $5.00
101 Easy-To-Do Magic Tricks
Written by Bill Tarr
Dover 1992, blue soft cover, 222 p.
This is a reprint of 101 Easy-To-Learn Classic Magic Tricks.
This is a reprint of 101 Easy-To-Learn Classic Magic Tricks.
Used: $7.00
V.I.P.$5.00
Special: $3.50
V.I.P.$5.00
Special: $3.50
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101 Easy-To-Do Magic Tricks
Written by Bill Tarr
Dover 1992, red soft cover, 222 p.
This is a reprint of 101 Easy-To-Learn Classic Magic Tricks.
This is a reprint of 101 Easy-To-Learn Classic Magic Tricks.
Used: $7.00
The Amazing Book of Magic
Written by Jon Tremaine
Colour Library Books 1994, hard cover, dust jacket, 125 p.
Used: $10.00
Card Tricks for the Amateur Magician
Written by Anonymous
U. S. Playing Card Co., 1921-1923, soft cover, 28 + iii p.
Used: $1.00
Magic for Beginners
Written by Harry Baron
Prima Publishing, 1991, soft cover, 161 p.
Used: $9.00
Close-Up Magic for Beginners
Written by Harry Baron
Two books in one: Close-up Magic for Beginners (1972) and Magic for Beginners (1967), Bell Publshing, 1978, hard cover, 160 + 156 p.
Used: $17.00
Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks and Secrets of Magic
About the magic of Harry Blackstone
Ghosted by Walter B. Gibson
Garden City Publishing, 1941, hard cover, dust jacket, 153+265 p., reading copy, loose cover and spine, water damaged
Used: $8.00
V.I.P.: $6.00
V.I.P.: $6.00
Magic for All
Written by Bob Dunn
Citadel Press, 1946, hard cover (loose but still attached), 160 p.
Used: $10.00
Magic for All
Written by Bob Dunn
Arco 1975, soft cover, 160 p.
Used: $7.00
V.I.P.: $6.00
V.I.P.: $6.00
The Great Goldsmith Reveals All
Written by Murray H. Goldsmith
Bodero Editions 1970, soft cover, 127 p.
Used: $3.00
Learn Magic
Written by Henry Hay
Dover 1975, soft cover, 285 p.
Used: $6.00
V.I.P.: $5.00
V.I.P.: $5.00
Learn Magic
Written by Henry Hay
Dover 1975, soft cover, 285 p.
Was: $6.00
Sale: $3.60
Sale: $3.60
Conjuring
Written by Wilfrid Jonson
Foyle, 1st edition 1950, hard cover, dust jacket, 98 p. torn dust jacket with upper piece missing
Used: $8.00
Robert Levy's Magic Book
Co-written by Robert Levy
Co-written by Joan Joseph
Evans 1976, hard cover, dust jacket, 201 p., fair condition
Was: $6.00
Sale: $5.00
Sale: $5.00
Tricks and Magic: A New Bag of Tricks
Written by Will L. Lindhorst
The Reilly & Lee Co., 1934, hard cover, 114 p.
Used: $12.00
Basic Card Technique
Written by Anthony Norman
Tannen 1968, soft cover, 77 p.
Was: $5.00
Sale: $2.50
Sale: $2.50
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Magic Tricks
Written by Tom Ogden
Alpha Books 1999, soft cover, 374 p.
Used: $14.00
Card Magic
Written by Bill Okal
Paragon-Reiss 1982, soft coverm 175 p.
Used: $5.00
Magic for Dummies
Written by David Pogue
IDG Books 1998, soft cover, 369 p.
Used: $15.00
Magic as a Pastime
Written by Geoffrey Robinson
Souvenir Press 1960, hard cover, dust jacket, 115 p.
Used: $13.00
Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 1
Written by Dr. Harlan Tarbell
Edited by Ralph W. Read
Robbins 1971, hard cover, dust jacket, 408 p.
Used: $20.00
V.I.P.: $14.00
V.I.P.: $14.00
Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 2
Written by Dr. Harlan Tarbell
Edited by Ralph W. Read
(edited by Ralph W. Read)
Robbins 1975, hard cover, dust jacket, 407 p.
Robbins 1975, hard cover, dust jacket, 407 p.
Used: $20.00
V.I.P.: $14.00
V.I.P.: $14.00
Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 3
Written by Dr. Harlan Tarbell
Edited by Ralph W. Read
(edited by Ralph W. Read)
Robbins 1973, hard cover, dust jacket, 416 p.
Robbins 1973, hard cover, dust jacket, 416 p.
Used: $20.00
V.I.P.: $14.00
V.I.P.: $14.00
Merlin's Catalog of Magic
Edited by Charles Barry Townsend
Hammond 1981, soft cover, 117 p.
Was: $6.00
Sale: $3.30
Sale: $3.30
The Complete Book of Magic
Written by Peter Warlock
This is a reprint of Peter Warlock's Book of Magic
.Abbey, circa 1950, hard cover, 141 p.
.Abbey, circa 1950, hard cover, 141 p.
Used: $17.00
V.I.P.: $16.00
V.I.P.: $16.00
Card and Conjuring Tricks
Written by Gordon Hill
Magna Books 1995, hard cover, 95 p.
Used: $8.00
100 Houdini Tricks you can do
About the magic of Harry Houdini
Written by Joseph Dunninger
Fawcett 1944, soft cover, 142 p.
Used: $9.00
Magic Tricks & Card Tricks
Written by Wilfrid Jonson
Edited by Chesley V. Barnes
Dover 1954, soft cover, 98+94 p.
Part One: Conjuring (1950)Part Two: Card Conjuring (1950)
Part One: Conjuring (1950)Part Two: Card Conjuring (1950)
Used: $4.00
The Stein and Day Handbook of Magic
Written by Marvin Kaye
Stein and Day, 1973, hard cover, worn dust jacket, 310 p., sticker on dust jacket
Used: $10.00
The Stein and Day Handbook of Magic
Written by Marvin Kaye
Stein and Day, 1980, 6th printing, soft cover, 310 p.
Used: $6.00
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