From what I understand, through the various posts I have come across recently, the classic book “The Expert At The Card Table” has been out in the wild as “public domain”. Geniimagazine.com will give a free PDF download link by answering a simple question (who’s answer is blatantly obvious). Follow this link to get the goods. http://geniimagazine.com/erdnase/
(note: The answer is case sensitive)
I have noticed that there have not been too many hits to the Library Research page in the magic library and I wanted to encourage users to take a look (if you have not allready) as we are creating an index of worth while tricks and methods found in the free books. For example some of you may recognize our latest finding, “The Phantom Artist” from Practical Mental Magic By Theodore Annemann pages 100-102. Here is an effect that has been improved upon and being sold today on DVD as a rep making street magic effect. So be sure to not neglect the Library Research page and be sure to email us your findings if you feel like sharing.
Through my online journeys and searches over the past few days trying to find more content for the site, I am finding myself in awe over the insane amount of free information that exists out there regarding magic and illusions. I’m not talking about “exposure”, that is boring, I’m talking about good solid “Textual Data” on magic. The following are books for download at Google books, and all completely FREE. Some are only previews, while many that I came across have much of the book available.
Check this online copy of the “Memoirs of Robert Houdini” for download at google books.
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
or The Complete Idiots Guide to Magic Tricks, a 374 page book on magic tricks
Science Experiments Index - (Science and magic Rocks!)
Presenting and Training with Magic - 53 simple tricks you can do to energize any audience.
Magic in Theory: An Introduction to the Theoretical and Psychological
Self-Working Card Tricks: 72 Foolproof Card Miracles for the Amateur Magician
Scarne on Card Tricks - 55 professional card trick
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks - 402 pages (wow)
The Little Giant Book of Card Tricks - 352 pages
The Art of Magic -352 pages
Self-Working Number Magic: 101 Foolproof Tricks - 154 pages
and the list goes on and on and on to no end.Id be willing to bet you that almost any modern effect out there today was inspired by a trick that was learned by the creator from books JUST like the ones listed above. Id even bet there is a torn and restored card routine you could tweak in one of those books. This is such a great find I am creating a page titled “Magic Library” in the upper right sidebar which will contain this list of links AND I will continue to update it and organize it as I find more relevant books to add to the library (and trust me I will) so be sure and bookmark the library and NOT this post.
Cheers
This is a mirror of our library page for syndication purposes.
Welcome to the Phatus Magic Library
Here you will find updated links to our expanding collection of FREE magic book links. This list will change as we have more time to search through the library and decide which books contain enough information to stay as some only have a few pages or part of the explanation left out However, some do not and we will do our best to find out. Please see the Library research page where we will be siphoning the information we find useful and logging it. Also, If you are thinking about purchasing a book from the library, please consider checking out our Amazon Store @ store.phatus.com where we sell some of the books below or click the buy now link next to the book. Thank you and enjoy.
How To Make Gaff Cards
(By Phatus Magic)
