Colucci, Donato: The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic ©2002 Hermetic Press Hardcover, w/dj, 9.1x6.6", 305 pages ISBN-13: 978-0945296379

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Comments: Edited by Stephen Minch. Illustrated by J.K. Schmidt

Contents (Chapters & Partial contents only, page numbers from 1st page of ToC):

xi Preface
xiv Acknowledgements

1 Chapter 1 Natural Eggs
3 Unprepared Eggs
3 The Blown Egg
3 - First Method of Preparation
3 - Second Method of Preparation
3 Strengthening the Blown Egg
3 - First Method
4 - Second Method
4 The Stodare Egg
4 - Preparing the Stodare Egg
5 - Firt Method
5 - Second Method
5 - Third Method

7 Chapter 2 Imitation Eggs
9 Wooden Eggs
9 Plastic Eggs
9 The Conler Egg
10 - Making a Conler Egg
10 The Zimmer Egg
10 The Giant Egg
11 Collapsible Eggs
11 The Egg
11 The Weller Egg
11 The Egg Skin
12 - First Method of Preparation
13 - Second Method fo Preparation

15 Chapter 3 Fekes
17 The Willmann Egg
17 The Aerial Egg
18 The Manipulative Egg
18 Flash Four Eggs
19 The Confetti Egg
20 Ribbon From Egg
20 - First Method
20 - Second Egg
21 The Dove Egg
21 The Egg Pull
21 Flash Egg to Silk

23 Chapter 4 Gimmicks
25 The Egg Vanisher
25 - First Type
25 - Second Tpe
26 The Egg Clip
26 The Egg Holder
26 - First Type
26 - Second Type
27 Sleeve Production Gimmick
27 The Egg Vase
28 An Antique Egg Vase
29 The Egg Cup
30 The Dissolving Egg Gimmick
30 The Egg Funnel
31 The Baking Powder Can
31 Other Useful Accessories
31 - The Bottomless Glass
32 - The Mirror Glass
32 - The Devil's Handkerchief
32 - Hat Gimmicks
33 - The Zella Hat Gimmick
33 - The Delveen Hat Gimmick
34 The Thumb Tip
34 The Egg Carrier

35 Chapter 5 Productions
37 The Appearing Egg
37 - First Method
37 - Second Method
37 - Third Method
37 - Fourth Method
38 The Egg Wand
38 - First Type
38 - Second Type
39 Egg It Is
39 Loading Eggs Into a Hat for Production
39 The Invisible Hen
39 - First Method, From a Crumpled Handkerchief
40 - Second Method, Out of the Chute
41 - Third Method, Alternative Handkerchief Handling
42 - Fourth Method, the Fischer Variation With Easter Eggs
43 - Fifth Method, Roy Addition
43 - Sixth Method, Variation on the Gimmick
43 - Seventh Method, Producing Real Eggs
43 - Eighth Method, Variation on the Chute
45 - Ninth Method, Scarf With Pockets
46 - Tenth Method, Scart With Clips
46 Multiplying Eggs
47 Taking the Eggs to Market
47 Eggs From Thin Air
48 Production From an Empty Basket
49 Easter Basket Production
50 Any More Room?
51 Eggs From Candle Flame
51 - First Method
51 - Second Method
52 Egg From Empty Glass
52 - First Method, Meckel's Approach
53 - Second Method, Devant's Visible Production
53 - Third Method, Puhl's Egg on a Wire
54 - Fourth Method, De Vega's Variant
55 The Egg Plant
56 Egg From Purse or Paper Bag
57 The Egg-laying Hat
57 Eggs from Bowler Hat
57 - First Method, Thurston's Original Version
58 - Second Method, Willis Gimmick
59 - Third Metod, Howard Version
60 Hat, Eggs, and Paper Bag
60 Eggs From Spectator's Pocket
61 Chick, Chick, Chicken
62 Eggstraordinary Chicken
63 Paper Hens
66 Dove From Giant Egg
66 - First Method From Slls
66 - Second Method, From a Top Hat
66 - Third Method, Square Circle Steal
66 - Fourth Method, Dove and Flowers
66 - Fifth Method, A Top Hat Steal
67 - Sixth Method, Cluck! Cluck!
67 - Seventh Method, Kid's Special

Chapter 6 Vanishes
Chapter 7 Balancing Feats
Chapter 8 The Egg Bag
Chapter 9 Transpositions
Chapter 10 Animations
Chapter 11 Transformations
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous Effects
Chapter 13 Routines