Severn, Bill: Magic Wherever You Are ©1957 Bill Severn, Faber and Faber, London, England Hardcover, w/dj, 122 pages Published in the USA by David McKay Co., Inc. Also published in paperback by Young Readers Press, Inc.

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Comments: Illustrated by Ida Scheib. Bill Severn describes tricks that are not the normal beginner's effects, complete with presentation and alternate methods.

Contents (from book):

1 Your House of Magic
2 Magic Should Be a Surprise
3 Making Up Your Own Tricks
4 Never Beg Your Friends to Watch
5 Learning How to Do Magic for Fun

7 Living Room Magic
7 The Magic Pencil: pencil rises from a can
10 The Stretching Ring: stretching a short string
14 Picture of a Ghost: picture appears in an empty frame
19 Scraps of Paper: torn and restored paper
22 What's In Your Hat?: seemingly impromptu production of a rabbit

26 Dining Room Magic
27 A Magical Dessert: mints poured from a handkerchief
32 The Space Ship Glass: a glass appears to float between your hands
36 Sweet and Quick: a white sugar cube changes to blue
39 Through The Table: table knife wrapped in napkin penetrates the table

44 Outdoor Magic
45 The Educated Stick: a stick helps matching initials appear on your arm
49 A Can Full of Nothing: a lemon appears from empty cans
52 A Knotty Problem: a knot appears and jumps around a rope
61 The Great Hindu Rope Mystery: a rope outside appears to come alive

70 Game Magic
71 Cards From Nowhere: Invisible cards become visible
75 The King Who Was Too Fat: story card trick with a rising card
81 The Chameleon Domino: color changes in the hand, then vanishes
86 Count the Dice: two in the hand and one in the pocket routine
88 The Penetrating Checkers: two checkers penetrate paper cups

93 Party Magic
93 The Magic Party
95 Decorations
95 Food For the Magic Party
96 Magic Party Games
97 - Matchbox and Penny
98 - Just Think of a Card
98 - The Cut String
99 - Sorry, You're Wrong: with special card
101 - The Appearing Silk
102 - Dice From the Air
102 - The X-Ray Eyes: with cards
103 - The Knot That Unties Itself
104 - Ghostly Tappings: pencil in a tin taps answers
105 - Off the Ribbon: matchbox penetration
106 Your Party Magic Show
107 Magic With Borrowed Things
108 A Lesson in Magic: cut and restored with sucker explanation
113 Potato Chips to Cola: a cup is emptied of chips, then produces soda
116 What's In the Box?: production

121 List of Tricks: index