Charles Barry Townsend: Merlin's Catalog of Magic
Townsend, Charles Barry: Merlin's Catalog of Magic
©1981 Hammond, Inc., NJ
Softcover, perfect-bound, 8.5x11", 118 pages
ISBN 0-8437-2099-9
Charles Berry Townsend: Merlin's Catalog of Magic
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Contents (Chapters from book ToC, with partial effect contents):

vi Kellar Levitation Poster
vii Introduction
viii Louis Tannen, Inc.
ix Magic. Inc.
x Abbott's Magic Company

1 Card Magic
4 The Thirteen Principle
4 Never Fail Card Force
5 The Triple Climax
16 A Royal Holiday
17 The Great Jansen-America’s Greatest Transformist and His Own Big American Company Poster
18 Shuffle Cut
18 Three Card Monte
29 Blackstone Oriental Nights Poster

30 Rope Tricks
42 Thurston All Out of a Hat Poster
43 The Wizard: vanishing knot

48 Mental Tricks
48 Second Sight
53 Von Arx, World’s Premier Illusionist and All-American Company

54 Paper Magic
62 Le Roy, Talma & Bosco Poster

63 Close-Up Magic
63 Magnetic Bottle: suspends from a rope
79 Harry Houdini “King of Cards” Poster

80 Stage Tricks
96 T. Nelson Downs "King of Koins” Poster

97 Historical Books
108 Robert-Houdin Fantastiques Poster
109 Miscellaneous
115 Magic Books and Posters
117 Magic Supply Houses and Publishers of Magic Books


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