Townsend, Charles Barry: Merlin's
Catalog of Magic ©1981 Hammond, Inc., NJ Softcover, perfect-bound, 8.5x11", 118 pages ISBN 0-8437-2099-9 |
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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