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*John Ramsay’s Triple Restoration (1949) | *John Ramsay’s Triple Restoration (1949) | ||
*John Ramsay’s Four Little Beans (1952) | *John Ramsay’s Four Little Beans (1952) | ||
*Can You Tell Fortunes? (1949) | *Can You Tell Fortunes? (1949) | ||
*Where Houdini Was Wrong (1950) Translation of Les "Erreurs" de Harry Houdini de [[Maurice Sardina]] (1947) | *Where Houdini Was Wrong (1950) Translation of Les "Erreurs" de Harry Houdini de [[Maurice Sardina]] (1947) | ||
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*Victor Farelli Notes on "202 Methods of Forcing by Ted Annemann" | *Victor Farelli Notes on "202 Methods of Forcing by Ted Annemann" | ||
*[[Victor Farelli: A Magical Memoir]] by [[Paul Gordon]] (2006) ISBN 0955058740 | *[[Victor Farelli: A Magical Memoir]] by [[Paul Gordon]] (2006) ISBN 0955058740 | ||
*Triple Card Miracle ??? | |||
[[Category:Biographies|Farelli]] | [[Category:Biographies|Farelli]] | ||
Revision as of 10:31, 1 January 2009
Victor Farelli (December 22, 1888 - May 12, 1955) was born in Dublin, Ireland and performed under the name of Victor Michael Farrelly. He was a student of David Devant and became an expert card & and close-up magician.
Because of a peculiar superstition he would not allow a photograph of himself to be published in any of his books other then his hands for illustrating the text.
He was proficient speaking and writing in many languages include English, French, German and Spanish.
He has been give credit by some for inventing the close-up case.
Books
- The Mystic Seven (1929)
- The Master Speller (1930)
- The Odin Rings (1931) Translation of Les Anneaux chinois de Claudius Odin (1928)
- Controlled Coincidence (1931)
- Farelli’s Triple Reverse
- Farelli’s Card Magic, Part 1 & 2 (1933)
- Lend Me Your Pack (1936)
- Convincing Coin Magic (1946)
- Thanks To Leipzig (1948)
- John Ramsay’s Cups And Balls (1948)
- John Ramsay’s Cylinder and Coins (1948)
- John Ramsay’s Triple Restoration (1949)
- John Ramsay’s Four Little Beans (1952)
- Can You Tell Fortunes? (1949)
- Where Houdini Was Wrong (1950) Translation of Les "Erreurs" de Harry Houdini de Maurice Sardina (1947)
- Nate Leipzig’s Card Stab (1952)
- Magical Bibliographies; A Guide (1953)
- Victor Farelli Notes on "202 Methods of Forcing by Ted Annemann"
- Victor Farelli: A Magical Memoir by Paul Gordon (2006) ISBN 0955058740
- Triple Card Miracle ???