Victor Farelli

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)
• Triple Card Miracle
• Can You Tell Fortunes? (1949)
• Where Houdini Was Wrong (1950) Translation of Les Erreurs de 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