Difference between revisions of "Albo's top thirty-nine books"

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Albo's top thirty-nine books published by Dr. Robert Albo in his Volume 3 of "More Classic Magic with Apparatus" (1977) was done by survey:

• "Modern Magic" (1876) "More Magic"(1890),"Later Magic"(1904) By Prof. Hoffmann
• "Sleight Of Hand"(1877) By Edwin T. Sachs
• "The Secrets Of Conjuring And Magic"(1878) By Robert-Houdin
• "Moderne Salon-Magie (Modern Salon Magic)"(1891) By Carl Willmann
• "Magic, Stage Illusions And Scientific Diversions"(1897) By Albert Hopkins
• "The Expert At The Card Table"(1902) By S.W. Erdnase
• "The Modern Conjurer"(1902) By C. Lang Neil
• " Demonstrations Mysterieuses (Mysterious Demonstrations)"(1905) By F.W. Conradi
• "The Old And The New Magic"(1906) By Henry Ridgely Evans
• "The Unmasking Of Robert-Houdin"(1908) By Harry Houdini
• "The Art Of Magic"(1909) By T. Nelson Downs
• "Magicians Tricks: How They Are Done"(1910) By Henry Hatton & Adrian Plate
• "Our Magic"(1911) By Nevil Maskelyne & David Devant
• "Exclusive Magical Secrets"(1912), "More Exclusive Magical Secrets"(1921),
• "Further Exclusive Magical Secrets"(1927) and "Great Magicians' Tricks"(1951) by Will Goldston
• "Magic Without Apparatus" By Camille Gaultier
• "The Life And Mysteries Of The Celebrated Dr. Q"(1921) By Alexander
• "The Annals Of Conjunng" By Sidney W. Clarke
• "Illustrated Magic"(1931) By Ottokar Fischer
• "J.N. Hofzinser's Card Conjuring"(1931) By Ottokar Fischer
• "Greater Magic"(1938) By John Northern Hilliard
• "Expert Card Technique"(1940) By Jean Hugard & Frederick Braue
• "The Tarbell Course In Magic (1941-1972} By Harlan Tarbell
• "Magic By Misdirection"(1945) By Dariel Fitzkee
• "Magic With Small Apparatus"(1947) By Dhotel
• "The Encyclopedia Of Silk Magic" (1948,1953,1962} By Harold Rice
• "Modern Coin Magic"(1952) By J.B. Bobo
• "The John Booth Classics" (1953) By John Booth
• "Houdini on Magic"(1954) By Walter B. Gibson & Morris N. Young
• "The Dai Vernon Book Of Magic"(1957) By Lewis Ganson
• "Stars Of Magic"(1961) By Louis Tannen
• "Close-Up Card Magic"(1961) By Harry Lorayne
• "Thirteen Steps To Mentalism"(1964) By Corinda
• "Encyclopedia Of Dove Magic"(1968,1972,1973) By Ian Adair
• "The Magic Of Robert Harbin"(1970) By Robert Harbin
• "The Illustrated History Of Magic"(1973) By Milbourne Christopher
• "The Oriental Magic Of The Bambergs"(1973) By Albo, Lewis, Bamberg
• "Classic Magic With Apparatus"(1975) By Albo, Page, Burger
• "The Success Books" (4 volumes - 1973) By Frances Marshall
• "The Best Of Slydini And More"(1976) By Karl Fulves