Jinx Five-Foot Shelf Of Magic

The Jinx Five-Foot Shelf Of Magic is Ted Annemann's list of books on the art of magic and allied subjects which he printed in his magazine Jinx No. 8.

He tried to cover every phase and known principle necessary to a modern performer. These were textbooks that he thought an absolute stranger to magic should buy:

• Stanyon's Magic (periodical)
• Tarbell, Tarbell Course of Magic
• Stanyon, The Stanyon Serials (1-21)
• Downs, The Art of Magic
• Hilliard, Greater Magic (Sequel to above now being published)
• Sachs, Sleight of Hand
• Maskelyne and Devant, Our Magic
• Hoffmann, Modern Magic
• Hatton and Plate, Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done
• Clarke, Annals of Conjuring (Magic Wand Nos.121-140)
• Houdin, The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic
• Thurston, 200 Tricks You Can Do
• Thurston, 200 More Tricks You Can Do
• Erdnase, The Expert at the Card Table
• Annemann, 202 Methods of Forcing
• Johnson, The Open Book
• Lloyd, Thimble Manipulation
• Deveen, Expert Cigarette Manipulation
• Hull, Billiard Ball Manipulation (2 parts)
• Lippy Chemical Magic
• Houdini, Paper Magic
• Hull, 33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases
• Gibson, Houdini'a Escapes
• Hurst, The Georgia Wonder
• Houdini, Miracle Mongers
• de Laurence, Medical Hypnosis and Magnetic Hypnotism
• de Laurence, The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts
• Prince, The Whole Art of Ventriloquism
• Roth, Roth Memory Course
• Carrington, The Physioal Phenomena of Spiritualism
• Abbott, Behind the Scenes with the Mediums
• Alexander, The Life and Mysteries of Dr.'Q'
• Hull, How To Answer Questions
• Dusenbery, Making Magic Pay
• Glen, The Road To Fame
• Funk and Wagnall's, The Practical Standard Dictionary
• Globe Book Company, Elementary Grammar