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Books published prior to 1920 (not including magazines): | Books published prior to 1920 (not including magazines): | ||
| − | * [[The Old and the New Magic]] - Evans | + | * [[The Old and the New Magic]] - Henry R. Evans |
| − | * [[Our Magic]] - Maskelyne and Devant | + | * [[Our Magic]] - Jasper Maskelyne and David Devant |
* [[Art of Magic]] - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard | * [[Art of Magic]] - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard | ||
* [[The Expert at the Card Table]] - Erdnase | * [[The Expert at the Card Table]] - Erdnase | ||
| − | * [[Modern Magic]] - | + | * [[Modern Magic]] - Pr. Hoffmann |
| − | * [[Sleight of Hand]] - Sachs | + | * [[Sleight of Hand]] - Edwin Sachs |
| − | * [[Magicians Tricks, How They | + | * [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] - Henry Hatton & Adrian Plate |
| − | * [[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation]] - Burling Hull | + | * [[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & 2]] - Burling Hull |
* [[The Modern Conjurer]] - C. Lang Neil | * [[The Modern Conjurer]] - C. Lang Neil | ||
* [[Original Magical Creations]] - Stanley Collins | * [[Original Magical Creations]] - Stanley Collins | ||
* [[Original Mysteries for Magicians]] - Brunel White | * [[Original Mysteries for Magicians]] - Brunel White | ||
| − | * [[The Magical Entertainer]] - Selbit | + | * [[The Magical Entertainer]] - P. T. Selbit |
* [[Problems in Mystery]] - Max Sterling | * [[Problems in Mystery]] - Max Sterling | ||
* [[Magical Originalities]] - Ernest E. Noakes | * [[Magical Originalities]] - Ernest E. Noakes | ||
* [[Modern Coin Manipulation]] - T. Nelson Downs | * [[Modern Coin Manipulation]] - T. Nelson Downs | ||
| − | * [[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] - Robert Houdin | + | * [[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin |
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Books published after 1920: | Books published after 1920: | ||
| − | * [[Quicker | + | * [[Quicker than the Eye]] - John Mulholland |
* [[The Story of Magic]] - John Mulholland | * [[The Story of Magic]] - John Mulholland | ||
* [[Magical Masterpieces]] - Louis Nikola | * [[Magical Masterpieces]] - Louis Nikola | ||
| − | * [[Nikola Card System]] - Louis Nikola | + | * [[The Nikola Card System]] - Louis Nikola |
* [[Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks]] - Keith Clark | * [[Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks]] - Keith Clark | ||
* [[Greater Magic]] - John Northern Hilliard | * [[Greater Magic]] - John Northern Hilliard | ||
| − | * [[Cut and Restored Rope Tricks]] - Burling Hull | + | * [[The World's Cut and Restored Rope Tricks]] - Burling Hull |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Manipulative Series]] - Laurie Ireland |
* [[Card Manipulations No. 1]] - [[Card Manipulations No. 5]] - Jean Hugard | * [[Card Manipulations No. 1]] - [[Card Manipulations No. 5]] - Jean Hugard | ||
| − | * [[Three Shell Game]] - Tom Osborne | + | * [[The Three Shell Game]] - Tom Osborne |
* [[Al Baker's Book]] - Al Baker | * [[Al Baker's Book]] - Al Baker | ||
* [[Magic and Stagecraft]] - Guy Jarrett | * [[Magic and Stagecraft]] - Guy Jarrett | ||
* [[And a Pack of Cards]] - Jack Merlin | * [[And a Pack of Cards]] - Jack Merlin | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Popular Card Tricks]] - Walter Gibson |
| − | * [[Advanced Lessons | + | * [[Advanced Lessons in Cups and Balls]] - Eddie Joseph |
* [[Mathemagic]] - Royal Heath | * [[Mathemagic]] - Royal Heath | ||
| − | * [[Thimble | + | * [[Thimble Magic]] - Jean Hugard |
| − | * [[202 Methods of Forcing]] - Annemann | + | * [[202 Methods of Forcing]] - Ted Annemann |
* [[Magic of the Hands]] - Edward Victor | * [[Magic of the Hands]] - Edward Victor | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Classic Books]] |
Revision as of 18:59, 8 July 2013
Sid Lorraine's list of best books was published in his column "Sid Lorraine's Chatter" in Tops for June 1939 in response to a question posed to him in a letter.
Books published prior to 1920 (not including magazines):
- The Old and the New Magic - Henry R. Evans
- Our Magic - Jasper Maskelyne and David Devant
- Art of Magic - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard
- The Expert at the Card Table - Erdnase
- Modern Magic - Pr. Hoffmann
- Sleight of Hand - Edwin Sachs
- Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done - Henry Hatton & Adrian Plate
- Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & 2 - Burling Hull
- The Modern Conjurer - C. Lang Neil
- Original Magical Creations - Stanley Collins
- Original Mysteries for Magicians - Brunel White
- The Magical Entertainer - P. T. Selbit
- Problems in Mystery - Max Sterling
- Magical Originalities - Ernest E. Noakes
- Modern Coin Manipulation - T. Nelson Downs
- Secrets of Conjuring and Magic - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Books published after 1920:
- Quicker than the Eye - John Mulholland
- The Story of Magic - John Mulholland
- Magical Masterpieces - Louis Nikola
- The Nikola Card System - Louis Nikola
- Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks - Keith Clark
- Greater Magic - John Northern Hilliard
- The World's Cut and Restored Rope Tricks - Burling Hull
- Manipulative Series - Laurie Ireland
- Card Manipulations No. 1 - Card Manipulations No. 5 - Jean Hugard
- The Three Shell Game - Tom Osborne
- Al Baker's Book - Al Baker
- Magic and Stagecraft - Guy Jarrett
- And a Pack of Cards - Jack Merlin
- Popular Card Tricks - Walter Gibson
- Advanced Lessons in Cups and Balls - Eddie Joseph
- Mathemagic - Royal Heath
- Thimble Magic - Jean Hugard
- 202 Methods of Forcing - Ted Annemann
- Magic of the Hands - Edward Victor
