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| − | '''[[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. | + | '''[[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. Lorraine was asked "for a list of what I consider the best twenty books published prior to 1920, and a list of twenty such books published since that date. The works to cover magic generally as to history, manipulation, etc." |
| − | Books published prior to 1920 | + | ==Books published prior to 1920== |
| − | + | # ''[[The Old and the New Magic]]'' - [[Henry R. Evans]] (1906) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Our Magic]]'' - [[Jasper Maskelyne]] and [[David Devant]] (1911) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Art of Magic]]'' - [[T. Nelson Downs]] & [[Hilliard]] (1909) | |
| − | + | # ''[[The Expert at the Card Table]]'' - [[Erdnase]] (1902) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Modern Magic]]'' - [[Professor Hoffmann]] (1876) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Sleight of Hand]]'' - [[Edwin Sachs]] (1877) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]]'' - [[Henry Hatton]] & [[Adrian Plate]] (1910) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & 2]]'' - [[Burling Hull]] (1910) | |
| − | + | # ''[[The Modern Conjurer]]'' - [[C. Lang Neil]] (1902) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Original Magical Creations]]'' - [[Stanley Collins]] (1915) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Original Mysteries for Magicians]]'' - [[Brunel White]] (1918) | |
| − | + | # ''[[The Magical Entertainer]]'' - [[P. T. Selbit]] (1906) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Problems in Mystery]]'' - [[Max Sterling]] (1909) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Magical Originalities]]'' - [[Ernest E. Noakes]] (1914) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Modern Coin Manipulation]]'' - [[T. Nelson Downs]] (1900) | |
| − | + | # ''[[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]]'' - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] (1878) | |
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| − | + | Lorraine added, "Not quite twenty but that's all I can think of. There are such books as [[David Abbott|Abbott]]'s ''[[Behind the Scenes With the Mediums]]'' and the complete file of ''[[Stanyon's Magic]]'' but I am listing strictly magical works and not including magazines." | |
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| + | ==Books published after 1920== | ||
| + | Lorraine started, "No magazines; mental, spiritualistic or ventirloquial books included ... not because I don't value these, but you asked for strictly magical books ... For that reason, I won't include the ''[[Annals of Conjuring]]'' which appeared in the ''[[Magic Wand Quarterly]]'' and should be in book form." | ||
| + | # ''[[Quicker than the Eye]]'' - [[John Mulholland]] (1932) | ||
| + | # ''[[The Story of Magic]]'' - John Mulholland (1935) | ||
| + | # ''[[Magical Masterpieces]]'' - [[Louis Nikola]] (1934) | ||
| + | # ''[[The Nikola Card System]]'' - Louis Nikola (1927) | ||
| + | # ''[[Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks]]'' - [[Keith Clark]] (1937) | ||
| + | # ''[[Greater Magic]]'' - [[John Northern Hilliard]] (1938) | ||
| + | # ''[[The World's Cut and Restored Rope Tricks]]'' - [[Burling Hull]] (1927) | ||
| + | # ''[[Manipulative Series]]'' - [[Laurie Ireland]] (1937) | ||
| + | # ''[[Card Manipulations No. 1]]'' - ''[[Card Manipulations No. 5]]'' - [[Jean Hugard]] (1933-36) | ||
| + | # ''[[The Three Shell Game]]'' - [[Tom Osborne]] (1938) | ||
| + | # ''[[Al Baker's Book]]'' - [[Al Baker]] (1933) | ||
| + | # ''[[Magic and Stagecraft]]'' - [[Guy Jarrett]] (1936) | ||
| + | # ''[[And a Pack of Cards]]'' - [[Jack Merlin]] (1927) | ||
| + | # ''[[Popular Card Tricks]]'' - [[Walter Gibson]] (1928) | ||
| + | # ''[[Advanced Lessons in Cups and Balls]]'' - [[Eddie Joseph]] (1938) | ||
| + | # ''[[Mathemagic]]'' - [[Royal Heath]] (1933) | ||
| + | # ''[[Thimble Magic]]'' - [[Jean Hugard]] (1936) | ||
| + | # ''[[202 Methods of Forcing]]'' - [[Ted Annemann]] (1932) | ||
| + | # ''[[Magic of the Hands]]'' - [[Edward Victor]] (1937) | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | Lorraine added, "For the twentieth book, I would pick any [[Charles Waller|Waller]] publication or any one of the excellent [[Percy Naldrett|Naldrett]] series. The ''[[Tarbell Course]]'' should be included in your collection, but I don't consider this a book ... it is practically a library in itself. There are, I'll admit, many excellent books left out of this list, but as you've limited me to twenty, my own peculiar magical taste is thus represented." |
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 4 June 2016
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. Lorraine was asked "for a list of what I consider the best twenty books published prior to 1920, and a list of twenty such books published since that date. The works to cover magic generally as to history, manipulation, etc."
Books published prior to 1920
- The Old and the New Magic - Henry R. Evans (1906)
- Our Magic - Jasper Maskelyne and David Devant (1911)
- Art of Magic - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard (1909)
- The Expert at the Card Table - Erdnase (1902)
- Modern Magic - Professor Hoffmann (1876)
- Sleight of Hand - Edwin Sachs (1877)
- Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done - Henry Hatton & Adrian Plate (1910)
- Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & 2 - Burling Hull (1910)
- The Modern Conjurer - C. Lang Neil (1902)
- Original Magical Creations - Stanley Collins (1915)
- Original Mysteries for Magicians - Brunel White (1918)
- The Magical Entertainer - P. T. Selbit (1906)
- Problems in Mystery - Max Sterling (1909)
- Magical Originalities - Ernest E. Noakes (1914)
- Modern Coin Manipulation - T. Nelson Downs (1900)
- Secrets of Conjuring and Magic - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1878)
Lorraine added, "Not quite twenty but that's all I can think of. There are such books as Abbott's Behind the Scenes With the Mediums and the complete file of Stanyon's Magic but I am listing strictly magical works and not including magazines."
Books published after 1920
Lorraine started, "No magazines; mental, spiritualistic or ventirloquial books included ... not because I don't value these, but you asked for strictly magical books ... For that reason, I won't include the Annals of Conjuring which appeared in the Magic Wand Quarterly and should be in book form."
- Quicker than the Eye - John Mulholland (1932)
- The Story of Magic - John Mulholland (1935)
- Magical Masterpieces - Louis Nikola (1934)
- The Nikola Card System - Louis Nikola (1927)
- Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks - Keith Clark (1937)
- Greater Magic - John Northern Hilliard (1938)
- The World's Cut and Restored Rope Tricks - Burling Hull (1927)
- Manipulative Series - Laurie Ireland (1937)
- Card Manipulations No. 1 - Card Manipulations No. 5 - Jean Hugard (1933-36)
- The Three Shell Game - Tom Osborne (1938)
- Al Baker's Book - Al Baker (1933)
- Magic and Stagecraft - Guy Jarrett (1936)
- And a Pack of Cards - Jack Merlin (1927)
- Popular Card Tricks - Walter Gibson (1928)
- Advanced Lessons in Cups and Balls - Eddie Joseph (1938)
- Mathemagic - Royal Heath (1933)
- Thimble Magic - Jean Hugard (1936)
- 202 Methods of Forcing - Ted Annemann (1932)
- Magic of the Hands - Edward Victor (1937)
Lorraine added, "For the twentieth book, I would pick any Waller publication or any one of the excellent Naldrett series. The Tarbell Course should be included in your collection, but I don't consider this a book ... it is practically a library in itself. There are, I'll admit, many excellent books left out of this list, but as you've limited me to twenty, my own peculiar magical taste is thus represented."
