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[[Yellow Perils]] is the term coin by [[Patrick Playfair]] used to describe the bright yellow pictorial covered books produced by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. from London in the early 1900s. Most of them were books on magic and other allied arts. Although Pearson had no real interest in magic, just selling books. The covers of most were bright and clean, the spines however were  more often than not ragged, crumbling or just plain missing.  
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[[Yellow Perils]] is the term coin by [[Patrick Playfair]] used to describe the bright yellow pictorial covered books produced by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. from London in the early 1900s. Most of them were books on magic and other allied arts. Although Pearson had no real interest in magic, just selling books. The covers of most were bright and clean, the spines however were  more often than not ragged, crumbling or just plain missing. [[Image:YellowPerils.jpg|right]]
  
 
These books were originally very inexpensive at only one shilling or two shillings a peice. There was debate among magicians at the time if these books offered for sale primarily to the public were considered exposure. Professional magicians starting referring to them as "the yellow perils"  because their secrets were being made available so cheaply.  
 
These books were originally very inexpensive at only one shilling or two shillings a peice. There was debate among magicians at the time if these books offered for sale primarily to the public were considered exposure. Professional magicians starting referring to them as "the yellow perils"  because their secrets were being made available so cheaply.  
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These books now are highly sought after by some collectors.
 
These books now are highly sought after by some collectors.
 
== Titles ==
 
== Titles ==
* The Drawing Room Entertainer by [[Cecil H. Bullivant]] (1903)
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* [[The Drawing Room Entertainer]] by [[Cecil H. Bullivant]] (1903)
* Magic Made Easy by [[David Devant]] (1903)
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* [[Magic Made Easy]] by [[David Devant]] (1903)
* After Dinner Sleights & Pocket Tricks by [[C. Lang Neil]] (1904)
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* [[After-Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks]] by [[C. Lang Neil]] (1904)
* Modern Card Manipulations by  [[C. Lang Neil]] (1904)
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* [[Modern Card Manipulation]] by  [[C. Lang Neil]] (1904)
* Tricks for Everyone by David Devant (1910)
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* [[Tricks for Everyone]] by David Devant (1910)
* Simple Conjuring Tricks by [[Will Goldston]] (1913(
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* [[Simple Conjuring Tricks]] by [[Will Goldston]] (1913)
* Conjuring with Coins by [[T. Nelson Downs]] (1916)
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* [[Conjuring with Coins]] by [[T. Nelson Downs]] (1916)
* Handkerchief Magic by [[Will Blyth]] (1922)
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* [[Blyth's Paper Magic|Paper Magic]] by Will Blyth (1920)
* Original Magic for All by [[Bert Douglas]] (1927)
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* [[Handkerchief Magic]] by [[Will Blyth]] (1922)
* Broadcast Conjuring Tricks by  [[Cyril Shields]]  (1930)
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* [[Water Wizardry]] by Arthur Ainslie (1922)
* Best Tricks and How to Do Them  by David Devant (although in Red, not Yellow)
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* [[Money Magic]] by Will Blyth (1926)
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* [[Original Magic for All]] by [[Bert Douglas]] (1927)
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* [[Broadcast Conjuring Tricks]] by  [[Cyril Shields]]  (1930)
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* [[The Best Tricks and How to Do Them]] by David Devant (1931) (although in Red, not Yellow)
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 15:14, 6 March 2013

Yellow Perils is the term coin by Patrick Playfair used to describe the bright yellow pictorial covered books produced by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. from London in the early 1900s. Most of them were books on magic and other allied arts. Although Pearson had no real interest in magic, just selling books. The covers of most were bright and clean, the spines however were more often than not ragged, crumbling or just plain missing.
YellowPerils.jpg

These books were originally very inexpensive at only one shilling or two shillings a peice. There was debate among magicians at the time if these books offered for sale primarily to the public were considered exposure. Professional magicians starting referring to them as "the yellow perils" because their secrets were being made available so cheaply.

These books now are highly sought after by some collectors.

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