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[[Hermetic Press]], a publishing company in Seattle founded in [[1989]] by [[Stephen Minch]], specializes in magic technical literature.
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{{hatnote| Conjuror's Press Inc.  was the publisher of [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]] (1945-1949).}}
  
Among those publications are the works of [[Alex Elmsley]], [[Max Maven]], [[Tommy Wonder]], [[Juan Tamariz]] and several other important innovators.
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'''Hermetic Press''', a publishing company in Seattle founded in [[1989]] by [[Stephen Minch]], specializes in magic technical literature.
  
Also, the company has published important historical books, like a translation of [[Jean Prévost]]'s [[Clever and Pleasant Inventions: Part One]], from 1584. A biography on [[Lulu Hearst]], the "magnetic girl" who became a star in the 1800s. The autobiography of [[Milo & Roger]].
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Starting out as the '''Conjuror's Press''' when publishing Kirk Charles' book Manual of Restaurant Magic<ref>[[Genii 1989 May]], page 750</ref>, future publications included the works of [[Alex Elmsley]], [[Milt Kort]], [[Max Maven]], [[Tommy Wonder]], and [[Juan Tamariz]]. They also publish [[Roberto Giobbi]]'s best-selling ''[[Card College]]'' series.
  
=== Publications ===
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The company has also published important historical books, like a translation of [[Jean Prévost]]'s ''[[Clever and Pleasant Inventions: Part One]]'', from 1584; a biography on [[Lulu Hearst]], the "magnetic girl" who became a star in the 1800s; and the autobiography of [[Milo & Roger]].
* 1987: ''[[Manual of Restaurant Magic]]'' ([[Kirk Charles]])
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In 2016, Hermetic Press merged with [[Penguin Magic]]. Posting on the Hermetic Press Forum, Stephen Minch stated that he "needed someone to take over the ''business''-end of the business, so that I have more time to make the books."<ref>http://hermeticforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1611</ref> Since then, Penguin Magic now publishes books under the Hermetic Press imprint.
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== Publications ==
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* 1987: ''[[Manual of Restaurant Magic]]'' ([[Kirk Charles]])  
 
* 1989: ''[[Standing Up Surrounded]]'' (Kirk Charles)
 
* 1989: ''[[Standing Up Surrounded]]'' (Kirk Charles)
 
* 1990: ''[[Ken Krenzel's Close-Up Impact]]'' ([[Stephen Minch]])
 
* 1990: ''[[Ken Krenzel's Close-Up Impact]]'' ([[Stephen Minch]])
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* 1999: ''[[Milo & Roger: A Magical Life]]'' ([[Arthur Brandon]])
 
* 1999: ''[[Milo & Roger: A Magical Life]]'' ([[Arthur Brandon]])
 
* 2000: ''[[Life, Death & Other Card Tricks]]'' ([[Robert E. Neale]])
 
* 2000: ''[[Life, Death & Other Card Tricks]]'' ([[Robert E. Neale]])
* 2000: ''[[Card College, Vol. 4]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
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* 2000: ''[[Card College, Vol. 4]]'' ([[Roberto Giobbi]])
 
* 2000: ''[[The James File]]'' ([[Allan Slaight]])
 
* 2000: ''[[The James File]]'' ([[Allan Slaight]])
* 2001: ''[[Concertos for Pasteboard]]'' ([[Oliver Erens]] and [[Ariel Fralich]], tr.)
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* 2001: ''[[Concertos for Pasteboard]]'' ([[Oliver Erens]] and [[Ariel Frailich]], tr.)
 
* 2001: ''[[Ibidem]], Vol. 2'' (Nos. 17 to 28) ([[P. Howard Lyons]], ed.)
 
* 2001: ''[[Ibidem]], Vol. 2'' (Nos. 17 to 28) ([[P. Howard Lyons]], ed.)
 
* 2002: ''Ibidem, Vol. 3'' (Nos. 29 to 37) (P. Howard Lyons, ed.)
 
* 2002: ''Ibidem, Vol. 3'' (Nos. 29 to 37) (P. Howard Lyons, ed.)
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* 2002: ''[[Redivider]]'' ([[Phil Goldstein]])
 
* 2002: ''[[Redivider]]'' ([[Phil Goldstein]])
 
* 2002: ''[[Shattering Illusions]]'' ([[Jamy Ian Swiss]])
 
* 2002: ''[[Shattering Illusions]]'' ([[Jamy Ian Swiss]])
* 2003: ''[[Card College, Vol. 5]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
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* 2003: ''[[Card College, Vol. 5]]'' ([[Roberto Giobbi]])
 
* 2003: ''[[Stewart James in Print: The First 50 Years]]'' (P. Howard Lyons)
 
* 2003: ''[[Stewart James in Print: The First 50 Years]]'' (P. Howard Lyons)
 
* 2004: ''[[Enchantments]]'' ([[Wesley James]])
 
* 2004: ''[[Enchantments]]'' ([[Wesley James]])
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* 2005: ''[[Prism]]'' ([[Max Maven]])
 
* 2005: ''[[Prism]]'' ([[Max Maven]])
 
* 2005: ''[[The Protocols of the Elders of Magic]]'' (Max Maven)
 
* 2005: ''[[The Protocols of the Elders of Magic]]'' (Max Maven)
* 2006: ''[[Card College Light]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
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* 2006: ''[[Card College Light]]'' ([[Roberto Giobbi]])
 
* 2006: ''[[Secrets of an Escamoteur]]'' ([[Harry Riser]])
 
* 2006: ''[[Secrets of an Escamoteur]]'' ([[Harry Riser]])
 
* 2006: ''[[Tangled Web]]'' ([[Eric Mead]])
 
* 2006: ''[[Tangled Web]]'' ([[Eric Mead]])
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* 2009: ''[[Ken Krenzel's Relaxed Impossibilities]]'' ([[Stephen Minch]])
 
* 2009: ''[[Ken Krenzel's Relaxed Impossibilities]]'' ([[Stephen Minch]])
 
* 2010: ''[[The Book of Forgotten Secrets]]'' (Stephen Minch)
 
* 2010: ''[[The Book of Forgotten Secrets]]'' (Stephen Minch)
* 2010: ''[[Card College Lightest]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
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* 2010: ''[[Card College Lightest]]'' ([[Roberto Giobbi]]])
 
* 2010: ''[[Secret Agenda]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
 
* 2010: ''[[Secret Agenda]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
 
* 2010: ''[[Vortex]]'' ([[Tom Stone]])
 
* 2010: ''[[Vortex]]'' ([[Tom Stone]])
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* 2013: ''[[Confidences]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
 
* 2013: ''[[Confidences]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
 
* 2013: ''[[The Art of Switching Decks]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
 
* 2013: ''[[The Art of Switching Decks]]'' (Roberto Giobbi)
* 2013: ''Non Plus Ultra, Vol. 1: Magic of the 19th Century ([[J. N. Hofzinser]] and [[Magic Christian]])
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* 2013: ''Non Plus Ultra, Vol. 1: Magic of the 19th Century'' ([[J. N. Hofzinser]] and [[Magic Christian]])
 
* 2013: ''Non Plus Ultra, Vol. 2: Hofzinser's Card Artistry'' (J. N. Hofzinser and Magic Christian)
 
* 2013: ''Non Plus Ultra, Vol. 2: Hofzinser's Card Artistry'' (J. N. Hofzinser and Magic Christian)
 
* 2014: ''[[The Magic Way]]'' ([[Juan Tamariz]])
 
* 2014: ''[[The Magic Way]]'' ([[Juan Tamariz]])
* 2014: ''[[Steve Mayhew|Mayhew]]: What Women Want'' ([[John Lovick]])
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* 2014: ''[[Mayhew: What Women Want]]'' ([[John Lovick]])
* 2014: ''The [[Vernon]] Companion'' ([[Michael A. Perovich]])
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* 2014: ''[[The Vernon Companion]]'' ([[Michael A. Perovich]])
  
== External link ==
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=== Penguin Magic - Hermetic Press Imprint ===
*[http://www.hermeticpress.com Hermetic Press]
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* 2016: ''[[Standup Card Magic]]'' ([[Roberto Giobbi]])
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* 2016: ''[[The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi]]'' ([[Stephen Minch]])
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{{References}}
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* [http://www.hermeticpress.com Hermetic Press]
 
* [http://hermeticforum.com/index.php Hermetic Press Fan Foum]
 
* [http://hermeticforum.com/index.php Hermetic Press Fan Foum]
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* For a complete list of articles in MagicPedia related to books published by Hermetic Press see [[:Category:Books published by Hermetic Press]].
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 11 October 2017

Conjuror's Press Inc. was the publisher of Conjurers' Monthly Magazine (1945-1949).

Hermetic Press, a publishing company in Seattle founded in 1989 by Stephen Minch, specializes in magic technical literature.

Starting out as the Conjuror's Press when publishing Kirk Charles' book Manual of Restaurant Magic[1], future publications included the works of Alex Elmsley, Milt Kort, Max Maven, Tommy Wonder, and Juan Tamariz. They also publish Roberto Giobbi's best-selling Card College series.

The company has also published important historical books, like a translation of Jean Prévost's Clever and Pleasant Inventions: Part One, from 1584; a biography on Lulu Hearst, the "magnetic girl" who became a star in the 1800s; and the autobiography of Milo & Roger.

In 2016, Hermetic Press merged with Penguin Magic. Posting on the Hermetic Press Forum, Stephen Minch stated that he "needed someone to take over the business-end of the business, so that I have more time to make the books."[2] Since then, Penguin Magic now publishes books under the Hermetic Press imprint.

Publications

Penguin Magic - Hermetic Press Imprint

References

  1. Genii 1989 May, page 750
  2. http://hermeticforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1611