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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]] - [[Henry R. Evans]] | + | * ''[[The Old and the New Magic]]'' - [[Henry R. Evans]] |
| − | * [[Our Magic]] - [[Jasper Maskelyne]] and [[David 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]] - [[Professor Hoffmann]] | + | * ''[[Modern Magic]]'' - [[Professor Hoffmann]] |
| − | * [[Sleight of Hand]] - [[Edwin Sachs]] | + | * ''[[Sleight of Hand]]'' - [[Edwin Sachs]] |
| − | * [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] - [[Henry Hatton]] & [[Adrian Plate]] | + | * ''[[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]]'' - [[Henry Hatton]] & [[Adrian Plate]] |
| − | * [[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & 2]] - [[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]] - [[P. T. 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]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] | + | * ''[[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]]'' - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] |
Books published after 1920: | Books published after 1920: | ||
| − | * [[Quicker than the Eye]] - John Mulholland | + | * ''[[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]] |
| − | * [[The 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]] |
| − | * [[The World's Cut and Restored Rope Tricks]] - Burling Hull | + | * ''[[The World's Cut and Restored Rope Tricks]]'' - [[Burling Hull]] |
| − | * [[Manipulative Series]] - Laurie Ireland | + | * ''[[Manipulative Series]]'' - [[Laurie Ireland]] |
| − | * [[Card Manipulations No. 1]] - [[Card Manipulations No. 5]] | + | * ''[[Card Manipulations No. 1]]'' - ''[[Card Manipulations No. 5]]'' - [[Jean Hugard]] |
| − | * [[The 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 | + | * ''[[Popular Card Tricks]]'' - [[Walter Gibson]] |
| − | * [[Advanced Lessons in Cups and Balls]] - Eddie Joseph | + | * ''[[Advanced Lessons in Cups and Balls]]'' - [[Eddie Joseph]] |
| − | * [[Mathemagic]] - Royal Heath | + | * ''[[Mathemagic]]'' - [[Royal Heath]] |
| − | * [[Thimble Magic]] - Jean Hugard | + | * ''[[Thimble Magic]]'' - [[Jean Hugard]] |
| − | * [[202 Methods of Forcing]] - Ted Annemann | + | * ''[[202 Methods of Forcing]]'' - [[Ted Annemann]] |
| − | * [[Magic of the Hands]] - Edward Victor | + | * ''[[Magic of the Hands]]'' - [[Edward Victor]] |
[[Category:Classic Books]] | [[Category:Classic Books]] | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 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.
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 - Professor 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
