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*[[Ellis Stanyon]], [[The Stanyon Serials]] (1-21) | *[[Ellis Stanyon]], [[The Stanyon Serials]] (1-21) | ||
*[[T. Nelson Downs]], [[The Art of Magic]] | *[[T. Nelson Downs]], [[The Art of Magic]] | ||
*[[ | *[[John Northern Hilliard]], [[Greater Magic]] (Sequel to above now being published) | ||
*[[Edwin Sachs]], [[Sleight of Hand]] | *[[Edwin Sachs]], [[Sleight of Hand]] | ||
*[[Jasper Maskelyne]] and [[David Devant]], [[Our Magic]] | *[[Jasper Maskelyne]] and [[David Devant]], [[Our Magic]] | ||
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*[[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], [[The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] | *[[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], [[The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] | ||
*[[Howard Thurston]], [[200 Tricks You Can Do]] | *[[Howard Thurston]], [[200 Tricks You Can Do]] | ||
*Thurston, [[200 More Tricks You Can Do]] | *Howard Thurston, [[200 More Tricks You Can Do]] | ||
*[[S.W. Erdnase]], [[The Expert at the Card Table]] | *[[S.W. Erdnase]], [[The Expert at the Card Table]] | ||
*[[Ted Annemann]], [[202 Methods of Forcing]] | *[[Ted Annemann]], [[202 Methods of Forcing]] | ||
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*[[John Lippy]] [[Chemical Magic]] | *[[John Lippy]] [[Chemical Magic]] | ||
*[[Harry Houdini]], [[Paper Magic]] | *[[Harry Houdini]], [[Paper Magic]] | ||
*Hull, [[33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases]] | *Burling Hull, [[33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases]] | ||
*[[Walter Gibson]], [[Houdini's Escapes]] | *[[Walter Gibson]], [[Houdini's Escapes]] | ||
*Lulu Hurst, [[The Georgia Wonder]] | *Lulu Hurst, [[The Georgia Wonder]] | ||
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*[[David M. Roth]], [[Roth Memory Course]] | *[[David M. Roth]], [[Roth Memory Course]] | ||
*[[Hereward Carrington]], [[The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism]] | *[[Hereward Carrington]], [[The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism]] | ||
*Abbott, [[Behind the Scenes with the Mediums]] | *[[David Abbott]], [[Behind the Scenes with the Mediums]] | ||
*Alexander, [[The Life and Mysteries of the Celebrated Dr. | *Alexander, [[The Life and Mysteries of the Celebrated Dr. Q]] | ||
*Hull, [[How To Answer Questions]] | *Hull, [[How To Answer Questions]] | ||
*[[Syril Dusenberry]], [[Making Magic Pay]] | *[[Syril Dusenberry]], [[Making Magic Pay]] | ||
Revision as of 02:36, 29 March 2011
The Jinx Five-Foot Shelf Of Magic is Ted Annemann's list of books on the art of magic and allied subjects which he printed in his magazine Jinx No. 8 (May 1935).
He tried to cover every phase and known principle necessary to a modern performer. These were textbooks that he thought an absolute stranger to magic should buy:
- Stanyon's Magic (periodical)
- Harlan Tarbell, Tarbell Course of Magic
- Ellis Stanyon, The Stanyon Serials (1-21)
- T. Nelson Downs, The Art of Magic
- John Northern Hilliard, Greater Magic (Sequel to above now being published)
- Edwin Sachs, Sleight of Hand
- Jasper Maskelyne and David Devant, Our Magic
- Prof. Hoffmann, Modern Magic
- Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate, Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done
- Sidney Clarke, Annals of Conjuring (Magic Wand Nos.121-140)
- Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic
- Howard Thurston, 200 Tricks You Can Do
- Howard Thurston, 200 More Tricks You Can Do
- S.W. Erdnase, The Expert at the Card Table
- Ted Annemann, 202 Methods of Forcing
- J.H. Johnson, The Open Book
- Lloyd, Thimble Manipulation
- David Deveen, Expert Cigarette Manipulation
- Burling Hull, Billiard Ball Manipulation (2 parts)
- John Lippy Chemical Magic
- Harry Houdini, Paper Magic
- Burling Hull, 33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases
- Walter Gibson, Houdini's Escapes
- Lulu Hurst, The Georgia Wonder
- Houdini, Miracle Mongers and their Methods
- W. de Laurence, Medical Hypnosis and Magnetic Hypnotism
- Arthur Edward Waite, The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts
- Arthur Prince, The Whole Art of Ventriloquism
- David M. Roth, Roth Memory Course
- Hereward Carrington, The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism
- David Abbott, Behind the Scenes with the Mediums
- Alexander, The Life and Mysteries of the Celebrated Dr. Q
- Hull, How To Answer Questions
- Syril Dusenberry, Making Magic Pay
- Glen, The Road To Fame
- Funk and Wagnall's, The Practical Standard Dictionary
- Globe Book Company, Elementary Grammar