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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: | 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) | *"[[Stanyon's Magic]]" (periodical) | ||
*[[Harlan Tarbell]], [[Tarbell Course of Magic]] | *[[Harlan Tarbell]], "[[Tarbell Course of Magic]]" | ||
*[[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) | *[[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]]" | ||
*[[Prof. Hoffmann]], [[Modern Magic]] | *[[Prof. Hoffmann]], "[[Modern Magic]]" | ||
*[[Henry Hatton]] and [[Adrian Plate]], [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] | *[[Henry Hatton]] and [[Adrian Plate]], "[[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]]" | ||
*[[Sidney Clarke]], [[Annals of Conjuring]] (Magic Wand Nos.121-140) | *[[Sidney Clarke]], "[[Annals of Conjuring]]" ([[Magic Wand]] Nos.121-140) | ||
*[[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]]" | ||
*Howard 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]]" | ||
*[[John Hugh Johnson]], [[The Open Book]] | *[[John Hugh Johnson]], "[[The Open Book]]" | ||
*[[Loyd]], [[Loyd's Master Manipulation of Thimbles]] | *[[Loyd]], "[[Loyd's Master Manipulation of Thimbles]]" | ||
*[[David Deveen]], [[Expert Cigarette Magic]] | *[[David Deveen]], "[[Expert Cigarette Magic]]" | ||
*[[Burling Hull]], [[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation]] | *[[Burling Hull]], "[[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation]]" | ||
*Burling Hull, [[Master Sleights with Billiard Balls]] | *Burling Hull, "[[Master Sleights with Billiard Balls]]" | ||
*[[John Lippy]], [[Chemical Magic]] | *[[John Lippy]], "[[Chemical Magic]]" | ||
*[[Harry Houdini]], [[Paper Magic]] | *[[Harry Houdini]], "[[Paper Magic]]" | ||
*Burling 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]], [[Lulu Hurst,The Georgia Wonder, Writes her Autobiography]] | *[[Lulu Hurst]], "[[Lulu Hurst,The Georgia Wonder, Writes her Autobiography]]" | ||
*Houdini, [[Miracle Mongers and their Methods]] | *Houdini, "[[Miracle Mongers and their Methods]]" | ||
*W. de Laurence, [[Medical Hypnosis and Magnetic Hypnotism]] | *W. de Laurence, "[[Medical Hypnosis and Magnetic Hypnotism]]" | ||
*Arthur Edward Waite, [[The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts]] | *Arthur Edward Waite, "[[The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts]]" | ||
*[[Arthur Prince]], [[The Whole Art of Ventriloquism]] | *[[Arthur Prince]], "[[The Whole Art of Ventriloquism]]" | ||
*[[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]]" | ||
*[[David Abbott]], [[Behind the Scenes with the Mediums]] | *[[David Abbott]], "[[Behind the Scenes with the Mediums]]" | ||
*[[Claude Alexander Conlin]], [[The Life and Mysteries of The Celebrated Dr. Q.]] | *[[Claude Alexander Conlin]], "[[The Life and Mysteries of The Celebrated Dr. Q.]]" | ||
*Burling Hull, [[How to Answer Questions for Crystal Gazing and Mind Reading Acts]] | *Burling Hull, "[[How to Answer Questions for Crystal Gazing and Mind Reading Acts]]" | ||
*[[Syril Dusenberry]], [[Making Magic Pay]] | *[[Syril Dusenberry]], "[[Making Magic Pay]]" | ||
*Laurance Glen, [[The Magician's Road To Fame]] | *Laurance Glen, "[[The Magician's Road To Fame]]" | ||
*Funk and Wagnall's, The Practical Standard Dictionary | *Funk and Wagnall's, "The Practical Standard Dictionary" | ||
*Globe Book Company, Elementary Grammar | *Globe Book Company, "Elementary Grammar" | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 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"
- John Hugh Johnson, "The Open Book"
- Loyd, "Loyd's Master Manipulation of Thimbles"
- David Deveen, "Expert Cigarette Magic"
- Burling Hull, "Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation"
- Burling Hull, "Master Sleights with Billiard Balls"
- John Lippy, "Chemical Magic"
- Harry Houdini, "Paper Magic"
- Burling Hull, "33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases"
- Walter Gibson, "Houdini's Escapes"
- Lulu Hurst, "Lulu Hurst,The Georgia Wonder, Writes her Autobiography"
- 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"
- Claude Alexander Conlin, "The Life and Mysteries of The Celebrated Dr. Q."
- Burling Hull, "How to Answer Questions for Crystal Gazing and Mind Reading Acts"
- Syril Dusenberry, "Making Magic Pay"
- Laurance Glen, "The Magician's Road To Fame"
- Funk and Wagnall's, "The Practical Standard Dictionary"
- Globe Book Company, "Elementary Grammar"