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'''Hermetic Press''', a publishing company in Seattle founded in [[1989]] by [[Stephen Minch]], specializes in magic technical literature. | '''Hermetic Press''', a publishing company in Seattle founded in [[1989]] by [[Stephen Minch]], specializes in magic technical literature. | ||
Revision as of 10:17, 4 March 2015
- 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.
Publications
- 1987: Manual of Restaurant Magic (Kirk Charles)
- 1989: Standing Up Surrounded (Kirk Charles)
- 1990: Ken Krenzel's Close-Up Impact (Stephen Minch)
- 1990: Focus (Phil Goldstein)
- 1991: Tricks of the Imagination (Robert E. Neale)
- 1991: Thavant (Phil Goldstein)
- 1991: From Witchcraft to Card Tricks: Notes Toward an History of Western Close-up Magic (1584-1897) (Stephen Minch)
- 1992: A Life Among Secrets: The Uncommon Life and Adventures of Eddie Fields (Stephen Minch)
- 1992: Terry LaGerould's Pasteboard Presentations (Wayne Whiting and Terry LaGerould)
- 1992: Modus Operandi: The Card Magic of Jack Carpenter (Stephen Hobbs)
- 1993: By Forces Unseen: The Innovative Card Magic of Ernest Earick (Stephen Minch)
- 1993: Mind, Myth and Magick (T. A. Waters)
- 1994: Thabbatical (Phil Goldstein)
- 1994: Ted Lesley's Paramiracles (Ted Lesley)
- 1995: Card College, Vol. 1 (Roberto Giobbi)
- 1995: Magic and Meaning (Eugene Burger and Robert E. Neale)
- 1996: Card College, Vol. 2 (Roberto Giobbi)
- 1996: The Books of Wonder (2 Volumes) (Stephen Minch and Tommy Wonder)
- 1997: Ken Krenzel's Ingenuities (Stephen Minch)
- 1997: The Six-hour Memorized Deck (Martin Joyal)
- 1998: Brain Food (David Parr)
- 1998: Card College, Vol. 3 (Roberto Giobbi)
- 1998: Clever and Pleasant Inventions: Part One (Jean Prevost)
- 1998: The Complete Guide to Restaurant & Walk-Around Magic (Kirk Charles)
- 1999: Close-Up and Personal (David Regal)
- 1999: KORT: The Magic of Milt Kort (Stephen Minch)
- 1999: Theater of the Mind (Barrie Richardson)
- 1999: Magic in Theory (Peter Lamont and Richard Wiseman)
- 1999: Milo & Roger: A Magical Life (Arthur Brandon)
- 2000: Life, Death & Other Card Tricks (Robert E. Neale)
- 2000: Card College, Vol. 4 (Roberto Giobbi)
- 2000: The James File (Allan Slaight)
- 2001: Concertos for Pasteboard (Oliver Erens and Ariel Frailich, tr.)
- 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: The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic (Donato Colucci)
- 2002: The Magic Mirror (Robert E. Neale and David Parr)
- 2002: Marked For Life (Kirk Charles)
- 2002: The Paper Engine (Aaron Fisher and John Lovick)
- 2002: Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond (Paul Curry)
- 2002: Redivider (Phil Goldstein)
- 2002: Shattering Illusions (Jamy Ian Swiss)
- 2003: Card College, Vol. 5 (Roberto Giobbi)
- 2003: Stewart James in Print: The First 50 Years (P. Howard Lyons)
- 2004: Enchantments (Wesley James)
- 2004: The Georgia Wonder: Lulu Hurst and the Secret that Shook America (Barry H. Wiley)
- 2004: Mnemonica (Juan Tamariz)
- 2005: Act Two (Barrie Richardson)
- 2005: Indescribable Phenomenon: The Life and Mysteries of Anna Eva Fay (Barry H. Wiley)
- 2005: Prism (Max Maven)
- 2005: The Protocols of the Elders of Magic (Max Maven)
- 2006: Card College Light (Roberto Giobbi)
- 2006: Secrets of an Escamoteur (Harry Riser)
- 2006: Tangled Web (Eric Mead)
- 2007: Card Dupery (J. K. Hartman)
- 2007: The Five Points in Magic (Juan Tamariz)
- 2007: Maurice Fogel: In Search of the Sensational (Chris Woodward and Richard Mark)
- 2008: Card College Lighter (Roberto Giobbi)
- 2008: Paths to Enchantment (Malcom Yaffe)
- 2008: This Is Not a Book (Robert E. Neale)
- 2008: Verbal Magic (Juan Tamariz)
- 2009: Ken Krenzel's Relaxed Impossibilities (Stephen Minch)
- 2010: The Book of Forgotten Secrets (Stephen Minch)
- 2010: Card College Lightest (Roberto Giobbi])
- 2010: Secret Agenda (Roberto Giobbi)
- 2010: Vortex (Tom Stone)
- 2011: Curtain Call (Barrie Richardson)
- 2011: Devious Standards (Jamy Ian Swiss)
- 2011: Maelstrom (Tom Stone)
- 2011: More Power to You (David Acer)
- 2012: Thinking the Impossible (Ramon Rioboo)
- 2013: Confidences (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)
- 2013: Non Plus Ultra, Vol. 2: Hofzinser's Card Artistry (J. N. Hofzinser and Magic Christian)
- 2014: The Magic Way (Juan Tamariz)
- 2014: Mayhew: What Women Want (John Lovick)
- 2014: The Vernon Companion (Michael A. Perovich)
References
- ↑ Genii 1989 May, page 750
- Hermetic Press
- Hermetic Press Fan Foum
- For a complete list of articles in MagicPedia related to books published by Hermetic Press see Category:Books published by Hermetic Press.
