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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.   
  
Among those publications are the works of [[Alex Elmsley]], [[Milt Kort]], [[Max Maven]], [[Tommy Wonder]], [[Juan Tamariz]] and several other important innovators. They also publish [[Roberto Giobbi]]'s best-selling ''[[Card College]]'' series.
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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.
  
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; and the autobiography of [[Milo & Roger]].
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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; and the autobiography of [[Milo & Roger]].
  
 
=== Publications ===
 
=== Publications ===
* 1987: ''[[Manual of Restaurant Magic]]'' ([[Kirk Charles]])
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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]])

Revision as of 10:13, 4 March 2015

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 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

References

  1. Genii 1989 May, page 750