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− | + | {{hatnote| 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<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. | |
− | + | 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]]. | |
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− | [[ | + | === 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: ''[[Neale's The Magic Mirror|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}} | ||
+ | * [http://www.hermeticpress.com Hermetic Press] | ||
+ | * [http://hermeticforum.com/index.php 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]]. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Publishers]] |
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.