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== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
* Stewart James in Print: The First 50 Years (1989), edited by P. Howard Lyons and Allan Slaight,  
 
* Stewart James in Print: The First 50 Years (1989), edited by P. Howard Lyons and Allan Slaight,  
* The James File (Volumes 1 and 2, 2000) by Allan Slaight, contains nearly 1700 pages of Stewart James's magic.
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* The James File, Vol. 1 and 2 (2000) by Allan Slaight, contains nearly 1700 pages of Stewart James's magic.
 
* Compiled and edited the Abbott Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
 
* Compiled and edited the Abbott Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
* Stewart James' Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks.
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* Stewart James' Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks (1941).
* Essential Stewart James
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* Essential Stewart James (2007)
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 18:16, 7 November 2008

Stewart James (1908-1996) was one of magic's most prolific inventors, publishing over 1000 magic tricks in books and magazines.

One of his legendary effects was Miraskill published first in The Jinx, N° 24, september 1936, page 147, then in Jean Hugard’s Encyclopedia of Card Tricks (1937).

Books

  • Stewart James in Print: The First 50 Years (1989), edited by P. Howard Lyons and Allan Slaight,
  • The James File, Vol. 1 and 2 (2000) by Allan Slaight, contains nearly 1700 pages of Stewart James's magic.
  • Compiled and edited the Abbott Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
  • Stewart James' Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks (1941).
  • Essential Stewart James (2007)

References