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[[Will Ayling]] (1914 - May 23, 1992) illusionist, close-up performer, and collector of antique magical apparatus.
 
 
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'''Will Ayling''' (1914-1992), illusionist, close-up performer, and collector of antique magical apparatus was a past President of the [[Portsmouth Magical Society]] and of The [[British Ring]].
  
A past President of the Portsmouth Magical Society and of The British Ring.
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== Biography ==
 
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Ayling assisted [[Lewis Ganson]] with his [[Teach-In Series]], often appearing in the photographs which accompanied the text. He followed the series with his own  "Know How" series of books dealing with individual effects or routines. <ref>Cover The [[Gen]] July 1968</ref><ref>Cover [[Linking Ring]] November 1982</ref>
Ayling assisted [[Lewis Ganson]] with his [[Teach-In Series]], often appearing in the photographs which accompanied the text. He followed the series with his own  "Know How" series of books dealing with individual effects or routines.  
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== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* The Art of Illusion (1968)
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* [[The Art of Illusion]] (1968)
 
* Genie Presentations (1972)
 
* Genie Presentations (1972)
 
* Oriental Conjuring (1981)
 
* Oriental Conjuring (1981)
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* Knowing the Ropes (1987)
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* Knowing the Egg Bagg (1988)
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*[[Knowing the Chop Cup]] (1989)
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* Knowing the Rising Cards (1991)
  
== References ==
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* Cover The [[Gen]] July 1968
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* Cover [[Linking Ring]] November 1982.
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Revision as of 19:01, 9 October 2014

Will Ayling
BornWilliam Richard Ayling
March 2, 1914
Portsmouth, England
DiedMay 23, 1992 (age 78)
CategoriesBooks by Will Ayling

Will Ayling (1914-1992), illusionist, close-up performer, and collector of antique magical apparatus was a past President of the Portsmouth Magical Society and of The British Ring.

Biography

Ayling assisted Lewis Ganson with his Teach-In Series, often appearing in the photographs which accompanied the text. He followed the series with his own "Know How" series of books dealing with individual effects or routines. [1][2]

Books

References

  1. Cover The Gen July 1968
  2. Cover Linking Ring November 1982