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* [[Art of Magic]] - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard | * [[Art of Magic]] - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard | ||
* [[The Expert at the Card Table]] - Erdnase | * [[The Expert at the Card Table]] - Erdnase | ||
* [[Modern Magic]] - | * [[Modern Magic]] - Pr. Hoffmann | ||
* [[Sleight of Hand]] - Sachs | * [[Sleight of Hand]] - Sachs | ||
* [[Magicians Tricks, How They are Done]] - Hatton & Plate | * [[Magicians' Tricks, How They are Done]] - Hatton & Plate | ||
* [[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation]] - Burling Hull | * [[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation]] - Burling Hull | ||
* [[The Modern Conjurer]] - C. Lang Neil | * [[The Modern Conjurer]] - C. Lang Neil | ||
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* [[Magical Originalities]] - Ernest E. Noakes | * [[Magical Originalities]] - Ernest E. Noakes | ||
* [[Modern Coin Manipulation]] - T. Nelson Downs | * [[Modern Coin Manipulation]] - T. Nelson Downs | ||
* [[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] - Robert Houdin | * [[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] - Robert-Houdin | ||
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* [[Mathemagic]] - Royal Heath | * [[Mathemagic]] - Royal Heath | ||
* [[Thimble Matic]] - Lloyd | * [[Thimble Matic]] - Lloyd | ||
* [[202 Methods of Forcing]] - Annemann | * [[202 Methods of Forcing]] - Ted Annemann | ||
* [[Magic of the Hands]] - Edward Victor | * [[Magic of the Hands]] - Edward Victor | ||
[[Category:Bibliographies]] | [[Category:Bibliographies]] | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 5 May 2011
Sid Lorraine's list of best books was published in his column "Sid Lorraine's Chatter" in Tops for June 1939 in response to a question posed to him in a letter.
Books published prior to 1920 (not including magazines):
- The Old and the New Magic - Evans
- Our Magic - Maskelyne and Devant
- Art of Magic - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard
- The Expert at the Card Table - Erdnase
- Modern Magic - Pr. Hoffmann
- Sleight of Hand - Sachs
- Magicians' Tricks, How They are Done - Hatton & Plate
- Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation - Burling Hull
- The Modern Conjurer - C. Lang Neil
- Original Magical Creations - Stanley Collins
- Original Mysteries for Magicians - Brunel White
- The Magical Entertainer - Selbit
- Problems in Mystery - Max Sterling
- Magical Originalities - Ernest E. Noakes
- Modern Coin Manipulation - T. Nelson Downs
- Secrets of Conjuring and Magic - Robert-Houdin
Books published after 1920:
- Quicker Than the Eye - John Mulholland
- The Story of Magic - John Mulholland
- Magical Masterpieces - Louis Nikola
- Nikola Card System - Louis Nikola
- Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks - Keith Clark
- Greater Magic - John Northern Hilliard
- Cut and Restored Rope Tricks - Burling Hull
- Manipulation Series - L. Ireland
- Card Manipulations No. 1 - Card Manipulations No. 5 - Jean Hugard
- Three Shell Game - Tom Osborne
- Al Baker's Book - Al Baker
- Magic and Stagecraft - Guy Jarrett
- And a Pack of Cards - Jack Merlin
- Practical Card Tricks - Walter Gibson
- Advanced Lessons In Cups and Balls - Eddie Joseph
- Mathemagic - Royal Heath
- Thimble Matic - Lloyd
- 202 Methods of Forcing - Ted Annemann
- Magic of the Hands - Edward Victor