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* [[Quicker | * [[Quicker than the Eye]] - John Mulholland | ||
* [[The Story of Magic]] - John Mulholland | * [[The Story of Magic]] - John Mulholland | ||
* [[Magical Masterpieces]] - Louis Nikola | * [[Magical Masterpieces]] - Louis Nikola | ||
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* [[Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks]] - Keith Clark | * [[Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks]] - Keith Clark | ||
* [[Greater Magic]] - John Northern Hilliard | * [[Greater Magic]] - John Northern Hilliard | ||
* [[Cut and Restored Rope Tricks]] - Burling Hull | * [[The World's Cut and Restored Rope Tricks]] - Burling Hull | ||
* [[Manipulation Series]] - L. Ireland | * [[Manipulation Series]] - L. Ireland | ||
* [[Card Manipulations No. 1]] - [[Card Manipulations No. 5]] - Jean Hugard | * [[Card Manipulations No. 1]] - [[Card Manipulations No. 5]] - Jean Hugard | ||
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* [[Advanced Lessons In Cups and Balls]] - Eddie Joseph | * [[Advanced Lessons In Cups and Balls]] - Eddie Joseph | ||
* [[Mathemagic]] - Royal Heath | * [[Mathemagic]] - Royal Heath | ||
* [[Thimble | * [[Thimble Magic]] - Jean Hugard | ||
* [[202 Methods of Forcing]] - Ted Annemann | * [[202 Methods of Forcing]] - Ted Annemann | ||
* [[Magic of the Hands]] - Edward Victor | * [[Magic of the Hands]] - Edward Victor | ||
Revision as of 02:42, 6 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, Part 1 & 2 - 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
- The World's 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 Magic - Jean Hugard
- 202 Methods of Forcing - Ted Annemann
- Magic of the Hands - Edward Victor