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Books published prior to 1920 (not including magazines): | Books published prior to 1920 (not including magazines): | ||
* [[The Old and the New Magic]] - Evans | * [[The Old and the New Magic]] - Henry R. Evans | ||
* [[Our Magic]] - Jasper Maskelyne and David Devant | * [[Our Magic]] - Jasper Maskelyne and David Devant | ||
* [[Art of Magic]] - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard | * [[Art of Magic]] - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard | ||
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* [[Modern Magic]] - Pr. Hoffmann | * [[Modern Magic]] - Pr. Hoffmann | ||
* [[Sleight of Hand]] - Edwin Sachs | * [[Sleight of Hand]] - Edwin Sachs | ||
* [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] - Hatton & Plate | * [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] - Henry Hatton & Adrian Plate | ||
* [[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & 2]] - Burling Hull | * [[Expert Billiard Ball Manipulation, Part 1 & 2]] - Burling Hull | ||
* [[The Modern Conjurer]] - C. Lang Neil | * [[The Modern Conjurer]] - C. Lang Neil | ||
Revision as of 02:54, 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 - Henry R. Evans
- Our Magic - Jasper Maskelyne and David Devant
- Art of Magic - T. Nelson Downs & Hilliard
- The Expert at the Card Table - Erdnase
- Modern Magic - Pr. Hoffmann
- Sleight of Hand - Edwin Sachs
- Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done - Henry Hatton & Adrian 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 - P. T. Selbit
- Problems in Mystery - Max Sterling
- Magical Originalities - Ernest E. Noakes
- Modern Coin Manipulation - T. Nelson Downs
- Secrets of Conjuring and Magic - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Books published after 1920:
- Quicker than the Eye - John Mulholland
- The Story of Magic - John Mulholland
- Magical Masterpieces - Louis Nikola
- The 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
- Manipulative Series - Laurie Ireland
- Card Manipulations No. 1 - Card Manipulations No. 5 - Jean Hugard
- The Three Shell Game - Tom Osborne
- Al Baker's Book - Al Baker
- Magic and Stagecraft - Guy Jarrett
- And a Pack of Cards - Jack Merlin
- Popular 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