Magic Book by Lorayne (42 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Condition: acceptable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Magic Book reveals the secrets of magicians the simple techniques that will enable anyone to perform seemingly complicated magic tricks with relative ease. Clearly written and heavily illustrated there are over 200 illustrations in all this book guides you through the basic principles of magic using only common household items: a deck of cards, coins, rubber bands, and even a potato. The author then provides simple step-by-step instructions for hundreds of amazing tricks which he has perfected after forty years of painful trial and error. HERE ARE SOME OF THE SECRETS YOU WIL LEARN: CONTROLING THE ORDER OF CARDS THROUGHOUT ANY NUMBER OF SHUFLES PUSHING A STRAW THROUGH A POTATO MAKING KNOTS EVAPORATE MAKING COINS PAS THROUGH A HANDKERCHIEF PREDICTING NUMBERS THAT ANY SPECTATOR WIL GIVE YOU ADING ANY 5-DIGIT NUMBERS INSTANTLY FINDING ANY CARD IN A DECK, SHUFLING THE DECK AND FINDING THE CARD AGAIN . AND MUCH, MUCH MORE To help new magicians develop their techniques, Harry Lorayne provides a special afterthought section at the end of each magic trick where he discusses possible problems that most beginners have with the trick he has just explained. In addition to the practical instruction, Lorayne provides the philosophy of magic as it has never been taught before.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Magic Book reveals the secrets of magicians the simple techniques that will enable anyone to perform seemingly complicated magic tricks with relative ease. Clearly written and heavily illustrated there are over 200 illustrations in all this book guides you through the basic principles of magic using only common household items: a deck of cards, coins, rubber bands, and even a potato. The author then provides simple step-by-step instructions for hundreds of amazing tricks which he has perfected after forty years of painful trial and error. HERE ARE SOME OF THE SECRETS YOU WIL LEARN: CONTROLING THE ORDER OF CARDS THROUGHOUT ANY NUMBER OF SHUFLES PUSHING A STRAW THROUGH A POTATO MAKING KNOTS EVAPORATE MAKING COINS PAS THROUGH A HANDKERCHIEF PREDICTING NUMBERS THAT ANY SPECTATOR WIL GIVE YOU ADING ANY 5-DIGIT NUMBERS INSTANTLY FINDING ANY CARD IN A DECK, SHUFLING THE DECK AND FINDING THE CARD AGAIN . AND MUCH, MUCH MORE To help new magicians develop their techniques, Harry Lorayne provides a special afterthought section at the end of each magic trick where he discusses possible problems that most beginners have with the trick he has just explained. In addition to the practical instruction, Lorayne provides the philosophy of magic as it has never been taught before.…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Magic Book: The Complete Beginners Guide to Anytime, Anywhere Close-Up Magic. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. 2nd ed.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. 2nd ed.

Hardcover. HC, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. DJ is worn and torn at the corners and at top and bottom by spine, and is in acceptable condition. Bottom edge of front cover is faded some, and bottom corners of covers are bumped. Binding is slightly cocked.; 9.10 X 6.30 X 1.30 inches; 306 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 306 pages. Dust jacket has a couple of short tears over top of backstrip area. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kaufman, Richard (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tight binding. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977. Black cloth hardcover with silver spine lettering and Harry Lorayne facsimile signature stamped in silver on front board. Original photographic dust jacket present with rubbing, scuffing, edge wear, and small chips and short tears, particularly along the upper edges and spine ends. Illustrated by Richard Kaufman. Please Zoom Photos. Description Harry Lorayne's The Magic Book is a comprehensive introduction to practical sleight-of-hand magic, designed to teach beginners effects that can be performed with ordinary objects and without elaborate apparatus. The book covers card tricks, coin tricks, and other close-up magic, emphasizing techniques that can be performed virtually anytime and anywhere. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1977, with illustrations by noted magician and magic author Richard Kaufman. Lorayne was a celebrated magician, memory expert, author, and teacher whose work had a major influence on generations of close-up performers. This substantial instructional volume remains of interest both as a working magic manual and as part of a collection of modern conjuring literature.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. pp. 320 402:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Matte Lam.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photo of midwestern magician Mike Rogers affixed to front end-paper with a single piece of tape. Moderate rubbing to DJ with some chipping along edges. Light shelf wear to binding. Book remains tightly bound with unmarked contents.

hardcover w/ DJ. Condition: very good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good hardcover in good dust jacket. Clean pages. Light foxing along edges of pages. Wear along edges of dust jacket. Sm4to. 306 pgs.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'The Magic Book' reveals the secrets of magicians--the simple techniques that will enable anyone to perform seemingly complicated magic tricks with relative ease. Clearly written and heavily illustrated--there are over 200 illustrations in all--this book guides you through the basic principles of magic using only common household items: a deck of cards, coins, rubber bands, and even a potato. The author then provides simple step-by-step instructions for hundreds of amazing tricks which he has perfected after forty years of painful trial and error. HERE ARE SOME OF THE SECRETS YOU WILL LEARN: CONTROLLING THE ORDER OF CARDS THROUGHOUT ANY NUMBER OF SHUFFLES PUSHING A STRAW THROUGH A POTATO MAKING KNOTS EVAPORATE MAKING COINS PASS THROUGH A HANDKERCHIEF PREDICTING NUMBERS THAT ANY SPECTATOR WILL GIVE YOU ADDING ANY 5-DIGIT NUMBERS INSTANTLY FINDING ANY CARD IN A DECK, SHUFFLING THE DECK AND FINDING THE CARD AGAIN . AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! To help new magicians develop their techniques, Harry Lorayne provides a special 'afterthought' section at the end of each magic trick where he discusses possible problems that most beginners have with the trick he has just explained. In addition to the practical instruction, Lorayne provides the philosophy of magic as it has never been taught before.…

Paperback. Condition: New. 2nd ed.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Reprint. Date is an estimate. Very good with no markings or bookplate in a very good dust jacket with a vertical crease to rear flap. . No jacket tears or chips. Reissue of original 1977 G.P. Putnam edition. An excellent introductory text on magic with the novelty of offering quality magic routines to the beginner, rather than in-effective, elementary material.…

306 pp. Publisher's decorated black cloth, dust jacket. Dust jacket with some slight shelf wear, else fine. Condition VG+.

First Edition: Hardback, cream bds., red titles, 160 x 240 mm., 650 grms., 306 pp., illustrated with 259 Figures in the text by Richard Kaufman, previous owner's inscription on ffep., original photographic dw., unclipped, VG+/VG+ copy.

Condition: Near Fine. Second edition. Gray cloth with gilt stamping on the front cover and spine. Illustrated, 306 pages. Near fine condition. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Anytime, Anywhere, Sleight-of-Hand Magic.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket has a few marks on the front along the spine and is price-clipped.