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u/7notone · 1 pointr/Magic

Not in any particular order, but any of these would be perfect for your young 10 year old aspiring student of magic! None of these will break your bank! :


The Magic Digest by George B. Anderson I picked up a used copy of this book 5 years ago for around 2 dollars. In my opinion, you should acquire a copy for your son for cheap before the prices go up! Don't worry about getting a pristine/good copy, my copy is in "acceptable" condition, but that doesn't take away from the secrets and advice it holds. It's an old book, but it's excellent! It is filled with solid advice for magicians of any age and very solid magic all throughout. It still falls into the realm of a "beginners" book, but I'm definitely not a beginner in magic but was still blown away by its content! Most of the tricks are self working, some use very basic sleight of hand that is also expertly taught in this work. This is truly a book I wish I could have had earlier on in my study! I simply can't recommend this enough!


Big Magic for Little Hands: 25 Outstanding Illusions for Young Magicians by Joshua Jay Despite his young age, the author Joshua Jay is without a doubt one of the most knowledgeable and thoughtful students of magic that I've encountered over the years. This book is a fantastic example of why I have this opinion about him! I picked this up a year ago for one of my co-workers kids that loved watching some of the magic I do. I was humbled to have my co-worker tell me that because of me and some of the tricks I taught his father, that she too wanted to learn magic. I was so humbled that I wanted to do her father and her a solid and get them both a quality magic book that was suitable for a 7 year old. I got wind of this and ordered it. After reading half the book over the weekend before handing it to her father the following Monday, I was so inspired and blown away by the content in here that I ordered a copy for myself to study also. The magic and advice in here is that solid and it I don't care if it's targeted at young magicians! I still learned from it! Fantastic!


Magic: The Complete Course by Joshua Jay There is a nice mix of basic sleight of hand and self working tricks in this big book for an outstanding price! The magic taught in here is top notch and this book encompasses many, many areas of magic! Heck, they even tip a way for an aspiring magician to make something like an Invisible Deck, which is considered by many top professionals to be one of the best "special decks", with a common household item. I've tried it myself and it works beautifully in a pinch! This book even comes with a DVD to accompany some of the amazing content in this work!


The Magic Handbook by Peter Eldin This holds a special place in my heart! I believe it was 1988 when my grandmother gifted me this very book when she thought I was "outgrowing" my Fischer Price magic set. This book is outstanding and it's easy to tell that Peter Eldin has a deep love and respect for magic as an artform. There is only a few basic sleights in here, but don't let that scare you or your son. I was 5 when I started learning a lot of this stuff and thanks to the clear illustrations and text, I had very little trouble learning basic card handling from this as well as ways to conceal a coin. One of the highlights for me in this was a very unique handling of a classic coin trick known as "The Miser's Dream". Your son will have the ability to seemingly and continuously produce coins out of thin air and get this...without sleight of hand technique....This version is still a "go to" for me...Need I say more? :D

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Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic This book truly lives up to what the title promises. I would be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive course in magic for 15 bucks! Sponge Balls, Cards, Coins, Mental Magic, Stage Illusions that can be made at home, solid advice from a legend, information that I haven't found elsewhere, among other things! This book will keep both and your son busy for a long, long time! Self Working tricks, basic sleights and tricks to accompany them, great methods, inspirational food thought. I simply wouldn't feel right not recommend this to anyone who loves magic!

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Karl Fulves "Self Working" Series: All of these are dirt cheap and worth any students time and study regardless of age or experience! Collect them all or simply pick a subject that your son favors! This series encompasses mental magic as well as magic with cards, coins, numbers, paper, rope, handkerchiefs, and household objects! Any one of these will serve your son well.

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Scarne on Card Tricks and Scarne's Magic Tricks I would recommend getting both of these together. There are hundreds upon hundreds of quality tricks from some of magic's legends including: Paul Rossini, Dai Vernon and Harry Blackstone to name a few! All these tricks were re-worked by those magicians with the help of John Scarne to eliminate most or all sleight of hand while not sacrificing the clarity of effect! These two books are classics for a reason! Highly recommended!


Lots of recommendations here for sure and yes these are all books, but I'll even recommend a fantastic and entertaining DVD for you and your son!


Amazing Magic and Mentalism Anyone Can Do by Jay Sankey 39 stellar tricks that are as fun to learn as they are to perform. Very basic sleight of hand tricks and even some self working ones taught by one of my favorite teachers, Jay Sankey!


TL;DR: Just click on the links provided. Hope you like what you see! :)

u/Subvertify · 2 pointsr/Magic

Having a general knowledge of magic techniques is always useful. The techniques and theory you learn that largely apply to other branches(mentalism, coin magic, stage illusions, parlor shows) are almost always applicable to the others in some form or another.

Developing the skill in misdirection and timing necessary to make coin magic really have an impact will set you up to be a better, more competent magician overall. You'll quickly see how those lessons will shape and improve the magic you currently perform.

The coin magic I do is simple, as I think the best magic you can do is simple. I wouldn't advise doing extremely flashy coin magic with constant vanishes and reappearances, myself. I don't think it lends itself to anything other than a display of skill. Coin magic is difficult to make magical as it's either in the right hand, or the left hand; so it takes some effort to do something simple and make it hit hard. Ben Earl has just posted a short essay on his instagram concerning this very thing that I found encouraging.

What I'd recommend doing is learning a few vanishes and trying to master them. French drop, finger palm, classic palm, even a thumb palm. Executed well, those vanishes can look incredible. They don't look like a move, just the simple moving a coin from hand to hand.

Works I'd also recommend looking into:

Ben Earl's Real Coin Magic. Simple and effective, and he offers a lot of little tips and tricks to make them so.

A Firm Background in Remembering from The JAMM #2

Fading Coin from Tomoyuki Takahashi(in the book Japan Ingenious or Genii Magazine, May, 2000)

Change from The JAMM #12

Hypnotic Coin Bend from John Wilson

Slydini has some amazing work

Even Bobo's and some practice can be incredible

I hope it's enough to get you started, and I hope you can develop a love for the simplicity and beauty than can be found in coin magic.

u/pushkar000 · 2 pointsr/Magic

I'm replying quite late, but I don't think you want to gift him bicycle decks. He's probably already got enough of those and would continue getting more. I think it wouldn't be special to him. He would really appreciate some fancier decks as a gift. Please take a look at www.theory11.com or www.ellusionist.com for some decks. Most of them are $10 so a fair bit more expensive than the regular bicycles. www.artofplay.com has some wonderful ones as well, broader range of prices. Multiple copies of whichever deck you select would be worth it, because he would never use a fancy deck if he had just one.

Its also worth checking with him on which books he has already. Royal Road is very popular and he might already have a copy.

An example gift I would set up, priced at around $30(not including shipping costs) :

3x Aviator Heritage Edition (Art of Play) [$21]

OR

2x Knights Playing Cards (Ellusionist) [$20]

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1x Royal Road to Card Magic (Amazon US store) [$11]

u/essie · 1 pointr/Magic

It really depends on your skill level.

If you're more of a beginner, The Royal Road to Card Magic (mentioned elsewhere on this page) is a great introduction to the subject.

Card College is another great resource. This five-book series provides much more in-depth information on all aspects of sleight of hand, and as such is valuable regardless of whether you're a beginner or an advanced card handler.

Finally, if you already have a little skill, Expert Card Technique is a fantastic resource with tons of great tricks that will fit your criteria.

Hope that helps!

u/zfa · 3 pointsr/Magic

As well as the other excellent advice given on here, I'd really recommend Joshua Jay's Complete Course (book and DVD). It may look like a kids book but if you're just starting out it's just what the doctor ordered. Some stuff in there was new to me and I use it even though I've been doing this stuff for 30 years or so.

The 'classics' can be a little unwieldy to new-comers as so many of them were written 50 years ago. They have their place, sure, (they are staples for a reason) but they're not immediately accessible and if you're looking to get into magic it's important not to be immediately put off just because of the prose. By getting a contemporary book such as Joshua Jay it makes starting out a lot easier and more fun plus, as I've said, the material is actually very good.

u/Garretdepass · 1 pointr/Magic

Royal Road to Card Magic - http://amzn.com/0486408434

And a fresh deck of Bicycle cards (fancy decks are expensive and make people suspicious) - http://amzn.com/B010F6BXEA

I'd also recommend Modern Coin Magic - http://amzn.com/0486242587

If a coin book sounds good, get four kennedy half dollars (or similar sized coins if you're not in the states) from the bank, just ask a teller.

Reading books is way better than watching youtube, as most trick tutorials are by people who don't actually have a lot of experience or knowledge. If you read books, you also develop your own style instead of parroting whoever is on the video. Start with those two books, then practice a lot in front of a mirror. Think about presentation too- what will you say? When? Why? (a great resource, if you're interested, is Strong magic - http://amzn.com/B00534I956) Once you feel fairly confident, perform the trick(s) as often as you can for as many people as you can. At school, at home, on the street, wherever. Stick with it and do it a lot and you'll get the hang of it.

Break a leg!

u/BGryph · 1 pointr/Magic

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Card-Magic-Volume-Course/dp/B000JPG96A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407229541&sr=8-1&keywords=Complete+Card+Magic

I recently purchased this. An absolute steal for the price. Yes, some of the tricks / moves are incorrectly named (which is down to poor editing IIRC) but Gerry Griffin is a fantastic teacher and it starts out with very basic, easy to do effects and moves up to some very strong stuff. It also has a fantastic section on sleights, cuts and shuffles which is a good visual companion to Royal Road.

u/bort_license_plates · 5 pointsr/Magic

While the Mark Wilson course that a few people have recommended is fabulous, it may feel a little dated for your group.

I would strongly recommend Magic: The Complete Course by Joshua Jay. It covers a variety of easy but powerful tricks, includes a DVD for those visual learners, and can be gotten for under $20.

Magic: The Complete Course https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761149872/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_X.X8ub133YA6B
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761149872/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_X.X8ub133YA6B

Josh has also just released a new book geared towards kids called Big Magic for Little Hands, which runs the same price as the other book. I've not read this one, so can't personally say what it contains. Josh is a very talented performer and teacher though, and I've always been happy with the products of his that I've seen.

u/TheClouse · 5 pointsr/Magic

Buy these two books that are great for beginners:

Joshua Jay Complete Course.

Mark Wilson Complete Course.

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Read through those, find out what you like, then hire a magician to teach you some basics. Don't start by learning bad habits.

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Read through the Royal Road, Expert at the Card Table, Bobo Modern Coin Magic...

I'd suggest Max Maven's Prism for mentalism.

Strong Magic - Darwin Ortiz for theory.

Jamie D Grant's - The Approach for "working magician" tips.

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If you're looking for some good beginner videos checkout Michael Ammar's DVD series and Scam School from /u/scamschoolbrian (Brian Brushwood).

52 Kards is an amazing channel with a lot of really helpful tutorials and PigCake is fun to watch if you don't mind abrasive characters.

u/Yobgal · 1 pointr/Magic

Instead of $10 for one effect, spend $10 to get this book that's loaded with great stuff or this book that's a little more advanced - and also loaded with great info. Or spend $30 to get this book that takes you step by step through a lot of basics, or this one that's a little more advanced. If you just really want to avoid books, try this DVD. But, really, books are going to give you the most bang for your buck by a lot. Give books a shot. Your local library might even have some good stuff for free. DVDs would be the next obvious step, since you're paying $25 for 9 powerful effects taught by a master. Even with tax and shipping, that's under $4 each. When you're looking at stuff that's $10 for a download for stuff that's generally unproven, you're usually wasting money.

Also, check the thread in the sidebar. There are a lot of good references in there.

u/Baron_Munchausen · 5 pointsr/Magic

The 16th century isn't really the "Birth of Magic", so much as it represents the first printed magic books in English.

With that in mind, any resource is going to be primarily based on "The Discoverie of Witchcraft", and therefore you may as well go to the source yourself:

http://www.amazon.com/Discoverie-Witchcraft-Reginald-Scot/dp/1153345269/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

There are plenty of magic history books out there. The majority in print are by Jim Steinmeyer, but his all cover a similar period - the "golden age" of around 1900-1940 or so. "Hiding the Elephant" is probably the most generic of his books, and gives an overview to the period with particular regards to optical effects:

http://www.amazon.com/Hiding-Elephant-Magicians-Impossible-Disappear/dp/0786714018/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313347852&sr=1-1

For a wider point of view:

http://www.amazon.com/Performing-Dark-Arts-Conjuring-Consciousness/dp/1841501492

is not a bad alternative. This book tries to place magic in an anthropological context. This will detail more of the period you are after, but again, the same sources will be referenced, and they're not hard to find.

The birth of magic is really with Robert-Houdin, and you can't get any better than his own memoirs:

http://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Robert-Houdin-ambassador-author-conjuror/dp/1178024555/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313348089&sr=1-6

This is, of course, 19th century and not 16th. They are still a cracking read, and what he got up to in Algeria defies belief.

For "Women and Magic", by far the most interesting I feel is the influence of the Suffragette movement on stage magic - specifically P.T.Selbit's "Sawing a lady in two" which bucked the trend of using young male assistants, in favour of the now-cliche women-in-danger. To what extent this was a (violent!) reaction to the greater powers and control that feminism offered is highly debatable, but very interesting. Houdini also had some tussles with the Suffragettes, mainly as publicity. Again, this isn't 16th century.

u/SmileAndNod64 · 3 pointsr/Magic

This is a great question for here.

Is your boyfriend into history at all? The Illustrated History of Magic is a beautiful book and full of fascinating facts about magicians from the past. It's not really just tricks so it's something you could enjoy with him.

For actual trick books, The Books of Wonder are probably the most important books for magic in the last 20 years. ^[Citation ^needed]

If your boyfriend is into more theoretical views of magic (not a whole lot of people are though) the Fitzkee trilogy are what Tommy Wonder (the author of the previous book) cited as the most important books for him. They don't really focus on cards, but are more a theoretical take on all of magic.

I'm not really all that much of a card magician. I would assume he has the important card books already. (Expert at the Card Table, Expert Card Technique, Royal Road, etc) Maybe Revolutionary Card Technique.

Hope this helps!

u/ChaszarTheMediocre · 2 pointsr/Magic

The Royal Road to Card Magic by Hugard & Braue

If you follow this book all the way through by the end you will have an amazing foundation in card magic.

Modern Coin Magic by J. B. Bobo

This is a must read if you're interested in coin magic.

Have fun, enjoy the journey and welcome!

u/dforderp · 5 pointsr/Magic

Sleight of hand with coins

Sleight of Hand

Sleight of Hand with Cards


Edit: there's my 3 suggestions that I've had great experience with. These are 3 staples in any magic collection in my opinion.


Ok! I need to clarify one thing. These books are very old. Don't get discouraged at the fact that the vernacular can be somewhat confusing. If you take the time to look up any words that might be hard to understand and just work trough the text, you will find timeless effects that you'll be able to show off for years to come! Don't dismiss a move because it seems so simple!

u/HeyBroHaveaNiceDay · 7 pointsr/Magic

I would recommend Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. It's a tried and true classic that covers card tricks in great detail as well as coins, sponge balls, and larger illusions. In other words, it's well-rounded.

With the money you save, you could pick up a deck of cards, a few sponge balls, and maybe a few quarters/halves from the bank.

u/MrDactyl · 3 pointsr/Magic

Pick up this book Use your creative juices and fatherly wit to come up with obnoxious puns to go along with what you learn and you are set my friend.

I recommend this to people starting out in magic. It will teach you the basics of sleight of hand. Some things are outdated or inappropriate to show kids like a section on cigarette magic. But you can learn how to thumb palm a cigarette and apply that to a similar shaped object like a crayon.

u/dtgreat · 3 pointsr/Magic

Local Magic shop will usually show you what they are selling and recommend some good starter material.

I started out with Royal Road then I moved onto whatever seemed interesting.

A lot of the stuff seems a lot harder than it is, and presentation is really key. That book with some gimmick coin sets will get you rolling.

For coin stuff there is no better start than Bobo's Book.

Your mileage will vary depending on how much you practice. I usually practice flourishes on the subway, and some simple moves there too. Luckily I have a job with long stretches of down time so I am always practicing there too.

u/Cardsharp007 · 4 pointsr/Magic

Yes.

Some advice first; skip the pass for now, skip the flourishes (unless that's what you are interested in). As for books, this book was like my card magic Bible when growing up, you can get the PDF version for free this week only at the Conjuring Arts website:
Expert Card Technique

You can algo buy a softcover version of this book for cheap (and you should).

u/Loki1618 · 1 pointr/Magic

Joshua Jay has some great material for kids, some of which is DIY. Magic the complete course is great and has a kids section. He also has a book called Big Magic for Little Hands which has tricks for kids to learn how to do if you are maybe into teaching them something.

Magic: The Complete Course https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761149872/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uNKtxbE5PTNRP

Big Magic for Little Hands: 25 Astounding Illusions for Young Magicians https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761180095/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7OKtxb1Q9HCK8

u/BriarMagic13 · 1 pointr/Magic

I'd like to add, Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase for a more experienced card handler, IE if you've tried some slight of hand and like doing it, this book contains a lot of basic and more advanced techniques you can use in card magic.

u/Bwob · 6 pointsr/Magic

Ahh, maybe it's an Amazon vs. Ellusionist thing - On the Ellusionist page it makes it super clear that they're marked - big bold letters, right at the top, and even talks about how nicely they are hidden in the back design.

On the Amazon page it still says that they're marked, but it's in a bullet-point in the product description, and is probably easier for someone to miss.

Still kind of funny to me though - people buying it and being upset thinking that the bonus queen means they have an incomplete deck, without realizing that there is an even more fundamental reason why they oughtn't be using the deck for poker night...

u/FollowTheFun · 5 pointsr/Magic

I feel like most people would be disappointed to learn the secret behind most magic tricks.

Camera tricks, like cutting to different angles to hide certain elements, are different because the magician doesn’t have that same luxury with the live audience and so what is shown on camera should reflect what is shown to the live audience.

I’m currently reading Magic by Misdirection by Dariel Fitzkee and it has a really interesting point about how a person who hears music on a radio doesn’t consider it magical even though they don’t know how it works. They just assume the technology does work and move on. Similarly, if a magician is using a prop or piece of technology and it is clear that the trick is done using this technology, they will just assume that’s how it is done and will be less impressed. So in modern magic acts that use things like iPads, something needs to happen that makes the audience go, “Even though I get that the iPad is doing some of this, I don’t understand how they did THAT.”


Magic by Misdirection

u/Alcoheroic · 10 pointsr/Magic

Some excellent Books on the subject:

Magic and Showmanship by Henning Nelms

Magic by Misdirection by Dariel Fitzkee (The entire Fitzkee Trilogy is great!)

Five Points of Magic by Juan Tamariz

Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz

Maximum Entertainment by Ken Webber

Books of Wonder by Tommy Wonder (I highly recommend these books for every magician - if you find them, get them!)

u/AntiquarianViver · 7 pointsr/Magic

Six years old?

With respect to the earlier poster, I disagree: keep your son away from YouTube. If you don't want to go the traditional magic kit route, how about a book?

Check out Josh Jay's "Big Magic for Little Hands." (https://www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Little-Hands-Astounding/dp/0761180095/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511750111&sr=8-1&keywords=big+magic+for+little+hands).

Good luck!

u/StoicMagician · 2 pointsr/Magic

I loved Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer. You'll likely get many recommendations for it here.

I also liked Fooling Houdini by Alex Stone.

u/HalPat12 · 1 pointr/Magic

I bought these: Alliance Rubber 42199 #19 Non-Latex Antimicrobial Rubber Bands, 1/4 lb box contains approx. 360 bands (3 1/2" x 1/16", Cyan Blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017TPZNU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_XyiulPoWx6oo6

I believe that is the same brand that Joe buys although I think he had to get a bunch of custom colors then he treats them with the Elastraflex. I actually bought a pack of the treated Rainbow to see if they perform better(plus I wanted more colors), but the blue one work great otherwise.

u/SuperMario1313 · 5 pointsr/Magic

Definitely books and instructional DVDs as opposed to gimmicks and one trick. This book is a great place to begin.

u/AmazingTristan · 1 pointr/Magic

Improv and acting techniques and classes are helpful.

I just saw this these other day and was very impressed with them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyFAa15kDEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYcnA06-yVg

I also can't recommend highly enough Magic and Showmanship, by Henning Nelms. I sing that book's praises possibly too much, but it's an absolute Bible for conjuring presentation.

I'd also be remiss not to mention my upcoming podcast, which I just posted a preview of: The Magic Show

u/Mad_Dugan · 3 pointsr/Magic

Get a good book like: Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic

Invisible Thread, thumb tip, variety of colored silks

u/Jim_Macdonald · 7 pointsr/Magic
  1. Amateur Magician's Handbook by Henry Hay. Out of print; you'll need to get with a used book shop to get the number of copies you'll need. You'll want reading copies; it isn't a rare book so the prices should be reasonable.

    Then choose from among:

    The Klutz Book of Magic

    Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic

    Joshua Jay's Magic: The Complete Course

    Consider: Big Magic for Little Hands for your younger campers.

    Give everyone a copy of the free ebook, Under/Over

    Have copies of Bobo and Royal Road in the camp library.

  2. I wouldn't know. Please consider instead performances from the close-up gallery at the Magic Castle.

  3. Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic
u/andr50 · 2 pointsr/Magic

First off, pick up Mark Wilson's Complete Course. It's cheap, TONS of info (Though maybe a little dated), and at least an introduction to almost every kind of magic out there. Play around, see what you like, then learn to specialize in that.

u/rmangaha · 9 pointsr/Magic
  1. Johnny Thompson Commercial Classics of Magic - $140

  2. Michael Ammar Complete Introduction to Coin Magic - $20

  3. Amateur Magician's Handbook - $15

  4. The Collected Almanac - $60, if available

  5. Three Uses for a Knife - $11

  6. Regular Decks Red and Blue - $4/Deck ~8

  7. 6 Kennedy half dollars - $3

  8. 1 Expanded Shell - $35

  9. 1 set of 4 sponge balls - $5

  10. Strong Magic - $35

  11. Tarbell Course in Magic - $168

    At this point, total is $500..

  12. Art of Astonishment vol 1-3 - $35/book = $105

  13. Five Points in Magic - $35

  14. Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic - $15

  15. Greater Magic - $195

  16. Conjurors Psychological Secrets - $50

  17. Essential Dai Vernon - $98

    Instructions to student:

    Read and study Three Uses for a Knife and Strong Magic. Notice the theories at work in other forms of media beyond magic.

    Watch Johnny Thompson and Ammar vids and observe the theories in practice. Work through Amateur Magician’s Handbook and Ammar vid.

    Read Five Points in Magic.

    Read Essential Dai Vernon and note how the five points work with those effects.

    Read Conjurors Psychological Secrets.

    Learn and practice Thompson effects.

    Pick and choose through remaining books what you want to learn.

    Keep re-reading theory books and modifying your routines.
u/mindillusions · 3 pointsr/Magic

You might also want to check out the Illustrated History of Magic (Amazon) which is a pretty expansive historical review of the entire art of magic.

u/gregantic · 1 pointr/Magic

If you want specifically card magic, This book on Amazon is the Dover edition and highly recommended.

For DVD, get the one by R. Paul Wilson, titled 'Royal Road To Card Magic by R. Paul Wilson'.

If you want a more general magic kit, get Joshua Jay’s The Complete Magician Kit.

u/anamuk · 1 pointr/Magic

Its in one of Karl Fulves Self working card trick books (just a couple of $ from amazon):- In fact its this one from $5 on kindle or a couple of $ including shipping for a 2nd hand copy

u/dexywexy · 7 pointsr/Magic

Any "starter pack" you end up getting is probably going to be cheap and not contain quality materials. You're much better off buying them separately as needed.

For example, some of the things I would personally buy if I wanted to do...

Card Magic: A deck of Tally-Ho playing cards and the holy bible of beginner card magic

Coins: go to your local bank and ask them to exchange a $5 bill for some half-dollars. They're not as rare as you think, and you can always ask them to order some in for you for no cost.


I specialize in cards, and I can very confidently say that any deck of cards you get in a "starter pack" is going to suck. Tally-Ho is my personal favorite, but standard Bicycles will get the job done and cost about $15/12pack at Costco (or $12 when they go on sale).

u/JrNoho · 1 pointr/Magic

it's on here...
https://www.amazon.com/Magic-DVD-Set-Complete-Teaches/dp/B000JPG96A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466633337&sr=8-1&keywords=card+magic+dvd

TBH this is a pretty decent DVD for the price. Lots of tricks, as well as lots of basics. I feel it goes well with Royal Road and Card College (books) as a supplement.

u/marekinator · 3 pointsr/Magic

Big Magic for Little Hands by Joshua Jay is a fantastic book! Most public libraries have a copy but if not https://www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Little-Hands-Astounding/dp/0761180095

u/CuriousShef · 4 pointsr/Magic

Color Change Tutorial
I think you have to create an account for this one.

Royal Road to Card Magic

u/cssmythe3 · 1 pointr/Magic

I practice with some cheap ones from amazon (that break frequently), and perform with Joe's pricey ones. Here are the cheap ones:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017TPZNU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

number 19 non-latex rubber bands, 3 1/2 x 1/16 inches

u/TachikomaS9 · 6 pointsr/Magic

I second the recommendation on the book route, I personally think a lot of the kits on the market are geared for a younger age group.

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Complete-Course-Joshua-Jay/dp/0761149872

http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Wilsons-Complete-Course-Magic/dp/0762414553

u/RobMagus · 1 pointr/Magic

A generation or two ago, henry hay was the equivalent of mark wilsons complete course. Everything you need to know about magic in one book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amateur-Magicians-Handbook-Henry-Hay/dp/0785802045

u/PianoManJake · 1 pointr/Magic

Been considering buying this for a few weeks. On sale? Absolutely!