Versatile card magic has become a bonafied cult classic. A neurosurgeons quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart by james r. Long out of print the story of hofzinser and his non card magic. Magic apparatus digitized materials rare book and special.
Within hours of a magic performance on a popular show like americas got talent, videos will start appearing online with apparent reveals of the method. The mark jenest magicard comes complete with the very realistic customdesigned credit card plus illustrated instructions. Hofzinser seethru playing cards theory11 magic tricks. Keep this magical credit card in your wallet, and youll always be ready to perform spur of the moment miracles for random strangers. The book contains an equal mixture of parlor and closeup card magic. Yet information on his life and magic has been scant and filled with errors. Without words or sleights, hofzinser cards can powerfully convince the spectator that the card of interest is merely a random card. The five best card magic books for beginners magic blog. Card tricks for beginners dover magic books 0800759434657. A translation of kartenkunste is also available as ebook from us. Practical card magic moves, sleights, systems, subtleties, and classic effects. Consulting for magicians all over the world for decades. Oct 05, 2010 cardshark by darwin ortiz is a great investment, or darwin ortiz at the card table are both great card books.
In 10 minutes of explanation, jason england refers you to the best literary resources on beginning magic and taking it to the next level. Okitowilliams replicas of the masters ring on wand illusion from carl williams custom magic. Hofzinser s card conjuring is an english translation of a book about johann nepomuk hofzinser s card magic, originally written in german by ottokar fischer as kartenkunste in 1910 five hundred copies were printed, but eighty were destroyed when the binders premises were laid waste in the london blitz of october, 1940. Today anyone can purchase books on magic from amazon, buy tricks from ebay or your favourite magic retailer, or watch video tutorials on youtube that teach you how to do card tricks. Magic christian has spent years researching hofzinser and discussing his magic with magicians throughout the world. Kranzo is known as one of the most creative minds in magic. Buy card tricks for beginners by jonson, wilfrid isbn. In fact, mastery of just the first chapter will enable you to perform a half. Created by hofzinser johann nepomuk, this card is a fantastic gimmick which has been carefully made and updated to modern standards. We have to thank ottokar fischer for collecting hofzinser s material about hundred years later. Here he tells you why you need to start performing selfworking card tricks, regardless of your skill level in magic. A card with no mana cost has a converted mana cost of 0. Did you know some of the most powerful magic you can perform is completely selfworking.
Hofzinsers card tricks by karl fulves quality magic books. This is jean hugards seminal work on card magic, and it served as the beginner book for card magicians for decades. My new site is designed for magicians and magic enthusiasts from around the world. Total ratings 205, rhode island novelty bottles of magic disappearing ink 24 pack 10x flying butterfly surprise greeting card book magic toy fly wind up. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Brown was one of the earliest proponents of naturalness. Buy the royal road to card magic 2nd revised edition by jean hugard, frederick braue isbn. With the help of this book, anyone can develop a versatile repertoire of firstrate card tricks. This ebook describes more than 80 effects created by hofzinser including more than 100 photos and illustrations. This is the secret all magicians should know youtube. Buy encyclopedia of card tricks dover magic books book online.
The third was published in german in 2012 and covers all the apparatus and non card magic of hofzinser. The result is this magnificent twovolume set of books, a work that is already considered a. By this effort, he has been able to revise, correct, reconstruct and greatly enlarge what we know of hofzinser s life and card magic. My best selfworking card tricks dover magic books kindle. Its latin meaning nothing further beyond, in other words, the ultimate. Thats not to say that this acclaimed series is just for beginners. In magic hours, awardwinning essayist tom bissell explores the highs and lows of the creative process. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Johann nepomuk hofzinser 18061875 is called the father of cardmagic by the most prominent representatives of modern day cardartistry. Ive been doing card magic for a couple years now, and im becoming conscious i need to expand my repertoire to other mediums. Produktbeschreibung produktbeschreibung des herstellers. He started as an apprentice to his fathers silk and haberdasher shop and then he moved on to work as a clerk in a governmental financial department in vienna. What to read by jason england theory11 magic tricks.
They have been written, researched and compiled by magic christian. He was a contemporary of johann nestroy and from his salon in vienna he frequently entertained the high society of vienna mixing social satire with magic. Itd be great to do one of all of harry loraynes posts on the magic cafe. Card college, upclose card magic by harry lorayne, totally out of control, the art of astonishment. Self working card tricks by nate kranzo ellusionist online. Trifecta more than 30 years of professional mentalism.
If youre casting a split card, only the converted mana cost of the half youre casting is compared to the number of time counters on as foretold. One could argue that hofzinser is the grandfather of closeup magic in particular closeup card magic. In this video i talk about the my favourite card magic books. Our version of the historic gaff is handcrafted in canada by jeremy hanrahan and reflects superior quality. Registered office 3a st leonards road west, fy8 2pf calls cost 5p per minute, plus your phone companys access charge.
Ok card magic, 89 months i have been doing it books i have. Hofzinser thus never performed on a stage but perfected the branch of magic today known as closeup. I have been very fortunate to make a good living as a professional magician for the past 40 years. Its packed with magic and gags, all built into a realistic looking credit card. Each set is packaged in an envelope made of imported french paper and finished with a wax seal. Heres one of hofzinsers card conjuring anyone wanting to create there own visit wordle here. You sense the colors of playing cards through a solid table. If youre into gambling moves, check out the darwin ortiz books. This book comprises two annemann volumes, as a reprint. He is the inventor of some of the best and most enduring card tricks ever created.
Imagine, standing tall and large amongst an array of words the letter i. Because all the best of these tricks are available in this one monumental book, containing nearly every practical card trick produced, invented, and improved by magicians over a span of forty years and more. If a spell has no mana cost, its converted mana cost is 0. Johann nepomuk hofzinser june 19, 1806 march 11, 1875 was an austrianhungarian magician and illusionist. Why create a special site just for the magic world. False anchors set book and gimmick by ryan schlutz. Books on card magic, coin magic, magic theory, magic history, mentalism and everything else inbetween. He mysteriously vanished after the book s first edition was printed in 1902, but his work had a profound and lasting effect on the gaming table and card conjuring. Dual reality based presentations, color changes or hypnosis routines can all take advantage of this clever gimmick. This book is a wellwritten window into the mathematics behind 52 new card tricks as well as an. Some advanced card material for the notsoadvanced magician. Its our pick of the best magic book of the last five years and one that you really must read. Hofzinsers card conjuring by johann nepomuk hofzinser.
Yet information on his life and magic has been scant and filled with. Johann nepomuk hofzinser was born on the 19th of june 1806. If you could put together a collection of these magazines you would have almost a complete course on card tricks, by some of the worlds greatest magicians. Erdnase is the pseudonymous author of the expert at the card table, widely considered the bible of card magic. Because all the best of these tricks are available in this one monumental book, containing nearly every practical card trick produced, invented, and improved by. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click accept below then you are consenting to this. Encyclopedia of card tricks jean hugard, john joseph. Hofzinser is one of the most significant magicians to have thrived in the nineteenth century, and has been a role model for great magicians ever since.
Selfworking card tricks dover magic books 8581157333330. It premiered in a limited release at origins game fair in 1993, with a general release that august. Top 10 magic books card magic books 10 mark wilsons complete course in magic 9. He takes us from the set of the big bang theory to the first novel of ernest hemingway to the final work of david foster wallace. A truly staggering collection, this book explains how to perform over 600 professional card tricks. Many valuable hints about showmanship, patter and putting tricks over, by this famous magician, card man and mentalist. Versatile card magic revisited by frank simon quality magic. Id say, its a fitting titled for these three books.
Impossibility harry lorayne, 1962 a divination al leech, 1965 94 cards effect themes divination mind reading by spectator cards effect themes location spectator locates card miscellaneous. I figured coins is a good place to go as its still pretty slight based and i really enjoy learning dexterity based feats. The magic of hofzinser translated by richard hatch 1985. Kartenkunste focuses exclusively on card magic, whereas zauberkunste deals with everything else. Oh and a svengali and a stripped dvd, and i want intermediate to advanced tricks and. The cookie settings on this website are set to allow cookies to give you the best browsing experience possible. When people tell us they are serious about card magic and want to know what books they should buy, we always tell them the same thing.
Royal road to card magic contains instructions for card sleights, tricks and routines suitable for beginners through experts. Volume 1 originally was published in german in 1998. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my best selfworking card tricks dover magic books. I get asked almost every day from so many magicians, which book they should get. The book contains 112 card tricks, 69 of them impromptu and the rest utilizing some advance preparation. Learn about shuffles, flourishes, glimpses, key cards, palming, backslipping, lifts, passes, reverses, forces, top and bottom changes, and more. You can cast it with as foretolds alternative cost. Here are the individual products listed in this category.
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