Stars of Magic - Soft Cover

Stars of Magic – Soft Cover

Stars of Magic – Soft Cover is one of the most important books ever written on close-up magic and sleight of hand. If you have not studied the material in Stars of Magic – Soft Cover, you have little business calling yourself a serious close-up magician. The routines collected in this legendary volume have shaped modern magic and continue to influence performers around the world.

Often described as a complete foundation for professional close-up magic, Stars of Magic – Soft Cover contains material that, once mastered, is enough to build a full, professional-caliber repertoire. Countless magicians have earned their living performing routines from this book—and now you can too.

The contributors read like a hall of fame of magic: Dai Vernon, John Scarne, Tony Slydini, Dr. Jacob Daley, Ross Bertram, Francis Carlyle, Nate Leipzig, Max Malini, and more. Dai Vernon alone contributes classics such as Triumph, Cutting the Aces, Spellbound, Cups and Balls, Ambitious Cards, and the legendary Royal Monte. Tony Slydini’s masterpieces include Flight of the Paper Balls and his famous Art of Lapping, while Scarne, Daley, Bertram, and Carlyle add powerful card, coin, and impromptu effects that remain as strong today as when they were first published.

This edition of Stars of Magic – Soft Cover is considered the finest ever produced. It features 41 incredible routines, 176 pages, and 378 professionally enhanced photographs. A new historical introduction and a bonus section with private correspondence related to Stars of Magic make this book not only a practical manual, but also an important historical document of the art of magic.

A true classic that belongs in the library of every serious close-up magician.