Monday, September 8, 2008

"Stars of Magic" returns!

After a long time out of print, Meir Yedid has decided to reprint "Stars of Magic." This book features the true greats, like Tony Slydini, Dai Vernon, John Scarne, and Francis Carlyle, just to name a few. This book has been the foundation of truly dedicated students of sleight-of-hand magic. It has spawned the careers of many professionals working today, and sparked hundreds of applications and variations.

Here's the copy from Meir:
If you have not read and learned the magic contained in this book you have no business calling yourself a close-up magician. The magic by John Scarne, Dai Vernon, Bert Allerton, S. Leo Horowitz, Emil Jarrow, Francis Carlyle, Dr. Jacob Daley, Tony Slydini, Ross Bertram, Nate Leipzig, and Max Malini helped shape the art of close-up magic as we know it.

Here's some video of Slydini himself performing the Paper Balls (found inside this book!)

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