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Darren Walsh, the UK s first Pun Champion and the comedy circuit's Tallest Comedian , debuts his first and greatest joke book encompassing four misspent years of scribbling and doodling.

This book contains a collection of mystifying magic and card tricks.

This antique text comprises an extensive guide to advanced manipulative magic, with a heavy focus on card tricks and sleights.

Originally published in 1916.

This unusual book, containing an impressive variety of magic tricks performed with small props, is sure to delight young and old alike.

This unusual book, containing an impressive variety of stage illusion tricks, is sure to delight young and old alike and is the perfect introduction to magic of this type.

This early work is a fascinating read for entertainment enthusiasts.

"e;Glove Puppetry"e; is a classic guide to glove puppets, including chapters on its history, how to make puppets, how to put on a performance, and much more.

This early manual of tricks is an absorbing work which will prove of much interest to the enthusiast or historian of magic.

This vintage book contains step-by-step instructions for pulling off a variety of impressive card tricks once used by the famous magician and escape artists Harold Houdini.

Originally published 1930's.

This unusual book, containing an impressive variety of magic tricks performed on-the-spot, is sure to delight young and old alike and is the perfect introduction to magic of this type.

This text details a number of Houdini's famous tricks and techniques, offering comprehensive explanations of how the master escape artist achieved some of his most baffling and impressive tricks.

This vintage book is a comprehensive guide to the use of puppets and marionettes in schools, with suggestions for suitable plays, directions for rehearsals, tips on writing plays, and much more.

Not for the faint-hearted, this book contains an impressive variety of magic tricks using small props you might easily carry in your pocket.

This unusual book, containing an impressive variety of sleight of hand magic tricks, is sure to delight young and old alike and is the perfect introduction to magic of this type.

This unusual book, containing an impressive variety of magic tricks, is sure to delight young and old alike.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This text contains a comprehensive guide to learning a range of baffling and impressive magic tricks.

This text contains a collection of magical anecdotes to be used by a magician for a number of reasons, ranging from comedic purposes to fabricating their personal history.

This unusual book, containing an impressive variety of coin tricks, is sure to delight young and old alike.

This volume contains full instructions for playing a vast array of different card games ranging from Poker to Irish Loo, as well as chapters on card tricks, the history of playing cards, 'cartomancy', and more.

First published in 1910, "e;Home Fun"e; is a guide to entertaining guests in your own home, with chapters on everything from holding amateur performances and odd experiments, to indoor fireworks, parlour games, and beyond!

This vintage book contains an extensive catalogue of original magic tricks, various interesting and entertaining anecdotes, and a number of articles of general interest to magic enthusiasts.

This vintage book contains an extensive catalogue of magic tricks, with full descriptions and information on where they could be purchased in 1923.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to mastering a variety of paper-based magic tricks.

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The first-ever biography of the legendary comic and the most improbable rise to fame in the history of American comedy.