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Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1997 With Deck Series Vol. 2 Hiroyuki Sakai Hiroyuki Sakai 5 3
1999 Richard Kaufman, Philip T. Goldstein*, Hiroyuki Sakai, Steve Cohen Hiroyuki Sakai 14 6

Salvano
46 pages, 1994, 22 entries

Theatrical Close-Up
89 pages, 1984, 22 entries

When Creators Collide... — The Close-up Creations of Jay Sankey & Richard Sanders
77 pages, 1987, 39 entries

Ropes — The George Sands MasterWorks Collection — Volume 1
94 pages, 2014, 62 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1949 George Sands George Sands 10 2
1971 George Sands George Sands 16 9
1971 ca. George Sands George Sands 19 17
1976 George Sands George Sands 48 36
2014 The George Sands MasterWorks Collection — Volume 1 George Sands, Alan Sands George Sands 94 62

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1987 The Close-up Creations of Jay Sankey & Richard Sanders Jay Sankey, Ben Harris, Richard Sanders Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders 77 39
2000 David Acer, Jay Sankey David Acer, Jay Sankey 17 13
2003 Jay Sankey Jay Sankey 182 110
2003 Jay Sankey Jay Sankey 65 40

The Secrets of So Sato
191 pages, 2016, 62 entries

La Baguette Magique
496 pages, 1941-1948, 272 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
2016 Una Raccolta di Effetti Originali Semplice e Visuali Giancarlo Scalia Giancarlo Scalia 20 8
2019 Notas 2019 Giancarlo Scalia Giancarlo Scalia 50 15

Scarne on Card Tricks
308 pages, 1950, 170 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
2018 Lorenz Schär Lorenz Schär 14 3
2019 Lorenz Schär Lorenz Schär 164 32

Ex-Ray — A Suggested Out for Ben Harris' & Steve Shufton's "X-Ray"
13 pages, 2010, 2 entries

Das Joro-Buch
192 pages, 1993, 29 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1978 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 93 39
1982 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 155 54
1982 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 33 17
1991 Christian Scherer Sveroni 42 20
1992 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 27 8
1994 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 11 3
1995 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 24 6
1995 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer, Sveroni 28 10
1995 Christian Scherer Sveroni 30 10
1996 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 18 8
1997 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 204 50
1999 Eine Falschspieldemonstration Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 28 13
1999 Eine Kartenroutine mit verbundenen Augen Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 23 2
2000 Eine Dice-Stacking-Routine Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 25 4
2002 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer, Sveroni 55 16
2006 Christian Scherer, Sveroni Sveroni 37 10
2006 Notizen zum Seminar 2006 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 15 9
2008 Christian Scherer, Sveroni Sveroni 24 8
2009 Christian Scherer, Sveroni Sveroni 40 12
2014 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 425 74
2018 Im Fokus Nr. 1 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 16 2
2018 Im Fokus Nr. 2 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 13 2
2018 Im Fokus Nr. 3 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 9 1
2018 Im Fokus Nr. 4 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 19 3
2019 Im Fokus Nr. 5 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 10 2
2019 Im Fokus Nr. 6 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 12 1
2019 Im Fokus Nr. 7 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 26 4
2019 Im Fokus Nr. 8 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 20 2
2020 Im Fokus Nr. 10 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 29 1
2020 Im Fokus Nr. 11 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 18 2
2020 Im Fokus Nr. 12 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 18 6
2020 Im Fokus Nr. 9 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 22 2
2021 Im Fokus Nr. 13 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 12 3
2021 Im Fokus Nr. 14 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 20 4
2021 Im Fokus Nr. 15 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 14 2
2022 Im Fokus Nr. 16 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 20 2
2022 Im Fokus Nr. 17 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 16 5
2023 Im Fokus Nr. 18 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 16 1
2024 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 450 71
2024 Im Fokus Nr. 19 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 32 2
2025 Im Fokus Nr. 20 Christian Scherer Christian Scherer 16 6

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1968 Joseph K. Schmidt Joseph K. Schmidt 35 13
1987 A Selection of New & Novel Rope Magic from R. C. Buff's R... Joseph K. Schmidt R. C. Buff 30 22
1987 New Magic with Ropes! Joseph K. Schmidt R. C. Buff 21 19
1995 Joseph K. Schmidt Joseph K. Schmidt 103 32

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1985 Compendium I Steven Schneiderman Eric DeCamps 28 23
1986 Steven Schneiderman Meir Yedid 59 14
1990 All That Glitters: The Magic of Rocco Silano Steven Schneiderman Rocco Silano 75 31

Daryl's Psychological Assembly — or The Jolly Jumping Jokers
12 pages, 1985, 7 entries

Invisible Secrets Revealed — New Routines With An Invisible Deck
39 pages, 1976, 30 entries

The Discoverie of Witchcraft
320 pages, 1584/1995, 68 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1986 Around the World With a Baking Tin Terry Seabrooke Terry Seabrooke 112 28
1993 A Pocket Guide To Being An Emcee Terry Seabrooke Terry Seabrooke 160 26

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1938 Lin Searles Lin Searles 54 36
1950 Lin Searles Lin Searles 7 9
1958 A New and Unusual Card Trick Lin Searles Lin Searles 12 5
1959 Lin Searles Lin Searles 8 6
1959 A Macabre Novelty Trick Lin Searles Lin Searles 4 1

Full Metal Jacket
34 pages, 2005, 25 entries

Change 08 — Retreat 2024: Egypt
18 pages, 2024, 4 entries

The Wizard — An Illustrated Monthly Journal for Conjurers, Concert Art...
964 pages, 1905-1910, 23 entries

Thirteen Steps to Vandalism
218 pages, 2004, 50 entries

Cog — Pure mind reading methods for "think of a card"
51 pages, 2013, 11 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1968 Alton Sharpe Various 141 127
1969 Alton Sharpe Various 195 107
1971 Alton Sharpe Various 67 44

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
2001 A New Theory Dribble Pass Aaron Shields Aaron Shields 10 2
2004 Aaron Shields Aaron Shields 51 42

Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer — The Life and Magic of an International Magician
208 pages, 2014, 48 entries

X-Ray
34 pages, 2010, 14 entries

Doorway to Delusion
33 pages, 1972, 29 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
2007 Magic With Playing Cards David Solomon, Jeff Siegfried David Solomon 212 83
2007 Midwest Magic Jubilee — August 2007 David Solomon, Jeff Siegfried David Solomon 28 11
2009 European Tour — October 2009 David Solomon, Jeff Siegfried David Solomon 25 11

Mental Telepathy Plus!
4 pages, 1980, 1 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1949 Bill Simon Bill Simon 36 24
1952 Bill Simon Bill Simon 181 112
1954 Bill Simon Bill Simon 39 22

Versatile Card Magic
154 pages, 1983, 73 entries

The Magic Menu — A Professional Journal for Restaurant and Bar Magicians
708 pages, 1990-2002, 957 entries

The Innovations Collection — Volume 1
24 pages, 1995, 10 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1979 3. Magisches Happening Michael Skinner, Piet Forton Michael Skinner, Piet Forton 39 26
1996 Michael Skinner Michael Skinner 85 63

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
2007 Allan Slaight Stewart James 215 65
2008 The Magic of Allan Slaight Allan Slaight, David Ben Allan Slaight 188 73

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1980 Al Smith Al Smith 41 31
1981 Al Smith Al Smith 19 13
1991 Jogging Around the Deck Al Smith Al Smith 24 27

Mr. Gadfly — A Journal for Card Magicians
251 pages, 2001-2002, 137 entries

Rubik Cubik Magik
44 pages, 1982, 19 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
2014 Ricky Smith Dan Buck, Dave Buck 61 34
2015 Ricky Smith Ricky Smith 48 19
2017 A Combination of Three and Five Ricky Smith Ricky Smith 74 28
2023 Some Notes by Ricky Smith Ricky Smith Ricky Smith 74 26

Card System De Luxe
18 pages, 1940, 7 entries

One More Thought on Cards
32 pages, 1955, 14 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1994 Chuck Smith Notes Chuck Smith Chuck Smith 23 19
2000 "Cards Only" Chuck Smith Chuck Smith 71 21
2000 Chuck Smith Notes Chuck Smith Chuck Smith 24 20

Cups & Balls (Western) — Magic Tutor
14 pages, 1993, 9 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1951 Bob Somerfeld Bob Somerfeld 18 13
1952 Bob Somerfeld Bob Somerfeld 16 9

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1993 Michael Sondermeyer, Uwe Schenk "Joro" Bruno Hennig 192 29
2019 MZvD-Seminartour 2019 Michael Sondermeyer Michael Sondermeyer 36 11

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1982 Burton S. Sperber Various 165 63
2010 Burton S. Sperber Various 124 55

Notes About Nothing
44 pages, 2010, 10 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1973 50 Items of Interest to the Contemporary Close Up Performer Steve Spillman Steve Spillman 80 56
1973 ca. Amazing Frauds Steve Spillman Steve Spillman 9 6
1974 Steve Spillman Steve Spillman 48 21
1980 Gems of Magic Book No. 5 Steve Spillman Steve Spillman 80 64
2019 Tricks & Stratagems to Take You Higher than a Billion Bon... Steve Spillman Steve Spillman 237 21

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1955 Harry Stanley Dai Vernon 28 9
1959 Harry Stanley Various 35 23

Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
313 pages, 1999, 657 entries

Stars of Magic
168 pages, 1961, 86 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1991 A Book of Routines for Modern Stage Conjurers Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 134 21
1993 Jim Steinmeyer Alan Wakeling 345 87
1995 and other mysteries Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 36 5
2002 Strangely Self-Working Conjuring Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 30 15
2003 Nine Playing card Mysteries for stand-up or Close-up perf... Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 36 13
2006 Still More Strangely Self-Working Conjuring Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 30 11
2009 New Approaches for Stage Illusionists Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 304 43
2009 Two Lectures Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 19 8
2010 Another Collection of Strangely Self-Working Conjuring Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 38 14
2012 ... a lecture that every magician should ignore Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 23 7
2013 Yet Another Collection of Strangely Self-Working Conjuring Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 44 12
2014 A Lecture on Magic History for Magicians Who Don't Really... Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 15 1
2014 Building on the Elements of Conjuring: Principle, Plot, P... Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 18 8
2014 The Latest Collection of Strangely Self-Working Conjuring Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 41 13
2015 Even More Strangely Self-Working Conjuring Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 36 11
2015 Minimal Miracles & Disproportionate Marvels for the Stand... Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 18 13
2017 More Minimal Miracles & Disproportionate Marvels for the ... Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 18 11
2017 Never-Ending Experiments in Strangely Self-Working Conjuring Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 32 11
2019 Third in a Series: Minimal Miracles & Disproportionate Ma... Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 22 17
2020 Even More, Even Weirder, Surprising & Self-Working Conjuring Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 34 11
2020 Useful & Mysterious Demonstrations of Strangely Self-Work... Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 40 15
2021 Demonstrations of Incredible, & Yet Incredibly Self-Worki... Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 36 13
2022 Understanding Magic as Art, Curating Magic as Performance Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 30 7
2023 Retreat 2023: Alaska Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 34 1
2025 A Lecture about Practical Conjuring Routines Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer 28 12

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1960 Volume One James Steranko James Steranko 102 67
1962 Volume Two James Steranko James Steranko 116 54

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
2015 2015 Lecture Notes Eric Stevens Eric Stevens 70 10
2018 The 2018 Lecture Notes Eric Stevens Eric Stevens 67 7

Gaetan Bloom 86 — Clever New Magic From France's Foremost Creative Magician
32 pages, 1986, 10 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1993 Tom Stone Tom Stone 58 20
1995 & the Laser... Tom Stone Lennart Green 20 11
1996 Tom Stone Tom Stone 59 19
1997 Fragments of my Brain Tom Stone Tom Stone 16 10
1997 Thoughts about table magic Tom Stone Tom Stone 18 6
2000 Tom Stone Tom Stone 16 11
2002 A Collection of Nonsense Tom Stone Tom Stone 24 19
2002 Way of the Warpsmith 1 Tom Stone Tom Stone 23 15
2002 Way of the Warpsmith 2 Tom Stone Tom Stone 33 12
2003 Tom Stone Tom Stone 24 12
2004 Tom Stone Tom Stone 15 10
2004 Five insubordinate pieces Tom Stone Tom Stone 20 8
2005 Immortality on a Budget Tom Stone Tom Stone 24 3
2007 Tom Stone Tom Stone 20 6
2007 Tom Stone Tom Stone 16 9
2007 Tom Stone Tom Stone 19 14
2007 Tom Stone Tom Stone 12 7
2007 Tom Stone Tom Stone 13 8
2007 Tom Stone Tom Stone 20 18
2007 Tom Stone Tom Stone 12 11
2008 Tom Stone Tom Stone 19 12
2009 Tom Stone Tom Stone 11 29
2009 Tom Stone Tom Stone 20 10
2009 Tom Stone Tom Stone 40 25
2009 Tom Stone Tom Stone 2,009 3
2009 Essays from Genii Magazine 2009 Tom Stone Tom Stone 26 17
2010 Tom Stone Tom Stone 22 6
2010 A whirlwind of routines, tricks, ideas and opinions — i... Tom Stone Tom Stone 254 125
2010 Material salvaged from Genii Magazine July 2010 Various, Tom Stone Various, Tom Stone 17 11
2011 Tom Stone Tom Stone 259 110
2011 Writing on advanced misdirection Tom Stone Tom Stone 26 8
2014 Tom Stone Tom Stone 35 11
2015 Tom Stone Tom Stone 13 8
2016 A preview of an article for October 2016 issue of Genii M... Tom Stone Tom Stone 8 3
2017 with extra material by Tom Stone Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone Tommy Wonder, Tom Stone 41 9
2020 Tom Stone Tom Stone 8 1
2022 Tom Stone Tom Stone 6 4
2024 Tom Stone Tom Stone 8 6
2026 Tom Stone Tom Stone 27 7

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1999 David Stone David Stone 60 24
2001 Lecture Notes David Stone David Stone 24 6
2001 Lecture Notes David Stone David Stone 24 5
2001 Lecture Notes David Stone David Stone 24 5
2001 Stone's improvised cigarette routine David Stone David Stone 20 7

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1996 16 effects and routines for the walk-around performer Mark Strivings Mark Strivings 56 27
2004 More effects and routines for the strolling and walk-arou... Mark Strivings Mark Strivings 80 34

On the Other Side of the Mirror — Prearrangement and Plot in Close-Up Card Magic
48 pages, 2005, 13 entries

Stuthard's Trilby Deck — A Complete Card Act
24 pages, 1949, 47 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1895 H. F. C. Suhr H. F. C. Suhr 125 88
1899 Anleitung zur Vorführung der effektvollsten Kunststücke... H. F. C. Suhr Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld 153 83
1900 Eine Sammlung auserlesener, überraschender Zauberkunstst... H. F. C. Suhr H. F. C. Suhr 162 98

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1992 The Magic of James Swain James Swain James Swain 122 54
1996 James Swain James Swain 190 90
1999 James Swain James Swain 156 75

How to Force a Watermelon
24 pages, 1970, 6 entries

KickBack: The Real Work
15 pages, 2003, 6 entries

Year Title Subtitle Author Artist Pages Entries
1987 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 43 13
1987 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 64 8
1987 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 47 9
1987 A Lecture by Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 40 9
1987 The Ball and Tube Trick Improved and Updated Stephen Minch, Jamy Ian Swiss Stephen Minch, Jamy Ian Swiss 7 3
1988 A Close-Up Collaboration Jamy Ian Swiss Scotty York, Jamy Ian Swiss 18 10
1990 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 27 11
2002 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 37 12
2002 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 32 7
2002 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 27 5
2002 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 33 10
2002 Essays on the Ethics, History, and Presentation of Magic Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 279 26
2006 The Complete Instructions Jamy Ian Swiss John C. Wagner 12 9
2011 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 213 15
2011 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 34 11
2012 Mentalism, Mental Magic and the Difference Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 68 12
2016 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 50 17
2017 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 254 40
2017 Selected book reviews by Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 136 20
2018 Johnny Thompson, Jamy Ian Swiss Johnny Thompson 663 245
2018 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 44 16
2020 Astonishing Essays 8: My Life in Magic and Skepticism Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 158 16
2022 Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 8 2
2023 The Perfect Move Jamy Ian Swiss Jamy Ian Swiss 60 11

NewCastle Notes — The Creative Card Conjuring of Dr. Gábor G. Szabó
35 pages, 2003, 22 entries