Patrick Page – The Big Book of Magic

From the back cover:

How often have you watched a conjurer perform what looks like a miracle and asked yourself, "How on earth is that done?" Well, now the long-kept secrets of the expert stage magician's art are revealed in this astounding book. Written by a Gold Medal member of the Inner Magic Circle, it explains in minute detail exactly how all those classic feats are done – such as levitation, rope tricks, sawing the lady in half, disappearing cabinets, escapology and many more. By following the step-by-step instructions in this book, you too can join the ranks of those who know conjuring's secrets, and learn to perform the tricks which have baffled audiences throughout the ages!

This is a wonderful magic book from Patrick Page an accomplished master magician and illustrated beautifully by Eric Mason. In fact the book is so good that Patrick Page was expelled from the IBM (International Brotherhood of Magicians) because some felt that too many secrets were exposed. He was later reinstated once people realized that writing good magic books is really in the interest of all.

1st edition 1976, original 304 pages; PDF 243 pages.

Table of Contents

1. CONTENTS

   
   

2. CHAPTER ONE A Short History of Conjuring

   
   

3. CHAPTER TWO Standard Accessories

4. The Wand

5. The Vanishing Wand

6. The Handkerchief Wand

7. The Rising Wand

8. The Breakaway Wand

9. The Balancing Wand

10. The Table

11. The Black Art Table

12. A Tricky Top Hat

    
    

13. CHAPTER THREE Manipulation versus Apparatus

14. Illusionist Managers

15. The Present Day

    
    

16. CHAPTER FOUR Coin and Ring Manipulation

17. The Miser's Dream

18. The Classic Palm

19. The Finger Palm

20. The Front Palm

21. The Back Palm

22. The Thumb Palm

23. The Back Clip

24. The Nelson Downs Palm

25. The Back and Front Palm

26. The Presentation of the Miser's Dream

27. The Chinese Rings

    
    

28. CHAPTER FIVE Card Manipulation

29. Preparing the Cards

30. Back and Front Palm

31. Before an Audience

32. Keeping a Straight Arm

33. The Standard Method

34. The Cardini Method

35. Producing Fans

36. The Split Fan Production

37. Deceiving the Audience

38. Reloading Cards into the Back Palm Position

39. The Body Steal

40. The Jacket Clip

41. Vanish from the Left Hand

42. The Tenkai Palm

43. Screens and Music

44. The Unexpected

45. Discard Container

46. The Stacked Deck

47. The Reversed Card

48. Stabatwin

49. Calling the Cards

50. The Six Card Repeat

51. Three Cards Across

52. The Cards to Pocket

53. The Stripper Deck

54. Four Ace Trick

55. The Reds and Blacks

56. The Svengali Deck

57. The Fourteen Fifteen Deck

58. Spectacular Card Effects

59. The Card Sword

60. The Card in Balloon

61. The Card Star

62. The Card Stab

63. The Jumbo Four Ace Trick

    
    

64. CHAPTER SIX Ball Manipulation

65. The Multiplying Billiard Balls

66. One to Four Multiplication

67. One to Eight Multiplication

68. The Sponge Ball Effect

69. The Pinch Vanish

70. The Pull out Vanish

71. The Perfect Sponge Ball Vanish

72. The Addition

73. Sponge Ball Routine No. 2

74. The Cups and Balls

    
    

75. CHAPTER SEVEN Rope Tricks

76. The Appearing Knot

77. The Fake Appearing Knot

78. The Impossible Appearing Knot

79. The Blondini Ball

80. The String and the Straw

81. Spirit Knots

82. The Enchanted Bottle

83. The Cut and Restored Rope Effect

    
    

84. CHAPTER EIGHT Thimble Manipulation

    
    

85. CHAPTER NINE Tricks with Liquids

86. The Vanishing Bowl of Water

87. The Evaporating Liquid

88. The Glass of Wine Production

    
    

89. CHAPTER TEN Pocket Tricks

90. The Paddle Move

91. Spot the Spots

92. The Salt on the Knife

93. The Chinese Compass

94. The Thumb Tip

95. The Vanishing Cigarette

96. The Vanishing Match

97. The Handkerchief Penetration

98. The Burnt Handkerchief

99. The Ring on Stick

100. The Flying Ring

101. The Three Shell Game

     
     

102. CHAPTER ELEVEN Tricks with Paper

103. The Paper Tree

104. The Paper Ladder

105. The Scotsman's Kilt

106. The Plaid

107. Clippit

108. The Torn and Restored Newspaper

109. The Ten Second Paper Tear

110. The Burnt and Restored Strip

     
     

111. CHAPTER TWELVE Livestock and Platform Effects

112. The Vanishing Bunny

113. A Rabbit from a Hat

114. The Dog Kennel

115. The Dove Pan

116. The Rabbit Cage

117. Dove from Streamer

118. The Vanishing Cage of Doves

119. Dove from Silk

120. The Rings on Rod Illusion

121. The Colour Changing Fan

122. The Passe Bottle and Glass

123. The Vanishing Birdcage

124. The Drawer Box

125. The Organ Pipes

126. The Square Circle Production Box

127. Flower Productions

128. The Oriental Shawl

129. The Bare Hand Flower Production

130. The Ghost Tube

131. The Aquarius Tube

132. The Nest of Boxes

133. The Inexhaustible Box

134. The Sliding Die Box

135. The Twentieth Century Silk Trick

136. The Handkerchief Pull

137. The Lamp Chimney Vanish

138. The Japanese Production Box

139. The Changing Bag

140. The Vanishing Walking Stick

141. The Appearing Walking Stick

142. The Stick to Parasol

     
     

143. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Magic Spectaculars

144. Sawing a Woman in Half

145. The Levitation

146. The Sword Cabinet

147. The Substitution Trunk

148. The Three Swords Suspension

149. The Cremation Illusion

150. The Doll's House Illusion

151. The Vanishing Motor Car

152. The Indian Basket Illusion

153. The Step Ladder Illusion

154. The Guillotine Illusion

155. The Crinoline Illusion

156. The Chair Suspension

157. The Sack Escape

158. The Straitjacket Escape

159. The Jacoby Tie

160. Behind the Back Wrist Tie

161. The Thumb Tie

162. The Double Rope Tie

163. The Chain Gang Escape

164. The Handkerchief Tie