Tops Treasury of Illusions
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There are very few books in magic dealing with the subject of stage illusions. Most
secrets and workshop plans or blueprints sell for several dollars for each illusion. For
this reason we have delved into the past twenty-five years of The TOPS magazine (over
300 issues) and selected SIXTY of the finest illusions that have appeared in its pages.
These are suitable for the modern stage magician, nightclub act and sideshow performer.
Practical illusions to meet todays working conditions (none require old-fashioned
stage traps, etc.) and many can be made at the cost of a few dollars.
The sixty illusions run the gamut of stage effects figuratively and literally from A to
Z, from the Artists Dream Illusion to the Zombi Girl Illusion with fifty-eight more
in between covering a wide variety. There are principles of Black Art; a Levitation; three
Penetration Illusions; four Comedy Illusions; four Double-Exchanges; five Escapes; six
distinct Novelty-type illusions; seven methods for performing the famed East Indian
Rope mystery; eight illusions for vanishing a human being and nineteen illusions designed
for the appearance or production of one or more persons! To list a few: "The Big
Opener"; "Motion Pictures Come To Life"; "Dunningers East Indian Rope Trick"; "A
Television Production"; "Oriental Cabinets"; "Catch A Ghost"; "Vanishing Boy"; "The
Pile Driver Illusion"; "Name Plates Illusion"; etc.
In addition to the SIXTY illusions there are extra features such as four pages devoted to
the building of a portable stage "back set"; Kellars original patter for his presentation of
"The Levitation of The Princess
Karnak"; rare newspaper advertising
and publicity used by such
world famous illusionists as
Thurston, Dante, Nicola,
Blackstone, etc.; two unusual lists
of 'show and railroad requirements'
for Howard Thurston's
big show. Printed on quality
stock the book measures 8 1/2 x
11 inches, 100 pages with over 150
illustrations and pictures and a
full-color art cover, softbound.
We take great pride in offering
"TOPS TREASURY OF ILLUSIONS"
to the magic fraternity.
The secrets of most of these
illusions are not obtainable anywhere
else! Never before has
such a complete and authoritative
book on illusions been published.
Compiled by Neil Foster.
