Modern Coin Magic

by J.B. Bobo, John Braun (Editor), Nelson C Hahne (Illustrator)

First published in 1952, "Modern Coin Magic" is J. B. Bobo's classic work on coin magic. The purpose of this efficient guide is to review and discuss all of the practical aspects to coin magic tricks utilizing sleight of hand. Bobo examines all of the older, traditional sleights of hand and retains only those that are truly useful and helpful, discarding any that are out-of-date or impractical to work. "Modern Coin Magic" is remarkable in its ability to present all of the best tips and techniques in one easy-to-read book so that any student of coin magic and sleight of hand will find guidance for their practice and technique. Coin magic tricks are one of the most accessible and useful tricks for any magician to know as coins are always readily available and the ability to do a few sleights of hand is guaranteed to entertain any audience. "Modern Coin Magic" remains a timeless classic, one of the most complete and helpful books ever written on coin magic. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Genres: Magic, Nonfiction, Reference

544 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1982

Reviews

[Luk Worknik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this book many years ago. Good book and easy to read. All in all, well worth buying

[Rob]

The bible of coin magic.

[Xavier Shay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read half of this, and finished off the rest on DVD. The DVD is better because you can visualize what is happening. Overall a comprehensive introduction, and I've already befuddled some friends.

[Nick Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

modern standard for learning slight of hand and coin magic as well as some guerrilla magic tactics.

[Ken Wyne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must have for anyone waning to learn the basics of coin magic. Was my first coin magic book.

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those books that should be on the shelf of any magician, regardless of if they do coin magic normally or not. It is THE reference book to coin magic.

[Finley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for beginning to advanced coin magicians, and includes all the fundamental slights, passes, and vanishes you need in order to put together a routine. It also includes routines of it's own, along with the structure of a script for each one. I really enjoyed this book, although I struggle to put in the time needed on some of the slights for one small trick, especially when it seems like I will never get it or never need to use it.

[Steve Vassey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good material for those interested in coin magic, but a tough slog reading. The book would benefit immensely from an update to modern language usage and additional illustrations. Each trick required a half-dozen read-throughs to figure out the instructions. A few remained indecipherable. I ended up purchasing the DVD set to help with the material.

With the videos and online instruction currently available, I fear this book is destined for the out of print category.

[Arlo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic. All the important basics in sleight of hand are here. An absolute requirement if you're going to graduate to Kaufmann.

[Ryan Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book extremely in detail, but great book none the less.

[Ramon Boza · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic about coin manipulation.

Contains all the base manipulation tricks for coins, yet useful and extendedly used.

[Ivan Irizarry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decidí leer este libro mientras leía el libro American Gods y aprendí varios truquitos.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

It all starts here. Recommended by Teller.

[Hadi Safaat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku ini lebih kayak ensiklopedia sulap koin. Bisa dijadikan koleksi untuk referensi belajar sulap koin.

[MagicDave]

The #1 book on learning coin magic. In fact, it is the book I would recommend above all others to give a beginning magician the tools he needs to become proficient in coin magic.

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