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Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic

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Provides diagrams and detailed instructions for performing more than three hundred magic tricks, including tricks with cards, money, ropes, handkerchiefs, and cups and balls

472 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

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Mark Wilson

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James "Mark" Wilson (born 1929) is an American magician and author. He is widely credited as becoming the first major "television magician" and in the process establishing the viability of illusion shows as a television format.

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13 reviews20 followers
June 18, 2018
One of the best books in this category. Well worth buying.
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1 review
November 14, 2016
This is a great book if you want to learn magic. It will teach how to float a spectator, being able to predict what word a spectator will choose from a magazine, how to make a coin disappear, and more.

BUT BE WARNED:
Since there are so many tricks revealed, it will most likely take away your belief in magic.
Profile Image for WIZE FOoL.
279 reviews25 followers
January 1, 2017
Bought this book many years ago! Stumbled across it recently and brought back many memories!
The book is packed with many different styles of tricks. Rope, coin, card, cup, to name but a few. Every classical trick can be found in this book.
It seems to have been written for all ages and all levels.
Great book to start you on the road to magic tricks!
Enjoy.
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15 reviews3 followers
October 12, 2007
I love magic tricks and this was the first book I received. It explains tricks very well and has a wide variety of tricks. Most books have one style of tricks and this one could potentially give you enough to create a whole magic show. Great for beginners of all ages. Enjoy.
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Author 7 books17 followers
February 13, 2008
Good fun. I tried one or two of the tricks on my students at school, which baffled them for a little while. The tricks are do-able.
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10 reviews1 follower
February 19, 2018
One of the best books in magic. Thos book kickstarted many magicians of today. Mark did an excellent job. Highly recommended!!
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February 13, 2022
When I got this book I was 11, the goal at the time was to learn a few trick to amaze my friends and parents. As I kept reading through, learning more I slowly started to find myself leaning to card magic… in this book I learn most of the basics to my magic journey. Without this I don’t think I would of seen magic thought at the age of 11.
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82 reviews2 followers
September 17, 2018
great book for beginners and anyone that wants too know most of basics of magic knowledge.
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