Dennis Patten: My Magic Book

Patten, Dennis: My Magic Book
©1993 Salamander Books, Ltd., London, NY
Hardcover, no dj, 10x11", 96 pages

©1994 Salamander Books, Ltd., London, NY
Hardcover, no dj, 64 pages

Also in Paperback from Western Publishing Co., Inc.

Dennis Patten: My Magic Book
1993 Edition
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Dennis Patten: My Magic Book
1994 Edition
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Comments: Color photo illustrated. There are at least two editions of this book, the 1994 edition is shorter overall, but has one effect "The Magic Elevator" that is not in the longer 1993 edition. In the list below, items with the * are also included in the 1994 edition. Most of the effects are a "make it yourself" variety, with even some larger, simple, illusions included.

Contents (from 1993 edition):

6 Introduction
8 *The Book Of Spells
10 *Rising Ring And Wand
12 *Magic Box
14 *Silk Scarf Magic
16 The Magic Touch
18 *The Leaping Comb
20 *The Jumping Knot
22 *The Wonder Wizard
24 *The Vanishing Pencil
26 *The Money Maker
28 Handcuffed
30 Impossible No-Cut Tape
32 Sticky Fingers
34 *Believe It Or Knot
36 *Cup And Spoon Sorcery
38 *The Penetrating Pen Mystery
40 *Shirt Shock
42 Counter Choice
44 *Ring-In Ring-On
46 This Way Up
48 *Lazy Linking Chains
50 Disappearing Dice
52 *Magic Glasses
54 *Scarf Sorcery
56 Magical Maths
58 The Reversed Card
60 Slippery Silk
62 *Cut And Restored Rope
64 The Houdini Card
66 Mathematical Magic Dice
68 Tight Rope Ball
70 *Choose A Card
72 *The Untying Handkerchief
74 *No Choice
76 *Magic Scissors
78 The Rising Reel
80 Great Escape Sack
82 The Great Escape
84 *The Box Jumper
86 *The Floating Lady
88 *Magician’s Top Hat
90 *Magic Wand
92 Magician’s Cloak
94 Wizard’s Hat
96 Index


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