This book contains excellent variety for magicians and mentalists of all performing capabilities and experience levels. The effects and routines include apparatus tricks, mental stunts, spirit writing, predictions, magazine and book tests, thumb ties, and tricks with cards, silks, coins, cigarettes, billiard balls, sponge ball and a terrific rope routine.

Written in easily understandable language with all moves clearly explained. In all there are 36 effects described, each worthy of adding to your act. Here is what's included:

1. Publisher's Introduction
2. American Beauty Production
3. "Number Please" Variations
4. Disposing of the Thumb Tip
5. Gimmick Exchange
6. "Thought Coincidence" Again
7. Magazine Test
8. Thought Vision
9. Blue Pencil Book Test
10. Impromptu Name Duplication
11. Prediction Supreme
12. Mystic Slate Prediction
13. Cards to Pocket
14. Book Test with Playing Card
15. "Squash" Routine
16. Coin in Bottle Routine
17. 20th Century Silks Routine
18. Number Exchange
19. Diachylon Number Exchange
20. "Foolproof" Number Prediction
21. "Cigarette from Nowhere"
22. Fingertip Vanish
23. Comedy Thumb Tie
24. Card in Envelope
25. Coin Transposition
26. Shell Coin Routine
27. Another Shell Coin Routine
28. Sponge Ball Routine
29. Paper Napkin Routine
30. Miracle Slate Routine
31. Billiard Ball Routine
32. Spirit Writing Wrinkle
33. Amazing Card Prediction
34. "Blackout" Double Prophecy
35. Three-Pellet Trick Perfected
36. Another Rope Trick
37. Rope Routine, Wrinkle and Patter
38. Opening Lecture for Mental Routine

"Choice stuff with lots of twists, variations and improvements. 'The Magic 36' has great variety, no too-difficult sleights, and a number of individual items each worth a good price."           --Lloyd E. Jones. "The book is particularly strong in mental effects although it covers a wide field, from sponge balls to coins to the production of a large basket of roses. Very much worthwhile and will be found most useful."           --"The Sphinx" review.

PDF format. Expanded and updated version of the 1943 Abbott's Magic first print edition. Includes important edits, corrections and updates, as well as new content. Completely reset in crystal clear type. 134 pages. ($6 US)