Here are illustrated step-by-step instructions for rope tricks, money magic, mind-reading effects, stage illusions, tricks with everyday objects, and plenty of all-new card tricks. Readers will learn how to bend spoons, stretch handkerchiefs, levitate glassware, make small children disappear, shuffle playing cards with aplomb, and much more—everything from simple close-up effects to epic on-stage illusions. Mysterio’s Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring is a beautifully designed reference for magicians of all ages and abilities.

Over 500 illustrations by Tony Dunn. Hardbound, 368 pages. Published by Quirk Books.