The most inventive and original of all European magicians, Marconick (1930-2008) has delighted many Americans on his lecture tours. You will be very happy with his tricks because his ideas are simple and straightforward. Each book is complete in itself. Book 1—Contains: Cups of Plenty, Silk and Bottle, How to Lasso a Card, Fountain of Silks, Silk Ball Production, Floating Hat and Cane, Glass Production from a Silk, Through a Beer Mat, A Bare Hand Silk Production, and more! Book 2—Here is a book of great ideas and we know you will be using many of the items in your own show as they are all audience tested. his new idea on the 20th century silks will please you, his dancing rings and umbrella finale is FLASHY. Book 3—Book 3 contains: Production of an Ice Pail and Silks, Card from Fez, Chain Reaction, Vanish of a Vase of Flowers, Waterballet, Blowing a Crease in a Hat, Dog Production, Twice Knotted, Floating Sombrero, Up the Sleeve, Silk Appearance on a Coat Hanger, Two Silks Change Places, Catching a Card on a Rope, Borrowed Handkerchief Close Up, Chair to Suitcase, Silk Production from Card Fan, Silk production in Knot, Coca Cola in Newspaper, Silk Manipulation for Two Hands, Silk Return, Gamblers Dream. (The last item is easily made, big, flashy, Las Vegas idea! Dozens and dozens of excellent sketches. Book 4—More fine Marconick excitement in another of his fascinating books. The sketch is the applause getting finish of a rope trick he teaches in Book No. 4-plus Impossible Cards, Rising Aces, Thimbles, Card on Mirror, Color Change in the Air, Cigarette Production, Instant Rope Thru Neck, Cut and Restored Handkerchief, Bare Hand Silk Production, Jumping Card, Fastest Knot in the World, Dancing Rings, Knotted Twice, Paper Streamer Production, Twentieth Century, Cut and Restored Necktie, Color Change in Glass, Cut and Restored Ribbon, Torn and Restored Magazine, Ring on Ribbon, Pin Up Card. All with the direct, simple Marconick method that brings results and makes it easy. Several sketches for every trick. Book 5—More fine Marconick excitement in another of his fascinating books.