Swami Mantra – Bound Volume

We had had several recent requests for the Swami-Mantra Bound Volume after it was mentioned in David Blaine’s series “Do Not Attempt” a year ago. This was a pair of magazines edited by Sam Dalal and published from 1972 to 1977, with 36 issues of Swami, and 28 issues of Mantra.  What made this magazine different was a mixture … Read more

Encyclopedia of One-liners for Magicians by Sam Dalal

Encyclopedia of One-liners for Magicians compiled by Sam Dalal

From the intro – “One of the first lessons I learnt in my performing days was that a tongue-in-cheek presentation could be as effective and possibly much more entertaining than one with pompous pretensions. I spent as much on literature devoted to patter and one-liners as I did to books with new tricks and routines, sleights … Read more

Magic with an ESP Deck by Sam Dalal

This soft cover, large size 22 pages, illustrated book is the third revised and enlarged edition of the book originally published over two decades ago. Sam Dalal has explained 14 astounding routines that are mostly of a self working nature. No intricate sleights or moves are required to perform these effects. There are suggestions for … Read more

World’s Best Clown Gags – Book

Soft cover book 5 1/2″ x 8″, with 64 pages and dozens of illustrations. This book contains over 200 gags, comedy bits, and stunts for magicians, Clowns, MC’s or any one with a sense of humor, and is excellent value for money.  Limited stock, FOR SALE IN INDIA ONLY, at a special low price. (INR … Read more

X – Ray Eyes – Sam Dalal

This book deals with methods and presentations for blindfolds, or ‘sightless vision’. Amongst the most sensational of magical effects is the ”X-Ray Eyes”, or the ability of the performer to do things blindfolded, which would normally require the use of his full vision. There are very few effects that involve mass participation and fetch so … Read more

Magic By Misdirection – Sam Dalal

This is the second book in the series, written by Sam Dalal for A Beginners Course on Magic. The tricks, effects and ideas in this volume require more from you as the performer than the basic secret of the trick or the props. Therefore, this book puts less emphasis on apparatus magic and more on … Read more