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100 magic tricks
Quantum Publishing Ltd.
2004
A range of tricks using readily available materials.
Fischer v. Spassky Reykjavik 1972
Penguin Books
1972
An account of the struggle for the World Chess championship, with biographies of both players.
Old English riddles from the Exeter Book
Anvil Press Poetry
1980
Transcribed and translated riddles from secular poems in the Exeter Book.
All about cribbage
Bailey Brothers and Swinfen Ltd
1975
The first comprehensive guide to the card game.
A Sherlock Holmes balloon modeling act to illustrate events and items from the canon
Magico Magazine
1984
A balloon act complete with a stage routine of comedy material, gags, and one-liners.
The Batsford guide to chess openings
B.T. Batsford Limited
1976
A survey of modern opening theory aimed at the junior or club player.
A short history of playing cards
Gurney Benham
1950s
A history of playing cards from the early 14th century.
Modern coin magic: a complete textbook of coin magic
Houdini Magic Publications
2007
A collection of 400 sleights and coin tricks.
The Monopoly book: strategy and tactics of the world's most popular game
Pan Books
1980
The history, rules, and strategy and tactics of the popular game.
The Sherlock Holmes book of magic
Piccadilly Books, Ltd
2000
A collection of tricks based on the Holmes stories.
Illustrated games of patience
Leslie Frewin
1968
Facsimile edition of an 1875 compendium of patience games.
The master book of magic
Quaker Oats Limited
1930s
A collection of elementary magic tricks.
The magic of Lewis Carroll
Penguin Books
1981
A collection of Carroll's puzzles and other contemporary tricks and games which influenced him.
The Sherlockian Star Chamber: questions and answers
Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
1996
A compilation of sixty nine canonical examinations. Number 23 in a limited edition of 221.
The complete guide to cryptic crosswords
Collins
1989
A guide to solving cryptic crossword clues.
Biblioquiz, or, How much do you know? An entertainment for book-lovers
Phoenix House
1948
A collection of 88 literary quizzes including one on Sherlock Holmes.
Working model railways: how to build and run them
Percival Marshall & Co.
1927
A guide to track, scenic effects, signals, and operations.
The big book of poker: Texas hold'em and all the rest : in-depth knowledge for winning strategies
DBP
2018
A guide to playing and winning the main poker variants.
