Phoa Yan Tiong & Tan Hock Chuan 3 magic book lot

Very good plus condition

Magic

Card Rise

Many Silk effects explained

Rope

Ring and Rope

Doug Henning Dutch Singapore Asian magician

Sponge Ball routine

Coin From Bill Vanishes (interesting gaff explained)

Out of print

One is signed and inscribed by Tiong

Published by Henk Vermeyden and written in 3 languages

Magicpedia:

He began to study martial arts at the age of seven, which had a strong influence on his approach to timing and movement. He moved to Holland when 16 and in 1952 Phoa visited a magic convention in Breda and decided to become professional magician. In 1958, he won the first prize in micromagic and obtained an honorable notation for his manipulation act. He contributed many items to Gen and other magazines.

Snowstorm in China

In the 1960s, Phoa traveled around the world to perform his shows.

Phoa was asked to act in various movies. In "Champagne Rose Is Dead" (1970), he played a master in karate-fighting. He played a walk-on in Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun.

Cut And Restored Silk

Doug Henning featured his cut and restored silk, which can be found in The Art of Close-up, Vol. 2 by Lewis Ganson.

Invisible Traveller

In 1977, he published the first installment of "The Seasons", a set of conjuring texts.

Vermeyden:

J. Henk Vermeyden (November 21, 1908 - October 16, 1988), born in Holland, was a magic organizer, teacher and dealer.

Biography

Although he rarely performed publicly, Vermeyden coached many successful Dutch magicians including Fred Kaps, Peter Pit, Marconick and Richard Ross. He was owner of Triks Magic Studio in Amsterdam and edited Triks (Tricks) magazine from 1941 until 1973.

Vermeyden was a partner of fellow Dutch magician Louis Lam. He founded FISM in 1946 and was the founding president of the Nederlandse Magische Unie from 1951 until 1975.

He was honored with a Special Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts.

Magic of Tan Hock Chuan

Published by Lloyd Jones

Tan Hock Chuan (1910-1991), known as "Bertie", was a prolific writer, performer and inventor from Singapore.

Biography

He gave first public performance at age of fifteen.[3] Chuan originally qualified as a teacher of mathematics but magic was his passion. He was known for his performances in the big magic shows with specially painted scenery, dancing girls and a full orchestra.

He had a library of 3,000 books, was a member of the Magic Circle, MIMC and served as president of the Malayan Magic Circle.[4]

He contributed articles to the Sphinx, Magic Wand, Goldston's Magic Quarterly, and Genii.