Discover the Legendary Bruce Cervon’s Castle Notebooks

Renowned among magicians, Bruce Cervon’s Castle Notebooks are a treasure trove of magic knowledge.

When Bruce Cervon relocated to Los Angeles to learn from Dai Vernon, he meticulously documented the insider magic secrets shared by the Professor and others. He also recorded his original creations, many of which he kept for professional performances. Over the years, these notebooks expanded significantly, and while Cervon guarded them closely, their legend grew among the magic elite.

From these notebooks emerged the content for five of Cervon’s own magic books and three volumes of The Vernon Chronicles. However, this barely scratches the surface. The Castle Notebooks also include material Bruce intended for future publications about Vernon and himself, extensive notes on card cheating techniques (much of which was passed down from Vernon), unpublished works from various magic luminaries, and Bruce’s own professional routines. The sheer volume and quality of this material is astounding, spanning over 1500 pages.

Bruce Cervon’s Castle Notebooks are an essential resource for students of close-up magic from the golden era of the Magic Castle. They contain a wealth of tricks, sleights, and secrets that Cervon kept exclusive for years, many of which remain ahead of contemporary magic innovations. Honoring Bruce’s wish for this information to remain exclusive, his wife, Linda Lipps Cervon, in collaboration with L&L Publishing, is releasing these notebooks in a facsimile hardcover edition, with each page scanned from the original handwritten notes.

Volume 1

This volume includes the first three notebooks of Cervon, created between December 1964 and November 1965.

409 pages

“The Cervon Notebooks are almost like being at some of the most fascinating magic sessions of the 20th century. The material Vernon shared in itself is quite astonishing.” – Eugene Burger

“The Bruce Cervon Notebooks are pure gold! I’m finding fascinating information with the turn of every page! Part of the fun is uncovering the buried treasures hidden inside.” – Anonymous

“Digging through these pages is an opportunity that virtually no one imagined would ever be possible. But it is, and it’s worth digging as there are gems to be discovered.” – Max Maven