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Hermetic Press

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Hermetic Press
Parent companyPenguin Magic
StatusDefunct
Founded1990; 35 years ago (1990)
FounderStephen Minch
Defunct2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Country of originUnited States
DistributionNational
Nonfiction topicsMagic and mentalism
Owner(s)Penguin Magic
Official websitehermeticpress.com [dead link] penguinmagic.com

Hermetic Press was an American publishing company based in Seattle, specializing in technical literature on magic tricks and mentalism. The company specialized in high quality books and often produces limited edition volumes with fine binding.

History

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The company was founded in 1990 by Stephen Minch who "after writing books on magic for seventeen years, decided to try publishing them as well."[1]

In addition to the technical publications, the company has also published magic historical and biographical books, including a translation of J. Prevost's "Clever and Pleasant Inventions", from 1584, a biography on Lulu Hearst, the "magnetic girl" who became a star in the 19th century, and the autobiography of Milo & Roger[2]

Among the company's publications are works by Alex Elmsley, Max Maven, Tommy Wonder and Juan Tamariz.

In 2016, Hermetic Press merged with Penguin Magic, which now publishes books under the Hermetic Press imprint.

References

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  1. ^ "Information - Hermetic Press". www.hermeticpress.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-16.
  2. ^ "Milo & Roger - Arthur Brandon". Retrieved 2011-12-09.
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