_EF From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone’s quest to join the ranks of master magicians. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally hilarious subculture populated by brilliant eccentrics, Stone pulls back the …
_EF If this story were submitted as a script to a movie studio, it would be laughed out of Hollywood. “Too far fetched,” they would say. And they would be right except for one thing…it’s all true. Throughout this book, two very different stories unfold. First there is the account of Claude Alexander Conlin, the …
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_EF Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum Volume 2 contains the second group of 24 annotated letters that appeared in MAGIC magazine during 2010 – 2011. As in the first volume, some letters were written by well-known magicians while others were written by names long forgotten, but all of them contain fascinating information that can …
_EF As Ken’s Baking Company flourished and took him on travels around the country, Ken found he needed a new area of relaxation and diversion from the daily grind of business. While on a trip to Chicago in the 1970’s, he happened upon a Magic Collectors meeting. This was a gathering of magic historians and …
_EF Illustrated by Robert Lorayne. The Apocalypse series are bound versions of one of the top magic magazines of the 1980’s and 90’s. These volumes contain tons of close up material with cards, coins, money, and various other items. Each of the volumes is highly recommended. This is the final volume in the series of …
The Tenth of the Dr. Albo Books limited to 500 copies. _EF This is departure from the typical Albo book in that nearly 200 of the 444 total pages are dedicated to history rather than apparatus. The history chapter includes the following sections: Annals of the Priests, Magi, Jugglers, and Sorcerers – 2000 BC to 500 …
_EF Illustrated by Robert Lorayne. Includes complete indices by effect, contributors, sleights within effects, and by issue. The Apocalypse series are bound versions of one of the top magic magazines of the 1980’s. These volumes contain tons of close up material with cards, coins, money, and various other items. Each of the volumes is highly …
_EF In the early part of 1965 my friend Don Nielsen mentioned that Don Tanner was looking for someone to take over The New Phoenix. I wrote to Tanner, saying that 1 was interested in publishing The New Phoenix through issue 400, after which I would start up a new publication. I included a copy …
_EF Ibidem magazine. It ran from 1955 to 1979, during which time its editor P. Howard Lyons produced 36 issues. And those issues accumulated quite a reputation. For its long unperiodic existence Ibidem became recognized as the best source for avant-garde card magic and diverse curious pursuits of Lyons and his diabolically inventive crew. In …
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