_EF J. N. Hofzinser is one of the most significant magicians to have thrived in the nineteenth century, and has been a role model for great magicians ever since. He is the inventor of some of the best and most enduring card tricks ever created. Yet information on his life and magic has been scant …
_EF Over 20 years in the making! The FFFF Book is a collection of routines and memories from and about the Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic convention. Contributors include: Paul Gertner, Steve Beam, Pit Hartling, Ray Ben, Dan Garrett, Harrison Carroll, David Lederman, Steve Dushek, Doc Eason, Phil Goldstein, Tom Craven, Ray Mertz, Bill Miesel, David …
_EF From the files of Egyptian Hall Museum, Mike Caveney has selected 24 letters of historical importance. Sometimes the writer or recipient (or both) are well-known names while other times the players are totally unknown, but every letter sheds new light on a shadowy corner of magic’s fascinating history. After placing each letter in context …
_EF Filled with history, stories, and, most of all, magic, Best of All Worlds pays tribute to one of the greatest card tricks of all time: Paul Curry’s classic card effect Out of This World. Best of All Worlds is not just a book about a ‘Magic Trick”. It is an extensive, in-depth look at …
_EF Jon Allen is a man of many talents: he is a first place winner in close-up magic at both the International Brotherhood of Magicians and The Magic Circle. He is also the creator of “The Silent Treatment,” one of the best-selling and most innovative stand-up magic effects marketed in the last decade. And he …
_EF From Ian Keable…Everyone who has searched for materials that focus and educate about merger of magic and comedy usually finds themselves wanting more… Well, we are happy to say that is not the case anymore! Now there is a fantastic book you will want to purchase that finally answers many of the questions about …
An elaborate and exquisite book with vellum paper, gilt edges, leather binding, and ribbon marker, purporting to be the Complete Works of Shakespeare, but elaborately edited and gaffed for numerous reveals. Each page has been edited to sound and feel like Shakespearean language, but has specific words at specific locations. Each two-page spread has different …
_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 An essential title for every magician, The Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks is the only book of its kind. Magical genius Stewart James, over the course of 40+ years, compiled three volumes of the Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks. Now, for the first time, these classic works have been collected, newly edited, and combined in a …
_EF The most talked about book of Mentalism in 2005 in a limited edition collector’s format! James Biss’s debut book MESSING WITH MINDS has become a world wide best-seller in the magic community for three powerful reasons. First, the material in the book consists of highly commercial and effective routines – straight out of a …