This is Willi’s version of Bob Neale’s Walking Through a Brick Wall that was first published by Bob in his lecture notes More Than Lecture Notes #2 (1991). The original idea for Bob’s routine was created by Martin Gardner in Mathematics, Magic and Mystery (1956). Willi created this for friends and has done a very …
_EF Ibidem, published and edited by Howard Lyons and illustrated by his pro-artist wife, Pat, was issued from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 1955 to 1979, and was the only notable magic periodical in Canada’s history. Ibidem was so far ahead of its time in the type of material it published, much of it still feels …
_EF Sometimes More Is More! Within these volumes are meticulously described 556 tricks and routines conceived by Stewart James. Of these, 478 have not been published before. Many of the originations of this extraordinary man appearing here for the first time are brilliant, some are transcendent. And of the 148 choice variants of his inventions …
_EF Illustrated by Richard Kaufman, Bill Steinacker, Gregg Webb, Joe Wierzbicki. 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 recommended. Contents: Foreword by Harry Lorayne …
_EF Sometimes More Is More! Within these volumes are meticulously described 556 tricks and routines conceived by Stewart James. Of these, 478 have not been published before. Many of the originations of this extraordinary man appearing here for the first time are brilliant, some are transcendent. And of the 148 choice variants of his inventions …
_EF A revered classic, widely considered to be one of the most influential magic books ever written, and never has it looked better than this. With this edition, The Dai Vernon Book of Magic has been completely re-typeset and every photograph re-screened for greater clarity. Among the Vernon classics you’ll find inside are Penetration of …
_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 Originally a publication devoted to advanced sleight-of-hand material, only around 500 copies of the original Epilogue publication were ever printed. After being unavailable for nearly two decades, all 24 regular editions and the 5 special editions of Epilogue are now available in one complete hardbound volume! Comments: Drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt. Epilogue was …
_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 …
_EF Richard’s Almanac was acclaimed as one of the finest newsletters ever devoted to close-up magic. Its publication from 1982 to 1987 was a highlight in the history of close-up magic periodicals. And now, all four hundred pages of the original newsletter, containing tricks from the greatest close-up magicians of our time, have been reprinted …