_EF This is not a reprint of our 1984 edition of Revelations, Dai Vernon’s legendary annotations for The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase. This new, over-size book was triggered by the discovery of more than 160 long-lost photographs of Dai Vernon’s hands that were taken in 1961 specifically to illustrate this manuscript. …
_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 …
_EF The first privately circulated edition of Earl Nelson’s Variations was published in 1978. One year later Mark Wilson produced the edition that today is considered a modern classic. Now, twenty-five years later, Variations has undergone a complete transformation. The text has been corrected, expanded and re-typeset, the original line drawings have been replaced with …
_EF A mind-boggling comedy rope routine from award-winning magician, John Zander. Stand Up, Close-Up or Strolling! Easy to do, Fast Reset End squeaky Clean! A multi-phased rope routine that does not require any extra props. With Loose Ends, you will receive great audience interaction as you keep losing the ends of the rope – they …
_EF Mike Caveney never dreamed that the book he published way back in 1981, written by an unknown author, would become one of the most sought after books in card magic with copies selling for over $200. Versatile Card Magic has become a bonafied cult classic. Those lucky enough to own a copy of the …
_EF During the first third of the 20th century, London was generally recognized as being the focal point of the magic world. It could be argued that St. George’s Hall was largely responsible for this claim. Anne Davenport and John Salisse invite you to join them backstage to peek into the Maskelyne workshop where so …
_EF This book could well be called The Unmasking of Harry Houdini. Was Houdini, as the long-standing myth begs us to believe, truly the world’s greatest magician? Did he communicate a secret message to his wife through a famous spirit medium? Today there exists a century’s worth of books, movies and television documentaries that contribute …
_EF Drawing Room Deceptions did not become one of the fastest selling books ever just by chance. It was the direct result of a series of specific events. The first ingredient was a young English school boy willing to invest a full decade of his young life in the study and practice of close-up card …
_EF The Flicking Fingers group of German close-up magicians burst onto the magic scene in 1997 with their lecture at FISM and this hardbound 177-page book has been hailed as one of the best new magic books on the market. Thought-provoking and entertaining to read. Contents Introduction (Max Maven) Introduction – German Edition (Piet Forton) …
_EF The Milbourne Christopher Library Volume II contains 339 pages and includes over 3,000 entries dating from 1901 to 1996. Volume II also contains twenty-four pages of rare photographs depicting authors who are represented in Christopher’s library. Perusing these bibliographies is like having unlimited access to the shelves of Christopher’s famous collection and they serve …