_EF I have long loved tricks with coins and the brass Okito box and have learned many of them over the years. When I started making magic using casino chips I wanted to add my favorite Okito box routines but the dollar sized Okito box in my collection was a little small to fit the …
_EF Annotated and with an introduction by Charles Reynolds; Edited by William Broecker and Charles Reynolds. Illustrations by Greg Webb. From the introduction, “”…the book is part of a series of books, the Secret Science, on which Sam Sharpe started writing over sixty years ago…” Other books in the series include Conjurors’ Optical Secrets; Conjurors’ …
For those who know Mel Babcock and his work, this is an excellent collection of stories, tidbits, descriptions, and pictures of his life and his workmanship. Mel builds some great items and his prices makes these pieces a real steal. His Nested Boxes and Instant Transposition, all handcrafted in exotic woods, are truly exceptional items …
5 out of 5 Another beauty from Richard GerlitzI received this piece shortly after Richard released it and it’s a nicely done piece of magic. His “bigger” items are expensive, so it’s nice to see the more “affordable” stuff as a break. These are all limited edition and serially numbered pieces, which makes them collectible. …
One of the lower priced (at least when it was released) Richard Gerlitz beauties based on the old Thayer item the Eli Dice Box c. 1922. The Okito style decal is beautiful. The effect is a prediction of the total on three dice after several shakes in the box. The method is clever and the …
My good Friend Alan Warner always shows me the money 🙂 There have been many versions of the money maker, I liked the Delben Blotter and Carl Williams’ version even more, and of course Owen’s Denver Mint. However, Alan Warner in his usual imaginative style has taken a fairly simple effect made it look beautiful …
_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 …
_EF The Complete, Ultimate Paul Harris Collection. This three-volume set of books contains all of Paul`s classics, updated and refined, as well as 73 brand-new creations! All in all, these books contain over 900 pages of Paul Harris including a ground-breaking essay discussing the feeling of astonishment as our natural state of mind. There are …
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 In a hotel somewhere in the Midwest, Howard Thurston’s advance man has finished his dogged work for the day and, as dusk falls, he clicks on the lamp and slips a piece of paper into his portable typewriter. He begins to tap out descriptions of tricks for a book he’s been dreaming of writing …