5 out of 5 A True ClassicIn the Magic Cafe, someone asked the question, "If you could only keep 5 books or series of books, which would you keep?" Among the books in my answer was Richard’s Collected Almanac. The others were Lorayne’s Apocalypse volumes, Giobbi’s Card College series, Ibidem set, and all six volumes …
_EF (DrDanny): Illustrated by Earle Oakes. First of a planned trilogy about Larry Jennings’ work; this mostly covers the 1960s-early 70’s. Beautifully produced and written, typical of Kaufman’s work, and this is clearly a labor of love on his part. Required reading for cardmen. Six years in the making, Jennings ’67 contains vintage magic with …
_EF Gallo was an expert at leading magicians down the garden path and turning the hose on them. If you are looking for principles that will allow you to fry your fellow magi, this book is an incredible resource. Illustrated by Joseph K. Schmidt. Edited by Harvey Rosenthal, Matthew Field, and Stephen Hobbs. Contents (from book …
_EF In this best selling book Paul’s reveals his most admired routines including his award winning FISM act featuring The Ring on the Hourglass and The Cups and Steel Balls. Written by Richard Kaufmann and Illustrated by Ton Onosaka with 48 original routines this book teaches you the magic that Paul has made a living …
_EF As a collector and Historian on Dr. Harlan E. Tarbell. I know how rare and hard to find the wonderful historic info and items contained inside. Here the reader will see items from nearly 100 years ago from rare file of Edwards Monthly ( a magic magazine that ran from 1909-1910 ), items from …
_EF Includes not only Tom Mullica’s famous cigarette act, but the Mullica Wallet, a cups and balls routine, and more. Tom Mullica is an amazing performer on many levels. His performances are both shocking, amazing, riveting and often disgusting. This is the guy who put the “eek!” in Geek. For nine years Mullica held court …
_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 …
_EF What happens when five superb Japanese magicians each contribute five effects for a book written by Richard Kaufman and illustrated by Ton Onosaka? You get 25 wonderfully amazing effects from: Masao Atsukawa, Tomo Maeda, Ken Kuroki, Kuniyasu Fujiawara, Hiro Sakai! Contents (from book ToC): 9 Masao Atsukawa 9 Four by Four 15 Four From Nowhere 19 …
_EF “My friend, Shigeo Takagi, is an excellent performer who shows a keen knowledge of magic with all its subtleties. His work is direct and to the point, with no superfluous moves. Even if you are acquainted with the various techniques, he will still deceive you. I greatly admire this Japanese wonder worker.” – Dai …
_EF (ComicSpecialties): Contents include many of Gary’s most famous effects including FLOURIOUS which is worth the price of the book alone. Many of the tricks in this book were never put on any of his videos, so there will be some great buried treasures! The elusive Gary Kurtz is known as one of the great …
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