BOOKS
BRESLAW'S LAST LEGACY (A reprint of the 1795 edition) by AMY STEVENS
Based on the number of editions published, Breslaw's Last Legacy would rank as the third most popular of the antiquarian English language books devoted primarily to legerdemain. Raymond Toole - Stott, in his two volume Bibliography of English (language) Conjuring, identifies nineteen editions or issues, and at least two others have been discovered. This popularity is exceeded only by the titles attributed to Henry Dean and by John Henry Anderson's Fashionable Science of Parlor Magic.
As with so many of these early gems, copies of Breslaw's Last Legacy seldom appear on the market except when a major collection is broken up. Philip Breslaw was a German conjurer who came to England in the early 1760's. Houdini, in his unmasking of Robert Houdin, quoted newspaper clippings in his collection, dated 1781, showing that Breslaw featured the "Cabalistic Clock" and demonstrations of "Second-Sight," both later claimed by Robert-Houdin as his origination’s.
Programs and newspaper ads proclaim that Breslaw would give puzzling performances utilizing such objects as rings, sleeve buttons, purses, swords, cards, dice, thoughts, watches, numbers, and a leg of mutton. His effect with the last item may be best left to imagination. This excerpt, which comes from the Forward of this neat little book, gives you an idea of the treat that you are in for when reading through this reprint. It has paradoxes and many effects of the late, great, Breslaw. Treat yourself to this 144 page hardbound treat.
ITEM # BK0770 PRICE $35.00
TONY CLARK UNMASKS AWARD WINNING DOVE TECHNIQUES
This handbook for doves is a must for anyone using birds in their act. It includes dove care and feeding, traveling techniques with doves, training doves and dove pockets and positions. There are also many Routines by Tony, Gary Darwin, Rand Woodbury, Vito Lupo and General Lee, (I mean Grant, I always get those two guys mixed up.)
There are lots of drawings. Also a special section in the center of the book with some never before seen photos of the young Tony Clark. There is also a wonderful photos of some of the world's top magicians, legends and celebrities. This book is great for every dove worker's library.
ITEM # BK0635 PRICE $25.00
FANDANGO - PART 1 by DAVID FORREST
David Forrest's Fandango - Close up magic for the real world. Part 1.
Part 1 in a series of releases containing all new material designed with the intent of providing real world close up magicians with fresh, practical material.
Six brand new, never before published effects fresh from the mind of Dave Forrest. The material contained within has been carefully selected to be both entertaining and practical. This is not a 'read it once' release. It is filled with effects that you will actually use in the real world for real people. Fandango Part 1 - ALL KILLER, NO FILLER!
CONTENTS
Missing the Aces - An attempt to cut directly to a selected card goes awry but the error is quickly forgotten when all four Aces suddenly appear and the selection is found reversed in the deck!
Card Sharp - An impossible revelation of a signed, folded card. Prepare yourself for a 'why didn’t I think of that' moment.
Seal the Deal - How to cheat at cards. First remove an Ace from the deck ahead of time and sleeve it, but don't forget to GENUINELY re-seal the entire deck in its cellophane.
Brunch at Tiffanies - A borrowed ring sealed in the card case transposes with a borrowed coin. Then, it happens again!
Monterrey Jacks - The Jacks trap two selections, one in the deck, the other in the spectator's hands. This trick is so easy and effective it should be illegal!
Royale with Threes - An impossible sandwich effect with an eye popping 'four of a kind production' kicker.
REVIEWS
"Dave Forrest has established himself as one of the most creative minds in magic today. Fandango is further proof of this. Both 'Seal the Deal' and 'Card Sharp' are so commercial, they have earned a spot in my mental rolodex of magic. This is a major accomplishment, as real estate upstairs is tight, and reserved for only the finest magic, and this is mighty fine magic." – Sean Fields
"I don't know how you do it, I really don't. The material in Fandango is fantastic as usual. I've been doing 'Royale with Threes' ever since you showed it to me (I performed it at The Magic Circle last month) and I love it! It's just occurred to me that I perform more of your material in my shows than of any other magician (including me!)." – Lain Moran
"It's obvious that Dave thinks deeply about his magic, tight solid construction and clarity of effect are evident throughout all of these excellent routines." - George McBride
"...the sealed deck gimmick is certainly getting made soon!" – Ian Kendal
"...I think the sealed deck gimmick is superb!" – Peter Duffie
Pages 32 - Saddle Stitched
ITEM # BK0060 PRICE $20.00
STREET MAGIC MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL 2007 ISSUE
This is a Bi-Monthly Magic Magazine and in every issue there is an incredible amount of valuable content.
In this Issue
Street Magic is a cross between magazines like Maxim, FHM, GQ, and Thrasher with a magic flavor that makes us stand WAY out from the crowd. We are fresh, up-to-date, and from the streets.
We don’t BS, we don’t play politics, and we are in your face with hard-hitting articles, features, reviews, and in-depth interviews with the hottest magicians around. If some piece in our magazine doesn’t get you pissed off or thinking, then we’ve not done our job.
We are here to provoke intelligent thought, logical discourse, and to positively influence magicians of all levels into thinking outside the proverbial “magic” box, and start pushing our art to the next level.
SM is a magazine for the thinking magician—for artists who don’t want to fall in line and be like everyone else, but want to stand out from the crowd and be proud of who they are, where they are going, what they accomplish, and the legacy they leave behind. SM is about you and we prove that by featuring magicians of all levels. You don’t have to have been dead for 70 years to get the cover.
We are about the rising leaders in magic—the ones who entertain on the street, stage, and screen today, in the near future, and in the days to come. And we are for all the magic shops—the places that got us into magic in the first place. We are not about ad space; we are about content and producing a magazine that increases the public’s interest in our art.
But most of all, we are totally unpredictable - period. You’ll never know what’s going to happen next in SM—and that’s what makes us really stand out.
Pages 95
ITEM # BK0613 PRICE $8.95
DEVIL OF A BAR AND PUB by THE SCRIBE
The Devil Of A Bar And Pub is known to readers of Linking Ring, Members of the exclusive Shadow Network and elsewhere. The Scribe has long written reports about the goings on of this pub, and the peculiar cast of characters that frequents it. Those people are the alter egos of a veritable Who's Who of the magic, bizarre and storytelling world!
Who are they and who is The Scribe? Well, that has never been made publicly known... Until now! Yes, in addition to over 60 of the scribe's reports- in addition to never before published reports- in addition to reprints of the Linking Ring Pub specials, here you will learn the identity of the Scribe and his cohorts! We will tell you that editor and co-publisher of Oracle Magazine, Larry White is the head of this group, and the rest is a Who's Who of the storytelling, bizarre and magic world- but to find out Who's Who, you'll have to own the book.
Leaping Lizards Magic is proud to have been chosen to bring this VERY exclusive hard cover collection of storytelling, bizarre and psychically entertaining magic together for the first and ONLY time. This dust jacketed hard cover book is 383 pages and is sure to become a collector's item.
Pages 383 – Hardcover
ITEM # BK0198 PRICE $85.00
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