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Title: Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks for Magicians by Stewart James ISBN: 0486232069 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: October, 1976 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Rating: 4
Summary: An Incredible Book for any magician
Comment: This is an excellent book for anyone involved in magic; amateur or professional. It contains an incredible number of tricks, many of which are professional quality. For example, the first trick in the book is very simple, repeatable (yes, repeatable), can be viewed from any direction, and I have used it to fool professionals on several occasions. The tricks are broken into neat categories and cover enough ground so almost anyone can find something they like. The book often has several ways to do the same effect giving the reader a choice.
Why only 4 stars? The illustrations are frequently not very good - an all-to-common problem with books on magic. The directions often leave something to be desired also. While I only found 1 trick I could not figure out (I have gone through over 1/2 of the book) it often took longer than was necessary because of imprecise directions. My example above took over half an hour to figure out, but is teachable from person to person in about 2 minutes. Also, many of the tricks are modifications of the same thing. Lastly, the fact that only a narrow area of magic is covered (and redundantly) may put off some readers.
Please note that most of the detractions above are, in my opinion, not as significant as the overall quality. If I could, I would rate this 4 and 1/2 stars - not quite perfect but very good.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bible of Rope Magic
Comment: This book is a classic of magic. Anyone interested in doing magic with ropes must have this book. It's nearly 400 pages are packed full with just about everything a magician can do with a rope; penetrations, restorations, false knots, you name it. It's a small price to pay for this wealth of knowledge. -Diamond Jim Tyler
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Title: Self-Working Rope Magic : 70 Foolproof Tricks by Karl Fulves ISBN: 0486265412 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Self-Working Table Magic : 97 Foolproof Tricks with Everyday Objects by Karl Fulves ISBN: 0486241165 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: August, 1981 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Now You See It, Now You Don't! : Lessons in Sleight of Hand by William Tarr ISBN: 0394722027 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 October, 1976 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Modern Coin Magic by J. B. Bobo ISBN: 0486242587 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: March, 1982 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Self-Working Handkerchief Magic : 61 Foolproof Tricks by Karl Fulves ISBN: 0486256944 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: December, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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