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by Christopher1979
February 18th, 2024, 5:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Card Work of Jack Pyle
Replies: 6
Views: 577

Re: Card Work of Jack Pyle

Interesting, Marco. Thank you so much!
by Christopher1979
February 18th, 2024, 3:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Card Work of Jack Pyle
Replies: 6
Views: 577

Re: Card Work of Jack Pyle

i have never seen anything published by jack. he was a regular at the round table in chicago and was best known for his work on the punch deal. i was lucky enough to watch him perform it many times. i know i have a video of it somewhere but cannot locate it right now. below are a few that glenn bis...
by Christopher1979
February 18th, 2024, 3:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Card Work of Jack Pyle
Replies: 6
Views: 577

Re: Card Work of Jack Pyle

Philippe Billot wrote:Perhaps his son John-Yvan Pyle can help you.

He is (was?) a stage hypnotist and author.

https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.ph ... =Jack_Pyle


Thank you, Philippe, I appreciate the info.
by Christopher1979
February 18th, 2024, 2:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Card Work of Jack Pyle
Replies: 6
Views: 577

Card Work of Jack Pyle

I was trying to find a book or magic periodical on the card work of Jack Pyle. I checked the Conjuring Archive without any luck and did a quick Google search. Has any of his material ever been published?

Many thanks!
by Christopher1979
February 6th, 2024, 5:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Richard Kaufman wrote:I believe you can buy an ebook of the Talon from http://www.lybrary.com

Chris comes to the rescue again. Thanks for the heads up, Richard.
by Christopher1979
February 6th, 2024, 5:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 11980505

Re: ERDNASE

Richard Hatch wrote:This talk by Marty Demarest was posted online 9 years ago in September 2014, but only brought to my attention recently. It includes references to Erdnase and a performance of 3 Card Monte:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdHGUcw2xtc
Interesting, Richard. Just transcribed it.
by Christopher1979
February 6th, 2024, 5:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 11980505

Re: ERDNASE

Bob Coyne wrote:
Christopher1979 wrote:Does Marty Demarest and David Alexander actually own Sanders' diaries? It appears that David passed in 2010.

AFAIK, All the Sanders diaries and other personal papers are at the Montana Historical Society.
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv57460
Thank you, Bob.
by Christopher1979
February 6th, 2024, 3:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

The Talon is excellent. The full set was being sold as a bound edition by Micky Hades. Not sure if it's still available, but here's what it looks like: https://quickerthantheeye.com/p/cards/The_Magnificent_Seven_of_the_Talon_Complete_File-15292 The New Talon only ran 3 issues but also had some real...
by Christopher1979
February 6th, 2024, 1:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

“Talon” did indeed run to seven issues. Dave Britland did make an attempt to revive it, but there weren’t many issues, if any. The first two issues were a sort-of a hybrid size: smaller than A4 and larger than the US A4 “equivalent”. Issue [3] was the first of the booklet style/size issues. Later r...
by Christopher1979
February 6th, 2024, 10:14 am
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 11980505

Re: ERDNASE

Very interesting. There is no denying the presence of a certain rhythm, flow, and wordplay that appears similar. They exhibit similarities in their linguistic style and composition. It's crucial to determine whether this writing style is typical of the era or the distinct work of an individual. Does...
by Christopher1979
February 5th, 2024, 3:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Trivia: 1979: we were all so much younger than; we’re older than that now. I received a letter from Karl Fulves enquiring about bit of fol-de-rol I’d contributed to Dave Britland’s brand new magazine, “Talon”. He asked if he could use it, adapt it and publish it. All very polite and proper. I had n...
by Christopher1979
February 5th, 2024, 3:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Richard Kaufman wrote:I have the video as well. I might post it.
Sure would be nice to see.
by Christopher1979
February 4th, 2024, 10:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Ooh I see!
by Christopher1979
February 4th, 2024, 10:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

many years ago Matt Field sent me a video of a presentation on Fulves that he gave at the magic circle. i've searched online as well as my own files and cannot locate it. perhaps a member of the magic circle could see if there is an archive? Interesting that Fulves went to the Magic Circle; he didn...
by Christopher1979
February 4th, 2024, 10:14 am
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Richard Kaufman wrote:There is footage online of Fulves performing on a talk show.
I'll take a look. Thank you, Richard.
by Christopher1979
February 3rd, 2024, 9:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Thank you, Joe. Very interesting!
by Christopher1979
February 3rd, 2024, 5:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

David Ben wrote:You’re welcome. It is really moving forward in a lovely way, and there will be lots of surprises. At least they have certainly been so for me. It has been a real privilege for me to be involved with this project.


Sounds like a dream project to be involved in; it certainly would be for me!
by Christopher1979
February 3rd, 2024, 5:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

I'm sure Christopher1979 is far from alone in his curiousity. I have no doubt that Issue No. 200 of Magicol will sell a lot. It would be nice if someone could find footage from his appearances on the Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, and Dick Cavett shows. Interesting, Joe. I wasn't aware that he was on ...
by Christopher1979
February 3rd, 2024, 5:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Could we anticipate a biography in book form or the reprinting of some of his material?
by Christopher1979
February 3rd, 2024, 4:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Well, I can assure you that there were lots of people over the years who wrote to Karl, and who received replies. I was one of them. At this time I can also say that we are working with his family to make sure it is a fitting tribute to his life and work. That’s all for now. Well, it seems that all...
by Christopher1979
February 3rd, 2024, 3:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

Issue No. 200 of Magicol - No. 199 will roll out shortly - will feature, among other things, the definitive biography of Karl Fulves. It is an amazing story. Hello David, How interesting! I cannot wait to read it. I would like to know who supplied the information, as I am sure Karl never spoke much...
by Christopher1979
February 3rd, 2024, 3:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

Re: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

AJM wrote:Good luck with that.
Several individuals on the forum have mentioned brief encounters with Karl in the past. It's intriguing how little is known about him considering the substantial amount of literature he has published.
by Christopher1979
February 3rd, 2024, 12:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves
Replies: 46
Views: 4330

The Unknown Life of Karl Fulves

While browsing through Facebook recently, I stumbled upon a post discussing the prominent figures we sadly lost in the magic community last year. Karl Fulves was one of them, and it seems that the portrait shared in the post is the only available image of him online. Despite his inclination towards ...
by Christopher1979
January 29th, 2024, 8:19 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Darwin Ortiz R.I.P
Replies: 27
Views: 8544

Re: Darwin Ortiz R.I.P

I had no idea that Ortiz had passed; very sad news. He played a significant role in my early years of learning, and I always find myself going back to his work. Four books molded my love for gambling routines: Expert at the Card Table, Cardshark, Scams and Fantasies, and Complete Works of Derek Ding...
by Christopher1979
January 27th, 2024, 11:55 am
Forum: Reference Room
Topic: Dover Books on Magic
Replies: 35
Views: 35689

Re: Dover Books on Magic

Coincidentally I was discussing the Nelms book on Facebook recently. Whit Haydn joined in and interestingly enough he wasn't keen on it either. I do know that some years ago Geoffrey Durham described the book as "sterile and unhelpful" I used to watch a lot of Geoffrey Durham growing up. ...
by Christopher1979
January 13th, 2024, 7:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ERDNASE
Replies: 8153
Views: 11980505

Re: ERDNASE

An article about identifying stories written by Louisa May Alcott under pseudonyms. Much in common with the Erdnase search. Fascinating indeed, and yes, this was a common practice. In the early 1830s, when Charles Dickens worked as a journalist, he wrote under several pseudonyms, not just the well-...
by Christopher1979
January 12th, 2024, 5:37 pm
Forum: Kaufman & Company
Topic: Card Craft
Replies: 28
Views: 6449

Re: Card Craft

I've been out of touch with the magic scene for a while, but it's great to see a reprint of Card Craft. It's not only an excellent book on cards—one of the largest volumes published on the subject in a single volume—but it's also weighty enough to serve as a formidable weapon. Double trouble indeed!
by Christopher1979
November 2nd, 2021, 9:38 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Now at Auction - Warren Kaps Magic Collection
Replies: 3
Views: 987

Re: Now at Auction - Warren Kaps Magic Collection

UPDATE - The magic auction of Warren Kaps will start this evening at 5:00 PM MST. This is an online-only sale, you can bid now via the link or live, this evening.

The link - https://bit.ly/2YJncLx

All the best.

Chris
by Christopher1979
October 13th, 2021, 11:30 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Now at Auction - Warren Kaps Magic Collection
Replies: 3
Views: 987

Now at Auction - Warren Kaps Magic Collection

Hi all, Just to let you know we are currently auctioning part of the collection of Warren Kaps. Many Oop magic books are being sold as well as some interesting correspondence and ephemera of Warren Kaps, Connie Bush, and Lyle Fred Laughlin. The link - https://bit.ly/2YJncLx Thank you for your time! ...
by Christopher1979
June 5th, 2021, 10:12 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Rare Magic Books & Props Auction Starts Tomorrow 1PM (MST)
Replies: 0
Views: 1057

Rare Magic Books & Props Auction Starts Tomorrow 1PM (MST)

Hi all,

Just to let you know that our Magic & Prop auction starts tomorrow at 1 PM (MST). The items are from the estate of Brad Holbrook, with many rare books and props to be had.

Here is the link - https://bit.ly/3ilFtWG

Have a great evening!

Chris
by Christopher1979
May 18th, 2021, 7:52 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Rare Magic Books & Props Auction - Brad Holbrook's Estate
Replies: 6
Views: 3689

Re: Rare Magic Books & Props Auction - Brad Holbrook's Estate

Robert - Photo added of PF logo. Thanks for your interest.

Chris
by Christopher1979
May 13th, 2021, 11:55 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Rare Magic Books & Props Auction - Brad Holbrook's Estate
Replies: 6
Views: 3689

Re: Rare Magic Books & Props Auction - Brad Holbrook's Estate

Hi all, I didn't really want to answer here as I didn't want to "bump up" my ad unfairly. Brett - Thank you for your kind words! Pablo, yes, that is how it works regarding buyers' fees. Shipping is done in-house and we do try and keep costs down as I am very aware of how expensive it can b...
by Christopher1979
May 10th, 2021, 3:09 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Rare Magic Books & Props Auction - Brad Holbrook's Estate
Replies: 6
Views: 3689

Rare Magic Books & Props Auction - Brad Holbrook's Estate

Hi all, I hope you are all keeping well. Just to let you know that our Magic book & Prop Auction is now live for pre-bidding. This collection was part of the Brad Holbrook Estate - Brad Holbrook's passion in life was the performance of the Magical Arts. As an award-winning close-up magician, he ...
by Christopher1979
December 10th, 2020, 11:29 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: New Ebay Listings for Rare Karl Fulves Publications & More
Replies: 0
Views: 993

New Ebay Listings for Rare Karl Fulves Publications & More

Hello all,

Hope everyone is keeping well...

We have a small collection of magic books on eBay right now which include some rare Karl Fulves publications and a collection of Darwin Ortiz 1st Editions one being signed.

https://www.ebay.com/str/regencyantique ... _Auction=1

Take care!

Chris
by Christopher1979
October 5th, 2020, 4:37 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: WTB - Faro Concepts by Karl Fulves
Replies: 0
Views: 706

WTB - Faro Concepts by Karl Fulves

Hi all,

Looking for a copy of Karl Fulves Faro Concepts if any of you have a copy to sell I would be very grateful and of course, I am willing to pay full market value for it.

Please PM me or send me an email - chris@regencyantiquebooks.com

Many thanks!

Chris
by Christopher1979
October 2nd, 2020, 11:00 am
Forum: General
Topic: Tabman tables Tennessee, are they still in business?
Replies: 19
Views: 3800

Re: Tabman tables Tennessee, are they still in business?

Jason England wrote:Christopher,

Are you still looking for an Erdnase train table?

Jason


Hey Jason,

Thanks for your message. I no longer need one, it was more for a photoshoot than personal use.

All the best!

Chris
by Christopher1979
October 1st, 2020, 10:38 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: New Ebay Listings for Rare Karl Fulves Publications
Replies: 1
Views: 554

New Ebay Listings for Rare Karl Fulves Publications

Hi all,

Hope everyone is keeping well. Just to let you know I have a few rare Karl Fulves publications listed on eBay right now.

The link - https://ebay.to/3cR9XLo

All the best!

Chris

-Regency Antique Books-
by Christopher1979
August 11th, 2020, 10:38 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Now Selling - Greater Magic Presentational Copy Signed by Carl Jones to John Scarne!
Replies: 0
Views: 1116

Now Selling - Greater Magic Presentational Copy Signed by Carl Jones to John Scarne!

Hello everyone,

Selling on eBay right now we have a very rare presentational copy of Greater Magic Signed by editor Carl W Jones to John Scarne.

A wonderful piece of magic history!

Here is the link - https://ebay.to/3gTIgmc

Thank you, keep safe all!

Chris
by Christopher1979
August 3rd, 2020, 5:11 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Collection of Rare Karl Fulves Publications on Ebay
Replies: 0
Views: 967

Collection of Rare Karl Fulves Publications on Ebay

Hi Everyone,

Just to let you know we have some very hard to find Karl Fulves publications on eBay right now on a 5-day auction.

Here is the link - https://ebay.to/3gDjU05

Best wishes to you all!

Chris

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