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- September 30th, 2020, 2:13 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Trevor Dawson library
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1280
Re: Trevor Dawson library
Some of the lots were a bargain...if you happened to want every single book in the lot! The reality is that the lots had been badly split, so very few people would have wanted all the books they won. I think we may be seeing a flood of them here, on other auction sites and through dealers over the c...
- February 13th, 2018, 1:10 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Cardini Decks Now Available
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3898
Re: Cardini Decks Now Available
Now available on Quicker than the Eye for $19.
https://quickerthantheeye.com/p/cardist ... /peau-doux
https://quickerthantheeye.com/p/cardist ... /peau-doux
- November 4th, 2017, 3:35 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Daring Escapes and Sensational Illusions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4869
Re: Daring Escapes and Sensational Illusions
Hi John. This is a great book but has been available for a few months already. See the thread http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=49717&p=336363&hilit=mccord#p336363 here for more info. Certainly a recommended buy, especially for the price currently on Amazon.
- September 6th, 2017, 7:13 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: 'I never saw a U-Haul following a hearse."
- Replies: 61
- Views: 22534
Re: 'I never saw a U-Haul following a hearse."
There are so many facets to collecting that there are probably as many answers to "what's the point" as there are collectors. The real problem is that, regardless of your own personal "point", it is easy to forget what that point is and become totally absorbed! The reason is that...
- June 23rd, 2017, 5:07 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Library Search Engine
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1888
Re: Library Search Engine
Libraries that are specifically strong in magic include: The British Library - not only many early imprints but also the Evanion collection - http://explore.bl.uk/ The Library of Congress - Houdini and McManus-Young collections - https://catalog.loc.gov/ Glasgow University - the Ferguson collection ...
- June 23rd, 2017, 4:15 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Library Search Engine
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1888
Re: Library Search Engine
Worldcat is very useful but is not perfect. Quite often a library is recorded as having a copy of a book when it might, in fact, just be a microfilm or digitalised version. Always check the underlying library's own catalogue to make sure there is a physical book present (usually a call / shelf numbe...
- June 20th, 2017, 9:12 am
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Magic Poster Book
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6064
Re: Magic Poster Book
I ordered the book from Amazon a couple of weeks ago and, as others have said, can confirm it is the same as the one available from the McCord Museum. There are in fact two different books available but the only difference is that one is in English and the other in French. Everything else about the ...
- May 1st, 2017, 12:41 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Strange Inheritance magic episode tonight
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6949
Re: Strange Inheritance magic episode tonight
Does anyone know if this episode is available for playback anywhere? All I can find is the trailer.
- April 8th, 2017, 8:22 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Heard some exciting news ...
- Replies: 47
- Views: 18608
- August 29th, 2015, 11:24 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Robert-Houdin books
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5026
Re: Robert-Houdin books
He went into the bookshop to purchase Berthoud's Treatise on Clockmaking and ended up with the Dictionnaire Encyclopedique des Amusemens des Sciences, Mathématiques et Physiques.
- July 22nd, 2015, 6:49 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: David Copperfield Magic Museum Tour
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9551
Re: David Copperfield Magic Museum Tour
Hi Bill, I don’t disagree with any of your points. I am a collector of sorts (books too) but have not been at it as many years as most others I know so have only a very small number. I don’t doubt that any collector enjoys what they have (otherwise why would they bother?) and I have exactly those me...
- July 21st, 2015, 8:14 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: David Copperfield Magic Museum Tour
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9551
Re: David Copperfield Magic Museum Tour
Thank you, Richard. My "all and sundry" reference was meant to refer to the fact that Copperfield appears to collect across a wide range of materials (apparatus, books, posters, correspondence, association pieces) as opposed to Jay who (I think) primarily specialises in printed matter. It ...
- July 21st, 2015, 7:36 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: David Copperfield Magic Museum Tour
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9551
Re: David Copperfield Magic Museum Tour
A few years ago I read that Ricky Jay once said of the David Copperfield collection: "It's like an Elvis imitator owning Graceland." Don't blame Jay for someone else's words. The quotation, in context , should read: "A friend of Jay’s who also knew Copperfield said to me later, “Davi...
- July 25th, 2014, 7:37 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Bad Writing
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8140
Re: Bad Writing
If you spend any time researching old newspapers you will find magical terms misused left, right and centre. The phrase "political legerdemain" is particularly annoying and goes back to the 17th century even though it has nothing to do with actual sleight of hand. Annoying, I know, but not...
- July 25th, 2014, 7:27 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Conjuring Credits Website
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4377
Re: Conjuring Credits Website
This is a really important contribution to magic's history and the provenance of effects. Thanks to Denis Behr and the other contributors. An open question to all involved: is it possible to upload images? I would be happy to upload copies of original (out of copyright) sources that I have and it wo...