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Other than buying the effect I was wondering which is a good source for information on The Buddha Papers. So far I have found..

The Magic of The Mystery Papers (Kindle Only)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Mystery-P ... ery+Papers

Amazing Easy To Learn Magic Tricks- Paper Magic (DVD)
http://www.magicmakersinc.com/p-266-ama ... magic.aspx

Self-working Paper Magic: 21 Foolproof Tricks (Book)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Self-working-Pa ... arl+fulves

Does anyone have any of these they could recommend?

Many thanks!

What sort of information do you want? Do you just want to make up a set yourself, or are you researching the trick's history?

I'd like to make a set myself. I always find DVD is better to learn something but books usually have better information and more on presentation ideas which I'm also interested in.

They are very easy to make, so I should think any of those books would suffice for that (although I don't own any of them, it is inconceivable that such a simple item wouldn't be explained properly). Presentational ideas for the papers is a good idea. Surely the first item (describing itself as a teatise) is your best bet from that point of view; it claims to have thrity different effects. The only downside is whether it's sufficiently easy to follow, but the advertising picture is pretty much all you need, plus some halfway clear instructions.

Maybe someone else here has direct knowledge of the sources you are looking at.

Of the books mentioned, I only have SW Paper Magic, which I can strongly recommend. There is a clear description of how to construct the papers and a sample effect. This is immediately followed by an "improved" version which gives more possibilities. Apart from these, the book contains a great deal of other useful stuff, including some stunning mental effects.

Full contents here:

http://magicref.tripod.com/books/fulves ... rmagic.htm

Barry