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www.alakazam.co.uk will be able to help you there. They have an American section now too I believe so even if you're in the US there shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise it should be on Amazon.

http://www.magicbookshop.com/product_in ... ts_id=3096


Always check H&R, some fantastic magic history in there...

bronz wrote:www.alakazam.co.uk will be able to help you there. They have an American section now too I believe so even if you're in the US there shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise it should be on Amazon.

Seems they only appear to have the DVDs.

Anyway, I've been doing a little research and it seems the hardcover edition was printed before the paperback edition, so how could the prior version possibly be expanded? Did I read wrong or what's the deal?

Dunno. The extra bit is about coin boxes I think, not really of interest to me personally. Don't worry anyway, any version will serve you fine.

i have the encyclopedia of card tricks ny jean hugard which is great i also recomend royal road. i think gimmick decks have their place in magic but i feel that if u have to take out a different deck everytime u want to perform a different trick it means the magic loses a lot i would stick to a normal deck the stuff u can do with a little bit of skill can be so much more effective than with a gimmick

Alot of the moves used with the ghost gaff deck are color changes. A good dvd just on color changes is Jay Noblezada Color changes. Learn the moves first with a regular deck then use the gaff deck if you wish. Also on his dvd he teaches a couple methods in using a DL.

I would say (in order/my opinion):

Royal Road to Card Magic - for definate
Phantoms at the Card Table (for historical reasons and sleights at the back), then onto
Expert at the Card Table (to then appreciate it even more so than straight away)
Expert Card Technique - Close up table magic
Card Manipulations series 1-5 as a general selection/collection

basically, 80-100 dollars for you equals a lifetimes worth of effects and sleights - gagging for you to come up with your own storylines and uses...far better than 3 or 4 "from the box" effects...

dvds are useful tools, i found The Pass by Andy Wakeman very useful as i struggled with it for a little while and it was something i found easier after a visual demo...

but overall my advice would be to stick with the books, even if you don't get it after a month or two; sometimes after a revisit things make more sense...and this is all regardless of any experience you may have, start afresh i say...

EDIT: my 666 post - lovely....