From the top of my head:
Apocalypse Vol. 1-5
Card Control Arthur Buckley
Expert Card Technique
Card Control T.Nelson Downs
Card College Vol.3
Cards 4 Side Steal Karl Fulves (highly recomended)
The Card Magic of Le Paul
The Magic of Michael Ammar
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
Revolutionary...
An interesting DVD tour throught one of the largest magic collections in the world. I own this dvd and i must say it is absolutely outstanding to see the quantity of material Darwin possess.
A must have for any collector.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EpVs9cEXc0
Here is an interesting pdf file from Lee Asher http://www.leeasher.com/store/playing_cards/gift.html.
For those who collect playing cards there are some interesting topics in it:
-The Optimum Environment for Jerry’s Nugget Cards
-In Case of Emergency
-Common Card Concerns
-Card Conditions: How...
For what I know Derren toke away a few charpters of the 1st edition of "Pure effect" when it was published for the second time. Do you know what charpters have been removed?
Nice collectible items, signed stuff is always a must!
Keep them coming guys!
P.S: An interesting info for playing card collectors:
The highest price paid for a complete deck of playing cards was $143,352 in 1983. The cards circa 1470-85, are believed to be the oldest known complete...
On that "category" (sentimental things) it can be included an inscribed book or a present from a fellow magician, and those are always the favourite on the collection.
I have started collecting for like one year now (books only). I just want to recieve some feedback from possible collectors to share some knowledge and learn more about it.
PM you.
Thats a good point of view.
I always try to obtain a first or limited edition of the book i´m interested in, so as i´m gathering books and creating a strong library i´m at the same time collecting.
I was just wondering if there is anyone in this forums into collecting magic books, apparatus, ephemera, etc...
I would also like to know if you own some collectible (autographs, book, poster...) piece of magic that you are proud of owning.
Hi Luis, I´m from Braga, Portugal. I have been following your work since I started
doing magic, having you as one of my biggest inspirations, not only by your achivements, but also by your performence style and views on Magic.
So, my questions are:
-Do you fell that after your first...
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