Rarely in this age of NEW, IMPROVED, BIGGER and FASTER is one
offered older, refined, clarified, tightened magic-- or anything else for
that matter. Somehow such material is not thought as appealing. This
book from "One of the great minds and two of the great hands in magic"
(Matthew Field) offers precisely that, refined material. Like any new
book, it contains a great deal of previously unpublished material
(21 items) but even this material is older and more carefully honed.
This book is an assembly of Wesley James' material from diverse,
hard-to-assemble sources where it has appeared during nearly three
decades.
It revisits, corrects, updates, and expands this material to address those elements that may have caused it to be overlooked when it was first offered. It also adds expanded applications and perspective on the material that has already gained popularity. To the total of 34 old and new items, Wesley has added essays on critical aspects of close-up presentation, rarely explored in the literature. Along the way, you get to meet some of the past greats of magic that have influenced Wesley's magic and some of the contemporary stars that have put some of his material to use.
Here are only a few of the items you'll treasure:
| The W.J. Front Bottom Deal | The MacJames Poker Deal | The W.J. Tabled Bottom Deal |
| Sneaky Pete's Blackjack | Spectator's Open Prediction | Micro Macro & The Mat Move |
| Twisting With Victor | Two-Way Stretch | Middle Deal Control Swindle |
| Action Palm Variant | Siamese Shuffle | Modified Ackerman Center Deal |
| Daley Straightened | Count-Revertable Aces | The Big Coin Finish |
| A.E.S.S.E.M.I.O.U. | The W.J. Fake Addition | Japanese Monte |
Mr. James has written a tight, clear, and detailed book. "His love of magic is apparent on every page" (Mal Cross). This impressive collection comes from the man who brought magic "The greatest ungaffed four-Ace routine I've ever seen" (William Larsen, Jr.) and "One of the three most important card techniques of this century" (Allan Ackerman). You'll find fully developed routines, with complete patter, and techniques with broad applications for today's card magic. You'll find greatly improved treatments of classic card magic and cutting-edge coin illusions.
All this is jam-packed into nearly 100 pages with over 75 illustrations (8.5 x 11, wire-bound). Some of the material is technically challenging while some is nearly self-working. It's the kind of combination one expects from Wesley's fertile, creative mind. This book may well become the underground hit of the late 90's, a seminal work that will be referred to often as a source for 21st century magic! If that's not enough to convince you this is a book you should own, the price should. For a limited time, it's an amazing bargin at just $25.00! The price won't get lower and only a limited number of copies have been printed. Order your copy of Item 904 today!
Or ask your favorite dealer to order a copy for you.
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