Ships the same day if ordered before 4.30pm Mon-Fri
Couldn't load pickup availability
Even in the modern magic world, where a new effect is seemingly released every minute, there are few conjurors who can match the prolific output of one humble Scottish computer programmer: Alex Elmsley.
For most of you reading, this man needs no further introduction. One of the first sleights taught to any aspiring card magician is, of course, the Elmsley count. But his body of work extends far beyond the sleight that bears his name. Over the course of his life, he published over 200 unique pieces of cutting-edge magic, spread across different publications and decades.
At some point before 1991, legendary magic author Stephen Minch took on the herculean task of hunting down every last word that ever escaped Elmsley's pen. The result is The Collected Works of Alex Elmsely. This colossal two-volume set spans nearly 1000 pages, giving you the most detailed insight into one of magic's most famous minds. And now, after years out of print, both volumes of The Collected Works are back and more beautiful than ever. We've brought this classic release into the modern day, sharpening up old images and reprinting blurry text. There is no better way to experience some of magic's greatest triumphs than with this new edition of The Collected Works of Alex Elmsely.
Highlights from Volume 2:
Between Your Palms - Minch considers this to be Elmsley's second greatest contribution to card magic (after the Elmsley count). A card is placed between a spectator's hands without them seeing what it is. Three other spectators each select a card and one is signed. The cards are lost and the first two reappear in impossible places before also being put in the hands of the first spectator. Then the spectator is asked to open their hands. The signed card is revealed to have been the one placed in their hands at the start of the trick.
Point of Departure - A card is chosen and sandwiched between the two black aces. All three cards are given to the spectator who made the selection. Despite his certain possession of the cards, his selection vanishes from between the aces-and is produced from the performer's pocket.
Face Your Brothers - Three cards are removed from the pack by as many spectators. Each person is asked to relax and let his dormant clairvoyant faculty operate as he replaces his card face-up at a position of his own choosing in the deck. Each then removed from the pack his card and the card that faces it. When these adjacent cards re turned up each is seen to be the exact mate to the selection beneath it.
If we were to list everything that comes in this tome, we'd be here all day. Rest assured, this book comes with so much more. From sleights to insights to multi-phase routines. Even an entire chapter on the mathematical implications of the faro shuffle.
No matter how you approach magic, there will be parts of these books that appeal to you in a visceral way. Learn firsthand what made Alex one of this artform's finest minds.
A great collection of material from the archives, notes, musings and meetings with Elmsley over the years. A lot of work has gone into these volumes (first printed in 1991) and hard to know where to start with it all. Always a joy to learn from the masters and dip into a proper magic book. Hours of joyful reading..
P
Paul
A wonderful collection
These books are a wonderful collection from the master Alex Elmsley. This collection includes rare and unpublished material and thoughts and techniques which are fascinating to everyone from the casual hobbyist tother seasoned professional. A great set! Grab them while you can!
Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
This is great fun to use and looks brilliant. A superb finale to any coin routine. Very easy to use and the optional delay built in allows time to make the appearance of a coin in the bottle seem even more magical. There are some good ideas for routines in the tutorial but with a little imagination there are so many other possibilities for this.
This works probably as you expect and is made so well. Absolutely worth the money if like me you're wanting to swap a deck out whilst sitting at a table and be as subtle as possible.
Alex hi.
I needed something that would be interesting and different for my 6yr old Granddaughter during our Half Term stay.
She is 6 going on 16! so pretty savy and has seen a lot of my tricks before.
I KNOW this will be a Stonker (technical term).
I will report back!
