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The Amazing Francois Danis

This item arrived recently. Wow! I have been performing magic for a hundred years and can tell you the best secret is one that is usually quite simple. Less work for the performer. All you have to do is to follow the enclosed script or add your own and you will fool the pants off of them. I have several Danis peices, and they are all Keepers! I hope you don’t read this review and I hope you don’t buy this or his other tricks. I can tell you now, that these won’t sit on a shelf, unless you buy two of them. They’re that superb!

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Excellent Comedy with Prediciton

I use the close up version of the Comedy Card Babies at restaurants and clubs. I get a great response every time I use this! Great job Dave Devin! Dean Dill’s endorsement of "You’ve got a winner" says it all!

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Classic Kids item

A classic made by Mak Magic. Bought mine used, be careful as older models can have rust on the outer tubes inside seam and the plastic inside tube becomes brittle with age. Be sure to checkout Sammy Smiths’ use of this item. "Ball Brothers’ Traveling Circus" – This routine can be found in his book "Big Laughs for Little People"

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Good Quality item

Good Quality Mak Magic Run Rabbit Run. Base does not remove from wall display so it does not pack flat.

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I love Dragons !!

This dragon prison set is really beautiful. It is a collector and a marvelous trick, the one you don’t just let on your shelf but your also use.
It is one of the products made by François Danis, a very fine French craftsman. François is also doing some very beautiful mummy sets. If you can find one, do not hesitate.

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Owen Milk Pitcher

I have just bought an Owen milk pitcher. Expensive, but beautiful and worth every cent. It can be used with real milk, which looks much better than fake or diluted milk, and comes apart for cleaning. Very well constructed with no scratches on the plastic!

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Simple and Clean

This is the way Card To Box should of always been done! No gimmicks!

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Definately worth a look.

This is a wonderful book featuring the complete compilation of Richards Almanac, a monthly (and eventually quarterly) magazine that ran from 1982 to 1985.

First of all, there are "bonus" items worth a mention. The book starts off with an interesting history of the magazine, why it was made, original plans for its name and so on. There are also a few extra tricks that did not make it into the final magazine, and for the sake of curiosity, the first issue in its Japanese form.

The magazines themselves are very good, featuring wonderful magic from many of the best magicians, including Dingle, Sankey, Roth, Jennings and many others. There are simply too many good peices of magic to describe here.

Finally, the Bull column is an interesting one, which often talks about the then current events in the magic world, so it is nice to look back and read about them.

Highly recommended to all.

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The final volume.

This, strangely, was the first (and so far, only) volume of this epic compilation that I bought. Please bear in mind that I haven’t read the other volumes, if you think this will affect my review.

You will buy this book for the magic, no doubt. And there is tons of it. I challenge any close-up magician to look through this book and NOT find a trick or an idea they would use.

The overall quality of magic is very good, though there may be some stinkers. Of course, this is down to personal opinion, different strokes for different folks, whatever tickles your pickle. Suffice to say, there is something in here for everyone.

I’ve read in other reviews that this is one of the weaker volumes of the collection, if so, I can’t wait to read the rest. There is plenty to play with in this book.

Negatives? Not many that I can think of. The magic is taught very well, as you can expect from Harry Lorayne. If you can ignore his self-infatuation, that is. It is sometimes annoying when reading the book to see Lorayne talk about how great he is. Still, he manages explanations VERY well, and things are easy to follow (yep, even those rubber band tricks).

Another negative might be the size. The book is very large, and while not arm-strainingly heavy, it can be quite cumbersome to read.

For magical content alone, this is a wonderful book, and worth the price tag.

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The "Original" Kamillion Koins are the best!

I purchased a set of the "original" Kamillion Koins several years ago! I love performing this, but my discs are showing their age (nicks and scratches). I have been looking for a replacement set, can’t find the originals. The Magic Connection has gone out of business!
If you can get your hands on a set of the originals, do it! Stay away from the new imitations.
Jack

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