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Unpackaged weight 9Kg - HardbackedAll four books together measure 22.2 cms x 20.5 cms x 28.6 cms\'Stewart James In Print The First 50 years\' published by Jogestja Ltd 1989 - 993 pages\'The James File\' Vol 1 & 2 Published by Hermetic Press Inc 2000 - 1597 pagesIndex published by Hermetic Press Inc 2000 - 122 pages
All are first editions and out of print.
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I\'ve had these books from new and they are in pristine condition even the dust jackets with exception of the the dust jacket for \'James In Print\' which has some wear and tare on the edges.
I\'ve read them and the wealth of quality material and inspiration is staggering.
The advertising copy reads as follows:
Stewart James In Print the First 50 Years. Also included is the Index for it and The James File. Out of print and highly celebrated tome.
This is one of the largest magic books ever published. It is a testament to the genius of one man. Stewart James In Print features more than 400 tricks and routines Mr. James has published or marketed over a fifty year span of incredible creativity.
In addition to scores of intriguing special chapters, each trick is prefaced by a fascinating introduction. It is here we learn much about the history of magic in this century, the evolution of these ground-breaking original mysteries and, indeed, Mr. James\' own unique techniques to ignite the creative process.
When this book first appeared, it shocked the magic community. It was as large as the New York phonebook, 1025 pages filled with 412 exceedingly clever tricks, and all by one man! And this was only the first volume, beginning a chronicle of unparalleled inventiveness that would be completed years later by THE JAMES FILE. When word of the quality of magic presented in STEWART JAMES IN PRINT began to circulate, two printings of the book sold out quickly and it has been out of print and eagerly sought after for years. The breadth of material is amazing, the ingenuity unique in all of magic.
The James File Vol 1 & 2
Within these volumes are meticulously described 556 tricks and routines conceived by Stewart James. Of these, 478 have not been published before. Many of the originations of this extraordinary man appearing here for the first time are brilliant, some are transcendent. And of the 148 choice variants of his inventions created by others, 74 have not seen print before.
Compiled and Written by Allan Slaight Accompanied by Max Maven
Two Hardbound Volumes With A Hardbound Index of Some 15,000 Entries for Stewart James In Print and The James File
The largest work ever published on magic, let alone on the magic of one man. But Stewart James was a remarkable magician, as these volumes attest.
Volumes 1 and 2 of The James File contain nearly 1700 pages of Stewart James\'s magic, most of it previously unpublished.
The index presents Bill Goodwin\'s astonishingly thorough 122-page index to all the material in The James File and in the earlier companion volume, Stewart James in Print: The First Fifty Years. Here are a few of the comments this stupendous work has inspired:
\"A truly monumental achievement. James couldn\'t have had a better tribute.\"
-Martin Gardner.
\"The most fascinating reading I have encountered in a lifetime of perusing the magic literature.\"
-Charles Reynolds
\"Remarkable. It should be in your library.\"
-Michael Close
\"I was floored. Magnificent.\"
- Larry Becker
\"Thrilling and deeply satisfying. A masterwork.\"
-Jon Racherbaumer
This set of books, produced in large format, comprises roughly 1800 pages crammed with brilliant close-up magic and much more.
