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gfajuri Regular user 120 Posts |
I'm rather surprised that no one on the Café has yet discussed the book I released last month, the newly edited and collected Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks by Stewart James.
The new volume brings together all three of the classic James books (formerly three volumes, only one of which has remained in print) between two covers, and spans over 450 pages, with over 1500 illustrations. Mac King contributed an excellent introduction to the new edition, and Peter Lamont wrote an essay on the history of the Indian Rope Trick, which was also included. Needless to say, the tricks in this volume are excellent, and include several "worth the price of admission" items like the Neff Miracle Rope, to name but one of many. The project was a big one for me, and the resulting book, I think, is a valuable addition to the library of any magician. I also consider the book a real value, in that I tried to keep the price of the book relatively low. The cost of magic books these days has been slowly creeping up, what with the popularity of DVDs in the marketplace. Any reactions? Any thoughts? Your feedback is appreciated. Best Regards, Gabe Fajuri Squash Publishing |
Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
Gabe,
I was going to send you an email directly, but this is a better place for this. The New Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks is beautiful. Gabe you've done an outstanding job, from the layout, to the format to the look, feel and STYLE of the book. As someone who rarely gets any "new" information from DVDs, preferring the printed page to digest ideas and concepts, using my mind's eye to envision the effects in performance, the newly compiled encyclopedia is a dream FULL of every concept in rope magic that was used in the past, AND that is used now. For a working pro like myself (and someone with an incurable rope magic fetish) I now have a great reference for everything "rope" I will probably ever need. And finally I can actually use the hidden gems in the orignal Abbott publications without having to transcribe, deduce or utilize three separate volumes. Cheers my friend, it's a piece of art! Sincerely Bill Abbott |
Mago Gregorio Elite user Paris, France 473 Posts |
How would you compare it with Tabary Award winning magic rope, great routines on rope magic ?
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Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
I wouldn't (or couldn't) compare the two.
We are talking about the contributions of literally dozens of magicians (Rope Encyclopedia) of not only simple effects but of complete routines. The Tabary routine is a beautiful thing to behold, but it is the compilation of only one artist (via George Sands, Karl Germain, etc.) where the Rope Encyclopedia is a veritable feast of rope delights. Enough hyperbole. If you like rope magic you already own the Rope Encyclopedia (or you should). And if you really like rope magic you already have Tabary's routine (via DVD, Book, Osmosis, etc.) Cheers Bill Abbott |
gfajuri Regular user 120 Posts |
Bill-
Wow. What a compliment. Thanks for not mentioning the typos! Seriously, though, I do appreciate it. That is high praise, and makes my day. Nice to hear from you, and hope all is well in TO. Cheers, Gabe |
jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts |
I haven't found any typos yet and believe me, I've been looking! I like the layout and even the drawings seem improved (the printing on the old Abbott's Encyclopedia was poor and many of the drawings are faded with time).
Question: Who is L.W.? Is that Larsen & Wright? Or someone else? That's always been the big mystery in the original Encyclopedia for me. I especially enjoyed seeing the Hen Fetsch connection to the Professor's Nightmare, although it is not mentioned anywhere. The illustration makes it obvious and both Spellbinder and I are relieved that we didn't dream the whole thing up (that Hen Fetsch had marketed this under the name Rope Epic long before The Professor's Nightmare began making the rounds of the magic shops). The two of us produced a searchable index of rope magic inventors (on Spellbinder's site - http://www.magicnook.com Look for the Project Inventors Link) based on Volume 1 of the old Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks. Now we'll have to change all the page numbers and add a whole lot more inventors to a new index to your book. From whom do we get permission to do our Inventors Index so we can make it freely available to other magic rope trick inventors and authors?
Jim Gerrish
magicnook@yahoo.com https://www.magicnook.com Home of The Wizards' Journals: https://magicnook.com/wizardsTOC.htm |
gfajuri Regular user 120 Posts |
Jim,
Thanks for your kind words. As you assumed, L.W. stands for (W.W.) Larsen and (T. Page) Wright. They devised and published hundreds of tricks in the course of their partnership. I will be sure to pass on a link to your site to buyers of the new edition of the book. Best, Gabe |
Spellbinder Inner circle The Holy City of East Orange, NJ 6438 Posts |
The new inventor's index to your book is complete and online at:
http://magicnook.com/forum/abbottsrope02.htm Thanks for providing such a great source of well documented material. If anyone notices any errors or ommissions, please let me know so I can make corrections. The Excel file version is available free for the asking to all magic inventors and authors who may need it to cite their sources.
Professor Spellbinder
Professor Emeritus at the Turkey Buzzard Academy of Magik, Witchcraft and Wizardry http://www.magicnook.com Publisher of The Wizards' Journals |
The Donster Inner circle 4817 Posts |
Anyone know anything about the Escapes in this book.
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gfajuri Regular user 120 Posts |
Donster,
There are a few escapes in the book - various rope ties, some of them for spiritualism effects. They are covered in the "Miscellaneous Rope Tricks" chapter. Best, Gabe |
n361128 New user Lytham 85 Posts |
Does it cover much on ring and rope
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