New Magic of Japan-Kaufman-1988-Magic Book-1st Edition-Cards-Close-Up Illusion

Description

New Magic of
Japan
– 1988 by Richard Kaufman
Title: New Magic of
Japan
Author:
Richard Kaufman
ISBN: None
Publisher
: Kaufman and Greenberg
Publication Date: 1988
Hardcover
Book Size: 8 ¾ X 11 !/2
Pages: 123
Edition: First Edition
Book Condition: Like New-Mint Condition
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Nice++, Minor folds on edge
If you ever have the opportunity to share magic in
Japan
(or with a Japanese magician) you will be amazed at just how different western and eastern styles of magic really are. If I had to describe Japanese magic in one word, it would be “topological.” Their magic often involves changing the nature of something, or causing some part of something to be altered. Their magic is often beautiful, and is performed in a slow and elegant manner.
The problem is there are very few places to learn Japanese magic. Fortunately, you’re looking at perhaps the best resource to do so. This book is a hidden gem, and a lovely addition to your library. You’ll find a stunning wine glass production, several stage effects, and a host of beautiful close-up effects. I would consider this collection less “session” stuff and more performance oriented, which is a high compliment. If you don’t yet have this book, you can bet it will be a different kind of magic book.
New Magic of Japan is the English-language version of the original Japanese book New Generation Plus Alpha. It contains many card tricks and some magic of other kinds as well. It was not translated, but rewritten from the Japanese original by Phil Goldstein and Richard Kaufman. The trick by Dr.
Sawa
was added for the English language version and did not appear in the original.
Contents
6 Preface (Hiroyuki Sakai)
8 Foreword (Phil Goldstein)
9 Introduction (Richard Kaufman)
10 A Note on Pronunciation
11 Card
Ping
Chien
(Shigeo Takagi)
15 Miser's Miracle Again (Masashi Neo)
20
Metamorph
-Rose (Kazuyuki
Hase
)
23 Card Quake (
Kuniyasu
Fujiwara)
27 Glass Load (Tomohiro Maeda)
31 Climax Flower Chains (
Tetuo
Tanigawa
)
35 Double Shock (
Yuic
-hi Katakura)
40 Cell Division (Kazuyoshi
Hirachi
)
43 Cane From Fireball (
Asako
Suda
)
46 Coin
Fuge
(Masao
Atsukawa
)
53 Counterfeit (Kenichi Kuroki)
59 Joint Account (Kazuto Nishino)
61 The Three-Sixty Fan (Naoki
Ogi
)
65 Dice
Assemblly
(
Toyohisa
Saikawa
)
69
Chonometer
Card (
Takanobu
Ishida)
73 Triple Production Box (
Jonny
Hirose)
77 Triangle Circle
Square (Shinichi Arai)
81 Quadruplicate Spellbound (Yoshihiko
Mutobe
)
88 Crafty Wand Vanish (Koichi Kawada)
92 Burnt Out (Toshiyuki Serizawa)
97 Linking Cardboard (
Toruu
Suzuki)
105 Dedicated to Mr.
Astaire
(Hironori Morita)
109 Non-Prediction (
Keikan
Miyanaka
)
113
Spoony
Ring (Hiroyuki Sakai)
118 Smoke Rings (Hiroshi
Sawa
)
Please examine the photos of this book. I have included photos of the index. I have also included photos of especially colorful, interesting or autographed pages. I will be happy to answer any specific question, just send me an Email!
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