New! Uncut Sheets of Professional Bicycles® Now Available!
We are very proud to be able to offer uncut sheets of our Professional Bicycle® playing cards for sale! Each sheet has a complete deck of cards on it completely finished except for the cutting process. They are great as display pieces, for collecting signatures, and, also, an almost limitless number of magical purposes, as they can be cut to suit your needs! Plus, just like the cards, the uncut sheets are available in both Air-Cushion and Ivory finishes. (Regular decks of the Professional Bicycles® are still available as well!)
Only available in limited quantities, these sheets are just $39.99 postpaid in the US (elsewhere shipping is $18*)!
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*Save on shipping by contacting us at orders@conjuringarts.org when ordering multiple sheets (Remember in addition to the Professional Bicycle®, we have uncut sheets of Erdnaseum, Green Acorn, and Ask Alexander available as well!)
Pr1me Playing Cards from Italy! Now Available! ***Sold Out***
Greetings from Conjuring Arts! We are very happy to be able to supply a new and exciting deck from a new and exciting producer of playing cards. These Pr1me cards were brought to our attention by Jared Molton and we are very enthusiastic. They are imported from Italy and feature an elegant classical design. More importantly, however, is the excellent feel, handling, and production value of these superb cards.
You will notice right away that they are quite thin while being exceptionally strong and springy. In fact, they are reminiscent of the legendary Jerry’s Nugget playing cards and other cards from the 1970s, having an almost varnished feel. They stay very flat and have an extraordinary spring to them despite being thin. [You might notice that some of the blue decks are a bit softer than the reds, but not all, so go with the red if you are looking for the most spring]
Additionally you will be surprised at the precision registration. As you can see in the photo, the borders are quite slim but perfectly centered. They look fantastic! The great, classical design on the back also features a subtle one-way aspect that can be utilized for magic related purposes.
We will point out, in advance, that the tuck cases are nothing extraordinary and are, in fact, quite disappointing, but the cards more than make up for it! Definitely get a deck or two to try out (or more before they sell out!), we think you will be very happy, and please let us know what you think of these excellent new cards!
We only have 200 decks and do not plan to get any more so order quickly to avoid disappointment. We imported them for you to try out and to see if you are as excited as we are by the extraordinary handling and feel of this new deck.
Price: only $7.99 plus shipping! Or as little as $7.49 a deck if you buy a dozen!
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Gibecière Vol. 7, No. 1
We’ve finally reached an Al Baker’s dozen!
Our 13th issue of Gibecière (Vol. 7, No. 1) has just arrived at Conjuring Arts, and is shipping to our current subscribers as we speak!
This issue features new and fascinating research by Ricky Jay and Enrique Jiménez-Martinez that casts doubt on the integrity of the stories in The life, adventures, and unparalleled sufferings of Andrew Oehler, while simultaneously taking a look at the degree of suffering magicians faced at the hands of religious persecutors in the 1400s to 1800s!
Additionally we have a rare and privileged look into the New York magic scene from 1938-1958 courtesy of none other than Jean Hugard! We have reproduced and annotated his letters to Orville Meyer and they contain all the salient tips, tricks, commentary, and, of course, gossip that you would expect…and more!
If you are not a member, or your subscription is not up to date, please join now, or renew, as soon as possible to make sure you do not miss this exciting issue. We only print a few each time and have no plans to reprint!
New! Erdnase 1902 Black Acorn Playing Cards (Now Available to Everyone!!)
We are very proud to introduce the latest deck in our Erdnase 1902 line of playing cards. It may likely be the last release of this excellent series, and it is a wonderful and fitting finale. Similar to the exquisite Red and Gold Acorn deck, which sold out almost instantaneously upon release last year, this new deck features Guy Hollingworth’s wonderful Acorn back design with a black back and metallic silver details. It is a beautiful deck!
As usual, we have spared no expense and the quality of these cards is amazing. They are on the best card stock and made to handle superbly. We have also had them fashioned in both Ivory (Smooth) and Cambric (Embossed) finishes to suit your personal card handling preferences as well as to provide numerous opportunities for exceptionally subtle deception! Additionally, for those that use Juan Tamariz’s Mnemonica, the deck comes ready to go into stack with nothing more than a simple cut! We have had the cards printed in Mnemonica order and cut so the Ace of Spades is in the front. Accordingly, when you remove the deck, everything seems to be in order, when in reality, you are only one cut away from one of the most potent and versatile subterfuges magic has to offer.
These new cards are made in very limited quantities and will not be reprinted.
FREE BONUS (**No Longer Available**)
Exclusive and Rare SILVER Acorns!!
As a thank you to our loyal customers we produced a very special Silver Acorn deck (cambric only)! This amazing deck cannot be purchased but you will get one deck FREE! with every dozen Black Acorns you buy! We only have a few hundred Silver Acorns so this offer is only good while supplies last (Although in the same tuck case as the Black Acorns, these will be identifiable by a small sticker/mark on the cellophane). We promise to never sell Silver Acorns at any price so if you want some you have to get them now (and for FREE)! Unfortunately these are no longer available as our stock has run out.
Factor in the free decks along with our excellent pricing structure (as low as $2.99 postpaid!), and you have quite a deal! Please see the pricing information below.
While we started by offering these cards only to members of the Conjuring Arts Research Center, they are now available to non-members as well! We thank our members very much for their support of our efforts and hope you are finding great value in our resources! (not a member, click here to find out more and to join)
To order cards please go to our store:
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Here is the pricing and shipping information:
CONJURING ARTS MEMBER PRICES:
| 1+ deck: | $3.49 ea. | |
| 6+ decks: | $3.33 ea. | ($19.99!) |
| 12+ decks: | $3.25 ea. | ($38.99!) |
| 36+ decks: | $3.22 ea. | ($115.99!) |
| 72+ decks: | $2.99 ea. | ($214.99 includes shipping within the US!!) |
| 144+ decks: | $2.99 ea. | ($429.98 includes shipping within the US!!) |
RETAIL DECK PRICES (NON-MEMBERS): ***Now Available!*** (Please consider becoming a member)
| 1+ deck: | $3.99 ea. | |
| 6+ decks: | $3.83 ea. | ($22.99!) |
| 12+ decks: | $3.75 ea. | ($44.99!) |
| 36+ decks: | $3.72 ea. | ($133.99!) |
| 72+ decks: | $3.47 ea. | ($249.99!) |
| 144+ decks: | $3.47 ea. | ($499.98 includes shipping within the US!!) |
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Ask Alexander Card Clips
Protect your diabolical like never before with the Ask Alexander card clip! We have had a limited number of these made to go with our excellent and devious Ask Alexander playing cards, and they are now available for sale!
Manufactured by Joe Porper to his exacting standards, anodized and engraved with an Ask Alexander deck inspired motif, and made to fit the superior card stock used with this deck, these are a welcome addition for the discerning card handler.
Each clip costs $39.99 (postpaid in the US!). Plus, you will also receive, free of charge, two decks of Ask Alexander playing cards (one Cambric and one Ivory)!
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La biblioteca digital de ilusionismo
Our dear friend the brilliant magician Luis Piedrahita recently told us about La biblioteca digital de ilusionismo (Digital Library of Illusion) – a fascinating digital resource for magicians and scholars. At the moment, this library offers access to 62 fully scanned volumes divided into categories: Card Magic, Mentalism, Prestidigitation, White Magic, Magic History, and Scientific Magic.
This database is a part of the Fundación Juan March that was founded in 1955 by Spanish Financier Juan March Ordinas. Based in Madrid, the institution is dedicated to science and the humanities, with a special emphasis on the arts. The Library of Illusion is a special collection meant to compliment the Spanish Library of Contemporary Music and Theater (as well as a massive collection from the library of Argentinean writer Julio Cortázar).
Of particular note, this database provides access to Spain’s first true magic book: Engaños a ojos vistos by Pablo Minguet Madrid, 1733; as well as many other titles, including J. Mieg’s comprehensive El brujo en sociedad Madrid, 1839. Readers will find texts in other languages, such as: Henri Decremps’s La magie blanche dévoilée Paris, 1789, and, a more recent title, Harlan Tarbell’s Crazy Stunts Minneapolis, 1929. There are a number of Spanish translations, in particular: Robert-Houdin’s French L’art de gagner a tous les jeux Paris, 1890 and Carlo Willman’s German Die Moderne Salon-Magie Valencia, 1897.
These digital books have been scanned at a high resolution so that each page looks as it would in real life. Unlike the physical volumes in a rare book room, these books require no special handling or reading stands, and can be flipped through rapidly and noisily. (A Flash animation provides this effect). They are also fully searchable.
The impetus for this project came with a donation from the library of Spanish magic historian José Puchol de Montís in 1988. With nearly 2,000 titles to draw from, we hope that this digital resource will continue to grow.
