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05/22/2026

🔥 Erdnase-A-Palooza 2026 is ON!
Introducing the Erdnase Notebook - With Early Bird Pricing!
Get 30% Off Everything Erdnase, and Introductory Prices on EDC Erdnase!

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✨ Never Before Released!
Notebook – Luxurious Erdnase Bible Edition
With a supple faux leather cover, gilded edges, and ribbon bookmark - just like the print version!
Get it at the early bird price!
➤ 1 for $14.99 ($19.95 value)
➤ 2 for $24.99 ($39.90 value)
➤ 3 for $33.99 ($59.85 value)

30% OFF All Erdnase Products!
➤ RARE 1st Edition Erdnase Pocket Bibles (Red and Green)
➤ RARE Private Reserve Crocodile Erdnase Pocket Bible
➤ Expert at the Card Table With Photographs from Life
➤ The Man Who Was Erdnase
➤ Luxurious Erdnase Bibles
➤ Gardner-Smith Correspondence PDF
➤ Expert at the Card Table PDF
➤ Erdnase Pack Jacket
➤ Erdnase Ribbon

EDC Erdnase Introductory Pricing is Back!
➤ Buy 1 for $4.99 – a $6.99 value!
➤ Buy 3 for $9.99 – a $20.97 value!
➤ Buy 6 for $14.99 – a $41.94 value!
➤ Buy 12 for $24.99 – an $83.88 value!

Offer ends on May 25, 2026 11:59PM ET.

04/24/2026

✨ We Found a Few More Copies!
"Exemplars from the Ricky Jay Collection"
by Ricky Jay
Don't miss this chance to get your copy!

✨ FREE Worldwide Shipping on Six Great Magic Titles!
• "The Fred Braue Notebooks"
• "A History of the Art of Conjuring"
• "Non Plus Ultra" Vols III & IV
• "Arcane" complete file
• "Epoptica" complete file
• "Expert at the Card Table with Photographs from Life"

Shop now!
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Offer ends on April 26, 2026 11:59PM ET.

04/10/2026

20% OFF All Harry Lorayne PDFs!

A Rare Chance to Get the Best Books in Magic, From a Master of Memory and Close-Up, at the Best Price!

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• Apocalypse
• Classic Collection
• Personal Collection
• Harry Lorayne's Special Effects
• Mathematical Wizardry
• Best of Friends
• ...And Much More!

Don't miss out! Sale ends April 12, 2026 11:59PM ET.

03/06/2026

WOW! Every Issue of Gibecière + a Free Year of Hofzinser Membership - ONLY $1699 WORLDWIDE!

Plus Early Bird Deals are Back on Braue Notebooks and Volkmann!
And Get 50% OFF Magic Magazine PDFs!

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Complete File of Gibecière including Hofzinser (Silver) Membership* for Only $1699 - Free Shipping Worldwide

• 41 issues of Gibecière, totaling over 8,400 pages
• 2 new issues of Gibecière per year
• Access to 1,145,000+ pages on our magic database, Ask Alexander

All for just $1699, shipped free worldwide! This complete file + Hofzinser membership bundle is normally $2014 Postpaid USA, $2255 Postpaid Worldwide. Limited complete sets remain!
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Save HUGE with the return of early bird prices on the Fred Braue Notebooks and Volkmann's "A History of the Art of Conjuring"!

Fred Braue Notebooks Vol 1-8 for $450 (normally $599)
Includes the Unpublished Fred Braue Notebooks PDF

Kurt Volkmann's "A History of the Art of Conjuring" for $299 Postpaid USA, $349 Postpaid International (normally $399+shipping)
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Get 50% OFF hundreds of pages of magic magazine PDFs!
Ultimate Sphinx
Precursor
Hugard's Magic Monthly
The Phoenix
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Sale ends March 8, 2026 11:59PM ET.
*Hofzinser (Silver) Membership is valued at $245/year, and includes 2 new issues of Gibeciere per year, plus one year of Silver-level Ask Alexander access. Subscription automatically renews annually, and can be cancelled at any time.

02/13/2026

🔥 AVAILABLE NOW!
Gibecière 41
Vol. 21 No. 1, Winter 2026
Edited by Stephen Minch and Maxwell Pritchard

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What's inside this issue?

• Peter Brunning records the life-story of the iconic magician Carlton

• Richard Wiseman highlights the magic career of Harry Marvello and the lasting mark he left on Edinburgh

• Pietro Micheli presents the final installment of his series on the colorful life and exploits of Guiseppe Pinetti

• Zhang Boxue sheds light on the heroic efforts of Chinese magicians to combat the 1931 Japanese invasion of China

You can get this new issue or any of our past issues at a great deal with BUY-ONE-GET-ONE FREE Gibecière issues!
This offer is available now through February 15, 2026 11:59PM ET when you use the "Buy-One-Get-One Free Gibecière Issues" product. Discount does not apply when issues are purchased outside of this product.

12/18/2025

Our Biggest FREE SHIPPING Event Ever!

Get Free Shipping Storewide!
- On U.S. orders of any size
- On International orders of $150 and up*

Don't miss this incredible chance!

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*Eligible international orders will have the shipping cost refunded by end of day December 22, 2025.

11/27/2025

🔥BLACK FRIDAY MEGA SALE!

Featuring the Fabled Fred Braue Notebooks - With Previouly Unreleased Material, at an Early Bird Price!

Plus - 50% OFF Nearly Everything in the Store!
And the Lowest Price Ever for Volkmann!

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Get the Fred Braue Notebooks, Volumes #1-8, original in mint condition, with early bird pricing! When you purchase the full set, you'll get a FREE PDF of "The Unpublished Fred Braue Notebooks", a 235-page collection of the rest of the Braue notes and materials from Busby!*
Vols #1-8 and Unpublished PDF - $450 (reg. $599)
Individual Volumes - $59 each (reg. $79 each)

Plus, nearly everything in our store is 50% OFF! Magic books, Gibeciere, new old stock, playing cards and accessories!

Kurt Volkmann's "A History of the Art of Conjuring" is also at its lowest price ever - down to $239! Don't miss your chance to get your copy!

Sale and early bird pricing ends December 2, 2025 11:59PM ET.
*Unpublished Fred Braue Notebooks PDF is only available with purchase of the Fred Braue Notebooks Vols #1-8 Set; not for sale separately. If you were an original subscriber to the Fred Braue Notebooks, please contact us at [email protected] to receive your free copy of the PDF.

11/20/2025

Rare and Limited Magic Biographies by Fergus Roy!

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We have limited copies of two fascinating biographies by Fergus Roy!

"Murray - The Marco Polo of Magic"
by Fergus Roy, 2023
The Fascinating Career of a Well-Traveled Australian Escape Artist!
244 pages, color photos throughout. We have likely the last available copies!

"Gilly-Gilly! The Life of George Davenport"
by Fergus Roy, 2025
The Story Behind the Success of Gilly Davenport!
244 pages, color photos throughout. Very few copies available!

10/31/2025

This Weekend, We Honor Houdini!

Today is the 99th anniversary of Harry Houdini's passing to the other side. He passed away on October 31, 1926.

In commemoration, you can get a FREE PDF of his book "Elliott's Last Legacy"!

Plus, get 50% OFF PDFs of Houdini books:
➤ Books by Houdini
➤ Magazines edited by Houdini
➤ Books on Houdini's Life and Magic
➤ Books by Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin

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Offer available now through November 2, 2025 11:59PM ET.

10/16/2025

FREE U.S. Shipping and FREE PDF of the Gardner-Smith Correspondence when you buy Joe Crist and Rosa Polin's "The Expert at the Card Table with Photographs from Life!"

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• 101 beautiful photographs of the sleights

• Previously undisclosed information about Erdnase

• Hand-numbered and signed by Joe Crist and Rosa Polin

• Learn even more details on Erdnase's identity in the Martin-Gardner Correspondence PDF, included free this weekend only!

• Free shipping in the U.S. this weekend only!

Offer available now through October 19, 2025 11:59PM ET.

10/02/2025

❗Backorders have been shipped, and we now have a few more available!

Magic Metamorphosis
The Secrets of a Rare Italian Picture Album Revealed
by Thomas Stauss

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A close examination of a beautiful 350-year-old blow book from our friend Thomas Stauss! 2-volume set in slipcase
▪️$295 Pickup in Bristol, CT
▪️$315 Postpaid in the U.S.
▪️$335 Postpaid to Canada
Orders will be fulfilled from Bristol, CT.

PLUS Get 20% Off New Old Stock books from the Jeff Busby estate! Don't miss out on this great deal to add rare new and mint condition magic and gambling books to your collection!

Discount available now through October 5, 2025 11:59PM ET.

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