2025
New release
Starting Fires 1 "REAL": An Introduction to Card Magic
£25.00
STARTING FIRES is an introduction to card magic as imagined by THE NEAT REVIEW. This series offers a playground of material to begin your journey into modern card magic. Booklet 1, "REAL", teaches an entirely out-of-your-hands, two deck "Do as I Do" routine.
Written by
Alexander Hansford & Ken Krenzel
Isbn
978-1-7394499-6-4
Pages
52 pages
Dimensions
180mm x 220mm x 5mm
Weight
0.4 kg
New release
Starting Fires 2 "SEARCHING": An Introduction to Card Magic
£25.00
STARTING FIRES is an introduction to card magic as imagined by THE NEAT REVIEW. The series offers a playground of material to begin your journey into modern card magic. Booklet 2, "SEARCHING", teaches how to find a freely cut-to card from a completely shuffled deck.
Written by
Alexander Hansford
Isbn
978-1-7394499-9-5
Pages
40 pages
Dimensions
180mm x 220mm x 5mm
Weight
0.4 kg
New release
Starting Fires 3 "GESTURAL": An Introduction to Card Magic
£25.00
STARTING FIRES is an introduction to card magic as envisioned by THE NEAT REVIEW. The series offers a playground of material to begin your journey into modern card magic. In booklet 3, "GESTURAL," you learn how to divine a freely thought-of card from a fully shuffled deck.
Written by
Alexander Hansford & Larry Jennings
Isbn
978-1-7394499-5-7
Pages
40 pages
Dimensions
180mm x 220mm x 5mm
Weight
0.4 kg
New release
Teal Dearmers
£18.00
The long-sold-out Dearmers playing cards from 2021 finally return in a new colour way, with newly drawn court and spot cards.
Written by
Kez Dearmer & Alexander Hansford
Original painting by
Kez Dearmer
Illustration by
Kez Dearmer
Design by
Alexander Hansford
Pages
55 playing cards
Dimensions
63.5mm x 88.9mm x 14mm
Weight
0.113 kg
New release
Starting Fires: An Introduction to Card Magic (First Three)
£60.00
STARTING FIRES is an introduction to card magic as imagined by THE NEAT REVIEW. One trick per booklet. These are the first three booklets of the series, whether you are divining a card someone is just thinking of, or watching by as two friends effortlessly find one another's chosen cards all by themselves, this series offers a playground of material to begin your journey into modern card magic.
Written by
Alexander Hansford et al.
Isbn
Multiple
Pages
132 pages
Dimensions
180mm x 220mm x 15mm
Weight
0.95 kg
2024
New release
Missing Almost Every Thing
£60.00
MISSING ALMOST EVERY THING is the third book by Alexander Hansford. It is an elaborate and intricate 224-page photo book teaching nine routines, with 196 photos to explain the attendant nuances of each effect and technique.
Written by
Alexander Hansford
Photography
Alex Hansford and Kez Dearmer
Illustrations
Kez Dearmer
Isbn
978-1-7394499-8-8
Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
145mm × 190mm × 24mm
Weight
0.62 kg
Often Rarely That Simple
£60.00
Often Rarely That Simple is a 224-page photo book teaching unpublished card material from Alex Hansford. After selling out in 2021, this 2nd Edition printing is offered alongside Alex's new book, our newest release: MISSING ALMOST EVERY THING.
Written by
Alexander Hansford
Photography by
Alexander Hansford
Supplemental Photography by
Kez Dearmer
Design by
Alexander Hansford
Illustration by
Kez Dearmer
Isbn
978-7394499-2-6
Pages
224 Pages
Weight
0.62 kg
Notes from a Fellow Traveller
£75.00
Derren Brown's first book for magicians in 20 years. 520 pages on performance theory, the process of creating his theatrical shows, and on-stage technique.
Written by
Derren Brown
Design & Direction
THE NEAT REVIEW
Production
Museumtype Limited
Isbn
978-1-739-4499-8-8
Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
16cm × 20cm × 2.5cm
Weight
0.88 kg
New release
Missing Almost Every Thing Collector's Edition
£185.00
MISSING ALMOST EVERY THING is the third book by Alexander Hansford. It is an elaborate and intricate 224-page photo book teaching nine routines, with 196 photos to explain the attendant nuances of each effect and technique.
Written by
Alexander Hansford
Photography
Alex Hansford and Kez Dearmer
Illustrations
Kez Dearmer
Isbn
978-1-7394499-8-8
Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
145mm × 190mm × 24mm
Weight
2.0 kg
2023
Splay
£60.00
SPLAY: a book by THE NEAT REVIEW, commemorates Dan & Dave Buck's contributions to Cardistry, as captured by Texas photographer Brad Fulton.
Written by
Dan & Dave Buck & Brad Fulton
Photography by
Brad Fulton
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Art direction by
THE NEAT REVIEW
Design by
Callin Mackintosh & Alexander Hansford
Produced by
Museumtype Limited
Isbn
978-1-8380-5977-4
Pages
236 pages
Dimensions
249mm x 300mm x 32mm
Weight
1.85 kg
Sold out
Issue Five: Paris 2023
£40.00
Walk the streets of Paris with us. 272 pages. Lithographically printed. Perfect bound. Encased in teal. Bébel, Arthur Chavaudret, Father Alex, Mael Adler, Manu Jo, Yoann Fontyn, Alice Pailhès.
Written by
Arthur Chavaudret et al.
Photography by
Alexander Hansford & Kez Dearmer
Cover Illustration by
Kez Dearmer
Pages
272 Pages
Weight
0.95 kg
Notes from a Fellow Traveller
£75.00
Derren Brown's first book for magicians in 20 years. 520 pages on performance theory, the process of creating his theatrical shows, and on-stage technique.
Written by
Derren Brown
Design & Direction
THE NEAT REVIEW
Production
Museumtype Limited
Isbn
978-1-739-4499-8-8
Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
16cm × 20cm × 2.5cm
Weight
0.88 kg
Sold out
Reality is Magic
£45.00
Inspired by the look and feel of occult magic books from the early 20th Century, Reality is Magic contains 13 original routines and 7 thought-provoking essays in a cloth-covered, hard-back form.
Written by
Anson Chen
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Design & Direction by
Alexander Hansford
Linocut artwork by
Dr. Will Houstoun
Artworking by
Scott Black
Isbn
978-1-7394499-4-0
Pages
224 pages
Weight
0.55 kg
Splay Special Edition (with deck)
£80.00
LAST FEW COPIES.
Edition of 1200.
SPLAY: a book by THE NEAT REVIEW, commemorates Dan & Dave Buck's contributions to Cardistry, as captured by Texas photographer Brad Fulton.
Edition of 1200.
SPLAY: a book by THE NEAT REVIEW, commemorates Dan & Dave Buck's contributions to Cardistry, as captured by Texas photographer Brad Fulton.
Written by
Dan & Dave Buck & Brad Fulton
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Brad Fulton
EDITED BY
Alexander Hansford
ART DIRECTION BY
THE NEAT REVIEW
DESIGN BY
Callin Mackintosh & Alexander Hansford
PRODUCED BY
Museumtype Limited
Isbn
978-1-8380-5977-4
Pages
236 pages
Dimensions
249 x 300 x 32 mm
Weight
2.0 kg
Sold out
NEATCON Deck
£15.00
These are the remaining booklets and decks from NEATCON. Three impossible card locations by Alexander Hansford, Bradley Hodgins and Andrew Frost. All done with a regular deck, could be borrowed, could be missing a couple of cards.
Written by
Alexander Hansford, Andrew Frost and Bradley Hodgins
Design & Direction
THE NEAT REVIEW
Production
Museumtype Limited
Isbn
978-1-739-4499-8-8
Pages
52 Pages
Dimensions
16cm × 20cm × 2.5cm
Weight
0.1 kg
Sold out
Reality is Magic Collector's Edition
£185.00
Inspired by the look and feel of occult magic books from the early 20th Century, Reality is Magic contains 13 original routines and 7 thought-provoking essays in a cloth-covered, hard-back form.
Written by
Anson Chen
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Design & Direction by
Alexander Hansford
Linocut Artwork by
Dr. Will Houstoun
Artworking by
Scott Black
Isbn
978-1-7394499-4-0
Pages
224 pages
Weight
0.75 kg
NEATCON Notes
£40.00
These are the remaining booklets and decks from NEATCON. Three impossible card locations by Alexander Hansford, Bradley Hodgins and Andrew Frost. All done with a regular deck, could be borrowed, could be missing a couple of cards.
Written by
Alexander Hansford, Andrew Frost and Bradley Hodgins
Design & Direction
THE NEAT REVIEW
Production
Museumtype Limited
Isbn
978-1-739-4499-8-8
Pages
52 Pages and 55 cards
Dimensions
16cm × 20cm × 2.5cm
Weight
0.3 kg
Sold out
NEAT REVIEW Bundle: Issues Three, Four & Five
£110.00
672 pages of NEAT.
Combining Tokyo, Everywhere & Nowhere, and Paris issues into one bundle. Ships together, a 2.5kg block (5.5lbs) of lithographically printed beauty.
Combining Tokyo, Everywhere & Nowhere, and Paris issues into one bundle. Ships together, a 2.5kg block (5.5lbs) of lithographically printed beauty.
Written by
Cyril Takayama, Guy Hollingworth, Arthur Chavaudret et al.
Isbn
Multiple
Pages
672 pages
Dimensions
190mm x 260mm x 50mm
Weight
2.4 kg
Sold out
Splay Collector's Edition (+ decks + box)
£260.00
SPLAY: a book by THE NEAT REVIEW, commemorates Dan & Dave Buck's contributions to Cardistry, as captured by Texas photographer Brad Fulton.
Written by
Dan & Dave Buck & Brad Fulton
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Brad Fulton
EDITED BY
Alexander Hansford
DIRECTION BY
THE NEAT REVIEW
DESIGN BY
Callin Mackintosh & Alexander Hansford
PRODUCED BY
Museumtype Limited
Isbn
978-1-8380-5977-4
Pages
236 pages
Dimensions
249 x 300 x 32 mm
Weight
2.8 kg
Sold out
Reality is Magic Collector's Edition (Chinese)
£215.00
Inspired by the look and feel of occult magic books from the early 20th Century, Reality is Magic contains 13 original routines and 7 thought-provoking essays in a cloth-covered, hard-back form.
Written by
Anson Chen
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Design & Direction by
Alexander Hansford
Production by
MUSEUMTYPE LIMITED
Linocut Artwork by
Dr. Will Houstoun
Artworking by
Scott Black
Isbn
978-1-7394499-4-0
Pages
224 pages
Weight
0.75 kg
Sold out
Reality is Magic (Chinese)
£45.00
Inspired by the look and feel of occult magic books from the early 20th Century, Reality is Magic contains 13 original routines and 7 thought-provoking essays in a cloth-covered, hard-back form.
Written by
Anson Chen
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Design & Direction by
Alexander Hansford
Production by
MUSEUMTYPE LIMITED
Linocut artwork by
Dr. Will Houstoun
Artworking by
Scott Black
Isbn
978-1-7394499-4-0
Pages
224 pages
Weight
0.55 kg
2022
Sold out
Notes for Touring Purposes
£35.00
Notes for Touring Purposes contains 11 highlight items from previously out-of-print books from Alexander Hansford. Spanning material from the books Kino, Mainspring, Anniversary, Sprezzatura, and THE NEAT REVIEW Issue One.
Written by
Alexander Hansford
Photography by
Alexander Hansford
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Foreword by
Derren Brown
Poem by
Hector Chadwick
Isbn
978-1-8380597-3-6
Pages
103 pages
Dimensions
210mm x 265mm x 8mm
Weight
0.4 kg
Issue Four: Everywhere & Nowhere 2022
£40.00
Issue four of THE NEAT REVIEW takes us all over the world. After a long, pandemic-inspired hiatus, Issue Four of THE NEAT REVIEW is finally available.
Written by
Guy Hollingworth et al.
Photography by
Alexander Hansford, Brad Fulton & Catarina Marques
Illustrations by
Kez Dearmer
3D artwork by
Kez Dearmer
Isbn
978-1-8380597-1-2
Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
190mm x 260mm x 14mm
Weight
0.62 kg
Sold out
Magic as Medium
£35.00
MAGIC AS MEDIUM is an introduction to linguistics, semiotics, phenomenology and the meaning of art, all through the lens of magic and theatre.
Written by
Shawn DeSouza-Coelho
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Copy Edited by
Mike Vance
Cover Illustration by
Jordy van den Nieuwendijk
Direction by
Alexander Hansford
Design by
Callin Mackintosh
Isbn
978-1-8380597-8-1
Pages
160 pages
Dimensions
155mm x 220mm x 15mm
Weight
0.52 kg
Expert at the Card Table JP
£45.00
The Expert at The Card Table is an extensive book on the art of sleight of hand published in 1902 by S. W. Erdnase, considered to be one of the most influential works on magic & conjuring with cards. This edition, in Japanese, is a collaboration between Tomoya Horiki, Kyohei Tatsukawa, Alexander Hansford and THE NEAT REVIEW.
Written by
SW Erdnase
Translation by
Tomoya Horiki & Kyohei Tatsukawa
Design & Direction by
THE NEAT REVIEW
Production by
Museumtype Limited
Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
176mm x 250mm
Weight
0.55 kg
Sold out
Double Lift
£50.00
Double Lift by Andrew Frost teaches one of the best double lifts in the world. One technique, 100+ photos, foreword by Derren Brown and Poem by Hector Chadwick.
Written by
Andrew Frost & Alexander Hansford
Photography by
Alexander Hansford
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Foreword by
Derren Brown
Poem by
Hector Chadwick
Isbn
978-1-8380597-4-3
Pages
96 pages
Weight
0.4 kg
Sold out
Mainspring
£35.00
Mainspring is a pocketable book on aesthetics and practice in card magic. A handbook of handling adjustments, exercises, essays and stories on how to remove tension from sleight-of-hand and communicate presence.
Written by
Alexander Hansford
Isbn
978-1-8380597-2-9
Pages
160
Dimensions
105mm x 148mm x 9mm
Weight
0.2 kg
2021
Sold out
Often Rarely That Simple (1st Edition)
£60.00
Often Rarely That Simple is a 224-page photo book teaching unpublished card material from Alexander Hansford. Sold out in 2021.
Written by
Alexander Hansford
Photography by
Alexander Hansford
Supplemental Photography by
Kez Dearmer
Illustration by
Kez Dearmer
Isbn
978-1-8380597-0-5
Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
190mm x 149mm x 20mm
Weight
0.5 kg
2020
Issue Three: Tokyo 2020
£40.00
LAST FEW LEFT. 1000 copies printed.
Fully typeset in both Japanese and English, THE NEAT REVIEW ISSUE THREE takes us to Tokyo in the Spring of 2020. Lithographically printed, Perfect bound. Mottle-embossed monochromatic cover.
Fully typeset in both Japanese and English, THE NEAT REVIEW ISSUE THREE takes us to Tokyo in the Spring of 2020. Lithographically printed, Perfect bound. Mottle-embossed monochromatic cover.
Written by
Cyril Takayama et al.
Photography by
Alexander Hansford & Kez Dearmer
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Illustrations by
Kez Dearmer
Isbn
978-1-8380597-9-8
Pages
224 pages
Dimensions
190mm x 260mm x 15mm
Weight
0.8 kg
2019
Sold out
Issue Two: NYC 2019
£40.00
THE NEAT REVIEW ISSUE TWO takes us to New York City in the Summer of 2019. This issue presents a stark contrast with Issue One, and with the opinions shared by our London group. We commemorated this issue with a launch party at AS IS bar in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.
Written by
Asi Wind et al.
Photography by
Benjamin Pratt, Allan Hagen, Alexander Hansford & Kez Dearmer
Design by
THE NEAT REVIEW
Edited by
Alexander Hansford
Isbn
978-1-5272-5019-2
Pages
208
Dimensions
190mm x 260mm x 16mm
Weight
0.227 kg
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Issue One: London 2019
£40.00
THE NEAT REVIEW Issue One is set it London, in the spring of 2019. There are five essays, three tricks, two card sleights, and a 26-page interview with quite possibly the best mind reader in the history of magic, Derren Brown.
Written by
Derren Brown et al.
Isbn
978-1-5272-3973-9
Pages
192
Dimensions
190mm x 260mm x 15mm
Weight
0.227 kg