This edition of The Expert at The Card Table, in Japanese, is a collaboration between Tomoya Horiki, Kyohei Tatsukawa, Alexander Hansford and THE NEAT REVIEW. Originally published in English in 1902, it is, without doubt, one of the most profound books to have impacted card magic, illuminating to all serious practitioners from the past 124 years just what sleight of hand with cards can look accomplish.
We are proud to present this Japanese version: a beautiful modern take on the classic treatise.
We adopted Swiss binding for the construction of this book. This allows the book to lay completely flat on any page. There is no need to hold it with your hands or use a lectern. Cover design and project consultancy by THE NEAT REVIEW.
Please note: This book is written in Japanese. As such, this is a collector's item for avid fans of the Expert at the Card Table saga. The special binding construction used here also means the cover is attached to the back of the book, and detached from the spine and front cover.
160 pages
176mm x 250mm
Softcover Swiss-bound, lay-flat pages with sewn flush cut edges
新訳版The Expert at the Card Tableの2ndエディションです。
本文に大幅な改訂を加え、レイアウトも刷新しました。
また、学習の際のストレスを軽減するために、スイス装という綴じ方を採用しました。これにより、どのページでも本は180度開き、そのままテーブルへ置くことができます。手で押さえたり、書見台を使う必要はありません。
カバーデザインは、THE NEAT REVIEW が担当しています。
160ページ、B5、ソフトカバー、スイス装
A beautiful modern take on the classic treatise. 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.
Tomoya Horiki
Tomoya Horiki is a highly respected Japanese magician, known as an "underground legend," particularly for his masterful coin magic, impeccable sleight-of-hand, devious methods, and unique philosophy. We spoke with him for Issue Three: TOKYO, in 2020.
Kyohei Tatsukawa
Kyohei was responsible for the first Japanese translation of S.W. Erdnase's The Expert at the Card Table book, and he contributed a multiple card shift to the third issue of THE NEAT REVIEW. We also collaborated with him and Tomoya Horiki (pictured above, right) to produce the Second Edition of The Expert at the Card Table, which has since received wide circulation within Japan.