Origins by Karl Fulves (OOP / Estate) Book

This listing is for a (hard to find) volume from Karl Fulves : Origins

This pre-owned volume is in good condition
The cover shows some fading/wear. The inside pages are all clean/readable

A thoughtful mix of magic theory, card methods, word-based mentalism, and stacked-deck work.

Theory & Essays

• Film to Life
• Art and Magic
• Anatomy of the Effect
• What’s the Method?
• The Law of Stupid Audiences
• Effect = Method

Card Magic & Principles

• Traveling Sticker (card-to-impossible-location idea)
• Almost Card to Wallet
• Method Times Five
• By Two and Two (Gilbreath/red-black concepts)
• Centering

Mentalism / Word & Book Tests

• Mindreader’s Dream
• The Word Machine
• Four-Letter Words
• Crypto Books
• The PERFECT Book Test
• True Test Conditions

Stacked Deck & Advanced Concepts

• Self-Duplicating Set-Ups
• Well Stacked
• The Puritan Ethic
• A New Genetic Code
• Shuffling Off to Eden

Overall:
Origins feels like a thinking magician’s notebook—heavy on Fulves’ theory and clever principles, with practical material in mentalism, book tests, and stack work. A great little booklet if you enjoy method-driven magic and offbeat ideas.

8″ x 6″

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