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THESE WILL SHIP TUESDAY JUNE 10TH 2025
His mastery was something truly special, and now, thanks to this book, others can experience and learn from his genius.” –Bill Malone
In the last decades of the twentieth century, word rippled out from New York City that another phenomenon in coin and card magic was surfacing in the wake of the waves caused by Derek Dingle, David Roth and Darwin Ortiz. The name of the phenomenon was Geoffrey Latta. Dingle was, by more than a decade, the senior of this group. Latta was less than a decade its junior—just five years younger than David Roth, who became his mentor.
While the others quickly became recognized as new masters in a fresh vanguard of East Coast close-up magic, Latta kept a quiet profile. He did not pursue a performing career, he seldom lectured on his magic and he published selectively, an item here, another there. Yet his material and its influence slowly permeated the fabric of modern close-up magic. This quiet dissemination of sleights and tricks disguised a surprisingly large body of important work.
Accompanying the text is the collected card work featured in the underground video The Pink Purse Tapes. This is a rare opportunity to see the master at work in his prime. This video was often closely guarded and traded for access to rare information. Now it’s available commercially for the first time.
52 Farewells gathers all of Geoffrey Latta’s known card magic, published as well as private. It is a companion volume, equal in importance to The Long Goodbye. These two books are a milestone, one to be marked on the maps of all serious students of consummate card and coin magic.
Hardcover with Dustjacket
314 Pages
10 x 6″ Trim Size
Digital Video Access
