Derren recently got a pretty big book of MAGIC from TASCHEN (MAGIC 1400s-1950s). The guys over at WhyDoWeRead heard and supplied us with a copy to give away to you lucky lot – oh and just to top if off we got Mr Brown to sign it too – imagine that in your xmas stocking. Enter here.
Don’t forget you can also enter the Polly Wants A Cracker competition at the Parrot Zoo. Entry numbers are low and theres 15 chances to win.
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That must be some book TASCHEN puts out some pretty great work… its like they take a subject and literally fetishize it in their works. I don’t mean they dress it up in leather and latex, but rather collect almost every image and idea they can get their hands on relating to the subject and painstakingly and lovingly find the best way to present it. Even on subject matters I have zero interest in and even less curiosity about they have made me drop my jaw with their works. I hesitate to even call them ‘books’ because they are more works of art unto themselves.
Prof. J. M. Macallister. The Great Wizard
Have entered, fingers crossed!
Just entered….. hope I am lucky
Have just entered the magic book comp *fingers crossed*. And as entries are low I shall go in for the ‘parrot’ comp again too. A good cause and all…..
LC x
…Jesus, make you work for it!
Looks a beautiful book – entered comp x
I can’t find the bottle
Observation fail
Never mind, I found it
Feel slightly silly.
<3 that blog
This was a pain-staking competition, but it was a pleasure to go through all the lovely illustrations
Hard to find but got it in the end! Think i need to see an optician
Totally cannot find the Ether. Is it just a bottle? Does it say ‘Ether’ on it? NO ONE KNOWS! *flails*
It took me ages to find its one of those you thing Ohhhh there it is I passed it loads of times.
fingers and legs crossed now. 
I suck at life; can’t find it for the life of me :-[
Aw .. I have no x-mas stocking .. I’ll just gaze upon the cover and fantasize ..
Did you guys get any reply after you sent the email?
No reply. think it will just be put into a draw.
Found it after several ‘Paddington Hard Stares’ at each of the pages…
i m pretty sure so much useful information and understanding in it and i want one
It’s on page…
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Hey, just entered.
Have to Pick me work on Pick me the Pick me subliminal stuff!
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I feel like I’m playing where’s Wally! apart from i have no idea what a bottle of ether looks like, I’ve seen a few things that could be bottles of of ether!
Jess not giving too much away but it has the word ether written on it. Good luck