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magicdave56
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What is the difference betwween the old Bobo coin maagic book & the new one ?
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On Jun 8, 2006, John Long wrote:
For what it is worth, the "new" version is identical to the Dover reprint up to page 353 - they are page by page exactly the same. The "new" versions has 4 extra chapters(pp 354 - 509).

Are these extra chapters worth the money? I guess that depends on you. I happened to find my copy for $5.50, it had minor water damage. So for me it was worth that Smile

Not that this is a quantitative measure of worth, but I noticed that I have about as many post-it notes stuck in the extra chapters as I have in the earlier chapters Smile

Like someone else said, I find Bobo to be more of a reference. When someone on the Café makes a recommendation, or I see a method that I have interest in, I check it out. I learned most of my coin sleights of hand from Ammar's Complete introduction to Coin Magic, I'm also working through Roth's Expert Coin Magic made easy v 1-3. I love books, but it is so nice to see a sleight actually done, at least to get started.

John


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On May 11, 2018, mindmagic wrote:
The hardback "New" is larger, easier to use and has extra chapters. Details here:

https://magicref.net/magicbooks/books/bo......agic.htm

Barry
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Are you quoting me? (said with a gruff NY/Bronx accent)

In the last few years, there have been DVD renditions of "Bobo". These are good, but I believe that they are limited to the "Modern Coin Magic" book, AND there are some effects that are NOT in the DVD's. Still, it is nice to be able to see these performed.

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magicdave56
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So it's doesn't matter which verion that I have
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On Oct 28, 2018, magicdave56 wrote:
So it's doesn't matter which verion that I have

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The updated coin box and gaffed coin chapters makes the Expanded edition a better reference.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Agreeing with Jonathan, the "Modern Coin Magic" goes to page 353; the "New Modern.." has all of that, and then adds stuff from p354 to page 509.

(NOTE, up to p353, the *each* page of the two versions have identical content)

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I've already been quoted above, but I may as well repeat it; this link will tell you everything you need to know about the two editions.

https://magicref.net/magicbooks/books/bo......agic.htm

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On Oct 28, 2018, magicdave56 wrote:
So it's doesn't matter which verion that I have


Basically not, it's just about what you want out of it as a reference. If it does not matter as to the work after p.353, then the paperback version will do the trick well enough for you, as those first 353 pages or so are the beginning of it all. Smile

*Great to see the responses here, especially those I quoted above, good to see them personally chime in again as to this... Smile

Good journey to you. Smile
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Since the "new" version contains the "old" in addition to other material not found in the old, unless cost is the problem (the Dover paperback old edition costs around $10, the hardcover new edition costs around $35), it makes the most sense to get the new edition.
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Yea you can't go wrong with the hardbound ! it is What I started with !!! Smile
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Jay had "forgottten" to update the copyright, on the original edition! Dover has 'people' watching for this situation!
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