Founded in 2019, THE NEAT REVIEW began as an irregular art journal exploring the crossovers between magic, sleight-of-hand and art. Alongside the journal, our studio has branched out into a dedicated imprint. Each year, we publish a careful, playful offering of essay & photo books on magic techniques and theory.

We are honoured to work with an unparalleled roster of magicians and artists to create our books, live events, editions & objects.

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“…plus some sultrily shot how-to-guides for hand sleights, THE NEAT REVIEW does a great job of making magic community look cool, welcoming and – dare we say it – a little bit sexy.”

Magculture

“The +200-page format and textured, monochrome cover give a satisfying tone, which continues with the strong typography inside… a really fascinating window into the strangely beguiling world of magic — beautifully done.”

Larry Horayne

“The fact that a cognitive analysis of deception can co-exist in a mag along with modern magic history of New York, card sleights and a 30-page interview with one of the best performers alive today, is simply just… neat.”

Founded in 2019, THE NEAT REVIEW began as an irregular art journal exploring the crossovers between magic, sleight-of-hand and art. Alongside the journal, our studio has branched out into a dedicated imprint. Each year, we publish a careful, playful offering of essay & photo books on magic techniques and theory.

We are honoured to work with an unparalleled roster of magicians and artists to create our books, live events, editions & objects.

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Teal Dearmers
Kez Dearmer & Alexander Hansford

New release

Teal Dearmers
Teal Dearmers
£18.00
The long-sold-out Dearmers playing cards from 2021 finally return in a new colour way, with newly drawn court and spot cards.
Pages
55 playing cards
Dimensions
63.5mm x 88.9mm x 14mm
Weight
0.113 kg
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Starting Fires 1 "REAL": An Introduction to Card Magic
Alexander Hansford & Ken Krenzel

New release

Starting Fires 1 "REAL": An Introduction to Card Magic
Starting Fires 1 "REAL": An Introduction to Card Magic
£25.00
STARTING FIRES is an introduction to card magic as imagined by THE NEAT REVIEW. This series offers a playground of material to begin your journey into modern card magic. Booklet 1, "REAL", teaches an entirely out-of-your-hands, two deck "Do as I Do" routine.
Pages
52 pages
Dimensions
180mm x 220mm x 5mm
Weight
0.4 kg
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Missing Almost Every Thing
Alexander Hansford

New release

Missing Almost Every Thing
£60.00
MISSING ALMOST EVERY THING is the third book by Alexander Hansford. It is an elaborate and intricate 224-page photo book teaching nine routines, with 196 photos to explain the attendant nuances of each effect and technique.
Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
145mm × 190mm × 24mm
Weight
0.62 kg
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Issue Three: Tokyo 2020
Cyril Takayama et al.
£40.00
LAST FEW LEFT. 1000 copies printed.

Fully typeset in both Japanese and English, THE NEAT REVIEW ISSUE THREE takes us to Tokyo in the Spring of 2020. Lithographically printed, Perfect bound. Mottle-embossed monochromatic cover.
Pages
224 pages
Dimensions
190mm x 260mm x 15mm
Weight
0.8 kg

New release

Starting Fires: An Introduction to Card Magic (First Three)
Starting Fires: An Introduction to Card Magic (First Three)
£60.00
STARTING FIRES is an introduction to card magic as imagined by THE NEAT REVIEW. One trick per booklet. These are the first three booklets of the series, whether you are divining a card someone is just thinking of, or watching by as two friends effortlessly find one another's chosen cards all by themselves, this series offers a playground of material to begin your journey into modern card magic.
Pages
132 pages
Dimensions
180mm x 220mm x 15mm
Weight
0.95 kg
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Splay Special Edition (with deck)
Dan & Dave Buck & Brad Fulton
£80.00
LAST FEW COPIES.
Edition of 1200.

SPLAY: a book by THE NEAT REVIEW, commemorates Dan & Dave Buck's contributions to Cardistry, as captured by Texas photographer Brad Fulton.
Pages
236 pages
Dimensions
249 x 300 x 32 mm
Weight
2.0 kg
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Double Lift
Andrew Frost & Alexander Hansford

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Double Lift
Double Lift
£50.00
Double Lift by Andrew Frost teaches one of the best double lifts in the world. One technique, 100+ photos, foreword by Derren Brown and Poem by Hector Chadwick.
Pages
96 pages
Weight
0.4 kg
£45.00
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. This edition, in Japanese, is a collaboration between Tomoya Horiki, Kyohei Tatsukawa, Alexander Hansford and THE NEAT REVIEW.
Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
176mm x 250mm
Weight
0.55 kg
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Kez Dearmer: "The Painter Who Never Showed Any Work" & Other Paintings
Kez Dearmer: "The Painter Who Never Showed Any Work" & Other Paintings
16TH — 21ST DECEMBER 2025
FITZROVIA GALLERY, 139 Whitfield St, London, W1T 5EN
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