Spare ambrotypes: a 3" (77 mm) square glass photograph of M.R. James trimmed in copper (gone green with age) used with Ghost.

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A spectator is allowed to open the precious book to any page (no force, no suggestions, no control, no peeks, no stooges, a genuine free choice that can happen across the room from the performer). With no fishing, no conversation, no words at all, the performer takes out an erasable marker pen and writes a word directly on the glass photograph and holds it in full view of the audience (no switches, no thumb tips, he actually does write the word to be revealed). The spec begins to read and the performer says, 'Please read that phrase again'. As she does, he shows the word he has written on the glass. It is the word from the very phrase the spec is reading. But he is not finished.

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Museum Curator's Note:

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The M.R. James Ambrotype was originally included with copies of Ghost but was later made available to purchase separately.