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Synopsis
This classic guide to card magic will help you develop a fantastic repetoire of card tricks to wow others with your slight of hand. It covers a wealth of information with easy to understand instructions accompanied by illustrations to make them easy to follow. Contents Include: The Overhand Shuffle, The Riffle Shuffle, Flourishes, The Glide, The Glimpse, The Key Card, The Palm, The Backslip, The Overhand Shuffle II, False Shuffles and Cuts, The Double Lift and Turnover, The Pass, Miscellaneous Flourishes, The Reverses, The Hindu Shuffle and Other Controls, The Classic Force, Top and Bottom Changes, Arrangements, Routines, and Platform Tricks. We are republishing this classic works with a biography of the author and an introductory essay on magic.
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The shortest and easiest route to successful card magic is a careful study of this indispensable book --Michael Bailey, President of the Magic Circle
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Would you like to confound your friends, amaze your acquaintances, amuse and dazzle crowds at parties and gatherings? Mastering a few card tricks will allow you to do all that and more. With the help of this book, anyone can develop a versatile repertoire of first-rate card tricks. In fact, mastery of just the first chapter will enable you to perform a half-dozen astounding and entertaining sleights of hand.
The authors, both noted authorities on magic, present complete, easy-to-understand explanations of shuffles, flourishes, the glide, the glimpse, false shuffles and cuts, the pass, the classic force, and many other techniques. These will enable card handlers to perform over 100 mind-boggling feats of card magic, including Thought Stealer, Gray's Spelling Trick, Do as I Do, Now You See It, Obliging Aces, Rapid Transit, Kangaroo Card, A Tipsy Trick, and dozens of others. Illustrated with more than 120 clear line cuts that make the explanations easy to follow, this exciting introduction to card conjuring will enable even beginners to develop professional-level skill and the ability to perform tricks guaranteed to astound family and friends.
Unabridged Dover (1999) republication of the work published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1951 (first edition, Harper & Brothers, 1948).
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- PublisherPomona Press
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1406793914
- ISBN 13 9781406793918
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages456
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