Author: Ross Bertram
Publisher: Magic Limited-Lloyd E. Jones
ISBN: 9780915926244
Category : Card tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 163

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Includes magic tricks from magicians such as Dai Vernon, Paul Fox, Francis Carlyle and others.

Author: Ross Bertram
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 163

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Author: George Starke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780981916682
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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If you have not read and learned the magic contained in this book you have no business calling yourself a close-up magician. The magic by John Scarne, Dai Vernon, Bert Allerton, S. Leo Horowitz, Emil Jarrow, Francis Carlyle, Dr. Jacob Daley, Tony Slydini, Ross Bertram, Nate Leipzig, and Max Malini helped shape the art of close-up magic as we know it.It has often been said that mastering the magic in this book will make you an accomplished close-up and sleight-of-hand artist. In many ways, it contains all the magic you need to build a professional caliber repertoire. Many have earned a living performing these routines and now you can too.Includes: 41 incredible routines by 11 incredible artists, a historical introduction and a bonus section with private correspondence related to the Stars Of Magic.

Author: David Ben
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974468105
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 175

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Cards. Wonder. Roses. Cell Phones. Sleight of Hand. Hot Coffee. Matchbooks. Miracles. Finger Rings. Wands. Credit Cards. Bottlecaps. Astonishment. Coins. Cigarette Papers. Bafflement. Laptop Computers. Postage Stamps. Sugar Packets. Secrets. These are the things David Ben's Tricks is made of. Tricks contains material for all skill-levels, from technically demanding renditions of the "Cards to Pocket" and "Open Travelers" to self-working "Faux Automata" using cellular phones and laptop computers. In between, close up miracles, parlor tricks and stage effects abound. Standout effects include "Postage Prediction," a no-nonsense mental effect with postage stamps; "Bad Habits," an improved, logical version of the "Cigarette Through Quarter" plot; and "Matchless Psychometry," an up-to-date version of Annemann's classic "Pseudo-Psychometry."Ben has also revealed the inner-workings behind selections from his acclaimed theatrical productions The Conjuror and The Conjuror's Suite. Tricks also includes the performance scripts for these effects - giving the reader a complete view of how a seasoned professional develops material for the real world.Within these pages you will gain insight into a host of miracles that David Ben has made his living with for the last 20 years. Detailed are not only the rudiments of each effect, but also the select secrets only available to a working professional who has performed a trick hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Inside, you'll find the tricks behind Tricks.

Author: Karl Johnson
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466833041
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 381

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A famous magician's journey to find the greatest cardsharp ever evokes the forgotten world of magic where Americans found escape during the Great Depression It has the nostalgic quality of an old-fashioned fable, but Karl Johnson's The Magician and the Cardsharp is a true story that lovingly re-creates the sparkle of a vanished world. Here, set against the backdrop of America struggling through the Depression, is the world of magic, a realm of stars, sleight of hand, and sin where dreams could be realized - or stolen away. Following the Crash of '29, Dai Vernon, known by magicians as "the man who fooled Houdini," is tramping down Midwestern backroads, barely making ends meet. While swapping secrets with a Mexican gambler, he hears of a guy he doesn't quite believe is real - a legendary mystery man who deals perfectly from the center of the deck and who locals call the greatest cardsharp of all time. Determined to find the reclusive genius, Vernon sets out on a journey through America's shady, slick, and sinful side - from mob-run Kansas City through railroad towns that looked sleepy only in the daytime. Does he find the sharp? Well, Karl Johnson did - after years of research into Vernon's colorful quest, research that led him to places he never knew existed. Johnson takes us to the cardsharp's doorstep and shows us how he bestowed on Vernon the greatest secret in magic. The Magician and the Cardsharp is a unique and endlessly entertaining piece of history that reveals the artistry and obsession of a special breed of American showmen.

Author: J. B. Bobo
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154238
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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The most complete treatise on sleight-of-hand coin conjuring, including best traditional methods and modern innovations. Guides you systematically from basic techniques, through integrated tricks to complete acts, 18 in all. 510 clear illustrations.

Author: Luis Piedrahita
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974255149
Category : Magicians
Languages : en
Pages : 139

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Author: Lewis Ganson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781079018325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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This book is a classic of magic and includes Dai Vernon's linking rings moves and cups and balls routine. It uses high quality B&W photos throughout to show many of the moves. Each routine ends with an outline of the routine, which is great for practicing from. Highly Recommended.CONTENTS IN BRIEF INCLUDEForeword: How the Book Came To Be, and Some Introductory Remarks by Dai VernonIntroduction: About Writing the Book, by Lewis GansonB&W Photo of "The Professor"Chapter 1: The Background to a Legend. Biographical notes on the magical life of Dai VernonChapter 2: The Vernon Touch. Lots of anecdotes about other magicians such as Nate Leipzig, Malini, and others.Chapter 3: A Chinese Classic. Routine for Coins Through the Table.Chapter 4: Penetration of Thought. Chapter 5: Three Ball Transposition. Chapter 6: Application of the Tenkai Palm. Chapter 7: The Linking Rings. Chapter 8: Seven Card Monte. Chapter 10: Expansion of Texture: Copper & Silver placed in hanky.Chapter 11: The Challenge. Chapter 12: Dai Vernon's Double Lift: with a well covered get ready.Chapter 13: The Cups & Balls. Dai Vernon's routine is a must study for effectiveness and routining. Chapter 14: Nate Leipzig's Card Stab.Chapter 15: Tips on Knots.Chapter 16: Six Card Repeat.Chapter 17: Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver.Chapter 18: Mental Spell.Chapter 19: Pot Pourri. Chapter 20: Ball, Cone, and Handkerchief. Chapter 21: The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley: Four Ace Transposition packet trick.Chapter 22: Paul Rosini's Impromptu Thimble Routine.Chapter 23: Vernon Poker Demonstration (Thanks to Jay Marshall). Chapter 24: The Thumb Tie: a full routine.

Author: Juan Tamariz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780945296904
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612

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Author: Dai Vernon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781097105502
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 71

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The famous Vernon brought up to date in this publication of the original twenty dollar Mss., plus ten new Vernon Variations. Studded with nostalgic photos of the great man's life, illustrated by himself, edited by Faucet W. Ross.CONTENTS INCLUDE* Introduction: the whole story of the preparation and sale, to selected persons, of this first Vernon material, then the entire Mss. itself, and then the new material.* Five Card Mental Force* Vernon Miracle Card Location* Club Version 23 Super Count Down: card location* Super Card Prediction* Poker Demonstration* Automatic Second Deal* Slow Motion Card Vanish* Vernon Card Puzzle* The Vernon Four Aces* Card Divination* Follow the Leader* Further Data on the Foregoing Trick 45 Another You Do As I Do* Novel Card Transportation* Perfect Coin Vanish* Short Change With Long Green: bill short change routine* Five Card Mental Selection* Another Smear: Cards* New Super Countdown: cards* Puzzling Demonstration: card transpo* Edgewise: card* Improved Card Puzzle* New Divination: card* A Peek: card* Vernon Poker Routine Revised