Two books, bound together in a single volume, ground novices in fundamentals and lead them to mastery of 80 different tricks involving cards, coins, matches, and other articles.
Here are two excellent books for the beginner interested in learning to perform magic and card tricks. Bound together in one convenient volume, both approach the art of conjuring in a business-like manner, grounding the novice in fundamentals and leading him gradually to a surprising mastery of some 80 different tricks involving cards, coins, matches, tumblers, handkerchiefs, rings, and various other articles associated with legerdemain. The art of presenting magic for the spectator's entertainment is given special emphasis.
Magic Tricks explains impromptu deceptions like Coin Through the Hand, Flying Dime, Down Your Sleeve, and studied mysteries like Counting Chalk, Bill in the Egg, Kling Klang, and Afghan Bands - 35 in all. Card Tricks teaches you to perform Card in the Pocket, Turn Over, Hypnotism, The 13 Principle, Eight Kings, and some 40 others, along with easy methods for false shuffling, palming, the glide, prepared cards, and many similar techniques.
By:
Wilfrid Jonson Edited by:
V. Barnes Chesley Imprint: Dover Publications Inc. Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 215mm,
Width: 135mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 227g ISBN:9780486209098 ISBN 10: 0486209091 Series:Dover Magic Books Pages: 190 Publication Date:24 November 2011 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
CONTENTS Preface PART I -IMPROMPTU THE COIN THROUGH THE HAND THE WANDERING COINS PALMINGTHE SURPRISING TUMBLER THE THREE PELLETS PATTER THE BEWILDERING COIN THE FLYING DIME THE COIN AND THE HAT THE KNIFE AND THE PAPERS THE JUMPING RUBBER BAND THE ANIMATED MATCH-BOX DOWN YOUR SLEEVE MAGNETIC MATCH PART II -STUDIED MYSTERIES A PROBLEM IN SUSPENSION PAPER NAPKINS A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE THE COUNTING CHALK THE BILL AND THE CIGARETTE HE BILL IN THE EGG THE LIGHTED MATCH FROM THE POCKET THE SMOKE TRICK THE RING ON THE STICK THE PATRIOTIC BALLS THE CELEBRITY TRICK THE NEST OF ENVELOPES KLING KLANG THE LOST RING THE AFGHAN BANDS THE MYSTERIOUS ADDITION THE SLATE TRICK THE INVISIBLE SCRIBE THE BILLET READING TRICK AUTOMATIC WRITING THE TRANSPOSED HANDKERCIDEF THE INDESTRUCTIBLE HANDKERCHIEF THE CUPS AND BALLS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX.