The Expert at the Card Table

Originally entitled Artifice Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table, is probably the most cited and referenced book about card gambling moves - a classic in the history of magic literature. A must read for any card magician or aspiring gambling expert and an indespensable reference book. Until today it is not known who the real author was. Several theories are circulated but none can prove its correctness beyond a shadow of a doubt. See for example the 1999 December issue of Magic (page 67) for more details. Was it E. S. Andrews or W. E. Sanders? Nobody knows, and most likely nobody will ever know.

[This ebook is also available in a German translation.]

This book was rated one of the ten basic books for a working library of conjuring by H. Adrian Smith, historian, collector and owner of the largest private magic library in his time. Other books in this top 10 list are:

The Art of Magic by T. Nelson Downs
Magicians' Tricks by Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate
Modern Magic by Prof. Hoffmann
More Magic by Prof. Hoffmann
Later Magic by Prof. Hoffmann
The Modern Conjurer by C. Lang Neil
Our Magic by Maskelyne and Devant
Tarbell Course by Harlan Tarbell
Greater Magic by John Northern Hilliard

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Introduction CARD TABLE ARTIFICE Professional Secrets Hold-outs Prepared Cards Confederacy Two Methods of Shuffling Primary Accomplishments Possibilities of the Blind Uniformity of the Action Deportment Display of Ability Greatest Single Accomplishment Effect of Suspicion Acquiring the Art Importance of Details TECHNICAL TERMS, Definition of POSITION FOR SHUFFLE BLIND SHUFFLES, ERDNASE SYSTEM OF I. To Retain Top Stock II. To Retain Top Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck III. To Retain Bottom Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck BLIND RIFFLES AND CUTS. ERDNASE SYSTEM OF I. To Retain Top Stock II. To Retain Bottom Stock BLIND CUTS I. To Retain Bottom Stock. Top Losing One Card II. To Retain Complete Stock III. To Retain Top Stock IV. To Retain Bottom Stock V. Combination Riffle and Cuts FANCY BLIND CUTS I. To Retain Complete Stock II. To Retain Complete Stock FANCY TRUE CUT. ONE-HANDED TO INDICATE THE LOCATION FOR THE CUT I. By Crimp II. By Jog III. By Crimp IV. By Jog BOTTOM DEALING Top and Bottom Dealing. One Hand SECOND DEALING ORDINARY METHODS OF STOCKING, LOCATING AND SECURING STOCK SHUFFLE STOCK SHUFFLING. ERDNASE SYSTEM OF Two Card Stock Three Card Stock Four Card Stock Five Card Stock Twelve Card Stock Euchre Stock CULL SHUFFLING. ERDNASE SYSTEM OF To Cull Two Cards To Cull Three Cards To Cull Four Cards To Cull Nine Cards PALMING. ERDNASE SYSTEM OF Top Palm, First Method Top Palm, Second Method Bottom Palm, First Method Bottom Palm, Second Method Bottom Palm when Cards are Riffled TO MAINTAIN THE BOTTOM PALM WHILE DEALING TO HOLD THE LOCATION OF CUT WHILE DEALING SHIFTS Two-Handed Shift Erdnase Shift, One Hand		Erdnase Shift, Two Hands TO ASCERTAIN THE TOP CARDS WHILE RIFFLING AND RESERVE THEM AT BOTTOM MODE OF HOLDING THE HAND SKINNING THE HAND THE PLAYER WITHOUT AN ALLY Dealing Without the Cut Replacing the Cut as Before Holding Out for the Cut Shifting the Cut Dealing Too Many Crimping for the Cut Replacing Palm when Cutting The Short Deck THREE CARD MONTE Mexican Monte LEGEDERMAIN SHIFTS Single-Handed Shift The Longitudinal Shift The Open Shift The S. W. E. Shift The Diagonal Palm Shift THE BLIND SHUFFLE FOR SECURING SELECTED CARD FORCING PALMING The Back Palm CHANGES The Top Change The Bottom Change The Palm Change The Double Palm Change TRANSFORMATIONS, TWO HANDS TRANSFORMATIONS, ONE HAND BLIND SHUFFLES. RETAINING ENTIRE ORDER METHODS FOR DETERMINING A CARD THOUGHT OF A. By the Riffle B. By Springing Flourish C. By the Cut D. By the Gaze TO GET SIGHT OF SELECTED CARD THE SLIDE FAVORITE SLEIGHTS FOR TERMINATING TRICKS Catching Two Cards at Finger-ends Leaving Selected Card in Hand of Spectator The Revolution Cards Rising from the Hand CARD TRICKS EXPLANATORY THE EXCLUSIVE COTERIE THE DIVINING ROD THE INVISIBLE FLIGHT TRICKS WITH PRE-ARRANGED DECK THE TRAVELING CARDS THE ROW OF TEN CARDS THE ACROBATIC JACKS A MIND-READING TRICK POWER OF CONCENTRATED THOUGHT THE ACME OF CONTROL THE CARD AND HANDKERCHIEF THE TOP AND BOTTOM PRODUCTION THE THREE ACES THE CARD AND HAT CRITICAL COMMENTS EDITORIAL NOTE INTRODUCTION THE ERDNASE SHIFT (ONE HAND) THE ERDNASE SHIFT (TWO HANDS) THE ERDNASE "LONGITUDINAL" SHIFT THE S. W. E. SHIFT THE ERDNASE "OPEN" SHIFT THE ERDNASE "TOP PALM" THE ERDNASE "BOTTOM PALM"

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