Magic & Conjuring: page 158

Show five cards face down with red backs. Magically cards turn face up one by one revealing four Queens but with blue backs. For the climax, the four Queens have now entirely different backs, and the fifth card has yet another back we haven't seen before.

1st edition 2023, video 2:35.

Prize-winning card magic without skill.

Here's an ebook brimming over with new and original card tricks all performed without skill. Startling, practical magic that you will enjoy working with. Novel mysteries from a great close-up worker who believes that the simple way of performing magic is the best way. Dozens of expertly drawn illustrations by artist John Dyke. All items are clearly and concisely described, and easy to follow. Only one sleight is used, once, in the whole of the book.

A Demonstration on How to win at Poker
The trick that won the Cecil Lyle award. A tremendous routine...

You show four cards with blank faces and red back except one card has a blue back. Suddenly and magically the blue-backed blank card changes to a point card with a black back and a big hole right in the center of the card. How did that happen?

1st edition 2023, video 2:49.

A lecture in the art of close-up magic.

Excerpt from the introduction by Val Andrews:

It isn't what you do but the way that you do it.

A lecture on magic featuring all the original, unusual methods of handling, which have been applied to standard tricks, and, for the first time, revealing the secrets of sixty years, performing original effects that have proved enduring with audiences.

• A Cigarette
• Ed Mishell's Cut And Restored Rope
• Ribbon Production From A Handkerchief
• A Ring On A Ribbon
• The Impossible Bill Tube
• The Animated Match Box
• A New Slant On Three Ropes
• Handkerchiefs Produced From Ribbons
• The Coin That Vanishes
• The Cut And Restored Ribbons

1st edition...

"Must reading for all card magicians!" - Allan Ackerman

"Outstanding!" - Darwin Ortiz

"This book should be on your shelf alongside The Expert at the Card Table, The Man Who Was Erdnase, The Annotated Erdnase, and Loaded Dice." - William P. Miesel

His name is not "Marks," but when you buy this ebook you will learn why he had to write under an alias. The ebook covers advantage play, cheating, and the moves that get the money.

"Exceptional. Controversial. Highly recommended." - Michael Dalton / Blackjack Review

"WOW! The real world of cheating and the plays that get the money." - Bob Snyder / Gaming Consultants

• Introduction
• My Credentials
• Casino Organization ...

The dark side of gambling.

"Loaded with rare, inside information." - Darwin Ortiz

"Absolutely fascinating and enlightening! Ingenious methods that boggle the mind." - Daryl

"Inside techniques exposed for the first time in print." - George Joseph / Director of Surveillance, Bally Entertainment Co.

It may be shocking and it's certainly dangerous. Nevertheless, this unique ebook represents the definitive resource on how professional con men cheat at Blackjack and other card games. The author, a former high-stakes cheater, explains an amazing array of specific moves with clear, understandable text and...

Elektronische Zauberkunststücke aus den Bereichen Mikro-, Salon- und Mentalmagie.

• Zauberstab mit Glühzünder
• Die Stanleykassette
• Die Edison-Box
• Salzstreuer mit Musik
• Pirouett
• Mein Karten-Roboter
• Tuch durch Kerzenflamme
• Vom Devano- zum Förderband-Kartensteiger
• Gedankenübertragung mit Disco-Antenne
• Elektronischer Würfel
• Riesenpointkarten Mental
• Lügendetektor

Erstausgabe 1986, 31 Seiten; PDF 33 Seiten.

Being an explanation of the game, and a warning against its dangers.

Excerpt from the preface:

An instructive warning to those who must play for stakes. Interesting amusement for those who do not.

Excerpt from the Foreword:

This book is nicely illustrated by Charles Remmers from photographs by the author. It contains a description of cheating at the popular Australian game of Two-Up which makes it unique.

• Foreword
• Spotlight On The Card-Sharp ...

You show four blank cards. Progressively their backs become blue, then faces of queens appear, then their backs become red, and finally all their backs change to yet another new back.

1st edition 2023, video 3:30.

Heft geklammert in exzellentem Zustand. Zum Inhalt siehe die digitale Ausgabe.

Büchlein mit Klebebindung in sehr gutem Zustand. Zum Inhalt siehe die digitale Ausgabe.

Booklet stapled in very good condition. For the content see the digital edition.

Booklet stapled in excellent condition. For the content see the digital edition.

Red plastic comb-bound notes in very good condition. For the content see the digital edition.

Black plastic comb-bound book in very good condition. For the content see the digital edition.

Small format softcover booklet stapled. Mostly puzzles, brainteasers, and some which could be performed as magic tricks. In total there are 36 problems. Solutions are provided for all of them.

Booklet stapled in very good condition. For the content see the digital edition.

Softcover stapled booklet in good condition. For the content see the digital edition.

Four pages of instructions in one big folded sheet. Note that the folds have torn in several places. For the content see the digital edition.

A4-Format Heft geklammert in perfektem Zustand.

Booklet stapled, 44 pages - several in color, in very good condition. Published 2012.

You start out showing two seven of diamonds, one ace of spades and one ace of clubs. But in the process of showing them or turning them over they all become aces of spades, aces of clubs, or seven of diamonds. Best to watch the demo video below.

1st edition 2023, video 4:48.