The Cardician
by Edward Marlo

Edward Marlo needs no introduction. He was one of the most prolific and influential creators of card magic. This is one of his most ambitious undertakings - a big book that runs the gamut of Marlo card magic. Unusual sleights, miraculous tricks, incomparable routines, material for the student, gems for the expert. Plus an interesting chapter showing how card tricks evolve and giving full credit to all inspirational sources for the entire book.

1st edition 1953, 199 pages; 1st digital edition 2012, 184 pages.

Table of Contents

7. A Few Words............

   Chapter One

8. Sense Of Touch
9. The Wishing Card Trick
10. One Hand Control
11. The Marlo Miracle
12. Ten Years Ago
13. That Joker!
15. Flight Of Time
18. Card Thru Table
20. Janus
22. Push Thru Failure

    Chapter Two

28. Sense And Nonsense With Cards
31. The Stripper Combine
33. Double Thought
35. Poker Prediction And A Principle

    Chapter Three

37. Bottop Change
38. Reflection
39. Platform Aces
44. Fifty - Fifty
46. Flight Of The Knave And Queen
47. Penetration
50. Grab It

    Chapter Four

53. Double Turnover Change
55. Ambitious Card Move
56. Misdirection Palm
57. Repeater Selected Card To Pocket
58. Simple Shift
60. Drop Switch Addition
63. Method For Crimping
65. One Hand Throw Cut
67. Challenge Cutting Of Aces
69. Tabled Second Deal

    Chapter Five

73. It's A Dilly
74. Another Dilly
74. Spelling Selected Cards
75. The Nail Gauge Spell
76. Spin Change Discovery
76. Jacks To Aces
77. Hit The Aces
79. Logical Faced Aces
80. In One Shuffle
82. The Late Arrival
85. Invisible Bottom Deal
87. The Follow Up Aces
89. Traveling Card
90. The False Count
91. Impromptu Leipzig
94. Pockethereal Minus Pockets

    Chapter Six

97. The Double And Triple Buckle
99. Christine
100. No Glide Aces
101. No Glide Aces; Second Method
102. No Glide Aces; Bluff Method
102. Swindle Aces
103. Three Card Monte Climax
104. Monte Climax Kicker
105. Oil And Water
110. Quicksands
112. Cardician Makes Good
114. Visual Transposition

     Chapter Seven

116. Red And Blue Telepathy
118. Double Thoughts-Single Deck
120. Mental Reverse
122. Mental Reverse 2
123. Cardician's Dream
126. 21 Card Trick Streamlined
129. Touch Retouched-Retouched
132. Magic Total
133. Eight-Two Locator
134. Ace-Three-Five-Locator
135. Three-Three-Three-Locator
137. Bold Prediction
141. The Whispering Queen
142. Open Prediction

     Chapter Eight

150. Follow The Leader
155. Four Ace Vanish
155. The First Vanish
157. The Second Vanish
157. The Third Vanish
158. The Fourth Vanish
159. The Climax
159. The Trick Deck
166. The Torn Card Trick
173. Anytime
175. Some Challenging Ideas

181. Credits

Publisher: Magic Inc.