Publisher: D. Robbins & Co.

• SUPER DUPES
  • I. Informal Formulations
  • Four Sleights
  • Forgatherers
  • Foreshortenings
  • Foursomes
  • Fortuities
  • Forethoughts
  • Fore-and-afts
  • II. Guiles and Deals
  • Part One: ALL HANDS ON DECK
  • Part Two: CHEATS' FEATS
  • Part Three: MIXED TRICKS
• ODD LIFTS
  • I. Pull-Up Lifts
  • II. Push Back Lifts
  • III. The Green Lift
  • IV. Undercover Lift
  • V. Artificial Double Lift
  • VI. Miscellaneous
• SECRET SUBTRACTION
  • I. Preliminaries
  • II. The Flourish Count Technique
  • III. Secret Subtraction
  • IV. Applications
  • Final Notes ...

This is a classic in sleight-of-hand magic. From the foreword:

This BOOK is mainly on the art of sleight-of-hand and it is my earnest hope that these pages will afford practical help to both the specialist and the amateur magician.

During the period of over twenty-five years of practical magic I have formed the conclusion that in all conjuring, no matter how cleanly a trick may have been worked, it is the effect that...

This is volume two in the classic sleight-of-hand trilogy. From the foreword:

Since many branches of Magic are again represented in this volume, a close study of it will, I sincerely hope, assist the reader in perhaps making some little change, addition or improvement in an existing 'move' or effect in which he may be interested.

I have included in this book my method of working and presenting "The Chinese Rings," mainly for those of...

As the first volume, this ebook includes both the text and the photos of the original two volume hardcover set. Each of the more than 1300 photos is available twice. The first time the photos appear dispersed through the text close to where each photo is first mentioned. And the second time all photos are together in one place, the same way this material was originally published - text and photos separate. Having the photos included with the text avoids the constant reference to another volume. But having them also together by themselves allows for a stop-motion-like...

This booklet, like our other Expert Series, is not designed to be either a reference or an authority in the ordinary sense. Perhaps, at best, it might be called a tickler, a reminder, or a check list, although none of these terms would be exact. It was written and compiled to stimulate one's "thought processes" and to instill creative activity within those who have a fondness for the pasteboards.

• Preface
• Introduction
• Part One
  • All Shook Up
  • 18-31-35 Farrow
  • 18-35 Farrow
  • Face Up Stacks
  • Turn Me Over!
  • Sandwich Surprise
  • Ultravellers
  • Emanon
  • EMANON VANISH A/K/A...

Although much of the material in this book comes from advanced current contributors to card magic, Al has included some fascinating lore from the past. There is, for example, the first printed information on Eddie Fay's glimmer technique. I recall that the late Rufus Steele, an informed man of gamblers' dodges, simply refused to believe that Fay was using a reflector. He thought it was a put-on and that Fay was probably using a stack or a pack of marked cards. Then there is Paul LePaul's wonderful transportation of cards into a sealed envelope. Although he explained the trick...

• Introduction
• Psychic Magic
  • Psychometrical Divination
  • The Word That Spells Itself
  • The Library Problem
  • Psychic Photography
  • A Novel Novelty
  • A Word Of Three Letters
  • Psychic Sight
  • A Silent Mental Act
  • The Key Of Knowledge
• Miscellaneous Tricks
  • Watch The Milk!
  • The Magnetic Wand
  • A Miniature Derby
  • Wringing A Stocking
  • Baby Austin
  • The Penetrative Woman
  • Kill The Brute!
  • The Uncontrollable Doll
  • The Witch At The Stake
  • The Arrowsmith Glass Penetration
  • The Body In The Bath Illusion

• Foreword
• Preface
• A Letter Embodying Two Magical Ideas ...

• Chapter I: Riffle Selection Controls
  • R. S. Switch
  • R. S. Key Glimpse
  • R. S. Jog Control
  • R. S. Glimpse
  • R. S. Bluff Controls
  • R. S. Throw Forces
• Chapter II: A-D Multiple Control
• Chapter III: Variety Pack
  • Push Up Force
  • Underturn
  • Underturn Force
  • The Catch Switch
  • Swing Slip Cut
  • Packet Palm
  • Turnover Glide
  • Friction Jog
  • Knuckle Jog
  • Plunger Top Shift
  • New Wave Change
  • Bluff Cull

• Chapter I: More With Four
  • A La Card
  • Four Downs
  • PersuACEive
  • Four For All
  • One Good Turn
  • About Face I
  • About Face II
  • A Common Mistake
  • Invisible Cut
  • Over and...

In this volume the reader will find a valuable and varied collection of magical effects with something to appeal to all tastes and styles. Whatever selection the reader ultimately makes from the book to enlarge his programme, may I express the hope that he will pay the author the compliment of thorough rehearsal before public presentation. Good tricks, cunning subtleties, need to be learned with care; otherwise the author's time and the reader's money are wasted, and the public is disappointed....

This BOOK is mainly on the art of sleight-of-hand and it is my earnest hope that these pages will afford practical help to both the specialist and the amateur magician.

During the period of over twenty-five years of practical magic I have formed the conclusion that in all conjuring, no matter how cleanly a trick may have been worked, it is the effect that counts.

A magical effect that one desires to "get over" must be definite and surprising. By definite I mean an easily followed plot or routine. By surprising I mean that...