(Britain: fl.1930s - 40s)
Stage name of Norman E. Binns who was a librarian by profession. He was the chief librarian of the borough of Acton (and later of Ealing after they combined in 1965). He was a member of The Magic Circle and its records keeper and historian. He wrote Basic Card Technique (1948; 600 numbered copies; reprinted in 1964 as softcover) and An Introduction to Historical Bibliography (1953).
A lovely digital reproduction of a book from England describing a range of card moves. It is profusely illustrated and very clearly describes all basic card moves and many specialties. Twenty chapters deal with subjects such as: The Pass, Location, Palming and Forcing, False Cuts, False Shuffles, False Counts, The Double Lift, Top and Bottom Change, Glide and Slip, Glimpse and Peek, Reversing Cards, Flourishes, Fanning, Front and Back Palm, etc. Learn the right way to do these sleights.
Other chapters deal with Presentation, Card Climaxes, Patter, Color Changes, Mental and Gambling Effects....