Close-Up Elegance
by Davide Costi

"I have discovered that you are my twin soul." - Arturo de Ascanio

"Most men have two dimensions, they are tall and wide, Davide has the third dimension, he is deep!" - Rene Lavand

"Davide Costi is a refined gentle performer. He prefers his puzzlements to be blown kisses rather than buffeting blows. There is something merciful in his manner and he truly wishes to share whatever mystery may occur, telling whichever stories ring most true. His climatic noble effect, where two cards matched, stunned even fastest company!" - Jon Racherbaumer

Davide Costi is a true artist. His routines are beautiful, his methods are powerful. Particularly noteworthy is his section on double lifts. With two! forewords by René Lavand.

1st edition 2004, 144 pages; digital edition 2012, 98 pages.

Table of Contents

7. Foreword by René Lavand
9. Quotations
9. René Lavand's Foreword Number 2
11. Blanchard’s World of Magic
14. Testimonials
16. Introduction
18. The Curve
24. The Gesture
26. Double Lifts
27. - Pneumatic Double Lift
28. - Excalibur Double Lift
29. - Ultimate Double Lift
30. - Milano Double Lift
31. - Under Lift
32. The Floating Count
34. One - Hand Spread
37. Reverse
41. A Few Words about Sleights
43. Alternating the Colors
45. Amex
47. Card on Back
50. Celebration Routine
50. - Four Aces Reverse
52. - Three Card Monte
54. - The Davide Costi Impossible Prediction
56. Fan Production
58. The Trick I changed for Gerald Kosky
61. Invisible Palm
64. No Force Prediction
67. Prediction Presentation
68. Oscar Wilde Aces - Presentation
70. Queen of Hearts
72. The Rose of Paracelsus
75. Transposition
78. Some Personal Statements
79. Birth of a Coin
81. Click Pass
83. Reverse Matrix
89. The Small Coin
90. Twilight
91. Ultimate Retention Vanish!
93. Boomerangs
96. FT
98. Requested Comments

Publisher: Cairn Press