Fred Braue

Hardcover book with discolorations on the cover. Inside is in excellent condition. A prior owner, Sheldon Parks, put his stamp on the fly-leaves. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Booklet stapled in good condition with minor discoloration mostly along the lower edge. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

Volume XIX (September 1961 - August 1962), Fred Braue & Blanca López, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIX, Number 1 & 2 - September & October 1961 - 12 pages
1. Two-Card Reverse - Harry Lorayne
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • Here and There
   • Christopher
   • News and Notes
   • Books to Come
   • Bits and Pieces
2. That Gimmicked Issue - comment about the previous issue
2. Old-Timers' Delight - F.B.
3. The Flying Card - Jay Bedsworth
4. Potpourri for Card Fanciers
   • Under Foot - Al Thompson
   • Blue-Eyed Cards - Art Lyle
   • Rub-A-Dub-Dub Jr. - Gerald Kosky
   • Reverse &...

Volume XVIII (June 1960 - August 1961), Milbourne Christopher & Fred Braue, editors

144 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVIII, Number 1 - June 1960 - 12 pages
1. New Wine from Old Cups - Fred G. Taylor
2. Backstage - Frank Joglar
   • Bits and Pieces
   • Grim Reaper - re: Dr. Harlan Tarbell
   • News and Notes
   • Memo from Morris
   • Jottings
   • Syldini
   • Goodliffe
   • Rope Trick
   • Dunninger on Hurkos
3. The Wizard's Variations - Al Stevenson
   • My Card on Ceiling
     • Variations
4. Milbourne Christopher's Column
   • Phone in Bag
   • Phone Production
   • Emcee Item ...

Twenty-one original and impressive card effects plus eleven new, practical, useful, simple sleights by these two masters of the art of card magic.

1st edition, 1943; 32 pages.

3. TRICKS
3. - Two Way Traffic
5. - Jean Hugard's Cops and Crooks
8. - The Card of Destiny
9. - Card from Pocket to Hand
10. - A Quick Discovery
10. - Chosen Card to Pocket at Any Number
12. - Card Through Handkerchief
13. - A Reverse and A Discovery
14. - The Miracle Divination
15. - The Silent Speller
16. - True or False?
17. - Opened by the Censor
18. - My Name's Magic
18. - A Safe Bet
20. - A Quick Change
20. - Mr. and Mrs. Hart
22. - A Palace Revolt ...

A collection of feats of conjuring with cards, employing artificed cards and simple accessories. Embracing over 30 brilliant feats of card conjuring made possible by the use of prepared cards and simple accessories together with a complete exposition of Jean Hugard's superbly routined presentation of the famed card classic, The Aerial Cards.

Paul Fleming wrote:

A treatise on the science and art of the stock, cull, odd-number, and cull-stock shuffles. Presenting the Braue system, bringing these useful stratagems within the reach of every performer, together with a full description of a number of brilliant card feats made possible by this amazingly simple system.

Paul Fleming wrote:

The Stripper Deck has nothing to do with a girl shedding off her clothes, but rather is a specially gaffed deck. However, the gaff or preparation is not noticeable with the naked eye. It can even be handed out to spectators for shuffling and cutting. This manuscript outlines various moves as well as tricks with the Stripper Deck. Practically all effects can be achieved with pure sleight of hand using an unprepared deck. But the Stripper Deck simplifies the handling and makes miracles possible without difficult moves, leaving you time to focus on the presentation.

Paul Fleming wrote:

It is supposedly the first book devoted to a single sleight - beautifully layed out with photos as well as drawings off all stages of the invisible pass. A detailed and thorough explanation of this form of the pass. The pass is a difficult move. Many books barely scratch the surface when they try to teach a shift or pass. This book is entirely devoted to a single move and leaves no open questions.

In a letter to Paul Fleming Nov 5th 1944 Fred Braue talks about his "invisible pass" for the first time: "...I mentioned earlier a special interest in the "pass". Jean and I are doing another little...

This is the 3rd edition which includes an additional chapter by Dai Vernon and another one by Dr. Daley. (The popular Dover version is a reprint of the 2nd edition and is lacking these two interesting chapters.) This book describes serious stuff. Card moves and tricks for the advanced card man. (For an excellent introduction to card magic see The Royal Road to Card Magic or the Card College series.) Expert Card Technique lists and explains in detail a large quantity of card moves. Card moves are abundant and any good card man will come up with his own variations and twists due to his constant use of cards and tireless perfection of...

The younger generation of card magicians probably knows or has heard of Card College by Roberto Giobbi. The Royal Road to Card Magic is very similar but of older vintage and doesn't cover as much ground. It introduces the novice into the art of card magic one move and principle at a time, always with tricks accompanying the moves. It is therefore not a mindless list of moves but a well prepared and thought out textbook. It will take the beginner to an intermediate level. Once The Royal Road to Card Magic has been mastered one can move on to Expert Card Technique which requires a higher skill level.

Actually because Expert Card Technique did not sell well...

Jean Hugard and Fred Braue stand for quality. This is a booklet for all card enthusiasts. It has tricks from Bert Allerton, Stewart James, Bob Madison, and several Braue routines. The now famous 'Homing Card' is one of Braue's creations and described here for the first time.

1st edition 1948; 16 pages

Table of contents
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1. The Braue Double Lift
3. Allerton's Amazing Aces
5. Pockethereal
6. 10 - 6 - 9 - 4
8. Nail Cutting
9. Nailcutting the Aces
9. Dunbury Delusion
11. Fan False Count
12. Triple Do
13. The Homing Card
16. The Great Trunk Trick