Ian Baxter

This revision of the Vernon classic not only underlines the all-important simplicity angle by using a shortcut display move, but dispenses with Vernon's need for Palming. Bruce Elliott briefly touched on this in the concluding lines of his write-up for The Phoenix. Here, a slightly modified handling for treating either the Ace or 2 is employed, with preliminary and somewhat repetitive displays of the three cards being trimmed. Into the bargain, fakes and duplicates used in some later versions, are conspicuous by their absence. This is a completely impromptu approach that can be performed at...

A revised version of Ken de Courcy's You'll Get The Point!.

Why the extraneous procedure of changing packets? To Ian, this seems totally unnecessary, although (obviously) the mechanics of the trick, as is, necessitate it. This effect is almost exactly the same as the de Courcy contribution, but the method is altogether different.

1st edition 2018, 2 pages.

Ian delights in finding forgotten gems in classical card literature, which he then refines and updates for modern day audiences. In this manuscript, you will find a further five effects which have received Ian's careful study and are sure to delight both you and your spectators.

In Miraskill Detour Ian has taken the classic Miraskill and turned it into a totally impromptu and self working mystery, while in the process managing to streamline the procedure and still maintain the strong impact of the original routine.

MBJ Echo is a re-working of an old Henry Christ trick, simple both in effect...

From the introduction by David Jones:

Ian loves to tinker! Given his strong creative abilities, this tinkering has more often than not, resulted in much improved effects, more streamlined methods, or both. Over the years, Ian has released a number of books and manuscripts that detail some excellent card effects. Numerous One Man Parades in the IBM monthly magazine The Linking Ring have also been published.

On one occasion I remember fooling many well informed card men at the prestigious FFFF meeting in New York State, with one of Ian's streamlined handlings of a classic card effect. ...

Ian Baxter has accomplished something remarkable. He has taken a wonderful classic self-working effect, that has been described and worked on by such luminaries as Walter Gibson, John Scarne, Rufus Steele, Harry Lorayne, Ed Marlo and made it even better, more direct, less dealing procedures while preserving the effect, the sleight-less feature as well as adding an additional climax. This kind of improvement happens very rarely.

From the foreword by Jon Racherbaumer:

Ian Baxter has re-examined the plot and skilfully applied Occam's Razor to trim the handling to a streamlined size, giving it a punchier finish. This alone should be sufficient incentive...

1. Volume 7, Number 1, July, 1980, 4 pages - Phil Goldstein Special Issue
1. Red Uprising - Phil Goldstein
2. Newsworthy - Phil Goldstein
3. Split Octet - Phil Goldstein
4. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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5. Volume 7, Number 2, August, 1980, 6 pages
5. The Mysterious Cross of India - Daryl
8. Think Ace - Ray Grismer
9. Blueprint In Print - Murray Cooper reviews:
   • Ray Grismer's "Shorty"
   • Ray Grismer's "Handy"
   • Ray Grismer's "Thirty"
   • Ray Grismer's "Loopy"
   • Ray Grismer's "Shorty"
   • Ray Grismer's "Charts" lecture notes
9. Blueprint Review - Murray Cooper reviews:
   • Phil Goldstein's...

An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazine
Barry Govan & Ian Baxter, editors through Issue Number 5
Murray Cooper & Gerry McCreanor, new editors starting with Issue Number 6; 47 pages in Volume 5

1. Volume 5, Number 1, July, 1978, 4 pages
1. The Cardsharps Apprentice - Barry Govan
3. Patter for ... The Cardsharps Apprentice
3. Blueprint In Print - Ian Baxter reviews:
   • Paul Harris' "Supermagic"
4. The Blueroom - editorial comments

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5. Volume 5, Number 2, August, 1978, 4 pages
5. Control Ace Transpo - Derek Martin
6. Blueprint In Print - Ian Baxter reviews:
   • Harry Lorayne's "The Card Classics of...

An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazine
Barry Govan & Ian Baxter, editors; 52 pages in Volume 3

1. Volume 3, Number 1, July, 1976, 4 pages - cover has drawing of a monster with cards
1. The Blueroom - editorial comments
2. Coin Sandwich - Barry Govan
2. Blueprint In-Print - Ian Baxter reviews:
   • "The Complete Mike Rogers"
3. The Dice of Zohar - Tom Gagnon (USA)

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5. Volume 3, Number 2, August, 1976, 4 pages - no cover
5. The Blueroom - editorial comments
6. The E.R. Thimble Routine - Errol Robinson, described by Murray Cooper
8. Blueprint In-Print - reviews:
   • James B. Alfredson...

An Australian sleight of hand monthly magazine
Barry Govan & Ian Baxter, editors
Published in Victoria, Australia from July, 1974 through April, 1982 (Vol. 7, No. 10); 54 pages in Volume 1

1. Volume 1, Number 1, July, 1974, 4 pages - cover has drawing of W. C. Fields
1. The Blueroom - introductory editorial
2. Your Card My Card - Anton York
2. Thumb Flip Flourish - Barry Govan
3. Blueprint In-Print - Ian Baxter reviews:
   • Harry Lorayne's "Rim Shots"
3. Back Clip Coins - Barry Govan
4. Trio Surprise - Ian Baxter

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5. Volume 1, Number 2, August, 1974, 4 pages - no cover
5. The Blueroom - editorial comments ...

Five approaches to a classic.

From the Preface:

The evergreen Any Card At Any Number equation continues to attract new and novel approaches from card experts of all levels.

This modest manuscript unleashes five techniques of my own devising, each the result of reading Ken Krenzel’s inspiring book Relaxed Impossibilities. With a careful text by Stephen Minch, the chapters on ACAAN immediately steered me in the direction of applying some of my own ideas. Like many other magicians, I could not resist the temptation to tinker. The disease took hold, and I ended up digging through notes...