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This is the first part of Vernon's famous Inner Secrets of Card Magic series. It includes notable work on color changes. In "Dai Vernon's Colour Changing Pack" Vernon provides the proper motivation for the use of the Hindu Shuffle: showing the back color of the deck. "Emotional Reaction" is an example of a subtle and cunning use of a key card. Probably the best effect in this volume is the "Notis Stop Trick".

1st edition 1959; original 76 pages; PDF 59 pages.

2. CONTENTS
4. FOREWORD
5. PREFACE
6. INTRODUCTION
8. CHAPTER ONE: TAKING THINGS EASY
8. - Emotional Reaction
10. - Cocktail Cards
11. - The Bent Corner...

The second part in Vernon's Inner Secrets of Card Magic trilogy is the jewel in this series. It features such classics as "Twisting the Aces" (which includes the first publication of Alex Emsley's "Four as Four Count" - better known as Ghost count or Elmsley count), "Out of Sight--Out of Mind," "Oil and Water," "McDonald's $100 Routine," and "The Trick that Cannot be Explained" the ultimate jazz magic effect. You will also find a number of Vernon Touches on his riffle shuffle technique, crimps, Zarrow shuffle and others.

This ebook is absolute must read for any card magician. You should read...

The highlights in this third part of the Vernon's Inner Secrets of Card Magic trilogy are his teachings on the second deal including a one handed and a stud second deal, the chapter on the "Three Card Monte", and the chapter on palming.

1st edition 1961; original 72 pages; PDF 62 pages.

2. CONTENTS
4. FOREWORD
5. CHAPTER ONE: THE FOUR BLUE BACKED ACES
9. CHAPTER TWO: BLINDFOLD POKER DEAL
11. CHAPTER THREE: CARDS OF COINCIDENCE
15. CHAPTER FOUR: THREE CARD MONTE
15. - The Three Cards
15. - The Throw
16. - The Game
19. - 1. The use of a short card
20. - 2. The Optical Move
22. CHAPTER FIVE: LARRY GREY'S "CARDS ACROSS"
24. CHAPTER...

This work was planned to be the last volume in Dai Vernon's Inner Card Secrets series. However, due to water damage caused by a fire the typed manuscript was lost. It took several years to recover from this mishap and therefore this last volume was originally published much later than the first three volumes (Inner Secrets of Card Magic, More Inner Secrets of Card Magic, Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic). The wait was justified because it was and still is one of the important works of card magic - now available as an ebook.

No serious card man can exist without reading and studying this work.

1st edition 1967; original 246 pages; PDF 156 pages

5. CONTENTS
7. FOREWORD
10. CHAPTER ONE:...

From the foreword by Jeffery Atkins:

• Publisher's Note
• Foreword
• INTRODUCTION THE ETHICS OF EXPOSURE
• CHAPTER I CARD MAGIC
• CHAPTER II CARD MAGIC (continued)
• CHAPTER III BILLIARD BALL MAGIC
• CHAPTER IV BILLIARD BALL MAGIC (continued)
• CHAPTER V FLOWER MAGIC
• CHAPTER VI OPENING ILLUSIONS
• CHAPTER VII MECHANICAL MAGIC
• CHAPTER VIII FAMOUS ILLUSIONS REVEALED
• CHAPTER IX MORE...

Featuring mostly unpublished material and other rarities from some of America's Finest Creators. 49 contributors - 80 routines and moves.

JON ARMSTRONG
My Opening Act:
Deciding to show off your ESP skill and having only a deck of cards and a rubber band, you hand your deck out to be shuffled to a nice man named Ted. After he is finished shuffling, you ask Ted to place the rubber band around the cards to make them tamper-proof. You ask Ted if he will stop you on a card as you riffle them past his eyes. To prove to Ted that all is on the up and up, you offer to stare at his girlfriend Mary...

Larry Becker's magnificent opus, Stunners! was first published in 1992. In 1993 at the Society of American Magicians annual convention in New Orleans, Larry Becker received the Milbourne Christopher Foundation Literary Award for this outstanding contribution to the art of Mentalism and Magic. The first hard bound edition sold out in 90 days at a retail cost of $235. So did the soft cover edition in 1996 at $100. Stunners! has become a collector's item bringing anywhere from $300 to $500 and more on eBay.

After ten years it was expanded so that you were able to delve into the many variations, improvements and...

From the Introduction:

If you want to know how this ebook relates to the Encyclopedia of Card Tricks get A Comparison of the Gravatt and Hugard Encyclopedias of Card Magic by William Rugh, who made a detailed comparison of the contents.

• Introduction
• Chapter One. Mental And Miscellaneous Miracles
  • Perplexo
  • Pythagoras
  • Uni Mentality ...

Anyone who has seen a magician perform has almost certainly seen one or more of the tricks explained in this book. For these are great tricks of the magic profession, tricks that have proved perennially spectacular in performances on the stage, on television, or in private audiences.

The author explains first the basic scheme of each trick, then discusses the possibilities for variation and expansion as developed by a number of famous magicians. Each of the classic tricks included here is methodically described in detail and illustrated in line drawings; none of them involves expensive...

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Vol. 4, No. 6, January 2009; 68 pages.

Cover: Chris Cox

7. Welcome - editor's letter
8. Letters
9. News
10. The buck stops here ... Emily Blunt and Colin Hanks, two stars of the movie The Great Buck Howard talk to MagicSeen
11. The Great Buck Howard - movie review
12. The Bookshelf - a look at important books from bygone decades - Mark Leveridge
    • The 1960s - Dai Vernon's More Inner Secrets Of Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
15. News
16. Duncan Trillo, Still making the news every week! - interview
19. News
22. Shawn Farquhar, Part 2, Magic Junkie - interview
26. The Pressure Cruise - Mark Leveridge - article
34. Chris...

Volume 13, Number 5 - Volume 14 Number 4
January 2004 - December 2004
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1368 pages

1. Magic - Volume 13, Number 5 - January 2004 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Del Ray 1925-2003
7. Contents
9. Contents - continued
21. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Ring out the old
23. Mail
23. Caption Corrections - December 2003 - page 77 & page 80
25. Magic Update
    • Hello? Make that "Howdy!"
    • Magic Book Auction
    • McBride Plays Korea
    • Vegas Watch
    • At The Magic Castle
    • Hannes Höller - died
    • Del Ray - died
34. Marketplace - Michael Close
    • Kellar's...

Volume 4, Number 5 - Volume 5 Number 4
January 1995 - December 1995
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1114 pages (4 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 4, Number 5 - January 1995 - 84 pages
1. Cover - One Hundred Million Dollars? - Lance Burton
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • The Reverend Lance Burton
11. Letters
19. Parallax - Max Maven
    • The Morbid The Merrier
      • Meta-Meow
20. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Why Don't You Have A Real Job?
23. Hmmmmmm - Kees Schoonenberg
    • Beware
24. On The Road
    • Survival On The Road - Mike Rogers ...

This is a bonanza of magic - and begins with an intro of performance tips which contains tips, hints, suggestions, notes, and secrets of performance - very important! Included are two videos of performances and explanations. Magic with coins, ESP, cards, silks, bottles, topological problems, and most of these effects are impromptu.

22 monster effects are included with an introduction explaining how a real professional takes control and makes his or her spectators, in awe. Included is a section of "Quickies", or quick tricks that appear to be "off-the-cuff", yet, will dazzle your spectators. ...

Volume 12, Number 5 - Volume 13 Number 4
January 2003 - December 2003
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1388 pages

1. Magic - Volume 12, Number 5 - January 2003 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Magic Castle Celebrates Forty
7. Contents
9. Contents - continued
19. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Looking Back
21. Viewpoint - A Sin By Any Other Name - Glenn Mackie
23. Magic Update
    • Open House Kicks Off Magic Center Calendar
    • Science Magic Returns to the Tube
    • Magic Nightclub Closes
    • Loki Won the Circle's Stage Magician of the Year
    • Academy Awards in Las Vegas
    • Taking Tricks...

Volume 18, Number 5 - Volume 19 Number 4
January 2009 - December 2009
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1224 pages

1. Magic - Volume 18, Number 5 - January 2009 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Mark Kornhauser
7. Contents
13. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • I Don't Understand
14. Mail
17. They Flipped Over the Ambigrams
19. The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
    • Speech Loss
23. Magic Update
    • Lather, Rinse, Escape
    • An Electric Evening
    • Touring and Teaching
    • Who's Where
    • Christian Flechner (1944-2008) - died
    • Sam Schwartz - died
    • Vanni Bossi - died
32. Cover - Mark Kornhauser:...

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• Hundreds of self-working tricks that...

Roberto Giobbi's newest survey of sleightless card magic, Card College Lighter, gives the famous Giobbi treatment to 21 baffling card tricks by some of the craft's greatest masters, including Vernon, Annemann, Leech, Maven, Fulves, Hummer, Vollmer and Krenzel. These tricks do not require sleights, but they all show the cunning perspective of a professional performer, guaranteeing astonishing and entertaining results.

Following in the footsteps of his Card College Light, Roberto Giobbi teaches the secrets of professional-caliber card magic, providing insights into the presentation, psychology and routining that make these simple tricks into...

Volume 23, Number 5 - Volume 24 Number 4
January 2014 - December 2014
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1200 pages

1. Magic - Volume 23, Number 5 - January 2014 - 100 pages
1. Cover - David Oliver
5. Contents
7. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Why History?
8. Letters to the editor
8. Finally Feedback
10. 10Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Chefalo to LeRoy
15. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • OMG! Maturity!
17. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Performance Enhancing Drugs
19. Magic Update
    • Play Dead in California
    • A...

From the introduction:

This is the only all magic issue of Science and Mechanics magazine. It includes a cross section of magic effects from illusions with building instructions, to various close-up effects and mentalism. The emphasis with this magazine was to encourage readers to build their own. It therefore has a distinct DIY feel. The magic consultants for this issue were William B. Gibson, Sidney H. Radner, Litzka Raymond, and Victor D. Dressner.

• COVER STORY: Famous Knife Box Illusion
• EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: Escapes—Special Form of Magic
• GENERAL FEATURES
  • About Magic
  • Magic Black-Art Table
  • Magical Appliances ...

Volume 3, Number 5 - Volume 4 Number 4
January 1994 - December 1994
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

996 pages (4 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 3, Number 5 - January 1994 - 72 pages
1. Cover - John Gaughan
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • A Class Act
9. Letters
14. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Cold Lang Syne
      • Snow Koan
16. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Classic Seasoning
17. Editorial - Let's Set The Standards - Marcelo Contento
19. On The Road
    • Stakedrivers And State Police - Barry Yiengst
21. Inside Conventions - Scott Wells
    • Didn't...

Volume 2, Number 5 - Volume 3 Number 4
January 1993 - December 1993
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

834 pages (10 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 2, Number 5 - January 1993 - 64 pages
1. Cover - magic kits
5. Contents - mislabeled as Volume Two - Number Four
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Bigger Can O' Worms
9. Letters
15. Word Up - Max Maven
17. Hi-Lights - Hiawatha
    • S.N.A.P. ... Out Of It!
18. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Once I Not Enough
20. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Thereby Angst A Tale
      • Theory Of Relativity
      • Camera Obscura
      • What Becomes A...

Volume 1, Number 5 - Volume 2 Number 4
January 1992 - December 1992
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

751 pages (9 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 5 - January 1992 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Britain's Secret Cabaret
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Dear John: Thank You!
8. Letters
12. Editorial - Why Not More Quality Lectures? - Paul Gertner
15. Parallax - Max Maven
    • New Year's Grating
      • A Rose
      • Lecture Lecture
      • Meow Mix
      • Bonus Meow Mix
      • Extra Bonus Meow Mix
      • Remote Control
17. Inside Magic - Patrice Moore
    • Penn &...

Volume 17, Number 5 - Volume 18 Number 4
January 2008 - December 2008
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1402 pages (2 quad size pages)

1. Magic - Volume 17, Number 5 - January 2008 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Robert Harbin - 1909-1978
7. Contents
15. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Sorry About the Hat
    • Web Update
17. Mail
19. Omission - December 2007 - Update
19. Correction & Clarification - December 2007 - review of David Penn's Refraction
21. The Show Doctor - Jeff McBride
    • Diagnosis: Hot Flashes
23. The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
    • Art and Magic, Part 1
26. Magic...