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1. ...Ace Routine Handling
17. Jack Avis Notes on All Red
19. Another Call—from Another Place
21. Random Notes by Jack Avis
22. Blind Choice
25. A Bridge Hand
26. Calculating Cards
28. The Card Between
29. Cards to Blanks with Signatures
31. Tip for Use with a Stacked Deck
32. A Change of Identity (Identity Crisis)
34. Coincidence—Again
36. Thoughts on Vernon's Handling of the Ten Card Trick
37. Colour Match
38. A Contrived Location
40. Court Card Spell
42. A Little Extra with the Multi—Spell
43. Diamond Cut Diamond—Variation
44. A Variation on the Diary Trick
45. Divination of Thought
46. A Dotty Location
47. Double Cross (Cut) Count Down
48. Double Cross Transpo
50. Turn...

Pet secrets of some of the most celebrated close-up magicians of all time.

• Preface: Close-Up Magic by Bert Allerton
• What Makes a Trick by Al Baker
• Bottoms Down by Al Baker
• Mobilizing the Aces by Dai Vernon
• Ball, Cone and Handkerchief by Dai Vernon
• Convening Kings by Francis Carlyle
• The Squeeze-Away Coin by Ross Bertram
• And the Part of a Garment by Emil Jarrow
• Card Effect With Two Packs by Nate Leipzig
• The Disconcerting Coins by Cliff Green
• Precognition by Cliff Green
• Scarne's Power of Thought by John Scarne
• The Coin Roll Vanish by Paul LePaul
• The Revolving Pass by Slydini
• Jacob's Ladder by Dr. Jacob Daley
• The Salt Trick by Dr. Jacob Daley
• Pop-Up Coins by S. Leo Horowitz ...

This hard-to-find book of eleven clever card effects was ahead of its time and still plays well to today's audiences. While not self-working, magicians with ordinary card ability can do them all.

The effects include:

• An Instantaneous Detection
• The Haunted Whisper
• The Hazy Pips
• From Another Deck
• A Joker Location
• Another Joker Location
• Blowing the Pips
• A New Reverse Location
• Upside Down
• The Phantom Pips
• Topsy-Turvy Location

Acclaimed by close-up masters including Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller, McMillen and Brown were known as the most skillful card performers on the Pacific coast. Those who knew...

For forty years he was Pathologist and Director of Laboratories of Westchester Square Hospital in the Bronx. During that time he exploited many hobbies; Medical Photography, model railroading,...

• ... 2, Stephen Minch
• COLLECTOR'S SCRAPBOOK, Gary R. Frank
• COMBO, Karl Fulves
• COMPLETE CUPS AND BALLS, Michael Ammar
• COMPLETE DUNGEON, Anthony Owen
• CONEY ISLAND FAKIR: THE MAGICAL LIFE OF AL FLOSSO, Gary R. Brown
• CONSERVATION OF MAGIC, Leo Behnke
• CRUISE MAGICIAN'S HANDBOOK, Fred Becker

• DAI VERNON BOOK OF MAGIC, Lewis Ganson
• DAI VERNON'S INNER CARD TRILOGY, Lewis Ganson
• DAI VERNON'S SYMPHONY OF THE RINGS, Lewis Ganson
• DAI VERNON'S TRIBUTE TO NATE LEIPZIG, Lewis Ganson
• DAI VERNON'S ULTIMATE SECRETS OF CARD MAGIC, Lewis Ganson
• DARWIN'S INEXPENSIVE ILLUSIONS, Gary Darwin
• DAVID HARKEY...

Écrit en français par Jean Fare. Publié en souvenir de la Convention de Paris de 1973 de la Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques. Ce livre contient des astuces de gros plan brillantes de la plupart des meilleurs magiciens de gros plan des cent dernières années.

• introduction
• La Carte Et L’etui A Cigarettes / Bert Allerton
• Une Transposition Surprenante / Bro. John Hamman
• Sans Deussus Dessous... En Couleurs / Bruce Cervon
• Faites Comme Moi? / Milton Kort
• Le Verre A Travers La Table / Albert Goshman
• Forçage Automatique / Al Leech
• Deux Cartes A Travers Un Magasine / Dai Vernon
• A La Pointe D’un Couteau / Edward Marlo

1. ... to performers
228. Maxims - bits of wisdom
229. Billiard Balls
     • The Roll Flourish
     • The Strike Vanish
     • The Two Finger Vanish
229. Dont's
230. Magicana - bits of wisdom
230. Classified Advertisements

231. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume IV, Number 2 - July 1946 - 8 pages
231. Infallible Indicator - Dai Vernon
231. Miaco's Bill, Lemon and Cigarette Combination - Maico
232. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Two Silk Blendo
     • Variation for M.C.'s
     • Card Blendo
     • Bead Tip
     • Cigarette to Foulard
233. Magicana - bits of wisdom
234. A Coin Surprise - George Starke
235. A Silk Interlude - Dr. Aaron Weiss
235. Telepathy...

1. ... Savings Sponge Ball Routine - Harry E. Snider (Caligari)
520. Magicana - bits of wisdom
521. Roundabout with Fred Braue - column
521. Magicana - bits of wisdom
522. Out of the Box (?) - Victor Farelli
523. At a Distance - Ned Rutledge
523. I Pay Big Money! - Jean Hugard
524. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Dai Vernon's Select Secrets - Dai Vernon
     • The Magic of Rezvani - Dariel Fitzkee, translator and editor
     • The Card Wizard - Bill Turner
     • Professional Magic for Amateurs - Walter Gibson
     • Band-It Card - Hen Fetsch
     • Comedy Caravan - Robert Orben
524. Magicana - bits of wisdom
525. Card Suggestions -...

Volume VII (June 1949 - May 1950), Jean Hugard, editor

120 pages

547. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VII, Number 1 - June 1949 - 10 pages
547. Lightning-Flash Card Change - Stanley Collins
548. Phantom Silk and Matchbox - Jean Hugard
548. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Harlan Tarbell & Russ Walsh
549. Match Monte - Harold J. Kelly
550. A Club Sandwich - Milton G. Miller
551. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Slade's Knots Up-Dated
     • Nailing the Knots
     • Under the Table
     • Behind Closed Doors
     • Fourth Dimension
552. All Backs - Dai Vernon
     • The False Turn-Over
553. Radio-Active Billiard Balls...

1. ...
   • ... Lift and Turnover
928. Magicuotes - bits of wisdom
928. Magicana - bits of wisdom
928. Classified Advertisements

929. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume IX, Number 12 - May 1952 - 12 pages
929. The Han Ping Chien Coin Trick - as shown by Mr. Han to Ladson Butler
930. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Vernon on Malini - Dai Vernon
     • Vernon on Leipzig - Dai Vernon
     • Successful Magic for Amateurs - Norman Hunter
     • With Francis in Magicland - Francis Ireland
     • Methods for Miracles - #1 to #7 - Williane
931. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Glass Vanish
     • My Glass Through Table
     • Hilliard's Handling ...

1. ...
   • ... Training
   • Good Taste
   • Introductions
30. The Trouser-Fold Vanish - Jesse Schimmel
31. Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
    • Substitutes for Side Steal - Not Previously Published (continued)
    • The Double Cut - Easy Method
    • The Double Cut - Advanced Method
    • A Simple Routine
    • The Vernon Double Cut
32. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Recommended List of the Better Magic Books - continued from April 1952
      • Card Magic
33. The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued ...

1. ... Billiard Ball - Jean Hugard
527. Patter - Cliff Green
528. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

529. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XIV, Number 9 - February 1957 - 12 pages
529. Paper Tearing Extraordinary - Jean Hugard
530. Backstage - Frank Joglar
     • Super Magic
     • TV Topics
     • Medical Magic
     • Dunninger
     • Dai Vernon
     • Goo-Goo
     • Kalanag
     • Sorcar
     • Jottings
531. Off Again, On Again Finger Ring - Al Cohn & Jesse Schimmel
531. Magicana - bits of wisdom
532. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
     • Ireland's "Silver Anniversary" Year Book for 1956
     • Ireland Magic Annual - Volume One
     • Minds in Duplicate - Jack Yates ...

1. ... Piccoli Attori I Pupi Di Milano - reviewed by Arthur Leroy
16. Milbourne Christopher's Column
    • TV Volunteers - Stuart Cramer
16. Magicana - bits of wisdom
17. Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
    • String
    • Sugar, Lump
18. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • The Dai Vernon Book of Magic - Lewis Ganson
    • How to Develop a Super Power Memory - Harry Lorayne
    • Marginalia
19. Out of My Profonde - Arthur Leroy
    • Coney's Conjuring Cavalcade, Part II - Luna Park
19. Shadow Magic
20. Hands Across the Sea - Peter Warlock
    • Time in Advance
21. two pages missing...

1. ...
   • ... Tricks
   • Microphones
   • Magic versus Music
76. The Editor Apologizes - Jean Hugard
76. Magicana - bits of wisdom
77. Out of My Profonde - Arthur Leroy
    • "Seven Fabulous Fantasists" Revisited
78. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • Orb of the Orient - Fu Manchu & Mohammed Bey
    • Dai Vernon's Symphony of the Rings - Dai Vernon
    • Marginalia
78. Magicana - bits of wisdom
79. Tricks for Children in Search of a Magician - Theo Doré
    • The Magic Harp of Naej Dra Guh
80. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
    • Myro Constance Benson
81. two pages missing - see "Houdini's 'Unmasking'...

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...

1. ...
   • ...
   • The Happy Rabbits
32. Patter - Cliff Green
33. Magicana - bits of wisdom
34. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
    • sidelights on Houdini's Life
34. Magicana - bits of wisdom
35. Roundabout with Fred Braue
    • Think-A-Card, VI
      • Elimination Think
      • Albaka
      • Brainwave Buildup
      • Vernon Plus Braue
      • Tip
35. Magicana - bits of wisdom
36. Endorsed Dealers Offerings

37. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume XVII, Number 4 - September 1959 - 12 pages - Milbourne Christopher, new editor
37. The Hugard Heritage 1872-1959 - Milbourne Christopher
38. Backstage - Frank Joglar
    • News...

• Who Are We Fooling? by Kirk Charles
• The Walk-Around Formula by Johnny Ace Palmer
• Dai Vernon 1894 - 1992
• English Money vs. The U.S. Magician by Gary Ward
• Ask the Only by Al the Only
• At the Bar with Ray Mertz
• Reviews
  • "Invisible Thread Reel" by James B. George
  • "Hot Dog!" by Nick Trost and Patrick Reymond
  • "Kickback Monte" by Keith Bennett
  • "Show-Time at the Tom Foolery" by Richard Kaufman
  • "Corporate Presentations" by Leo Behnke
  • "More Commercial Magic - The J.C. Wagner Video Vol. II" by J.C. Wagner
• Two Signed Card Transposition by Dennis Carroll
• Sensory Deception by Burton the Bizarre
• The Dan Quayle Trick by...

A tribute to Bert Allerton.

• The Legacy of Bert Allerton by Eugene Burger
• Timeless Words from Bert
• Bert Allerton - A Brief Biography by Robert Parrish
• Rules for the Close-Up Magician by Bert Allerton
• Ask the Only by Al The Only
• In The Trenches with Paul Green
• Straight Lines - Don't Go Round Corners by Simon Lovell
• The Magic Menu Awards
• Reviews
  • "Color Changing Knives" by Scotty York
  • "Joker Monte" David Neighbors
  • "Martyn Swindle Shells" by Bruce Martyn
  • "Magician's Utility Pouch" by Tabman
  • "The Vernon Chronicles Videos" by Bruce Cervon
  • "The 3rd British Close-Up Magic Symposium" by various contributors
  • "Semi-Automatic Card Tricks" by Steve Beam
• The Two Card Trick by ...

• A Reluctant Philosophy of Bar Magic by Jerry Camaro
• My Turn by Jim Sisti
• At the Bar with Ray Mertz
• In The Trenches with Paul Green
• Straight Lines - Don't Go Round Corners by Simon Lovell
• Secret Support by Stuart Bowie
• Ask the Only by Al The Only
• Reviews
  • "Who's The Greatest" by Bob Markwood
  • "Diminishing Returns" by Michael Powers
  • "Prophecy Pack" by David Regal
  • "The Dai Vernon Book of Magic" by Lewis Ganson
  • "Magical Wishes" by Meir Yedid
  • "The Power of Palming" by Michael Close
  • "Magic Italian Style Mamma-Mia Magic" by Aldo Colombini
• Rocky Does It! by Jerry Camaro
• Chop Cup Finale by Jerry Camaro
• Missile by Jerry Camaro
• Card to Forehead by Jerry Camaro
• David Acer's...

A bizarre magic issue.

• Bizarre Magic in Restaurants? by Eugene Burger
• Walking Around Bizarre-ly by Joe Lantiere
• In The Trenches with Paul Green
• My Turn by Jim Sisti
• Here's a Tip...Accept Only Gems! by Scott Wells
• Ask the Only by Al The Only
• Reviews
  • "Futureclock" by Kuniyasu Fujiwara and Tooru Suzuki
  • "Automatic Miracle Deck" by Bodie Blake
  • "Die-Cipher" by Chazpro Magic Co.
  • "Randy's Rainbow Deck" by Randy Wakeman
  • "Greater Magic" by John Northern Hilliard
  • "The Pass" by Gary Ouellet
  • "Dai Vernon's Secrets of Magic" by Dai Vernon and Bruce Cervon and "Ultra Cervon" by Bruce Cervon
  • "From the Bottom Up" by Jerry Camaro ...

• Bar Magic My Way by Jim Artle
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• John's Column by John Fareed
• The Bar Fly by Simon Lovell
• Ask the Only by Al The Only
• Reviews
  • "Out of Order" by Angelo Carbone
  • "Strangers' Gallery" by John Bannon
  • "Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic" by Lewis Ganson
  • "The Art of Astonishment" by Paul Harris
• My Turn by Jim Sisti
• Gambler's Routine (A Poker Player's Dream) by Jim Artle
• Cigarette Through Quarter by Jim Artle
• Chop Cup Routine by Jim Artle
• The Last Word by Chris Hurlbert

• Front Desk
• From A Corporate Viewpoint by Robert W. Bengel
• In the Tradeshow Trenches by Paul Green
• Thin Air: Doubly Mystifying by Dave Shepherd
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• Virtual Magic by Richard Robinson
• Reviews
  • "Magic for Humans, Richard Sander's Visi-bill"
• Lost and Found by David Acer: Early Vernon
• The Thin Air Split Deck Routine by Mark Phillips and Karen Beriss