The Close-Up Magician
by Bert Allerton

At the height of his success, Bert was the most celebrated close up performer and highest paid cafe entertainer. These are the tricks he made famous. Edited by Bob Parrish, illustrated by Howard Bamman.

Contents include his Seven Secret Tricks, Eight Favorite Card Tricks, plus his specialty-cutting to any card, Eight Novelty Tricks like his scissors, Little Hindu, The Flutist, and others, The Allerton Classics, The Jumping Flower, The Bird Cage, etc. Plus rules for a close up magician, and a bibliography. The seventy pages are wound throughout with a vast assortment of Allerton memorabilia. Here is enough material to make a success of any sincere close up performer.

1st edition 1958, 72 pages. 1st digital edition 2012, 73 pages.

Table of Contents

6. INTRODUCTION
9. FOREWORD

   CHAPTER ONE: SEVEN SECRETS

10. The Vanishing Cigarette
12. The Bent Spoon
14. Swallowing A Knife
16. The Stack Of Quarters
19. The Card And Cigarette Case
21. Simplified Magic Square
24. The Two Card Trick

    CHAPTER TWO: SELECTED CARD TRICKS

26. The Eye Popper
28. Transcendence
29. The Missing Deuce
31. Surprise Spelling
32. The New 21 Card Trick
33. The Double Lift
35. On The Slip Force
37. Tricks With A Stacked Deck

    CHAPTER THREE: ENTERTAINING NOVELTIES

39. The Scissors
42. The Sugar Cube
43. The Flutist
45. Impromptu Handkerchief Routine
54. Magic Letter Square
55. Winding The Pack

    CHAPTER FOUR: MORE ALLERTON CLASSICS

56. The Jumping Flower
59. Vanishing The Bird Cage
61. The Glass Through The Table
63. The Aspirin Box
67. The Nest Of Envelopes

70. BERT ALLERTON'S RULES FOR THE CLOSE-UP MAGICIAN
71. A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE...
72. BIBLIOGRAPHY

Publisher: Magic Inc.