The Ramsay Legend
by Andrew Galloway

John Ramsay was known for his clever use of misdirection. Probably his most famous quote is

"I work alone, but I have an invisible assistant—Miss Direction."—John Ramsay

His use of misdirection was so good that he often badly fooled his fellow magicians. Ramsay was a sleight-of-hand master with coins and thimbles, but worked essentially with all objects including cards, ropes and cups and balls. Lots of clear line drawings by Ralph O. Evans.

1st edition 1969 Goodliffe Publications; 2nd printing 1975 by Magic, Inc., comb-bound, 63 pages; 1st digital edition 2013, 93 pages.

Table of Contents

5. INTRODUCTION
8. Chapter One: MASTER OF MISDIRECTION
11. Chapter Two: RAMSAY'S BASIC COIN TECHNIQUE
11. - The Ramsay Finger Palm
11. - The Ramsay Coin Vanish
12. - The Utility Switch
13. Chapter Three: THREE COINS IN THE HAT
26. Chapter Four: COINS IN GLASS
30. Chapter Five: SWITCH IS WHICH?
33. Chapter Six: THE BLACK AND WHITE HANDKERCHIEFS
38. Chapter Seven: THE NEW POCKET COIN TRICK
43. Chapter Eight: SLOW MOTION COIN VANISH
46. - Ramsay's Favourite
47. - Repeat Coin Through Hand
49. APPRECIATIONS OF JOHN RAMSAY'S SKILL
50. Chapter Nine: JOHN RAMSAY
55. Chapter Ten: THIMBLES
61. Chapter Eleven: THE RAMSAY TEN THIMBLE PRODUCTION
66. Chapter Twelve: ONE CUP AND BALL ROUTINE
70. Chapter Thirteen: CUT AND RESTORED ROPE ROUTINE
77. Chapter Fourteen: EIGHT CARDS TO POCKET
89. Chapter Fifteen: COLOUR CHANGE
92. APPENDIX

Publisher: Magic Inc.