Mental Magic, Close-Up, Ropes, Money, Handkerchief, Cards, Stage and TV Tricks, Novelty Magic, and Behind the Curtain (tips on presentation, business, etc.)
- Preface
- Chapter One: Mental Magic
- In The Crystal
- Ball-Point Prediction
- Palm Writing
- Torn Centre Application
- Blindfold Vision
- Third Sight
- Chalk Mark Telepathy
- Think Of An Object
- Think Of A Man
- Find The Pin
- Chairback Transmission
- Getting The Chalk
- Colours
- Afterthought
- Super Date Sense
- Stage Version
- Impromptu Version
- Predicting The Winner
- Chapter Two: Close-Up Conjuring
- Flame Up
- A Glass Vanish
- My Glass Through Table
- Hilliard's Handling
- Spots That Pass
- Sponge Ball Routine
- Two And One
- One, Two, Three
- Go
- Climax
- Variations
- The C.K. Vanish
- Hold-Up Use
- Other Uses
- Silver To Gold
- Suddenly - A Cigarette
- Lighter To Match
- Chapter Three: Rope Wizardry
- Slade's Knots Updated
- Nailing The Knots
- Under The Table
- Behind Closed Doors
- Fourth Dimension
- A Novel Restoration
- Another Rope Routine
- Multiplying Ropes
- Ropes Through Coat
- The Knotted Rings
- The Magic Keys
- Johnson's Encore
- The Ring Escape
- Through The Neck
- Variations
- Chapter Four: Money Magic
- A Change Of Value
- The Dime Detective
- Dollars On The Ceiling
- Bag To Bag
- Visible Passage
- Bill In Cigarette
- Chapter Five: Handkerchief Hocus Pocus
- Silk Sorcery
- Silk From Smoke
- Foulard Production
- Paper To Bouquet
- Rope From Smoke
- Silk In The News
- Variations
- Long Stockings
- Torn Newspaper Topper
- Production Climax
- Two Silks
- Flowers And Beer
- Light Touch
- Robert-Houdin's Vanish
- Warm Weather Opening
- The Silk In The Case
- The Sensitised Silk
- The Pips Pass
- The Jumping Silks
- Phantom Tube
- Silk Change
- Tips On Silk Change
- Silk And Ring
- Further Variations
- Colour Blend
- Chapter Six: Magic In The Cards
- Jumbo Climax
- Ande's Aces
- The Trick
- Variation
- Super Stab
- Triple Choice
- The Bend Away
- A Sure Bet
- On Top
- Card In Coin Purse
- Card In Pocket
- Card In Cracker
- Further Tips
- Through The Cup
- Pocket Pass
- The Backward Card Slate
- Chapter Seven: Stage And T.V. Tricks
- The Clock Vanishes
- Egg A La Christopher
- Red Ashes Climax
- Grosini's Colourful Opening
- Burning A Handkerchief
- The Bunny Bowl
- Notes
- Flowers From The Flame
- Non-Tangle Bouquets
- Safety-Pin Tip
- Flowers From Cones
- Scotch Tape Aid
- Fingertip Flowers
- Slide Power
- Loading Spring Flowers
- Paper To Flowers
- Chapter Eight: Novelty Magic
- Tricky Road Sign
- Background
- Tricky Nickel
- Variations
- Patter Ideas
- Other Coins
- Lamarque's Passe Passe
- Miser's Dream With Balls
- With A Box
- A New Egg Bag
- The Jumping Light Bulb
- Cups And Balls Load
- Coloured Ball Passe
- Beale's Baffler
- Kayton's Ghost Writer
- In The Mind
- Table By Magic
- Table From Purse
- Making A Table
- Table Top To Hat
- Top Hat, Cane And Flowers
- Combustible Candle
- Chapter Nine: Behind The Curtain
- The Magic Of Applause
- Applause Cues
- Obvious Signals
- Dante's Method
- Polite Applause
- The Last Trick
- Special Techniques
- The Easy Way
- The Applause Habit
- Stopping Applause
- The Claque
- Final Thought
- Magic For Adults
- Close-Up
- Clubs And Hotels
- Theatres
- Television
- Your Family
- Your Patter
- Taste
- Two Of A Kind
- Success
- Magic For Children
- Participation
- Taboos
- Pleasing Parents
- Humour?
- Give-Aways
- Applause
- Sucker Tricks
- Presents
- Volunteers
- Curiosity
- Routines
- Close-Up
- Stage Routine
- Television Routine
- Mental Routine
- Experience
1st edition 1953, 152 pages; PDF 130 pages.
word count: 46561 which is equivalent to 186 standard pages of text
