Trost Collection. Constant Fooling 1, Cards, A True Story Something Other. 2002 1st Edition, cloth bound, gilt stamping, 232 pages, photo illustrations. Dust Jacket: The volume you hold contains a collection of powerful card magic utilizing unprepared cards, Mr. Regal's startling Cups & Balls routine from the Magic Castle Act and a chapter devoted to magic done with neither cards nor coins. Prepare to fool with the following: *Multiple spectators shuffle an ordinary deck which is then held under a spectator's hand, yet the magician has correctly predicted the top card. *The magician, standing behind the table with empty hands, causes a signed selection to penetrate the tabletop. *A selection is placed between four Aces held in the hands, then jumps to the center of a pile of Kings already on the table. *The magician pockets four of a kind selected by a spectator, then spreads the Aces in a face up fan. Visually, in an instant the cards change places. *A spectator cuts the deck multiple times, arriving at his own phone number. *Two volunteers cut to and turn over the four aces. You may fool yourself. *A cotton ball is plucked from a spectator's clothing then changes into a handkerchief. *A card case is turned into a magical box that allows a spectator's ring to penetrate onto a pencil. *A pet mouse terrifies the audience on its way to locating a spectator's selected playing card. *A borrowed ring vanishes and appears threaded on a luggage tag. *A fully detailed Cups & Balls routine that possesses a unique wrinkle. Condition very fine.

Constant Fooling 2, Cards & Mental, One Secret, $, Gaffed Decks, After Hours. 2002 1st Edition, cloth bound, gilt stamping, 239 pages, photo illustrations. Dust Jacket: This contains an assortment of unique card magic utilizing prepared or altered cards, mental mysteries, a chapter dedicated to exceptional card effects that utilize bills and currency, gaffed decks and a standout card routine that tells a story. *A spectator freely deals down to a Lucky Card that happens to match the card in the magician's wallet. *The deck is tossed onto a small but lethal mousetrap which snaps shut trapping the selection as cards scatter. *A late psychic's scrap of paper predicts the actions of a spectator. *A freely selected card rises from a deck using a gimmick you can make in one minute. *Spectators randomly deal the deck into piles perfectly separating the four suits in the process. *Fifty-one cards are elmininated in the fairest possible manner from an examined deck, leaving a single card that matches a prediction. Mr. Regal's favorite platform item. *A signed playing card changes places with a pocketed Joker with clean hands and no palming. *A signed card rises to the top of a deck that is tied with string. The deck can then be used for further miracles. *A borrowed bill cleanly changes into a hundred dollar bill, via a method that doesn't utilize a thumb tip. *A story of life “After Hours” is told with a deck of cards. A showpiece guaranteed to garner applause. Condition very fine.