Card Magic, Feature Mysteries, Packet Tricks, Information and Ideas. 1993, cloth bound, gilt stamping, 237 pages, illustrated. Chapters on: Feature Effects, Information and Ideas, Self Working Magic, Packet Magic, Applications and Variations, More Feature Effects, Breather Crimp Mysteries, Full Deck Gimmicked, Changing Aces, Miscellaneous Routines and Moves. Dust Jacket reads: the largest single collection of card magic so far by the author. 74 Tricks, moves and ideas, 237 pages, profusely illustrated with clear line drawings. Card File emphasizes complete effects as opposed to moves and sleights. Where moves and sleights are described, they are used in the effects described. The card magic ranges from very easy, nearly self working tricks through the gamut of tricks requiring standard skills, to advanced magic which requires skills which will be new to most readers. Most of the tricks im the book can be performed with ungimmicked playing cards. The card magician should find many tricks and ideas of immediate interest and use. Light foxing to covers, endpapers, adjoining flyleaf and page edges. Condition very good.
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