Encyclopedia of Card Tricks

2016Reprintof1937Edition.Fullfacsimileoftheoriginaledition,notreproducedwithOpticalRecognitionSoftware.BasedonavolumecompiledbyDr.WilhelmVonDeusenandGlennG.Gravatt,thiscollectionwasthoroughlyrevisedbyJeanHugardandcompletelyrewritten.Itiseasilythefinestsinglecompendiumofclassiccardtricks,andtheclearstylemakestheinstructionseasytofollow.Anindispensablebookfortheprofessionaloramateurmagician,itisamagnificentsourceforanyonewhowantsjusttherighttrickstomystifyhisfriendsordelighthischildren.Contents-CHAPTERI:MISCELLANEOUSIMPROMPTUCARDTRICKS-CHAPTERII:SPELLINGEFFECTSINCARDMAGIC-CHAPTERIII:"YOUDOASIDO"-CHAPTERIV:CARDSUBTLETIESUTILIZINGKEYCARDS-CHAPTERV:"SLICK"PRINCIPLESINCARDMAGIC-CHAPTERVI:CARDMYSTERIESEMPLOYINGDIACHYLON-CHAPTERVII:DOUBLEBACKPRINCIPLESINCARDMAGIC-CHAPTERVIII:MAGICUTILIZINGDOUBLEFACEDCARDS-CHAPTERIX:CARDMYSTERIESUSINGAONE-WAYBACKDESIGNO-CHAPTERX:REVERSEDORDINARYCARDS-CHAPTERXI:CALCULATIONTRICKSWITHORDINARYCARDS-CHAPTERXII:THEMYSTERIESOFAPREARRANGEDPACKOFCARDS-CHAPTERXIII:MAGICWITHASVENGALIPACKOFCARDS-CHAPTERXIV:MAGICWITHAMENE-TEKELPACKOFCARDS-CHAPTERXV:MAGICWITHASTRIPPERPACKOFCARDS-CHAPTERXVI:MAGICALMYSTERIESWITHSPECIALPACKS-CHAPTERXVII:THEUSEOFSHORTCARDSINMAGICALEFFECTS-CHAPTERXVIII:MOREMISCELLANEOUSTRICKS-CHAPTERXIX:INDISPENSABLESLEIGHTS-CHAPTERXX:THENIKOLACARDSYSTEM