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The Royal Road to Card Magic

The Royal Road to Card Magic Film, Art & Culture

The Royal Road to Card Magic

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Description
Would you like to confound your friends, amaze your acquaintances, amuse and dazzle crowds at parties and gatherings? Mastering a few card tricks will allow you to do all that and more. With the help of this book, anyone can develop a versatile repertoire of first-rate card tricks. In fact, mastery of just the first chapter will enable you to perform a half-dozen astounding and entertaining sleights of hand. The authors, both noted authorities on magic, present complete, easy-to-understand explanations of shuffles, flourishes, the glide, the glimpse, false shuffles and cuts, the pass, the classic force, and many other techniques. These will enable card handlers to perform over 100 mind-boggling feats of card magic, including Thought Stealer, Gray's Spelling Trick, Do as I Do, Now You See It, Obliging Aces, Rapid Transit, Kangaroo Card, A Tipsy Trick, and dozens of others. Illustrated with more than 120 clear line cuts that make the explanations easy to follow, this exciting introduction to card conjuring will enable even beginners to develop professional-level skill and the ability to perform tricks guaranteed to astound family and friends. Unabridged Dover (1999) republication of the work published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1951 (first edition, Harper & Brothers, 1948).
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
1999-05-27
Publication Date:
1999-05-27
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0486408434
ISBN13:
9780486408439
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
10
Weight:
399 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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