Encyclopedia of Card TricksIn the first decades of the twentieth century magicians filled the magic journals with articles on card tricks, giving improvements on classic tricks and inventing new ones. If you could put together a collection of these magazines you would have almost a complete course on card tricks, by some of the world's greatest magicians. But where could you find these journals now that they are probably collector's items? And even if you could find them, how much would such a collection cost? Not very much. Because all the best of these tricks are available in this one monumental book, containing nearly every practical card trick produced, invented, and improved by magicians over a span of forty years and more. A truly staggering collection, this book explains how to perform over 600 professional card tricks: impromptu card tricks, spelling tricks, "you do as I do" tricks, diachylon (a paste for gluing cards together) tricks, calculation tricks; tricks using key cards, slick cards, double-backed cards, reversed cards, short cards; tricks based on a one-way pack, prearranged pack, Svengali pack, Mene-Tekel pack, stripper pack; special packs; miscellaneous tricks including Everywhere and Nowhere, The Case of the Four Kings, Card in the Orange, The Buddha Whispers, and Inseparable Aces; and a final chapter on tricks using the famous Nikola Card System. In addition, a chapter on technique explains the most important sleights―the overhand shuffle, riffle shuffle, false cut, palm, simple pass, double lift, glide, and force. Based on a volume compiled by Dr. Wilhelm Von Deusen and Glenn G. Gravatt, this collection was thoroughly revised by Jean Hugard and completely rewritten. It is easily the finest single compendium of classic card tricks, and the clear style makes the instructions easy to follow. An indispensable book for the professional or amateur magician, it is a magnificent source for anyone who wants just the right tricks to mystify his friends or delight his children. Unabridged, corrected republication of the 1937 edition. |
Contents
MISCELLANEOUS IMPROMPTU CARD TRICKS | 15 |
REVERSED COURT CARD | 16 |
THE SAGACIOUS JOKER | 17 |
THE TRIO | 18 |
CARDS OF CHANCE | 19 |
PUSH | 20 |
PREDICTION | 21 |
THE WHISPERING QUEEN | 22 |
DEAD EASY LOCATION | 197 |
THE WONDER FORCE | 198 |
PROPHESIED SPOT TOTAL | 199 |
QUADRUPLE DECK MYSTERY | 200 |
MEPHISTOPHELES TOUCH | 201 |
YOUR CARD | 202 |
THE FIFTEENTH CARD | 203 |
NEW XRAY TRICK | 204 |
STAMPEDO | 23 |
COLOR DIVINATION | 24 |
THE UNKNOWN LEAPER | 25 |
IN HIS POCKET | 26 |
SUPER CARD PREDICTION | 27 |
THE FIVE CARD MENTAL FORCE | 28 |
JUST THINK MENTAL MYSTERY | 29 |
SURPASSO | 30 |
THOUGHT CARD FROM POCKET | 31 |
THE MAGIC THRUST | 32 |
THE CARD AND CRYSTAL BALL | 33 |
THE CARD MIRACLECERTAIN | 35 |
The Nelson Downs Original | 36 |
CUT IN DETECTION | 37 |
SPELLING EFFECTS IN CARD MAGIC | 39 |
SPELLING A CARD | 41 |
FARELLIS IMPROMPTU SPELLER | 42 |
A SINGLE SPELLER | 43 |
YOU SELECTED THE | 44 |
WIZARD SPELLING MASTER | 45 |
PECULIARITIES OF THE PASTEBOARDS | 46 |
THE NEW SPELL | 47 |
SPELLINO | 48 |
SPELLINO CLIMAX | 49 |
U SPELL YOUR CARD | 50 |
PREARRANGED SET UPS | 51 |
QUADRUPLE SPELLING | 52 |
IMPROVED SPELLING TRICK | 53 |
IMPROVED CHEVALIER | 54 |
THE SHUFFLED SPELLING BEE | 55 |
THE DOUBLE SPELLER | 56 |
THE JOKER SPELLING ROUTINE | 57 |
THE JOKER SPELLER | 58 |
FRANK SQUIRES SPELLER | 59 |
SPELL IT YOURSELF | 60 |
SELLERS SPELLER IDEA | 61 |
PERFECT SPELLING TRICK | 62 |
LAZYBONES | 63 |
THE SPELLING BEE | 64 |
YOU DO AS I DO | 65 |
YOU DO AS I DO | 66 |
A CLOSE WORK DISCOVERY | 67 |
COINCIDENCE | 68 |
A VARIATION OF THE ABOVE | 69 |
DO AS I DO IN THE DARK | 70 |
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE | 71 |
COINCIDENCE AGAIN | 72 |
SYNTHETIC SYMPATHY | 73 |
BACKS UP | 74 |
MENTAL COINCIDENCE | 75 |
COINCIDENCE | 76 |
A CARD SYMPATHY | 77 |
PARADOX OF PAIRS | 78 |
FOLLOW ME | 79 |
CARD SUBTLETIES UTILIZING KEY CARDS | 80 |
PHENOMENAL THOUGHT CARDS | 81 |
DETECTED BY FINGERPRINTS | 82 |
DOUBLE PREDICTION | 83 |
MEPHISTOS PREDICTION | 84 |
A COUNT DOWN MYSTERY | 85 |
THE CARD AND NUMBER | 86 |
MASTER MENTAL MYSTERY | 87 |
FACE DOWN DETECTION | 88 |
COMEDY TWIN CARD PREDICTION | 89 |
UP YOUR SLEEVE | 90 |
THINK OF A CARD | 91 |
DEMONS DETECTION | 92 |
SLICK PRINCIPLES IN CARD MAGIC | 93 |
THE HALF MOON LOCATION | 94 |
LOCATION PLUS | 95 |
THE MASTER CARD SPELLER | 96 |
COUNTING BY EYE | 97 |
A SLICK CARD ROUTINE | 98 |
CARD MYSTERIES EMPLOYING DIACHYLON | 102 |
THE FLYING CARD | 103 |
MESMERIZED CARDS | 104 |
DIACHYLON BOOK TEST FORCING A NUMBER | 105 |
TWIN ACES | 106 |
TWO VIEWPOINTS | 107 |
REVERSED COLOR SURPRISE | 108 |
FLYAWAY CARDS | 109 |
REMOTE CONTROL IMPROVED | 110 |
CARD IN POCKET | 111 |
A REAL MAGICAL VANISH | 112 |
NUMBER PLEASE | 113 |
THE SYMPATHETIC PAIR No2 | 114 |
DOUBLE BACK PRINCIPLES IN CARD MAGIC | 115 |
DOUBLE BACKED CARD ROUTINE | 116 |
TRANSPOSITION EXTRAORDINARY | 117 |
INSTOTRANSPO | 118 |
REMOTE CONTROL | 119 |
TURNOVER | 120 |
REPEATING CARD TURNOVER | 121 |
REVERSI | 122 |
CHAMELEON BACKS | 123 |
THE DOUBLE CARD PREDICTION | 124 |
GIANT ACROBATIC CARDS | 125 |
THE PERFECT FORCE | 126 |
THE SYMPATHETIC CARD | 127 |
MAGIC UTILIZING DOUBLE FACED CARDS | 128 |
U CANT DO AS I DO | 129 |
THE FOUR ACES | 130 |
KINGS AND ACES | 131 |
DOUBLE REVERSE | 132 |
NEW CARD MONTE | 133 |
A CHANGING CARD | 134 |
A SPIRIT MESSAGE | 135 |
CARD MYSTERIES USING A ONEWAY BACK DESIGN | 136 |
SUBTLE METHOD OF SETTING THE DECK OPENLY | 137 |
THE PHANTOM STAB | 138 |
A THOUGHT CARD PRODIGY | 140 |
PREMO DETECTION | 141 |
THINK STOP | 142 |
THE DECK THAT ISNT | 143 |
THE FOUR PILE LOCATION | 144 |
A CARD IS FOUND ONCE MORE | 145 |
ODD OR EVEN | 146 |
A NEW KINK | 147 |
SECOND CARD LOCATION | 148 |
THE SUPER SPREAD | 149 |
THE VANISHING MIRKOK Grant | 150 |
LIVING AND DEAD TEST | 151 |
SIAMESE TWINS | 152 |
ELIMINATION EXTRAORDINARY | 153 |
ME PLUS ULTRA LOCATION | 154 |
UNIMENTALITY | 155 |
CARD LOCATION SUPREME | 156 |
HUMMER DETECTION | 157 |
A COUNTER LOCATION | 158 |
RED OR BLACK | 159 |
FIND THE LADY | 160 |
A MIRACLE | 161 |
SAY WHEN | 162 |
INCOMPREHENDO | 163 |
ONEWAY DECKS | 164 |
REVERSED ORDINARY CARDS | 165 |
U BITE | 166 |
THE HALEY REVERSED CARD | 167 |
UNDER COVER | 168 |
COINCIDENCE | 169 |
FRENCHS EXTRAORDINARY ACES | 170 |
CALCULATION TRICKS WITH ORDINARY CARDS | 171 |
A PREDICTION | 172 |
TWO CARD LOCATION | 173 |
SPECTATORS CHOICE | 174 |
MENTALO | 175 |
PROJECTED THOUGHT | 176 |
UNIMENTALITY | 177 |
EASY CARD DIVINATION | 178 |
HOURGLASS CARDS | 179 |
KEYSTONE CARD DISCOVERY | 180 |
THE MAGIS DETECTION | 181 |
THE FLUSH TRICK | 182 |
FOUR TO ONE DETECTION | 183 |
A PSYCHIC CARD FEAT | 184 |
COINCIDENCE EXTRAORDINARY | 185 |
THE MYSTERIES OF A PREARRANGED PACK OF CARDS | 187 |
A MOVING REVELATION | 188 |
DIVINING DECK | 189 |
THE TRANSPOSED CARDS | 190 |
A TRICK WITHOUT A CLUE | 191 |
COUNT YOTTO CARDS | 192 |
PYTHAGORAS | 193 |
SELF WORKING MYSTERY | 194 |
NOVEL CARD DISCOVERY | 195 |
READY RECKONER | 196 |
THOUGHT FORETOLD | 205 |
SUPER COUNT DOWN | 206 |
FATE AND THE JOKER | 207 |
THE WIZARDS DREAM | 208 |
CARD MEMORY | 209 |
SENSITIVE THOUGHTS | 210 |
TWO PERSON LOCATION | 211 |
ANOTHER SYMPATHETIC MYSTERY | 212 |
1000 TEST CARD LOCATION | 213 |
SEEING WITH THE FINGER TIPS | 214 |
PERFECT CARD DIVINATION | 215 |
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISCERNMENT | 216 |
COUNT THE CUT | 217 |
CREMO CARD RESTORATION | 218 |
PREMIER BOOK TEST | 219 |
FATHOMED THOUGHT | 221 |
WIZARDS WILL | 222 |
DOUBLE DIVINO | 224 |
PREMIER CARD DISCOVERY | 225 |
OUT OF SIGHT | 226 |
FROM ANOTHER PACK | 227 |
WILLIAMS CARD TRICK | 228 |
RED OR BLACK | 229 |
NAMING CHOSEN CARD | 230 |
MEDIUMISTIC STUNT NO 1 | 231 |
SYSTEM | 232 |
A PREARRANGED PACK OF CARDS THAT CAN BE SHUFFLED | 233 |
SIX PILES | 234 |
NAME O CARD | 235 |
NEW PACK DETECTION | 237 |
TELEPATHIC CONTROL | 238 |
CARDS AND POCKETS | 239 |
COUNT DOWN DETECTION | 240 |
MAGIC WITH A SVENGALI PACK OF CARDS | 243 |
SIMPLE EFFECTS | 244 |
SWITCHING PACKS | 246 |
CUTTING THE PACK WITH A KNIFE | 247 |
THE UNSEEN CARD | 248 |
THE MYSTERY PROBLEM | 249 |
THE CARDS AND THE DICE | 250 |
THE MIRAGE PRINCIPLE | 251 |
THE EYE POPPER | 252 |
SVENGALI FORCE | 253 |
MAGIC WITH A MENETEKEL PACK OF CARDS | 254 |
CONTROLLING SEVERAL CARDS | 256 |
ONE IN FOUR | 257 |
CARDS AND SLATES | 258 |
MAGIC WITH A STRIPPER PACK OF CARDS | 259 |
TRICKS WITH THE STRIPPER DECK | 261 |
THE FOUR ACE TRICK | 262 |
SEPARATELY | 263 |
THE ANIMATED CARD | 264 |
CARD FROM SPECTATORS POCKET | 265 |
AT ANY NUMBER FROM POCKET | 266 |
THE FOUR KINGS | 267 |
STRIPPER STABBING | 268 |
CARD AND PLATE | 269 |
CARDS FROM THE AIR | 270 |
FLYING CARD | 271 |
EDUCATED DIE | 272 |
RISING CARD | 273 |
LIKE THOUGHTS | 274 |
CARD DIVINATION | 275 |
SYMPATHETIC NUMBERS | 276 |
END STRIPPERS | 278 |
A STOP DISCOVERY | 279 |
THE AMBITIOUS CARD | 280 |
MAGICAL MYSTERIES WITH SPECIAL PACKS | 282 |
THE MENTALISTS CARD STAGGERER | 283 |
COINCIDENTALLY | 284 |
MAGNETIC MENTAL CONTROL | 285 |
TRANSPO COLOR CHANGE | 286 |
BLIND MANS BLUFF | 287 |
CARD TELEPATHY | 289 |
SIGHT UNSEEN | 290 |
TELEPATHIC CARDS | 291 |
THREE IN ONE CARD TRICK | 292 |
THE MIDNIGHT MARVEL | 293 |
ZENS CARD MIRACLE | 294 |
A NOVEL CARD PROBLEM | 295 |
ZENS MIRACLE POCKET TO POCKET TRICK | 296 |
NEAT CARD DETECTION | 297 |
TELEPATHY | 298 |
THE WHISPERING ENVELOPE | 299 |
CARD STABBING | 300 |
TELEPATHIC SELECTION | 301 |
MENTAL MASTERPIECE | 302 |
AUTOMATIC SECOND DEAL | 303 |
STEREOTYPEDReading the Cards | 304 |
IMPROMPTU DETECTION | 305 |
ITS UP TO YOU | 306 |
THE USE OF SHORT CARDS IN MAGICAL EFFECTS | 307 |
CARD FROM NOWHERE | 308 |
A COLOR CHANGE | 309 |
TO ANY NUMBER | 310 |
THE LOCATOR | 311 |
A REVERSED LOCATION | 312 |
MORE MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS | 314 |
THE ORIGINAL STOP TRICK | 318 |
SAY WHEN | 320 |
A MEANS TO AN END | 321 |
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STOP TRICK | 322 |
NUMBER PLEASE | 323 |
AL BAKER METHOD | 324 |
THE CASE OF THE FOUR KINGS | 325 |
THE J M RISING CARD | 326 |
MIRASKILL | 328 |
CARD DETECTED BY PULSE BEAT | 330 |
PSYCHOLOGICAL FORCE | 331 |
ELIMINATION | 332 |
A SUPERREVERSE PROBLEM | 333 |
CARD IN AN ORANGE | 334 |
THE SLAP TRICK | 335 |
THE CARD THROUGH THE HANDKERCHIEF | 336 |
GET THEE BEHIND ME SATAN | 337 |
THE CLOCK TRICK | 338 |
PAINT BRUSH CARD | 339 |
THE CARD FROM THE POCKET | 340 |
BANNER CARD DISCOVERY | 341 |
LIKE SEEKS LIKE | 342 |
TRANSPOSITION BOX TO ENVELOPE | 343 |
SATANS MAIL | 344 |
CARD AND ENVELOPE NO 2 | 345 |
TWO CARD SLATE PROPHECY | 346 |
WATCH HIS ELBOW | 347 |
THE BUDDHA WHISPERS | 348 |
INFALLIBLE PREDICTION | 349 |
THE LIFE SAVER | 350 |
THE MAGNETIZED CARDS | 351 |
TEARING THE DECK | 352 |
REVERSED CARDS | 353 |
ANOTHER SIMPLICITY FOUR ACE TRICK | 354 |
SLATES AND ACES | 355 |
THE TREND OF THE TIMES | 356 |
PARADE OF THE QUEENS | 357 |
BURIED ALIVE | 358 |
READING THE CARDS | 359 |
THE BELT TRICK | 360 |
MYSTERY CARD READING | 361 |
XRAY | 362 |
A SUBTLE SET UP | 363 |
THE POKER SHARK | 365 |
POKER PLAYERS DEAL | 366 |
QUADRUPLE POKER TRICK | 367 |
POKER SET UP | 369 |
THE GAMBLER IN PERSON | 370 |
KLONDIKE POKER | 371 |
THE PERPETUAL ALMANAC OR GENTLEMAN SOLDIERS PRAYER BOOK | 372 |
INDISPENSABLE SLEIGHTS | 375 |
To retain the whole deck in order | 378 |
THE SIMPLE PASS | 379 |
THE DOUBLE LIFT | 380 |
A GOOD LOCATION | 381 |
THE NIKOLA CARD SYSTEM | 383 |
WHIST or BRIDGE | 389 |
CARDS BY WEIGHT | 391 |
THE SENSE OF TOUCH | 392 |
SPELLING | 393 |
THOUGHT ANTICIPATED | 394 |
UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHT TRANSMISSION | 396 |
WIZARDS WHIST | 397 |
ALL TRUMPS | 398 |
TO PICK OUT ANY CARD CALLED FOR BEHIND THE BACK | 399 |
A SUBTLE GAME | 400 |
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Common terms and phrases
Annemann Ask the spectator blue backed bottom card bring called CARD MAGIC cards face cards on top chosen card Clubs coat pocket complete cuts count cut the cards cut the pack deal the cards diachylon Diamonds double backed card double lift drop duplicate envelope face card false cut false shuffle find the card five cards force card four Aces four cards hand packet Hand the pack heap hold indifferent card Jack Joker key card King last card left hand left thumb locate middle name the card number of cards overhand shuffle pack face pack of cards palm pick pile push put it face red backed red cards remove reversed card riffle shuffle right hand secretly selected card short card side slip Spades spectator cut spectator's spell Spread the cards suit Svengali take the pack three cards top card turn the card Turn the pack