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Peerless Prestidigitation: Being a Collection of Entirely New Ideas and Effects in the Fascinating Art of Modern Magic (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Caston, Herbert De

 
9781333611163: Peerless Prestidigitation: Being a Collection of Entirely New Ideas and Effects in the Fascinating Art of Modern Magic (Classic Reprint)

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Peerless Prestidigitation.
THE LATEST CARD FORCE.
Effect.-A pack of unprepared cards is shuffled by any member of the audience and handed to the performer, who requests one of the spectators to secretly note a card by simply raising a portion of the pack whilst held in the hand of the performer, who turns his head away whilst this is being done. The cards are again shuffled, and the performer instantly names the selected card.
Modus Operandi. - After the cards have been thoroughly examined and shuffled by the spectators the performer takes the pack (face downwards) and quietly bends them over his hand, the bend being so slight that it is hardly noticeable. He then grasps the pack at one end between the first finger and

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; PAGE; Introductory Speech 3; The Latest Card Force 5; The Phantom Card 6; The " De Caston " Method of '* Rising Cards"; from Hand 7; De Caston's Discovery 9; A Spectacular Handkerchief Combination 10 An Original Conception with Eggs and; Flags 19; A New Handkerchief Combination 22 The " Phantom " Coin Trick 24; An Original " Eggstra " Special Combination 26; All Tricks described in this book can be purchased at Hamley Bros, Ltd

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