By JOHN SCARNE
150 TRICKS
And how to do them without
sleight of hand.
The world's greatest card manipulator
presents for the first time in print the exact
details of performance of 150 of the best
professional card tricks ever devised and shows
how anyone can do them. No sleight of hand
skill whatsoever is required in these tricks.
For this book Scarne obtained from
Dunninger, Cardini, Dai Vernon, Francis Carlyle,
Cliff Green, Russell Swan, Nate Leipzig,
Thurston, Houdini,and other famous
magicians and card experts the secrets of some of
their most notable tricks and effects.Together
with these he has included many entirely new
creations of his own. The demonstrations and
explanations of the tricks are accompanied
by detailed illustrations. In addition, Scarne
has included full instructions on preparations,
patter,presenting shows, etc., So that
this work is a complete guide for the card
trickster,amateur or professional.
John Scarne is undoubtedly the best known
card trickster in the world. His previous books, his movie on gambling, his amazing
performances on the stage,radio,television
and lecture platforms are known to millions
of people in the U.S.
Illustrated in detail.