Twenty-one novel tricks using both prepared and unprepared cards, for close-up and stage performance. Some of these effects are: Sympathectic Locations; A Prophesied Discovery; The Perfect Guesser; A Quick Change Problem; A Double Reverse and Piercing the Card.
The magical combination of Larsen and Wright is considered a legend among magicians. Many of their originations have served as a springboard for variations that are still popular today.
More from Dayton's mine of countless gems and dazzling ideas! In this book of general magic, there are over two dozen clever, useful, practical magical effects.
They can easily be made up with a minimum of time and expense. Some effects require no gimmicks - only simple sleights. All are fully illustrated, and interspersed with humorous cartoons adding a light touch to the work.
This handy little book goes back to the basics, discussing how to create your own special effects using a little imagination.
Using several of his own effects, the author describes their workings and how they came to exist. The idea is that any magician can put his own stamp on an effect with a little study and effort. Props can be found anywhere, or adapted; they don't have to be purchased from a magic dealer or used as is.
Twenty pages of top-notch card magic, including important views on magic by well-known magicians such as Harlan Tarbell, Paul LePaul, Theo Annemann and others.
