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The famous Vernon brought up to date in this publication of the original twenty dollar Mss., plus ten new Vernon Variations. Studded with nostalgic photos of the great man's life, illustrated by himself, edited by Faucet W. Ross.CONTENTS INCLUDE* Introduction: the whole story of the preparation and sale, to selected persons, of this first Vernon material, then the entire Mss. itself, and then the new material.* Five Card Mental Force* Vernon Miracle Card Location* Club Version 23 Super Count Down: card location* Super Card Prediction* Poker Demonstration* Automatic Second Deal* Slow Motion Card Vanish* Vernon Card Puzzle* The Vernon Four Aces* Card Divination* Follow the Leader* Further Data on the Foregoing Trick 45 Another You Do As I Do* Novel Card Transportation* Perfect Coin Vanish* Short Change With Long Green: bill short change routine* Five Card Mental Selection* Another Smear: Cards* New Super Countdown: cards* Puzzling Demonstration: card transpo* Edgewise: card* Improved Card Puzzle* New Divination: card* A Peek: card* Vernon Poker Routine Revised
Includes magic tricks from magicians such as Dai Vernon, Paul Fox, Francis Carlyle and others.
A famous magician's journey to find the greatest cardsharp ever evokes the forgotten world of magic where Americans found escape during the Great Depression It has the nostalgic quality of an old-fashioned fable, but Karl Johnson's The Magician and the Cardsharp is a true story that lovingly re-creates the sparkle of a vanished world. Here, set against the backdrop of America struggling through the Depression, is the world of magic, a realm of stars, sleight of hand, and sin where dreams could be realized - or stolen away. Following the Crash of '29, Dai Vernon, known by magicians as "the man who fooled Houdini," is tramping down Midwestern backroads, barely making ends meet. While swapping ...
This book is a classic of magic and includes Dai Vernon's linking rings moves and cups and balls routine. It uses high quality B&W photos throughout to show many of the moves. Each routine ends with an outline of the routine, which is great for practicing from. Highly Recommended.CONTENTS IN BRIEF INCLUDEForeword: How the Book Came To Be, and Some Introductory Remarks by Dai VernonIntroduction: About Writing the Book, by Lewis GansonB&W Photo of "The Professor"Chapter 1: The Background to a Legend. Biographical notes on the magical life of Dai VernonChapter 2: The Vernon Touch. Lots of anecdotes about other magicians such as Nate Leipzig, Malini, and others.Chapter 3: A Chinese Classic. Rout...
DAI VERNON, L'UOMO CHE INGANNO' HOUDINI Di Matteo Filippini Dai Vernon... Il Professore, The New York Card Expert, Cranky Old Man Of Magic ed altre numerose definizioni che amici, estimatori, colleghi, discepoli e avversari gli hanno dato nel corso dei suoi gloriosi 98 anni di vita. L'UOMO CHE INGANNO' HOUDINI e il primo saggio bibliografico su Dai Vernon in italiano; un'opera dedicata a colui che e stato il punto di svolta epocale per lo sviluppo e la maturita della cartomagia e del close-up moderni. Il pioniere di una magia d'altri tempi eppure ancora cosi moderna: efficace, naturale e misteriosa. Proprio come dovrebbe essere. Nel libro, oltre alla parte biografica, sono presenti anche una completa bibliografia commentata, due gemme cartomagiche vernoniane, un articolo sul leggendario servizio dal centro di Allen Kennedy, uno sul primo libro di Vernon "The 20 Dollars Manuscript" ed una lista di effetti/tecniche selezionati dall'autore.
Includes Part 1, Number 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals July - December)
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