{"product_id":"the-royal-road-to-card-magic","title":"The Royal Road to Card Magic","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tINTRODUCTION by Paul Flemming \n\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE \n\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE \n\u003cbr\u003eI. \"THE OVERHAND SHUFFLE, I\" \n\u003cbr\u003e Position of the Pack \n\u003cbr\u003e Execution of the Overhand Shuffle. Using the Overhand Shuffle: Controlling the Top Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Controlling the Bottom Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Retaining the Top and Bottom Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e Top Card to Next to Bottom and Back \n\u003cbr\u003e The Run \n\u003cbr\u003e The Injog \n\u003cbr\u003e The Undercut. Overhand Shuffle Control: Retaining Top Stock \n\u003cbr\u003e Overhand False Shuffle \n\u003cbr\u003e Overhand Shuffle Practice Routine. Tricks with the Overhand Shuffle: Topsy turvy Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e Poker's Player's Picnic \n\u003cbr\u003e A Pocket Discovery \n\u003cbr\u003e Telepathy Plus \n\u003cbr\u003e Thought Stealer \n\u003cbr\u003e Pinkie Does It \n\u003cbr\u003e A Card and a Number \n\u003cbr\u003eII. THE RIFFLE SHUFFLE \n\u003cbr\u003e Riffle Shuffle Control: Retaining Card at Top \n\u003cbr\u003e Retaining at the Bottom \n\u003cbr\u003e Riffle Shuffle in the Air. Tricks with the Riffle Shuffle: An Instinct for Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e Mirror of the Mind \n\u003cbr\u003e Ultra Card Divination \n\u003cbr\u003eIII. FLOURISHES \n\u003cbr\u003e Displaying the Top Card: \n\u003cbr\u003e (a) For intimate performances \n\u003cbr\u003e (b) For intimate performances \n\u003cbr\u003e (c) For platform performances \n\u003cbr\u003e The Ruffle: \n\u003cbr\u003e (a) With both hands \n\u003cbr\u003e (c) With a Single Card \n\u003cbr\u003e The Click-Spread and Turnover: \n\u003cbr\u003e (a) On a Cloth-Covered Table \n\u003cbr\u003e (b) On a Bare Table. Gathering the Ribbon-Spread Pack \n\u003cbr\u003e Springing the Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e A Flourish Count \n\u003cbr\u003e Throwing a Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Waterfall Shuffle \n\u003cbr\u003e The Fan \n\u003cbr\u003e One-Hand Fan \n\u003cbr\u003e Thumb Fan \n\u003cbr\u003e Pressure Fan \n\u003cbr\u003eIV. THE GLIDE \n\u003cbr\u003e Tricks with the Glide: Design for Laughter \n\u003cbr\u003e Observation Test \n\u003cbr\u003eV. THE GLIMPSE \n\u003cbr\u003e Bottom-Card Glimpse \n\u003cbr\u003e I Bottom-Card Glimpse \n\u003cbr\u003e II Bottom-Card Glimpse \n\u003cbr\u003e III Top-Card Glimpse \n\u003cbr\u003e Fan Peek \n\u003cbr\u003e Tricks with the Glimpse: Gray's Spelling Trick \n\u003cbr\u003e Round and Round \n\u003cbr\u003eVI. THE KEY CARD \n\u003cbr\u003e Key Undercut \n\u003cbr\u003e Key Undercut Shuffle. Tricks with the Key Card: Do as I Do \n\u003cbr\u003e The Three Piles \n\u003cbr\u003e The 26th Card \n\u003cbr\u003e A Meeting of the Minds \n\u003cbr\u003e The Non-Poker Voice \n\u003cbr\u003e Intuition with Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e Sliding Key Card \n\u003cbr\u003eVII. THE PALM \n\u003cbr\u003e Top Palm: \n\u003cbr\u003e (1) A Single Card \n\u003cbr\u003e (2) Several Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e Palm Glimpse \n\u003cbr\u003e Replacing Palmed Cards: First Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Second Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Tricks with the Palm: Card in the Pocket \n\u003cbr\u003e Now You See It! \n\u003cbr\u003e Grag-Bag Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Good-Luck Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Do It and Fail \n\u003cbr\u003e Gathering of the Clan \n\u003cbr\u003e A Vested Interest \n\u003cbr\u003e Piano Trick \n\u003cbr\u003eVIII. THE BACKSLIP \n\u003cbr\u003e Backslip Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Backslip Control. Tricks with the Backslip: Lightning Card \n\u003cbr\u003e The Tanalizer \n\u003cbr\u003e Under Your Hat \n\u003cbr\u003eIX. \"THE OVERHAND SHUFFLE, II\" \n\u003cbr\u003e Injog and Break \n\u003cbr\u003e Overhand Break Control \n\u003cbr\u003e Overhand Lift Shuffle \n\u003cbr\u003e Lift Shuffle Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Spread and Break \n\u003cbr\u003e Holding a Break \n\u003cbr\u003e Spread and Break Control \n\u003cbr\u003e Tricks with the Overhand Shuffles: The Sevens \n\u003cbr\u003e Obliging Aces \n\u003cbr\u003e Leapfrog \n\u003cbr\u003e Spectator's Card Trick \n\u003cbr\u003e A Poker Puzzle \n\u003cbr\u003eX. FALSE SHUFFLES AND CUTS \n\u003cbr\u003e Optical Shuffle \n\u003cbr\u003e Charlier Shuffle \n\u003cbr\u003e The Cut: First Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Second Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Third Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Palm Cut. Tricks with the Shuffles and Cuts: An Incomprehensible Divination \n\u003cbr\u003e Circus Card Trick \n\u003cbr\u003e \"Black Jack, Detective\" \n\u003cbr\u003eXI. THE DOUBLE LIFT AND TURNOVER \n\u003cbr\u003e Double-Lift Glimpse \n\u003cbr\u003e Double-Lift Card Reverse: \n\u003cbr\u003e (a) Top-Card Reversal \n\u003cbr\u003e (b) Second-Card Reversal \n\u003cbr\u003e (c) Second-Card Reversal \n\u003cbr\u003e Tricks with the Double Lift: Rapid Transit \n\u003cbr\u003e The Trey \n\u003cbr\u003e Ambitious Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Throughth and Consequences \n\u003cbr\u003e Insidious Dr. Fu Liu Tu \n\u003cbr\u003eXII. THE PASS \n\u003cbr\u003e The Grip \n\u003cbr\u003e Left-Hand Action \n\u003cbr\u003e Right-Hand Action \n\u003cbr\u003e Riffle Pass \n\u003cbr\u003e Spread Pass \n\u003cbr\u003e Spring Pass \n\u003cbr\u003e \"Tricks with the Pass: Off Again, On Again, Finnegin\" \n\u003cbr\u003e Kangaroo Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Righting a Wrong \n\u003cbr\u003e Blindfolded Pack \n\u003cbr\u003e Double Speller \n\u003cbr\u003eXIII. MISCELLANEOUS FLOURISHES \n\u003cbr\u003e Color Change \n\u003cbr\u003e Double Color Change \n\u003cbr\u003e The Changing Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Self-Cutting Deck \n\u003cbr\u003e A Pretty Cut \n\u003cbr\u003e Pop-up Card \n\u003cbr\u003e A Bit of Byplay \n\u003cbr\u003e Charlier Cut \n\u003cbr\u003e Acrobatic Aces \n\u003cbr\u003eXIV. THE REVERSES \n\u003cbr\u003e First Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Second Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Third Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Fourth Method \n\u003cbr\u003e Reversed Location. Tricks with the Reverses: Spellbound \n\u003cbr\u003e A Tipsy Trick \n\u003cbr\u003e Double Reverse \n\u003cbr\u003e Mentalivity \n\u003cbr\u003e Mountebank \n\u003cbr\u003e Miracle \n\u003cbr\u003eXV. THE HINDU SHUFFLE AND OTHER CONTROLS \n\u003cbr\u003e Hindu Shuffle Control: Single Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Several Cards. Hindu Shuffle Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Hindu Shuffle Glimpse \n\u003cbr\u003e The Step \n\u003cbr\u003e Natural Jog \n\u003cbr\u003e Twelve-Down Riffle. Tricks with the Hindu Shuffle: All Change Here \n\u003cbr\u003e Ewephindit \n\u003cbr\u003eXVI. THE CLASSIC FORCE \n\u003cbr\u003e One-Hand Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Bottom Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Slide-Out Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Two Card Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Riffle-Break Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Sliding-Key Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Double-Lift Force \n\u003cbr\u003e Cut Force. Tricks with the Force: Justice Card Trick \n\u003cbr\u003e Four of a Kind \n\u003cbr\u003e Pulse Trick \n\u003cbr\u003eXVII. TOP AND BOTTOM CHANGES \n\u003cbr\u003e Top Change \n\u003cbr\u003e The Changing Card \n\u003cbr\u003e Top-Change Byplay \n\u003cbr\u003e Bottom Change \n\u003cbr\u003e Top and Bottom Changes \n\u003cbr\u003eXVIII. ARRANGEMENTS \n\u003cbr\u003e Tricks with Arrangements: The Selective Touch \n\u003cbr\u003e A Future in Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e Jacks Wild \n\u003cbr\u003e Think Stop \n\u003cbr\u003e Deal Away \n\u003cbr\u003e The Educated Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e Reds and Blacks \n\u003cbr\u003eXIX. ROUTINES \n\u003cbr\u003e Routining Card Tricks \n\u003cbr\u003e A Table Routine \n\u003cbr\u003e A Rollicking Routine \n\u003cbr\u003e Card-Discovery Routine \n\u003cbr\u003e Razzle-Dazzle Routine \n\u003cbr\u003ePART THREE \n\u003cbr\u003eXX. PLATFORM TRICKS \n\u003cbr\u003e Conus Ace Trick \n\u003cbr\u003e Ladies' Looking Glass \n\u003cbr\u003e Everywhere and Nowhere \n\u003cbr\u003e Cards up the Sleeve \n\u003cbr\u003e Cards to the Pocket \n\u003cbr\u003e Enlarging and Diminishing Cards \n\u003cbr\u003e Three Cards Across \n\u003cbr\u003e \"Everybody's Card, I\" \n\u003cbr\u003e \"Everybody's Card, II\" \n\u003cbr\u003eINDEX \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published: Cleveland: World Pub., 1951. Includes index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWould you like to confound your friends, amaze your acquaintances, amuse and dazzle crowds at parties and gatherings? Mastering a few card tricks will allow you to do all that and more. With the help of this book, anyone can develop a versatile repertoire of first-rate card tricks. In fact, mastery of just the first chapter will enable you to perform a half-dozen astounding and entertaining sleights of hand. \n\u003cbr\u003eThe authors, both noted authorities on magic, present complete, easy-to-understand explanations of shuffles, flourishes, the glide, the glimpse, false shuffles and cuts, the pass, the classic force, and many other techniques. These will enable card handlers to perform over 100 mind-boggling feats of card magic, including Thought Stealer, Gray's Spelling Trick, Do as I Do, Now You See It, Obliging Aces, Rapid Transit, Kangaroo Card, A Tipsy Trick, and dozens of others. Illustrated with more than 120 clear line cuts that make the explanations easy to follow, this exciting introduction to card conjuring will enable even beginners to develop professional-level skill and the ability to perform tricks guaranteed to astound family and friends. \n\u003cbr\u003eUnabridged Dover (1999) republication of the work published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1951 (first edition, Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1948).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWould you like to confound your friends, amaze your acquaintances, amuse and dazzle crowds at parties and gatherings? Mastering a few card tricks will allow you to do all that and more. With the help of this book, anyone can develop a versatile repertoire of first-rate card tricks. In fact, mastery of just the first chapter will enable you to perform a half-dozen astounding and entertaining sleights of hand. \n\u003cbr\u003eThe authors, both noted authorities on magic, present complete, easy-to-understand explanations of shuffles, flourishes, the glide, the glimpse, false shuffles and cuts, the pass, the classic force, and many other techniques. These will enable card handlers to perform over 100 mind-boggling feats of card magic, including Thought Stealer, Gray's Spelling Trick, Do as I Do, Now You See It, Obliging Aces, Rapid Transit, Kangaroo Card, A Tipsy Trick, and dozens of others. Illustrated with more than 120 clear line cuts that make the explanations easy to follow, this exciting introduction to card conjuring will enable even beginners to develop professional-level skill and the ability to perform tricks guaranteed to astound family and friends. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugard, Jean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999-05-27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Games \u0026amp; Activities \/ Magic|Games \u0026amp; Activities \/ Optical Illusions|Games \u0026amp; Activities \/ Card Games \/ General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Card tricks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486408439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486408439\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372130529561,"sku":"SP-9780486408439","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486408439_spiral.png?v=1778439101","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-royal-road-to-card-magic","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}