| Pages: | Effects: | Inventors |
| 1 | I. THE MASTER OF THE PLAYING CARDS | |
| 7 | II. CARD FANNING AND FAN LOCATIONS | |
| 21 | The Fan "Steal" | Jack Lathrop |
| 31 | III. LOCATIONS | |
| 34 | 3. A "Side-Steal" Location | Paul Le Paul |
| 36 | 7. Another Push Location | Tom Sellers |
| 45 | IV. LOCATIONS BY MARKED CARDS (1) | |
| 51 | Fourth Method (With Both Hands) | Dr. James Elliott |
| 52 | Sid Lorraine Addition | Sid Lorraine |
| 52 | Dai Vernon Subtlety | Dai Vernon |
| 55 | Sixth Method (Crimp and Table Spread) | Ted Annemann |
| 57 | Jack Merlin Crimp Technique | Jack Merlin |
| 57 | Jack Merlin Wax Technique | Jack Merlin |
| 57 | Seventh Method (The "Snap" Crimp) | John Scarne |
| 59 | Scarne Ridge Technique | John Scarne |
| 61 | V. LOCATIONS BY MARKED CARDS (2) | |
| 61 | 1. Nicking the Edge of a Card | |
| 62 | Ben Erens Technique | Ben Erens |
| 62 | Luis Zingone Technique | Luis Zingone |
| 63 | Henry Gordien Pencil Technique | Henry Gordien |
| 66 | 4. The Daub Location (Lead-Pencil Dust aka Graphite) | Dr. James William Elliott … after Robert-Houdin |
| 67 | A Problem in Plumbago | Al Baker |
| 72 | Ace-Cutting (John Scarne) | John Scarne |
| 72 | Daub Application with Cardcase (Dai Vernon) | Dai Vernon |
| 74 | A Problem in the Fourth Dimension (Paul Rosini) | Paul Rosini |
| 77 | VI. LOCATIONS BY KEY OR LOCATOR CARDS | |
| 80 | Celluloid Key Card | Alfred Caroselli |
| 81 | Reversed Key Card | U.F. Grant |
| 85 | VII. LOCATIONS BY MEANS OF SUBTLETIES AND INGENIOUS ARRANGEMENTS | |
| 88 | 3. The Improved Odd and Even Location | Charles T. Jordan |
| 92 | "Experiment in Mind Reading" | John Northern Hilliard |
| 93 | Jardin Ellis Reducing Mirror | Jardine Ellis |
| 105 | VIII. LOCATIONS | |
| 105 | The Story of the "Slick Ace | |
| 110 | Simonized Card | Ralph W. Hull |
| 112 | Third Method | Frank Lane |
| 115 | Dai Vernon Handling | Dai Vernon |
| 117 | IX. OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLES | |
| 120 | Mutus, Nomen, Dectit, Cocis | John Northern Hilliard … after Rupert Slater |
| 129 | The Problem of the Three Coins (Mahendra Presentation) | Frank B. Sterling |
| 136 | The Problem of the Four Aces | S.S. Blodgett |
| 139 | The Problem of the Three Poker Chips | Frank B. Sterling |
| 142 | The Twenty-Five Card Trick | S.Leo Horowitz |
| 145 | The Mystery of the Penthouse | S.Leo Horowitz |
| 150 | The Incomprehensible Divination | Al Baker |
| 153 | Another Baker Twist to the Old Ten-Card Trick | Al Baker |
| 154 | Magic Number Revealment | R.W. Hull |
| 163 | X. SHUFFLE, FORCE, CUT, AND PASS | |
| 164 | Overhand Shuffle Positioning of Four Cards | Dai Vernon |
| 167 | la. By Means of the Overhand Shuffle | G.W. Hunter |
| 171 | 3. The Haymow or Charlier False Shuffle | Charlier |
| 176 | d. Three Cuts (Arthur Finley) | Arthur Finley |
| 191 | S. Leo Horowitz Finesse | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 191 | The Force | |
| 192 | Advice on the Classic Force | |
| 193 | Contingency Correction (Stanley Collins) | Stanley Collins |
| 195 | The Handkerchief Force (Jean Hugard) | Jean Hugard |
| 196 | Forcing Cards Behind the Back (John Scarne) | John Scarne |
| 197 | A Card Force (Stewart Judah, H. Adrian Smith) | Stewart Judah & H. Adrian Smith |
| 198 | A Psychological Force | |
| 198 | To Force the Number 9 | |
| 199 | For Forcing One of Two Cards or Piles on the Table | |
| 199 | A Psychological Force | |
| 199 | Modern Methods of Palrning Cards | |
| 199 | An Imperceptible Method of Palming the Top Card | |
| 200 | 1. The Top Card, One Hand Only (Judson Cole, Jean Hugard) | Judson Cole & Jean Hugard |
| 201 | 2. The Top Card with Left Hand Only (Prof. Morris Lowey) | Prof. Morris Lowey |
| 202 | 3. Palming One Card (Tenkai Ishida) | Tenkai Ishida |
| 203 | 4. A Number of Cards (Left Thumb Push-Up) | |
| 203 | Holding a Break in the Pack | |
| 204 | 1. The Base of the Thumb (Greek) Break | |
| 204 | 2. With the First Joint of the Middle Finger (Flesh Break) | |
| 204 | One-Hand Pass from Flesh Break on the Deal | |
| 205 | 3. Holding the Break After the Peek (S. Leo Horowitz) | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 206 | Switching the Pack (Capt. J.E. Stone) | Capt. J.E. Stone |
| 206 | I. Using a Well in the Table | |
| 206 | II. Using a Hat and Blindfold | |
| 207 | III. Using a Handkerchief and Coat Pocket | |
| 207 | IV. Using a Cardcase and Coat Pocket | |
| 207 | V. To Exchange Decks During a Trick (Two Methods) | |
| 208 | VI. Using a Prepared Cardcase | |
| 209 | Final Observations and Caution | |
| 209 | Dealing Seconds | |
| 209 | One Hand | |
| 209 | a. Dealing Face Upwards | |
| 210 | b. Dealing Face Downwards | |
| 210 | By Means of a Faked Card (Dai Vernon) | Dai Vernon |
| 211 | The Bottom Deal | |
| 211 | With One Hand | |
| 211 | a. Dealing Face Upwards | |
| 212 | b. Dealing Face Downwards | |
| 212 | Chosen Card at any Number | |
| 212 | Flourishes | |
| 212 | The Tenkai Color Change (Tenkai Ishida) | Tenkai Ishida |
| 213 | The Horowitz Color Change (S. Leo Horowitz) | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 214 | The Fan Steal (S. Leo Horowitz) | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 215 | Reversing Whole Pack-First Method | |
| 216 | Reverse Sleight | |
| 216 | Second Method | |
| 217 | A Fan Reverse | |
| 218 | The Elbow Catch | |
| 218 | A Card Juggle | |
| 219 | Passing a Card Through the Crown of a Derby Hat | |
| 219 | A True Cut with One Hand | |
| 220 | A Flourish Count (Dai Vernon) | Dai Vernon |
| 223 | XI. IMPROMPTU CARD TRICKS | |
| 223 | New Finishes for Card Tricks | |
| 223 | 1. Card Dropping (Ted Annemann) | Ted Annemann |
| 224 | 2. Adaptation of the "Spring" Flourish | |
| 224 | Card Under the Napkin (Henry Gordien) | Henry Gordien |
| 225 | A Card Changes in the Spectator's Hand | |
| 226 | Revealed by Fire | |
| 226 | The Spectator Does it All | |
| 227 | A Mental Discovery | |
| 227 | First Method (by Dealing) | |
| 228 | Second Method (by Spelling) | |
| 229 | Third Method-The Lie Detector (W. Fred. Heaman) | W. Fred. Heaman |
| 230 | Card Through a Hat | |
| 231 | The Flying Card (Nate Leipzig) | Nate Leipzig |
| 231 | Card in the Matchbox | |
| 232 | A Master Card Trick (Max Holden) | Max Holden |
| 234 | The Three Pile Trick (C.W. Jones) | C.W. Jones |
| 237 | The Salt Trick | |
| 237 | A Good Impromptu Trick | |
| 237 | A Self Working Trick (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 239 | A "Think Stop" Trick (J.N. Hilliard) | J.N. Hilliard |
| 239 | Trick with Two Packs | |
| 240 | A Joker Trick | |
| 241 | A Few Words Anent the Joker | |
| 241 | The Aces and the Criminal | |
| 242 | Obedient Cards | |
| 242 | Final Suggestions | |
| 243 | XII. SLEIGHT OF HAND CARD TRICKS | |
| 243 | The Fadeaway Cards | |
| 246 | A Miracle Discovery | |
| 248 | The New Torn Corner Card (Al Saal) | Al Saal |
| 251 | The Stabbed Card. New Version (Capt. J.E. Stone) | Capt. J.E. Stone |
| 253 | Card in Pocket. I | |
| 256 | Card in Pocket. II (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 256 | Two Card Location (Paul Rosini) | Paul Rossini |
| 258 | Saliva Sorcery. I (Paul Rosini) | Paul Rossini |
| 260 | Saliva Sorcery. II (Paul Rosini) | Paul Rossini |
| 261 | The Magic Thrust. I | |
| 262 | The Magic Thrust. II. (Al Baker) | Al Baker |
| 264 | The Magic Thrust. III (Ted Annemann) | Theodore Annemann |
| 265 | Relativity and Cards (Annemann, Hugard) | Anneman & Hugard |
| 267 | Two Card Reverse | |
| 269 | The "Impossible" Location (George Kaplan) | George Kaplan |
| 270 | "You Do as I Do" | |
| 271 | A. The Sympathetic Cards | |
| 272 | B. A Second Example with a Prearranged Deck | |
| 275 | C. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Part I | |
| 277 | Part II | |
| 278 | D. Variation Without the Use of a Waxed Card | |
| 279 | E. Domination of Thought | |
| 280 | Variation | |
| 280 | An Effective Follow Up | |
| 281 | F. The "J.N. Hilliard" Method | J.N. Hilliard |
| 281 | Do As I Do (Rolland Hamblen) | Rolland Hamblen |
| 283 | Prearrangement of Packs | |
| 283 | The Five Card Problem (George Kaplan) | George Kaplan |
| 285 | A Brain Teaser (George Kaplan) | George Kaplan |
| 286 | Modern Long Distance Mind Reading (George Kaplan) | George Kaplan |
| 287 | A Test Discovery (Dr. Buell) | Dr. Buell |
| 289 | The Up-to-Date Prophet | |
| 290 | "Tearing the Pack" Trick | |
| 291 | A Spirit Writes (John Mulholland) | John Mulholland |
| 292 | Tricks with Two Decks; Red and Blue | |
| 292 | The Migrating Cards (Al Baker) | Al Baker |
| 293 | "And the Spectator Blew" (Jean Hugard) | Jean Hugard |
| 295 | Color Changing Backs (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 297 | Poker Tricks Section | |
| 297 | A Poker Deal (Frank Lane) | Frank Lane |
| 298 | Unique Bridge and Poker Deal (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 303 | The Perfect Poker Trick | |
| 305 | The Four Ace Deal (Wm. W. Larsen) | Wm. W. Larsen |
| 306 | A Maneuver for Stud Poker (Glimpse) | |
| 307 | A Si Stebbins System Wrinkle | |
| 307 | Two Card Monte with the Torn Corner Added | |
| 308 | Card Mouthful (John Scarne) | John Scarne |
| 309 | XIII. THE SPELLING BEE | |
| 309 | I. Impromptu Method with Ordinary Cards (Lawrence Gray) | Lawrence Gray |
| 311 | II. Prearranged Cards | |
| 311 | 1. The T. Nelson Downs Speller | |
| 313 | 2. Spell It Yourself (Ted Annemann) | Theodore Annemann |
| 315 | III. Spelling a Card Merely Thought Of | |
| 315 | 1. Commander Slayton's Method | |
| 317 | 2. J. N. Hilliard's Method | J.N. Hilliard |
| 318 | IV. Spelling a Number of Cards After a Genuine Shuffle | |
| 319 | 1. Charles T. Jordan's Method | Charles T. Jordan |
| 320 | 2. A Card Fairy Tale and Automatic Spelling (Jean Hugard) | Jean Hugard |
| 322 | V. Special Pack | |
| 322 | The "Perfect" Spelling Trick | |
| 323 | A Suggested Routine of Spelling Tricks | |
| 325 | XIV. CLAIRVOYANCE WITH CARDS | |
| 325 | IA. With Unprepared Cards, Without Forcing (Robert-Houdin) | Robert-Houdin |
| 326 | Prof. Hoffmann Variation | Professor Hoffmann |
| 326 | Another Method | |
| 327 | IB. The Three of Clubs | |
| 327 | The Mexican Turn-over | |
| 329 | II. Forcing the Mental Selection of a Card and Tricks Therewith | |
| 329 | By Spreading the Cards | |
| 330 | By Ruffling the Cards | |
| 330 | a. With Two Spectators (Robert-Houdin) | Robert-Houdin |
| 331 | b. With Two Spectators | |
| 333 | Forcing the Mental Selection by Prearrangement. a | |
| 333 | Forcing the Mental Selection by Prearrangement, b | |
| 333 | Forcing a Corner-Shorted Court Card | |
| 334 | Passing the Cards Before a Spectator | |
| 334 | c. With Two Spectators | |
| 335 | Variation | |
| 335 | Forcing a Card by Springing the Cards | |
| 336 | Locating a Card After the Spectator's Cut | |
| 336 | III. By Means of the Fan Spread | |
| 336 | a. Raising a Neat Fan | |
| 337 | b. Raising a Ragged Fan | |
| 338 | c. Spreading on the Table | |
| 339 | d. Displaying a Reverse Fan | |
| 339 | V. With Prearranged Pack | |
| 339 | a. With the Nikola System | Louis Nikola |
| 340 | b. With Two Packs | |
| 340 | V. Psychological Forces | |
| 341 | Red or Black | |
| 341 | The Seventh Position | |
| 341 | The Second Card | |
| 342 | The Second and Third Cards | |
| 342 | Memorizing Five Cards | |
| 342 | The Third Card | |
| 343 | Dai Vernon's Psychological Force | Dai Vernon |
| 343 | VI. With Prepared Cards | |
| 343 | Al Baker's Force | Al Baker |
| 344 | VII. By Elimination | |
| 344 | Ralph Hull's Trick | Ralph Hull |
| 346 | VIII. Special Deck | |
| 346 | The Magician's Dream, with Prepared Cards (Audley Walsh) | Audley Walsh |
| 347 | With Unprepared Cards (Dai Vernon) | Dai Vernon |
| 349 | XV. THE FOUR ACES | |
| 349 | I. U-Do-It Ace Trick (U.F. Grant) | U.F. Grant |
| 351 | II. The Four Aces (S. Leo Horowitz) | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 355 | III. The Four Aces (Stewart James) | Stewart James |
| 357 | IV. The Four Aces (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 361 | V. The Four Aces (Jess Kelly) | Jess Kelly |
| 363 | VI. Aces for Experts (Dai Vernon) | Dai Vernon |
| 365 | VII. Amnemann's Aces (Ted Annemann) | Ted Annemann |
| 369 | XVI. THE RISING CARDS | |
| 370 | I. Cards Freely Chosen. No Assistant | |
| 370 | Method No. 1 | |
| 374 | Method No.2 (M. Laissus) | M. Laissus |
| 375 | Method No. 3 | |
| 376 | Method No.4. The Book Houlette | |
| 377 | II. Duplicates of Forced Cards Rise. No Assistant | |
| 377 | Method No. 1. Duplicate Cards Concealed on Table | |
| 378 | With an Assistant | |
| 378 | Without an Assistant | |
| 378 | By Fanning the Deck | |
| 379 | Pip Change | |
| 379 | Addressing the Queen | |
| 379 | Card Rises Reversed then Turns Around | |
| 379 | The Blank Card Gag | |
| 380 | The Broomstick Rise (Robert Heller) | Robert Heller |
| 380 | With a Silk in the Glass | |
| 380 | Method No.2. Threaded Packet From Vest Pocket | |
| 381 | Method No.3. With a Borrowed Pack | |
| 382 | Method No.4. Cards Rise Spontaneously from Vest Pocket | |
| 382 | Method No.5. Card Rises from Pack Held in the Hand | |
| 383 | Method No.6. The All Rising Cards | |
| 385 | Method No.7. The Swinging Rising Cards | |
| 386 | Method No.8. The Joker Rising Card Trick | |
| 386 | Method No.9. The Celebrity Rising Card Trick | |
| 387 | III. The Hair and Wax Pellet | |
| 387 | Method No. 1. The "Alberti" Method | Professor Alberti |
| 388 | Method No.2. Adrian Plate's Method | Adrian Plate |
| 389 | Method No.3. Card Rising from Hand to Hand | |
| 390 | Method No.4. From a Glass | |
| 391 | Method No.5. Tube and Thread | |
| 391 | Method No.6. The Wand and Rising Card | |
| 392 | IV. Impromptu Methods | |
| 392 | Method No. 1. Cards Rise from the Pack Held in Left Hand | |
| 393 | Method No.2. The Little Finger Rise | |
| 394 | Method No.3. The Thumb Rise (S. Leo Horowitz) | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 395 | Method No.4. A Comedy Rising Card | |
| 396 | Method No.5. The Fluted Glass | |
| 396 | Method No.6. The Window Pack | |
| 396 | Method No.7. Wand and Houlette (Ottokar Fischer) | Ottokar Fischer |
| 397 | Method No.8. The Cardini Rise | Cardini |
| 397 | Method No.9. Card Rising Through Handkerchief (Brush) | Baffles Brush |
| 398 | Method No. 10. Card Rises From Cardcase Tied to Hand | |
| 400 | Method No. 11. The "Plunger" Rising Cards (Jack McMillen) | Jack McMillen |
| 402 | Variation without Sleight of Hand, Using Wax | |
| 402 | V. Prepared Cards | |
| 402 | Special Cards | |
| 403 | With a Svengali Deck | |
| 403 | VI. Mechanical Rising Cards | |
| 403 | A. The Mechanical Pack (Hartz) | Hartz |
| 404 | B. The Holmes Spindle (Donald Holmes) | Donald Holmes |
| 405 | C. The Card Case and Finger Tip | |
| 405 | D. The Wand and Glass Houlette | |
| 405 | E. The "Lyre" Rising Cards | |
| 406 | F. The Walking-Stick Rising Cards | |
| 407 | The "Sandu" Rising Cards (Harlan Tarbell) | Harlan Tarbell |
| 407 | G. The Tray and Houlette | |
| 408 | H. The Gordien Rising Cards (Henry Gordien) | Henry Gordien |
| 410 | I. The Hand Houlette | |
| 412 | VII. The Aerial Cards | |
| 412 | 1. The "Thurston" Rising Cards | Howard Thurston |
| 413 | 2. A Method for the Parlor | |
| 413 | 3. A Second Method | |
| 414 | 4. The Queen of the Air | |
| 414 | VIII. Any Card Called For Rises | |
| 414 | 1. M.Guimard's Method | M.Guimard |
| 415 | 2. M.Ceilher's Method | M.Ceilher |
| 416 | 3. The "Neyhart" Houlette | A.P. Neyhart |
| 423 | 4. The Stull Rising Card Trick | Robert Stull |
| 424 | Dr. Hooker's Impossibilities | Dr. Samuel C. Hooker |
| 426 | The Card Windlass or Reel | |
| 427 | Dr. Jacob Daley's Routine | Dr. Jacob Daley |
| 429 | XVII. PREPARED CARDS | |
| 430 | I. The Svengali Deck (Burling Hull) | Burling Hull |
| 431 | 1. A Subtle Detection | |
| 432 | 2. The Lady's Ring | |
| 432 | 3. The Spectator Makes a Prediction | |
| 433 | 4. A Prediction (Al Baker) | Al Baker |
| 435 | 5. The Perfect Stop Trick (Al Saal) | Al Saal |
| 436 | 6. Another "Stop' Trick | |
| 437 | 7. A Blindfold Detection | |
| 438 | II. The Mene Tekel Deck (Burling Hull) | Burling Hull |
| 439 | 1. Chosen Card Passed into Vest Pocket | |
| 439 | Three Chosen Cards Discovered From Pack in a Hat | |
| 440 | 2. A Curious Coincidence (Glenn G. Gravatt) | Glenn G. Gravatt |
| 441 | III. Double Faced Cards | |
| 441 | 1. The Triangle (David Devant) | David Devant |
| 442 | 2. Infallible Prediction (Paul Curry) | Paul Curry |
| 444 | 3. A Pocket Change (U.F. Grant) | U.F. Grant |
| 445 | 4. The Princess Trick (S. Leo Horowitz) | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 448 | IV. Ivory and Air Cushion Finish | |
| 449 | Blindfold Multiple Detection (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 450 | V. Forcing Packs | |
| 450 | Three-Way Forcing Deck and Switch | |
| 450 | Three-Way Svengali Forcing Deck | |
| 451 | Rogers' Ever Ready Forcing Pack (Dr. Ford Rogers) | Dr. Ford Rogers |
| 452 | Cards Plus Jugglery (Charles A. Leedy) | Charles A. Leedy |
| 453 | VI. Strippers | |
| 454 | 1. To Surreptitiously Reverse a Stripper Deck | |
| 455 | Half and Half Subtlety | |
| 455 | 2. Bringing the Reversed Card to the Top | |
| 456 | Tricks with a Stripper Deck | |
| 456 | 1. A Novel X-Ray Trick | |
| 457 | 2. Another Method | |
| 457 | 3. A Triple Discovery (Prof Hoffmann) | Prof Hoffmann |
| 459 | Two Good Wrinkles | |
| 459 | 1. Reversing the Deck | |
| 459 | 2. Not Reversing the Deck | |
| 460 | VII. End Strippers | |
| 461 | VIII. Bevelled Cards | |
| 461 | Poker Demonstration | |
| 461 | Card and Number (Harry Blackstone) | Harry Blackstone |
| 463 | IX. The Short Card | |
| 464 | 1. It's in the Bag (H. Adrian Smith) | H. Adrian Smith |
| 464 | Effect No. 1 | |
| 465 | Effect No. 2 | |
| 466 | Effect No. 3 | |
| 466 | Effect No.4 | |
| 467 | Effect No.5 | |
| 468 | 2. A Bewildering Change (Cardini) | Cardini |
| 469 | 3. Two Card Discovery (Billy O'Connor) | Billy O'Connor |
| 471 | 4. The Torn Deck Discovery | |
| 471 | 5. Ne Plus Ultra, New Version | |
| 473 | 6. Mr. Snyder Makes a Prediction (John Snyder) | John Snyder |
| 475 | 7. The Double Lift with a Short Card | |
| 475 | Ambitious Card Routine | |
| 475 | Open One-Hand Top Change | |
| 476 | 8. The Four Aces (Mickey McDougall) | Mickey McDougall |
| 477 | 9. The Long Card (Paper Clip) | |
| 478 | 10. Two New Locator Cards | |
| 478 | 1. Coin Impression (Will De Sieve) | Will De Sieve |
| 479 | 2. Another 'Ridge" Preparation (Jontay) | |
| 479 | II. Impromptu Marking of Cards (Punching or Pegging) | |
| 479 | 1. The Tooth Pick Method | |
| 479 | 2. Thumb Tack Marker | |
| 480 | X. Double Backed Cards (J.N. Hofzinser) | J.N. Hofzinser |
| 481 | 1. The Self Reversing Cards | |
| 481 | 2. The Ambitious Card (Vernon, Finley, Horowitz) | Vernon, Finley, Horowitz |
| 484 | 3. The Power of the Will | |
| 485 | 4. The Five Cards Do As I Do-You Can't | |
| 486 | . Cagliostro's Card, A Prediction (George Kaplan) | George Kaplan |
| 489 | XI. Divided Cards | |
| 489 | The Four Sevens and the Four Deuces | |
| 490 | The Protean Pack of Cards (Robert-Houdin) | Robert-Houdin |
| 491 | XII. Sundry Prepared Cards | |
| 491 | 1. A Visible Transformation (W. Fred Heaman) | W. Fred Heaman |
| 492 | 2. Prepared Carbon Card. (James Maxwell) | James Maxwell |
| 493 | A Mindreading Trick | |
| 494 | Annemann's Method with Prepared Cardcase | |
| 495 | 3. The Daub. A Miracle -Location (Paul Rosini) | Paul Rosini |
| 496 | 4. One Way Cards. "Think Stop" a. (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 497 | One Way Cards. b. Spectator Reverses Cards Himself | |
| 497 | 5. Diachylon Thought Control | |
| 499 | SECTION II | |
| 499 | Card Tricks with Apparatus and in Combination with Other Objects | |
| 500 | Spirit Cartography (Harry Blackstone) | Harry Blackstone |
| 500 | The Cross-Cut Force | |
| 501 | The Card in the Frame | |
| 503 | The Knowing Dart | |
| 504 | Stand for the Vanish and Recovery of Four Cards | |
| 505 | The Card and Ribbon Trick (J.J. Kolar) | J.J. Kolar |
| 508 | The Card and Stamp Mystery (Harlan Tarbell) | Harlan Tarbell |
| 510 | The Enchanted Card Slide (Nishan Andounian and Joe Berg) | Nishan Andounian and Joe Berg |
| 512 | "Cherchez La Femme" (Al Baker) | Al Baker |
| 513 | The Balloon and Card | |
| 517 | XVIII. THE TUNED DECK (Ralph W. Hull) | Ralph W. Hull |
| 530 | The Rough and Smooth Principle | |
| 531 | The Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper (R. W. Hull) | Ralph W. Hull |
| 531 | 1. The Force | |
| 532 | 2. The Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper Trick | |
| 532 | 3. "Knock'em Off with a Stick | |
| 533 | 4. Skilled? Second Dealing | |
| 533 | The Magnetic Mental Control (R.W. Hull) | Ralph W. Hull |
| 537 | XIX. CARD STARS OF THE USA | |
| 537 | I. Theodore Annemann | |
| 538 | 1. The Princess Trick | Theodore Annemann |
| 539 | 2. The Five Card Stabbing Mystery | Theodore Annemann |
| 542 | II. Al Baker | |
| 542 | 1. Red-Black Detection | Al Baker |
| 544 | 2. Mysterious Divination | Al Baker |
| 545 | III. Cardini | |
| 545 | 1. The Cardini Ace Trick | Cardini |
| 546 | Cardini's Multiple Shift (Overhand Shuffle Style) | Cardini |
| 548 | 2. Cardini Method of Backhand Production of Cards | Cardini |
| 548 | IV. S. Leo Horowitz | |
| 549 | 1. A Psychological Discovery | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 552 | 2. The Magic Tunnel | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 555 | V. Stewart Judah | |
| 555 | 1. The Three Heap | Stewart Judah |
| 557 | 2. The Guessing Game | Stewart Judah |
| 559 | VI. Nate Leipzig | |
| 560 | 1. Five Hands | Nate Leipzig |
| 561 | Poker-Hand Switch | Nate Leipzig |
| 562 | 2. The Sympathetic Clubs | Nate Leipzig |
| 563 | VII. William H. McCaffrey | |
| 564 | 1. The Prize Winner | William H. McCaffrey |
| 566 | 2. The Telephone Trick | William H. McCaffrey |
| 567 | VIII. Paul Rosini | |
| 567 | 1. Everywhere and Nowhere | Paul Rosini |
| 570 | 2. A Great Location Trick | Paul Rosini |
| 572 | IX. John Scarne | |
| 572 | 1. The Card in the Wallet | John Scarne |
| 575 | 2. The Transposed Cards | John Scarne |
| 575 | X. Dai Vernon | |
| 576 | 1. Do As I Do | Dai Vernon |
| 578 | 2. Follow the Leader | Dai Vernon |
| 581 | XX THE MAGIC OF SILK | |
| 581 | Methods of Producing a Silk with Bare Hands | |
| 581 | 1. No Gimmick | |
| 583 | 2. Metal Box Gimmick | |
| 583 | 3. With a Thread (Eric F. Impey) | Eric F. Impey |
| 585 | The Best Handkerchief Gimmick (S. Leo Horowitz) | S. Leo Horowitz |
| 585 | 1. The Coin and Handkerchief | |
| 588 | 2. The Silk Production | |
| 590 | 3. The Burning Table Cloth or Napkin | |
| 591 | 4. Color Changing a Silk | |
| 592 | Tricks with Silk | |
| 592 | A Study in Red and Green., | |
| 595 | A Novel Production of Silks (With Stilwell Hank Ball) | |
| 596 | Silks and Matches (Al Saal) | Al Saal |
| 597 | "Clean-Cue' Color Changing Silk (Harlan Tarbell) | Harlan Tarbell |
| 600 | A Visible Penetration (Charles Waller) | Charles Walle |
| 603 | "Flash" Production of Silks | |
| 604 | The Silk Wonder Box (Davenport) | Davenport |
| 606 | The Penetrating Silk (Nelson G. Hahne) | Nelson G. Hahne |
| 608 | Another Silk Penetration (C.L. Jacobsen) | C.L. Jacobsen |
| 608 | Dyeing the Silks (David Devant) | David Devant |
| 609 | Al Baker's Dyeing Silks | Al Baker |
| 611 | The Dancing Lady | |
| 612 | The Self Tying Knot (With Thread) | |
| 613 | The Tenkai Knots (Tenkai Ishida) | Tenkai Ishida |
| 613 | Vanishing Knots (Upsetting the Knot) | |
| 614 | Tarbell Color Changing Handkerchief (Harlan Tarbell) | Harlan Tarbell |
| 616 | Used with Frank Ducrot's 20th Century Silks | Frank Ducrot |
| 617 | Duval's Dyeing Handkerchiefs (Ade Duval) | Ade Duval |
| 621 | XXI. MAGIC WITH BALLS | |
| 621 | Billiard Balls | |
| 622 | I. Billiard Ball Sleights | |
| 622 | 1. Palming | |
| 623 | 2a. Palming a Ball, Apparently Taking it in the Other Hand | |
| 624 | 2b. Palming a Ball, Apparently Placing it in the Other Hand | |
| 625 | 3. The Change Over Palm | |
| 626 | I. Billiard Ball Gimmicks | |
| 626 | a. The Shell | |
| 626 | b. Ball Holders | |
| 626 | 1. Individual Holders | |
| 627 | 2. Holders for Several Balls | |
| 628 | III. Pockets | |
| 628 | IV. Pulls | |
| 629 | V. The Cuff Servante | |
| 630 | VI. Table Wells and Servantes | |
| 630 | VII. Special Balls | |
| 630 | Pin Ball (Peterson) | Peterson |
| 631 | Thimble Ball | |
| 631 | Ball with Hole | |
| 631 | Needle and Cork Ball | |
| 631 | VIII. Billiard Ball Stands | |
| 632 | The Conradi Stand (To Vanish and Produce Balls) | Conradi |
| 632 | Wooden Stand (To Hold and Produce Balls) | |
| 633 | IX. The Lozenge | |
| 633 | Billiard Ball Tricks | |
| 634 | 1. The One to Four Multiplication (With Shell) | |
| 636 | 2. Filtration Through a Handkerchief | |
| 637 | A Billiard Ball Phantasy (1 to 4 with Solid Balls) | |
| 640 | Impromptu Moves with Billiard Balls | |
| 640 | 1. Playing Card Changed to a Billiard Ball | |
| 641 | 2. Production of a Billiard Ball from a Playing Card | |
| 642 | 3. A Subtle Vanish | |
| 642 | The Best Diminishing Billiard Ball Trick | |
| 644 | Golf Balls | |
| 644 | The New Multiplying Golf Balls (L.L. Ireland) | L.L. Ireland |
| 644 | 1. Multiplication to Four Solid Balls | |
| 646 | 2. Simultaneous Production of Four Balls in Each Hand | |
| 647 | 3. Knee Penetration (Henry Gordien) | Henry Gordien |
| 649 | The Diminishing Golf Ball (L.L. Ireland) | L.L. Ireland |
| 651 | Sponge Balls (Al Cohen) | Al Cohen |
| 652 | 1. The Fist Vanish | |
| 653 | 2. To Palm a Sponge Ball | |
| 654 | A Sponge Ball Routine | |
| 656 | Another Sponge Ball Routine (Henry Gordien) | Henry Gordien |
| 657 | Gimmicks for Sponge Balls | |
| 659 | The Cups and Balls | |
| 658 | The Wand | |
| 659 | The Balls | |
| 659 | The Cups | |
| 659 | Sleights | |
| 659 | The Vanish | |
| 660 | Loading a Cup | |
| 660 | Removing a Ball Secretly from Under a Cup | |
| 661 | Routine | |
| 661 | Routine No. I | |
| 663 | No-Sleight Sponge Ball Method (L.L. Ireland) | L.L. Ireland |
| 665 | XXII. COIN MAGIC | |
| 666 | 1. A Coin Vanish (Retention of Vision) (Dai Vernon) | Dai Vernon |
| 667 | 2. The Chapender Vanish (Martin Chapender) | Martin Chapender |
| 669 | 3. A Hilliard Vanish (Pivot) | |
| 669 | 4. Another Hilliard Vanish (Back Palm) | |
| 670 | 5. A Complete Vanish (Coat Pocket Drop) | |
| 671 | 6. A Vanish with a Pencil (With Pencil Clip) | |
| 671 | 7. A Jardine Ellis Vanish (Fingertip Slide) | |
| 672 | A Novel and Easy Coin Change (With Playing Card) | |
| 673 | A Change for a Small Coin (Sleeving) | |
| 673 | A Coin Multiplication (Max Malini) | Max Malini |
| 673 | Coin Gimmicks and Various Artifices | |
| 673 | Coin Holders | |
| 673 | 1. The Kellar Holder | Harry Kellar |
| 674 | 2. The New Coin Holder (Al Meiner) | Al Meine |
| 674 | New Coin Dropper | |
| 674 | Paper Clip Holder | |
| 675 | Fountain Pen | |
| 675 | Folded Newspaper as a Tray (to Secretly Add Coins) | |
| 675 | The Wand (A Vanish with Wax) | |
| 676 | Coin on Thread (A Vanish) | |
| 676 | Folding Coins | |
| 676 | To Make One Coin and a Folded Coin Appear as Three Coins | |
| 677 | Formula for Silver Cement to Fill the Gap | |
| 677 | The Half Dollar and Ginger Ale Bottle (Harry Blackstone) | Harry Blackstone |
| 678 | Impromptu Tricks | |
| 678 | The Penny and the Dime (Wm. H. McCafErey, S.B. Blodgett) | Wm. H. McCafErey, S.B. Blodgett |
| 680 | Sleeving Move | |
| 680 | A Coin Vanish from Between Two Glasses | |
| 681 | Coin to Pocket (Charles A. Leedy) | Charles A. Leedy |
| 681 | Dime Under One of Three Cards (Al Baker) | Al Baker |
| 682 | The Coin in the Handkerchief | |
| 683 | The Vanishing Dime | |
| 684 | Another Vanishing Dime | |
| 685 | A Trick at the Counter | |
| 685 | Two Cards and a Coin | |
| 685 | Tricks With Coins | |
| 685 | The Dime and the Penny | |
| 686 | A Date Divination (J.N. Hilliard) | J.N. Hilliard |
| 687 | Coin Changed to an Alarm Clock | |
| 688 | A Coin Penetration (Using a Wire Ring) | |
| 689 | The Sympathetic Coins (with Shell) (Yank Hoe) | Yank Hoe |
| 690 | Coin Through a Handkerchief | |
| 690 | Invisible Flight of Six Coins | |
| 692 | Gold and Silver (Expansion of Texture) | |
| 693 | The Rising Coin (with Thread) | |
| 694 | The "Perfect" Coins Through Table Trick | |
| 697 | The Coin and the Chocolate Box (Arthur Sherwood) | Arthur Sherwood |
| 699 | A Coin Producing Fan | |
| 700 | The Coin Easel | |
| 701 | The Miser's Dreain | |
| 701 | 1. Coins from the Shoe | |
| 702 | 2. The Hooked Coin | |
| 702 | 3. A Very Good Method of Holding a Load of Coins is This | |
| 703 | Three of My Favorite Coin Tricks (T. Nelson Downs) | T. Nelson Downs |
| 703 | 1. Mysterious Date Changing | |
| 703 | 2. Reading the Dates of Coins with the Finger Tips | |
| 704 | 3. A Neat Coin Fold | |
| 705 | Mr. T.J. Crawford's Section | |
| 705 | Migratory Coins | T.J. Crawford |
| 708 | The Okito Coin Box | Theo Bamberg |
| 710 | The Brema Coin Box | T.J. Crawford routine for Carl Brema's Box |
| 712 | Using the Sleeves | |
| 713 | Curious Coins | T.J. Crawford |
| 716 | An Old One Revisited | |
| 717 | The Illusive Coin Pass | |
| 719 | The Downs Coin Star | T. Nelson Downs |
| 712 | XXIII CIGARETTES AND CIGARS | |
| 722 | I. Unlighted Cigarettes | |
| 722 | The Basic Sleights | |
| 722 | 1. The Thumb Grip | |
| 724 | a. The Passage of a Cigarette Through the Knees | |
| 724 | b. Showing the Hands Empty with the Thumb Grip | |
| 725 | c. Production of Cigarettes from the Thumb Grip | |
| 726 | 2. The Pinches | |
| 726 | First and Second Fingers, Inside Hand | |
| 726 | First and Second Fingers, Behind Hand | |
| 726 | First and Third Fingers, Inside Hand | |
| 726 | First and Third Fingers, Behind Hand | |
| 727 | 3. The Finger Hold | |
| 727 | 4. The Finger Palm | |
| 727 | A Vanish | |
| 728 | 5. The Tiptilt | |
| 728 | 6. The Vanish, Real and Apparent | |
| 729 | 7. The Push Vanish and Recovery | |
| 730 | II. Lighted Cigarettes | |
| 730 | 1. "Tongueing" a Cigarette | |
| 732 | 2. Switching a Lighted Cigarette for a Dummy | |
| 733 | 3. Production of Five Lighted Cigarettes, Full Size | |
| 734 | 4. Production of a Lighted Cigarette from the Air | |
| 735 | 5. Producing Sparks | |
| 735 | 6. A Routine Using Lighted Cigarettes and Dummies | |
| 736 | 7. A Finale. Production of a Pipe | |
| 737 | III. Various Gimmicks | |
| 737 | 1. The Dropper | |
| 737 | 2. Tanks for Lighted Cigarettes | |
| 738 | 3. Vest Holder | |
| 738 | 4. The Finger Clip | |
| 739 | 5. Preparation of Load for Production of Several Cigarettes | |
| 741 | Cigarette Switch (Two Methods) | |
| 741 | Vanishing a Cigarette with a Pull. Correct Method | |
| 742 | Another Vanish of a Lighted Cigarette (Using a Thumbtip) | |
| 743 | Continuous Impromptu Production of Cigarettes (G.W. Hunter) | G.W. Hunter |
| 745 | The Growing, Glowing Cigarette | |
| 745 | The Cigarette Rising from a Package (Glenn Gravatt) | Glenn Gravatt |
| 747 | Another Method (Impromptu) | |
| 747 | A Cigarette Rising from a Bottle | |
| 748 | The Reborn Cigarette (Al Baker) | Al Baker |
| 750 | Lighted Cigarette Passed Through Handkerchief | |
| 751 | The Phantom Cigarette | |
| 753 | Half a Cigarette | |
| 753 | Some Impromptu Tricks | |
| 753 | 1. A Cigarette Interlude | |
| 754 | 2. Bending a Cigarette Double | |
| 754 | 3. The Knotted Cigarette | |
| 755 | The Pantomime Cigarette | |
| 756 | Cigarettes and Hats (Henry Gordien) | Henry Gordien |
| 758 | The Immortal Cigarette (Sam Berland) | |
| 759 | Cigarettes Through a Handkerchief (Sam Berland) | Sam Berland |
| 760 | The L.W. Card in Cigarette (T. Page Wright and Wm. Larsen) | T. Page Wright and Wm. Larsen |
| 762 | Cigars | |
| 762 | The Levitation of a Cigar | |
| 763 | Another Levitation | |
| 764 | With Three Borrowed Cigars | |
| 764 | The Travelling Cigar Ash | |
| 767 | XXIV. MAGIC OF BILLS | |
| 767 | The Torn Bill | |
| 768 | Switching a Bill I | |
| 769 | Switching a Bill II | |
| 770 | Cut and Restored Bill (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 771 | The Climbing Bill (Dave Roberts) | Dave Roberts |
| 771 | The "Perfect" Lemon and Bill Trick | |
| 774 | A Good Wrinkle for Rolling Bills | |
| 774 | The Bill in the Envelope (Bluey-Bluey) | Bluey-Bluey |
| 777 | The Five Dollar Bill Trick (Wm. H. McCaffrey) | Wm. H. McCaffrey |
| 779 | The Short Change with the Long Green (Dai Vernon) | Dai Vernon |
| 780 | Dollar Bill And Tube Trick (Carl Brema) | Carl Brema |
| 783 | XXV. MAGIC WITH ROPES | |
| 785 | Karl Germain's Cut and Restored String | Karl Germain |
| 786 | Tarbell's Cut and Restored Rope with Snap Fasteners | Harlan Tarbell |
| 786 | Tarbell's Caesar Gimmick | Harlan Tarbell |
| 787 | The Tarbell Hindu Rope Mystery. Loop Method. Simplified | Harlan Tarbell |
| 790 | Impromptu Method (U.F. Grant) | U.F. Grant |
| 792 | Mehlon Clayton's Method I II] | Mehlon Clayto |
| 793 | Henry Gorclien's MethodI | Henry Gorclien |
| 794 | Stretching a Rope (Milboume Christopher) | Milboume Christopher |
| 796 | Second Method | |
| 797 | The Slow Motion Restoration (Harry C. Bjorklund) | Harry C. Bjorklund |
| 799 | The C |