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Learn Magic

1975 Paperback

ISBN: 9780486212388

Other Editions: Unknown Format

Henry Hay

Author

Publisher:
- Dover Publications
Illustrator:
- Hans Jelinek

Unabridged, revised republication of the original (1947) edition. New Introduction. New Index. 92 figures.

Contents

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#	Title	Type
V	Forward	Foreword
VII	Introduction To The Dover Edition	Introduction
	Part I	Section
1	How to Watch a Magician	Section
The Greatest Magician?, 2; The Different Kinds of Magic, 4
9	How to be a Magician	Section
Rehearsal Before Practice, 10; How to Get Applause, 11; Your Personality and Your Patter, 12; Planning, 14; Learning a Trick, 15; Enlarging Your Repertory, 18; Book List, 19
	Part II	Section
21	The Flying Coin	Trick
29	Handling a Deck of Cards	Technique
Dealing Position, 31; The Overhand Shuffle, 32; The Riffle or Dovetail Shuffle, 34; The "Waterfall" Finish, 36; Second Split for the Dovetail Shuffle, 37; Fanning the Cards, 39; The Card at the Number, 41; Mind Control, 45
45	The Lariat King	Trick
Inventing Magic, 46; The Lariat King, 47; How the Trick is Done, 48
51	The Afghan Bands and the Cut Turban	Trick
How to Make the Afghan Bands, 53; How to Work the Turban Trick, 54
59	Finding a Selected Card, I: Forcing	Technique
Forcing and Forcing Decks, 62; The Svengali Pack, 63; Forcing Sleights: The Fan, 65; Forcing Sleights: The Slip, 67; Another Knife Force, 68; The Telephone Trick, 70
71	Finding a Selected Card, II: Locations	Technique
False Shuffles, 72; The Tap Location, 74; The Glimpse, 76; The Spelling Master, 79; The Stripper Deck, 82; The Long Card, 83; The Double Card, 84; The Short Card, 84; The Pass, or Shift, 85; The Red and Black Aces, 90
93	Escapes	Section
The Kellar Tie, 94; The Sack Escape, 96; The Chair Tie, 99
103	The Egg Bag	Trick
Palming an Egg, 112; Egg Production Routine, 115
117	Mind-Reading	Section
The Billet Test, 118; The "All-Alike" Gag, 119; The "One-Ahead" Gag, 121; The Envelope Test, 123; Getting Impressions, 124; Torn-Billet Reading, 124; Stage Clairvoyance, 128; Codes, 128; Pointer Codes, 128; Number Codes, 129; Talking Codes, 130; Silent Methods, 131
132	Revealing a Selected Card	Technique
The Turned Card; Victim's Choice, 133; The Card Nailed to the Ceiling, 133; The Jumping Cards, 135; The Transfixed Pack, 135; The Rising Cards (Three Methods), 137; First Method, 138; Second Method, 139; Third Method, 140; The Mental-Selection Spelling Master, 143
146	The Thumb Tip	Prop
Cigarette Vanish, 147; The Torn and Restored Paper Ribbon, 149; Handkerchief Vanish, 151
152	A Silk Routine: Part I	Routine
Preparing for the Act, 154; Handkerchief Production (Elbow), 155; The Dissolving Knot, 156; Shaking in a Knot, 159; Silk from Candle, 161; The Flying Knot, 161; Handkerchief Production (Thread), 162; The Sympathetic Silks, 163
171	A Silk Routine: Part II	Routine
Preparing for the Act, 172; Hand Silk-Dyeing, 173; Silk-Dyeing (Paper Tube), 175; The "Lamp-Chimney" Vanish, 177
178	The Miser's Dream	Trick
Coins for Magic, 179; The Finger Palm, 180; The Thumb Palm, 181; The Regular Palm, 182; The Edge Palm, 183; Palming Several Coins, 183; The Back Palm, 185; The Miser's Dream, 188