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The Art of Close Up Magic (Vol. 2)

1971 Hardcover

Lewis Ganson

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Publisher:
- Supreme Magic Company

A Supreme reprint of a 1967 book originally published by Harry Stanley.

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#	Title	Type
5	Foreword Hugh Miller	Foreword
	CHAPTER ONE: Destroyed & Restored	Section
7	Cut and Restored Silk Phoa Yan Tiong	Trick
A silk is twisted rope-fashion and cut in half; both halves are fully separated and displayed, then snapped apart in one motion that restores the full diagonal length between both hands.
12	Yarn Trick Orlando Bagley	Trick
A length of yarn is snapped into pieces placed on a spectator's open palm; the performer slowly draws out a fully restored length from between both hands.
14	Ten Shilling Note Trick Norman Rhodes	Trick
A borrowed noted ten-shilling note is threaded on cotton and hung from the table; the thread is lit and the note vanishes in a flash; it is found intact, number matching, inside an envelope freely chosen by a spectator from five.
20	Torn & Restored Cigarette Paper Howard Gower	Trick
A cigarette paper is torn into quarters in two stages; half the pieces are set aside; the remaining two are balled and restored to a half paper; all pieces then assemble and restore to a complete paper.
22	Bennett's Boner Horace E. Bennett	Trick
A napkin is torn up and the performer attempts a secret switch with a whole napkin hidden in a cup but the switch visibly goes wrong; both napkins are then opened to show both are fully restored.
25	Note in Cigarette Roger Crosthwaite	Trick
A borrowed noted ten-shilling note accidentally burns in a clear bag; the performer bursts a borrowed balloon trying to recover it; finally the original note — number intact — is found inside a spectator's own lit cigarette.
	Chapter Two: Three Rings for Dai Vernon	Section
32	Three Rings For Dai Vernon Lewis Ganson	Routine
Two solid rings and one key ring link and unlink in an impossible close-up sequence drawn from Dai Vernon's symphony routine, performed with 10-inch rings, each appearing utterly solid throughout.
	CHAPTER THREE: Mainly Mental	Section
48	Seven Colours Of Wisdom Arnold DeSeiver	Trick
Seven envelopes, each containing a key and tagged with a coloured ribbon, are mixed; while blindfolded and guarded, the performer identifies the single envelope holding the one key that opens a padlock.
51	Elizabeth Arden J. Pickstone	Trick
A spectator writes any three-figure number on a paper resting on a mirror; the performer, who could not see the writing, correctly reveals the number on a chalk slate.
52	The Taste Tells Charles Cameron	Trick
A spectator secretly seals a chosen drink-name card in an envelope among six identical sealed ones; the performer raises each envelope to his lips and unerringly names the chosen drink.
56	Mollusca Mental Tony Shiels	Trick
A spectator hides a gold coin under one of six small shells while the performer's assistant waits outside; on returning, the assistant puts a large conch shell to her ear and immediately identifies both the correct shell and who hid it.
59	Idento Douglas Francis	Trick
Six spectators write different numbers on identical discs which are mixed and handed behind the performer's back one at a time; blindfolded, he unerringly identifies which disc bears the chosen number.
61	Noted Number Al Spackman	Trick
Two spectators each hold two pound notes; the performer has predicted in advance the exact total of all four last-digit groups — verified correct in front of the audience.
64	Pseudo Psychometry Tony Griffith	Trick
Six spectators seal personal objects in envelopes which are collected and mixed; the performer returns each object to its owner using apparent psychological insight, without opening any envelope in advance.
68	Transversale J. Bragoli	Trick
A spectator thinks of any three adjacent horizontal numbers on a miniature roulette cloth; a croupier spins the wheel; the combined total reduced to a single digit exactly matches the performer's sealed prediction.
71	Licensed Telepathy J. Bragoli	Trick
A spectator mentally selects one of ten jumbo drink-name cards; blindfolded at a distance, the performer identifies the chosen drink from the six names read aloud by the spectator.