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The Dai Vernon Book of Magic

1957 Hardcover

Reprinted: ~1978 Hardcover , 1994 Hardcover

Publisher:
- Harry Stanley

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#	Title	Type
13	Foreword	Foreword
15	Introduction	Introduction
19	Background to a Legend	Biographical
A short biography of Dai Vernon, the magician who became a legend in his own lifetime.
27	The Vernon Touch	Article
Vernon shares his philosophy on performing magic — naturalness, originality, adapting tricks to personality, and lessons from great magicians.
41	A Chinese Classic	Routine
Three coins pass through a solid table one at a time, repeatedly, even under seemingly impossible conditions.
51	Penetration of Thought	Trick
A merely thought-of card travels invisibly from the performer's packet to the spectator's — revealed by a card with a different-coloured back.
61	Three Ball Transposition	Routine
Three solid balls travel mysteriously between the hands, vanish from the pocket and return, then disappear completely.
73	Application of the Tenkai Palm	Section
Vernon applies Tenkai's palming technique to originate two new sleights, forming the basis of two distinct routines.
73	The Tenkai Palm	Technique
74	The Svengali Colour Change	Technique
A card appears to change colour through a hypnotic gesture — a startling colour-change using Tenkai's palm.
78	Jumping Jack	Trick
A Jack rested against a wine glass jumps back to the performer's hand while only two cards are in play the entire time.
82	The Linking Rings	Routine
A set of moves to enhance any Linking Rings routine — four distinct phases using a single ring and the key-ring.
82	Spinning the Rings	Technique
With one ring linked to the key-ring, the performer appears to spin both rings simultaneously.
83	The Crash Linking	Technique
Rings are linked together through any point of their circumference in a sudden, dramatic motion.
84	The Pull-Through Method of Unlinking	Technique
A single ring appears to be pulled physically through the key-ring to unlink them.
85	The Falling Ring	Technique
The top ring of a chain tumbles down from ring to ring until it spins free from the bottom.
88	Seven Card Monte	Trick
A red court card vanishes from a face-up row on the table three times, and is found on top of the pack each time.
94	Quick Tricks	Section
A collection of short, highly effective tricks suitable for impromptu performance.
94	Leipzig's Coin on the Knee	Trick
A coin vanishes using an unusual and particularly amusing method.
96	Martin Gardner's Cigar Vanish	Trick
A lit cigar vanishes from beneath a handkerchief by one of the cheekiest moves ever devised.