Select Secrets by Dai Vernon
Thirteen superb miracles by the one and only Dai Vernon.
Any one of the effects is worth the price of the book and then some! Effects with cards, coins, dice, handkerchiefs, matches, cigarettes -- all with the brilliant hallmark that is Vernon's magic.
This was the book where Vernon revealed his method for his signature "Follow the Leader" effect. And his "Automatic Gambler" routine makes you look like an accomplished card expert ... yet it's self-working! But that's not all. There's never been a more perfect cigarette switch than the one explained here. And his famous "Snow Storm in China" routine is fully described here, too.
A choice collection of magic for close-up, platform, and stage. Illustrated by Vernon, too!
Revised and updated edition includes two new chapters plus additional content.
52 pages plus supplement. Soft covers, saddle-stitched.
Dai Vernon's "The Queens' Soiree" edited by Ralph Read
A remarkable transition effect using unprepared objects and no sleight of hand.
Four Queens from any pack are placed on the four corners of a square cloth. Two of the Queens are covered with squares of paper. One at a time, the Queens are put beneath the cloth thru which they penetrate and come up under the square of paper. It is amazing to see the identical card make the passage and appear under the paper along with the others, until all four are assembled under the one paper!
Vernon’s original methods and several puzzling variations — different from anything ever offered, no extra or trick cards, etc. Illustrated directions. Use any cards (none supplied).
Originally sold for the equivalent of $15 in today's money.
2022 revised edition features two new chapters.
Soft covers, saddle-stitched, 14 pages plus supplement.
All three books for one price.
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