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Books on Card Magic
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
by Jean Hugard
Paperback
402 Pages
(January 1976)
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Ordovicn@execpc.com from Milwaukee, WI , October 9, 1998
A classic manual of card effects!
Jean Hugard's "Encyclopedia of Card Tricks" remains one of the most
comprehensive and exhaustive texts on card effects even after 60 years of being in
publication. A brief summary of the table of contents shows the variety of effects
covered: impromptu card tricks, spelling effects, "you do as I do", special
cards, special decks (Svengali, Mene-Tekel, Stripper), calculation effects, and
miscellaneous card tricks. Hugard describes the effects clearly and accurately, attributes
the originator of the effect (if known), and occasionally offers an editorial comment or
suggestion. The book is quite literally a gold mine of information, awaiting an interested
and motivated magician to mine its contents. I continue to amaze audiences with Stewart
James' original handling of "Miraskill" (p. 330). And Kli Ban's "The
Spectator Finds Your Card" (p. 348), in which the spectator finds the card I chose,
has been in my routine for years. Virtually all effects require no difficult
sleight-of-hand. However, Hugard does devote a chapter describing important card sleights.
This Dover reprint is one of the best values in magic. With this volume, and possibly the
addition of John Scarne's "Scarne on Card Tricks", any magician can develop an
entertaining card routine that audiences will enjoy. "Encyclopedia of Card
Tricks" belongs in every magician's library.
Card Manipulations
by Jean Hugard
Paperback
163 Pages
(May 1985)
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More Card Manipulations, Series 1-4
by Jean Hugard
Paperback
205 Pages
(August 1974)
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The Expert at the Card Table : The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation
by S.W. Artifice, Ruse, and sub Erdnase
Paperback
130 Pages
(August 1995)
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101 Amazing Card Tricks by Bob Longe
Paper back
128 pages
(Sept. '93)
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