Dai Vernon - Inner Secrets of Card Magic Trilogy (1-3)

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Dai Vernon ultimate collection of card magic teaching , Depth of card magic secret , a total of three .

Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1959)
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Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1961)

This is the first part of Vernon's famousInner Secrets of Card Magicseries It includes notable work on color changes In "Dai Vernon's Colour Changing Pack" Vernon provides the proper motivation for the use of the Hindu Shuffle:.. Showing the back color of the deck. "Emotional Reaction" is an example of a subtle and cunning use of a key card. Probably the best effect in this volume is the "Notis Stop Trick".

1st edition 1959; original 76 pages; PDF 59 pages.

Table of Contents

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: TAKING THINGS EASY
- Emotional Reaction
- Cocktail Cards
- The Bent Corner Prediction
- Colour Separation
CHAPTER TWO: A LITTLE THOUGHT REQUIRED
- Repeat "Do As I Do"
- Four Of A Kind
- Matching The Cards
- Dai Vernon's Colour Changing Pack
CHAPTER THREE: HANGING BY A THREAD
- The Rising Cards
- The Pack That Cuts Itself
- The Walking And Jumping Card
CHAPTER FOUR: NOVEL KNOWLEDGE
- To Show The Top Card
- The Ginsburg Poke
- Jumbo Surprise
- Elastic Touch
- Time To Change
CHAPTER FIVE: COLOUR CHANGES
- 1 - Tenkai's Colour Change
- 2 - Al Altmann's Double Colour Change
- 3 - Dai Vernon's "Picking Off The Pip"
- 4 - Erdnase Plus Vernon
- 5 - Dai Vernon's "No Palm" Colour Change
- 6 - Dai Vernon's Pinch Colour Change
- 7 - Dai Vernon's French Drop Colour Change
- 8 - Bob Hummer's Visual Change
- 9 - Cliff Green's Visual Change
CHAPTER SIX: DEXTEROUS DECEPTION
- Production Of Cards With Fingers Interlocked
- Bob Hummer's Variation
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE NOTIS STOP TRICK
CHAPTER EIGHT: MEXICAN TRICKERY
- Sure Fire Showdown
- Bathroom Strippers
CHAPTER NINE: MIRACLES TAKE A LITTLE LONGER
- The Chinese Second Deal
- The Shooting Single Handed Deal
- Look Up

The second part in Vernon'sInner Secrets of Card Magictrilogy is the jewel in this series It features such classics as "Twisting the Aces" (which includes the first publication of Alex Emsley's "Four as Four Count" -. Better known as Ghost count or Elmsley count), "Out of Sight - Out of Mind," "Oil and Water," "McDonald's $ 100 Routine," and "The Trick that Can not be Explained" the ultimate jazz magic effect You will also find a number of Vernon. Touches on his riffle shuffle technique, crimps, Zarrow shuffle and others.

This ebook is absolute must read for any card magician. You should read all three parts but this second part you simply can not ignore.

1st edition 1960; original 88 pages; PDF 71 pages.

Table of Contents

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: TWISTING THE ACES
CHAPTER TWO: THINK OF A CARD
- Simple Arithmetic
- Riffled Thought
- Think Of An Ace
- Out Of Sight-Out Of Mind
- Thought Transposed
CHAPTER THREE: OIL AND WATER
CHAPTER FOUR: MCDONALD'S $ 100 ROUTINE
CHAPTER FIVE: THE NOTIS CASCADE
CHAPTER SIX: MAINLY MANIPULATION
- 1.-Allen Shaw's Card Production
- 2. - Cardini's Card Production
- 3. - Mosquito Parade
CHAPTER SEVEN: MAGIC WITH THE RIFFLE SHUFFLE
- Basic Formation Of A Step
- The Pull Through Shuffle
- The Pull Out Shuffle
- Retaining The Top Stock
- Zarrow Full Deck Control
- Side Riffle Cut
- Transferring A Bottom Stock To The Top
- Reversal Of Bottom Cards
- To Keep The Colours Separated
- To Bring Cards To The Top
CHAPTER EIGHT: CRIMPS
- Top Card Crimp
- Corner Crimp
- Whole Pack Crimp
- Cut Crimp
- Spring Crimp
- Mexican Joe's Crimp
- Snap Crimp
CHAPTER NINE: CARDS TO POCKET
CHAPTER TEN: FORCING A CARD
- The Classic Force
- The Malini Force
- Riffle Force-Dai Vernon
- Fan Force-Dai Vernon
- Back to Back Force-Dai Vernon
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE TRICK THAT CAN NOT BE EXPLAINED
CHAPTER TWELVE: VERNON TOUCHES
- The Vernon Glide
- The Push-Off Count
- The Buckle Count

The highlights in this third part of the Vernon'sInner Secrets of Card Magictrilogy are his teachings on the second deal including a one handed and a stud second deal, the chapter on the "Three Card Monte", and the chapter on palming.

1st edition 1961; original 72 pages; PDF 62 pages.

Table of Contents

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
CHAPTER ONE: THE FOUR BLUE BACKED ACES
CHAPTER TWO: BLINDFOLD POKER DEAL
CHAPTER THREE: CARDS OF COINCIDENCE
CHAPTER FOUR: THREE CARD MONTE
- The Three Cards
- The Throw
- The Game
- 1. The use of a short card
- 2. The Optical Move
CHAPTER FIVE: LARRY GREY'S "CARDS ACROSS"
CHAPTER SIX: MORE NOVEL KNOWLEDGE
- 1. To Shuffle A Certain Number Of Cards Above A Selected Card
- 2. Plunger Location
- 3. Card From Pocket
- 4. Switching A Card In An Envelope
- 5. Double Lift From Fan
- 6. Staring Him In The Face
CHAPTER SEVEN: PALMING
- 1. Top Palm - Dai Vernon
- Other Methods Of Palming
- 2. To Palm A Card From The Pack With The Gambler's Palm
- 3. One Handed Palm - Dai Vernon
- 4. Second Gambler's Palm
- 5. Springing A Card Into The Gambler's Palm Position
- 6. Some Useful Notes On Palming
CHAPTER EIGHT: DEALING SECONDS
- 1. Dai Vernon's Second Deal
- 2. Single Handed Method
- 3. Dai Vernon's "New Theory" Second Deal
- 4. A Quick Trick
CHAPTER NINE: THE CARD PUZZLE
CHAPTER TEN: ANOTHER LARRY GREY TRICK
CHAPTER ELEVEN: CHANGES
- The Top Change
- The Bottom Change
- One-Handed Card Change-Dai Vernon
- Harry Lorayne's Change For Four Cards
CHAPTER TWELVE: TWO TRICKS
- Dai Vernon's Version Of "Everywhere And Somewhere"
- Matching Any Number Of Cards