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Welcome to the third installment of the Vernon Chronicles, where the treasures from Bruce Cervon's legendary 'Castle Notebooks' continue to unfold. This volume is packed with unpublished Vernon effects and contributions from a lineup of magical heavyweights, including Sam Horowitz, Henry Christ, Dr. Daley, Faucett Ross, Herb Zarrow, and a few others who didn't get the memo on retirement.
Kicking off this fantastic read is a 30-page essay titled 'Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden,' featuring insights from William P. Miesel, Max Maven, Bruce Cervon, Stephen Minch, and the man himself, Dai Vernon. It's a historical jaunt through the New York Inner Circle of the 1920s and 30s—grab your monocle and top hat; it’s time to get classy.
We’re talking sleights like the Subway Gambler's Palm, the Contortion Palm, and the Flat Top Switch. And don’t even get me started on the Zarrow Block Addition and A Table Pass. The effects? How about the legendary Joker Monte and Horowitz's Look Homeward, Angel? Not to mention Tenkai's Phoenix Bill Vanish and a treasure trove of others. Inside these 270 pages, you’ll find 63 routines, 210 illustrations, and 32 historical photographs—it's like a magic museum in eBook form.
Contents:
- Foreword - Herb Zarrow
- Introduction - Bruce Cervon
- Author's Introduction - Stephen Minch
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Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden - William P. Miesel
Chapter One: Dark Side of the Hand
- Subway Gambler's Palm
- The Contortion Palm
- Dr. Daley's Face-Lift Addition
- The Lilliput Palm
- An Historical Note on the Dr. Elliott Top Palm
- The Revolving Palm-Replacement
- The Finley Diagonal Palm Shift Revisited
- Flat Top
Chapter Two: Sundry Sleights
- Flat Top Switch
- The Spring-Loaded Tip-Over Change
- The Zarrow Block Addition
- A Note on Zarrow's Revolving Aces
- Back Breaker
- The Hair's-Breadth Stall
- Vernon on the "Endfield" Slip Cut
- On the Hay False Dovetail Shuffle
- A Table Pass
Chapter Three: Motley
- Spellatron
- Cut and Spell
- Caught in the Stretch
- If the Suit Fits
- Bruce Cervon's Trans Mitt
- Given the Slip
- Will-o'-the-wisp
- The Vernon Deck Vanish and Recovery
Chapter Four: Cheats
- Joker Monte
- Three in the Hand, One in the Bush
- A Straight Deal
- The David and Goliath Deal
- Black's Stack
- Stacked to Formula
Chapter Five: Inflationary Effects
- On Your Metal
- All Sound and Fabric
- Right Where?
- Two Techniques with the Purse Palm
- Pastiche on Ramsay, with Variations
- On the Origins of the Steeplechase
- Folding Money
- Cashing a Check
Chapter Six: Notes on Cherished Ghosts
- "Vester" Adam's Flight of Fabric
- Arthur Finley's Remote Control
- S. Leo Horowitz's Look Homeward, Angel
- Henry Christ's Obstinate Pasteboards
- Faucett Ross' Twice Turned
- Mac MacDonald's Lost Chord
- Dr. Daley's Vis-A-vis
- Dr. Daley's Select Transposition
- Dr. Daley's Interlocking Setup
- Tenkai's Phoenix Bill Vanish
- Larry Grey's Cut to Perfection
- Jay Ose's Presentation for The Glass Through Table
- John Scarne's Doppelganger Location
- John Scarne's Western Union Trick 208
Chapter Seven: Solitary Amusements
- What's-the-Value Solitaire
- Think-of-a-Card Solitaire
So, if you're ready to dive deep into the Vernon vault and emerge with some serious magic chops, grab your copy of Vernon Chronicles - Volume 3. It’s a wild ride through sleights, effects, and a whole lot of Vernon magic, all at your fingertips.
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