The third instalment in this legendary series is a treasure trove from the 'Castle Notebooks' curated by Bruce Cervon. Expect unpublished Vernon effects alongside contributions from a motley crew of his friends and contemporaries, including Sam Horowitz, Henry Christ, Dr. Daley, Faucett Ross, Herb Zarrow, and others (seriously, it’s like a magic reunion).
Leading the charge in this remarkable volume is a 30-page essay, 'Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden', penned by the likes of William P. Miesel, Max Maven, Bruce Cervon, Stephen Minch, and of course, Dai Vernon himself. It’s a historical romp through the New York Inner Circle of the 1920s and 30s that you simply can’t miss!
Sleights featured include the Subway Gambler's Palm, the Contortion Palm, Flat Top Switch, the Zarrow Block Addition, and A Table Pass (because who doesn’t love a good palm?). Effects include the legendary Joker Monte, Horowitz's Look Homeward, Angel, Tenkai's Phoenix Bill Vanish, and a whole lot more! With 63 routines, 210 illustrations, 32 historical photographs, you've got 270 pages of pure Vernon goodness to sink your teeth into.
Contents:
Foreword - Herb Zarrow
Introduction - Bruce Cervon Author's Introduction - Stephen Minch
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
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