Boarde, C.L.: Mainly Mental Vol. I Billet Reading ©1947 C.L. Boarde; Globe Services, NY Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11", 80 pages

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Contents:

1 Section One - The Steal
1 General Remarks
1 Specific Remarks

2 Part A The One Hand Switch
2 The Table Sweep
3 The Table Lift
3 The Improved Table Lift
4 The Palm-Out
5 The Finger Switch
5 The Tip-Up
6 The Table Stir
7 The Pellet Change

8 Part B The Two Hand Switch
8 The Torn Center
9 The Improved Torn Center
11 The Squeeze
12 The Hand to Hand
13 The Hand Over Hand
13 The Hand From Hand
14 The Fold-Over

15 Part C Strategems
15 The Thumb Tip
16 The Envelope and Tip
17 The Slit Envelope
19 The Turnover
20 The Pad
21 Variation
22 The Waxed Cover
23 In the Glass

26 Section Two - The Read
26 General Remarks

26 Opening the Billet
26 Procedure One
28 Procedure Two

28 The Read
28 Natural Movements
29 In the Lap
30 Behind the Scene
31 In the Palm
32 On the Pad
33 In the Pocket
35 Under the Sheet
36 Under Cover
37 The Misread
38 Concluding Remarks

39 Section Three - The Spiel
39 General Remarks
39 Setting the Scene
40 Analyzing the Spectator
41 Analyzing the Question
43 The Delivery

45 The Psychological Read
45 Love
46 Wealth
46 Business
47 Lost and Found
48 Tripe
48 News
48 Conflict
49 Success
49 Politics
49 Children
49 Crime

51 Section Four - Subsidiary Techniques
51 General Remarks
51 Marking the Billet
55 The Pocket Index
60 The Pocket Writer
63 The Thumb-Writer
67 Pencil Reading
70 Impression Techniques
76 Forcing
78 Miscellaneous