Cramer, Stuart: Germain The Wizard And His Legerdemain ©1966 Buffum Publishing Corporation, Goleta, CA Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5x8", 152 pages

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Comments (JayandLefty): Filled with explanations of superb effects, and one of the greatest magic biographies ever written. Stuart Cramer recounts the life story of the grand artiste of magic, Karl Germain, and details the techniques of dozens of Germain's routines.
Available as an e-Book from The Miracle Factory. Not to be confused with Miracle Factory's expanded biography "Germain the Wizard".

Contents (From book ToC, updated Sep 2018):

vi Preface

1 Prologue - This Old House

3 Chapter 1
4 Basket of Flowers Production
5 Appearing Cards
7 The Expanding Card
7 Silks and Soup Plates
11 Substitution Trunk
13 Drugstore Magic
14 Contact Mindreading

15 Chapter 2
17 An Eggstraordinary Eggsperiment
19 Complete Mental Telegraphy Act
22 The Obedient Spinning Coin

24 Chapter 3
26 The Rising Cards
27 Germain’s Egyptian Clock Dial

32 Chapter 4
32 The Mystery of Malabar Illusion
37 Dove to Candy
38 A Feathery Publicity Stunt
39 Idea for Vanishing a Lady
40 Miser’s Dream

42 Chapter 5
44 Kellar Flower Trick Improved
44 The Wizard Gardener
46 Witch’s Hat Production
46 Germain’s Famous Flower Growth

51 Chapter 6
53 The Butterfly
58 Dr Faustus Black-Art Act
62 Cabinet of Cagliosto Illusion

64 Chapter 7
65 A Pupil in Magic
67 The First Rabbit Tray
68 A Busker’s Baffler
70 Magical Mocha
72 Ching Ling Foo Ribbon
76 Mindreading à la Braille

78 Chapter 8
81 Magical Transportation
83 Faust’s Padlock
87 Tip-Up Table Trick

88 Chapter 9
91 Rhadama, Bride of the Nile
92 An Idea for the Asrah Illusion
93 The Vanishing Lamp
96 The Handkerchief that Always Comes Back

97 Chapter 10
98 Dancing Table
99 The Hand of the Hamadryad
102 Torn-and-Restored Cigarette Paper for TV

107 Chapter 11
111 Four Methods for Ring on Wand
113 Two Person Book Test
116 Mysterious Water Faucet

119 Chapter 12
120 Mentalism With Spoons
123 Novel Coin Vanish
124 The Great Vanishing Horse Illusion

128 Chapter 13
128 Batter Up!
128 Hermann's Watch Trick
130 Guinea Pig to Bottle
133 Card Stabbing
137 The Monkey’s Paw

139 Chapter 14
140 Ribbons and Roses
141 Ring from Hand to Hand

145 Epilogue

146 Memorabilia

153 Index