Galsworthy, John: Concerning the Palming of Cards ©2021 John Galsworthy, Great Britain Hardcover, no dj, 140 pages

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Contents (from book ToC, courtesy Najee Williams):

1 Foreword

4 1 Introduction

11 2 Top Palms

11 2-1 Berg Palm
11 Mechanics
18 Motivations
18 The Cut
21 The Sleeve

24 2-2 One-Hand Top Palm
24 Mechanics
27 Discussion
27 Variations
28 - One
28 - Two
30 - Three
32 - Four

36 2-3 Hugard Top Palm
36 Mechanics
41 Coordination
43 Multiple Hugard Top Palm

48 2-4 Touch Palm One - Topping the Deck
49 The Left Hand
50 The Right and
51 The Palm

56 3 Bottom Palms

56 3-1 Erdnase Bottom Palm
56 The Left Hand
57 The Right Hand
58 The Palm
62 Motivations

65 3-2 Touch Palm Two - Erdnase Bottom Palm
65 The Right Hand
66 The Left Hand
68 The Palm

71 3-3 Leipzig Bottom Palm
71 The Right Hand
72 The Left Hand
74 The Palm
77 Motivations

81 3-4 Colour Change
81 A Short Discourse
81 Thoughts
82 Technique
88 Malini Change Variation
91 Closing Remarks

92 4 Palm Steals

92 4-1 Side Steal
92 Mechanics
98 Motivations

102 4-2 Diagonal Palm Shift
102 Method One
110 Method Two
114 Motivations

116 5 Miscellaneous Moves

117 5-1 Top Card Palm Replacement
117 A Brief Discussion
120 Finer Points

122 5-2 Palm-to-Palm Transfer
123 Mechanics
126 Motivations

128 5-3 Box Load
129 Mechanics

137 6 Conclusion
 
139 7 References