Walter Gibson: Twenty New Practical Card Tricks
Gibson, Walter: Twenty New Practical Card Tricks
©1925 Walter B. Gibson, Philadelphia, PA
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.75x8.75", 18 pages
Walter Gibson: Twenty New Practical Card Tricks
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Comments: Book Two Of The Practical Card Trick Series. The entire series is available in a single volume as an eBook from Conjuring Arts Research Center. The series consisted of: Practical Card Tricks Volume One (1921), Twenty New Practical Card Tricks (1925), Two Dozen Effective Practical Card Tricks (1927), and Sixteen Master Card Mysteries (1928).

Contents (from eBook, note page numbering continues from Volume 1):

i Foreword (Walter Gibson): about the series
13 Cards In the Case: prediction in card case is correct, and selected card vanishes to be found in the pocket
14 The Simplified Spelling Bee (Frank Hartley): a card spelling effect
14 Preparing a Borrowed Pack: tip
15 The Automatic Card Detection: discover a card selected by inserting a pen-knife
15 Forcing a Heap: forcing one of four heaps
16 The Instantaneous Reversing Pack: a deck is clearly shown all facing one way, but when dealt every other card is reversed, uses a regular deck
17 The Two Four Ace Trick: another approach to the Four Ace trick
18 One Way Bicycles: using Emblem backs
18 Single Card Color Change: using something extra
19 The Card in the Shirt (Bill Bowman): selection vanishes from deck and is found in the vest
20 Card From the Pockets - Latest and Best: using a new but mixed deck, magician can remove cards or card hands called for
22 Super Memory: magician removes each of 20 cards, names the number which matches that card to the spectator who selected it
23 Turned Up Card: selection appears face up
23 The Counting Mystery: magician removes the number of cards thought counted off by the spectator
24 Actual Penetration: a spot card penetrates a court card
25 From Number to Number: magician ends up counting to the selection
26 The Master Four Ace Trick: uses some manipulation
27 Card on the Hand: using magician's wax
27 Mysterious Jacks: Jacks keep being dealt, no sleights
28 The Sequel (Rufus Steele): two numbers help locate the selection

29 Index to Practical Card Tricks Books One and Two


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