Grant, U.F.: Tricks with a One Way
Deck ©1935 U.F. Grant Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6.75x7.75", 23 pages Later Published by Abbott's Magic Co., Colon, MI Published in the U.K. by The Supreme Magic Co. |
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Content (based on extract from Abbott's Anthology of Card
Magic, numbers are not page numbers)
1 The Principle: recommended decks
2 Special Note: setting the deck up in front of spectators
3 Simple Triple Location
4 No Dice: dice game with cards
5 Vanishing Mirror: pretended gambling cheat
6 Marked Deck: gambling ruse
7 Fingerprint Discovery
8 Living & Dead Test: using cards
9 Odd Or Even: determine if cut packet has odd or even number of
cards
10 Color Monte: addition to above, also tell what color cut to
11 Sure Location
12 Count Down Discovery
13 Siamese Twins: two selections come together
14 Detective Jack: variation of above
15 Find The Lady: magician finds Queen in one of three envelopes
16 Call Me Up Sometime: phone number card trick
17 Miracle (Annemann): find selection without touching cards
18 Thought Transference: 2 person mentalism code
19 Say When: three selections counted to at random in a hat
20 Nif-Trix: location
21 Excuse My Back: behind the back
22 Any Card Thought Of
23 Think Stop
(note: another contents listing shows the last entry as The Drunk
Plays Bridge)