Gydesen, Walter: Periodical Magic ©1981 Walter Gydesen, Magic, Inc., Chicago, IL Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 12 page

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Comments: Lecture notes; all tricks taken from magic periodicals. Provides brief but sufficient directions.

Contents (from book):

3 Foreword
3 Glass of Water Vanish: glass vanishes after being filled with water
3 Die Thru Silk: using the die from a Die Box
3 Bill Tube Routine: for a standard bill tube
4 Dissolving Knot: with a 4 foot rope, illustrated
5 Cut and Restored Rope: using magnets
5 Rope and Silk Thru Hand: illustrated
6 One Way Aviator Cards: using a flaw to your advantage
6 Color Changing Card: a flourish
6 Follow the Leader: Jumbo card trick
7 Flip Over Box Routine: with silks
8 Five Dimes Equals Fifty Cents: a thumbtip trick
8 Magic Cocktail: coin penetrates handkerchief inside a glass
8 Dice Divination: dice combination predicted using a pack of matches
9 How to Make a Long Thumb: utility
9 Impromptu Milk Pitcher: temporary utility
9 Protecting Your Props From Becoming Marred or Scratched: tip
10 Protecting Your Spring Flowers: tip
10 Tip With Envelope and Coin: making a coin appear to come from a sealed envelope
10 Levitation of a Paper Clip: knife apparently levitates due to static electricity
10 Drink Divination: determining which drink disc was selected
11 Ring Thru Shoestring: finger ring pulled free from a shoestring
11 Thimble Thru Hanky: regular thimble
11 Balancing Knife on Finger Tips: stunt
12 Spirit Raps: with cereal bowls
12 Mental Prediction Mystery: newspaper word prediction