Joseph, Eddie: Premonition ©1948 Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., Colon, MI Softcover, tape-bound, 8.5x11", 15 pages ©1948 Harry Stanley's Unique Magic Studio, U.K. ©1959 Supreme Magic Co., U.K.

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Comments: A updated version of this trick was published as "The New Premonition" around 1970. Description of effect from the book, "ANYONE in the audience is asked to name ANY card. The person naming the card is asked to come forward and pick up the deck of cards on your table. This person now removes the deck from its case and deals out every card in the pack but fails to find the one he named. He is now told to count the cards and finds only 51. ONE CARD IS MISSING AND THE MISSING CARD IS THE ONE JUST NAMED ALOUD. The magician reaches into his pocket and without the slightest delay brings out the very card named by the spectator. At no time does the magician touch the deck. There is no force of choice. This miracle works 100% of the time, since the element of chance plays no part."

Contents (courtesy Dietrich Keller, Magicbooks.be)

i Mr. Magician (Percy Abbott): letter to the reader

1 Premonition
1 The Effect
1 The Patter
2 The Secret
4 Disposals
4 Presentation
5 How to Find the Right Pack
6 Formula
8 Observations
8 Additional Tips

1 The Blind Magician Does a Trick
1 Method One
3 Method Two
3 Method Three
4 The Natural Follow-Up
5 The Principle Defined
6 How to Make Your Locator Cards