Bob Longe: The Invisible Deck and Other Card Tricks
Longe, Bob: The Invisible Deck and Other Card Tricks
©1948 Ireland Magic Co., Chicago, IL
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6x9", 24 pages
Bob Longe: The Invisible Deck and Other Card Tricks
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Comments: The first four effects are presentations with an "imaginary deck", not the commercial Don Alan "Invisible Deck". This book was combined in 1972 with the Ireland 1956 and 57 Annuals of Card Magic into Card Tricks for Cardicians in 1972.

Contents (based on the contents found in Card Tricks for Cardicians):

5 The Invisible Deck: effect with an imaginary deck and a real deck
6 The Invisible Deck Effect 2: another presentation using the imaginary deck
7 The Invisible Deck Effect 3: can be used as a prediction
8 The Invisible Deck Effect 4: effect to prove the deck is real
9 Strike Three and Out!: two fails and a win to find the spectator's card
10 Four Plus One: selection appears face up among four face down cards
11 Surprise Rise: wrong card rises and then changes to selection
13 Quickie Reverse: quick card trick
14 Hypnotism and Cards: gag
15 Two Black Aces: selection becomes sandwiched between two Aces
17 Poker Supreme: magician deals five selections to himself which is a Royal Flush
19 Where Are the Aces?: challenge routine for Spectator to locate the Aces
20 Ideal Count Down: move for spelling and count down routines
22 Without a Key Card: locating a selection handled by the Spectator


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