Lucas, Jerry & Harry Lorayne: The Jerry Lucas Fifty Greatest Card Tricks Booklet ©1973 Hoi Polloi, Inc., NY Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5x8", 48 pages

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Comments: Half of the tricks feature the "Imaginary Deck", otherwise known as the Invisible Deck, or the Mene-Tekel deck, as originated by Joe Berg.The other half can be done with any deck.

Contents (from book):

4 Introduction

5 Effects Using the Imaginary Deck:
5 The Imaginary Deck - How It Works
7 The Imaginary Deck: basic routine
8 The Ninth Wonder: mathematical effect using the deck
9 Prick a Card, Any Card: version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey
10 The Composite Card: audience chooses a card
11 Dial-A-Card: card chosen and placed in envelope before the performance
11 The Psychic Coin: card chosen by coin dropped on cards
12 Beat the Odds, or Evens: performer guesses all three cards chosen
12 Three Blind Dice: using dice to select the card
13 Crack the Stack: another version using stacked dice
14 Multiplied Dice: using some memorization
15 Nine Mysterious Days: card chosen using a calendar is only card reversed in the deck
16 The Double-Crossed Calendar: another version
17 Cards and Letters: Only card reversed in the deck matches the card found by elimination
18 Round the Clock: using a die and clock face
19 The Matchical Number: reversed card chosen by using a book of matches
20 Numbers, Coming and Going: another mathematical effect
21 The Magic Spell: selected card is spelled to from a packet of 6, and duplicate found reversed in Imaginary deck
22 The Magic Touch: magician locates card by counting to it; same card is found reversed in deck
23 Lost and Found Dept.: card found by mathematics
24 One in a Million: using math, the spectator's favorite number is discovered, and matching card is found reversed in deck
24 The Card Without a Deck: selected card determined using math, and found in the Imaginary Deck
25 The Card That Changed Decks: selected card is not found in the regular deck, but is revealed reversed in the Imaginary Deck
26 The Sandwich You Can't Eat: selection found using key cards, and also reversed in other deck
27 Triple Play: three cards selected are kept face down, found in the Imaginary Deck revered, and shown to be correct
27 Say When: another key card location

28 Effects Using Regular Decks
28 The Well-Suited Deck: card found from stacked deck
28 Cards of a Different Color: stacking deck to make finding the card easy
29 The Card That Could Count Cards: a selected card reveals how many cards were transferred to magician's packet
30 The Frightened Card: a card found reversed in a regular deck is used to find the selection
31 It All Adds Up: number of cards in two piles determines the selection
32 Three Strikes And You Hit: after four counts, the magician finally finds selection
33 Do You Believe in Magic?: a spelling card trick
33 The Most Predictable Number: 10989 trick
34 The Unbeatable Hand: dealing a poker hand
34 How the Ladies Come Up on Top: four Queens appear on top of four piles
35 The Calculated Cut: using the ability to estimate number of cards cut
36 The Well-Guarded Secret: card predicted beforehand is found by counting cards
37 Sweet Sixteen: magician counts to 16 to find the selection
38 I've Got Your Number: math prediction, no cards required
38 Quick Turnovers: two selections become face up in the deck
39 Grapevine: one card predict the next, one ahead principle
40 The Cards Point the Way: using the pips as a one way indictator
40 The Psychic Sevens: the 7's find four selections
41 Mr. Tele-Card: an over-the-phone card revelation
42 The Great Comeback: selection is the next card
43 The Finger's Tip: two card revelation
44 Musical Cards: magician knows how many cards were moved
45 The Phone Trick: reading someone's mind over the phone
46 The Face to Face Deck: magician knows how many cards are face down and face up
47 Card Throb: magician finds card using spectator's pulse and a stacked deck
48 Index