Melissa & Doug: Magician's Apprentice Volume 1 - Card Tricks Unshuffled © Melissa & Doug Softcover, saddle-stitched, 43 pages

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Comments: Instruction book for a Melissa & Doug branded magic set. Set included gimmicked cards, Svengali Deck,

Contents (from book):

2 Chapter 1 Card Trick Techniques
2 Riffle Shuffle
3 - Advanced Riffle
4 Hindu Shuffle
6 Overhand Shuffle
6 Key Card Technique: selected card revealed

8 Chapter 2 Gimmick Card Tricks: using gimmicked cards in the set
8 Cut and Restore Card: corner cut from a card re-appears
9 Mystery Appearance: one card transforms into another
11 Card Pen-a-Tration: pen through card
11 Coin X-Ray Force: coin penetrates a card into a glass

14 Chapter 3 X-Ray Glasses: special glasses reveal markings
15 Backward Shuffle: magician determines which card was moved
16 Name That Card: seeing only the backs
16 I Have a Touchy Feeling: identify a card by touch
16 Find My Twin: find a matching card
17 Fanciful Encounters: a story based card identification effect
 
18 Chapter 4 Shaved Deck: the Stripper deck
20 Instant Find: quick location
20 The Four Ace Return: four Aces moved to the top of the deck

22 Chapter 5 Secret Enigma Deck: a marked deck
23 Mix and Match: magician finds two cards of the same suit
24 Walking Fingers: card location
25 What’s the Magic Number?: magician finds cards that add to a magic number

26 Chapter 6 Svengali Deck
27 Rising Card: chosen card rises to the top of the deck
28 Double Lift: top card transforms to another card
30 Lie Detector: magician reveals card even though spectator lies
31 Infrared Fingerprint: card location
31 Light Weight Deck: card found by "weighing" deck
32 Name a Number: card found by dealing random number
33 This Card Has Your Name On It: spectator's name used to find card
33 Cut the Cards: spectator chooses same card twice
34 Audience Mind Control: audience reveals spectator's choice
35 Amazing Deck Transformation: all cards alike
35 Together on Three: Three spectators all select the same card
36 Secret Whisper: one spectator reveals the card of another

37 Tricks Requiring Early Set Up
37 Surprise Delivery: volunteer's card received in the mail matches revelation at show
37 Card Teleportation: card appears elsewhere in the room
38 Sealed Envelope: card prediction
39 Phone: card revealed over the phone
39 Magazine Editor: card appears in magazine as predicted

41 Magic Card Trick Glossary