Osborne, Tom: Coin Tricks Classics of Magic Volume One ©1945 Thomas James Osborne, Philadelphia, PA Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6x9", 31 pages

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Comments: Classics of Magic Volume One. (Volume Two: Napkin Folding; Volume Three: The Shower of Sweets; Volume Four: Poker Demonstration)

Contents (from book):

1 Introduction
2 Clink: coin to glass
2 Stuck: fifty cents are put into a napkin, a quarter removed, but fifty cents remains
4 Hand To Hand: four coins pass from one hand to the other
4 A Production: large coin appears between two playing cards
6 Catch It: a coin passes up through a handkerchief covering a glass
6 Drop It: spectator can't catch a coin
8 Prelude: one coin travels from one hand to the other
10 A Double Pass: two coins pass into a glass
10 Wax It: half dollar passes through saucer into a glass
12 Change It: dollar bill changes into four quarters
12 Salt & Pepper: coin vanishes and is found under a salt shaker
14 Copper & Silver: copper and silver coins transpose
14 Watch It: coin penetrates the trousers pocket
16 The Star: a coin flourish with five coins
16 The Roll: a coin flourish with a single coin
18 Four To Go: Two coins in each fist, two coins join the others in one hand
20 Fold It: coin penetrates a handkerchief
22 Red & Blue: coin travels from one napkin to another
24 In The Bag: four coins travel from one kerchief to another
26 The Tube: coin passes into a knot
28 Coins Of Sympathy: a coin matrix effect
30 Concluding Remarks

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