Read, Ralph: 'One Man' Mind Reading Secrets Colostro Secret Monography Number One ©1935 Ralph Read, Calosto Publications, NY Softcover, saddle-stitched, 8.5x11", 8 pages ©2002 José Antonio González, The Learned Pig HTML Version

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Comments: Ideas for the solo-performer to get "one ahead" for mind-reading acts

Contents (from HTML version, numbers are not page numbers):

3 Introduction
4 The "One-Ahead" Principle: original one-ahead method
5 Stealing Folded Billet from Tray
6 Subtle Glimpse of Folded Billet
8 Thumb Tip Billet Steal
10 Thumb Tip Steal of Billet: slight modification
10 Cards in Envelopes: several approaches described
11 Faked Pile of Magazines: for stage
14 Novel Idea for Ascertaining the First Question: with a comedy bent
15 The Double Cutter: getting one ahead by a card force
15 Old Fashioned Medium's Switch: for platform
16 The Double Envelope Switch: and how to make it
17 The Calostro Three-Finger Shell: a thumb-tip type of gimmick
19 A Stunt with a Finger Tip
19 The Slit Envelope