Scarne, John: 100 More of Scarne's Magic Tricks ©1951, 1963 John Scarne; Cornerstone Library, NY Softcover, perfect-bound, 5x8", 142 pages

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Comments: "This present volume...is a complete and unabridged reprint of the second half of the original hardcover edition [Scarne's Magic Tricks]. Many new, clear and simple illustrations have been prepared for both paperback editions by Bob Correa."

Contents (from book ToC):

9 Sleight of Foot: coin moves from left foot to right foot
10 Transposed Colors: red checker changes places with black checker, each in their own match box
10 Dead or Alive?: another living and dead mentalist effect
11 From the Spirit World: a paper ends up with the name of a named person on it
12 For a Change: performer determines spectator's age and how much change is in his pocket
12 Finger Waves: performer knows how many fingers are held out by two spectators (one accomplice)
13 Slate Telepathy: performer duplicates spectator's word and number written on a slate
14 Arithmetical Matches: Spectator puts some matches in his pocket, magician knows how many are in the hand
15 Gravity Defied: a ruler rises in the hand of the magician
17 Watch-it: two numbers on a watch are added, the total is determined by the magician
18 Divination of a Sum: an addition effect using the principle of 9
20 Burning Sugar: magician can set fire to sugar
21 Telephone Mind Reading Experiment: a magazine test you can do with a little preparation
21 The Twice Lit Match: a match is struck and lit twice on a matchbox
22 Knots That Are Not: knots on a string vanish and appear on command
23 Pendulum of Fate: pendulum responds in circle or back and forth
24 Melting Coin: coin is audibly dropped in a glass under a handkerchief, yet vanishes
25 Hopping Rubber Band: from fingers to fingers
26 The Literary Glasses: glasses suspend from a book
27 The Chameleon Handkerchief: color changing handkerchief
29 Impossible Escape: three pills are magically removed from a vial of water without spilling a drop
29 The Traveling Signature: spectator can't find the paper his signature is on
30 Sour Dollar: Bill to Lemon
32 Obedient Handkerchief: a handkerchief stands up on command
34 The Elusive Marble: marble vanishes from the table and ends up in the performer's mouth
35 Color Discernment: magician determines which color card is covered
36 Under the Table: magician knows if a matchstick has been marked or not
37 Shirt Off: shirt is removed without taking off jacket
38 The Self-Tying Handkerchief: instant knot appears
39 Magnetic Bottle: can be swung by a string (the old "Prayer Vase")
40 Mind Reading De Luxe: magician answers the questions written on papers
41 Pencil and Loop: A puzzle, the spectator can't remove the pencil and string from his lapel
42 Sympathetic Twins: a banana is cut in half, and a 2nd banana is unpeeled and seen to also be cut in half
43 Hypno-Magnetism: a cane can't be lifted by a spectator unless the magician wills it
45 Runaway Loop: a rubber band falls from the fingertips without separating them
45 Shifty Number: a six digit number is multiplied by a digit between 1 and 7 and the magician knows the result
47 Coin Through Elbow: while seated
47 Mysterious Dollars: bills are produced from the fingertips after pulling up the sleeves
48 The Ventilated Hand: 7 pennies are held by a spectator, yet one escapes
50 The Money Tie: coin vanish under a handkerchief
51 The Diving Doll: a little doll rises and falls in a bottle (Cartesian Diver)
52 Scarne's Egyptian Bead Mystery: Beads are dumped into a glass and come out strung
53 Scarne's Magic Ball of Yarn: a coin is spun on the table, covered with a hat, and turns into a ball of yarn
54 Loop the Loop: Afghan Bands
56 Clipped: Clippo cut and restored newspaper strip
57 Jack's Beanstalk: a paper tree
58 Paper Tears: a brief explanation
60 The Stretching Finger: illusion
61 Scarne's Indestructible Handkerchief: pencil is passed through a handkerchief
63 The Magic Birthday Square: magic square constructed from a spectator's birthdate
65 Under Two Hats: paper balls pass up through the table underneath two hats
66 Scarne's Fire Trick: magician can "burn" his fingers without harm (physical stunt)
67 Scarne's Miracle Prediction: a dollar bill serial number and random number mathematical prediction
69 Magical Liquids: water (that the performer drinks), produces multiple other drinks, and finally lemonade or tea that the audience can drink
71 Telepathy Par Excellence : Message written on a paper is determined by magician
72 The Devil's Handkerchief : utility for vanishing small objects
73 Scarne's Bean Trick: beans are placed in the ears and the nostril, but come out of the mouth
75 The Turnabout Bill: in turning over a bill it appears upside down
76 Color Separation: magician can pull the properly colored paper from a jar
77 Magazine Mind Reading: magazine test
78 Test of Strength: magician can allow or prevent himself from being lifted (physical stunt)
79 Sitting Tight: preventing a spectator from standing up (physical stunt)
80 Hindu Magic Papers: object wrapped in papers vanishes when they are opened again
82 Ashes of the Phoenix: a flashy burnt and restored paper
83 Miracle Slate: the total of four numbers is predicted
85 The Flying Glass: glass of water vanishes from under handkerchief and is found in a hat
87 Behind the Napkin Ball: torn and restored paper with "sucker" explanation
88 The Vanishing Fountain Pen: instant vanish
90 The Uncrushable Glass: glass penetrates the table under the tablecloth
91 The Melting Half Dollar: half is dropped into a glass where it vanishes
92 Coin Divination: determine which coin is held by which spectator
93 Magic Key Rings: coins and rings and cardboard squares
95 Roping a Handkerchief: handkerchief penetrates a rope
97 The Astonishing Match: match rises by itself from a matchbox
98 Three Shell Game: provides a brief description of making your own shells from Walnuts, and how it works. Does not provide a whole routine.
100 Blowing a Knot Out of a Handkerchief: vanishing knot
101 Human Magnetism: business or playing cards cling to the hand
103 The Mystic Fortune-Telling Cards: magician is able to answer the spectator's question without seeing it
106 Hypnotic Rigidity: assistant is hypnotized and lies rigid between chairs, the magician is able to even stand on his middle without problem
108 The Self-Restoring Ribbon: Two ribbons are cut and restored into a single ribbon
110 Serial Reading: reading the serial number of a dollar bill
112 Matchless Matches: match is blown out by blowing down your sleeve, then a lit match is produced and an imaginary thread is used to pull its head off
114 Air Knots: two handkerchiefs knotted together untie in the air
115 Pulse Control: magician can control his pulse
116 Blindfold Cigarette Test: magician can tell which cigarette is smoked by the smell alone
118 Mnemonics: Mnemonics explained briefly, and a simple memory stunt using them is described
120 Match Antics: a matchbook can be balanced, and the magician can tell which of three matchbooks had a match removed
121 Liquid Suspension: bottle is turned upside down without spilling liquid, even though a toothpick can be inserted into the bottle
123 Scarne's Changing Cigar: a cigar is rolled in a handkerchief and changes into a different brand
126 X-Ray Ropes: 10 foot ropes through body
128 Squash: vanishing a small glass of liquid
129 Smoke Without Fire: smoke from empty clay pipes
130 The Floating Table: a table moves mysteriously as people sit around it
132 Reproducing Sponges: a very simple sponge routine - one multiplies to two and then to three in the spectator's hand
133 Handkerchief Penetration: two handkerchiefs are tied together and then pulled apart, knots still intact
136 Scarne's Non-Burning Bill: burned and restored bill from ashes
138 Scarne's Telepathic Sugar Cubes: magician determines which of four sugar cubes (with symbols on them) was thought of
140 Color-Changing Cube: a die with different colored sides is shown and the colors change
141 Ring Around the Pencil: a finger ring is vanished, then a pencil is thrust through an envelope and ripped from the envelope with the ring around the pencil
142 The Magic Bag: How to make an egg bag and a basic routine provided