Sharpe, Alton: Expert Card Mysteries ©1969 Alton Sharpe, self published Hardcover, no dj, 195 pages ©1975 Louis Tannen Softcover, perfect-bound, 5.5x8.5", 195 pages |
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Tannen softcover perfect-bound edition |
Comments: Illustrations
by Marty Williams.
Contents (Page numbers added 6/2023 courtesy cybercardmagic, magicbooks.be)
i Preface by Author
ii Introduction by Robert Parrish
iii Dedication
iv Acknowledgment
11 Part One: Novel
Sleights and Techniques713 Bottom Reverse (Buckley,
Irving, Fechter, Marlo)
17 Multiple Glide (Jack Avis)
16 Take Me (Robert Parrish)
18 Ultima (Wilfrid Jonson)
19 Fay's Gambling Methods (Eddie Fay)
20 - Peek and Deal
23 - Capping the Deck
25 - Second Dealing
26 - Eddie's Hop
28 Omega (Pavano)
30 Omega, Sr. (Alton Sharpe)
31 Chango-Chango (Robert Parrish)
33 Perfect False Riffle Shuffle - Addition (Ken Krenzel)
34 Reacting Riffle (Charles Aste, Jr.)
35 Super Stop Stunner (Charles Aste, Jr.)
36 Impossible Card Vanish (Alton Sharpe)
39 Part Two: Larry
Jennings
39 Jennings' Open Travellers
40 The Turncoat
48 Homing Card
50 Refigured Pre-Figuration
51 Larry's One to Five
533 Jennings' Visitor
57 Part Three: Paul
Swinford
59 Four of a Mind
64 Hidden Countdown
67 Part Four:
Contributions from the World's Card Experts
69 Quadruple Transmigrationalism (Ian Baxter)
72 Favorite Color Changing Pack (Ian Baxter)
77 Turn Me Over (Alton Sharpe)
81 Mirable Dietu (Alton Sharpe)
82 Royal Aces (Ron Ferris)
85 Black Magic (Ron Ferris)
87 Lane's Blue Card in Red Pack (Frank Lane)
88 Lane's Winning Hand Deal (Frank Lane)
90 Knockout Card in Aces (Alan Shaxon)
93 Borrowed You Find It (Koran - Sharpe)
94 The Flying Queens (Alton Sharpe)
97 Koran's Double Out Prediction (Al Koran)
98 Sequence (Charles Wicks)
101 Pira (Frenk Pemper)
104 Numbero (Roger Floyd)
105 Can You (Alan Keith)
109 Think and It's Trapped (Bruce Cervon)
116 Reverso (Louis Lam)
119 Triple Reverse (Alan Keith)
120 Two-Four-Six-Eight-Find (Jack Avis)
121 Gathering of the Clan (Jack Avis)
125 Sock It to Me (Alan Keith)
129 Any Time Aces (Roger Klause)
132 The Untimate Transfer (Tony Kardyro)
134 Question (Fred Lowe)
136 Prelude (Alan Keith)
137 Combination (Mel Brown)
141 Blank Surprise (Alton Sharpe)
142 Cavorting Aces (Harvey Rosenthal)
145 Jumping Jacks (Alton Sharpe)
153 Ken's Separation (Ken Krenzel)
155 Ken's Immediate Spell (Ken Krenzel)
157 Part Five: Stage
or Parlour Mysteries
159 Signature Torn and Restored (Carl Sten)
163 The Great Stabbing Trick
165 Cards and Wallet (Paul LePaul)
169 Card In Orange (Robert Parrish)
173 Part Six: Card
Mysteries of Ed Marlo
175 Marlo Re-Stacking Pack
179 Multiple Mental Spell
182 X-Ray Deck Handling
189 Blank Thought