Shepherd, Jack: A Lesson in Card
Magic ©1957 Abbot's Magic Co., Colon, MI Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 6 pages Published in the UK by Supreme Magic |
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Comments: a full routine with four tricks, where you
supposedly show the spectator how to perform some card tricks.
Was also reprinted in Abbott's Anthology of Card Magic,
edited by Gordon Miller.
Contents:
1 Introduction
1 Requirements: uses two decks, a duplicate card and a knife
1 Preliminaries
1 Patter
2 The First Trick: magician tells which cards the spectator takes
from the deck
2 - The How
2 The Second Trick: instantaneous counting
2 - The How
3 The Third Trick: selected card rises to top
4 - The How
4 The Fourth Trick: selected card ends up in magician's pocket
5 - The How
5 A Last Word