Smith, Al: Card Tricks Now and Then ©2001 Al E. Smith, Alabacus Press Hardcover, w/dj, 172 pages Also published by APY Publications

Image courtesy Marco Pusterla

Comments: Illustrated by Abe Akers. A compilation of many of Al's earlier works.

Contents (courtesy Evan Shuster, magicbooks.be):

7 Introdecktion

10 Open Air Pass
13 Conference Pairs
16 – Truth And Reality
17 – Further On
20 – Ofabac
23 Shuffling Along
25 – Al For One
26 – Pick Up
31 – Reverse
33 – The Innocent Shuffle
35 Ghost In The Shuffle
38 – The Elmsley Count
45 – Listing The Aces
49 Deckscrepancy
52 Aces
53 – Cross Over Aces
57 – Perpetual Ginsberg
59 – Fourtold
61 – Spelloplasticace
63 – The Simple Shift
65 – Direct Aces
66 Reverse Faro Shuffle
67 – Swindlies
73 – Spellfire
74 – Truth Within
78 – A Row And An Arrow
80 – Another Row Another Arrow
80 – Backonward
83 – Nocatchcut22
84 Decklarations
90 Reds Blacks And Other Spectres
90 – Miraskillus
91 – Slimarskill
92 – Out Of This World
97 – Further Out
100 – Gilbrief
101 – Dividend
102 – Switchpack
104 – Last Again
106 – The Ubiquitist
110 Deckstemporaneous PackAge
114 Deal And Duck
117 – Spell That Duck
120 – Duck-Deal-Packet-Plus
125 The Simon Turnover
126 Moraces
126 – Swindlaces
128 – Four Spellings And A Funferal
132 The Free Cut Principle
134 – Quadrapred
140 Second Sleight
140 – Reaper
142 – Clours On Demand
145 – Switchpack II
148 PC Change
150 – Triple Switch
152 – Snap
153 – That Old Pack Magic
155 – Reversalaces
157 – Boxover Aces
158 – Fresh Sliced
160 – Kitch Lorraine
162 – Surprise Opener
163 – Intooit
167 – Pomathaca
171 Not The Last Word