Steele, W.F. (Rufus): 50 Tricks ©1946 W.F. (Rufus) Steele, Chicago, IL Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6x9", 64 pages Later printed by Louis Tannen

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Comments: "50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do. Contains over 50 of the finest card tricks with a borrowed deck and from the brains of our very best card magicians"

Contents (from book; descriptions added June 2023):

2 Introduction (John Booth)

5 Community Do As I Do (Bert Allerton): for up to 8 spectators
6 A "Chic" Trick ("Chic" Schoke): finding the selection
7 Colors Will Tell (Eddie Morton): prediction trick
9 Mix—Cut and Look (Billy O'Connor): finding the selection using a specially stacked deck
10 Location From New Deck (Arthur Buckley): using a brand new deck
11 Your Number—Your Card (Paul Rosini): clever use of a key card
12 This Is Your Card (George Coon): spelling effect
13 Money On The Line (George Foster): Four Ace revelation with coins
14 Do It For Me (Gene Bernstein): performer and spectator select each other's initialed cards
16 Mathematical Marvel (Arden Morris): spectator finds the performer's selection
17 Number Transposition (Ed Marlo): card selected by first spectator is found at the number selected by a 2nd
18 De Luxe Spelling Trick: spelling trick
19 Improved Jack-Jack-Jack: effect with the Jacks
20 An Old Trick in a New Dress (Eric Peterson): determining chosen cards by what rows they are in
21 While I Turn My Back (Paul Rosini): performer chooses the wrong card but then names the selection
22 Triple Divination (Clark C. Crandall): three effect routine using a partially stacked deck
25 Cards and Pellets (Stewart Judah): papers with card values written are eliminated until remaining paper matches selection
26 "Reverso" (contributed by "Dorny"): selection falls face up as cards are dropped to the floor
27 Ducy-Ducy (Dai Vernon): selected card transposes with card in pocket
29 Number Trick: two spectator and two selection revelation
30 The Great Mental Mystery From Pinochle (as presented by Little Johnny Jones): Kings and Queens effect
32 Spectator's Name (Martin Barnett): speller
33 Mathematical Discovery (Harry Blackstone): revelation
34 That Number Down (Doc Miller): count down to the selection
35 Phenomenal Memory (Paul Stadelman): magician appears to have memorized the deck
36 You Could Have Selected That One (Frank Shepard): one of six cards selected locates the selection
37 Allerton's Indicator (Bert Allerton): stop trick stops at a card that indicates location of selection
38 I Should Judge: requires accurate judgement of how many cards cut
40 Passe Shuffle (Bill Baird): performer finds selection in a face-up, face down deck
40 Three Card Location: three selection end up face up in the deck
41 Simplicity Transposition (Lt. Royal H. Brin, Jr. USN): two cards change locations in a packet
42 Name Your Cards (Bo Bo): cards eliminated until only the two selections remain
43 Figures Don't Lie: performer determines total spots on three piles
44 You Remember This One (Bert Allerton): twenty-one card trick in new dress
45 Spelling Card Trick With Duplicate Queens (Bill Salisbury): speller
46 Simplicity Poker Deal (Lt. Royal H. Brin, Jr. USN): with the four Aces
47 Twenty Card Sequel (Lt. W.T. Willard): two prediction cards tell the location of two selections
49 Riffle Shuffle: quick location
49 Two Digits: four Ace production
50 Tapping Trick (Ed Miller): two person revelation
51 Bridge and Poker Demonstration (W.F. (Rufus) Steele): demo
53 Missing Deuce (Bert Allerton): missing 2 is replaced by selection
55 Royal Flush: poker effect
56 Number Trick (Van Osdol): location by counting
57 Prediction (Doc Roberts): four cards locate a selection that matches a prediction
58 Making It Stick: magician aids spectator in sticking a card to the wall
59 Mental Thought (Bill Bowman): spectator and magician's written card selections match
61 Revelation (Bob Oswald): one card determines how far down the selection is
62 Ten Card Effect : selection vanishes from packet to be found in the pocket
62 Poker Stack From New Deck (Bill Salisbury): stack
63 In The Middle: using a duplicate card