St. John, Eddie: The Pitchman's Svengali Routine ©1950 Eddie St. John, Golden's Magic Wand Softcover, saddle-stitched 5.5x8.5", 12 pages ©1981 Mickey Hades Publications, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Revised edition, McCarron, B.W. (editor) © Magic World Publishers Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 21 pages

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Comments: Routine used to "sell" Svengali decks, with variations. Also available as an eBook from Lybrary.com.

Contents: (from Magic World Publishers reprint):

4 Introduction
5 One Handed Riffle
5 The Double Lift
6 Routine
14 Variations
14 False Explanation
16 Card in Hat
16 Card in Box
17 Knife in Deck
18 Wholesale Sources
21 Closing Comments