Thompson, John
& Jeff Busby (editor): Polished Polish Prestidigitation ©1981 John Thompson; Busby-Corin, Inc. Softcover, comb-bound, 6x9", 39 pages |
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Comment (John Pezzullo): An assortment of material from one of the living masters of our craft. All of the material is thoroughly described.
Contents (from book):
1 Les Quick Cartes: Three cards become duplicates of three
different selections, one at a time
7 Benson's Bowl: version of Roy Benson's classic 'Bowl Routine'
11 Garbage Collectors: method and handling for Roy Walton's
'Collectors' plot
15 Wings of Warsaw: dove from silk production which may be used in
any situation
19 The Empty Balloon: The 'Signed Card in Balloon' plot for
close-up work
23 Polish Epic: A close-up version of 'Mental Epic' with a minimum
of props
29 Chink-A-Chink: version of the original Max Malini routine
35 KF + BC + EM² = Another Universal: A 'Universal Card' takes on
the identity of three selections, one at a time, and then is shown
to be nothing but a blank card.