Thursday, John: Simplified Card Tricks ©1945 Padell Publishing Co., New York Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5x7.5", 57 pages Also published by Wehman Bros., NY

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Comments:American Magicians' Society. Note: states "Card Tricks" on the cover, but inside front page states, "Simplified Card Tricks".

Contents (from book ToC, updated Oct 2021):

7 Introduction

17 Shuffles
17 Overhand Shuffle
18 Riffle Shuffle
18 Riffle Control
19 End Shuffle
19 Pack Control
20 Top and Bottom Transfer
20 Visual Shuffles

22 Cuts
22 Simplest Cuts
23 Three Heap Cuts
24 Four and Five Heap Cuts
24 Shuffle Cutting

27 Sleights
28 Pass
28 One Hand Pass
30 Two Hand Pass
31 Revolving Pass
32 Palm
32 Lightning Palm
32 Back Palm
33 Slipoff
34 Glide
35 Second Dealing
35 False Counting
36 Change
37 Turnover

39 Forces
39 Bottom Card
40 Joker Forcing
40 Invisible Forcing
41 Mental Force

40 Locations
43 Design
44 Divided Pack
44 New Deck
44 Bottom Card
45 Top Card
45 Top and Bottom
45 Master Card
46 Slide Out
46 Push Through
47 Pull Back
47 Drop
47 Fan
47 Count Off
48 Pick Up
45 Case

51 Productions
51 Knock-Out
51 Flipover
52 Pocket
53 Any Number
53 Knife
55 Reversed Card
55 Hat Trick
55 Cut Production
56 Cigar Box
56 Elimination