Townsend, Charles: The World's Best Magic Tricks ©1993 Charles Townsend Softcover, perfect-bound, 5.5x8.5", 128 pages

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Comments: Beginner's book of magic

Contents (from book ToC):

4 Introduction

6 Silk Magic
6 The Famous Sympathetic Silk Scarves Mystery
8 The Penetrating Silk Scarf

12 Table Magic
12 The Think-a-Drink Trick
13 The Clever Clock Trick
14 The Glass-through-the Table Bafflement
16 The Balancing-Glass Mystery
18 The Great Ribbon-and-Ring Mystery
21 The Pencil-and-String Perplexity
24 The Levitating Knife
25 The Miracle Prediction
30 The Domino Mystery

31 Card Magic
31 A Crafty Card Bet
31 The Royal Card Trick
33 The Great Card-Stabbing Mystery
36 The In-the-Dark Poker Deal
37 The In-Your-Hat Card Trick
39 The Do-As-I-Do Card Trick
40 The Gamblers Delight
42 The Famous Spelling-Bee Card Puzzle
43 The Aces-and-Kings Revelation
45 The Art of Card Throwing

48 Parlor Magic
48 The Serfs-and-Sheep Mystery
50 A Mind-over-Matter Mystery
53 A Spooky Seance
56 The Townsend Ultimate Production Box
65 Plate Juggling

72 Mental Magic
72 A Quick Math Mystery
73 The Magic Memory
74 A Mental Card Mystery
77 A Mental Portrait
81 X-Ray Vision
83 A Mental Magic Square
86 A Thought-Transference Trick
87 Lightning Addition

89 Paper Magic
89 The Beelzebub Paper Trick
91 A Paper Magnet
93 The Heaven-and-Hell Paper Trick
95 The Fantastic Fir Tree

97 Rope Magic
97 The Hindu Bangle Trick
99 Here, There, Everywhere
101 The Miracle Rope Trick
103 A Knotty Problem
106 The Impossible Knot
110 The Impossible Linking Ropes
112 The Impossible Rope Trick
117 A One-Handed Knot Tie
119 A Mysterious Rope Escape

124 Coin Magic
124 The Dissolving Coin

127 Index
128 About the Author