This book is for
the amateur magician who wants to learn (and start performing)
well-known card tricks that professionals use. Fifty easy, yet
effective tricks are presented, offering a well-rounded repertoire on
which the beginner can draw while developing further interests and
skills.
"To
explain how magic is done is one thing," Mr. Gibson says in his
introduction, "to tell how to do it quite another." In this volume you
will be taken through every stage of each trick-an overview, how the
tricks appear to the audience, the mechanism behind the trick and
finally the presentation details that allow you to perform the trick in
a completely professional manner. By carefully following the few simple
yet essential tips, the tricks will soon be yours.
Emphasis is on
tricks that can be performed informally with a small group of friends.
There are card tricks of both the set-up and impromptu kind, there are
tricks with string, handkerchiefs, tumblers and other simple apparatus.
And, there are examples of mental magic where the purpose is "to
deceive the mind rather than the eye." A final section on well-known
stage illusions shows how the same performance principles are carried
to magic on a higher level.
With this book
the beginner will be able to perform professional tricks within hours,
while even the more advanced magician will find new tricks and new ways
of doing old ones. The author draws upon a lifetime in professional
magic for his tricks. Not only is Mr. Gibson well-known as one of the
best writers about magic, he was also long associated with Houdini, the
Thurstons, and other great magicians of the past.
Paperbound, 223
5 3/8" by 8 1/2" pages, 63 illustrations.
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