The Royal Road to Card Magic
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1987817893 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 242 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this classic treatment the student is led, step by step, from the easy to more complicated sleight of hand tricks. Illustrated with 121 black and white illustrations.. 2015 Reprint of 1948 Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The authors, both noted authorities on magic, present complete, easy-to-understand explanations of shuffles, flourishes, the glide, the glimpse, false shuffles and cuts, the pass, the classic force, and many other techniques
Illustrated with more than 120 clear line cuts that make the explanations easy to follow, this exciting introduction to card conjuring will enable even beginners to develop professional-level skill and the ability to perform tricks guaranteed to astound family and friends.Unabridged Dover (1999) republication of the work published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1951 (first edition, Harper & Brothers, 1948).. In fact, mastery of just the first chapter will enable you to perform a half-dozen astounding and entertaining sleights of hand.The authors, both noted authorities on magic, present complete, easy-to-understand explanations of shuffles, flourishes, the glide, the glimpse, false shuffles and cuts, the pass, the classic force, and many other techniques. From the Back CoverWould you like to confound your friends, amaze your acquaintances, amuse and dazzle crowds at pa
The Number One resource for card technique Sam Kelly Highly recommend. The number one go to book for learning card magic technique. If followed in order, one will have enough material to buld an impressive routine at the end of the book, though Each section teaches technique then tricks with those learned techniques to apply and lock that learned technique in to memory for future tricks.There's a reason this book is the number one mentioned book for learning card magic. The material within its pages will do one well as you progress. The key with this book as well as any other is Practice. But even though this was written in the 50's it is still THE BEST starting point to learn.Get this book,. "If there's one book to get to learn card magic, this is it." according to Dave Jerrard. This book was highly recommended to me by a magician, who had it highly recommended to him by other magicians. If there's one book to get on card magic, this is it. If you're like me, you'll start getting all kinds of ideas for your own tricks by the time you finish the first chapter, and that just covers the basics. There's a reason this book is so highly praised.As a companion, look into the DVD sets by the same name.. Juan A said Amazing Book for Beginners. As a beginner magician, I could not be happier that I have found this book. When one first begins his journey into prestidigitation, it is normal to be completely overwhelmed with the mass of sources that claim to teach you the magic you need. The latest culprit of this are the videos that make the promise of mastery of a particular trick within X minutes of watching. RRTCM takes this premise, and completely negates it, despite having been written much prior to the thought of such an idea. Hugard & Braue dispense of the notion that a good magician is one who knows a thousand tricks, for a thousand tricks equate none if you cannot perform t