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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After you have read & practiced the items in "The Royal Road to Card Magic", this is the next logical step for all enthusiastic card magicians. It is a harder book to comprehend but nevertheless the information it contains is most valuable. It teaches you a variety of sleights, flourishes & guides you in performing the ever so hard (well it is for me! ) Faro Shuffle (if anyone has any tips on how to do this perfectly each time please let me know via my email....much appreciated ! ). It also contains a whole section on various card tricks, from the infamous 'card in the shoe' to some lovely mentalism stuff. Even better you get a lot of Dai Vernon tricks in there! Definately worth the price & a must for all magicians & wannabe magicians.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a beginner at sleight of hand and this book had been referred to be many times by magicians more advanced than I. I decided to purchase it one day and was amazed at how complete it was. It covered everything from flourishes, palming, false shuffles and cuts, glimpses, reverses, crimping, jogging, even had entire chapters on the Faro Shuffle, Mentalism, and another on Presentation and Misdirection. This book is still referred to as the 'bible' on card magic by my teacher. And I find myself flipping through it's pages constantly, always learning something new. And with 318 Illustrations, it was easy to follow. The book covers beginner to advanced moves. So it'll stand against the test of time. And for the price... Well worth it's contents.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Jean Hugard and Frederic Braues book on this wonderful art which I am a practitioner of is a valuable purchase to any magician, but it would probably prove frustrating to beginners. The methods of card handling in this book are taught with wordy and complicated explanations, the illustrations are small and sometimes hard to follow but if effort is applied, it is an amazing book. However, I have noticed that many of the effects in this book are dated and have been modified and improved for easier handling, but it still remains one of magics best books on the subject
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Excellent
I am a huge fan of card magic and gambling techniques and have been studying and practicing daily for the past year. Read more
Published 2 months ago by JayB
Invaluable encyclopedia
Okay guys, this is THE next step after the royal road to card magic. Please remember though that ECT was written BEFORE RR. Read more
Published 10 months ago by nick87c
OK for learning history of magic, but old fashioned
The illustrations and descriptions are OK, but anyone seriously interested in learning real sleight of hand / card manipulations might find learning from a DVD easier. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Al
Excellent card magic book
This is a brilliant book for learning card magic. It covers a huge variety of topics and describes each technique clearly. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Stilton
Great product
Excellent book and arrived quickly and well packed.
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Published on 9 Jan 2010 by A. J. Kirkham
What can one say about a classic?
One of the few essential classics of card magic. 1000's of magicians around the world have started with the Royal Road to Card Magic and graduated onto this one. Read more
Published on 24 April 2003 by Splossy
Great for the more experienced magician.
If you're a begginer, go for something else. This book would probably be to frustrating If you have a bit of experience, and are looking for a challenge, this is the book! Read more
Published on 10 Aug 1998
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