- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: High Stakes Publishing (1 Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843440210
- ISBN-13: 978-1843440215
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 971,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"There isn't a card player who wouldn't cheat, if he knew how." - Walter Irving Scott, The Phantom of the Card Table
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2 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
a great read and insight into the world of bygone card masters,all the topnames get a mention vernon,scarne,and miller not forgeting mr scott assteve forte calls him,it leaves you to judge for yourself if it was a windup what happened at al bakers house in new york in 1930 or not,was walterirving scott the greatest card man ever? if so why did he wait till diavernon was out of town before he did his stuff?gazzo does a great job hereas he new mr scott but let s the reader decide.well worth the money.mustbuy.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Phantoms of the Card Table - a masterpiece
17 Nov 2003
Format:Hardcover
This is not really a book for absolute beginners, and it's important that you have read "Phantom of the Card Table" (no "s" after Phantom) if you want to understand it.
This book is amazing. It's not entirely a historical book, and not entirely a technique book, it's a bit of each. I won't write what it's about, you can read that above somewhere. You will read things about some of the greatest card magicians that you did not know. If you have an involved knowledge of card sleights, you will be tipped off on some of the most subtle yet powerful work ever used. If you own the original "Phantom of the Card Table", you will learn about the information that Scott HELD BACK from McGuire, tiny details that were hugely important to his system, stuff that would freak most magicians and laypeople out, because it's been largely forgotten.
Scott was an interesting man, he lived quite a life! And Gazzo is my new hero, and not simply for his magic, but because of his experiences and what he went through to meet Walter Scott and write this book. I learned things about him that i just didn't know. The last section of this book was heart wrenching, i cried as i read it. Gazzo rules and deserves a very high place in magic history/present/future. Thanks to Britland and Gazzo, this book reads like a brilliant piece of fiction, but the fact is that it actually happened, and this makes it all the more amazing. It would make one helluva film.
Every card magician who cares about the history of the art should own this book and re-read it at least once a year. It's that important.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Best Book I've Ever Read on the Subject of Cards
21 Jun 2003
Format:Hardcover
David Britland and Gazzo have done a teriffic job of putting together a really original book on card cheats and tricks. It makes me completely hesitant to ever play cards with strangers again! The fact that these people dedicate their lives to perfecting the arts of cheating and card sharping, and the extent of their skills, is completely foreign to most players. The detail in the book highlights the best cheaters and cardsharps of all time, including "The Phantom of the Card Table", Walter Irving Scott. A must-have for any card player, gambler or aspiring magician.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I Could Not Put Down This Book
5 Jun 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I could not put down this book. I read it at home, at my Son's swim meets, in the car and on my lunch break. I am an amateur magician and I bought this book for the sleight of hand teaching it contains. Instead, I was totally fascinated by the history presented therein on Dai Vernon, Walter Scott and Eddie McGuire. This is a must-read for those who want to quickly pick up the history of close-up magic and of the obsessive behavior of both the magician and the card cheats from whom they learn their craft.
Daniel F. D'Attomo, Esq.
Daniel F. D'Attomo, Esq.
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