Simple, easy-to-follow instructions and 105 figure drawings show how to execute more than 35 amazing card tricks using such ordinary items as a handkerchief, notepaper, piece of string, candle, and a deck of cards. Beginners will soon be performing remarkable feats iincluding The Thirty Card Trick, A False Riffle Shuffle, and more.

Simple, easy-to-follow instructions and 105 figure drawings show how to execute more than 35 amazing card tricks using such ordinary items as a handkerchief, notepaper, piece of string, candle, and a deck of cards. Beginners will soon be performing remarkable feats iincluding The Thirty Card Trick, A False Riffle Shuffle, and more.

Contains step-by-step, illustrated instructions for forty card tricks and includes advice on preparation, presentation, and handling.

Even today, years after they first began, people still love to watch magicians perform classic magic tricks. Readers of this illuminating volume learn about some of the oldest and most well-known magic tricks still being performed today. They investigate the magicians who perform these tricks, past and present, and even find out some of the secrets to how these illusions are done. This engaging book is packed with colorful photographs and interesting text that will keep curious readers turning the pages.

Covers impromptu tricks, banded decks, stacked-deck tricks, gambling secrets, sleight-of-hand tricks, prepared-card tricks, shuffle systems, four-ace tricks, one-way decks, and sample card routines

Reveals the secrets of some of the most famous magic tricks that have been baffling audiences for years. 8-11 yrs.

"A professional performer presents tricks for magicians at every level of skill, especially novices. Intended for performances in bars, restaurants, and other close-up venues, these 29 routines include original tricks as well as tried-and-true crowd pleasers. Over 300 photographs illustrate clear instructions for illusions involving cards, money, fire, mind reading, and comedy"--