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FARELLPS CARD MAGIC

" . . . Every hoss can do a thing better and spryer if he's been broke to it as a colt."

David Harum. " . . . Subtle deliberation is the weapon of the Modernist." " The Magic Wand." {December, 1932)

FARELLI'S

CARD MAGIC A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON LITTLEKNOWN CARD SLEIGHTS, INCLUDING NUMEROUS NEW CARD PROBLEMS

VICTOR

By FARELLI Editor of

" THE ODIN RINGS." Author of

" THE MASTER SPELLER," " CONTROLLED COINCIDENCE," "THE MYSTIC SEVEN"

Illustrated by Seventy-eight Photographs and Sketches, also many Diagrams.

COPYRIGHT The right to reproduce the contents, or any part thereof is strictly reserved.

EDWARD BAGSHAWE & CO. GREAT WEST ROAD, HESTON MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND

TO

MY MOTHER

CONTENTS PAGE

Foreword ..

Introduction . . . .

Index of Illustrations . . . .

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Chapter 1-FLOURISHES F a n c y Shuffles

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T h e S t a n d a r d " W a t e r f a l l " Shuffle T h e " D o u b l e Waterfall " Shuffle T h e " S p r i n g " Shuffle . . . .

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The Cards on the Arm .. ..

The " T h r o w " .. ..

The " V.F. Throw and Turn " The " S l i d e " The Mulholland " Grab " . .

The Back to Front " Toss " Spreading Two Packs ..

The " Dart Forward " The \ \ ever " Gather-Up ' An Easy Combination ..

The " B o o m e r a n g " Card . . . .

Throwing Two Cards in Succession Throwing Cards with Both Hands Card Caught with Hand at Side . .

Throwing Two Cards Together Catching a Card with Scissors ..

Addition to Cutting a Card in the Air Loaded Card for " Boomerang " The " One Hand Drop " The Cards to Use . .

The " Blindfold Drop " . .

The Vertical " One Hand Drop ' The " Ambidextrous " Drop ..

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Chapter 2-PASSES The " Drop " to Cover the Pass ..

A Common Fault . . . .

Turning the Pack to Hide the Pass The " M o v e " that Mystified D o w n s Dr. Elliott's Presentation . .

The Rubber Band Version The " W ever " Version . .

The Improved " Bluff " Pass The " Charlier " Pass . .

The " Veneri " M o v e . . . .

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Chapter 3-SUBSTITUTES FOR THE PASS T h e " Mahatma " Substitutes First Version ..

Second Version . . . .

Third Version ..

The Bagshawe Substitute ..

The " Riffle " Substitutes ..

Using a " Longitudinal Bridge " Using the Veneri " Flesh" Break The " Strip Cut" Shuffle Substitute

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Eliminating the Pass for Forcing . .

T h e " Strip " C u t . . . . . .

"Sighting" ..

Shuffling t o the Centre ..

By means of t h e " In-jog " Pack C u t by Spectator . . . .

T h e " Continental " C u t . .

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Chapter 4-FORCING T i m i n g ..

Balance . . . . . . . .

Some " Imperfections" ..

Closing t h e F a n . . . . . . . .

Suggesting Liberty of Choice ..

-Aggressiveness ..

E x p o s i n g o n t h e Stage .

T h e Nervous Assistant . . . . . .

C h o o s i n g a " F o r c e e ". . ..

A "T i p " from Spain . . . .

The Table "Spread" .. ..

A Simple Infallible Force . . . .

The Touch Method . . . . . .

The "Pencil " Force . . . .

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Chapter 5—FALSE SHUFFLING S h o u l d Cards be Shuffled ?

T h e R o u m a n i a n " F a n " Shuffle . .

T h e " L a c e - T h r o u g h " T a b l e Shuffle Learning the Sleight . . . .

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T h e Interlocking Shuffle . . . . . .

T h e " Waterfall " B l i n d Shuffle ..

The Oblique Cut . . . .

T h e Shuffle T h e " Strip C u t " False Shuffle ..

T h e " M i l k i n g " Shuffle . . . . " Setting " t h ePack . . . .

A Substitute for False Shuffling ..

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Chapter 6-PALMING T h e Cards t oU s e . . . .

C o m m o n Faults . . . .

Curling the Forefinger ..

Stiffness of the A r m Spreading the Thumb .

The Longitudinal Grip ..

T h e Devant " Mark-Off" ..

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Chapter 7-SECOND DEALING The First Method First Exercise : Moving a Pair Second Exercise : The Withdrawal Third Exercise : Seizing the Second Card Fourth Exercise : The " Swing" ..

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Chapter 8—Miscellaneous SLEIGHTS and " TIPS " A L i n k w i t h t h e Past . . . .

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A Little-known " G l i m p s e "

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T h e Veneri " Flesh " Break T h e Veneri Discovery ..

A General Utility " Location " Disposal of Located Card Suggestions . . . .

A " Sucker Gag " Returning a Card to the " Fan " Thumb-Counting . . . .

Crimp and Riffle Location . .

T h e Goldin Visible " Change " T h e H o u d i n i " Bluff" Change T h e " Left-About " Change T o " Sight " the Bottom Card H o w to " Bridge " For the Table " Spread " Force T h e Tail of the " Q " ..

Cards with White Borders ..

T h e Mexican Turn-Over ..

T o Make Cards " S l i p p e r y " Obtaining a " Stock " With a Borrowed Pack Learning N e w Sleights . . .

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Chapter 9—TRICKS BASED ON THE "GLIDE" The Three Packets . . . .

T h e Partagas " Sell" . . ..

A M a t t e r of T h o u g h t . . . .

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Chapter 10—EASY EFFECTS Subtlety versus Manipulation A " C l o s e - W o r k " Discovery The " Follow-Up" ..

T h e " Soo " Stripper Pack T h e " Double Crimp "

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Chapter 11—THE CARD TO WALLET A Strange Hallucination .. ..

U p H i s Sleeve . . ..

T h e " Sandwich " A Double Surprise ..

T h e Original Card to Pocket For Conjurers Only . . . .

Pure Bluff . . . .

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Chapter 12-MORE TRICKS T h e " Do-it-Yourself" Discovery T h e Veneri " T u r n " . .

Four from Five Leaves One T h e " S l i c k " Ace ..

A Study in Blue and White . .

T h e " Simplex " Thirty Cards T h e Floating Image . . ..

Slightly Different Presentation An Additional Effect ..

History and " Invention "

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foreword I

T must be conceded that magic has in the past been plentifully supplied as regards material upon card conjuring. The subject is quite inexhaustible, and for this reason the magician who uses playing cards is naturally interested in the latest ideas embracing new methods and presentation.

This new book will, I think, be welcomed by all card workers. The author has set out to describe several novelties and improvements, and the items he has included in the book have been specially chosen from a collection of material that is the outcome of a wide experience of this particular branch of magic.

Among the contents the reader will find several originations involving new " twists " on sleight-ofhand processes, and also various improvements on existing sleights. Although many modern card tricks tend to dispense as far as possible with manipulative work it i% I think, all to the good to keep in mind the legitimate function of sleight-of-hand as an ally to the magician. The chapters on manipulative work included herein form a valuable section of the book, although in order to suit all tastes a number of simple effects and many ingenious subtleties have recently been added to the manuscript.

The numerous illustrations have been prepared under the author's own guidance, and the reader will find that the various moves are demonstrated with great clea-ness. Photographs have been included wherever it has appeared rhat their use would e lhance the descriptive value of the text.

And now I will not delay the reader any longer, for I know that he will be wishing to exoiore the many good things that this book has to offe/—among which will be found methods communicated to the author by such men as David Devant, Nate Leipzig, Horace Goldin, John Mullholland. Billy O'Connor, the late Harry Houdini, Dr. Elliott, Chung Ling Soo, and a host of others.

EDWARD BAGSHAWE.