MAGIC of
THE HANDS
THE MAGIC OF THE HANDS by
EDWARD VICTOR Hon. President of the Affiliated Societies of the Magic Circle, London
A collection of Sleight-of-Hand and Magical Effects with
CARDS COINS SILKS BILLIARD BALLS THIMBLES CIGARS CIGARETTES ROPES SLATES and MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES Second Edition 1942. World
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The Rules of the Sleight-of-Hand Artist Are three, and all others are vain; The first and second are "practice," And the third one is "practice again."
TO MY WIFE " 61LEEN "
AUTHOR'S FOREWORD T H I S BOOK is mainly on the art of sleight-of-hand and it is my earnest hope that these pages will afford practical help to both the specialist and the amateur magician.
During the period of over twenty-five years of practical magic I have formed the conclusion that in all conjuring, no matter how cleanly a trick may have been worked, it is the effect that counts. A magical effect that one desires to "get over" must be definite and surprising. By definite I mean an easily followed plot or routine. By surprising I mean that a climax should be striven for that has not been foreseen by the audience. If you make these the two conditions of every trick you perform, and in addition ever remember the three rules of advice given on the first page of this book, then magic is yours, and all that lies therein. Every effect I have described has at some time found a place in my programmes, either impromptu or otherwise. So, reader, choose your fancied moves and effects and test for yourself " T H E MAGIC OF THE HANDS"—and "practice again."
CONTENTS CHAP.
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AUTHOR'S FOREWORD • I. S O M E U S E F U L C A R D S L E I G H T S PROVED EFFECTIVE -
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The "Pass"—"E.V." Colour Change—"E.V." Invisible Double Lift—A New Glide—A One-Handed Force—The "Book" Return—Sighting the Top Card—A Substitute for the "In-Jog."
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CARD PROBLEMS
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Supreme Control—The Expert Deal—A Royal Exchange— "Sign, Please!"—The "Deo-Ace" Trick—The Thirty Card Trick.
III.
CONJURING WITH COINS
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"A Silver Collection"—A Vanish for One or More Coins—The Changing Coin.
IV. HANDKERCHIEF MAGIC
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The "Super" Sympathetic Silks.
V. BILLIARD BALL SLEIGHTS
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A Few Words on "Angles"—The "Direct" Palm Vanish—The "Throw-Up" Vanish—The "Push-In" Vanish—An Elbow Vanish—An Original Colour Change—A Continuous Ball Production.
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THIMBLE SLEIGHTS
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The Hopping Thimble—The Little Finger Sleight—A "Slow Motion" Disappearance—A Triple Colour Change—A Sleight With Four Thimbles—A New and Original Thimble Holder.
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CIGARETTE AND CIGAR SLEIGHTS
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The "Closed-Fist" Vanish—The "Pull-Out" Vanish—The "Thumb-Pivot" Vanish—The "Finger-Clip" Vanish—Method of Producing a Cigarette at the Finger-Tips From the Palm— A Change-Over Palm—Changing a Cigarette Into a Cigar (Sleight-of-hand Method)—The Magnetic Cigar—Cigar to Money—The Diminishing Cigar.
VIII. MY ROPE TRICK
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An Original Cut and Restored Hope Mystery.
IX. AN IDEA FOR SLATES
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A Novel Production of Names and Drawings on Two Ordinary Slates.
X. MISCELLANEOUS MAGIC
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"Visiting"—The Cigarette Paper Effect—A Match "Divination"—A Novel Matchbox Transposition—A Useful Tip.
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