Scarne on Card Tricks

Book by Dover Publications
Scarne on Card Tricks
Scarne on Card Tricks
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This marvelous treasury of card magic presents the exact details of 155 professional card tricks-none of them requiring sleight-of-hand dexterity-assembled by the world's number-one wizard, John Scarne. An authority on gambling and card tricks, Scarne won renown for teaching professional gamblers how to sharpen their skills and avoid being fleeced. For this collection of mystifying and effective maneuvers, he assembled an exciting series of original effects and classic card tricks, reworked to eliminate the need for sleight-of-hand.

Simple instructions and clear diagrams illustrate Houdini's "Card on the Ceiling," Blackstone's "Card Trick Without Cards," Carlyle's "Piano Card Trick," Milton Berle's "Quickie Card Deal," and dozens more. Also included are Scarne's "Drunken Poker Deal," "Knockout Card Trick," and others from his repertoire-tricks that have fooled some of the world's leading magicians.

Scarne presents all the tricks with advice on accompanying patter, offering helpful suggestions about the kinds of words and gestures that give performances a professional gloss. Anyone can learn these tricks, and this single volume contains everything a would-be master of card magic needs to know.

Paperbound, 308 5 3/8" by 8 1/2" pages, fully-illustrated.

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Thomas
Circa 1950, this book is filled with over 150 easy-to-perform (more or less) tricks that require no "difficult" to learn sleights. HOWEVER, this is a double edged sword, as one is required to memorize and sometimes perform simple math (okay, so, this edge is a bit blunt, lol).
What I like about card tricks like these, are that they make what I call perfect "dividers". A divider is a simple/self-working card trick one inserts when they feel the spectators are burning up their hands, watching closely. Thses tricks are utterly disarming, clever, and a handful are even what I consider timeless.
This book is an excellent addition to any magician's library, whether they're just getting started, or have years of experience.
Aside from a great book of tricks, it's a neat piece of magic history!
MAXIMILIANO
"Scarne on Card Tricks" by John Scarne is a comprehensive guide to card magic tricks and techniques. The book includes tips on presentation, misdirection, and audience management, making it a valuable resource for those looking to take their card magic to the next level. Overall, "Scarne on Card Tricks" is a must-have for any serious magician or magic enthusiast.
Stoyan
You will find a lot of classics in this book and then some. Big plethora of not slights intensive magic. A few Do as I do plots to which I am a big fan of. Highly recommend to add this get to your magic library. And did i mention that there are effects you can do over the phone?

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  • Marc asks: Does this book include „Scarne‘s aces“?

    • 1. Vanishing Inc. Magic responds:No, he took the method for that to the grave. Although many have tried to replicate it.

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