If you were secretly given a playing card that had the genuine signature of someone in your audience, and no one knew or even suspected it existed, would you have a use for it? We thought so. And what if the method for obtaining this signed card happened to be an incredibly strong, 100% practical card effect? And what if the only props you needed to do all this were playing cards and a normal marker? No expensive or soon-outdated high-tech. And what if this utility principle and trick came with a number of other incredibly strong, utterly impossible-seeming card tricks using spectators’ signed cards, just to get your own creative juices flowing? If all this sounds like something you could use, Resigned to Miracles is your book.
"By harnessing the power of a legendary magician's finger, you cause a sheet of blank paper to transform into a real dollar bill. When this bill is removed from the box, get ready for a shocking climax! The replica finger also transforms... into a real live finger."�In original Japanese packaging, opened. Major creasing, contents intact. Fair condition.
Karl Norman’s 40 Years at the forks written by Anthony Brahams and Mike Porstmann.Covers 21 years at the Forks Hotel (1971-1991) Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic.This book was published in 1995 and a few copies have been found!Karl Norman has been a resident magician at the Fechter Forks Hotel for 30 years. Here is a collection of some of the greatest close-up magic of all time direct from Karl Norman’s repertoire. Just look at the contents of this book: Think Of A Card P
The Card to Wallet effect is one of the strongest possible close-up effects with cards. Properly performed, it is incomprehensible to spectators. Ungimmicked wallets are featured in one large chapter of the book. Other chapters are devoted to many of the fine gimmicked wallets available including Himber Wallet, Mullica Wallet and LePaul Wallet. Methods described range from those requiring virtually no skill to more advanced methods that require familiarity with basic card handling methods.
If you were secretly given a playing card that had the genuine signature of someone in your audience, and no one knew or even suspected it existed, would you have a use for it? We thought so. And what if the method for obtaining this signed card happened to be an incredibly strong, 100% practical card effect? And what if the only props you needed to do all this were playing cards and a normal marker? No expensive or soon-outdated high-tech. And what if this utility principle and trick came with ...
Description: First published in 1961 and written with the assistance of renowned magic author Jean Hugard, this book is a masterclass in thoughtful, structured card technique designed specifically for real-world performance.Green’s approach is refined and intelligent—focused on natural handling, subtlety, and logical construction. Every effect is built for strength and clarity, with the underlying philosophy being that magic should be simple in appearance but deeply deceptive in execution. ...