Chambers Card Tricks
Published on 25. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-550-10471-7 (ISBN)
Description
Chambers Card Tricks reveals the secrets of 100 tricks using playing cards. The book describes essential basic techniques and shows you how to perform a wide range of tricks that will test your skills and keep your audience guessing. With clear instructions and helpful illustrations Chambers Card Tricks is the perfect magician's assistant.
Reviews / Votes
"Former Magic Circular editor Peter Eldin has produced a book of card tricks for the general public which is excellent in every way...an astonishing number and variety [of tricks], well-taught, and with everything excellently illustrated...The tricks have been chosen with care, and Peter's descriptions are clear as can be...I heartily recommend this book. The tricks are priced at an amazing six pence each!" * Matthew Field, The Magic Circular *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Illustrations
line drawings, two colour (black and red)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-550-10471-7 (9780550104717)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Peter Eldin has studied the art of conjuring since he was nine years old. A member of the Magic Circle, the most prestigious magic club in the world, Peter has performed magic the length and breadth of the British Isles, on television and even on radio. As a bestselling freelance writer he has authored several internationally successful books on magic.
Content
About Face Abracadabra Ace Assembly Ace Detective Ace to Ten Acrobats Ad Lib Advance Knowledge All in the Mind Amazing Duet Astonishing Discovery Card in Thought Catch Them Changing Places Coincidence Colour Confusion Countdown Prediction Countdown Prediction Repeat Detector Dissolved Ditto Double Deal Double Turnover Dual Identity Faulty Follower Find the Aces Fingertip Fooler Flip Flushed Follow the Leader Four Burglars Four Tops Hand of Aces Hide and Seek Immediate Thought Impossible Location Insight Instant Identification Jumping Jack Just a Pinch Lazy Magician Lie Detector Long-Distance Telepathy Look to the Future Lost and Found Lucky Seven Make a Call Mental Spell Mind Control Mismatched Mission Impossible Move It Nonsensical Formula Numbered Thoughts Observation Test Oil and Water On the Move One Good Turn Order, Order Out for the Count Over Easy People Power Piano Trick Pocket It Position the Card Psychic Spectator Push Through Quick Reverse Remote Control Royal Families Sandwich Surprise Second Sight Seeing Things Shazam! Sim Sala Bim Sorted Speedy Change Spell It Spellbound Straw Poll Sure-Fire Bet Swap Telephone Trickery Think a Spell This Isn't your Card Thought Transfer Totally Correct Touch of Magic Transmutation Transposition Trapped Travelling Aces Tray-ed Secret Triple Teaser Tri-umphant Twin Turnover Vanish What's in a Name? You Are Next You Are the Magician