Card magic is the most popular branch of magic. Card tricks can be performed almost anywhere and are always well received. The person starting out in magic should have a choice of tricks that are easy to learn, and yet strong enough to entertain and amuse audiences.

The tricks in this book are just such a collection. They can be learned by the beginner who has no special skill with cards.

There are 30 effects in all with excellent illustrations.

Children love card tricks, and with this book by an expert in magic and card conjuring, youngsters will be able to master a host of tricks especially designed for them.
Tricks are arranged in order of difficulty, with the simplest at the beginning of the book.

Clearly written, easy-to-follow instructions and over 60 helpful diagrams take aspiring magicians through each step — from preparing and manipulating the cards to developing a line of patter which is a necessary ingredient for any successful performance.

Newcomers to the art of performing card tricks need no special skills — just a willingness to practice — to accomplish such astonishing stunts as finding a card under seemingly impossible conditions, causing a card to rise mysteriously from the deck, reading the spectator’s mind, and 27 other mind-boggling maneuvers.