Combined edition of the two titles, originally published in 1929 (Secrets of Magic) and 1932 (Modern Card Tricks). Note: The card trick section includes 7 chapters, while at least one edition of Blackstone’s Modern Card Tricks adds Chapter VIII Blacktone’s Sleight of Hand With Cards (see other entry for the contents of that book) Contents: (see note for section two) Section One: Modern Card Tricks 1 Chapter I Preliminary Sleights False Shuffles Dovetail False Shuffles Complete Pack Control Overhand False Shuffle to Control Bottom Card Overhand False Shuffle to Control Top Card Top and Bottom Shuffle Overhand Shuffle With Complete Pack False Cuts Simple False Cut With Three Heaps Another False Cut With Four Heaps Special False Cut With Five Heaps Shuffle Cut False Cut Shifts The Revolving Pass The Palm The Glide The False Count 29 Chapter II Card Locations The Divided Pack The New Pack Easy Locations The Master Card Location The Slide Out The Push Through The Push Back A Neat Location The Fan Location A Card Detection The Pick-up Heaps Surpasso An Easy Force The Joker Force The Force Location Behind the Back The Glimpse 71 Chapter III Card Discoveries The Knot Out Card From Pocket Any Number A Reversed Card One Reversed Card Three Reversed Cards Out of the Hat Blackstone’s Cut Trick Card in Cigar Box Card Elimination 94 Chapter IV Spelling Tricks Simplicity Speller Spread-Out Speller Four Heap Speller Easy Spelling Trick The Mental Speller The Progressive Speller A Spelling Trick Automatic Spelling 119 Chapter V Easy Card Tricks Card Found In Hat Two Number Trick Bottom to Top Thought Discovered Twenty-five Cards A Double Prediction Vanished Card The Mystic Discovery The Same Number The Twenty Card Trick Improved Twenty Cards Mathematical Discovery Three Heaps Many Heaps Name in Envelope 155 Chapter VI Advanced Card Tricks Card In the Pocket Four Ace Change Three Card Monte The Traveling Ace The Hoax With Aces The Ace Hoax Traveling Card Trick Improved Pocket to Pocket A Four Ace Trick 179 Chapter VII Special Card Tricks The Ten Card Miracle Improved Card Circle A Mystic Prediction Double Discovery The Card Foretold Passe Passe Cards Cards and Envelopes Section Two: Secrets of Magic (Note: contents in this section copied from stand-alone edition; may not be fully accurate) 1 Chapter VIII Blackstone’s Sleight of Hand With Cards 3 Blackstone’s Card Control 5 False Shuffle System 7 The End Shuffle 9 To Force a Card 11 The Second Deal 13 The Changes 15 Card Tricks With Sleights 17 The Knife in the Pack 19 The Spectator’s Trick 21 The Travelling Deuce 23 The Ten Card Trick 25 Blackstone’s King and Queen 27 The Turning Card 29 Blackstone’s Masterpiece Pack 31 Corner Bending 33 The Mystic Reverso 35 Card Through Handkerchief and Case 37 The Hung Card 39 Divination Card Tricks 41 The Latest Card Box 43 The Improved False Count 49 Chapter IX – Effective Pocket Tricks 49 Torn and Restored Paper 51 Another Paper Tearing: variation 53 The Ball and the Tube: commercial magic prop 54 Improved Ball and Tube: for vanishing the gimmick 55 Ball and Glass Tube: another variation 57 Giant Match Production: from matchbox 59 The Cigarette From Nowhere: while lighting an invisible cigarette, a real one appears 61 Improved Cigarette From Nowhere: variation 63 The Four Colors: magician knows which dot on a mirror was covered 65 The Divining Die: die put in opaque box yet magician knows what number is on top, with variation 66 Knife Through Handkerchief: knife cuts paper but not handkerchief, with variation 67 Through the Coat: another variation 68 Self Rising Match Box: on hand 69 Cigarette Tube: apparatus described 71 The Mysterious Cigarette: a combination of effects 72 The Divining Dial: clever box helps magician know what color was selected with a dial 73 The Mummy Case: magician knows what color mummy placed in a case 75 The Four Color Blocks: describes a clever commercial color revealing box 77 Pencil Through Coin: Holder for a coin allows a pencil to penetrate 78 The Colored Bars: magician determines which bar in which hole 79 The Red Hot Ball: chemical trick 80 Cigarette to Cigar: gimmick briefly described 81 Colored Crayons: color determined behind back 82 Blackstone’s Paper Ball Trick: two in the hand and one in the pocket 84 The Uncanny Die: each spectator sees a different side of the die exposed 85 The Adhesive Cigarette Pack: likely won’t work with modern cigarette boxes 86 The Improved Coin Box: Brief trick with the Okito coin box (old style) 87 Coin Changing Slide: a clever slide box 89 Penny and Dime Trick: briefly described 91 Chapter X – Magic with Apparatus 92 The Repeating Handkerchief Vanish: using a pull repeatedly 94 The Drum Production: producing many silks from an empty cylinder on a stand 95 The New Confetti Bowls: rice bowls 96 Die, Frame, and Ribbon: ribbon strung through frame and die, yet die removed 97 The Elastic Sticks: optical illusion 98 Chines Wands: the Chinese Sticks effect described 100 More Chinese Wands: the more modern version 102 The Clinging Wand: gimmicked 103 The Vanishing Wand: when rolled in paper, two versions described 104 Double Production Wand: produce a silk 105 Franciscus Handkerchief Wand: quickly vanish a silk 106 The Handkerchief Pedestal: appearing silk in glass 107 Handkerchief and Glass Production: using the pedestal 108 Vanishing Glass and Handkerchief: use of a servante 109 Egg Cling Clang (with Handkerchief Pedestal): a routine 110 Mysterious Penetration: Glass of Ink rises UP 114 The Chinese Wonder Blocks: ball mysteriously appears between two blocks 117 Comedy Hat Levitation: hat suspends in air 119 The Billiard Ball Box (Improved by El Barto): Billiard ball vanishes from box with two compartments 121 Production of Four Bouquets: with special pot 123 Novel Production Box: yes, with mirrors! 125 Two New Coin Stands: described 127 New Style Production Box: Box with no top or bottom, a tray, and a piece of glass 129 The Bogart Tube: Water poured in tube, cover placed over and broken to remove silks, then water poured out 131 The Passing Knots: knots pass from one set of handkerchiefs to another 132 Con Act Finale: new Coin Ladder described 134 Chapter XI The Linking Rings and the Cups and Balls 134 The Chinese Linking Rings: a full routine for the 8 ring set described 140 The Dropping Ring (An Additional Move): for four together 142 Adding the Key Ring: ideas 143 The Cups and Balls: a routine with 7 balls and most any cups; no sleight of hand and three large load climax 145 Penetrating Cups: optical illusion 159 Chapter XII Stage Magic and Illusions 159 Production of Fluids: from under clothes 160 Flower Basket Production: special tray 161 Lighted Lamp Production: special table 163 Vanishing Lamp: vanishes on tray 165 The Germaine Jars: improved presentation 168 Blackstone’s Three Card Trick: Three Card Monte on a giant scale (gimmicked cards) 170 The New Sword Cabinet: girl vanishes and reappears at the end 173 The Glass Trunk: girl appears inside 175 A Magical Appearance: opener 177 The Cleaver Illusion: apparently chops the assistant in many sections! 180 Walking Through Glass: illusion 182 Pigeon Rabbit and Goose: production 185 The Girl and the Shadow: illusion 187 The Ghost 190 Franciscus Screen Production 192 The Vanishing Horse 195 The Disappearing Elephant 201 Chapter XIII Mental Mysteries and Spirit Tricks 201 Naming the Number: mathematical 203 Giant Memory: uses special chart 205 Boards and Cards: magician determines card selection through special indexes 207 Thought Foretold: paper predicts mentally selected card 209 The Magic Square Test: a magic square effect 211 Five Cards and Five Pellets: paper predicts remaining card 213 Double Prediction: Effect using several methods 215 Improved Book Test: describes several methods 217 Best Billet Switch: utility move 219 The Ink Bottle: getting info from a paper 221 The Mysterious Name: named person appears on previously blank paper 223 Pocket Slates: small spirit slates briefly described 225 The Abacus Slate: flap slate described 227 The Mechanical Slates: can support two messages 229 The Number Forcing Pack: how to force a number 231 Blackstone’s Pet Trick: card trick 233 Sealed Message Reading (Improved Method): magician reads questions before opening envelopes; variations described 235 Two Slate Test: no flaps 237 The Figure Total Slate: cleverly gimmicked slate 239 Card and Frame Mystery: special frame allows message to appear 241 Figure Switching Pads: several approaches 243 The Wrist Pillory: though imprisoned, performer can perform deeds 245 The Thumb Pillory: a “thumb tie” apparatus 247 The Rapping Hand: apparatus described 249 Chapter XIV How to Present Magic 249 Producing Magical Effects 251 The Opening Trick 253 Suggestions for Patter 256 Arranging a Program 257 Conclusion Publisher: Garden City Publishing
