Sleight of Hand (Dover Magic Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00A73IX4K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 201 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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5 stars." — My Lovely AssistantLet's say you are at a dinner party and are invited to perform a trick. The glass is half emptied (be careful about this), when a sudden movement is made as though you threw it up to the ceiling; but nothing is seen to ascend, though the glass, with the wine in it, has disappeared. And if you are truly interested in magic, you must eventually master sleight-of-hand techniques or give up the idea of being anything more than a beginning magician. You have no apparatus on you, nothing prepared. These techniques, both basic and more advanced, are all here — in the best book on the subject that you could possibly own.. This book has been around for 131 years, has stood the test of time and is now considered a standard/must-have book for beginners. In an absent manner, you place a glass of sherry to your lips, as though bracing yourself for the fray. Even intermediate and professional magicians can find things and information of use in this book. After a short pause, to allow the general astonishment to take full effect, the missing article is discovered inside the coat of your immediate neighbor, with the wine in it unspilt.How is this startling trick performed? Find out in this legendary classic of legerdemain, S
Poor production Failure Lewis C. This book is presumably an incomplete production from the original. The formatting is poor. There is text listing where figures should be shown and no figures. There are question mark symbols where the interpreter seems to have failed to represent characters. I do not recommend purchasing this version of the book. I. Five Stars Suzanne Stockdreher thnx. A well written book and an excellent source of information for anyone interested in learning some Robert C. Sadlier A well written book and an excellent source of information for anyone interested in learning some really cool up close magic.