New Era Card Tricks - Hardcover

August Roterberg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260216410 ISBN 13: 9780260216410

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2024

Synopsis

Master classic card sleights and bring mystery to your performances with clear, practical instruction.

This book introduces essential moves like the Pass, the Herrmann Pass, and the Charli re pass, teaching you how these techniques work, look, and feel real to spectators. You’ll find practical guidance, illustrated explanations, and tips to practice until your handling is smooth and confident.

The book frames each trick as a practical routine you can adapt, with emphasis on misdirection, timing, and presentation. It covers a range of effects, from card transpositions to vanish and appearance, and it explains how to use handy props such as a card box and a diminishing-pack setup. Clear steps, diagrams, and notes help you understand what to do and what to watch for while performing.

• Learn the core sleights that drive many card tricks.
• Follow step-by-step explanations with diagrams and tips.
• Explore self-contained routines and how to present them.
• Discover props and variations that expand your repertoire.

Ideal for aspiring magicians, hobbyists, or anyone who enjoys entertaining with cards. If you want reliable techniques paired with practical performance advice, this edition is a solid fit.

About this title

About the Author

German-born August Roterberg (1867–1928) came to the United States as a teenager and started out as a mail-order magic salesman before opening a magic store in the lobby of Chicago's Palmer House Hotel. He changed the way magic books were written, addressing himself to professionals rather than amateurs, and adding illustrations, which were unusual in his day. A practicing magician, he invented the Multiplying Billiard Balls trick.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260216410
• ISBN 13: 9780260216410
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290