The Expert at the Card Table: The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation (Dover Magic Books)
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Published by Dover Publications, 1995
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- Title
- The Expert at the Card Table: The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation (Dover Magic Books)
- Author
- Erdnase, S. W.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0486285979
- ISBN 13
- 9780486285979
Take your card game to new heights with the book that’s been the bible for magicians, card players, and sleight-of-hand enthusiasts for over a century.
Considered by many magicians and card sharks to be the one essential guidebook to attaining the highest level of card mastery. Includes author's own systems of false shuffling, false riffling and cutting, dealing from the bottom, palming cards, "skinning the hand" — even three-card monte, plus 14 dazzling card tricks.
Whether you're a magician, a card shark, or an enthusiast of card mechanics, The Expert at the Card Table will elevate your skills to legendary status. Grab your copy today and start making every move count!
Considered by many magicians and card sharks to be the one essential guidebook to attaining the highest level of card mastery. Includes author's own systems of false shuffling, false riffling and cutting, dealing from the bottom, palming cards, "skinning the hand" — even three-card monte, plus 14 dazzling card tricks.
- Learn step-by-step techniques for false shuffling, riffling, cutting, and dealing from the bottom to dominate at any table.
- Master the slick moves of card manipulation and the intricate sleights like card palming, "skinning the hand," and three-card monte to keep your moves undetectable.
- Discover legerdemain: the art of forcing a card, one- and two-hand transformations, the devious "slide" and Erdnase's exclusive tricks like The Acrobatic Jacks, The Divining Rod, The Invisible Flights, The Exclusive Coterie, A Mind Reading Trick, and many other "magic" card tricks for show-stopping performances.
- This book serves as an invaluable guide for all skill levels, from beginner to experienced card handlers, starting with fundamental grips and basic moves, then advancing to complex false deals and invisible switches.
- "The Expert at the Card Table is the most famous, the most carefully studied book ever published on the art of manipulating cards at gaming tables," from the Foreword by Martin Gardner.
- Gift the aspiring card shark in your life a winning hand with a copy of The Expert at the Card Table for birthdays, holidays, or any occasion.
Whether you're a magician, a card shark, or an enthusiast of card mechanics, The Expert at the Card Table will elevate your skills to legendary status. Grab your copy today and start making every move count!
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