This special [ 2012 ] edition of THE EXPERT AT THE CARD TABLE by S. W. ERDNASE is a re-print facsimile of the original 1902 first edition. // The book measures aprox. 7x4 inches with 206 pages.
The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation, often referred to simply as Erdnase (or even, The Bible), is a book on cards and magic written in 1901 by S. W. Erdnase, a pseudonymous author whose... More > identity has remained a mystery for over a century. Although it is more a detailed manual for (or, perhaps, exposé of) card sharps, the book is considered to be one of the most influential works on magic or conjuring with cards.
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.< Less
The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation, often referred to simply as Erdnase (or even, The Bible), is a book on cards and magic written in 1901 by S. W. Erdnase, a pseudonymous author whose... More > identity has remained a mystery for over a century. Although it is more a detailed manual for (or, perhaps, exposé of) card sharps, the book is considered to be one of the most influential works on magic or conjuring with cards.
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.< Less
SIX PRACTICAL AND IMPROMPTU CARD TRICKS
DOUBLE DEALING TD - three cards located by spelling
SIMPLE SPELL LOCATOR - simple spelling effect
BLIND CUT - spectator cut to their selected card
Q. A. S.... More > SANDWICH - a selected card is put on top of the deck and then it ends up between two face up jacks after apparently being pushed into the deck
INDICATOR INSERTION - apparently, the performer inserts a card into deck in the right spot to help him find a selected card while the deck is behind his back
IMPROMPTU REVOLVING ACES - do the classic Herb Zarrow effect anytime in your set....this is a spectator find the aces trick
The following standard moves are used in the tricks but are not described...references are given for all of these:
Hindu Shuffle Control
Overhand In-jog Control Shuffle
Double Lift
Double Undercut
Erdnase/Houdini change
Braue Reversal
Ribbon Spread
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