Expert at the Card Table

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 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.