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An 88-page, softcover book devoted exclusively to the magic of [[Richard Sanders]], written by [[David Acer]] and published by the [[Camirand Academy of Magic]] in [[1998]]. The book comes packaged with a performance-only companion video, designed to give the reader a sense of how the material looks in real-time, and, while still available, has never been reissued with a DVD in place of the tape.
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'''Close-Up Assassin''' is an 88-page, softcover book devoted exclusively to the magic of [[Richard Sanders]]. This book comes packaged with a performance-only companion video, designed to give the reader a sense of how the material looks in real-time, and, while still available, has never been reissued with a DVD in place of the tape.


== Table of Contents ==
== Table of Contents ==
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*Billboard
*Billboard
*Sour Dough
*Sour Dough
*Bonus: Sanders on the Bélanger Cigarette Through Quarter
*Bonus: Sanders on the Belanger Cigarette Through Quarter


== Notes of Interest ==
== Notes of Interest ==


*'''Richie's Double Bill Switch''' is a seminal technique that originally appeared in [[David Acer|David Acer's]] [[Natural Selections]], and has since been reprinted in [[John Lovick]]'s [[Switch]]
*'''Richie's Double Bill Switch''' is a seminal technique that originally appeared in [[David Acer|David Acer's]] [[Natural Selections]], and has since been reprinted in [[John Lovick]]'s [[Switch]]
*'''Trick Photography II''' is a completely rethought and rebuilt version of Richard's '''Trick Photography''', which appeared in The [[Magical Arts Journal]], Vol. 1, 10, may 1987.
*'''Trick Photography II''' is a completely rethought and rebuilt version of Richard's '''Trick Photography''', which appeared in The [[Magical Arts Journal]], Vol. 1, no. 10, may 1987.
*'''Sour Dough''' is a benchmark bill-in-lime routine featuring '''Lime Richie''', a barehanded transformation of a green silk into  a lime.
*'''Sour Dough''' is a benchmark bill-in-lime routine featuring '''Lime Richie''', a barehanded transformation of a green silk into  a lime.
* Richard's work on the '''Bélanger Cigarette Through Quarter''' was later included in the 2006 DVD re-release of the latter.
* Richard's work on the '''Belanger Cigarette Through Quarter''' was later included in the 2006 DVD re-release of the latter.




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Latest revision as of 13:34, 27 April 2011

Close-Up Assassin
AuthorDavid Acer
PublisherCamirand Academy of Magic
Publication Date1998
LanguageEnglish
Pages88
 

Close-Up Assassin is an 88-page, softcover book devoted exclusively to the magic of Richard Sanders. This book comes packaged with a performance-only companion video, designed to give the reader a sense of how the material looks in real-time, and, while still available, has never been reissued with a DVD in place of the tape.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • Richie's Double Bill Switch
  • Trick Photography II
  • My Cupped Hands Runneth Over
  • Skinny Kreskin
  • Richie's Little Stickman
  • Cramped
  • Trident Sugarless Bill
  • Behind My Back
  • Billboard
  • Sour Dough
  • Bonus: Sanders on the Belanger Cigarette Through Quarter

Notes of Interest

  • Richie's Double Bill Switch is a seminal technique that originally appeared in David Acer's Natural Selections, and has since been reprinted in John Lovick's Switch
  • Trick Photography II is a completely rethought and rebuilt version of Richard's Trick Photography, which appeared in The Magical Arts Journal, Vol. 1, no. 10, may 1987.
  • Sour Dough is a benchmark bill-in-lime routine featuring Lime Richie, a barehanded transformation of a green silk into a lime.
  • Richard's work on the Belanger Cigarette Through Quarter was later included in the 2006 DVD re-release of the latter.
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