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− | [[Royal Road to Card Magic]] is a classic book by [[Jean Hugard]] and [[Fred Braue]] | + | [[Royal Road to Card Magic]] is a classic book by [[Jean Hugard]] and [[Fred Braue]] with illustrations by [[Frank Rigney]] that was first published in 1948. |
They wrote this book to provide a stepping stone to the much harder and less accessible [[Expert Card Technique]] (1940). | They wrote this book to provide a stepping stone to the much harder and less accessible [[Expert Card Technique]] (1940). | ||
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* World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio 1951 | * World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio 1951 | ||
* Dover 1999 (based on 1951 edition) | * Dover 1999 (based on 1951 edition) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Contents == | ||
+ | * INTRODUCTION by [[Paul Flemming]] | ||
+ | * PREFACE | ||
+ | * PART ONE | ||
+ | **I. "THE OVERHAND SHUFFLE, I" | ||
+ | ** II. THE RIFFLE SHUFFLE | ||
+ | ** III. FLOURISHES | ||
+ | ** IV. THE GLIDE | ||
+ | ** V. THE GLIMPSE | ||
+ | ** VI. THE KEY CARD | ||
+ | ** VII. THE PALM | ||
+ | ** VIII. THE BACKSLIP | ||
+ | **IX. "THE OVERHAND SHUFFLE, II" | ||
+ | ** X. FALSE SHUFFLES AND CUTS | ||
+ | ** XI. THE DOUBLE LIFT AND TURNOVER | ||
+ | ** XII. THE PASS | ||
+ | ** XIII. MISCELLANEOUS FLOURISHES | ||
+ | * PART TWO | ||
+ | ** XIV. THE REVERSES | ||
+ | ** XVI. THE CLASSIC FORCE | ||
+ | ** XVII. TOP AND BOTTOM CHANGES | ||
+ | ** XVIII. ARRANGEMENTS | ||
+ | ** XIX. ROUTINES | ||
+ | * PART THREE | ||
+ | ** XX. PLATFORM TRICKS | ||
[[Category:Close Up Magic Books]] | [[Category:Close Up Magic Books]] | ||
[[Category:Books published in 1948]] | [[Category:Books published in 1948]] |
Revision as of 22:25, 10 October 2009
Royal Road to Card Magic is a classic book by Jean Hugard and Fred Braue with illustrations by Frank Rigney that was first published in 1948.
They wrote this book to provide a stepping stone to the much harder and less accessible Expert Card Technique (1940).
Editions
- First edition, Harper & Brothers, 1948
- World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio 1951
- Dover 1999 (based on 1951 edition)
Contents
- INTRODUCTION by Paul Flemming
- PREFACE
- PART ONE
- I. "THE OVERHAND SHUFFLE, I"
- II. THE RIFFLE SHUFFLE
- III. FLOURISHES
- IV. THE GLIDE
- V. THE GLIMPSE
- VI. THE KEY CARD
- VII. THE PALM
- VIII. THE BACKSLIP
- IX. "THE OVERHAND SHUFFLE, II"
- X. FALSE SHUFFLES AND CUTS
- XI. THE DOUBLE LIFT AND TURNOVER
- XII. THE PASS
- XIII. MISCELLANEOUS FLOURISHES
- PART TWO
- XIV. THE REVERSES
- XVI. THE CLASSIC FORCE
- XVII. TOP AND BOTTOM CHANGES
- XVIII. ARRANGEMENTS
- XIX. ROUTINES
- PART THREE
- XX. PLATFORM TRICKS