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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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== Table of Contents ==
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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.
  
Foreword
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== Table of Contents ==
 
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*Foreword
*Richie's Double Bill Switch (a seminal technique that originally appeared in [[David Acer|David Acer's]] [[Natural Selections]], and has since been reprinted in [[John Lovick|John Lovick's]] [[Switch]])
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*Richie's Double Bill Switch
 
*Trick Photography II
 
*Trick Photography II
*My Cupped Hands Runneth Over (a stand-up Coins Across routine most noteworthy for the inspired transposition of the fourth and final coin)
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*My Cupped Hands Runneth Over
 
*Skinny Kreskin
 
*Skinny Kreskin
 
*Richie's Little Stickman
 
*Richie's Little Stickman
 
*Cramped
 
*Cramped
 
*Trident Sugarless Bill
 
*Trident Sugarless Bill
*Behind My Back (Richard showcased this on the Canadian television special, [[Urban Magic]])
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*Behind My Back
 
*Billboard
 
*Billboard
*Sour Dough (a benchmark bill-in-lime routine featuring Lime Richie, a barehanded transformation of a green silk into  a lime)
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*Sour Dough
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*Bonus: Sanders on the Belanger Cigarette Through Quarter
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== Notes of Interest ==
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*'''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]]
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*'''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.
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*'''Sour Dough''' is a benchmark bill-in-lime routine featuring '''Lime Richie''', a barehanded transformation of a green silk into  a lime.
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* Richard's work on the '''Belanger Cigarette Through Quarter''' was later included in the 2006 DVD re-release of the latter.
  
Bonus: Sanders on the Bélanger Cigarette Through Quarter
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 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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