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New Era Card Tricks
New Era Card Tricks was written specifically for magicians by Chicago magic dealer August Roterberg, unlike prior magic books which were published and written for the public.
New Era Card Tricks contains a number of mechanical card effects and gaffs reproduced from the German works of F. W. Conradi. The book also introduced the term "Color Change" and also gave an early explanation of the Double Lift .
It may have been an influence or inspiration for S.W. Erdnase when writing Expert at the Card Table since some of the sleights are identical or provided inspiration for Erdnase.
Availability
Copyright has expired for this book in the United States (and likely many other countries as well). One edition is available in its entirety on Google Books: New Era Card Tricks (1897). The book is also available for PDF download from the same location.
