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Jean Hugard – Encyclopedia Of Card Tricks

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This book is indeed worthy the name Encyclopedia. Originally compiled by Doctor Wilhelm von Deusen in collaboration with Mr. Glenn G. Gravatt, and later rewritten by Jean Hugard. It has a very interesting introduction byTed Annemannwhere he addresses the issue of inventing new tricks and claiming ownership. This book will provide you with more card tricks than you ever wanted. The combined value of its contents, were the tricks to be computed at their original marketed price, was in the thousands of dollars. Now you can have it for a few bucks.

1st edition, 1937, Max Holden, New York; reprint, 1974, Dover Publications, New York; reprint, D. Robbins & Co., New York; 403 pages PDF 379 pages..

Table of Contents

pagepageINTRODUCTION by Theo. Annemann

CHAPTER I: MISCELLANEOUS IMPROMPTU CARD TRICKSTwin SoulsThe Magic BreathReversed Court CardThe Sagacious Joker No. 1The Sagacious Joker No. 2The Sagacious Joker No. 3The Sagacious Joker No. 4The TrioCards of ChancePushCard DetectivesThe “Easy” Card in WalletPredictionA Smart LocationThe Whispering QueenThe Card DoctorStampedoColor DivinationThe Vanishing PairThe Unknown LeaperSelf Control
In His PocketFind the QueenSuper Card PredictionThe Finger PointsThe Five Card Mental Force”Just Think” Mental MysteryMatching the AcesSupassoNew Card DiscoveryThought Card from PocketNaming Cards in the DarkThe Magic ThrustU Find Your CardThe Card and Crystal BallThe Secret MathematicianThe Card Miracle-CertainThe Card Miracle Tucker’s versionThe Card Miracle Abbott’s versionThe Card Miracle T. Nelson Downes’ OriginalCut in DetectionSleight of FootCHAPTER II: SPELLING EFFECTS IN CARD MAGICSystem for arranging cards for any spelling combinationSpelling a CardDuplex Comedy SpellerFarelli’s Impromptu SpellerKnock Out SpellerA Single SpellerSuperlative SpellerYou Selected the -Spell ItImpromptu SpellerWizard Spelling MasterPeculiarities of the PasteboardsThe New SpellThe Automatic SpellerSpellinoSpellino ClimaxHoward’s Simplex SpellerU Spell Your CardAn Easy Speller
PRE-ARRANGED SET UPSThought SpellingQuadruple Spelling
Another Thought SpellingImproved Spelling TrickThink It – Spell ItImproved ChevalierSpelling Any Card Called ForThe Shuffled Spelling BeeThe Double SpellerThe Whispering SpellerThe Joker Spelling RoutineVariation of Joker SpellingThe Joker SpellerSure Winner Spelling BeeFrank Squires’s SpellerGwynne’s SpellerSpell It YourselfSeller’s Speller IdeaIncomprehendo SpellerPerfect Spelling TrickCard Spelling DeLuxeLazybonesThink of a CardThe Spelling BeeCHAPTER III: “YOU DO AS I DO”A Peculiar CoincidenceYou Do As I DoIdentical ThoughtTwo Souls With A Single ThoughtFollow MeA Close Work DiscoveryA Follow Up EffectCoincidenceLoyd’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeA Variation of the AboveAnother Do As I DoDo As I Do in the Dark
Domination of ThoughtA Strange CoincidenceCoincidence AgainSympathetic SympathySynthetic SympathyBacks UpMental CoincidenceCoincidenceAnother Marvelous CoincidenceA Card SympathyParadox of PairsHugard’s Follow MeCHAPTER IV: CARD SUBTLETIES UTILIZING KEY CARDSA Couple of Cards Get TogetherMental VisionPhenomenal Thought CardsIndetectoDetected by FingerprintsThe Three HeapsDouble PredictionImpenetrable Stop TrickMephisto’s PredictionThe SequelA Count Down MysteryThe Card and NumberTone Control
The Mystic SevenMaster Mental MysteryInfallible DetectionFace Down DetectionDevilish CardsComedy Twin Card PredictionThe Nervous CardThe Nifty KeyUp Your SleeveThe QuartetteThink of a CardDemon’s DetectionCHAPTER V: “SLICK” PRINCIPLES IN CARD MAGICThe Slick CardThe Half Moon LocationLocation PlusEverybody’s CardStage Location
The Master Card SpellerCounting by EyeOdd or EvenThe Mystic CutA Slick Card RoutineCHAPTER VI: CARD MYSTERIES EMPLOYING DIACHYLONDiachylonThe Flying CardThe Missing CardMesmerized CardsDiachylon ForceThe Queen Turns OverDiachylon Book TestAnother Diachylon ForceTwin AcesTurnoMelroseTwo ViewpointsDiachylon Stop Trick
Reversed Color SurpriseDiachylon Super Color ChangeFlyaway CardsAce TranspositionRemote Control ImprovedCard in PocketThe Diachylon Do As I DoA Real Magical VanishThe Acme Spirit TestNumber PleaseThe Sympathetic Pair No. 1The Sympathetic Pair No. 2The Sympathetic Pair No. 3CHAPTER VII: DOUBLE BACK PRINCIPLES IN CARD MAGICAlice in WonderlandDouble Backed Card RoutineTransposition ExtraordinaryInsto-TranspoRemote ControlInitialled Card TelepathyTurnoverRepeating Card TurnoverA Reverse LocationDouble Back Card ForceReversi
Chameleon BacksSatan Behind YouDouble Card PredictionComedy ReliefGiant Acrobatic CardsSingle Card ForceThe Perfect ForceDouble Back Card ForceEasy Coin SwitchThe Sympathetic CardCHAPTER VIII: MAGIC UTILIZING DOUBLE FACED CARDSDouble Faced CardsHat and Card ChangeThe Funny DeckU Can not Do As I DoThe Spotter CardsSundryThe Four AcesKings and Aces
The Triangle TrickDouble ReverseNew Card MonteA Book TestA Changing CardThe Improved Burned CardA Spirit MessageA TranspositionCHAPTER IX: CARD MYSTERIES USING A ONE-WAY BACK DESIGNOne Way Back DesignSubtle Method of Setting the Deck OpenlyDivination SupremeThe Phantom StabFive Card Stabbing MysteryA Thought Card ProdigyThe Five SensesPremo DetectionThought in PersonThink StopThe Deck That Is notTwentieth Century SorceryThe Four Pile LocationThe Cut Pack LocationA Card is Found Once MoreOdd or EvenThe Alternate DetectionA New KinkEight in a RowGardener’s Unique PrincipleSecond Card LocationLong Distance LocationThe Super SpreadSimple Triple LocationNo DiceThe Vanishing MirrorThe Marked DeckThe Fingerprint Discovery
Living and Dead TestA Count Down DiscoverySiamese TwinsYour Card, Your NumberElimination ExtraordinaryReading the CardsNe Plus Ultra LocationOne in Ten DetectionUni-MentalityChallenge of the YearCard Location SupremeHummer DetectionInstant Mind ReadingA Counter LocationA Principle in DisguiseThe Perfect GuesserRed or BlackTranscendental VisionFind The LadyCall Me Up SometimeA MiracleThought TransferenceSay WhenThe Drunk Plays BridgeIncomprehendoThe One Way KeyOne Way DecksCHAPTER X: REVERSED ORDINARY CARDSSimplified ReverseUpside DownU BiteThe Haley Reversed CardSure LocatorIn The Dark
Under CoverBehind the BackCoincidenceThe Reversed Count Down TrickFrench’s Extraordinary AcesCHAPTER XI: CALCULATION TRICKS WITH ORDINARY CARDSWeirdoA PredictionLong Distance Mind ReadingTwo Card LocationImproved Super MemorySpectator’s ChoiceMentaloKnock Out Counting TrickA Card and A NumberProjected ThoughtNe Plus UltraUni-MentalityEasy Card Divination
Hourglass CardsEasy Card DiscoveryKeystone Card DiscoveryAssistance Card TrickThe 52 Card TrickThe Magi’s DetectionThe Flush TrickModernism in MentalismFour to One DetectionA Psychic Card FeatOut on LocationCoincidence ExtraordinaryNecromantic CalculationCHAPTER XII: THE MYSTERIES OF A PREARRANGED PACK OF CARDSSwitching the DeckA Moving RevelationDivining DeckThe Transposed CardsThe Circle of CardsA Trick Without A ClueEyes All AroundCount Your CardsPythagorasKnock ‘Em DeadSelf Working MysteryStop and ThinkNovel Card DiscoveryImproved Marvelous PredictionReady ReckonerThe Pair DetectionDead Easy LocationOdd or EvenThe Wonder ForcePsychic PredictionProphesied Spot TotalCagliostro’s VisionQuadruple Deck MysteryMephistopheles’ TouchFair and SquareYour CardOne in FourteenThe Fifteenth CardSensational Card MysteryNew X-Ray TrickShark FoodThought ForetoldMysterious DetectiveSuper Count DownFate and the JokerPsycholiaThe Wizard’s DreamDiabolical TranspositionCard MemorySensitive ThoughtsRed and Blue Back Mix-UpTwo Person LocationDual SympathyAnother Sympathetic MysteryA Quaint Happening$ 1,000 Test Card LocationSeeing With the Finger Tips
1. Lip Reading Test2. Here’s Your Card3. The Master’s TouchPerfect Card DivinationUnique Telephone TestPsychological DiscernmentAnother ImpossibilityCount the CutA Discard TrickCremo Card RestorationStrange CoincidencePremier Book TestBetween the LinesFathomed ThoughtWinning the CutWizard’s WillCard DivinationDouble DivinoThe Missing PairPremier Card DiscoveryLocationA Simple LocationOut of SightProphesied DiscoveryFrom Another PackDivinoWilliams’ Card TrickRed or BlackExcello Card DiscoveryNaming Chosen CardPsychic Card TestA Card and A NumberMediumistic Stunt No. 1Mediumistic Stunt No. 2SystemThe KnockoutA Prearranged Pack That Can Be ShuffledAmazing MemorySix PilesMephisto’s MessageName O ‘CardNew Pack DetectionFour Fold SympathyTelepathic ControlCards and PocketsCount Down DetectionThe Adventures of Diamond JackCHAPTER XIII: MAGIC WITH A SVENGALI PACK OF CARDSThe Svengali DeckVarious Methods of Handling the PackSimple EffectsSwitching PacksThe Three HeapsCutting the Pack With a KnifeThe Wrapped PackAny HeapReversed CardThe Unseen CardThink of A CardCard Stabbing
Svengali PredictionThe Mystery ProblemThe Cards and the DiceSvengali ClairvoyanceThe Prize WinnerThe Mirage PrincipleMirage DeckThe Eye PopperSvengali Mind ReadingThe Siamese Svengali PackSvengali ForceCHAPTER XIV: MAGIC WITH A MENE-TEKEL PACK OF CARDSThe Mene-Tekel DeckControlling Several CardsCard Into Pocket. A Second MethodFrom A HatCard and Number
One in FourThe Pocket Rising CardCards and SlatesCoincidence Mene-TekelCHAPTER XV: MAGIC WITH A STRIPPER PACK OF CARDSThe Stripper DeckTricks with the Stripper DeckTo Separate the Red Cards From the BlackThe Four Ace TrickFinding A Card in Any PositionSelected Cards Pass Through A HandkerchiefThe Turned CardFinding Any Number of Selected Cards At Once or SeparatelyFinding All But A Chosen CardCompanionable KingsPassing A Card Through A TableThe Animated CardCutting At A Chosen CardThe Blown CardCard From Spectator’s PocketThe “Cut” CountOut of the Room DiscoveryThe Court CardsNaming the CardsMagnetized CardAt Any Number From PocketCard Through HandkerchiefJust the ReverseThe Four KingsStripper StabbingCard in the HatReunionSatan’s Mail
Card and PlateAnother Rising CardThe StartlerCards From The AirAcrobatic JacksThe Captain CardFlying CardPositions UnkownEducated DieStop Me Any TimeThe Four AcesRising CardReversible CardsThe Shuffled SpellerLike ThoughtsThree Card ReverseFinding Three CardsCard DivinationLifting Any Number of Cards Called For No. 1Lifting Any Number of Cards Called For No. 2A Divination EffectSympathetic NumbersThe Advantages of the Stripper DeckEnd StrippersA “Stop” DiscoveryRed or BlackThe Ambitious CardCHAPTER XVI: MAGICAL MYSTERIES WITH SPECIAL PACKSImpossible Card DiscoveryOne AheadThe Mentalist’s Card StaggererCoincidentallyMagnetic Mental ControlMovie Color CardsTranspo Color ChangeInvisible FlightBlind Man’s BluffSpeaking of Pink ElephantsCard TelepathyCARD XSight UnseenMiracle CodeTelepathic CardsToy Telephone ReadingDuo-MentalityThree in One Card TrickThe Midnight MarvelThe Limit Four Ace TrickZen’s Card Miracle
A Novel Card ProblemGet it in the DarkZen’s Miracle Pocket to Pocket TrickNeat Card DetectionNew Card LocatorThe Fourteen DeckTelepathyThe Whispering EnvelopeGreat Psychic Card FeatCard StabbingMiracle Card LocationMiracle Location Club VersionTelepathic SelectionMental MasterpieceAutomatic Second DealMagicardoStereotyped Reading the CardsThought Card DiscoveryImpromptu DetectionNine in Ten DetectionIt’s Up To YouCHAPTER XVII: THE USE OF SHORT CARDS IN MAGICAL EFFECTSThe Short CardCards From NowhereOn the TopX-Ray EyesA Color ChangeCut Card ForceAnother ForceTo Any Number
Horoscope Card ForceA Spelling TrickThe LocatorBehind the PackDouble LocationA Reversed LocationVanishing CardCHAPTER XVIII: MORE MISCELLANEOUS TRICKSEverywhere and NowhereThe Original Stop TrickSay WhenA Means To An EndThink StopPsychological Stop TrickNumber Please (Walsh’s method)Number Please (Al Baker’s method)The Case of the Four KingsThe J. M. Rising CardMiraskillMaster Card LocationMiracle Card LocationCard Detected By Pulse BeatImitation SecondsPsychological ForceFace Up LocationDream CardEliminationA Super-Reverse ProblemCard in the OrangeThe Slap TrickThe Conjuror’s TouchThe Card Through the HandkerchiefThe Penetrating CardsGet Thee Behind Me SatanThe Princess Card TrickThe Clock TrickPaint Brush CardThe Eclipse VanishThe Card From The PocketCard From The PocketBanner Card DiscoveryLike Seeks LikeThe Master RiddleTransposition – Box to EnvelopeMental Card MysterySatan’s MailCard and EnvelopeCard and Envelope No. 2Tuned MindsTwo Card Slate ProphecyThe Spectator Finds Your CardWatch His Elbow
Two Pile TrickThe Voice of the SpiritThe Buddha WhispersTriple Card MysteryInfallible PredictionFaces or BacksThe Life SaverThe Magnetized Cards (4 methods)Tearing the DeckReversed CardsSimplicity Four Ace TrickAnother Simplicity Ace TrickInseparable AcesSlates and AcesThe Trend of the TimesThe Great Pearl MysteryParade of the QueensBuried AliveReading the CardsHindu MiracleThe Belt TrickModern Card ReadingAny Time, Any Day, Card ReadingMystery Card ReadingRead Them OffX-RayReading Cards Mirror MethodsAnother MethodA Subtle Set UpA Memory FeatThe Poker SharkDouble Poker DealPoker Player’s DealPoker DemonstrationQuadruple Poker TrickPoker Set UpAnother Poker Set UpThe Gambler in PersonThe Gambler Is Back AgainKlondike PokerImpromptu Poker DealEffective Poker DealThe Perpetual Almanac or The Soldier’s Prayer BookCHAPTER XIX: INDISPENSABLE SLEIGHTSSleightsThe Overhand ShuffleThe Riffle ShuffleA False CutPalming A Card
The Simple PassThe Double LiftThe GlideA Good LocationMethods of Forcing CardsCHAPTER XX: THE NIKOLA CARD SYSTEMThe SystemWhist or BridgeSpelling BeePokerNapTo Apparently Count the Cards in RifflingCards By WeightWeighing Chosen CardsThe Sense of TouchLocating
SpellingTo Spell Any Card Called ForThought AnticipatedUnconscious Thought TransmissionWizard’s WhistAll TrumpsTo Name The Position of Any Card Called ForTo Pick Out Any Card Called ForTo Produce Cards Called For From The PocketA Subtle Game