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About the Book

The Vernon Chronicles Vol. 3: Further Lost Inner Secrets is 270 pages of vintage Vernon. It includes classic sleights such as the Subway Gambler’s Palm, the Contortion Palm, Flat Top Switch, the Zarrow Block Addition and a Table Pass, as well as effects such as the legendary Joker Monte, Horowitz’s Look Homeward, Angel, Tenkai’s Phoenix Bill Vanish and much more.

In total, there are 63 routines, 210 illustrations and 32 historical photographs from Vernon and other beloved magicians such as Herb Zarrow, Dr. Daley, Faucett Ross, John Scarne, Sam Horowitz, Henry Christ and others.

The incredible volume also kicks off with a 30-page essay, “Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden” a historical commentary on the New York Inner Circle in the 1920s and 30s by William P. Miesel, Max Maven, Bruce Cervon, Stephen Minch and Dai Vernon.

ContentsForeword by herb ZarrowIntroduction by Bruce CervonAuthor’s Introduction – Stephen Minch”Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden”

Chapter One: Dark Side of the Hand

Subway Gambler’s PalmThe Contortion PalmDr. Daley’s Face-Lift AdditionThe lilliput PalmAn Historical Note on the Dr. Elliot Top PalmThe Revolving Palm-ReplacementThe Finley Diagonal Palm Shift RevisitedFlat Top

Chapter Two: Sundry Sleights

Flat Top SwitchThe Spring-Loaded Tip-Over ChangeThe Zarrow Block AdditionA Note on Zarrow’s Revolving AcesBack BreakerThe Hair’s-Breadth StallVernon on the “Endfield” Slip CutOn the Hay False Dovetail ShuffleA Table Pass

Chapter Three: Motley

SpellatronCut and SpellCaught in the StretchIf the Suit FitsBruce Cervon’s Trans MittGiven the SlipWill-o’-the-WispThe Vernon Deck Vanish and Recovery

Chapter Four: Cheats

Joker MonteThree in the Hand, One in the BushA Straight DealThe David and Goliath DealBlack’s StackStacked to Formula

Chapter Five: Inflationary Effects

On Your MetalAll Sound and FabricRight Where?Two Techniques with the Purse PalmPastiche on Ramsay, with VariationsOn the Origins of the SteeplechaseFolding MoneyCashing a Check

Chapter Six: Notes on Cherished Ghosts

“Vester” Adam’s Flight of FabricArthur Finley’s Remote ControlLeo Horowitz’s Look Homeward, AngelHenry Christ’s Obstinate PasteboardsFaucett Ross’ Twice TurnedMac MacDonald’s Lost ChordDr. Daley’s Vis-a-visDr. Daley’s Select TranspositionDr. Daley’s Interlocking SetupTenkai’s Phoenix Bill VanishLarry Grey’s Cut to PerfectionJay Ose’s Presentation for The Glass Through TableJohn Scarne’s Doppelganger LocationJohn Scarne’s Western Union Trick

Chapter Seven: Solitary Amusements

What’s-the-Value SolitaireThink-of-a-Card Solitaire