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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 17:25, 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