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[[Meir Yedid|Meir Yedid's]] second book of original close-up magic, following his seminal [[Meir Yedid's Finger Fantasies]], and the first hardcover book published by the [[Camirand Academy of Magic]]. 136 pages, photo illustrated  by [[Gary Ouellet]].
[[Meir Yedid|Meir Yedid's]] second book of original close-up magic, following his seminal [[Meir Yedid's Finger Fantasies]], and the first hardcover book published by the [[Camirand Academy of Magic]]. 136 pages, photo illustrated  by [[Gary Ouellet]].


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*Publisher's Foreword by [[Guy Camirand]]     
*Publisher's Foreword by [[Guy Camirand]]     
*Preface by [[Meir Yedid]]
*Preface by [[Meir Yedid]]
[[Image:IncredibleClose-UpMagic.jpg|right|border|Incredible Close-Up Magic]]
*Compucard
*Compucard
*The Invisible Poker Hand
*The Invisible Poker Hand

Revision as of 09:06, 30 March 2010

Incredible Close-Up Magic
IncredibleClose-UpMagic.jpg
AuthorGary Ouellet
PublisherCamirand Academy of Magic
Publication Date1982
LanguageEnglish
Preceded byMeir Yedid's Finger Fantasies
 

Meir Yedid's second book of original close-up magic, following his seminal Meir Yedid's Finger Fantasies, and the first hardcover book published by the Camirand Academy of Magic. 136 pages, photo illustrated by Gary Ouellet.

Table of Contents

  • Publisher's Foreword by Guy Camirand
  • Preface by Meir Yedid
  • Compucard
  • The Invisible Poker Hand
  • Make it Snappy
  • Birds of a Feather
  • Signa-Fusion
  • Royal Takeover
  • Calculated Miracle
  • Ghostwriter
  • The Travelling Thumb
  • Thumb Through the Table

Notes of Interest

  • Compucard was originally slated to appear in the Masters of Magic series, and features a handful of original sleights, including a false cut called The Meir Mix, an unusual flourish called The Card Sorting Move, and a revelation called The Slingshot Snap-Out (first published in Richard Kaufman's Cardworks)
  • An outgrowth of Royal Takeover appeared more than 25 years later in the January, 2008 issue of Genii under the name Radical Hold'em.
  • This book was the first in a projected series called the Professional Magic Series, which ultimately delivered only one more installment - Gary Ouellet's ProControl.
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