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The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3: Further Lost Inner Secrets
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| The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3: Further Lost Inner Secrets | |
| Author | Stephen Minch |
|---|---|
| Publisher | L&L Publishing |
| Illustrator | Tom Gagnon |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Series | Vernon Chronicles |
| Preceded by | The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 2: More Lost Inner Secrets |
| Pages | 219 |
The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 3: Further Lost Inner Secrets was reviewed in Genii 1991 March.
Contents
- Foreword -- Herb Zarrow i
- Introduction -- Bruce Cervon iii
- Author's Introduction -- Stephen Mnch v
- Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden - William P. Miesel ix
Chapter One: Dark Side of the Hand
- Subway Gambler's Palm 1
- The Contortion Palm 3
- Dr. Daley's Face-Lift Addition 5
- The Lilliput Palm 8
- An Historical Note on the Dr . Elliott Top Palm 11
- The Revolving Palm-Replacement 13
- The Finley Diagonal Palm Shift Revisited 15
- Flat Top 16
Chapter Two: Sundry Sleights
- Flat Top Switch 25
- The Spring-Loaded Tip-Over Change 27
- The Zarrow Block Addition 30
- A Note on Zarrow's Revolving Aces 35
- Back Breaker 37
- The Hair's-Breadth Stall 39
- Vernon on the "Endfield" Slip Cut 41
- On the Hay False Dovetail Shuffle . 44
- A Table Pass 50
Chapter Three: Motley
- Spellatron 57 (Mike Skinner)
- Cut and Spell 59 (Mike Skinner)
- Caught in the Stretch 63 (Mike Skinner)
- If the Suit Fits 67 (Mike Skinner)
- Bruce Cervon's Trans Mitt 70
- Given the Slip 75 (Mike Skinner)
- Will-o'-the-wisp 81
- The Vernon Deck Vanish and Recovery 93 (provided by Mike Skinner)
Chapter Four: Cheats
- Joker Monte 99
- Three in the Hand, One in the Bush 105
- A Straight Deal 108
- The David and Goliath Deal 111 (Mike Skinner)
- Black's Stack 113
- Stacked to Formula 116
Chapter Five: Inflationary Effects
- On Your Metal 123 (Mike Skinner)
- All Sound and Fabric 128 (Mike Skinner)
- Right Where? 130
- Two Techniques with the Purse Palm 135
- Pastiche on Ramsay, with Variations 139
- On the Origins of the Steeplechase 147
- Folding Money 149
- Cashing a Check 156 (Mike Skinner)
Chapter Six: Notes on Cherished Ghosts
- 'Vester" Adam's Flight of Fabric 161
- Arthur Finley's Remote Control 166
- S. Leo Horowitz's Look Homeward, Angel 168 (provided by Mike Skinner)
- Henry Christ's Obstinate Pasteboards 171
- Faucett Ross' Twice Turned 175
- Mac MacDonald's Lost Chord 177
- Dr. Dale* Vis-a-vis 180
- Dr. Daley's Select Transposition 185
- Dr. Daley's Interlocking Setup 187
- Tenkai's Phoenix Bill Vanish 193
- Lany Grey's Cut to Perfection 199 (provided by Mike Skinner)
- Jay Ose's Presentation for The Glass Through Table 203
- John Scarne's Doppelganger Location 205
- John Scarne's Western Union Trick 208
Chapter Seven: Solitary Amusements
- What's-the-Value Solitaire 215
- Think-of-a-Card Solitaire 219
References
- Mike Skinner explains which tricks are his, The Skinner Tapes, CD 3 (2014)