The Effect When party guests request a few tricks, be prepared. Ask for a coin, and perform some of the tricks in this book. Because you will not have been aided by special stage apparatus, the results will be all the more astonising. As tricks with coins are so readily improvised, they are among the most impressive forms of legerdemain.
This book is the most complete treatise ever written on sleight-of-hand coin conjuring. Celebrated magician J.B. Bobo has gathered here the best and most useful of all coin tricks-not only his own, but those of some four dozen notable prestidigitators, including such greats as Robert-Houdin, Professor Hoffmann and-the greatest of all coin conjurers-T. Nelson Downs.
All the tested, traditional methods of coin magic are here. Bobo has added to these the best of the modern innovations, while eliminating all the out-of-date and impractical sleights of his sources. You will learn all about palms, holds, flips, switches, change-overs, steals, cuffing, sleeving and other sleight-of-hand techniques; coin tricks requiring special devices are also included. The author guides you systematically from basic techniques, concealments and vanishes, through integrated tricks, to complete routined acts (18 in all). His clear explanations are splendidly complemented by 510 illustrations.
Sleight-of-hand magic has consistently earned the respect of professional magicians . If you are yet an amateur, this easy-to-follow manual-together with regular practice-is the surest route to professional level competence. For professionals, this volume is a convenient encyclopedic reference that gathers in one place all the best coin magic from antiquity to modern times.
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I like how everything is very detailed I like to see all the different teachings in the make your own gimmick's section. A lot of sleight's are introduced but they are the one's you need some didn't make the cut because they weren't revelant so you know you got a very good product.
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If you are into coin magic, this book is an absolute MUST BUY. THIS IS "THE" BOOK ON COIN MAGIC. Add to cart.
This book has been in my library for years, and it continues to be a constant source of great information and magic for me. There's not much to say but that there is no other resource on coin magic that even rivals this book, and if you are into coins you just simply have to get this. It's an amazing book that can and will turn you into a coin master if you learn from it.
Everything you may ever need to know about coin magic. Several old techniques to be learned in this book that can be modified or used in more modern coin effects. Learn all the classic moves from this book and do not hesitate to own this book. A great addition to your magic library.
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A Must
by Michael Lindsay from New Zealand on 04/05/2010 20:59:33
This is one of the best things you can get for $10 seriously if you haven't got this yet you have to get it! There are soo many things in this for such a small price you can be kept busy for a long time, there is a reason this is still in print after a long time, its because it is the best! Great starting point that will take you to very good.
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Worth every coin!
[Verified buyer] by Tim W from Cedar Rapids IA on 04/05/2010 04:18:44
The reference book for coin magic. No magician should be without this book. At under $10, this is a gold mine of material. The book is appropriately broken down into chapters that go from the basic sleights to most major facets of coin magic. You start with the foundations of coin magic, the utility switches, the vanishes, and the palms.
There are literally hundreds of tricks to choose from in this tome so plan on spending a lot on time on the varied chapters. Aside from the excellent basic teaching of palms, switches and vanishes, you get chapters transpositions, color changes, gaffed coins, shells, sleeving, and finally full routines such as the Miser's Dream. My favorite are the copper/silver tricks and there is some amazing, in-the-spectator's hand transpositions.
A few downsides to this fabulous book. First, the book is no longer "modern" as some of text is from a by-gone era. Largely, the text translates well into modern patter and attire. Second, a lot of the new, types of coin gaffs are not covered by this book. Overall, this book could keep you busy for years.
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