Scarne on Card Tricks - John Scarne

Scarne on Card Tricks by John Scarne brings together a wide-ranging selection of classic card tricks, reworked for clarity and ease. This edition is a paperback from Dover Publications Inc.

Key details

• Author: John Scarne
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 336
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 29 May 2003
• ISBN: 9780486427355

Synopsis

John Scarne reworks 155 established card tricks with the aim of removing the need for sleight-of-hand, presenting methods designed to be approached with confidence. Instructions are kept simple, supported by clear diagrams that guide the reader through each effect.

The selection includes well-known routines such as Houdini’s “Card on the Ceiling”, Blackstone’s “Card Trick Without Cards”, Carlyle’s “Piano Card Trick”, Milton Berle’s “Quickie Card Deal”, and Scarne’s own “Drunken Poker Deal” and “Knockout Card Trick”.

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