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The Close-up Magician

$30.00

Contents include his Seven Secret Tricks, Eight Favorite Card Tricks, plus his specialty-cutting to any card, Eight Novelty Tricks like his scissors, Little Hindu, The Flutist, and others, The Allerton Classics, The Jumping Flower, The Bird Cage, etc. Plus rules for a close up magician, and a bibliography. The seventy pages are wound throughout with a vast assortment of Allerton memorabilia. Here is enough material to make a success of any sincere close up performer.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD

CHAPTER ONE: SEVEN SECRETS

  • The Vanishing Cigarette

  • The Bent Spoon

  • Swallowing A Knife

  • The Stack Of Quarters

  • The Card And Cigarette Case

  • Simplified Magic Square

  • The Two Card Trick

CHAPTER TWO: SELECTED CARD TRICKS

  • The Eye Popper

  • Transcendence

  • The Missing Deuce

  • Surprise Spelling

  • The New 21 Card Trick

  • The Double Lift

  • On The Slip Force

  • Tricks With A Stacked Deck

CHAPTER THREE: ENTERTAINING NOVELTIES

  • The Scissors

  • The Sugar Cube

  • The Flutist

  • Impromptu Handkerchief Routine

  • Magic Letter Square

  • Winding The Pack


CHAPTER FOUR: MORE ALLERTON CLASSICS

  • The Jumping Flower

  • Vanishing The Bird Cage

  • The Glass Through The Table

  • The Aspirin Box

  • The Nest Of Envelopes

BERT ALLERTON’S RULES FOR THE CLOSE-UP MAGICIAN
A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE…
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Due to the rare and collectible nature of our merchandise, each item is typically available in single or limited quantities. Please contact us with any questions.

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Contents include his Seven Secret Tricks, Eight Favorite Card Tricks, plus his specialty-cutting to any card, Eight Novelty Tricks like his scissors, Little Hindu, The Flutist, and others, The Allerton Classics, The Jumping Flower, The Bird Cage, etc. Plus rules for a close up magician, and a bibliography. The seventy pages are wound throughout with a vast assortment of Allerton memorabilia. Here is enough material to make a success of any sincere close up performer.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD

CHAPTER ONE: SEVEN SECRETS

  • The Vanishing Cigarette

  • The Bent Spoon

  • Swallowing A Knife

  • The Stack Of Quarters

  • The Card And Cigarette Case

  • Simplified Magic Square

  • The Two Card Trick

CHAPTER TWO: SELECTED CARD TRICKS

  • The Eye Popper

  • Transcendence

  • The Missing Deuce

  • Surprise Spelling

  • The New 21 Card Trick

  • The Double Lift

  • On The Slip Force

  • Tricks With A Stacked Deck

CHAPTER THREE: ENTERTAINING NOVELTIES

  • The Scissors

  • The Sugar Cube

  • The Flutist

  • Impromptu Handkerchief Routine

  • Magic Letter Square

  • Winding The Pack


CHAPTER FOUR: MORE ALLERTON CLASSICS

  • The Jumping Flower

  • Vanishing The Bird Cage

  • The Glass Through The Table

  • The Aspirin Box

  • The Nest Of Envelopes

BERT ALLERTON’S RULES FOR THE CLOSE-UP MAGICIAN
A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE…
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Due to the rare and collectible nature of our merchandise, each item is typically available in single or limited quantities. Please contact us with any questions.

Contents include his Seven Secret Tricks, Eight Favorite Card Tricks, plus his specialty-cutting to any card, Eight Novelty Tricks like his scissors, Little Hindu, The Flutist, and others, The Allerton Classics, The Jumping Flower, The Bird Cage, etc. Plus rules for a close up magician, and a bibliography. The seventy pages are wound throughout with a vast assortment of Allerton memorabilia. Here is enough material to make a success of any sincere close up performer.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD

CHAPTER ONE: SEVEN SECRETS

  • The Vanishing Cigarette

  • The Bent Spoon

  • Swallowing A Knife

  • The Stack Of Quarters

  • The Card And Cigarette Case

  • Simplified Magic Square

  • The Two Card Trick

CHAPTER TWO: SELECTED CARD TRICKS

  • The Eye Popper

  • Transcendence

  • The Missing Deuce

  • Surprise Spelling

  • The New 21 Card Trick

  • The Double Lift

  • On The Slip Force

  • Tricks With A Stacked Deck

CHAPTER THREE: ENTERTAINING NOVELTIES

  • The Scissors

  • The Sugar Cube

  • The Flutist

  • Impromptu Handkerchief Routine

  • Magic Letter Square

  • Winding The Pack


CHAPTER FOUR: MORE ALLERTON CLASSICS

  • The Jumping Flower

  • Vanishing The Bird Cage

  • The Glass Through The Table

  • The Aspirin Box

  • The Nest Of Envelopes

BERT ALLERTON’S RULES FOR THE CLOSE-UP MAGICIAN
A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE…
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Due to the rare and collectible nature of our merchandise, each item is typically available in single or limited quantities. Please contact us with any questions.

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