Expert Card Technique by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue Book

This definitive work on card technique offers step-by-step instructions for basic manipulations and advanced flourishes, then lets you learn tricks.

Offering the most foolproof methods available, Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue explain basic manipulations such as the palm, the shuffle, the lift, the side slip, the pass, the glimpse, the jog and the reverse. They detail various false deals, crimps and changes and the more advanced execution needed for forces, fans and the use of the prearranged deck. Also presented is a wide variety of tricks, including discoveries, self-working tricks, one-handed tricks, stranger cards, and such individually famous tricks as The Four Aces, The Rising Cards, and the Zingone spread. In addition, the authors include a complete compendium of shakedown sleights-to warn the card player and aid the entertainer-and a performer’s guide to misdirection and patter.

Many of the methods explained were revealed here for the first time, while many previously known tricks are presented in improved versions. In every case, the aim is simplicity of technique for the purpose of mystifying an audience, not technique for the sake of technique. An unsurpassed collection of methods and manipulations, this classic work will help any aspiring magician to achieve expert card technique.

Pages 448 – Softbound, Illustrated