Junior magic: Easy-to-learn tricks or magic made simple PDF
Preview Junior magic: Easy-to-learn tricks or magic made simple
! iWaLTERD. ^j ( z/ ^5X "v "•• '.'; * V X '"'•• y^ i *** /' £ hi •<•*•* "*\ s * 1 yy. 1 1 * § i i8s !« 11 .x y i .X / ft ft **,» L. V/<J I L* J*KJ%J Sto 793.8 Gibson xnior magic :easy-to~l earn ricks .magic made simple .. A™ 2 3 "80 PUBLIC LIBRARY EORT WAYNE AND ALLEN COUNTY, INO. r »£X£& COUNTY. EXTENSION t?' ocrv u ua ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY J // r 83^00602 6147 . o EASY-TO-LEARN TRICKS OR MAGIC MADE SIMPLE WaLTEK <». AMERICA'S DEAN OFMAGIC ^ STERLING . PUBLISHING CO., INC. new york (%& Tree 7Ze*$ C&-, L&C London & Sydney BY THE SAME AUTHOR Original Houdini Scrapbook Junior Magic © 1977 by Walter B. Gibson adapted from "Magic Made Simple" Copyright © 1963 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. Published 1977 by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016 Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Oak Tree Press Co., Ltd., P.O. Box J34, Brickfield Hill, Sydney 2000, N.S.W. Distributed in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the British Commonwealth W by Ward Lock Ltd., 1 16 Baker Street, London 1 Manufacturedin the UnitedStates ofAmerica Allrights reserved Library ofCongress Catalog Card No.: 76-58624 Sterling ISBN 0-8069-4546-XTrade Oak Tree 7061-2549-5 4547-8 Library SCHOOLS CO. ABOUT THIS BOOK Have you ever wondered how a magician can cut a rope into two pieces and restore it to one long piece before your eyes? Have you ever marveled at the variety of tricks that can be performed with a deck of ordinary playing cards? Have you ever seen a magician swallow a billiard ball, only to make it reappear be- hind his left knee? This book tells you the secrets behind these and many other tricks. Moreover, you are given step-by-step instruc- tions, combined with easy to follow illustra- tions, that will enable you to master even the most complicated tricks and magical effects. Many of the tricks are impromptu—they can be performed on the spur of the moment with materials supplied by the spectators. Others take a few minutes' preparation, but even the most advanced can be performed with ordinary objects—no special equipment need be purchased. Here you will find clear explanations and directions for making your own "trick" card packs, bottomless cups, and special thim- ble holders. The author of this book, an accomplished magician as well as an interesting and amusing writer, takes you on a tour of the entire realm of magic—from sleight of hand to mind read- ing. You will learn how to throw a pack of cards so that they all land on the floor face down— except the card a spectator has chosen, which magically appears face up! You will learn how to force a spectator to choose just the card you want him to choose! You will learn how to make a pencil rise from your fist and how to pull a wand which is two feet long out of a purse which is only six inches deep. You will learn how to perform all these— and many, many more. For this book contains over 175 different tricks, all designed to help you become a successful and entertaining ma- gician. Magic can be an endless source of fun and amusement for everyone—for the performer as well as for his audience. You will be thrilled by the expressions of amazement on your friends' faces when you perform these tricks, and you will derive great pleasure from dis- playing the wealth of magical knowledge you have learned from this book. CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE HOW TO MYSTIFY 13 . . . . CHAPTER TWO CLOSE-UP TRICKS . . . . 17 18 Instant Cut and Restored String 19 . The Climbing Ring 22 . . . . The Rising Pencil 24 The Hypnotized Match Box (Impromptu Version) 26 . . The Hypnotized Match Box (Mechanical Version) 27 Vanishing Match Box 31 . The Matchless Match Pack 33 . . Improved Matchless Match Pack 34 . The Restored Match 36 . The "Repeat" Restoration 39 Three Vanishing Knots 42 Ring Off! 43 The Rubbery Pencil 45 . CHAPTER THREE EASY CARD TRICKS 46 . . . The Double Deal 47 Count-Down Cards 49 Four-Heap Deal 50 Let's Face It! 53 Up— Down Face Face 56 The Red Card 57 You Do As Do 60 I New Do As Do 63 I . . . . . . Coins and Cards 65 Ups and Downs 67 Behind Your Back 72 CHAPTER FOUR TRICKS WITH ORDINARY OBJECTS 75 One out of Three 76 The Suction Cup 79 The Slide-Along Knot 81 .... Cut and Restored Rope 85 ... Fooled—and Fooled Again! 89 Farmer and Sheep 92 Wand Silk Through 97 CHAPTER FIVE ... MAGIC WITH CARDS 100 . Cuts 100 The Single Cut 100 The Multiple Cut 100 The Undercut 101
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