The Expert at the Card Table

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Legendary. Brilliant. Unique. These are the words often used in connection with The Expert at the Card Table. First published in 1902, the book has won many die-hard fans over its 100+ year existence.

The Expert at the Card Table is one of the first books dedicated to manipulation and magic with cards. The largest part of this book is devoted to techniques that can be used in card games. You will learn false shuffling, false dealing, or techniques for controlling individual cards in a deck. Several currently widely used techniques come from this book, such as Diagonal Palm Shift and Erdnase Color Change.

The last section of the book is devoted to card spells. Among them, you will find such classics as The Card and Handkerchief.