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Date AddedFeb 01, 2010
Annemann's Card Magic
Annemann, Ted
Dover
(Based on 1 review)
Format: Paperback
Publication Summary: 1977, 188 pp
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Overview
It's Annemann! I really don't know how you can lose with anything by Master Ted. This book is great card resource originally published in 1977 by Dover Publications. The tricks were not new in 1977 because they were originally published in The Jinx, and in Annemann's Miracles of Card Magic and Ted Annemann's Full Deck of Impromptu Care Tricks from the 1940's.This books contains a great mix of impromptu card tricks, some set-up tricks, some props and a mix of tricks from Annemann and a host of greats such as Dai Vernon, Walter Gibson, Charles T. Jordan, Jean Hugard, Dr. Daley and others.
You will find many valuable tricks in this book and if you have been playing with cards for years you will be reminded about great tricks and methods that you have not touched in a while.
There are some sleights and many without sleights. The tricks can be used by pros and hobbyists they are that good.
I am hearing that the book is out of print - if that is true, see if you can nab a copy on the internet!
Effect
There are over 100 tricks in this book with different effects and it is a very strong selection of card magic. You can head out with a normal deck, but some of the tricks use some gaffed cards.Method
The methods vary from trick to trick. As stated above, there is a huge selection of impromptu card magic.Product Quality
The book is an 187 page paperback with 48 old-school drawings. Its a well put together book and organized by type of trick. The paper stock is good and it has a nice cover which consists of pictures of playing cards.Ad Copy Integrity
The accurate and descriptive ad copy is reproduced hereafter:Annemann's Card Magic
Have you ever done card tricks, and people yawned? Then you know what it means to be embarrassed and discouraged. The way out of this dilemma, however, is not immediate, but it is reliable: not only practice and a surer mastery of technique, but a more effective presentation, amusing and interesting routines, better showmanship. This book contains 112 such tricks, flourishes, sleights and manipulations.
Annemann's Card Magic contains impromptu tricks, performable with borrowed or unprepared cards, tricks with two decks, sleights using duplicates and "short" cards, tricks with faked and double-face cards, card transpositions, tricks with special decks, simple prearrangements and set-ups, poker demonstrations, and more! Annemann includes story tricks, spelling and counting tricks, his own card magic and manipulations used in professional acts. All the tricks have been personally selected by Mr. Annemann for their striking effect and entertainment value.
For each manipulation, sleight or trick, the author first describes the effect to be produced. Then, in a combination of clear, detailed descriptions and drawings, he tells the exact method needed to achieve the desired effect. Alternate methods, tips, histories, and an analysis of possible trouble spots make it easy to develop the tricks for a perfect performance.
For the advanced beginner or semi-professional who has some degree of card skill, the manipulations, tricks and routines, expertly described here by Annemann, will add to the dexterity and excitement of the performance, give hours of rigorous skill-developing practice, and help build a professional, interesting and well-rounded repertoire with cards.
Paperbound, 188 5 3/8" by 8 1/2" pages, 48 illustrations.