Expert card technique Close-up table magic

If you have ever tried to do a card trick and failed, you know  what it is to be embarrassed. You may try to cover up by doing a more  difficult trick and fail again. The way out of this dilemma, however, is  not immediate, but it is reliable: a surer mastery of technique. This  means the proper instruction book, and practice.
In this definitive  work on card technique, step-by-step instructions teach you the correct  methods for the basic manipulations and the more advanced flourishes,  and only then allow you to learn tricks. Offering the most foolproof  methods available, Jean Hugard and Fredrick Braue explain such basic  manipulations 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.