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DAI VERNONS
INNER SECRETS OF
CARD MAGIC
PART ONE
Compiled and Photographed
by
LEWIS GANSON
Printed, Published and Copyright by
The Supreme Magic Company
64, High Street, Bideford, Devon, England
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CONTENTS
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PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER ONE — TAKING THINGS EASY
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Emotional Reaction
The Bent Corner Prediction
Cocktail Cards
Colour Separation
CHAPTER TWO
Repeat "Do As
Four of a Kind
- A LITTLE THOUGHT REQUIRED
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Do" Matching the Cards
Dai Vernon's Colour Changing
Pack
CHAPTER THREE — HANGING BY A THREAD
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The Rising Cards
The Walking and Jumping Card
The Pack that Cuts Itself
CHAPTER FOUR — NOVEL KNOWLEDGE
To Show the Top Card
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Elastic Touch
The Ginsburg Poke
Time to Change
Jumbo Surprise
CHAPTER FIVE - COLOUR CHANGES
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Tenkai's Colour Change
Al Altmann's Double Colour
Dai Vernon's
Pinch Colour Change
Dai Vernon's
French Drop Colour Change
Bob Hummer's Visual Change
Cliff Green's Visual Change
Change
Dai Vernon's
"Picking Off the Pip"
Erdnase Plus Vernon
Dai Vernon's
"No Palm" Colour Change
CHAPTER SIX — DEXTEROUS DECEPTION
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Production of Cards with Fingers Interlocked
Bob Hummer's Variation
CHAPTER SEVEN — THE NOTIS STOP TRICK
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CHAPTER EIGHT — MEXICAN TRICKERY
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Sure-Fire Showdown Bathroom Strippers
CHAPTER NINE — MIRACLES TAKE A LITTLE LONGER 71
The Chinese Second Deal
Look Up
The Shooting Single Handed
Deal
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FOREWORD
Knowing that forewords are seldom read, I am making this
one so brief that it will probably be noticed on that account.
First, I would like to thank Lewis Ganson for his wonderful
patience and all the effort he has expended—both with the
writing and the excellent photographs. Also, to say how
fortunate I am as I consider him our greatest writer of magical
methods. The fact that he is a fine performer himself lends
to his descriptions complete understanding. They are clear,
lucid and easily understood.
He explains everything—you
can t go wrong.
I should also like to thank Harry Stanley who has done so
much for the art. He holds the reins and always arrives at
his destination.
Regarding the card problems themselves. I have only to
say (like the famous Vienna card conjuror, Hofzinser), I
consider cards the "Poetry of Magic". And please do not
forget—remember, do not forget— sleights and methods are
merely the tools. What you do with them is up to you.
Present your effects in a manner that will elevate and do credit
to a venerable art.
DAI VERNON.
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PREFACE
Is Magic an Art? Of course, in the right hands, even chimney-
sweeping or bead-stringing can be arts. By simple logical extension, if
all practitioners of a human activity were each an artist . . which means
having, beyond the gift of talent, unending love for that activity, as
well as selfless devotion in time, thought and energy . . then the whole
of any such activity would be an Art indeed, beyond its intrinsic
qualities.
Fortunately the history of magic has bred enough such men to
thus qualify. And to the point. . there is today one man who is the in-
carnation of all of these qualities, plus and plus, and to such a degree
that I firmly believe that he alone could maintain the artistic basis of
modern manipulative magic. Wrap permanent bandages on all our
hands, divert our minds to stamp collecting, disband our magical
societies, and still this one supreme exponent of our Art would speak for
all of us, and better than any of us.
This book is made up of his work. Modernity in the great human
skills and understandings often spring from, or is mostly inspired by
at least, a single individual of unsurpassing insight and creativity: the
twentieth century character of physics comes from Einstein, biological
thought from Darwin, modern fiddle playing from Pagannini . . . well,
we in conjuring, particularly in the poetry department called "close-up
card magic", have our one and only DAI VERNON . . . and here he is!
CY ENDFIELD.
London, October, 1959.
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INTRODUCTION
FOR MANY YEARS the magical fraternity has eagerly awaited
a book on card magic by Dai Vernon. No man has contributed more
to the subject than this amazing magician, yet only a surprisingly small
proportion of his creations have been published under his name. Dai
Vernon is recognised as the world's greatest exponent of card magic
and the inner circle of card experts concede that he is years ahead of his
time in the knowledge he has acquired through research, experimenta-
tion and performance. Internationally he is referred to with admiration,
esteem and affection as "The Professor".
When Dai Vernon came to England in 1958 to commence work
on his book, a long list of items for inclusion had been compiled during
lengthy correspondence. Our friend Faucett Ross had also sent descrip-
tions of all the tricks he could remember having seen the Professor
perform. In addition he supplied numerous letters from Dai
Vernon to Charlie Miller and himself, in which Vemon tricks, moves
and ideas were explained. Even before writing commenced it was
obvious that the book was to be a big one, but after many weeks of
work, notes and photographs had been taken of all the material listed—
then Dai really got into his stride and if there had been no boat to catch
we would still be writing.
Our original intention was that the book should be produced in one
volume, but it soon became apparent that this would be too large a tome
and we had to think again. Eventually it was decided to publish it in
parts, each part being complete in itself but with varied contents.
Martin Gardner, in his Introduction to Bill Simon's book Effective
Card Magic wrote, "A sleight created by Vernon may circulate from
one card man to another for ten years or more before it finds its way
into print. If and when it does, no one has the slightest notion where
it originally came from". In compiling Dai Vernon's Book, claim
could have been made to so much which has never been credited to him
—but that was not his wish. Volumes could have been filled with Vem-
on originations, but that would have meant duplicating much which has
already been written and now recognised as standard knowledge. It
is Dai Vemon's opinion that any new book on this intriguing branch of
magic should contain only material which has never been published
before, or is little known. In addition, it was not his intention to confine
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