The Best of Close-Up Magic

by Britain's leading Magicians

1984
Written by Walt Lees
Work of Various
188 pages (Hardcover), published by Magico Magazine
Illustrated with drawings by Eric Mason
Language: English
66 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Walt Lees Introduction
5
Walt Lees David Britland
9
David Britland The Blues Brothers assembly with Aces, color changing back kicker
Inspired byVariations 9
Biddle Addition
10
Elmer Biddle Biddle Steal
12
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
12
Walt Lees Gordon Bruce
15
Gordon Bruce Pinkerton's Ladies four Queens turn face up one by one, three cards with same value las selection appear interlaced in between the Queens, selection is found in card case
Related toVariations 15
Peter Duffie Addition and False Turnover paddle move, while adding cards
 		17
Gordon Bruce Modified Ascanio Spread
21
Gordon Bruce Card from Case from gambler's cop
 		25
Walt Lees Roger Crosthwaite
27
Roger Crosthwaite The Umbrella Thing a small umbrella appears, then two coins are produced and they change places in the hands of the performer, coins turn into a small cheese and eventually a large cheese is produced
 		27
False Transfer with downs palm
 		39
Roger Crosthwaite, J. B. Bobo Modified Bobo Switch
42
Coin Switch one handed
 		43
Walt Lees Peter Duffie
51
Peter Duffie Royalty In Your Pocket four queens are produced, then reds and black change places and selection is found sandwiched in between red queens
Variations 51
Peter Duffie Departure Point two signed cards vanish and appear face up in the deck, they vanish again and produced from pockets
 		55
Walt Lees Shiv Dugal Shiv Duggal
 		60
Shiv Duggal Progressive Ace, Two, Three, Four with different-sized packets
 		60
Jerry K. Hartman Packet Switch
63
Walt Lees Andrew Galloway
65
Andrew Galloway The Chinese Berry Trick three balls turn into lemon as climax
 		66
Walt Lees Mike Gancia
73
Mike Gancia Name That Card name of spectator appears on selection
 		74
Hindu Shuffle Force with convincer
 		75
Walt Lees Steve Hamiltom
77
Steven Hamilton Count Down to Dunbury with four ace kicker
Also published here 77
Steven Hamilton Jazzed Up O' Henry jazz aces, with transposition of aces and four spot cards as kicker
Also published here 80
Le Temps Switch
84
Walt Lees Peter Kane
86
Peter Kane Seance Shuffle deck under handkerchief starts to shuffle itself
 		86
Walt Lees Ian Land
92
Ian Land Scratching the Surfaces two cards appear one by one between sandwich cards and then transpose
Inspired by 92
Edward Marlo Cover Up Cut
93
Walt Lees Mark Leveridge
98
Mark Leveridge The Money Jacks four coins are produces from between two playing cards
 		99
Bob Ostin Coin from Cards move
 		103
Walt Lees Simon Lovell
107
Simon Lovell Simon Lovell's Ambitious Card Routine more everywhere and nowhere routine, card in case finale
Also published here 107
Leaving Top Card in Case
108
Simon Lovell Tips on the Fan Force classic force
 		110
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt / Depth Illusion
112
Top Change
116
Hind Shuffle Display all alike
 		118
Simon Lovell, Ron Wilson Atomic E.S.P. joker changes to selected card, deck vanishes from case
Also published here 122
Paul Curry The Curry Turnover Change
129
Walt Lees Eric Mason
134
Eric Mason One in a Million card really thrown in deck
Related to 134
Riffle Force with Ovette / Kelly Move
 		135
Walt Lees Chris Powers
143
Chris Power Spell Binder coin changes in size
 		143
Walt Lees Fred Robinson
154
Fred Robinson Something and Nothing coin vanishes and disappears twice, then disappears completely
 		155
Deep Back Clip Handlings
158
Walt Lees Al Smith
165
Al Smith Fifty-Percent Solution performer tries to cut four queens, finds three then an ace, then queens are transformed into aces and queens found reversed in deck, in case and in wallet
Inspired by 166
Walt Lees Stephen Tucker
172
Stephen Tucker The Trick That Needs No Patter: The Coins Do All The Talking! copper to silver, with sucker climax
 		173
Stephen Tucker King Klone
174
Gene Castillon, Stephen Tucker Spirit Count
177
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Cont
177
Walt Lees Dick Turpin
179
Dick Turpin Classic Three Cards Across three selections
 		181
Packet Switch palms
 		183
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, November 2016.