The Cervon File

1988
Written by Bruce Cervon
Work of Bruce Cervon
254 pages (Hardcover), published by Magical Publications
Illustrated with drawings by Julia A. Laughlin
Language: English
87 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
William Larsen Introduction
7
Bruce Cervon Preface to the Preface, Ten Years After
9
Bruce Cervon Preface
10
Mike Caveney Publisher's Note
11
About Bruce Cervon
13
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph!
17
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon The Vietnam Trick card and number are predicted by two cards (value and suit, then values added to count to selection)
Also published here 19
Bruce Cervon Optic Delusion slop shuffle
Also published here 22
Bruce Cervon Quantum Jump more jumping than rising
 		26
Bruce Cervon Outside Case Load as deck is inserted in case
 		27
Bruce Cervon Perfect Speller featuring Cervon's lie detector strategie
 		29
Dai Vernon Faro Slough-Off cascade
 		33
Bruce Cervon Face Up Flyers
Also published here 35
Bruce Cervon Face Up Tent Vanish
36
Bruce Cervon Aerodynamic Aces
Variations 41
Double Card Snap-Over
44
Bruce Cervon Half Cut Reverse
Also published here 47
Bruce Cervon Simple Triumph
Also published here 49
Bruce Cervon Three-Packet Triumph
49
Bruce Cervon "Kellie" Displacement tabled deck turns over except selection
Also published here 50
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
51
Edward Marlo Flat Palm Steal tabled deck
 		51
Bruce Cervon Simple Reverse One Card immediately reverses
Variations 52
Bruce Cervon The Universal Card three Methods, also gaffed (divided card, flap gimmick)
Also published here 57
Bruce Cervon Universal Vanish one of the Selections vanishes cleanly
 		71
Bruce Cervon Vanishing Universal Universal Card vanishes
 		75
Bruce Cervon Dual Affinity Spectator pushes two Cards next to their Mates
 		81
Bruce Cervon, Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement Scoop Up
82
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse I two Cards immediately reverse
 		84
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse II two Cards immediately reverse
 		87
Bruce Cervon Finding the Aces spelling, reversed, catching out of the pack
 		90
Bruce Cervon Uncertainty
95
Bruce Cervon Mental Uncertainty
98
Bruce Cervon Diminishing Poker Deal spectator gets always five cards, you each time one card less
 		101
Bruce Cervon Really Wild ungaffed
 		105
Bruce Cervon Rosecrans Reverse named Ace reverses
Also published here 113
Cop Bottom Reverse bottom card is copped, packet turned over on top of it
Also published here 113
Bruce Cervon Hofzinser All-Backed three card packet, two methods:
  • Easy as One-Two-Three
  • All for One
Also published here 116
Bruce Cervon Easy as One-Two-Three all alike display
 		116
Bruce Cervon Unwind usfull Billfold for Coin Effects
 		123
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 1 using Dollar Bill
 		127
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 2 using Dollar Bill
 		129
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 3 with Dollar Bill
 		129
Bruce Cervon Off A Rope Slow Motion Penetration
Also published here 132
Bruce Cervon Pocket Slate Routine "Prediction" appears
 		138
Bruce Cervon Puncture using Business Cards
 		141
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Invisible Reverse card is reversed in center as deck is turned over
Related toAlso published here 149
Bruce Cervon Touched touched Card reverses next to Selection
 		155
Bruce Cervon Retouched touched Card reverses between two Selections
 		156
Bruce Cervon Touched Again two Phases
 		158
Henry Christ Spread Reverse as a card is turned over again in spread à la Larreverse
 		158
Bruce Cervon Quite a Coincidence Spectator reverses Selection behind back
 		160
Bruce Cervon Surprise Reverse II reversed Card changes into Selection
 		161
Bruce Cervon Four of a Kind card finds its mates
 		162
Bruce Cervon The Two-Fold Individual vanished Card reappears between two Cards
 		164
Rub Away Vanish
165
Karl Fulves Side by Side selection turns over in similar place in another deck
 		167
Bruce Cervon Remember and Forget one spectator
Variations 168
Bruce Cervon The Three-Way Eliminator one spectator with three Cards
 		170
Bruce Cervon Visibility Zero OOS - OOM Variation
 		171
Bruce Cervon Invisible Reverse/Impossible one from five
 		173
Bruce Cervon Forethought Spectator & Magician choose same Card in two decks
 		175
Bruce Cervon The Tabled Top Change
181
Bruce Cervon Paralyzed palm with card almost bent in half
Related toAlso published here 185
Bruce Cervon Culling the Paralyzed Palm card is spread-culled and palmed
 		188
Bruce Cervon Running Cut While Holding a Break
191
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
Related toAlso published here 193
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Aces fast cutting
 		196
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split duplicate
Related to 201
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split (Method 2) duplicate
 		204
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split (Method 3) duplicate
 		206
Bruce Cervon Three Way Color Changing Deck prelude effect for color changing deck routine
 		208
Bruce Cervon Three the Hard Way half/half gaff
 		211
Bruce Cervon Print Out three blank cards are printed to match selection
Also published here 215
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon Count five as four, hiding two
 		218
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction double facer
Also published here 220
Bruce Cervon Readers cards are apparently marked, but all the same
Also published here 223
Bruce Cervon The Trap cards at top & bottom trap peeked selection
 		227
Bruce Cervon The Peek that isn't red black divided deck, with riffle-by glimpse of odd colored selection
 		230
Arthur H. Buckley Red-Black Riffle Shuffle
230
Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals
VariationsAlso published here 232
Bruce Cervon The Pineapple Twist Ace to Four with partial Suit Change
 		234
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Ambush odd backed Collectors
 		238
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up Color Changing Triumph
 		242
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up - ungaffed Color Changing Triumph
 		247
Bruce Cervon "LLL" Transpo
249
Bruce Cervon Cut Prediction two Methods
 		252
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2004.