The second now you see it, now you don't!

More Lessons in Sleight of Hand

1994 Kaufman and Greenberg reprint used
1978
Written by Bill Tarr
Work of Bill Tarr
224 pages (Paperback), published by Random House
Illustrated with drawings by Barry Ross
Language: English
173 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Bill Tarr A Special Note to Women
8
Bill Tarr Introduction
9
Bill Tarr How to Use this Book
11
Bill Tarr The Nine Cardinal Rules with comments
  • Be Natural
  • Watch Your Angles
  • Practice Palming Wherever You Are
  • Never Repeat A Trick!
  • Practice Intelligently
  • Misdirection
  • Never Show Anything You Can't Do Perfectly!
  • Don't Tell!
  • Presentation Is Half The Battle
  • How Many Sleights?
  • Experimenting With The New Moves You Learn
  • Look At Your Audience
  • The Use Of Faked Cards
  • What Size Coin Should You Use?
  • Don't Take Your Skills For Granted
  • Who Invented It
 		12
Bill Tarr The Use Of Faked Cards
17
Bill Tarr What Size Coin Should You Use?
18
Cards
23
Bill Tarr False Shuffles
24
To Keep the Bottom Card(s) Intact block slip shuffle
Also published here 24
To Keep the Top Card Intact two-shuffle sequence
 		25
To Keep the Top Portion of Deck Intact in-jog shuffle
  • a more deceptive method
Also published here 26
To Keep the Whole Deck Intact with three blocks, triple cut in overhand shuffle position
 		28
To Keep the Whole Deck Intact II with three blocks, triple cut in overhand shuffle position
 		29
G. W. Hunter To Keep the Whole Deck Intact (The Late G. W. Hunter Method)
30
False Riffle Shuffle in-the-hands, top or bottom stock
 		30
Slip Cut
31
False Cut three packets
 		32
Bill Tarr Key or Locator Cards
34
Thick Card
34
Short Card
  • How to Use a Short Card
  • Another Method
 		34
Short Corner
37
Broken Corner
37
Slick Ace
38
Marked Cards
39
Nail Nick
39
Daub
39
Ribbon Spread Location with slick card as key card in spread, distance to selection counted
 		40
Crimps
42
Basic Method under spread
 		42
Method Two behind spread that is held up
 		43
Dr. James William Elliott Dr. Elliot's Crimp crimp in middle of short side as top half is replaced
Also published here 43
Fan Crimp as selection is replaced
 		44
Bridge
44
The Peek
45
Top Card Peek overhand shuffle position
 		45
Bottom Card Peek during sleeve tucking
 		45
Riffle Force break
 		46
Bottom Force under-the-spread force
 		48
Theodore Annemann A Ted Annemann Force one of three cards chosen, its value used to count to force card
 		50
Bottom Slip top card slipped to bottom
 		51
One-Hand Top Palm
  • How to Use it
  • Tips
 		52
One-Hand Top Palm II with aid of other hand
 		54
Side Steal after peek
  • Transferring the Break
 		55
The Herrmann Pass
56
Double Cut
58
Top Change with cover
 		60
Card Change
62
Thumb Count Double Lift take from left side
 		64
Corner Double Lift take at inner left corner
 		65
Miscellaneous Locations
66
The Turnover Card air pressure turnover
 		66
Card on the Ceiling
66
Sleight of Foot deck split at selection with shoe, salt
 		67
Fan Location plunger
 		68
Fan Return card not completely pushed in
 		70
Tap Through
71
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
72
Bill Tarr Second Deal
74
The Easiest Version
74
One-Hand Second Deal
75
Blackjack Dealer's One-Hand Second
76
Snap Seconds end grip
 		77
Bottom Card Reverse top card slipped around reversed to bottom
 		78
Working Behind Your Back how to minimize arm movement
 		79
Four Ace Location spectator touches for cards in in-the-hands spread
 		80
Strip-Out Addition brief
 		80
Card Through Handkerchief
82
Theodore Annemann The Princess Trick
84
A Double Divination Quickie spectator faces the deck behind his back, performer divines the face-to-face cards
 		86
Deck Flip one-hand flip and catch at table edge (as often done with coasters)
 		87
Flourishes
89
One-Hand Pivot Cut
  • Multiple Version (one-handed overhand shuffle)
 		90
One-Hand Triple Cut
Variations 92
Color-Change Routine face card changes repeatedly
 		94
Single Card Vanish face-up rub-a-dub style vanish
 		98
Bill Tarr Modified Back-and-Front Palm pivot, fingers opened wide
 		100
Bill Tarr Impromptu Fan Routine exhibition card fans
 		102
Split Fans see p. 110 for actual method
 		106
To Prepare preparing cards for manipulation, bending and powdering
 		106
Bill Tarr To Wear Gloves Or Not?
108
Try This First practicing split fans with two cards
 		109
Single Card Production
111
Cardini Cardini's Single Card Production
111
Bill Tarr Basic Split Fan Routine
112
Coins
117
Palming
118
Finger Palm
118
Classic Palm
118
Thumb Palm
118
Back Thumb Palm
118
Back Finger Clip
119
Front Finger Clip
119
Finger Squeeze purse palm
 		119
Bill Tarr Fake Coins
120
Shell
120
Expanded Shell
120
Steel Shim Shell
120
Half-Dollar, English Penny Set shell set
 		120
Magnetic Half-Dollar, English Penny Set
120
Lever Set shell set
 		120
Bang Ring
121
Nested Coins nested shell set
 		121
Magnetic Coin
122
Steel Shim Coin (Steel Core Coin)
122
Hooked Coin (Hoo Coin)
122
Folding Coin
122
Double-Faced Coin
122
Stack of Coins
123
T. Nelson Downs T. Nelson Downs Gimmicked Coin with finger clip
 		123
Classic Palm Vanish "not a great vanish but necessary for certain effects"
 		124
Bill Tarr A Casual Vanish retention style
 		126
The Slide Vanish
128
Paul LePaul Paul Le Paul's French Drop
130
Coin Vanish with Handkerchief
132
Handkerchief Vanish complete vanish of object from handkerchief
 		134
Improved Thumb Palm Vanish
136
Bill Tarr Bill Tarr Magic Vanish both hands shown empty
 		138
Tuck Vanish coin pushed into fist
 		140
Bill Tarr Bill Tarr Palm Surprise
141
The Click Pass
142
Coin Through Leg
144
Coin Through Hand
  • ....and back again
 		146
Coin Through Handkerchief
148
Changeover Palm I
150
Changeover Palm II
151
Changeover Palm III
152
Changeover Palm I and II Combined
153
Bill Tarr Passe Passe Coins three coins
 		155
Coin Roll
156
Shell Coin Production producing a second coin
 		157
Bill Tarr One-Coin Impromptu Routine
158
Coin Through Glass
160
Bill Tarr Coins Through Table with shot glass
 		162
Stack with Shell in Spectator's Hand stack with shell on top placed into spectator's hand, top coin (really shell) apparently removed
 		165
Multiplying Coin Pass for continuous production
 		166
Hand-to-Hand Coins three coins
 		168
The Classic Copper/Silver Transposition
172
Copper/Silver Transposition
174
Bill Tarr Coins and Magnets
  • Magnetic Coin
  • Steel-Core Coin
  • Disadvantages
  • Magnets
  • Jacket Holder
  • Sleeve Holder
  • Pocket Holder
  • Under-the-Jacket-Holder
 		176
Bill Tarr Cuff Steal
178
Bill Tarr Close-up Magnetic Coin Routine
180
Bill Tarr The Okito Box intro
  • The Boston Box
  • The Incredi-Box
  • The Current Okito Box
 		186
Bill Tarr My Turnover
188
Standard Turnover
188
Another Method
188
Tossing the Loaded Box
188
One-Hand Turnover
190
One-Hand Turnover II
191
The Pickup steal
 		192
The Flip-Over clean-up turnover
 		193
Coin Through Box and hand
 		194
Simple Box Penetration
195
Silver to Copper one silver coin changes to copper in the Okito box
 		196
Balls, Silks, Cigarettes
199
Throw Vanish
200
Arthur H. Buckley A Buckley Production and Vanish
Also published here 202
Ball Through Handkerchief
204
Advanced Billiard-Ball Moves
206
To Produce the Second Ball with shell
 		206
To Show Shell on Both Sides
207
Bill Tarr The Handkerchief Ball intro
 		208
Vanishing Silk with handkerchief ball
 		208
To Reproduce Silk with handkerchief ball
 		209
Quickie Billiard-Ball Flourishes three flourishes
 		210
Bill Tarr An Original Cigarette Vanish
211
A New Cigarette Vanish
212
Cigarette Bit cigarette pushed into ear and taken out the mouth
 		214
A Matchbook Move vanish and reproduction von matchbook
 		215
Vanishing Salt Trick
  • A Good Idea to Try (wax-covered hole in thumb tip)
 		216
Bill Tarr Glossary
220
Bill Tarr A Few Magic References ...
222
Bill Tarr About the Author
224
Barry Ross About the Illustrator
224
Data entered by Denis Behr, June 2022.