The Close-Up Magician

1958
Written by Bert Allerton, Robert Parrish
Work of Bert Allerton
72 pages (Stapled), published by Magic, Inc.
Illustrated with drawings by Howard Bamman
Language: English
47 entries
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Robert Parrish Introduction on Bert Allerton
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Bert Allerton Foreword
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Bert Allerton The Vanishing Cigarette with pull
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Bert Allerton The Bent Spoon
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A Star Among Stars... Who Bert Allerton Is
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Bert Allerton Swallowing A Knife
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Bert Allerton The Stack of Quarters through spectator's hand, with a bill
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George Coon The Card and Cigarette Case torn and restored card to metal cigarette case, two pieces proof
Variations 18
Bert Allerton Simplified Magic Square
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Bert Allerton The Two Card Trick two phases, double facer
VariationsAlso published here 22
Bert Allerton The Eye Popper
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Nate Leipzig, Bert Allerton Screened Leipzig Pass from the middle to second position, brief
Variations 25
Bert Allerton Transcendence biddle trick, stolen card is forced to a second spectator
VariationsAlso published here 27
Elmer Biddle, Tony Kardyro Kardyro-Biddle Steal Sequence
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Bert Allerton The Missing Deuce one of four Twos transforms into a selected card
Also published here 28
Bert Allerton Surprise Spelling
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Double Lift Reverse as top card is displayed and deck turned over
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Bert Allerton The New 21 Card Trick with eighteen cards
Also published here 31
Bert Allerton The Double Lift snapped over right first and second fingers
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Bert Allerton Double Lift Get-Ready
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Bert Allerton On The Slip Force
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Bert Allerton Tricks With A Stacked Deck
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Bert Allerton Card Stabbing Trick any named card
Related toVariations 36
Bert Allerton Named Card to Top
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Laurie Ireland Ireland's Stack
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Bert Allerton Open Index cutting any named card to top
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Bert Allerton Nail Count using length of nail to cut off certain amount of cards
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Bert Allerton The Scissors broken scissors gag
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Bert Allerton The Sugar Cube sugar cube penetrates wrapping and hand
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Bert Allerton The Flutist cutting a straw into a flute
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Bert Allerton Impromptu Handkerchief Routine
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Bert Allerton "Not A Knot"
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Bert Allerton The Invisible Hair
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Bert Allerton Penetration with a Knife
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Bert Allerton The Rabbit handkerchief fold into a rabbit
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Bert Allerton The Little Hindu fold into a figur
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Bert Allerton Magic Letter Square a cross-word puzzle
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George Coon Winding The Pack wind up gag
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Bert Allerton The Jumping Flower paper napkin flower jumps from lapel to lapel, thread
Variations 55
Bert Allerton Making the Flower out of paper
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Bert Allerton, Buatier de Kolta Vanishing The Bird Cage done close-up, seated
Also published here 58
Bert Allerton The Glass Through The Table with coin & paper cover
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Bert Allerton The Aspirin Box photograph of selected card appears on miniature card, includes a neat way to write a name
Related toVariations 62
Bert Allerton, Paul LePaul The Nest Of Envelopes
Inspired byRelated to 66
Bert Allerton Rules for the Close-Up Magician
Also published here 69
A Biographical Note Bert Allerton
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Bibliography
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, May 2013.