foreword \n \n william larsen
1988
William Larsen
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Foreword
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introduction \n \n bruce cervon
1988
Bruce Cervon
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Introduction
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author's introduction \n \n stephen minch
1988
Stephen Minch
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Author's Introduction
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vernonana portfolio \n photos (with captions) of various vernon-related memorabilia throughout history, collected from bruce cervon, bill bowers, irene larsen, bill larsen and faucett. \n robin robin \n pamela young
1988
Robin Robin, Pamela Young
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Vernonana Portfolio
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the challenge locations - the bridge \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Challenge Locations - The Bridge
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setting a bridge \n during tabled cut \n dad stevens
1988
Dad Stevens
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Setting a Bridge
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the dual crimp \n two crimped key cards in tabled spread \n dai vernon \n the gentle touch \n james steranko \n a clever card trick \n louis f. christianer
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Dual Crimp
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corner crimp \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Corner Crimp
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the scrape \n nailnick \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Scrape
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nailnick \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Nailnick
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classic force finesse \n force card starts fifth below break \n dai vernon \n how to force a card \n al baker \n classic force finesse \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Classic Force Finesse
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the wallet punch \n \n dai vernon \n unknown \n vagrant's challenge location \n dai vernon \n unknown
1988
Dai Vernon,
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The Wallet Punch
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dual to the death \n small packet \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Dual to the Death
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fishing subtlety \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Fishing Subtlety
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by any other name \n divided deck \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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By any Other Name
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the slap trick \n any number \n dai vernon \n laurie ireland \n a most unusual experiment in which a chosen card appears instantly at any number in the deck from 10 to 45 \n laurie ireland \n combination plus \n jerry sadowitz \n nullifying the possibilities \n edward marlo \n countdown \n bob king \n card at any position \n unknown \n card at any number \n michael skinner \n the memory test \n erik casey \n paul cummins \n he who gets slapped \n steve draun \n richard kaufman \n a most unusual experiment in which a chosen card appears instantly at any number in the deck from 10 to 45 \n laurie ireland
1988
Dai Vernon, Laurie Ireland
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The Slap Trick
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push-off count and pull-down move \n credit information \n stephen minch \n what about the buckle count? \n jon racherbaumer
1988
Stephen Minch
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Push-Off Count and Pull-Down Move
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moisture double laydown \n moisture through breathing \n max malini
1988
Max Malini
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Moisture Double Laydown
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aces to order \n any ace called for production, first ace is spelled to \n dai vernon \n breaking the rule \n edward marlo
1988
Dai Vernon
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Aces to Order
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out of sight and mind ii \n one of twelve, riffle shuffle set up handling \n dai vernon \n larry jennings \n mindshaker one \n roger crosthwaite \n the discerning mentalist \n jerry k. hartman
1988
Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings
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Out of Sight and Mind II
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block transfer technique \n with push-through shuffle \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Block Transfer Technique
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four options \n multiple out location with an openly reversed four-spot \n dai vernon \n the magic four \n edward marlo
1988
Dai Vernon
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Four Options
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two-six-four royale \n any court card \n dai vernon \n two-six-four \n dai vernon \n 12 outs \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Two-Six-Four Royale
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the tale of the treasury worm \n production from bill, with sixth finger gimmick \n dai vernon \n the tale of the treasury worm \n dai vernon \n a silk routine \n dai vernon \n silk production from dollar bill \n dai vernon \n green silk from a dollar bill \n unknown
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Tale of the Treasury Worm
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the daivergent silk \n with dye tube \n dai vernon \n color changing silk \n dai vernon \n red & white \n roger klause \n color changing silk routine \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Daivergent Silk
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the twirl link \n ring spinning on the table/floor \n dai vernon \n the twirl link \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Twirl Link
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the threadborne link \n no key ring \n dai vernon \n vernon's linking ring thread gag \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Threadborne Link
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the peripatetic walnuts \n walnuts travel one by one from hand to under can-covered glass \n dai vernon \n the walnuts trick \n harry riser \n süchtig nach baumnüssen \n christian scherer \n three walnuts to glass \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Peripatetic Walnuts
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the trick that cannot be reconstructed \n transpositions on top of the deck \n dai vernon \n japanese transposition \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Trick that cannot be Reconstructed
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the loving couple \n three cards transpose in the deck with story presentation \n dai vernon \n the loving couple \n dai vernon \n cupid \n unknown
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Loving Couple
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depth illusion \n credit information on how dai vernon came up with it in 1927 \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Depth Illusion
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tilt finesse \n poking out cards in center \n howard schwarzman \n charles aste jr.
1988
Howard Schwarzman, Charles Aste Jr.
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Tilt Finesse
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al 'n' dai at the hop \n one card sandwiched \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Al 'n' Dai at the Hop
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a reblocking of "the jumping jack" \n \n dai vernon \n the jumping jack \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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A Reblocking of "The Jumping Jack"
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tenkai-palm switch \n \n dai vernon \n to exchange a card \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Tenkai-palm Switch
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floor drop \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Floor Drop
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out of uniform \n \n dai vernon \n fred kaps
1988
Dai Vernon, Fred Kaps
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Out of Uniform
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simplified curry change \n \n dai vernon \n card switch \n bill simon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Simplified Curry Change
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the rendezvous force \n mathematical force, penelope's principle with klondike instead of faro shuffle \n dai vernon \n alex elmsley \n pact man \n karl fulves \n the rendezvous force \n dai vernon \n alex elmsley \n your lucky day! \n martin joyal
1988
Dai Vernon, Alex Elmsley
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The Rendezvous Force
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why am i here? \n card found by counting down three times to apparently random values \n dai vernon \n devious \n karl fulves \n dai vernon \n "counter cards" (bill simon, mathematical magic, 1964, p. 174) \n "strike three and out!" (bob longe, the invisible deck, 1948, p. 9) \n strike three and out variation \n john r. boyko \n follow down \n unknown \n "this is why i am here" \n gary plants \n a card is found \n dai vernon \n impossible countdown \n larry jennings \n strike three and out! \n bob longe \n the real difference \n tony bartolotta \n scratch it \n martin joyal \n speaking volumes \n bruce cervon \n three times impossible \n dai vernon \n i know why i am here \n gary plants \n dai hard \n luca buzzerio \n mathematical location \n nick trost
1988
Dai Vernon
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Why am I Here?
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Related to- Strike Three and Out Variation (John R. Boyko, 1950)
- Impossible Countdown (Larry Jennings, 1977)
- Follow Down (1992)
- Strike Three and Out! (Bob Longe, 1997)
- Speaking Volumes (Bruce Cervon, 2002)
- The Real Difference (Tony Bartolotta, 2003)
- "Counter Cards" (Bill Simon, Mathematical Magic, 1964, p. 174)
- "Strike Three and Out!" (Bob Longe, The Invisible Deck, 1948, p. 9)
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all around glimpse \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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All around Glimpse
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hand-to-hand spread jog \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Hand-to-hand Spread Jog
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124
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counting while spreading \n \n unknown
1988
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Counting while Spreading
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location by the numbers \n counting thing, intersting \n frisbie saunders
1988
Frisbie Saunders
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Location by the Numbers
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faro slough off \n \n dai vernon \n natural faro slough off \n michael powers
1988
Dai Vernon
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Faro Slough Off
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affinities \n piles are made, values of top cards of some packets are used to divine value of a remaining packet, mathematical \n dai vernon \n royal card discovery \n unknown \n coincidence extraordinary \n unknown \n may's take on vernon's trick \n don may \n triangulation \n giancarlo scalia \n las cartas lo sabían \n roberto giobbi \n heightening the hoary \n don may \n edward marlo \n jon racherbaumer \n easy affinity \n don may \n the cards knew \n dai vernon \n richard vollmer \n roberto giobbi \n simpleton's affinity \n don may
1988
Dai Vernon
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Affinities
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Related toVariations- Heightening the Hoary (Don May, Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer, 2005)
- May's Take on Vernon's Trick (Don May, 2007)
- The Cards Knew (Dai Vernon, Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi, 2008)
- Las cartas lo sabían (Roberto Giobbi, 2009)
- Easy Affinity (Don May, 2021)
- Simpleton's Affinity (Don May, 2023)
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packet calculator \n small packet, mathematical \n dai vernon \n lie detector \n gary plants \n the ultimate truth \n peter duffie \n that's the truth! \n harry lorayne
1988
Dai Vernon
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Packet Calculator
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the intelligent leaper \n interlock, two handlings \n dai vernon \n intelligent leaper handling \n tomas blomberg
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Intelligent Leaper
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interlock \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Interlock
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driven to the depths \n card travels inside faced deck \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Driven to the Depths
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150
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bottom deal spread force \n like bottom deal exchange \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Bottom Deal Spread Force
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the corsican climbers \n two cards, black eights and nines \n dai vernon \n doubly ambitious \n edward marlo \n carmen d'amico \n the ambitious duo \n nick trost
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Corsican Climbers
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d'amico spread \n \n carmen d'amico
1988
Carmen D'Amico
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D'Amico Spread
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punched in the face \n peeked at card instantly named, punch marked deck \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Punched in the Face
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out of touch \n peeked at card instantly named, glimpse \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Out of Touch
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out of touch \n reversed card \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Out of Touch
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sans index \n named card to pocket \n dai vernon \n camouflaged card-index \n ken krenzel \n an open index \n edward marlo \n method to look for a card in the deck \n juan tamariz \n thumb riffle open index \n max malini
1988
Dai Vernon
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Sans Index
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thought-of card to pocket \n one of thirteen \n bruce cervon
1988
Bruce Cervon
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Thought-of Card to Pocket
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vernon on edward g. brown's "poker hand mystery" \n mr. lucky effect \n dai vernon \n the poker hand \n edward g. brown \n mr. lucky \n darwin ortiz
1988
Dai Vernon
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Vernon On Edward G. Brown's "Poker Hand Mystery"
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switch \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Switch
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aces by proxy \n spectator shuffles and takes out any four cards, also with previous selections \n dai vernon \n nameless \n dai vernon \n expertalk: josh jay on aces by proxy \n joshua jay
1988
Dai Vernon
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Aces by Proxy
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proxy switch \n \n dai vernon \n expertalk: josh jay on aces by proxy \n joshua jay
1988
Dai Vernon
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Proxy Switch
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palming position \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Palming Position
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the third color \n spectator looses when guessing on color of third card repeatedly, double deal \n dai vernon \n game of chance \n pit hartling \n are you psychic \n edward marlo \n the third color \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Third Color
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tour through the outback \n one of ten is named, process of elimination produces same card \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Tour Through the Outback
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the top-stock riffle reverse \n reverse order of top eight cards \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Top-Stock Riffle Reverse
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eidetic \n \n larry jennings
1988
Larry Jennings
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Eidetic
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commanding the colors \n shuffled deck is cut into piles, named color on top of each, snap crimp \n dai vernon \n vernon's snap crimp ideas \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Commanding the Colors
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snap crimp \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Snap Crimp
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it stands alone \n face up pile in deck turns over except one card \n dai vernon \n alone in a crowd \n ernest earick \n outstanding \n bob king
1988
Dai Vernon
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It Stands Alone
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vernon's creeping reverse \n \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Vernon's Creeping Reverse
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the silhouette change \n no cover, using gaffed card from heaman \n dai vernon \n a visible transformation \n fred heaman
1988
Dai Vernon
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The Silhouette Change
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silhouette card \n \n fred heaman
1988
Fred Heaman
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Silhouette Card
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a face in the night \n reversed deck \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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A Face in the Night
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riffle glimpse \n reversed card in center \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Riffle Glimpse
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a sticky solution \n sticky edges \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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A Sticky Solution
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it's a snap \n snap crimp \n dai vernon \n red-black separation with snap crimp \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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It's a Snap
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vernon on gilbreath \n \n dai vernon \n vernon on gilbreath \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Vernon On Gilbreath
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nerves on edge \n feeling face up and face down behind back \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Nerves on Edge
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hypnotic gaze divination \n peeked at card instantly named, glimpse \n max malini \n malini peek variation \n barrie richardson \n hypnotic gaze divination \n max malini \n speaking volumes \n barrie richardson
1988
Max Malini
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Hypnotic Gaze Divination
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gaze step glimpse \n \n max malini \n gaze step glimpse \n max malini \n gaze step glimpse \n max malini
1988
Max Malini
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Gaze Step Glimpse
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two-deck transposition \n \n nate leipzig
1988
Nate Leipzig
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Two-Deck Transposition
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leipzig on the collins ace trick \n \n nate leipzig
1988
Nate Leipzig
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Leipzig on the Collins Ace Trick
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vanish for the collins ace trick \n \n henry christ
1988
Henry Christ
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Vanish for the Collins Ace Trick
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spell detector \n small setup \n henry christ \n spell me! \n henry christ \n the new spell me \n henry christ
1988
Henry Christ
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Spell Detector
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stab force \n greek break \n dai vernon \n a spectator finds his own card \n dai vernon
1988
Dai Vernon
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Stab Force
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the christ ace trick \n \n henry christ
1988
Henry Christ
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The Christ Ace Trick
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