Principles and Deceptions

1948
Written by Arthur H. Buckley
Work of Arthur H. Buckley
224 pages (Hardcover), published by The Williamson Press, Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
126 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Introduction
xix
Arthur H. Buckley Foreword
xx
Arthur H. Buckley The Principles of Magic
  • commented list of methods/principles (Manipulation, Substitution, Duplication, Camouflage, Imitation, False Partition, Concealed Mechanism, Falsification, Arrangement, Preparation)
  • list of effects
  • list of aiding factors (Misdirection, Sustained Attention, Diverted Attention, Restriction, Repetition, Conclusion, Climax, Anti-Climax, Mannerism, Surprise, Expectancy, Memory, Mnemonics, Reconstructive Imagination, Dramatics, Humor)
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Arthur H. Buckley Misdirection
27
Arthur H. Buckley Concealment
28
Arthur H. Buckley The Entertainment Value
30
Arthur H. Buckley Showmanship
33
Arthur H. Buckley Sleight of Hand
33
Arthur H. Buckley Something New
34
Arthur H. Buckley Invention
35
Arthur H. Buckley Talking Acts versus Silent Acts and Pantomime
37
Arthur H. Buckley The Practice of Leaving the Stage Unattended
37
Arthur H. Buckley Assistants from the Audience
38
Arthur H. Buckley Fakes and Accessories
38
Arthur H. Buckley Gimacs
39
Arthur H. Buckley Illusion
39
Arthur H. Buckley The Plot
40
Arthur H. Buckley Timing, Rhythm and Pace
40
Arthur H. Buckley Footwork
42
Arthur H. Buckley Presenting the Act in Public
43
Arthur H. Buckley Sleeving some methods briefly explained
 		47
Arthur H. Buckley A Short Routine In Which Sleeving Plays The Major Part quarter changes into half dollar and back, with alternative switch, inertia sleeving for transformation
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Arthur H. Buckley The Muscle Pass with One Silver Dollar used to show both hands empty
 		48
Arthur H. Buckley Chinese Coin Mystery chinese coin with hole penetrates string
Inspired by 49
Harry King A Coin, a Ring and a Handkerchief handkerchief held out by two spectators, coin placed on top, corners threaded through ring to lock coin in place, performer removes coin under cover
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The Bounce Vanish from one to five coins, coins bounce back into tossing hand, optional sleeving
Related toVariationsAlso published here 52
The Rear of Thumb Palm with back and front sequence
Related to
  • Vol. 1 No. 1 of Ellis Stanyon's "Magic" (Oct. 1900)
 53
Paul Rosini The Pencil and the Silver Dollar coin vanishes and reappears in left hand when tapped with pencil
VariationsAlso published here 54
Arthur H. Buckley The Turnover Pass with One Coin false transfer in which coin slide back in other hand
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Arthur H. Buckley The Pinch Pass with a Single Coin false transfer
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Arthur H. Buckley A Very Pretty Disappearance with handkerchief
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Allan Shaw Allan Shaw's Vanish of a Coin false transfer with back palm
Also published here 57
Arthur H. Buckley Front and Back of Hand Transfer of a Coin
58
Arthur H. Buckley Three Methods of Producing a Coin actually four methods, three from back clip, one from Downs palm
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T. Nelson Downs Downs' Palm two methods to produce single coins from stack in Downs palm
 		61
Arthur H. Buckley The Vanish of a Coin from the Fold of a Pants Leg
63
Arthur H. Buckley On the Leg Pass with a Silver Dollar two more methods to vanish coin from trouser fold
 		64
Arthur H. Buckley To Pass Four Coins from Hand to Hand through your Head, One at a Time
Related to
  • "Invisible Transfer of a Coin from Hand to Hand when the spectators have been Forewarned" (Gaultier, Magic Without Apparatus, p. 104)
 65
Arthur H. Buckley The French Drop and the Eye Glass coin travels to other hand, coin temporarily in eye
 		65
Arthur H. Buckley The Roll Down Production for Four Coins roll out
Related toVariations 66
Arthur H. Buckley Five Coins are seen and heard to Fall into a Glass and a Moment Later Vanish
66
T. Nelson Downs, Arthur H. Buckley The "Downs' Click Pass" Viewed from a New Angle (Improved)
68
Arthur H. Buckley An Illusive Pass tumble false transfer
Related to 69
Arthur H. Buckley The Click Pass and the Table tapping coins on underside of table as sound effect
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Allan Shaw The Spread Vanish false transfer
 		70
Arthur H. Buckley The One Hand Color Changing Discs
70
T. Nelson Downs Five Coin Transfer Pass false transfer
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Arthur H. Buckley The Throw Away Vanish of Five Coins
73
Allan Shaw The Appearance of Five Coins, One After Another, at the Fingertips coins appear one by one in fan layout
 		74
Ron Leonard The Surprise Appearance of a Coin on back of hand
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Arthur H. Buckley The Magnetic Pass with One or Several Coins magnetic holdout in trousers at back of leg
Related to 76
Frank Cruse Silken Silver coin changes to silk
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Arthur H. Buckley Borrowed Money bill vanishes from envelope, reappears in nest of envelopes, serial number noted (3 made to 8 from consecutive numbers)
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How to make Flash Paper
80
Terry Lynn Torn Corner Method bill travels to envelope
 		80
John Mulholland Slide Pass with a Single Coin false transfer
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Arthur H. Buckley Another very effective Production of Five Coins, One by One, in the Left Hand
82
Terry Lynn The Lynn Pennies seven coins counted into spectator's hand, one magically removed, repeated twice
Related toVariations 83
Arthur H. Buckley The Steal coins in hand, one stolen from heel of hand with other hand, done five times in a row
Related toVariations 84
Arthur H. Buckley Passing Several Coins Through a Table at which you are seated three coins in each hand and one odd coin, Han Ping Chien
 		85
Arthur H. Buckley The French Drop (Improved)
86
Arthur H. Buckley Another Original Five Coin Pass five coins produced one by one
 		86
Arthur H. Buckley, Allan Shaw The Miser's Dream with commentary on the plot and outline of Allan Shaw's Miser's Dream Routine
 		87
W. J. Alkinson Finale to the "Miser's Dream" originally from Stanyon's "Magic", July 1902
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Arthur H. Buckley, John Northern Hilliard Two Playing Cards, Four Half Dollars and a Handkerchief
Inspired by
  • Hilliard trick in Stanyon's "Magic", Dec 1904
 89
Arthur H. Buckley Coin Through Handkerchief
90
Francis Carlyle A Coin Vanish and Reappearance coin slid under tight shirt cuff
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Cardini The Steal coins in hand, one stolen from heel of hand with other hand, done five times in a row
Related to 92
Cardini Wrist Palm coin held at wrist with flesh of arm and hand
 		92
Ross Bertram Twenty-One Cents two nickels, dime and cent into hand, all vanish except nickel, ungaffed
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Arthur H. Buckley Coins Pass, One by One, From the Left Hand to the Right Hand extra coin
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Momentum Transfer from hand to hand
Related to
  • Gaultier, "Magic Without Apparatus", p. 314
 98
Arthur H. Buckley The Transfer of a Silver Dollar from One Hand to the Other
99
John Platt Chinese Coin on Pencil Illusion ring & stick with chinese hole coin, originally from Sphinx
 		100
Arthur H. Buckley Five Silver Dollars and a Handkerchief Routine five coins in handkerchief, vanish, reappear
Related to 102
Arthur H. Buckley An Invisible Journey (Improved) two coins in each hand with odd coin, han ping chien
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T. Nelson Downs The Eureka Vanish "A useful Sleight for Vanishing Five Coins in Succession at the Fingertips"
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Arthur H. Buckley Reproduction of Five Coins, One by One, at the Fingertips and an Original Change Over
108
Arthur H. Buckley The Thumb Pass with a Silver Dollar coin apparently pushed in left hand
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Arthur H. Buckley Front Thumb Palm coin apparently tossed in hat, reproduced
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Arthur H. Buckley Split Fans and Coin Productions split fan production, then fan of coins produced that have been held out during card productions
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John Brown Cook The Production of Twenty-Four Coins in a Series of Fans
112
Arthur H. Buckley The Coin Holders and Loading Trough
113
John Brown Cook "The Multiple Roll Out" multiple times from larger stack
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Arthur H. Buckley A Phantasy in Silver "My Complete Act with Coins, with Every Detail for a Scintillating Presentation Fully and Carefully Explained and Illustrated"
thorough explanation, using lots of sequences described before, with appearing cane
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Arthur H. Buckley The Coin Holder for the Phantasy in Silver
134
Arthur H. Buckley Foreword to the Chapter Three - Card Magic
139
Arthur H. Buckley Opening for a Card Act manipulation act with vanishing cane to silk, card production, dove production, gloves
 		143
Arthur H. Buckley A Finish for an Act appearing cane, dove to glove (fake dove made out of glove)
 		145
Arthur H. Buckley The Buckley False Shuffle
146
Arthur H. Buckley Cards to Pocket, with Ten Cards (With Improvements)
Related to 148
Arthur H. Buckley The Count flourish one-handed turnover count
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Arthur H. Buckley The False Count for More with sound
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Arthur H. Buckley My Card in Cigarette Illusion (With Improvements) pieces vanish from envelope, card in cigarette and tobacco in envelope, corner convincer
Also published here 153
Arthur H. Buckley The Thirty Cards and Two Assistants (With Improvements)
155
Arthur H. Buckley Ten and Ten
157
Arthur H. Buckley To Vanish the Last Two Cards in presenting "The Ten Cards to Pocket" false transfer
Related to 159
Method of Double Cutting Cards
160
Arthur H. Buckley The Triple Climax three cards selected, stop trick with first card (tip for not dealing too long), changes into second card, third card to spectator's pocket
VariationsAlso published here 161
Arthur H. Buckley An Amazing Card Illusion (Original) - Just Think of a Card five spectators, cards apparently thought-of from full deck, credit information
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Arthur H. Buckley The Crimp (One Hand) bottom card crimped with pinky, but more bridge like
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Arthur H. Buckley Exchanging a Card in Passing - Top Change four choreographies
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Arthur H. Buckley The Peek Location spectator peeks
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Arthur H. Buckley The Hofzinser Fan Force bottom card slid out with right fingers
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Arthur H. Buckley "The Slap Shift" with packet, bottom card to top
Also published here 170
Arthur H. Buckley Corner Bend Glimpse corner bent in back of fan
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Arthur H. Buckley My Original Billiard Ball and Card Harness
174
Arthur H. Buckley Magic With Billiard Balls
  • Pointers
 		175
Arthur H. Buckley The Production of a Ball from Behind the Left Hand followed by the Take Away Vanish
Also published here 176
Arthur H. Buckley A Ball Held in the Finger Palm Position by the Left Hand is Secretly Removed by the Right Hand in Passing
177
Arthur H. Buckley The Wrist Roll showing hands empty
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Arthur H. Buckley The Production of a Ball on the Fist
179
Arthur H. Buckley Moving the Ball Down from the Fist Position to the First and Second Fingers
180
Arthur H. Buckley The Production of a Ball Between the Two Middle Fingers from the Palm Without Aid from the Thumb
182
Arnold de Biere The De Biere Production of a Ball from the Palm to the Third and Fourth Finger
184
Arthur H. Buckley The "Ball Roll" From Finger to Finger
186
Arthur H. Buckley The "Ball Roll" With Another Ball Concealed in your Palm
188
Arthur H. Buckley "The Knee Roll Vanish"
190
Arthur H. Buckley The Strike Vanish
192
Arthur H. Buckley The "Wrist Roll" and Palm Off Vanish
193
Arthur H. Buckley Concealing a Ball Behind the Hand While Both Palms are Shown interlocked position
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Arthur H. Buckley Color Changes "Original Methods", four methods
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Arthur H. Buckley "The Throw Vanish"
202
Arthur H. Buckley The Ball and the Handkerchief penetration
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Arthur H. Buckley The Production of Eight Solid Balls at the Fingertips without a Shell
206
Arthur H. Buckley Concluding Remarks
218
Data entered by Denis Behr, October 2016.