Book Test

746 entries in Book / Book Test
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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Die magische Einwirkung No. 7, card chosen and pushed into book, card and page predicted
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
95
Die Geisterschrift in Verbindung mit "Hypnose à la Hansen" No. 5, card chosen and pushed into book, name of chosen card and page numbers appear on previously empty slates, book with same page numbers on every double page
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
120
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Bibliothek deutscher Poesie - Der Intelligenz gewidmet "Vorträge von J. N. Hofzinser"
patter for book test
 		Nov. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 11)
166
John Nevil Maskelyne, Professor Hoffmann The Great Dictionary Trick word appears on arm
Related to 1903
Later Magic
490
Das Geheimnis des Wörterbuches empty billets put in hat, a page chosen in a dictionary, that page opened in another one and counted down to a word that corresponds with a number chosen from a change bag of number cards, that word is suddenly on a billet that's chosen form the hat, using force book with only two numbers to force page
Related to May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
78
Das Geheimnis des Wörterbuches part two
Related to June 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 6)
95
The Great Book Mystery spectator choses page and word, some calculations are done with page number and word position, then performer finds word
Also published here 1911
Later Magic
598
J. Holt Schooling Number & Word Divination after some calculation
 		1911
Later Magic
600
The Great Book Mystery spectator choses page and word, some calculations are done with page number and word position, then performer finds word
Also published here 1911
Magical Titbits
51
J. Holt Schooling Number & Word Divination after some calculation
 		1911
Magical Titbits
53
Charles T. Jordan The Book Mystery No. 10, page selected with knife stab, word counted to according to time on watch, word predicted, this book is a forcing book in which the fourteenth word on every page is "magician"
 		1920
Ten New Miscellaneous Tricks
22
Charles T. Jordan Telepathic Foresight chosen ad from magazine predicted
 		1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
37
Edward Bagshawe A Dark Deception paper in envelope, tumbler of ink, ink vanishes gradually, word chosen from dictionary appears as white writing in ink blob on paper
 		1924
Exclusive Problems in Magic
63
Tom Sellers The Book Test word index
 		1927
Tricks That Work
17
Oswald Rae A Novel Book Test page selected and line chosen by the aid of playing cards, line from page appears on blank card sealed in envelope
Also published here
  • "A Novel Book Test" in "The Sphinx"
 1930
Original Magic
53
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Erraten einer bestimmten Buchstelle book test with medium in other room, using cards
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
50
Theodore Annemann The One-Man 'Genuine' Magazine Test three magazines, fake cover ploy
 		1931
The Book Without A Name
46
Theodore Annemann The Demon-Yogi-Goblin Book Test page determined with cards
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1934
The Jinx (Issue 2)
8
Theodore Annemann A Thought is Fathomed using deck of cards to force page number, Si Stebbins
Related toVariations 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
6
Theodore Annemann A Rule of the Thumb book / magazine test
 		1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
8
Theodore Annemann Despair of the Devil impromptu, with medium
 		1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
39
Theodore Annemann The Unknown Subject apparently random name in phone book divined, person phoned names cards which are divined, uses ABC cards
Also published here 1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
47
Louis Lam When Were You Born? weirdly selected word is disclosed with alphabet cards
 		1935
Would You Believe It?
18
Locating a Page and Word by Cards force number with stack
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
18
Theodore Annemann Book Mentalism
1935
Complete One Man Mental and Psychic Routine
12
Doc Mifflin Again a Prediction word chosen with deck of cards
 		Jan. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 16)
78
Theodore Annemann Edge Code hidden message on edge of deck as cue sheet
 		Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
103
Theodore Annemann Dice and a Book see page 172 for variation by Frederick F. Clark
Also published here 1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
135
Theodore Annemann The Word on the Page using 14-15 card stack
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 25)
157
Book Test Force with playing card stuck into book, brief
 		1936 ca.
Twenty Magical Novelties
56
U. F. Grant A Book Test forcing word with cards, double-facer
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
135
Theodore Annemann Premier Book Test using deck of cards to force page number
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
221
Theodore Annemann Between the Lines using deck of cards to force page number
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
221
Theodore Annemann Fathomed Thought using deck of cards to force page number, Si Stebbins
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
223
Theodore Annemann The Double Ad Test ads selected by spectator, performer divines them
Also published here 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
181
Theodore Annemann Between the Lines book test, using deck of cards in Si Stebbins order for word selection
VariationsAlso published here May 1937
The Jinx (Issue 32)
207
Eddie Clever The Jaipur Jinnee method for forcing a page, mechanical way of changing position of ribbon between pages
Also published here June 1937
The Jinx (Issue 33)
211
Theodore Annemann The Oss of Lhasa word predicted, card stack used for force
 		1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
224
Robert Parrish Telephone Telepathy word chosen with cards
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
9
Robert Parrish Telephone Telepathy Again cards used for word selection, word can be predicted
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
11
Robert Parrish Magazine Miracle pages glued together
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
14
Robert Parrish Strange Interlude words from magazine and dead name divined, subtle impression device use
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
15
John Mulholland The Telephone Book Test
1938
Greater Magic
885
Jean Hugard The Dictionary Trick
1938
Greater Magic
887
Albert Sidney One Little Word chosen word found via dictionary directions
 		Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
280
Clayton Rawson Behind That Door! medium in another room divines cards, color, word with various methods
Also published here 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
322
Orville Wayne Meyer Symmyst
Also published here Mar. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 54)
383
Peter Warlock The Satchel book test with slates
Also published here 1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
414
Kent Arthur Right Number person in book selected, someone phoned who names this name
Variations July 1939
The Jinx (Issue 58)
421
David P. Abbott Abbott's Book Test
Also published here July 1939
The Jinx (Issue 58)
422
Theodore Annemann Whim of Tituba page travels into nested signed envelopes, "pegasus page", see also pages 468 & 472 for credits
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 67)
463
Oscar Weigle Wrong Number page force by pushing several cards in book at random positions
 		1939
Do That Again!
7
Theodore Annemann 'Number, Please' prediction of a name in a telephone book, the Accessory as a number force with counters
 		1939
The Incorporated Strange Secrets
11
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Das fabelhafte Gedächtnis (Ein kleiner Stammtischscherz) mathematical trick, 1089 to force name in phone book
 		1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 3&4)
21
Theodore Annemann Weird Wire medium phoned and tells one out of five designs, selected cards and word
VariationsAlso published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 89)
558
Jack Vosburgh Words homonyms principle
Variations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 119)
699
Eddie Joseph The E. Jay Book Test coin placed inside book to select page
 		1940 ca.
Original Tricks
12
Sid Lorraine Idea of 40,000 Words dictionary test, whole in book
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 131)
751
Otis Manning Another Dictionary Effect paper placed in breast pocket, slit in coat
Also published here Aug. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 145)
813
Jack Vosburgh Monk's Mystery 14-15 stack that forces number
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 150)
880
Al Baker Any Telephone Book Test number adding
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
89
Al Baker The Number and Book Test numbers on billets in changing bag
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
90
Tom Sellers Dictionary Test using cards with page numbers
 		1942
That's Good!
5
Tom Sellers Word Magic book changes into long paper with word
 		1942
That's Good!
12
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Book Test using playing cards for word selection
 		1942
Miracle Shuffles and Tricks
14
Syl Reilly The Magazine Test clever, luminous paint
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
376
Bruce Elliott, Theodore Annemann Biblio Thot no force, based on an Annemann Magazine Test
 		Apr. 1943
The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 34)
139
Alvin R. Plough Gaglet calculation and multiple outs
 		May 1943
The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 36)
148
R. C. Buff The $64.00 Word Taylor's Peek Deck combined with a dictionary book test
Related to Oct. 1943
The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 46)
189
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Primapara with cards
 		Nov. 1943
The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 47)
194
Der Telephonbuch-Trick french translation on page 5 "Le truc du téléphone"
 		1943
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 3)
3
William S. Houghton Magazine Test Wrinkle
1943
The Magic 36
14
William S. Houghton "Blue Pencil" Book Test spectator opens book behind back near center and makes a cross on the page, another spectator finds that cross and performer divines the word that is closest
 		1943
The Magic 36
17
William S. Houghton Book Test With Playing Card card inserted into book and book opened at that page, card's value then used to count to a word, no card already in book
  • Variation
 		1943
The Magic 36
28
Paul Curry Out of this Phone Book book, opened freely, line is forced, Franklin V. Taylor's peek deck principle with a book
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1944
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 53)
216
Bruce Elliott The Back Room idea for Curry's "Out of this Phone Book", eliminating the cards and presentation for card frame both by Audley Walsh
Related to Feb. 1944
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 54)
220
James G. Thompson Jr. Life Liberty Or - trick performing for friends over phone
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1944
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 57)
234
Franklin V. Taylor The Chinese Parrot two selected cards put in book, cards and content of the pages is divined
Also published here Nov. 1944
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 73)
296
Bob Hummer Hummer's Bible Trick bible book test, prediction of word, with playing cards
Also published here 1944
Six-Trix for 1944
3
Bob Hummer Hummer's Magazine Test with playing cards
Also published here 1944
Six-Trix for 1944
5
Theodore Annemann The Unknown Subject apparently random name in phone book divined, person phoned names cards which are divined, uses ABC cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
39
Theodore Annemann Between the Lines book test, using deck of cards in Si Stebbins order for word selection
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
65
Theodore Annemann The Yogi Book Test three books, page determined with cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
66
Theodore Annemann The Perfect Book Test blindfolded medium divines chosen word from a book
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
68
Theodore Annemann Whim of Tituba page travels into nested signed envelopes
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
69
Theodore Annemann Dice and a Book using dice to select page, with variation by F. Clark
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
71
Theodore Annemann The Word on the Page using 14-15 card stack
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
72
Jack Vosburgh Monks Mystery 14-15 stack that forces number, with slates
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
73
Theodore Annemann The Double Ad Test ads selected by spectator, performer divines them
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
74
Orville Wayne Meyer Symmyst named numbers added to select word
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
76
Clayton Rawson Behind That Door! medium in another room divines cards, color, word with various methods
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
78
Eddie Clever The Jaipur Jinnee method for forcing a page, mechanical way of changing position of ribbon between pages
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
81
Sid Lorraine 40.000 Words dictionary test, whole in book
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
83
Otis Manning Another Dictionary Effect paper placed in breast pocket, slit in coat
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
85
David P. Abbott David P. Abbott's Book Test
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
87
Peter Warlock The Schoolbag book test with slates
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
216
Theodore Annemann Weird Wire medium phoned and tells one out of five designs, selected cards and word
  • The E.S.P. Symbol Projection
  • The Word Projection
  • The Card Projection
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
327
Jack Trepel Telephone Book Trick two versions, second as two person telepathy
 		1945
My Best
211
Theodore Annemann The Test of the Tiber
Related to 1945
My Best
280
Paul Curry Out Of This Phone Book book, opened freely, line is forced, Franklin V. Taylor's peek deck principle with a book
Related toAlso published here 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
20
Mel Stover Days of Force calendar number force
Related toVariations Feb. 1945
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 77)
313
L. Vosburgh Lyons, Ronald B. Edwards, Clayton Rawson, Bruce Elliott, Walter B. Gibson Boxed piece of a magazine is put on a string and the ends of the string thread through two holes in a box, a word is selected and when checked on the piece on the string all words are crossed out except the selected one
Related to Apr. 1945
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 81)
328
John Hamilton Hamilton's Hoax! four cards are thrown into a book on different places, performer names page number and cards, svengali book
 		Oct. 1945
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 93)
378
Richard Himber Transcendental Book Test using mathematical addition force
Also published here 1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
192
Franklin V. Taylor, Joseph Dunninger Black Magic with playing cards and slit in book
 		Dec. 1946
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 116)
465
Sam Pavloff Glimpse the Future playing card pushed in telephone book, moved around there and then name at the position read, predicted, pages fastened together with tape, for name correction of S. Pabloff see page 193
 		Jan. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)
183
James Auer The N. E. Book Test page force by calculating cross total
 		1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
21
Frederick Mosteller Ambiguous numbers are selected by throwing dice
 		Jan. 1947
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 117)
470
Stuart P. Cramer Mortmain book test, word is written by a puppet hand, which moves on its own, thread
Also published here Feb. 1947
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 119)
477
Greer Marechal Jr. 500 Ltd. three digits are named to form a number, ruse to break it down to four possibilities
Also published here Mar. 1947
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 121)
485
George Armstrong Miracle - Impromptu Book Test with borrowed book and borrowed deck of playing cards
 		July 1947
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 130)
522
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Dictionary Test people write numbers on cards und seal them in envelopes, word appears on signed card locked in a frame
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
49
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Gaze Into My Eyes luminous paint
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
71
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley The Great Book Test electrical method
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
83
George G. Kaplan Do-As-I-Do Telephone Test forcing a number with cards
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
209
George G. Kaplan The Spirit-Slates and Magazine Test for close-up work
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
218
Tan Hock Chuan R. & S. Book Test page selected with rough-smooth deck
 		1948
Rough & Smooth Possibilities
10
Cy Endfield Astounding! with Brema Tube, for prediction
 		Mar. 1948
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 146)
585
Harvey P. Graham Inside Job forcing a page by putting a magazine in a paper bag and stabbing a knife somewhere in it
 		Apr. 1948
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 149)
600
Franklin V. Taylor Looped telephone book test, where card is put in book to chose page, method that extra card does not fall out
 		June 1948
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 153)
613
C. L. Boarde 50-50 or 9 Out of 10
Oct. 1948
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 162)
650
Dai Vernon Magazine Test
1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
154
Frank Kelly Magazine and Picture Test combination
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
159
Jack Yeager The Book Test X chosen card to determine chapter and word of a book, word and card are divined
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
21
George B. Anderson "Do As I Do" Book Test two books, performer and spectator select the same word, gimmicked
 		1949
It Must Be Mindreading
37
George B. Anderson The "No-Hands" Book Test numbers are added, first three digits get a word in a book, last three digits get the same word in another
 		1949
It Must Be Mindreading
38
Edward Clinkscale, Franklin V. Taylor Djinn's Journal divination of selected word
 		May 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 176)
705
Robert Lund Grub Street Telepathy with thesaurus books
 		June 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 179)
716
Howard A. Adams A Penny For Your Thoughts! performer is blindfolded divines date of a coin and two selected words from a dictionary
 		Aug. 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 184)
735
Dr. Stanley Jaks Pinned ripped page from magazine is pinned, word is divined, see p. 762 for ideas by Al Baker
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 185)
739
Don Tanner Having Fun in Your Own Home ideas for a wireless microphone, transmitting conversation into next room
 		Apr. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7)
8
Al Baker A Telemirakel ten cards from shuffled deck tabled in a row, random person called (really assistant) who names four cards, the cards corresponding with the last four digites of the phone number in the ten-card row are those cards
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
21
Franklin V. Taylor Reader's Digest idea for Annemann's magazine test
 		Sep. 1950
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 211)
842
U. F. Grant Grant's Secret
Nov. 1950
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 216)
863
Eddie Clever, Mike Zerance E Z Magazine Test three magazines, using cards
 		1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
13
U. F. Grant, Bob Somerfeld Impromptome with borrowed business card as a bookmark
Inspired by 1951
Mind Reader's Digest
7
Fred Peterson Puzzle of the Pages word isa selected with the aid of a business card, that has a hole punched through to read one word, card is moved on page and stopped
Variations Jan. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 221)
882
Dr. Stanley Jaks You Cross As I Cross spectator and performer make a cross on a page in a book with the same title, it's the same page
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 245)
979
Herb Runge Go! closing trick, spectator choses word "go" from a book and performer does just that
 		May 1952
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 255)
1020
Bob Somerfeld The Last Word two versions, one without preparation
 		1952
Pieces of Mind
9
Bob Somerfeld F' Rinstance with card to stab into the book
 		1952
Pieces of Mind
11
Bob Somerfeld, Eddie Clever Night Owl book test in dark room
 		1952
Pieces of Mind
15
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der 6. Sinn magazine test, several identical magazines with different covers
 		1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 1)
12
Aage Darling Instanto Book Test book test, several books first word is divined
 		1953
I'll Read Your Mind
7
Ronald B. Edwards Ron's Ramblings idea for magazine test
 		Apr. 1953
The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 279)
1116
Milbourne Christopher Magazine Test with playing card to select page
Variations 1954
More One Man Mental Magic
3
Howard A. Adams Paged with any book, mathemtical
 		Apr. 1954
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 305)
19
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ein Experiment mit einer Zeitung cross sum of date of a coin and value of card are added to select page
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 2)
169
Sydney Bergson Thought Anticipation
1954/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
203
Al Koran A Word in Thousands carbon paper
 		1954/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
247
Cy Endfield The Famous Magazine Test force with coin and cards, performed by Dr. Stanley Jaks
Variations 1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I
46
Gene "Phantini" Grant Psychic Phone Book Test prediction of a selected name
 		1955
Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets
11
Gene "Phantini" Grant Phantini's Magazine Miracle prediction, page selected with a card pushed in the magazine
Related to 1955
Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets
12
Gustl Schieb Mein Tituba Trick pegasus page from chosen magazine, to nest of envelopes which were checked before
 		1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 3)
300
Allessandro Divine Touch twelve Reader's Digit magazines, month divined behind back
 		1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
13
Theodore Annemann The Perfect Book Test medium divines chosen word from a book
Also published here 1956
Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy
8
Jack Yates Operator Calling cards with names and telephone numbers, medium divines several numbers
 		1956
Minds in Duplicate
21
Greer Marechal Jr. 500 LTD. three digits are named to form a number, ruse to break it down to four possibilities
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
196
Franklin V. Taylor The Chinese Parrot two selected cards put in book, cards and content of the pages is divined
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
216
Stuart P. Cramer Mortmain book test, word is written by a puppet hand, which moves on its own, thread
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
218
Tony Corinda, Al Baker The Application of the Mnemonic Number Code
  • (1) for mental arithmetic
  • (2) for coding at the phone (Al Baker)
  • (3) two person act, arithmetic
  • (4) Corinda's "Fourteenth Book Test", coding with medium
Related to 1958
Mnemonics and Mental Systems
78
Dr. Spencer Thornton Thornton's Impossible Book Test book test, with playing card to chose the page
 		1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
4
Dr. Spencer Thornton I'll Read Your Mind several magazines
 		1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
13
Dr. Spencer Thornton Putting Your One Way Forcing Deck to Use - Simultaneous Discovery-Book Test
1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
27
Charly Eperny Eine überraschende Voraussage different covers, same content
 		1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 2)
624
Tony Corinda Zarkamorta II. - The Ceremony of Reincarnation page is torn from a magazine and a word selected by randomly sticking a pin in that page, the page is burnt and reappears back in the book, with a hole in the chosen word and burnt edges
Related toVariations 1959
Book Tests
201
Tony Corinda Page Force same as David Hoy's
Related to 1959
Book Tests
205
Tony Corinda A Classic Swindle - Magazine Test several magazines, same cover
 		1959
Book Tests
206
Tony Corinda Impromptu Book Test Simplified serial number of a bill will define page number, line and word
 		1959
Book Tests
208
Tony Corinda A Lesson in Mentalism total of six dice leads to a card, value is used for page number, line and word
 		1959
Book Tests
209
Tony Corinda, Theodore Annemann The Crossword Puzzle page marked with big X, word in center memorized and page torn
Related to 1959
Book Tests
211
Tony Corinda Novel Revelation of a Selected Word page is set on fire, everything burns down except a circle with the selected word
 		1959
Book Tests
212
Tony Corinda Tele-Directory Test with assistand
 		1959
Book Tests
213
Tony Corinda, Robert Harbin Ultra-Modern Mentalism prediction of a word, with tape recorder and assistant
Related to 1959
Book Tests
215
Vivian St. John The Clip Book word from a book is found in a dictionary, muscle reading presentation
 		1959
Book Tests
218
Tony Corinda The Missing Link book on the table, bowl with billets, one is selected and is found to be a corner the missing corner of the book
Variations 1959
Book Tests
219
Tony Corinda Summary of Book Tests general comments
 		1959
Book Tests
220
Tony Corinda (7) The Third Man two telephone books, with medium
 		1959
Two Person Telepathy
268
Dr. Spencer Thornton Alphabetical Perception one of several books is selected and a word remembered, performer divines the word with ABC cards
 		1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
11
Eddie Clever, Tom Sellers (c) The Magazine Test marking the page with an X
 		1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
25
Alex Elmsley Dictionary Test dictionary book test with multiple spectators
Also published here 1959
Low Cunning
1
U. F. Grant A Book Test forcing word with cards, double-facer
Also published here 1959
Feke Card Tricks
30
Dorothy K. Craig The Reading Mind Book Test using cards to determine page and word
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
7
Harry Stanley Unique Book Test flap index
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
30
Ali Bongo Magazine Test prediction, with riffle page force
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
31
Ted Danson Danson's Book Test word index on blackbaord
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
33
Eric Grause A Telephone Directory Test two methods
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
34
Jochen Zmeck "Perfekt" - ein neuer Buchtest book chosen, two digits named (range force) to select page and word, both predicted
 		1960
Das Jochen Zmeck Skriptum
28
Orville Wayne Meyer Mental Cocktail book test with bartender's guide, thought drinks are served
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
55
Alan Milan Publicity Dictionary Test gaffed book, as a prediction in a newspaper
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
67
Fred G. Taylor Book Test with playing cards
 		May 1961
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 357)
255
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ein unerklärliches Hellsehen ripped page from magazine is pinned, word is divined
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
44
Dr. Stanley Jaks Tituba multiphase magazine test with Pegasus Page climax
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
108
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der improvisierte Mentaltrick book test with any book, card to define page number
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
127
Max Malini Book Test riffle force with book, match in pages
Also published here 1962
Malini and His Magic
75
David Hoy The Bold Book Test impromptu
Variations 1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
21
David Hoy Page Force two books, miscall
Related to 1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
22
David Hoy Pocket Book Miracle three books, gaffed
 		1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
23
R. A. Church Coin Card Buchtest book test using cards with numbers and a coin
 		1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 5)
74
Edward Marlo Another Effect is the Following as a number force or book test
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
19
Gerald Kosky Mystery Magazine Test
Also published here 1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
7
Eugene Gloye Book Test stamp collecting book, using code numbers on stamps
 		1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
18
Don Nielson W.O.W. secret list written "white on white" with empty typewriter
 		Nov. 1965
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
North Bigbee Bookeroo using white carbon paper, see p. 430 for comments by Eddie Clever
 		1965
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 399)
425
Karl Fulves Little Albert any word from any book, written in red on business card, then named word in blue on other business card, they match
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 76 for title explanation
Variations 		Nov. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 1)
63
Ned Rutledge Payola name from telephone book prediction, box with numbers to select name
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
49
Tan Hock Chuan, Jochen Zmeck Das Meister-Spiel deck shuffled, when card is removed the performer instantly knows it, rough-smooth pairs in Si Stebbins or other arrangement, also for clean removal of three cards from deck out-of-hand, number force for book test
Also published here 1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
10
Al Koran Book Test no additional props, just four books, nice
 		1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
37
Karl Fulves An Approach To Reading using number cards
Variations July 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 9)
191
James Porter, Karl Fulves Little Albert Slate Variation
Inspired by Oct. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 12)
213
Burling Hull Black Book three-digit number chosen, first word on this page divined, p. 241 for further reference
 		Dec. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2)
231
George B. Anderson The Bystander Book Test spectator divines chosen word from book by writing it on a slate
 		1968
You, Too, Can Read Minds
18
George B. Anderson A Flash Prediction roll of paper unrolled on stage as prediction, name in telephone book, number
 		1968
You, Too, Can Read Minds
42
E. Leslie May Thoughts From Thin Air alphabet cards produced from air that spell out chosen word
 		1969
HEX!
52
Leon Maguire Book Test inserted business card forces a page, slot in pages, see p. 265 for further reference
 		June 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 8)
263
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Book Tests several strategies, including duplicate books, force books, book opening itself on chosen page, as memory feat
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
301
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Change Bag to force Page Number
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
302
Lee Henneberry E-Z Book Test one of six books is selected, performer divines book, secret assistant
 		1969
Entertaining Mental Miracles
6
Dr. William Weyeneth Das magische Buchzeichen page is selected and ribbon inserted, after ribbon is removed performer finds selected page
 		1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 1)
16
James Auer Time Bombs on preparing tricks at friends' homes, book tests
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
41
Bascom Jones Warlock four books, named number to select chapter and word
 		1970
Magick (Issue 4)
17
Tom Sellers, Rolf Andra Magazin Test marking the page with an X
 		1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 4)
67
William Patterson Legacy of Pi Sheng borrowed book, with cards to determine page
 		1971
Magick (Issue 27)
131
Everett Lyda Precognition! word predicted, using cards and Martin Gardner's "Mathematics Magic and Mystery"
 		1971
Magick (Issue 39)
193
George Sands Book Test four corners with page numbers are torn from newspaper, one is turned over and numbers added to chose page in a book
 		1971 ca.
Sandslide
5
Sam Schwartz Telephone Number Prediction
1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
357
Paul Siegel Chronicle Cognition prediction of a word in a chosen book
 		1972
Doorway to Delusion
9
Paul Siegel Book Thought divination of a word on named page and line
 		1972
Doorway to Delusion
24
Paul Siegel Word Plexia word is chosen from book, spectator selects correct prediction out of three
 		1972
Doorway to Delusion
28
Jules Lenier That's the Word! ABC cards selected and word formed, word is found in selected book on chosen page
 		1972
Magick (Issue 43)
213
Ron Barry Dimension 'X' bold book test
 		1972
Magick (Issue 57)
283
Billy McComb We Go Mental different approaches, pages glued together, card inserted to select page
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
87
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Swami Book Test No. 254, medium divines chosen paragraph
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
64
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Telephone Book Test No. 304, telephone book page is torn up, center tear
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
78
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Phone Book Test No. 343, riffle force with phone book, broken binding for break
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
96
Karl Fulves An Approach to Reading using number cards
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
78
Martin Gardner King James Version book test using two dice and unfaked King James bible, two presentations, see also p. 648
 		Aug. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 10)
643
Juan Tamariz Lectura de Pensamiento a Distancia booktest, pin through pages
 		1973
Aprenda Ud. Magia
119
Nathan Stark Clipped! with paper clip, spectator puts clip in book, name in loop of clip is divined
 		1973
Magick (Issue 70)
347
Milbourne Christopher The Devanagari Oracle clever book / magazine test, two people select a word, gaffed magazine
Variations 1973
Magick (Issue 76)
377
Stan Blumenthal One for the Book limited choice, cross sum of named number
 		1973
Magick (Issue 85)
422
Jerry Fulton Book Note idea for book test
 		1973
Magick (Issue 88)
440
Steve Skomp Watch Out time from a watch in a magazine commercial is divined
 		1973
Magick (Issue 88)
440
Al Mann The 'G-3' Phenomena three words from dictionary are divined
 		1973
Magick (Issue 91)
453
John D. Pomeroy ABC Book Test using ABC cards and a dictionary
 		1973
Mentology
21
John D. Pomeroy The Triple Whammy Book Test three books, divination of chosen page, gaffed book
 		1973
Mentology
22
Joseph Dunninger Sixth Sense book test with medium, bee wax
 		1974
Magick (Issue 101)
501
Thomas Alan Waters Library Card impromptu, business card in book for riffle force
 		1974
Magick (Issue 106)
529
Greer Marechal Jr. 500 Ltd. three digits are named to form a number, ruse to break it down to four possibilities
Also published here Oct. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
29
Harry Lorayne Rim Shots Feature giving away how Rim Shots is gaffed
 		1975
Afterthoughts
7
Dai Vernon Magazine Test - Vernon Way of determining which page spectator opened a magazine / book, gimmicked
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
152
John A. Novak Last Man on Earth
Related to 1975
Magick (Issue 123)
612
Joseph Dunninger Mind Power needle pin through page of book, last name and city are predicted
 		1975
Magick (Issue 130)
647
David Douglas Predicta-Miracle Book Test prediction of gist of a chosen sentence in a book, three books
Related to 1975
Magick (Issue 135)
675
David Douglas Predicta-Miracle Book Test - Part Two
Related to 1975
Magick (Issue 137)
685
Edward Marlo Unknown! numbers are named and added, page number missing, torn out in envelope, pegasus
 		1975
Magick (Issue 139)
691
Dan Tong Peek-A-Book prepared book, flashback principle
Related toVariations 1975
Magick (Issue 143)
711
Stephen Minch Burning Thoughts magazine chosen, page number chosen from bag with numbered discs, chosen page is burned
 		1975
Mind & Matter
29
Gerald Kosky Easy Magazine Test forcing a number using stapled magazine
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
169
Gerald Kosky 1089 - Plus using a variation of the 1089-force for a book test
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
170
Gerald Kosky Mystery Magazine - Book Test using mystery magazines
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
171
Gerald Kosky Book Test A La Kosky six books, duplicates with different cover ruse
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
173
Gerald Kosky The Dream prediction of chosen pile, chosen word and relation of black cards in a pile to red cards in another pile
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
174
Gerald Kosky Over-The-Phone - Basic Code magazine test with medium on telephone
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
186
Alan Shaxon Television Mindreading with tv programs, all corners are torn from a magazine, two selected and numbers added to receive a number
 		1976
Practical Sorcery
20
Alan Shaxon The Great Directory Test
Also published here 1976
Practical Sorcery
26
Karl Fulves (5) Electronic Book Test on back of book a display shows which page is open, electronics, no details given
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 6)
21
Karl Fulves Book Tests Doomed on reading and spelling ability of population, with anecdote
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 11)
42
Dan Tong Empathy '3' cards, a word from a book and a geometrical design are divined blindfolded
Related to 1976
Magick (Issue 144)
719
Richard M. Hunt Peek-A-Book Impromptu! impromptu, glimpsing page number
Inspired by 1976
Magick (Issue 145)
721
Erwin Schussel Mind Freeze as Edwin Schussel, Magazine test with TV-Guide
 		1976
Magick (Issue 151)
751
Larry Becker World Power dictionary book test, three named numbers to form a page number
 		1976
Magick (Issue 156)
779
The Fourteen Fifteen Deck forcing a number, for a book test
 		1976
The Big Book of Magic
96
Burling Hull Volta's "All-Fair" Dictionary Feat numbers written on card or slate are used to arrive at sentence in dictionary, forcing a range of nine numbers
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
61
U. F. Grant, Burling Hull Grant's "Predicto" Book and Card Test number up to fifty-two named, that card value used to count to a page and word in book, word written on reversed card in deck
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
65
Burling Hull Volta's Master Bok Test Mystery several two-digit numbers on paper, cut out, two pieces chosen and all digits added, first sentence on that page divined
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
67
Burling Hull Premier Magazine Book Test page chosen with playing cards
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
71
Burling Hull Word Divino playing card pushed into book, first sentence on that page divined or predicted, duplicate card secretly in other end of book
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
73
Burling Hull Word Divino #2 playing card pushed into book, first sentence on that page divined or predicted, duplicate card secretly in other end of book, book cracked open at that spot
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
74
Burling Hull An Old Word Force double-pocket bag with numbered chips
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
74
Burling Hull, Al Wheatley A Clever Book Test luminous paint on every page
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
75
Gaëtan Bloom Prestidigitational Prediction card is put in a book, card predicted and words on the page divined
 		May 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9)
397
Barrie Richardson One In A Million miscall and paper clip force
Related toVariations Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
498
Al Mann Thoughts Amock Book Test three books, three words are predicted
 		1977
The Photon Shield
14
Al Mann Enchantment - A most Fabulous Book Test three books and three envelopes are passed out to three spectators, each one choses a word which was already predicted in the envelope
 		1977
Classified
9
Al Mann, Joseph Dunninger The Ghost of the Unborn two envelopes, spectator can chose one and a word from a book, word is predicted in envelope, in other envelope is prediction which envelope will be chosen
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
1
Al Mann The Master of the Word with two words from two books, prediction
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
4
Al Mann The Adonis Book Test book test, with sensitiv fingertips presentation
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
7
Al Mann Adonis, Aphrodite and Zeus with three books
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
8
Al Mann Fifth Row Center Aisle divination of a word and prediction of position on page, several books
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
9
Al Mann The Shades of Thought freely chosen chapter is predicted
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
11
Al Mann The Uninvited three books, unknown person is called which names the chosen words
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
13
Al Mann At the Blackboard prediction of three chosen words from three books
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
16
Al Mann The Chain of Thought three words are divined from three books
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
17
Al Mann The Book Mark two books with bookmarks, spectator chose a word and find that bookmarks are envelopes with predictions of the chosen words
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
18
Al Mann 50'000 Words
Inspired by 1977
Of Words and Wizards
20
Al Mann Small Worlds dictionary book test, page is selected with number cards
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
21
Al Mann The Locked Book with locked book, forcing a limited choice, numbers written in a row and three are encircled
Variations 1977
Of Words and Wizards
22
Al Mann The Books in the Locked Chest three books
 		1977
Of Words and Wizards
23
Philip T. Goldstein Para-Sight magazines brought from spectators
 		1977
Para-Sight
1
Karrell Fox Doodle Graphy word from a book, spectator doodles with eyes closed and second spectator divines thought of word from doodle
Also published here 1977
Magick (Issue 174)
867
Erwin Schussel Mind's Eye! with number cards and a torn page from duplicate magazine in envelope as a prediction
 		1977
Magick (Issue 179)
893
Dan Tong Peek-A-Book...Two with four spectators and four books, flashback principle
Related to 1977
Magick (Issue 185)
921
Robert Schwarz Afterthought! quick follow-up for a book test, stopped page and named number for word
Related to 1977
Magick (Issue 187)
933
George Kemp The Book Look magazine test, page found by adding the numbers of the year of a selected coin
 		1977
Magick (Issue 188)
939
Gene Nielsen The Pickwick Perplexer! two different books, two book marks placed in books on same number and only first words are the same
 		1977
Magick (Issue 189)
941
Robert Cassidy Beating the Book Test a book test with three phases and three different methods
  • The Pencil Point Prophecy
  • The Impromptu Impression
  • The Phone Book Finale
  • A Brief Diversion
 		1977
Pseudo-Mentally Yours
15
Roy Johnson Hades Booktests intro
 		1977
Third Dimension
60
Roy Johnson Hellfire 1 using playing cards to select pa