Cova, Alexander de

Book

1994
Written by Alexander de Cova
Work of Alexander de Cova

31 pages (Loose-leave collection), published by BAT Magic
Illustrated with drawings by Alexander de Cova
Language: German

18 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Alexander de Cova	Ein paar Worte zuvor...			2	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Alexander de Cova	Ein transparentes Clipboard	Die Herstellung es Clipboards Die Zettel Wie das Clipboard arbeitet Die "klassische" Präparation Methoden, das Deckblatt unbemerkt beiseite zu bringen Die Umschlag-Methode Routinenvorschläge	Also published here Das Transparente Clipboard (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994)	3	Paper / Add-a-Number Pad Paper / Out to Lunch Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Alexander de Cova	Namensvorhersage		Also published here 1. Namensvorhersage (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994)	6	Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Alexander de Cova	Wortvorhersage		Also published here 2. Wortvorhersage (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994)	6	Newspaper / Newspaper Test
Alexander de Cova	Ideen zur Himber-Brieftasche	Das Umdrehen der Brieftasche Grundsätzliches zur Brieftasche Noch etwas wichtges Das Setting	Also published here Etwas zur Himber-Brieftasche (Alexander de Cova, Intermagic, 1994)	8	Wallet
Alexander de Cova	Die Zuschauerin zaubert...	spectator performs card in (Himber) wallet for performer	Also published here Eine Dame zaubert (Alexander de Cova, Intermagic, 1994) Inspired by Magical Assets (Karrell Fox, Clever.... Like a Fox, 1976)	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Spectator plays Magician Cards / Principles / Miscalling
Alexander de Cova	Wild Card Routine		Also published here Wild Card Exclusiv (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994) Inspired by The Tamed Card (Tommy Wonder, The Books of Wonder — Volume 1, 1996)	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Alexander de Cova	Five Star Prediction	Koran prediction, with Himber wallet	Also published here Dynamite Prediction (Alexander de Cova, Toni Forster, Secrets No. 1, 1994) also in: Dynamite Prediction (Alexander de Cova, Toni Forster, Mini-Seminar 1995, 1995)	12	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Alexander de Cova	Das Photo-Konzept	image on photograph changes to match selection or prediction, only as idea		12	Photograph Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
Michael Weber	Easy Premonition	photocopy of fifty-two cards with one reversed, freely thought-of card is missing	Also published here "... Just an Old Premonition" (Michael Weber, Something for Everyone, 1982) Variations MentaFax (Ben Harris, Mad Fax and other Mysteries, 1990)	13	Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
Alexander de Cova, Dick Zimmerman	Perfect Silk Vanish	from milk bottle	Also published here Perfect Silk Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Dick Zimmerman, Avantgarde Magic, 1993) also in: Perfect Silk Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Dick Zimmerman, Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993, 1993) Perfect Silk Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Dick Zimmerman, Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993, 1993) … and 3 more Inspired by The Ultimate Vanish (Dick Zimmerman, Creative Magic, 1973)	14	Pull & Holdouts Silk & Handkerchief / Vanish / With Props
Alexander de Cova	Blank Thought Surprise	blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, previously tabled card is named card	Variations Blank Thought Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994)	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting" Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Tabled Card is Named Card
Alexander de Cova	Triple Coincidence	prediction from wallet, values written on blank cards, blank-backed deck	Also published here Triple Prediction (Alexander de Cova, James Swain, Secrets No. 1, 1994) Inspired by New Wave Prediction (James Swain, Don't Blink, 1992)	20	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction
Alexander de Cova	Fingertip Hints	using finger tip instead of thumb tip, coin in purse frame application	Also published here Fingertip Hints (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994)	20	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Purse Frame Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Purse Frame
Alexander de Cova	Silk Vanish By Misdirection	for large silks, fake corner in fingertip	Also published here Silk Vanish by Misdirection (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994)	22	Silk & Handkerchief / Vanish / Bare Handed Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Alexander de Cova	Bill In Edding	bill to marker pen, finger tip	Also published here Bill in Edding (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994) also in: Bill in Edding (Alexander de Cova, Verblüffend Einfach — Einfach Verblüffend, 1995) Bill in Pen (Alexander de Cova, Sechzig Sechzig, 2025) Related to Der Geldschein im Filzstift (Sveroni, Kreative Magie, 2002) Variations Blank Check Transpo (Alexander de Cova, Treasures, 2004) Bill in Edding 2015 (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 1, 2015)	23	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Pen & Pencil / Traveling / Things travel inside pen
Alexander de Cova, Dai Vernon	Seven Card Monte	card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of pack, three phases	Also published here Seven-Card-Monte (Alexander de Cova, Dai Vernon, Secrets No. 1, 1994) Inspired by Seven Card Monte (Dai Vernon, Dai Vernon: European Tour 1955, 1955) also in: Seven Card Monte (The Dai Vernon Book of Magic, 1957)	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Alexander de Cova	Triple Transposition	two card transposition with one card in wallet, repeat, then card becomes bill, in wallet are matches and in matchbox the folded card	Also published here Triple Transposition (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994) Inspired by Genii, Sep. 1974 also in: Zündhölzer, Karten und Geldschein (Intermagic, 1980)	28	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation - card-object / Other Object Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Matchbox Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with Delays or Revelations Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Pocket or Envelope Card Match & Matchbox / Match / Transposition

Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2022.

Seminar 1994