Cova, Alexander de

Book

1994
Written by Alexander de Cova
Work of Alexander de Cova

157 pages (Paperback), published by Rudolf Braunmüller
Illustrated with drawings by Alexander de Cova
Language: German

43 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Alexander de Cova	Ein paar Worte zuvor...			6	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Alexander de Cova, James Swain	Triple Prediction	prediction from wallet, values written on blank cards, blank-backed deck	Also published here Triple Coincidence (Alexander de Cova, Seminar 1994, 1994) Inspired by New Wave Prediction (James Swain, Don't Blink, 1992)	10	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction
Alexander de Cova	Four Aces in Motion	load under ash tray from palm		12	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card under Glass, Box, ...
Alexander de Cova, Toni Forster	Dynamite Prediction	Koran prediction	Also published here Five Star Prediction (Alexander de Cova, Seminar 1994, 1994) also in: Dynamite Prediction (Alexander de Cova, Toni Forster, Mini-Seminar 1995, 1995)	16	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Alexander de Cova, Edward Marlo	Four Card Switch		Related to Visual Retention Change (Edward Marlo, The Hierophant, 1971) also in: The Eye-Candy Change (Antinomy, 2006) Marlo's Retention of Vision Switch (Ed Marlo: Forty Years Later, 2025) … and 1 more	18	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using the Deck
Alexander de Cova	Impossible Card to Wallet	Bendix Bombshell		21	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Alexander de Cova	Wild Card Exclusiv		Also published here Wild Card Routine (Alexander de Cova, Seminar 1994, 1994) Inspired by The Tamed Card (Tommy Wonder, The Books of Wonder — Volume 1, 1996)	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Alexander de Cova	Blank Thought Surprise	blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card and it becomes named card in mirror	Inspired by The Blank Thought Deck (Peter Kane, A Card Session with Peter Kane, 1967) Blank Thought Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Seminar 1994, 1994)	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting" Cards / Effect Themes / Mirror & Cards
Alexander de Cova	All Backs Display			27	Cards / Sleights / False Display / All alike Cards / Sleights / False Display / Paddle Move with Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / All backs / Deck
Alexander de Cova	On the Devilish	Aces lost and found, change to Kings, Aces found again	Also published here Fandango Asse (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1993) Inspired by Ace Faroleros (Al Leech, Frank Garcia, Super Subtle Card Miracles, 1973)	32	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards
Alexander de Cova	Vanishing Deck	under silk, ditched in pocket	Also published here Deck Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Magic for You!, 1992) Inspired by The Vanishing Pack (Expert Card Technique, 1940)	35	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck
Alexander de Cova	Mac Donald's Aces	getting into it, presentation ideas	Also published here McDonald's $100 Vier As Trick (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1992) also in: Mac Donald's $100 Vier As Trick (Alexander de Cova, Magic for You!, 1992)	39	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Gaffed Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Alexander de Cova	Boxed Transposition	signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer	Also published here Boxed Transport (Alexander de Cova, MAGIC, 1999) also in: Boxed Transposition (Alexander de Cova, Boxed Transposition, 2005) Boxed Transposition (Alexander de Cova, Better Than Hartz 4, 2010) … and 1 more Inspired by Boxed Sandwich (Bruce Cervon, Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon, 1976) Variations Bonus: The "Killer" Cut Finish (Alexander de Cova, Boxed Transposition, 2005) also in: Der alternative Abschluss nach Roy Johnson (Burners — Vol. 3, 2015) Boxed Transposition (Genii, 2018)	42	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Card Case Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
	Under Cellophan Holdout			43	Cards / Sleights / Case Things / Case as Holdout Cards / Sleights / Additions / with Props
	Push-In Change			44	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Push-In Change
Edward Marlo	Olram Display			45	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Hiding Surfaces
	Rub a Dub Vanish			49	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Alexander de Cova, Roy Walton*	Ambitious Riser	tabled, apparently visual penetration to top	Inspired by Ambitious Movie (Roy Walton, Pabular, 1976) also in: Ambitious Movie (Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus*, 1985/87)	52	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Sequences Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Visible Rise
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, Seminar 1994, 1994) Inspired by Genii, Sep. 1974 also in: Zündhölzer, Karten und Geldschein (Intermagic, 1980)	53	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
Alexander de Cova	Easy Coin Switch		Also published here Utility Coin Switch (Alexander de Cova, Treasures, 2004) also in: Gaelic Switch (Alexander de Cova, Out of my Sporran, 2008) Gaelic Switch (Alexander de Cova, Better Than Hartz 4, 2010) … and 3 more	65	Coin / Sleights / Switches / Simple Switches
Alexander de Cova	Wild Coin Routine			69	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Coins
Alexander de Cova	Jumbo Coin Vanish		Also published here The Perfect Pitch Jumbo Coin Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1992) also in: Jumbo Coin Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Treasures, 2004)	71	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / Jumbo Coins
Alexander de Cova, Peter Warlock	Multiple Sound Vanish	with glass and silk	Also published here Okito Glass Coin Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Peter Warlock, Avantgarde Magic, 1992) also in: Multiple Coin Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016)	74	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Multiple Coin Vanishes / With Props Glass / Bottomless Glass
Alexander de Cova	Convention Fooler	coin under foot vanish with sucker element, other coin under foot	Related to Gotcha! - Sleight Of Foot (John Cornelius, The Pallbearers Review, 1974) Under Foot (David Acer, Jay Sankey, Crossroads, 2000) also in: Under Foot (Random Acts of Magic, 2004) Underfoot (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3, 2012)	79	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation (not so visual) Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous
Alexander de Cova	Easy Coins Across	four silver and 4 china coins transpose one by one		82	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Miscellaneous
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)	87	Pull & Holdouts Silk & Handkerchief / Vanish / With Props
Alexander de Cova	Ring-o-matic	ring penetrates on rope when middle of rope is lowered down into hat where ring is in glass, repeat	Also published here Das gibt es nicht! (Alexander de Cova, Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993, 1993) also in: Der Ring-o-matic Effect (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1993) Das gibt es nicht! (Alexander de Cova, Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993, 1993) … and 3 more	94	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String Glass / Bottomless Glass
Alexander de Cova	Ring Rope Removal Switch	as ring is removed from rope		96	Ring / Finger Rings / Switches
Alexander de Cova	Four Cigarettes Vanish			97	Pull & Holdouts Cigarette & Cigar / Vanish
Alexander de Cova	Vanishing Bird Cage	with clean-up		102	Pull & Holdouts Bird Cage / Vanish
Alexander de Cova	Phoenix from the Ashes	third hand set-up, cloth held with both hands but one is secretly free		106	Hand Gimmicks / Third Hand
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, Seminar 1994, 1994)	109	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, Seminar 1994, 1994)	112	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, Seminar 1994, 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)	114	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Pen & Pencil / Traveling / Things travel inside pen
Alexander de Cova	Das Transparente Clipboard	Die Herstellung es Clipboards Die Zettel Wie das Clipboard arbeitet Die "Klassische" Präparation Methoden, das Deckblatt unbemerkt beiseite zu bringen Die Umschlag-Methode	Also published here Ein transparentes Clipboard (Alexander de Cova, Seminar 1994, 1994)	119	Paper / Add-a-Number Pad Paper / Out to Lunch Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Alexander de Cova	1. Namensvorhersage		Also published here Namensvorhersage (Alexander de Cova, Seminar 1994, 1994)	125	Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Alexander de Cova	2. Wortvorhersage		Also published here Wortvorhersage (Alexander de Cova, Seminar 1994, 1994)	126	Newspaper / Newspaper Test
Alexander de Cova	Ringflight Professional	no pull	Also published here Poor Man's Ringflight (Alexander de Cova, Scrapbook, 2014)	131	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Ring Flight
Alexander de Cova	Appearing Cigarette		Also published here The Amazing Sudden and Totally Surprising Cigarette Production at the Table or Bar (Alexander de Cova, Opus, 1993)	135	Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Production & Appearance (Manipulative)
Alexander de Cova	Thumb Tip Handling á la Slydini	table edge, showing hands empty	Also published here Thumbtip Table Load (Alexander de Cova, Treasures, 2004) also in: Slydini Thumbtip Handling (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016) Related to Thimble Imp Pass (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	138	Lapping Principles / Imp Pass & Variations Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Alexander de Cova	Sugar Dandy	performer drinks water, then ice cubes appear from mouth		139	Ice
Alexander de Cova	Was Neues...			145	Articles / Theory & Essays
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, Seminar 1994, 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)	151	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

Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2016.

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