James Lewis

2 publications by James Lewis:

Thinking About Magic (Eight Effects, James Lewis, 1985)
Visible Coins Through The Glass Table (James Lewis, 1988)

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
J. Elder Blackledge	The Half Dollars and the Okito Box	five coins, shell	Related to Coin Box (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Variations The Jumping Bean Coins (Harry Riser, The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser, 1996)	1952	Modern Coin Magic	224	Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Okito Box / Coins from Box to hand Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Okito Box / Miscellaneous
Roger Sylwester	The professor's incubus		Also published here The Professor's Incubus (Roger Sylwester, Close-up Cavalcade, 1973) Related to Hypnotizing the Professor (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985)	Spring 1970	The Hierophant (Issue 3)	122	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Roger Sylwester	The Professor's Incubus		Also published here The professor's incubus (Roger Sylwester, The Hierophant, 1970) Related to Hypnotizing the Professor (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985)	1973	Close-up Cavalcade	25	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar	Inversion	here spelled "Jim Louis" First Handling (Piet Forton) Second Handling (Michael Ammar) Third Handling (Michael Ammar)	Also published here Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991) Variations My Reverse Routine (Jamy Ian Swiss, Theatrics, 1987) also in: My Reverse Routine (Theatrics II, 2002) The In Version (William Goldman, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1990)	1981	Encore II	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
David Roth	Digital Copper/Silver	spectator holds copper/silver coin	Also published here Digital Copper/Silver (David Roth, Expert Coin Magic, 1985) Variations Once More with Feeling (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Silver Thief (Steve Hook, Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum, 1994)	Sep. 1982	The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 1)	2	Coin / Gaffed / Copper-Silver Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Changes in the Spectator's Hand Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper & Silver / with Spectator
David Roth	Digital Copper/Silver	spectator holds copper/silver coin	Also published here Digital Copper/Silver (David Roth, The Collected Almanac, 1982) Variations Once More with Feeling (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Silver Thief (Steve Hook, Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum, 1994)	1985	Expert Coin Magic	73	Coin / Gaffed / Copper-Silver Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Changes in the Spectator's Hand Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper & Silver / with Spectator
James Lewis	Note from the Author			1985	Thinking About Magic	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
James Lewis	Hypnotizing the Professor		Related to The professor's incubus (Roger Sylwester, The Hierophant, 1970) also in: The Professor's Incubus (Close-up Cavalcade, 1973)	1985	Thinking About Magic	2	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
James Lewis	Once More with Feeling	repeat phase for copper/silver transposition	Inspired by Digital Copper/Silver (David Roth, The Collected Almanac, 1982) also in: Digital Copper/Silver (Expert Coin Magic, 1985)	1985	Thinking About Magic	6	Coin / Gaffed / Copper-Silver Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper & Silver / with Spectator
James Lewis	Coin Box		Related to The Half Dollars and the Okito Box (J. Elder Blackledge, Modern Coin Magic, 1952)	1985	Thinking About Magic	10	Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Okito Box / Coins from Box to hand Coin / Gaffed / Shell
James Lewis	A. B. C.	"Another Back Clip" without aid of thumb, hand-to-hand travel as application		1985	Thinking About Magic	17	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Back Clip Handlings Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal
James Lewis	The Mismade Dollar Bill	The Torn and Restored Mismade Dollar Bill Turning a Dollar Bill Inside Out	Related to The Inside-Out Bill (Harry Anderson, Wise Guy, 1993)	1985	Thinking About Magic	19	Bill / Topological Effects Bill / Torn & Restored Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
James Lewis	Inversion	"The Trick that Fooled Fred Kaps", deck visibly turns over with card left outjogged		1985	Thinking About Magic	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
James Lewis	Tenkai Palm Color Change	with steal from bottom		1985	Thinking About Magic	22	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm & Unit Grip
James Lewis	Ordered Surprise	deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to impossible location	Related to Perfect Triumph (James Swain, Miracles with Cards, 1996) Variations Karte in Brieftasche (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1991) also in: Ordered Card to Wallet (Am Close-up Tisch, 1991) Ordered Card to Wallet (Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) … and 1 more Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993, 1993) also in: Ordered Surprise (Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993, 1993)	1985	Thinking About Magic	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Card Case Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
James Lewis	One For the Money	into wallet presentation		1985/87	Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus	110	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Climaxes Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
James Lewis	Lottery Fever	lottery presentation for 100% bill switch		Dec./Jan. 1986/1987	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)	22	Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Michael Ammar	Secret Service Report - James Lewis			Dec./Jan. 1986/1987	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)	30	Articles / Biographical Articles / Columns
Jamy Ian Swiss	My Reverse Routine	card turns over a few times, then the whole deck	Also published here My Reverse Routine (Jamy Ian Swiss, Theatrics II, 2002) Inspired by Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, Encore II, 1981) also in: Inversion (The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991)	1987	Theatrics	38	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers
James Lewis	Coins in the Fountain Pen	three coins from pen, vanish and appear again		Mar. 1988	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 2)	1	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Pen
James Lewis	Introduction			1988	Visible Coins Through The Glass Table	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
James Lewis	Visible Coins Through The Glass Table	three coins, first two penetrate upwards with other hand covering top, third one visibly		1988	Visible Coins Through The Glass Table	3	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Glass Coin / Gaffed / Shell Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / Glass Table
James Lewis	One-Handed Deep Back Clip	details to get into position		1988	Visible Coins Through The Glass Table	28	Coin / Sleights / Palming / Back Clip Handlings
James Lewis	Final Thoughts			1988	Visible Coins Through The Glass Table	30	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
James Lewis	Visual Change Move	with CSB set		1990	Secret Weapons	16	Coin / Gaffed / Two Copper One Silver set Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes
Ken Krenzel, James Lewis	Inversion Revision			1990	Close-up Impact!	120	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
William Goldman	The In Version		Inspired by Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, Encore II, 1981) also in: Inversion (The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991)	1990	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 32)	576	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
James Lewis	Foreword			1990	Ultimate 3 Card Monte		Articles / Intros & Epilogues
James Lewis	One for the Money			1991	Card to Wallet	94	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar	Inversion	First Handling (Piet Forton) Second Handling (Michael Ammar) Third Handling (Michael Ammar)	Also published here Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, Encore II, 1981) Variations My Reverse Routine (Jamy Ian Swiss, Theatrics, 1987) also in: My Reverse Routine (Theatrics II, 2002) The In Version (William Goldman, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1990)	1991	The Magic of Michael Ammar	263	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
James Lewis	Visual Change Move	with CSB set		1991	Smoke and Mirrors	64	Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes
Alexander de Cova	Karte in Brieftasche	deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to wallet	Also published here Ordered Card to Wallet (Alexander de Cova, Am Close-up Tisch, 1991) also in: Ordered Card to Wallet (Alexander de Cova, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016) Inspired by Ordered Surprise (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Variations Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993, 1993) also in: Ordered Surprise (Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993, 1993)	Aug./Sep. 1991	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)	13	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Alexander de Cova	Ordered Card to Wallet	deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to wallet	Also published here Karte in Brieftasche (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1991) also in: Ordered Card to Wallet (Alexander de Cova, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016) Inspired by Ordered Surprise (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Variations Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993, 1993) also in: Ordered Surprise (Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993, 1993)	1991	Am Close-up Tisch	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Alexander de Cova	Ordered Card to Wallet	deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to wallet	Also published here Karte in Brieftasche (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1991) also in: Ordered Card to Wallet (Alexander de Cova, Am Close-up Tisch, 1991) Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016) Inspired by Ordered Surprise (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Variations Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993, 1993) also in: Ordered Surprise (Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993, 1993)	1992	Ein Profi packt aus...	99	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Michael Weber (reviewer)	Million Dollar Mysteries, The Magic of James Lewis	by James Lewis		Oct. 1992	MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 2)	58	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Alexander de Cova	Ordered Surprise	shuffled deck ends up in order, at the position of selection is the Joker reversed and signed selection is found folded and secured with cloth pin, brief explanation	Also published here Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993, 1993) Inspired by Ordered Surprise (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Karte in Brieftasche (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1991) also in: Ordered Card to Wallet (Am Close-up Tisch, 1991) Ordered Card to Wallet (Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) … and 1 more	1993	Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card Clothespin & Peg
Harry Anderson	The Inside-Out Bill	mismade bill	Related to The Mismade Dollar Bill (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985)	1993	Wise Guy	116	Bill / Topological Effects Bill / Torn & Restored Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Alexander de Cova	Ordered Surprise	shuffled deck ends up in order, at the position of selection is the Joker reversed and signed selection is found folded and secured with cloth pin, brief explanation	Also published here Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993, 1993) Inspired by Ordered Surprise (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Karte in Brieftasche (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1991) also in: Ordered Card to Wallet (Am Close-up Tisch, 1991) Ordered Card to Wallet (Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) … and 1 more	1993	Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card Clothespin & Peg
James Swain	Perfect Triumph	ambitious card with joker, joker put in breast pocket, Triumph with all cards face-down, when spread face-up the deck is in new deck order with joker reversed and selection in breast pocket	Related to Ordered Surprise (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) 52 Pick-up (Darwin Ortiz, Lessons in Card Mastery, 2012)	1996	Miracles with Cards	41	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Effect Variations Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with Delays or Revelations
Jamy Ian Swiss	My Reverse Routine	card turns over a few times, then the whole deck	Also published here My Reverse Routine (Jamy Ian Swiss, Theatrics, 1987) Inspired by Inversion (James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar, Encore II, 1981) also in: Inversion (The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991)	2002	Theatrics II	33	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers
Michael Close (reviewer)	Dr. Sack's Amazing Dice Trick	by James Lewis		July 2002	MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 11)	29	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Anthony Miller (reviewer)	James Lewis Tips Dr. Sacks' Amazing Dice Trick	by James Lewis		2002	Channel One (Vol. 3 No. 9)	24	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
John Lovick*, Mike Kozlowski, Roger Klause, James Lewis, Michael Ammar, Bruce Cervon, Michael Weber, Jamy Ian Swiss, Gregory Wilson, Jay Sankey, Paul Gertner	Performance Issues and Answers	comments on each question by several of the listed creators Top Tip or Not to Tip? "Bill Switch" or "Bill Change"? What's the Best Way to Learn the Bill Switch? Fast or Slow? Do You Justify the Folding? Is There a Magic Moment? Can You Create Belief, or Do People Always Know You Merely Switch Bills? Any Final Thoughts?	Also published here Chapter 2: Performance Issues and Answers (John Lovick, Mike Kozlowski, Roger Klause, James Lewis, Michael Ammar, Bruce Cervon, Michael Weber, Jamy Ian Swiss, Gregory Wilson, Jay Sankey, Paul Gertner, Switch*, 2006)	July 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)	36	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
John Lovick*, Mike Kozlowski, Roger Klause, James Lewis, Michael Ammar, Bruce Cervon, Michael Weber, Jamy Ian Swiss, Gregory Wilson, Jay Sankey, Paul Gertner	Chapter 2: Performance Issues and Answers	comments on each question by several of the listed creators Top Tip or Not to Tip? "Bill Switch" or "Bill Change"? What's the Best Way to Learn the Bill Switch? Fast or Slow? Do You Justify the Folding? Is There a Magic Moment? Can You Create Belief, or Do People Always Know You Merely Switch Bills? Any Final Thoughts?	Also published here Performance Issues and Answers (John Lovick, Mike Kozlowski, Roger Klause, James Lewis, Michael Ammar, Bruce Cervon, Michael Weber, Jamy Ian Swiss, Gregory Wilson, Jay Sankey, Paul Gertner, Genii*, 2005)	2006	Switch	9	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
John Lovick*, Gregory Wilson, James Lewis, Jamy Ian Swiss, Jay Sankey	Prefolding the Bill			2006	Switch	57	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Michael Ammar, James Lewis	On the Mis-made Bill			2006	Switch	194	Bill / Topological Effects
James Lewis	Utility Purse Switch		Also published here "Million Dollar Mysteries - The Magic of James Lewis", 1992 video	Feb. 2006	Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 1)	27	Coin / Sleights / Purse Sleights
James Lewis, Miguel Gómez	Purse Switch			2007	El Placer de la Magia	185	Coin / Effect Themes / Purse
Alexander de Cova	Ordered Surprise	deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to wallet, for credit information see 1991 publication	Also published here Karte in Brieftasche (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1991) also in: Ordered Card to Wallet (Alexander de Cova, Am Close-up Tisch, 1991) Ordered Card to Wallet (Alexander de Cova, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) Inspired by Ordered Surprise (James Lewis, Thinking About Magic, 1985) Variations Ordered Surprise (Alexander de Cova, Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993, 1993) also in: Ordered Surprise (Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993, 1993)	2016	Burners — Vol. 4	100	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet

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