61 publications by Alexander de Cova:
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S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm-Shift mention of top palm, bottom palm and multiple shift on page 141
Also published here
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1902 137
David Devant The Vest Servante
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1903 25
Theodore Annemann*, Al Baker The Perfect Club Slate Routine name written up secretly on paper appears on slate
Also published here
Variations
1934 22
Theodore Annemann* Par-Optic Vision cards pocketed by spectator are divined one by one, see page 99 for improvement by Annemann, see page 164 for comment by William Larsen
Also published here
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1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
48
Orville Wayne Meyer Remote Control Improved odd-backed unknown card signed on back is chosen from face
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (The Sphinx, July 1929, Max Holden's column, description without method)
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1937 112
Theodore Annemann* The Perfect Club Slate Routine name written up secretly on paper appears on slate
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Variations
Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 63)
446
The Fadeaway Card Change
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1940 81
The Vanishing Pack with handkerchief
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1940 315
Theodore Annemann* The Perfect Club Slate Routine name written up secretly on paper appears on slate
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Variations
1944 175
Theodore Annemann* Par-Optic Vision cards pocketed by spectator are divined one by one
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1944 249
Al Baker Sympathetic Silks
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1945 347
William D. Forest A Coin Vanish
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Aug. 1945 145
Paul Rosini The Pencil and the Silver Dollar coin vanishes and reappears in left hand when tapped with pencil
Also published here
Variations
1948 54
Paul LePaul Cards in a Sealed Envelope construction of loading envelopes, four signed Aces
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1949 214
Al Leech A Transposition card in pocket transposes with sandwiched card
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1949 17
Bill Nord Bill Nord's Purse handkerchief appears in invisible purse / purse frame
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Sep. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 212)
848
George Schindler, Bob Condon The Mishap Poker Deal No. 134
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1950 259
Paul Rosini Coin and Pencil coin vanishes and reappears in left hand when tapped with pencil
Also published here
Variations
1950 26
Ross Bertram Passing the Half-Bucks with fist transfer
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1951
Stars of Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
132
Bill Simon Business Card Prophesy two cards predicted on business card, business card is pushed into deck and the two cards next to it match prediction, for credit information see Scarne reference "Business Card ESP"
Also published here
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1952 32
Al Koran Koran's Miracle Blindfold Act multi-phase routine performed genuinely blindfolded, comprised of the following effects
Variations
1952 72
Harlan Tarbell, Harold Rice Dissolvo Handkerchief Knot knotted silk through rope
Variations
1954 269
Dai Vernon Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, repeat
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1955 10
Dai Vernon A Chinese Classic six coins and a an odd coin
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1955 17
Bill Nord Purse handkerchief appears in invisible purse / purse frame
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1956 9
Dai Vernon A Chinese Classic six coins and a ring
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1957 41
Dai Vernon, Mac McDonald Seven Card Monte card vanishes from packet and reappears on top of the deck, repeat
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1957 88
Geoffrey Buckingham Super Do As I Do spectator and performer exchange two cards from two decks and place them in their inside jacket pocket, they match
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1957 3
Bill Nord Das unsichtbare Geldtäschchen handkerchief appears in invisible purse / purse frame
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1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4)
696
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction key card
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1959 7
Tony Slydini Coins Through the Table Introduction to the Slydini's routines of coins through the table.
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1960 103
Edward Marlo, Harry Lorayne, Martin Gardner* Lorayne's Poker Deal
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1962 153
Peter Alexis* Epic Slate Test sum prediction
Also published here
Variations
Mar. 1967 90
Peter Kane The Blank Thought Deck blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card, all cards get faces and isolated card is thought-of one
Variations
1967 1
Marconick And Yet Another Twentieth Century with steal from outside breast pocket
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1967 128
Al Koran The Gold Medallion prediction of number on medallion
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1968 11
Al Koran Encore Card Stab stacked, estimation, apparently by Patrick Page, see "Magic Page by Page" for credits
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1968 57
Al Koran One-and-a-Half Card Case
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1968 74
Albert Goshman The Card in the Purse signed card vanishes from deck and appears folded in purse that was examined in the beginning
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Variations
1968 3
Karl Fulves* Parablox paper box used to take props from it, at the end it changes to solid block of wood, posed as problem, see also p. 402 for solution by Bill Taylor
Related to
  • "Boxes or Blocks" (The Magic Wand, June-Sep 1933)
Variations
Nov. 1970 374
Dr. Jacob Daley Bevel Multiple Shift
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Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
102
Edward Marlo Visual Retention Change
  • Technique of the Visual Retention Change
  • The Visual Change
  • The Multiple Visual Retention Change
Also published here
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Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
239
Tom Batchelor The Riffle Shuffle Fold tabled, in half
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1971 39
Jon Racherbaumer, Ernest Heldman The Dream posed problem, card appears when ribbon spread deck is turned over, it's the wrong card, deck is flipped again and card transforms
Variations
July 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 19)
149
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Bevel Push No. 334
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1972 93
Al Koran Headline Countdown newspaper torn up and a piece selected, a word is chosen, it has been predicted, binary prediction
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1972 53
Al Leech, Frank Garcia Ace Faroleros lost and found Aces, change to Kings, Aces found again
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Variations
1973 59
Dick Zimmerman Super Sucker Rope Trick cut and restored rope with sucker presentation, double action pull
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1973 3
Dick Zimmerman The Ultimate Vanish silk vanishes from long glass jar with screwed lid
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1973 5
Paul Curry A Penny For Your Thoughts after some changes (written directions) the order of four coins and a rolled up bill is named
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1974 83
John Cornelius Gotcha! - Sleight Of Foot gag for "coin brushed under foot" in which it is not there at the end
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May 1974 735
John Cornelius Fold-a-Card in quarters, while spreading through deck with faces towards performer
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May 1974 740
Al Schneider Snap Back Vanish
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1975 12
Jan Torell A Giant Card to Silk card to silk, then more handkerchiefs and cards are produced
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1975 13
Fred Lowe Der Kristallhäftling card vanishes from deck and appears in handkerchief-covered glass
Also published here
  • New Pentagram
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Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
54
Fred Lowe Der Sohn des Morgens two matches vanish one by one
Also published here
  • New Pentagram
Variations
Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
57
Bruce Cervon Boxed Sandwich selected card appears between four Kings in card box
Variations
1976 10
Roy Walton* Ambitious Movie apparently visual penetration to top
Also published here
Variations
Sep. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)
310
Al Mann Acidus introduction and rave for the move
Variations
1976 1
Paul Harris Flash Fold initialed business card to match box, folded
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1976 62
Karrell Fox Magical Assets
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1976 143
Karrell Fox H.H. Coin Catcher coin stuck to thumb
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1976 157
Karrell Fox The B.S. Coin Pail coin on string attached to handle of pail, string struck for sound
Variations
1976 159
Patrick Page Stabatwin stabbing pocket knife next to twin of chosen card
Also published here
  • "Stab-A-Twin" in "The Gen" November, 1953. P. 213.
Variations
1976 83
Carlhorst Meier Ein Psycho-Kartenprogramm multi-phase routine performed genuinely blindfolded, comprised of the following effects
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Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
38
Philip T. Goldstein* The Mind's Eye Deck picture cards, card is divined
Also published here
Variations
1977 22
Mark Weston Continuous Cigarette Production
  • The Action
  • Presentation
  • Method of Working
  • Aquitment
  • The set-Up
Variations
1977 7
Punx Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm presentation for Vernon's Cutting the Aces, only production
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1977 63
Peter Warlock Teleportation marked bill and rubber band wrapped in silk and put in glass, then covered with tube, travels in glass under second tube with silk over top of glass held with rubber band
Inspired by
  • "Snaretainer" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Vol. 32 No. 8, p. 91)
Variations
Mar. 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
74
Richard Kaufman Visual Drop Switch no cover
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Jan. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 1)
3
Paul Fox Cashing a Cheque paper transforms into bill in flash
Variations
1978 144
John F. Mendoza The Lump of Coal (TLC) lump of coal appears under fez after short coin interlude, then hat is full of pennies
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Variations
1978 83
Robert Schwarz Two-Hundred to One! prediction on bulldog clip in glass jar, Nelson Clip
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1978
Magick (Issue 200)
997
Dai Vernon, Rolf Andra Ein Kartenkunststück, das Dai Vernon vorführte key card
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1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
10
Harry Lorayne, Terry LaGerould The Best Gosh Darn Impromptu Linking Card Effect You'll Ever See! full routine
Also published here
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1979 149
Karl Fulves* Stopped Twice two prediction cards placed in deck during dealing by spectator end up next to their mates, "Gemini Twins"
Also published here
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1979 2
Karl Fulves*, Tony Bartolotta Epic Slate Test No. 53, sum prediction after addition
Also published here
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1979 85
Roy Johnson Cash Stab bill burned in envelope, card stab in paper bag, bill found inside card
  • Burned Bank Note
  • The Card Stab
  • The Routine
Inspired by
  • Milbourne Christopher routine in Hugard's Magic Monthly
Variations
1979 52
Daryl Martinez The Mysterious Cross of India four coins in each hand, no extra coin
Inspired by
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Variations
1980 70
Simon Aronson Ad-Jacent advertisement card is used to stab between selections in tabled spread
Also published here
Variations
1980
The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
51
Philip T. Goldstein* Racer's Edge fictitious horse race, Age Cards, reverse binary
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1980 15
Don England England's Penetration dime through card into spectator's hand, twice
Variations
1980 11
Lewis Ganson Chase the Ace two cards with false indices
Variations
1980 34
Arturo de Ascanio Barocke Transposition card from pocket transposes with reversed card in the middle of the deck
Also published here
  • "La Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid" N° 72, 1980.
Variations
1980 3
Jean Merlin Zündhölzer, Karten und Geldschein spectator reverses card behind back, it matches prediction, card torn up and burned except one piece, another card changes into bill, in wallet are the matches and in match book the restored card
Also published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1974
Variations
Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
34
Fred Lowe Eine verrückte Geldscheinwanderung comedy routine in which a borrowed bill travels inside a rope
Variations
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
72
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer, Albert Goshman Die Nussbaumersuite: Gezeichnete Karte im Portemonnaie Goshman's routine
signed card vanishes from deck and appears folded in purse that was examined in the beginning
Also published here
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Variations
1980
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 41 No. 1)
7
Richard Kaufman Visual Drop Switch
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1981 185
Ray Grismer Glaces Herbert Milton trick, where Aces appear in front of deck inside glass, briefly covered with handkerchief, ungaffed version
Variations
1981 ca. 1
Han van Senus Un-Safety Pins ungimmicked linking pin routine, soft-pin
Variations
Feb. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 2)
589
Richard Vollmer Very Nice Oil+Water 4&4, all red kicker
Variations
Sep. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)
673
Philip T. Goldstein* The Mind's Eye Deck picture cards, card is divined
Also published here
Variations
1982 8
Daryl Martinez Magician Fooler
Variations
1982 1
Philip T. Goldstein* The Mind's Eye Deck picture cards, card is divined
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Variations
1982 9
Al Mann The Knight's Gambit named chess figure is predicted, red circle in a chess book around figure, with a letter
Variations
1982 1
Tom Mullica The Card is Cigarette cigarette turns into rolled up signed card
Also published here
Variations
1982 30
Arturo de Ascanio Baroque Transposition card from pocket transposes with reversed card in the middle of the deck
Also published here
Variations
1982 8
Jay Sankey Time Is Money pocket watch transforms into four coins
Also published here
Variations
Aug. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 12)
106
Michael Ammar Coins Thru Silk three silver dollars penetrate translucent silk
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Variations
1983 78
John Kennedy Signed Card in Canister box in spectator's pocket, signed card appears therein folded
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1983 25
Orville Wayne Meyer Remote Control Improved reprint of original instructions, odd-backed unknown card signed on back is chosen from face
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (The Sphinx, July 1929, Max Holden's column, description without method)
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1983 52
"Magic" Christian Stelzel My Knife through Jacket with large kitchen knife and newspaper
Variations
1983 26
José Carroll* The Incautious Rogue or The Nine Card Monte, ungaffed
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Fred Kaps performance
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1983 17
Michael Ammar, Adam Fleischer, Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez A Hefty Penetration card penetrates clear plastic bag
Also published here
Variations
1983 100
Karl Fulves* Gemini Twins No. 1, two cards inserted where spectator stops dealing, both next to mates
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1984 1
Patrick Page The Silk Purse handkerchief vanishes and appears in purse
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1984 18
Fred Kaps The Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Routine "Giant Chinese Coin Climax"
Chinese and half dollar transpose, Chinese coin grows, smaller one found under purse, the different-sized Chinese coins transpose with handkerchief, one grows again and smaller one again under purse, giant Chinese coin produced
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1984 5
Peter Samelson Thimble Imp Pass table edge transfer with thimble
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1984 23
Al Bertini Al Bertini's Geistesblitze: Das Geheimnis der Bubuschka bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
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1984
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 5)
119
David Roth The Flurry Quick series of vanishes and reproductions
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Variations
1985 23
Albert Goshman Coin Under Glass coin appears under glass, jumbo coin appears under glass then under salt shaker, mini salt shaker appears, small coin appears.
Also published here
1985 83
Albert Goshman Card in Purse credit information, signed card vanishes and reappears in coin purse.
Inspired by
Variations
1985 111
Daryl Martinez Daryl's Psychological Assembly "or The Jolly Jumping Jokers"
twelve red spot cards, four three-card packets put on table, then four Jokers distributed among those packets, Jokers assemble
  • #1. The Easy Way
  • #2. The Cardman's Version
Variations
1985 1
James Lewis Ordered Surprise deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to impossible location
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1985 24
Roy Walton* Ambitious Movie apparently visual penetration to top
Also published here
Variations
1985/87 66
Edward Marlo Female spectator's name on back of named card
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1986 44
Juan Tamariz Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
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July 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 7)
1369
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Mr. Stickman stickman drawn on paper, it vanishes from there and appears on back of selection
Inspired by
Variations
1987 57
David Berglas E.S.P. Logie multiple prediction routine, six spectators with envelopes stand behind six numbers, one spectator chooses one object among six and puts the rest in an order, selection matches the number, order matches and selection and number was predicted beforehand
Also published here
Variations
1987 3
Bob Farmer Stacked Deck Version spectator thinks of a card from half the deck, performer makes some statements and bets money, then five cards are put on table, spectator's card is among them and the other cards complete a good poker hand
Also published here
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1987/1988 2
Dai Vernon, Laurie Ireland The Slap Trick any number
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1988 20
José Carroll* The Card in the Glass No. A), card put in wine glass changes
  • Variation (unload on the deck)
Also published here
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1988 34
José Carroll* The Unwary Cheater or The Nine Card Monte, ungaffed
Also published here
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1988 47
Juan Tamariz, Tony Slydini Extended Imp Pass
1988 70
Gambler's Hold Out Position rest position with classic palmed cards
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1988 102
Paper Clip Switch "Origin of the above switch is unknown. I've used it for about 25 years."
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1988
Interlocutor (Issue 49)
226
Vic Pinto, Patrick Page The Purse coin purse is produced from purse frame
Variations
1988 12
Alexander de Cova Vorwort
1988 2
Alexander de Cova Karte in Schachtel signed folded card in box after apparently wrong count-down trick
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1988 4
Alexander de Cova Der WäschekIammer·-Austausch cloth pin switch
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1988 7
Alexander de Cova Westenservante für den armen Zauberkünstler body servante
Also published here
1988 13
Alexander de Cova Eine lustige Karteneröffnung deck vanishes and is found in case again, using body servante
Also published here
1988 15
Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey Time is Money pocket watch cleanly transforms into stack of coins, using body servante
Also published here
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1988 17
Alexander de Cova Andere Vorschläge zur Verwendung der Westenservante various application ideas for body servante
1988 18
Helmut Ziegler Eine neuartige Tuchproduktion rubber band powered, slightly different set-up than in later Alexander de Cova publications
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1988 20
Alexander de Cova Die sich verkettenden Sicherheitsnadeln + Überraschung idea for climax, many pins link into a chain inside purse
Also published here
1988 22
Alexander de Cova Münzen durch den Tisch - Klimax climax in which the coins become stuck inside the glass which is now a solid clear block
1988 23
Alexander de Cova Der (fast) perfekte Salztrick using thumb tip with loop
Also published here
1988 24
Alexander de Cova Confabulation I with sealed loading envelope
Also published here
1988 26
Alexander de Cova Der Schlüssel zum Erfolg marked key travels from key case to performer's hand and back, then into pocket, later a lock appears
Also published here
1988 32
John Scarne Western Union Trick telegram, for real method see "Remote Control" reference
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1989 208
Dr. Jacob Daley Bevel Multiple Shift
Also published here
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Variations
1989 18
S. W. Erdnase The Diagonal Palm Shift reprinted from reference
Also published here
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Variations
1989 34
Channing Pollock, Adolpho Freies Erscheine eines Tuches in der Hand II rubber band powered
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1989 19
Walter "Waltini" Schällebaum Magier Club Steyr on the 6th Magic Weekend in Steyr, Rudolf Braunmüller, Manfred Scholyssek, Mr. Beham, Christian Wiedemann, Agapis, Miss Lee, Alexander de Cova, Horst Gille, Lucky Lutz, José Carroll
1989
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 50 No. 3)
7
Juan Tamariz Neither Blind Nor Silly red black stack, two cards
Also published here
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Variations
1989/91 211
Alexander de Cova Chopsticks and Sponges also with sponge eggs
Also published here
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Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1755
Jay Sankey Paper Clipped Switch
Also published here
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Variations
  • Paperclipped Special Edition DVD, ca. 2007
    • also in: Switchless (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1, 2012)
1990 38
Michael Ammar The Floating Bill elastic invisible thread suggested by Alexander de Cova
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1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
46
Ken Krenzel Double S'Entendre two spectators choose cards in their hands and find the card of the other spectator, out of hands
Also published here
Variations
1990 12
Alexander de Cova Vorwort
Also published here
1990 3
Alexander de Cova Barocke Transposition II card in pocket transposes with card reversed in deck, then with bill in wallet
Also published here
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1990 4
Alexander de Cova Karte in Schachtel "Signed Folded Card in Box", Slap Trick, then card to box
Also published here
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Variations
1990 9
Alexander de Cova Cloth Pin Switch
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1990 13
Robert Parrish Die Parrish-Force spectator cuts anywhere, bold
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1990 16
Alexander de Cova Linking Pins ... erweitert idea for climax, many pins link into a chain inside purse
Also published here
1990 17
Alexander de Cova Soap Bubble Card card appears in bursted soap bubble
Also published here
1990 18
Alexander de Cova Das Teufelstuch ... einmal anders handling for retrieving vanished item
Also published here
1990 21
Alexander de Cova Die Westenservante ... für den armen Zauberkünstler body servante
Also published here
1990 23
Alexander de Cova Deck Vanish body servante
1990 25
Alexander de Cova Coin Vanish complete with body servante
Also published here
1990 26
Alexander de Cova, Philippe Socrate Thanks to Socrate cigarette lighter lapping routine with body servante
1990 27
Alexander de Cova Ein Universalhalter holder for body loads
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1990 28
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitz-Kartenverwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here
Inspired by
1990 29
Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Channing Pollock Eine Seidentuchproduction rubber band powered
Also published here
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1990 33
Alexander de Cova Chop Stick Vanish sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks
Also published here
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1990 35
Alexander de Cova Der (fast) Perfekte Salztrick "nach Slydini", using thumb tip with loop
Also published here
1990 38
Alexander de Cova Vorwort
1990 1
Alexander de Cova 1. Zauberkunst 1990 state of magic in 1990
1990 2
Alexander de Cova 2. Was tun?
1990 4
Alexander de Cova 3. Die zwei Pole
  • Close-up Magie
  • Figur (character)
1990 5
Alexander de Cova 4. The Magic is You!
1990 7
Alexander de Cova 5. Die Figur character development
1990 8
Alexander de Cova 6. Die Realisation
  • 1. Das Vaudeville-System
  • 2. Die Trickauswahl
1990 10
Alexander de Cova 7. Kreativität
  • 1. Der Ideenpool
  • 2. Das Creative Chart System
  • 3. Die Mind Map Methode
1990 14
Alexander de Cova Vorwort
1990 3
Alexander de Cova Etwas zur Geschichte... credit information about the body servante
1990 4
Alexander de Cova Die Herstellung aus einer Kaffeedose making the body servante
1990 5
Alexander de Cova Münzenverschwinden complete coin vanish, using body servante
1990 7
Alexander de Cova Anmerkung body servante to switch or ditch coins
1990 10
Alexander de Cova Card Opener deck vanishes from hands, reappears in case, using body servante
1990 11
Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey Time is Money pocket watch cleanly transforms into stack of coins, using body servante
Also published here
Inspired by
1990 14
Alexander de Cova Pegasus Card card to envelope using body servante
1990 16
Alexander de Cova Traveller's Triumph using body servante
1990 20
Alexander de Cova Mindwalk II loading prediction using body servante
1990 22
Alexander de Cova, Philippe Socrate Thanks to Socrate cigarette lighter lapping routine with body servante
1990 23
Alexander de Cova Business Liquidation traveling credit card, using body servante
1990 24
Gary Ouellet Flash Deck deck appears spread on table
Variations
1990 25
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy two cards predicted on business card, business card is pushed into deck and the two cards next to it match prediction, for credit information see Scarne reference "Business Card ESP"
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1990
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 52 No. 2)
29
Paul Maurer, Diabelli Magisches Wochenende in Steyr 1990 on the magic weekend in Steyr, Diabelli, Bagatello, Eckhard Böttcher, Alexander de Cova, Rudolf Braunmüller, Merkl, Elisabeth & Wolfgang Oeller
1990
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 52 No. 3)
9
Alexander de Cova Lieber Zauberfreund!
1990 1
Alexander de Cova Zodiak spectator looks up what's written about his zodiac sign in a thin book, performer divines sign and it is predicted in an envelope in the book, reading direction of gaze
Inspired by
  • "Celestial Thought" (Ken de Courcy, Supreme Magic Co., 1984)
1990 1
Dan Fleshman Momma in my Wallet Chicago Opener with signed card, after second phase the signed card is found in wallet
Variations
1990 1
Alexander de Cova Hung Up! card on rope with signed jumbo card
Variations
1990 1
Alexander de Cova Vorwort
1990 2
Alexander de Cova Liebe Freunde der Zauberkunst!
1990 3
Alexander de Cova Mindwalk with sealed loading envelope
Also published here
1990 3
Patrick Page Magic Square Telepathy chosen number predicted on back of board
Also published here
Variations
1990 64
Alexander de Cova Ein paar (?) Worte zuvor...
Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Alexander de Cova Ring in Teebeutel ring in tea bag
Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
Alexander de Cova False Transfer with Finger Ring
Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Alexander de Cova Schlüsseltransposition borrowed key under business card and coin in hand transpose
Inspired by
  • "Kajak" (Aldo Colombini, Spaghetti Magic)
Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
Alexander de Cova Wheel of Fortune three items predicted in wallet
Inspired by
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Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
12
Alexander de Cova (reviewer) Unexplainable Acts by Gary Kurtz* (written by Richard Kaufman) Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
15
Alexander de Cova (reviewer) The Greater Magic Video Library: Don Alan by Don Alan
Inspired by
Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
16
Alexander de Cova Seidentuchverschwinden silk vanish handling with thumb tip
Also published here
Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
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Alexander de Cova Ein paar (?) Worte zuvor...
June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova, "Joro" Bruno Hennig Ringtausch borrowed rings appear to transpose or be at several places at once
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June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova Tube for Ring from inside pocket to bottom of jacket, closing mechanism by Weber
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June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova Devil's Handkerchief Handling retrieving vanished ring
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June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova Tossing item tossed in air vanishes, secretly put in other hand behind back
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June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Ken Krenzel, Alexander de Cova Synchronus two spectators choose cards in their hands and find the card of the other spectator, out of hands
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June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova Mikrofon-Gags 1. Das sich vergrößernde Mikrofon (growing sponge)
2. Probleme mit dem Mikro-Ständer
3. Das lange Mikrofon
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June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova Theorie & Praxis
  • Der Effekt
  • Die Präsentation
  • Die Requisiten
  • Zuschauerbeteiligung
  • Kreativität
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June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova (reviewer) Encore I-III by Michael Ammar June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova (reviewer) The Greater Magic Video Library: Michael Weber by Michael Weber June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova (reviewer) The Greater Magic Video Library: Aldo Colombini by Aldo Colombini June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
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Alexander de Cova Vorwort
Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
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Alexander de Cova Karte in Brieftasche deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to wallet
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Variations
Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
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Alexander de Cova Mein Salztrick
Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
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Alexander de Cova (reviewer) The Greater Magic Video Library: Daryl Martinez by Daryl Martinez Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
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Alexander de Cova Chop-Stick Vanish sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks
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Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
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Michael Ammar, Alexander de Cova The Floating Bill with information about elastic, invisible thread, expanded translation from MAJ
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Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
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Alexander de Cova Editorial
Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
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Alexander de Cova, Scotty York 1. Scotty York's Razor Blade Card Trick as deck switch application
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Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
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Alexander de Cova 2. Das Kartentuch picture of cards appears on silk
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Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
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Alexander de Cova Russian Delivery bill to nest of Matryoshka dolls
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Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
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Alexander de Cova Impromptu Deck Vanish under silk, ditched in pocket
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Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
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Alexander de Cova Vorwort
1991 3
Alexander de Cova Theorie & Praxis
  • Der Effekt
  • Die Präsentation
  • Die Requisiten
  • Zuschauerbeteiligung
  • Kreativität
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1991 4
Alexander de Cova Silk-Vanish open thumb tip handling, silk vanishes at fingertips
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1991 9
Alexander de Cova, "Joro" Bruno Hennig Ring-Tausch borrowed rings appear to transpose or be at several places at once
1991 12
Alexander de Cova Tube for Ring from inside pocket to bottom of jacket
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1991 14
Alexander de Cova Devil's Handkerchief Handling retrieving vanished ring
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1991 16
Alexander de Cova Mikrofon-Gags
  • 1. Das sich vergrößernde Mikrofon (growing sponge)
  • 2. Probleme mit dem Mikro-Ständer
  • 3. Das lange Mikrofon
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1991 20
Alexander de Cova Card Shelf construction of a card shelf and brief card or other item to sealed envelope
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1991 23
Alexander de Cova Tossing item tossed in air vanishes, secretly put in other hand behind back
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1991 25
Alexander de Cova, Ken Krenzel Synchronus two spectators choose cards in their hands and find the card of the other spectator, out of hands, without credits
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1991 27
Alexander de Cova Purse Swindle silk vanishes from hand and reappears in purse (Patrick Page), then repeat with purse frame
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Jan. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 1)
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Alexander de Cova Silk Vanish slow-motion silk vanish
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June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
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Rudolf Braunmüller Plauderstunde Alexander de Cova's magic shop
June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
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Patrick Page Magische Quadrat-Telepathie chosen number predicted on back of board
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Variations
Nov. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3)
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Alexander de Cova Vorwort
1991 3
Alexander de Cova Chinese Money Mystery
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1991 4
Alexander de Cova, John Cornelius Der Durchschuß fan steal, "Durchschuss"
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1991 7
Alexander de Cova Ordered Card to Wallet deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to wallet
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1991 9
Alexander de Cova Glaces II deck in glass, four cards appear at face of deck on at a time with silk cover
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1991 12
Alexander de Cova Becherspiele cup load with ball, dropping small ball inside while reaching over cup
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1991 15
Alexander de Cova Purist Transposition blank cards signed by two spectator, transposition between cards in glass and wallet
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1991 16
José Carroll*, Alexander de Cova Card Steal from Glass to behind wallet
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