one handed palm \n unusual right clip position, multiple or single \n dai vernon \n sandwich vanish \n ray kosby \n one-hand palm transformation \n ray kosby \n one-handed top palm \n rené lavand
1961
further inner secrets of card magic
Dai Vernon
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One handed Palm
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Variations
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1961
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Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic
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41
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the ambitious ghost \n ambitious sequence with ace through four, one of them changes to selection \n roy walton \n ambitious 1-2-3-4 \n roy walton \n ambitious 1-2-3-4 \n roy walton \n ambitious card \n al baker \n ambitious 1-2-3-4 \n roy walton \n up, up & away \n jerry k. hartman \n die ehrgeizigen \n roy walton \n a foregone conclusion \n ray kosby \n william goodwin \n the ambitious ghost \n roy walton
1973
card script
Roy Walton
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The Ambitious Ghost
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Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
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1973
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Card Script
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26
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ambitious riser \n \n fred robinson \n raise rise \n ray kosby \n arise comrades \n eric mason \n tan hock chuan's abc rising cards! \n tan hock chuan \n robert "bob" j. gunther \n ambitious riser \n fred robinson \n ambitious riser \n fred robinson
1975
pabular
Fred Robinson
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Ambitious Riser
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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Apr. 1975
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Pabular
(Vol. 1 No. 8)
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92
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think of a card \n one of about twenty \n paul harris \n deep thought \n ray kosby \n think of a card \n paul harris \n discreet displacement thought of card \n joshua jay
1976
the magic of paul harris
Paul Harris
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Think of a Card
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VariationsAlso published here
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1976
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The Magic of Paul Harris
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45
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grasshopper \n card vanishes between two kings, travels to between another two kings \n paul harris \n grasshopper (revised) \n paul harris \n short hop \n ray kosby \n unison \n yohei kawabata \n low cost \n tomas blomberg \n unexpected visitor \n michael powers \n the visiting cross eye's grasshopper \n syd segal \n grillo \n luis carreon \n gnat eats locust \n jason tang
1977
supermagic
Paul Harris
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Grasshopper
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Variations
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1977
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SuperMagic
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23
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chink a chink \n \n david roth \n putting the move on roth \n danny korem \n square 1 \n ray kosby
1978
apocalypse
David Roth
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Chink A Chink
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Related toVariations
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Jan. 1978
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Apocalypse
(Vol. 1 No. 1)
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6
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reassembled finale \n \n allan ackerman \n swiss movement \n jamy ian swiss \n forward to the beginning \n ray kosby \n reassembled finale \n allan ackerman \n reassembled finale \n allan ackerman \n jokers squared \n troy hooser
1980
close-up fantasies — book ii
Allan Ackerman
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Reassembled Finale
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1980
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Close-up Fantasies — Book II
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79
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sleightly touched \n unknown card reversed, magician locates card of same suit and value \n daryl martinez \n paul curry \n bill simon \n sleighty retouched \n ray kosby \n william goodwin
1982
for your entertainment pleasure
Daryl Martinez, Paul Curry, Bill Simon
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Sleightly Touched
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Variations
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1982
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For Your Entertainment Pleasure
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42
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cooking with oil & water \n 4&4, separation and mixing phase \n ray kosby
1984
the new york magic symposium — collection 3
Ray Kosby
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Cooking With Oil & Water
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1984
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The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
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103
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the stripout insertion addition \n see credit correction (claim) on page lxix \n bruce cervon \n larry jennings \n freedom of choice \n ray kosby
1984
the collected almanac
Bruce Cervon, Larry Jennings
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The Stripout Insertion Addition
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Variations
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1984
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The Collected Almanac
(Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24)
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231
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sensuous shuffle \n triumph/reverse routine with deck in incomplete riffle shuffle position, halves turn over and rise up \n paul harris \n the un-topsy-turvy deck \n william goodwin \n ray kosby \n reorient express \n shiv duggal
1984
close-up seductions
Paul Harris
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Sensuous Shuffle
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Related to
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1984
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Close-up Seductions
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20
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the camel's back \n straw wrapper is torn and restored, then reappears around straw \n william goodwin \n ray kosby
1985
the new york magic symposium — collection 4
William Goodwin, Ray Kosby
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The Camel's Back
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1985
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The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4
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88
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the sidewinder pretzel \n straight bar-pretzel is pushed into fist and comes out at impossible angles, finally transforms into knotted standard pretzel \n ray kosby
1986
the new york magic symposium — collection 5
Ray Kosby
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The Sidewinder Pretzel
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1986
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The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
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108
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one, two, three, 4 \n four sponge balls produced and put between fingers of the left hand, they change into a numeral four out of sponge \n ray kosby
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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One, Two, Three, 4
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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1
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square 1 \n with backfire, three extra coins \n ray kosby \n chink a chink \n david roth
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Square 1
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Inspired by
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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4
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short hop \n visual transposition from card between in-the-hand sandwich to tabled sandwich cards \n ray kosby \n grasshopper \n paul harris
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Short Hop
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Inspired by
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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8
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alignment laydown \n apparently the bottom two cards of three cards are put on table, actually only one \n ray kosby
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Alignment Laydown
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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8
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sideways alignment move \n end grip, two-handed \n ray kosby
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Sideways Alignment Move
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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9
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sandwich vanish \n sandwiched card vanishes via a one-handed palm \n ray kosby \n one handed palm \n dai vernon
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Sandwich Vanish
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Inspired by
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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9
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out of space \n four jacks shown, three aces appear reversed between them, all jacks change into final ace leaving only the aces \n ray kosby
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Out of Space
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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10
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packet switch \n \n ray kosby \n versa switch \n john carney
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Packet Switch
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Inspired by
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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10
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interlaced vanish count \n \n ray kosby
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Interlaced Vanish Count
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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11
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forward to the beginning \n \n ray kosby \n reassembled finale \n allan ackerman
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Forward to the Beginning
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Inspired by
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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13
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freedom of choice \n four cards touched by spectator and outjogged, spread immediately held high and they are the aces \n ray kosby \n the stripout insertion addition \n bruce cervon \n larry jennings
1986
scratching the surface
Ray Kosby
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Freedom of Choice
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Inspired by
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1986
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Scratching the Surface
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15
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elephant rubber \n rubber band is stretched and is then large rubber band \n ray kosby
1987
magical arts journal
Ray Kosby
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Elephant Rubber
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1987
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Magical Arts Journal
(Vol. 1 No. 7)
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1
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raise rise \n card visually rises up in the deck \n ray kosby \n ambitious riser \n fred robinson \n step by step \n michael kaminskas
1987
magical arts journal
Ray Kosby
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Raise Rise
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Inspired byRelated to
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1987
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Magical Arts Journal
(Vol. 1 No. 11&12)
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1
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one-handed bottom change \n \n ray kosby
1987
magical arts journal
Ray Kosby
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One-Handed Bottom Change
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1987
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Magical Arts Journal
(Vol. 1 No. 11&12)
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5
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recurring nightmare \n professor's nightmare with three different sized rubber bands \n ray kosby \n recurring nightmare \n ray kosby
1987
magical arts journal
Ray Kosby
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Recurring Nightmare
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Also published here
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1987
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Magical Arts Journal
(Vol. 1 No. 11&12)
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6
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never the twain shall mix \n 4&4, spectator and performer mix cards together \n ray kosby \n Öl & wasser \n wolfgang moser \n mix nix \n ray kosby \n twain in vain \n john bannon \n false interweave sequence \n ray kosby
1990
spectacle
Ray Kosby
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Never The Twain Shall Mix
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VariationsAlso published here
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1990
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Spectacle
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41
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on ray kosby \n short biography \n stephen minch
1990
spectacle
Stephen Minch
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On Ray Kosby
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1990
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Spectacle
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41
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the coffin change \n visual change, used to make a card visibly vanish from case and reappear inside \n ray kosby
1990
spectacle
Ray Kosby
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The Coffin Change
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1990
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Spectacle
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45
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false shake-out \n \n ray kosby
1990
spectacle
Ray Kosby
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False Shake-Out
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1990
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Spectacle
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48
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recurring nightmare \n professor's nightmare with three different sized rubber bands \n ray kosby \n recurring nightmare \n ray kosby
1990
intermagic
Ray Kosby
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Recurring Nightmare
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Also published here
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Feb. 1990
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Intermagic
(Vol. 15 No. 2)
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74
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k. j. v. oil and water \n 4&4, four phases, with mixing phase \n ray kosby \n larry jennings \n dai vernon \n k.j.v. oil and water \n ray kosby \n dai vernon \n larry jennings
1990
up in smoke and other tantalizing mysteries
Ray Kosby, Larry Jennings, Dai Vernon
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K. J. V. Oil and Water
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Also published here
|
1990
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Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries
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31
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versa switch \n including credit information \n john carney \n packet switch \n ray kosby \n screw you addition \n xiaobo zhou
1991
carneycopia
John Carney
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Versa Switch
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Related toVariations
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1991
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Carneycopia
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89
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tear for two \n two sugar packets are torn and restored \n ray kosby
1991
life savers
Ray Kosby
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Tear For Two
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1991
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Life Savers
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25
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case-tration \n three face routine, card ends up under cellophane, card through card case and then penetrates it again, duplicate \n ken krenzel \n coffin change \n ray kosby \n lance charles \n george pughe
1991
the trapdoor — volume two
Ken Krenzel
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Case-Tration
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Inspired by
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1991
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The Trapdoor — Volume Two
(Issue 36)
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648
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surgical copper/silver \n \n ray kosby \n william goodwin \n "copper/silver metamorphosis" (john hostler, linking ring july 1987, vol. 67 no. 7, p. 71)
1993
notes from the batcave
Ray Kosby, William Goodwin
|
Surgical Copper/Silver
|
Inspired by- "Copper/Silver Metamorphosis" (John Hostler, Linking Ring July 1987, Vol. 67 No. 7, p. 71)
|
1993
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Notes from the Batcave
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5
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deep thought \n one of about twenty \n ray kosby \n think of a card \n paul harris \n deep thought \n ray kosby \n paul harris
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby
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Deep Thought
|
Inspired byAlso published here
|
1994
|
Tricks
|
1
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raise rise switch \n of outjogged card, one-handed, brief \n ray kosby
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby
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Raise Rise Switch
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1994
|
Tricks
|
1
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venus flytrap \n cards outjogged near the bottom visually sandwich card near the top \n ray kosby
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby
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Venus Flytrap
|
1994
|
Tricks
|
3
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the bite \n apple changes color \n ray kosby \n apple and orange transpo \n nathan kranzo
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby
|
The Bite
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Related to
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1994
|
Tricks
|
5
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the picnic trick \n can is opened and restored \n ray kosby
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby
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The Picnic Trick
|
1994
|
Tricks
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6
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re-cased \n "if your audience does not notice the effect, do not mention it." \n ray kosby
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby
|
Re-cased
|
1994
|
Tricks
|
7
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coin thru hand with conservation of linear momentum \n \n ray kosby
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby
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Coin Thru Hand With Conservation of Linear Momentum
|
1994
|
Tricks
|
8
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smudge \n case as vacuum cleaner for picking-off-a-pip, ace in case then \n ray kosby
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby
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Smudge
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1994
|
Tricks
|
9
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sleighty retouched \n unknown card reversed, magician locates card of same suit and value, involving transformation \n ray kosby \n william goodwin \n sleightly touched \n daryl martinez \n paul curry \n bill simon
1994
tricks
Ray Kosby, William Goodwin
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Sleighty Retouched
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Inspired by
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1994
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Tricks
|
11
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the un-topsy-turvy deck \n halves are left telescoped and spread - one half visibly rights \n william goodwin \n ray kosby \n standing up to ray & bill \n nathan kranzo \n sensuous shuffle \n paul harris
1996
the looking glass
William Goodwin, Ray Kosby
|
The Un-Topsy-Turvy Deck
|
Related toVariations
|
1996
|
The Looking Glass
(Issue 2)
|
73
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deep thought \n one of about twenty \n ray kosby \n paul harris \n deep thought \n ray kosby
1996
the art of astonishment — book 1
Ray Kosby, Paul Harris
|
Deep Thought
|
Also published here
|
1996
|
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1
(Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
|
71
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simplified raise-rise \n as a switch of an upjogged card \n ray kosby \n paul harris
1996
the art of astonishment — book 1
Ray Kosby, Paul Harris
|
Simplified Raise-Rise
|
1996
|
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1
(Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)
|
72
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step by step \n card rises visibly in stages \n michael kaminskas \n raise rise \n ray kosby
1996
miracle material
Michael Kaminskas
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Step by Step
|
Inspired by
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1996
|
Miracle Material
|
47
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the coffin change \n brief \n ray kosby
1997
the ancient empty street
Ray Kosby
|
The Coffin Change
|
1997
|
The Ancient Empty Street
|
5
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variation of "he who spelt it, dealt it" \n sent in by ray kosby \n william goodwin \n he who spelt it, dealt it \n david williamson
1998
the looking glass
William Goodwin
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Variation of "He Who Spelt it, Dealt it"
|
Inspired by
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1998
|
The Looking Glass
(Issue 4)
|
168
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our readers respond \n \n rudolph herzog \n ray kosby \n joseph k. schmidt \n rafael benatar
1998
the looking glass
Rudolph Herzog, Ray Kosby, Joseph K. Schmidt, Rafael Benatar
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Our Readers Respond
|
1998
|
The Looking Glass
(Issue 4)
|
168
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false interweave sequence \n brief \n ray kosby \n never the twain shall mix \n ray kosby
1999
labyrinth
Ray Kosby
|
False interweave sequence
|
Also published here
|
1999
|
Labyrinth
(Issue 9)
|
30
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a foregone conclusion \n ambitious sequence with ace through four, last card vanishes from hand and is found in packet again \n ray kosby \n william goodwin \n two phase ambitious card routine \n ricky smith \n the ambitious ghost \n roy walton
2000
genii
Ray Kosby, William Goodwin
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A Foregone Conclusion
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Inspired byVariations
|
June 2000
|
Genii
(Vol. 63 No. 6)
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48
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spider card vanish \n \n ray kosby \n william goodwin
2000
genii
Ray Kosby, William Goodwin
|
Spider Card Vanish
|
June 2000
|
Genii
(Vol. 63 No. 6)
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49
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impossible card magic \n \n matthew field \n ray kosby
2000
genii
Matthew Field (reviewer)
|
Impossible Card Magic
|
Nov. 2000
|
Genii
(Vol. 63 No. 11)
|
72
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Öl & wasser \n 3&3, deck separation kicker \n wolfgang moser \n never the twain shall mix \n ray kosby
2001
intermagic
Wolfgang Moser
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Öl & Wasser
|
Inspired by
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2001
|
Intermagic
(Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
|
131
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mismatched \n matchbook turns inside out \n ray kosby
2002
penumbra
Ray Kosby
|
Mismatched
|
2002
|
Penumbra
(Issue 2)
|
3
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coffin change \n with credit information, for further credits see issue 11, p. 1 \n ray kosby \n lance charles \n george pughe \n case-tration \n ken krenzel \n coffin change \n george pughe \n ray kosby \n lance charles
2004
penumbra
Ray Kosby, Lance Charles, George Pughe
|
Coffin Change
|
VariationsAlso published here
|
2004
|
Penumbra
(Issue 8)
|
14
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k.j.v. oil and water \n 4&4, four phases, with mixing phase \n ray kosby \n dai vernon \n larry jennings \n k. j. v. oil and water \n ray kosby \n larry jennings \n dai vernon
2005
up in smoke
Ray Kosby, Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings
|
K.J.V. Oil and Water
|
Also published here
|
2005
|
Up In Smoke
|
21
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influential choice \n three indifferent cards are held spread in right-hand end grip and visible change to mates of a selection \n ray kosby
2005
genii
Ray Kosby
|
Influential Choice
|
Oct. 2005
|
Genii
(Vol. 68 No. 10)
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29
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one-hand palm transformation \n cards held spread in right-hand end grip and visible change \n ray kosby \n one handed palm \n dai vernon
2005
genii
Ray Kosby
|
One-Hand Palm Transformation
|
Inspired by
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Oct. 2005
|
Genii
(Vol. 68 No. 10)
|
32
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the immiscible eight \n 4&4, three phases, only first phase is acer's and is described here \n david acer \n never the twain shall mix \n ray kosby \n oily snobs \n simon lovell
2007
the magician's ltd cookbook
David Acer
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The Immiscible Eight
|
Related to
|
2007
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The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
|
19
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standing up to ray & bill \n triumph with visual restoration \n nathan kranzo \n the un-topsy-turvy deck \n william goodwin \n ray kosby
2007
the magician's ltd cookbook
Nathan Kranzo
|
Standing Up to Ray & Bill
|
Inspired by
|
2007
|
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
|
83
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mix nix \n 4&4, spectator and performer mix cards together \n ray kosby \n never the twain shall mix \n ray kosby
2007
antinomy
Ray Kosby
|
Mix Nix
|
Also published here
|
Mar. 2007
|
Antinomy
(Vol. 3 No. 1)
|
8
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coffin change \n \n george pughe \n ray kosby \n lance charles \n coffin change \n ray kosby \n lance charles \n george pughe
2010
moments
George Pughe, Ray Kosby, Lance Charles
|
Coffin Change
|
Also published here
|
2010
|
Moments
|
53
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two phase ambitious card routine \n \n ricky smith \n a foregone conclusion \n ray kosby \n william goodwin
2015
nothing as it seems
Ricky Smith
|
Two Phase Ambitious Card Routine
|
Inspired by
|
2015
|
Nothing as it Seems
|
37
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raise rise \n to make a card appear \n ray kosby
2018
sobre magia de cerca
Ray Kosby
|
Raise Rise
|
2018
|
Sobre Magia de Cerca
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35
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ambitious riser move \n card rises out of center \n ray kosby \n fred robinson
2020
distilled
Ray Kosby, Fred Robinson
|
Ambitious Riser Move
|
2020
|
Distilled
|
95
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apple and orange transpo \n apple and orange change places in paperbags. ending has orange peeled to reveal apple inside \n nathan kranzo \n the bite \n ray kosby
2021
kranzilla unleashed
Nathan Kranzo
|
Apple and Orange Transpo
|
Related to
|
2021
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Kranzilla Unleashed
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9
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twain in vain \n 4&4, spectator and performer mix cards together, end grip handling \n john bannon \n never the twain shall mix \n ray kosby
2022
genii
John Bannon
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Twain in Vain
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Inspired by
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Mar. 2022
|
Genii
(Vol. 85 No. 3)
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50
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