Book
1991
Written by René Lavand
Work of René Lavand
132 pages (Paperback), published by Editorial Frakson
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
48 entries
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Arturo de Ascanio Prologue
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René Lavand The Illusion on Azorin
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René Lavand Illusionism
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René Lavand An Illusion
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René Lavand Don't Kill the Illusions
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René Lavand Playing Pirates with envelopes, Himber Wallet
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Resources
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René Lavand Resources using a story to prepare for next trick
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René Lavand The Spoken Word In The Art Of Illusionism
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René Lavand Timing
  • Uniform Movement
  • Uniformly Accelerated Movement
  • Uniformly Decelerated Movement
  • Changes In the Rhythm of the Movement
  • Conditioned Movement
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René Lavand Anatomy of a Theatre for Close-Up Magic
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Tricks with a Normal Deck
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René Lavand Introduction
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René Lavand I was a Gambler
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René Lavand The Story of the Tijuano with gambling story presentation, gold lighter as bet
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René Lavand Just One Moment; Just One...! four signed cards to envelope in wallet
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René Lavand The Cumanes story for cutting the Aces, one-handed routine
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René Lavand Chance
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René Lavand Four Queens; Four Aces Queens change to Aces and back to Queens
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René Lavand Swing with a Sonnet Elevator multiple phases ends with bridge deal
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  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
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René Lavand I'm Going to Be Honest With You deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times
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René Lavand The Levitation production of a card from spread, brief
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René Lavand All Fours deck of fifty-two Fours turns into normal deck
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Tricks with Prepared Cards
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René Lavand Peace
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René Lavand Rehearsal in Madrid sidewalk shuffle type, three blank cards and an Ace, ends with three Aces and one blank card
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René Lavand, Rolando Chirico Pygmalion wild card, story presentation
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René Lavand Poker Bagatella Jacks to blank cards and back to Jacks
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Variations
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René Lavand Mahtub multiple phases
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René Lavand That's the Way We Are chosen card vanishes from deck and another appears with name of selection on its face
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My Penknives - A Trick for the Chosen Few
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René Lavand A Trick for the Chosen Few color changing knives routine
  • Introduction
  • Details to Remember
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Dai Vernon Twist Number 1 with penknife
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Twist Number 2 paddle move with penknife
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Twist Number 3 paddle move with penknife
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Twist Number 4 paddle move with penknife
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Ultrarapid Twist paddle move with penknife
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Twist Number 5 paddle move with penknife
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Twist Number 6 (with a Handkerchief) paddle move with penknife
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Another Important Twist With a Handkerchief
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René Lavand Epilogue on Mario Lobos
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René Lavand Something Else
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René Lavand Knives Without Hasps
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René Lavand My Engraved Penknife
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René Lavand My Little Penknife
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René Lavand Goodbye
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Appendix I - Sleights From Slow Motion Magic Volume I only pictures
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René Lavand Appendix II - Names Mentioned in this Work
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, June 2021.