The Cervon File

Book
1988
Written by Bruce Cervon
Work of Bruce Cervon
254 pages (Hardcover), published by Magical Publications
Illustrated with drawings by Julia A. Laughlin
Language: English
87 entries
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Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
William Larsen Introduction
7
Bruce Cervon Preface to the Preface, Ten Years After
9
Bruce Cervon Preface
10
Mike Caveney Publisher's Note
11
About Bruce Cervon
13
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph!
17
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon The Vietnam Trick card and number are predicted by two cards (value and suit, then values added to count to selection)
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Variations
 19
Bruce Cervon Optic Delusion slop shuffle
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 22
Bruce Cervon Quantum Jump more jumping than rising
 		26
Bruce Cervon Outside Case Load as deck is inserted in case
 		27
Bruce Cervon Perfect Speller featuring Cervon's lie detector strategie
 		29
Dai Vernon Faro Slough-Off cascade
 		33
Bruce Cervon Face Up Flyers
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Variations
 35
Bruce Cervon Face Up Tent Vanish
36
Bruce Cervon Aerodynamic Aces
Variations
 41
Double Card Snap-Over
44
Bruce Cervon Half Cut Reverse
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Variations
 47
Bruce Cervon Simple Triumph
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 49
Bruce Cervon Three-Packet Triumph
49
Bruce Cervon "Kellie" Displacement tabled deck turns over except selection
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 50
Theodore Annemann*, Henry Christ Alignment Move
51
Edward Marlo Flat Palm Steal tabled deck
 		51
Bruce Cervon Simple Reverse One Card immediately reverses
Variations
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Bruce Cervon The Universal Card three Methods, also gaffed (divided card, flap gimmick)
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Inspired by
Variations
 57
Bruce Cervon Universal Vanish one of the Selections vanishes cleanly
 		71
Bruce Cervon Vanishing Universal Universal Card vanishes
 		75
Bruce Cervon Dual Affinity Spectator pushes two Cards next to their Mates
 		81
Bruce Cervon, Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement Scoop Up
82
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse I two Cards immediately reverse
 		84
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse II two Cards immediately reverse
 		87
Bruce Cervon Finding the Aces spelling, reversed, catching out of the pack
 		90
Bruce Cervon Uncertainty
95
Bruce Cervon Mental Uncertainty
98
Bruce Cervon Diminishing Poker Deal spectator gets always five cards, you each time one card less
 		101
Bruce Cervon Really Wild ungaffed
 		105
Bruce Cervon Rosecrans Reverse named Ace reverses
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 113
Cop Bottom Reverse bottom card is copped, packet turned over on top of it
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 113
Bruce Cervon Hofzinser All-Backed three card packet, two methods:
  • Easy as One-Two-Three
  • All for One
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 116
Bruce Cervon Easy as One-Two-Three all alike display
 		116
Bruce Cervon Unwind usfull Billfold for Coin Effects
 		123
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 1 using Dollar Bill
 		127
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 2 using Dollar Bill
 		129
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 3 with Dollar Bill
 		129
Bruce Cervon Off A Rope Slow Motion Penetration
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 132
Bruce Cervon Pocket Slate Routine "Prediction" appears
 		138
Bruce Cervon Puncture using Business Cards
 		141
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Invisible Reverse card is reversed in center as deck is turned over
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  • Genii, Oct. 1969
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Bruce Cervon Touched touched Card reverses next to Selection
 		155
Bruce Cervon Retouched touched Card reverses between two Selections
 		156
Bruce Cervon Touched Again two Phases
 		158
Henry Christ Spread Reverse as a card is turned over again in spread à la Larreverse
 		158
Bruce Cervon Quite a Coincidence Spectator reverses Selection behind back
 		160
Bruce Cervon Surprise Reverse II reversed Card changes into Selection
 		161
Bruce Cervon Four of a Kind card finds its mates
 		162
Bruce Cervon The Two-Fold Individual vanished Card reappears between two Cards
 		164
Rub Away Vanish
165
Karl Fulves* Side by Side selection turns over in similar place in another deck
 		167
Bruce Cervon Remember and Forget one spectator
Variations
 168
Bruce Cervon The Three-Way Eliminator one spectator with three Cards
 		170
Bruce Cervon Visibility Zero OOS - OOM Variation
 		171
Bruce Cervon Invisible Reverse/Impossible one from five
 		173
Bruce Cervon Forethought Spectator & Magician choose same Card in two decks
 		175
Bruce Cervon The Tabled Top Change
181
Bruce Cervon Paralyzed palm with card almost bent in half
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Variations
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Bruce Cervon Culling the Paralyzed Palm card is spread-culled and palmed
 		188
Bruce Cervon Running Cut While Holding a Break
191
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
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  • Genii, May 1972
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Bruce Cervon Flip Over Aces fast cutting
 		196
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split duplicate
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Bruce Cervon Three Way Split (Method 2) duplicate
 		204
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split (Method 3) duplicate
 		206
Bruce Cervon Three Way Color Changing Deck prelude effect for color changing deck routine
 		208
Bruce Cervon Three the Hard Way half/half gaff
 		211
Bruce Cervon Print Out three blank cards are printed to match selection
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Variations
 215
Ellis Stanyon Stanyon Count five as four, hiding two
 		218
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction double facer
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 220
Bruce Cervon Readers cards are apparently marked, but all the same
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 223
Bruce Cervon The Trap cards at top & bottom trap peeked selection
 		227
Bruce Cervon The Peek that isn't red black divided deck, with riffle-by glimpse of odd colored selection
 		230
Arthur H. Buckley Red-Black Riffle Shuffle
230
Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals
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Variations
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Bruce Cervon The Pineapple Twist Ace to Four with partial Suit Change
 		234
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Ambush odd backed Collectors
 		238
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up Color Changing Triumph
 		242
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up - ungaffed Color Changing Triumph
 		247
Bruce Cervon "LLL" Transpo
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Bruce Cervon Cut Prediction two Methods
 		252
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2004.