Cova, Alexander de

(1986 probably wrong, should be ca. 1989/1990)

Book

2013
Written by Alexander de Cova
Work of Alexander de Cova

85 pages (E-book), published by DeCovaMagic
Illustrated with drawings by Alexander de Cova
Language: German

26 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Alexander de Cova	Vorwort zu dieser Ausgabe	with updates and additional comments		4	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Alexander de Cova	Vorwort		Also published here Vorwort (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990)	6	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Alexander de Cova	Barocke Transposition II	card in pocket transposes with card reversed in deck, then with bill in wallet	Also published here Barocke Transposition II (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) also in: Barocke Transposition II (Alexander de Cova, 3 ausgefallene Routinen zur Balducci-Wallet, 1991) Barocke Transposition (Alexander de Cova, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) … and 1 more Inspired by Barocke Transposition (Arturo de Ascanio, Das Ascanio Seminar — Graz 1980, 1980) also in: "La Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid" N° 72, 1980. Baroque Transposition (The Psychology of Palming, 1982) … and 2 more Related to Subtle Transposition (Alexander de Cova, Opus, 1995)	8	Bill / Transposition Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation - card-object / Other Object Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Pocket or Envelope Card Bill / Transformation / Other Object / Cards
Arturo de Ascanio, Cy Endfield	Ascanio-Endfield-Palm			12	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Center
Alexander de Cova	Karte in Schachtel	"Signed Folded Card in Box", Slap Trick, then card to box	Also published here Karte in Schachtel (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) Related to Signed Card in Canister (John Kennedy, Lecture III, 1983) The Slap Trick (Dai Vernon, Laurie Ireland, The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2, 1988) … and 1 more Variations Signed Folded Card in Box (Alexander de Cova, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992)	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Box Container (Hennig style)
	Mercury Card Fold	one-handed in palm into sixth		18	Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Folding
Dai Vernon	The Slap Trick	brief		21	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers)
Alexander de Cova	Cloth Pin Switch		Also published here Der WäschekIammer·-Austausch (Alexander de Cova, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988) also in: Cloth Pin Switch (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) Der Wäscheklammer-Austausch (Alexander de Cova, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) Related to Paper Clip Switch (Interlocutor, 1988) Paper Clipped Switch (Jay Sankey, 100% Sankey, 1990) also in: The Full View Switch (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1, 2012) … and 1 more	23	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Props Clothespin & Peg
Alexander de Cova	Torn & Restored Jumbo Card	using cloth pin switch, corner subtlety		26	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Torn & Restored
Alexander de Cova, Robert Parrish	Die Parrish-Force	spectator cuts anywhere, bold	Also published here Die Parrish-Force (Robert Parrish, Horizons, 1990) also in: Die Parrish-Force (Alexander de Cova, Robert Parrish, Burners — Vol. 3, 2015) Related to Take Me (Robert Parrish, Steadly, Expert Card Mysteries, 1969)	28	Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Miscellaneous
Alexander de Cova	Linking Pins	idea for climax, many pins link into a chain inside purse	Also published here Die sich verkettenden Sicherheitsnadeln + Überraschung (Alexander de Cova, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988) also in: Linking Pins ... erweitert (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) Linking Pin Finale (Alexander de Cova, Treasures, 2004) … and 1 more	30	Safety Pin / Penetration / Linking Pins
Alexander de Cova	Soap Bubble Card	card appears in bursted soap bubble	Also published here Soap Bubble Card (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) also in: Soap Bubble Card (Alexander de Cova, Scrapbook, 2014) Soap Bubble Card (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 3, 2015)	32	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Miscellaneous Bubbles
Daryl Martinez	Card Production	from palm	Also published here Card Production (Daryl Martinez, Horizons, 1990) also in: Card Production (Daryl Martinez, Burners — Vol. 3, 2015)	35	Cards / Manipulation / Production & Appearance / Single Cards
Alexander de Cova	Das Teufelstuch ... einmal anders	handling for retrieving vanished item	Also published here Das Teufelstuch ... einmal anders (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) also in: Das Teufelstuch (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 3, 2015)	37	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous Silk & Handkerchief / Devil's Handkerchief
Alexander de Cova	Der Universalhalter	holder for body loads	Also published here Ein Universalhalter (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) also in: Der Universalhalter (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 2, 2015)	41	Body Loading
Alexander de Cova	Der Profi-Spielaustausch	inside jacket with holder while taking out pen		43	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Miscellaneous
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell	Blitz-Kartenverwandlung	jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean	Also published here Blitz-Kartenverwandlung (Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell, Horizons, 1990) also in: Blitzkarten-Verwandlung (Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) Flash Transformation (Alexander de Cova, Opus, 1992) … and 3 more Inspired by A Giant Card to Silk (Jan Torell, Magic by Jan Torell, 1975)	44	Silk & Handkerchief / Transformation Cards / Principles / Black Art Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Transformation Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Black Art Back
Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Channing Pollock	Eine Seidentuchproduction	rubber band powered	Also published here Eine Seidentuchproduction (Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Channing Pollock, Horizons, 1990) also in: Snappy Silk Production (Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Channing Pollock, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) Seidenproduktion (Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Seminar-Leviten, 2011) … and 1 more Inspired by Freies Erscheine eines Tuches in der Hand II (Channing Pollock, Adolpho, The Lecture of Channing Pollock, 1989) Related to Eine neuartige Tuchproduktion (Helmut Ziegler, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988)	49	Pull & Holdouts Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / Bare Handed
Alexander de Cova	Chop Stick Vanish	sponge ball put in other hand with chop sticks	Also published here Chop Stick Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) also in: Chopsticks and Sponges (Alexander de Cova, Apocalypse, 1990) Chop-Stick Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Avantgarde Magic, 1991) … and 3 more Related to A Coin Vanish (William D. Forest, Hugard's Magic Monthly, 1945)	53	Spongeball / Sleights / Vanish Chopsticks
Alexander de Cova	Der (fast) Perfekte Salztrick	"nach Slydini", using thumb tip with loop	Also published here Der (fast) perfekte Salztrick (Alexander de Cova, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988) also in: Der (fast) Perfekte Salztrick (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990)	57	Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
Alexander de Cova	Westenservante für den armen Zauberkünstler	body servante	Also published here Westenservante für den armen Zauberkünstler (Alexander de Cova, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988) also in: Die Westenservante ... für den armen Zauberkünstler (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990)	61	Pocket Techniques / Body Servante
Alexander de Cova	Eine lustige Karteneröffnung	deck vanishes and is found in case again, using body servante	Also published here Eine lustige Karteneröffnung (Alexander de Cova, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988) also in: Card Opener (Alexander de Cova, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992)	63	Pocket Techniques / Body Servante Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Card Case Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck
Alexander de Cova	Ein Münzverschwinden	complete with body servante	Also published here Coin Vanish (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990)	67	Pocket Techniques / Body Servante Coin / Sleights / Ditching Coins Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Take
Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey	Time is Money	pocket watch cleanly transforms into stack of coins, using body servante	Also published here Time is Money (Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988) also in: Time is Money (Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey, Das Buch zur Body-Servante, 1990) Inspired by Time Is Money (Jay Sankey, The Collected Almanac, 1983) also in: Time Is Money (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3, 2012)	70	Pocket Techniques / Body Servante Watch / Transformation Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object
Alexander de Cova	Confabulation II	with sealed loading envelope	Also published here Confabulation I (Alexander de Cova, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988) also in: Mindwalk (Alexander de Cova, Mindwalk, 1990) Mindwalk (Alexander de Cova, Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) … and 1 more	72	Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Confabulation Paper / Envelopes / Loading
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 Der Schlüssel zum Erfolg (Alexander de Cova, Unterhaltung durch Illusion, 1988) also in: Schlüssel zum Erfolg (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 3, 2015)	80	Lock Key / Traveling Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip

Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2022.

Horizons — Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1986

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