|
foreword \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Foreword
|
i
|
|
|
|
introduction \n \n bruce cervon
1987
Bruce Cervon
|
Introduction
|
iii
|
|
|
|
introduction \n \n larry jennings
1987
Larry Jennings
|
Introduction
|
vi
|
|
|
|
author's introduction \n \n stephen minch
1987
Stephen Minch
|
Author's Introduction
|
viii
|
|
|
|
a visit with dai vernon \n biographical telling of vernon's life with quotes and anecdotes highlighting the pertinent moments in is life (elizabeth wilson is ron wilson's wife) \n elizabeth wilson
1987
Elizabeth Wilson
|
A Visit With Dai Vernon
|
xi
|
|
|
|
on the turn of a card \n revealing a chosen card (leipzig, rosini) \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
On the Turn of a Card
|
1
|
|
|
|
on the corner-short \n locating a corner short card and other things \n dai vernon \n vic (vernon-inspired countdown) \n steven hamilton
1987
Dai Vernon
|
On the Corner-Short
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
tapping on table \n by some san francisco gambler, locating corner short \n unknown \n tapping on table \n edward marlo \n marlo short card \n edward marlo \n the corner short \n dai vernon
1987
|
Tapping on Table
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
two corner short controls \n overhand and riffle shuffle, using corner short \n bruce cervon
1987
Bruce Cervon
|
Two Corner Short Controls
|
5
|
|
|
|
estimation help \n jogged corner short \n harry riser
1987
Harry Riser
|
Estimation Help
|
7
|
|
|
|
faro control \n corner short next to selection unaffected by faro shuffle \n tom gagnon
1987
Tom Gagnon
|
Faro Control
|
7
|
|
|
|
on the scallop short \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
On the Scallop Short
|
8
|
|
|
|
enlarging a break \n \n dai vernon \n one-handed crimp cut \n steve forte \n on vernon's enlarging a break \n roberto giobbi \n retrieving the break \n dai vernon \n establishing a break from a bridge \n unknown \n cutting to the crimp \n dai vernon \n enlarging a break \n unknown \n enlarging a break \n dai vernon \n rescuing a break \n dai vernon \n braue crimp control \n frederick braue \n a subtle getready for the depth illusion \n larry jennings
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Enlarging a Break
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
breaking at the injog \n \n dr. james william elliott
1987
Dr. James William Elliott
|
Breaking at the Injog
|
12
|
|
|
|
rotating the break \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Rotating the Break
|
15
|
|
|
|
the vernon all-around square-up \n jogs \n dai vernon \n to show the deck square after vernon jog \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Vernon All-Around Square-Up
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
left side diagonal insertion \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Left Side Diagonal Insertion
|
17
|
|
|
|
a curious turnover-pass \n \n george bardosis
1987
George Bardosis
|
A Curious Turnover-Pass
|
22
|
|
|
|
the vernon one-handed shift \n see curry reference for credit to henry christ \n dai vernon \n henry christ \n additional observations \n edward marlo \n the side pass \n paul curry \n one-hand pass revelation \n derek dingle \n the side pass \n paul curry
1987
Dai Vernon, Henry Christ
|
The Vernon One-Handed Shift
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
heel break \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Heel Break
|
26
|
|
|
|
glimpse from the twirl cut \n \n dai vernon \n vernon's cut flourish \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Glimpse from the Twirl Cut
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
subway transfer for two \n tabled \n dai vernon \n sighting while cutting the pack \n arthur h. buckley
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Subway Transfer for Two
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
hindu transportation \n bringing bottom two cards to the top \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Hindu Transportation
|
35
|
|
|
|
the hindu double-undercut \n \n dai vernon \n the four packet shuffle \n bill simon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Hindu Double-Undercut
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
the vernon multiple false cut \n with john rakinakis anecdote \n dai vernon \n 4.- corte múltiple de vernon en mesa \n dai vernon \n rackanacus false cut \n john rakinakis
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Vernon Multiple False Cut
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
the vernon simple false cut \n \n dai vernon \n table-cut (poker) \n steve forte \n optical illusion cut \n gene maze
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Vernon Simple False Cut
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
on the push-through shuffle \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
On the Push-Through Shuffle
|
44
|
|
|
|
the loose-lift display \n \n dai vernon \n vernon's loose-lift display \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Loose-lift Display
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
vernon push-off \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Vernon Push-Off
|
48
|
|
|
|
the loose stud-style display \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Loose Stud-style Display
|
51
|
|
|
|
the cervon loose-pivot lift \n \n bruce cervon
1987
Bruce Cervon
|
The Cervon Loose-Pivot Lift
|
52
|
|
|
|
on tabling a double card \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
On Tabling a Double Card
|
55
|
|
|
|
on the top palm \n topping the deck finesse \n dai vernon \n "topping the deck" \n dai vernon \n dr. elliott goes multiple \n earl nelson
1987
Dai Vernon
|
On the Top Palm
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
capping a packet \n at the pickup of a small packet \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Capping a Packet
|
58
|
|
|
|
position \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Position
|
58
|
|
|
|
replacing the top palm \n three methods \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Replacing the Top Palm
|
61
|
|
|
|
after the bottom palm \n tips for removing the left hand from the deck \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
After the Bottom Palm
|
63
|
|
|
|
the arthur finley diagonal palm shift \n \n arthur finley \n finley diagonal palm in right hand \n arthur finley \n finley diagonal palm in right hand \n arthur finley
1987
Arthur Finley*
|
The Arthur Finley Diagonal Palm Shift
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
the packet-display palm \n \n dai vernon \n the utility swipe \n gene maze \n vernon's count palm \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Packet-Display Palm
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
lightening the load \n small packet to tabled deck \n john rakinakis
1987
John Rakinakis
|
Lightening the Load
|
72
|
|
|
|
on the palm change \n \n dai vernon \n instant center palm \n larry jennings
1987
Dai Vernon
|
On the Palm Change
|
|
74
|
|
|
|
on the side steal \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
On the Side Steal
|
76
|
|
|
|
the strip-out addition \n two handlings \n dai vernon \n the proper ways to perform dai vernon’s strip-out addition \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Strip-out Addition
|
|
79
|
|
|
|
a new peek control \n using finger nail \n dai vernon \n impulse \n james steranko \n the three secrets \n roberto giobbi
1987
Dai Vernon
|
A New Peek Control
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
the shuttle-cut control \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Shuttle-Cut Control
|
89
|
|
|
|
the perfect-pitch false count \n recontructing dr. james elliot \n dai vernon \n dr. james william elliott \n overcount from deck \n paul harris \n perfect-pitch false count \n dai vernon \n overcount from deck \n unknown
1987
Dai Vernon, Dr. James William Elliott
|
The Perfect-Pitch False Count
|
|
90
|
|
|
|
the transfer force \n angle jog handling \n dai vernon \n the empty control \n shane cobalt \n gagnon transfer force \n tom gagnon \n on vernon's dribble force \n joel givens \n dribble force \n dai vernon \n the dribbler \n joel givens \n jog dribble force \n patrick martin \n the three secrets \n roberto giobbi \n the transfer force \n dai vernon \n vernon dribble force \n dai vernon \n transfer force \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Transfer Force
|
|
93
|
|
|
|
the breather crimp \n \n unknown \n dai vernon \n repelling breathers \n jared kopf \n repelling breathers \n jared kopf \n breather crimp \n unknown \n dai vernon \n crimpromptu \n shimpei katsuragawa
1987
, Dai Vernon
|
The Breather Crimp
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
on the second deal \n tips \n dai vernon \n john rakinakis \n dr. james william elliott \n questionable information \n steve forte
1987
Dai Vernon, John Rakinakis, Dr. James William Elliott
|
On the Second Deal
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
the "new theory" double deal \n see third method in marlo reference \n dai vernon \n the two card deal \n edward marlo
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The "New Theory" Double Deal
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
no sleight triumph \n \n dai vernon \n the four packet shuffle \n bill simon \n waterfall false shuffle \n jack avis
1987
Dai Vernon
|
No Sleight Triumph
|
|
105
|
|
|
|
half pass \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Half Pass
|
106
|
|
|
|
the second campaign \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Second Campaign
|
113
|
|
|
|
fred black shuffle variation \n credit information \n dai vernon \n fred black
1987
Dai Vernon, Fred Black
|
Fred Black Shuffle Variation
|
113
|
|
|
|
in uniform \n eight cards small packet triumph \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
In Uniform
|
117
|
|
|
|
the slow-motion aces - a reassessment \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Slow-Motion Aces - A Reassessment
|
121
|
|
|
|
aces in excelsis \n fair layout \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Aces in Excelsis
|
130
|
|
|
|
the fingerprint card trick \n \n dai vernon \n dick tracy card trick \n clyde cairy \n the finger-print trick \n david solomon \n der sherlock holmes trick \n roberto giobbi \n white's skip trick \n bob white \n the fingerprint trick \n tony giorgio \n kort kard \n milton kort \n poker face ii \n dr. jacob daley \n eddie mcguire \n fingerprint detection \n jeff busby \n daley's improvement for maguire's sucker card effect (poker face) \n dr. jacob daley \n "fingerprint card trick" \n tim conover \n eric anderson
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Fingerprint Card Trick
|
Related to - Dick Tracy Card Trick (Clyde Cairy, My Best, 1945)
- Kort Kard (Milton Kort, The Phoenix, 1950)
- … and 3 more
- Poker Face II (Dr. Jacob Daley, Eddie McGuire, The Pallbearers Review, 1971)
- Fingerprint Detection (Jeff Busby, The Secret of the Palmettos, 1998)
- "FingerPrint Card Trick" (Tim Conover, Eric Anderson, Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks, 2025)
|
136
|
|
|
|
a match made in cincinnati \n performing matching the cards with a new deck, includes cutting to any named value \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
A Match Made in Cincinnati
|
139
|
|
|
|
the aeroplane card trick \n with repeat version \n laurie ireland \n dai vernon \n aeroplane card to pocket \n laurie ireland
1987
Laurie Ireland, Dai Vernon
|
The Aeroplane Card Trick
|
|
144
|
|
|
|
second steal \n \n sam leo horowitz
1987
Sam Leo Horowitz
|
Second Steal
|
146
|
|
|
|
pseudo duplicate \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Pseudo Duplicate
|
147
|
|
|
|
the two-thirteen trick \n ace to three are removed, named value transforms into selection \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Two-Thirteen Trick
|
149
|
|
|
|
turnover display \n second finger underneath leverage thing \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Turnover Display
|
152
|
|
|
|
alignment move \n \n theodore annemann \n henry christ \n dai vernon
1987
Theodore Annemann*, Henry Christ, Dai Vernon
|
Alignment Move
|
152
|
|
|
|
alignment move \n credit information \n stephen minch
1987
Stephen Minch
|
Alignment Move
|
154
|
|
|
|
the unadulterated cutting the aces \n \n dai vernon \n cutting the aces \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Unadulterated Cutting the Aces
|
|
155
|
|
|
|
spellout with a hitch \n four-of-a-kind kicker \n dai vernon \n the name is...? \n dai vernon \n matched spellout \n roger klause
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Spellout with a Hitch
|
|
160
|
|
|
|
the rising sun \n clean phase, one-handed tenkai switch \n dai vernon \n rising sun variation \n bernard bilis \n one-hand switch \n justin higham \n the revolving pass \n tony slydini \n spooner's switch \n bill spooner
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Rising Sun
|
|
164
|
|
|
|
oil slick \n 4&4 \n dai vernon \n vernon's oil & water \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Oil Slick
|
|
169
|
|
|
|
notes on the three card monte \n torn card \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Notes on the Three Card Monte
|
180
|
|
|
|
the persistence-of-vision coin vanish \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
The Persistence-of-Vision Coin Vanish
|
185
|
|
|
|
five coins and a glass \n full routine \n dai vernon \n the five-coin routine \n dai vernon \n "a silver collection" \n edward victor \n silver and glass \n john carney \n caudales por cabales \n ricardo rodriguez \n coins and champagne glass \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Five Coins and a Glass
|
|
191
|
|
|
|
five coin star \n \n dai vernon \n manuel \n manuel's coin star \n manuel \n five coin star \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon, Manuel
|
Five Coin Star
|
|
204
|
|
|
|
silk and silver \n production, vanish, reproduction \n dai vernon \n five silver dollars and a handkerchief routine \n arthur h. buckley \n g.k. on vernon's "silk and silver" \n dai vernon \n gary kurtz \n bare-handed productions & appearance in the handkerchief \n john carney \n three coin vanish and reproduction \n john carney \n caudales por cabales \n ricardo rodriguez \n work in progress \n tom stone \n a toast for charon \n tom stone \n a toast for charon \n tom stone \n work in progress \n tom stone \n coin appearance in handkerchief \n patrick page \n las tres monedas \n ernesto "ernest" pracchia \n silk and silver \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Silk and Silver
|
Variations - G.K. on Vernon's "Silk and Silver" (Dai Vernon, Gary Kurtz*, Coin Magic, 1990)
- Work in Progress (Tom Stone, Channel One, 2000)
- … and 4 more
- A toast for Charon (Tom Stone, A Toast for Charon, 2002)
- Bare-Handed Productions & Appearance in the Handkerchief (John Carney, Suite for Coins & Handkerchief, 2021)
- Three Coin Vanish and Reproduction (John Carney, Suite for Coins & Handkerchief, 2021)
- Caudales por cabales (Ricardo Rodriguez, Magia de altura y más, 2021)
|
208
|
|
|
|
the cervon opening \n three coin production \n bruce cervon
1987
Bruce Cervon
|
The Cervon Opening
|
209
|
|
|
|
a shuttle pass \n \n bruce cervon
1987
Bruce Cervon
|
A Shuttle Pass
|
210
|
|
|
|
slipping the jit \n \n dai vernon
1987
Dai Vernon
|
Slipping the Jit
|
226
|
|
|
|
crossed destinies \n innovative handling \n dai vernon \n arthur finley \n crossed destinies \n dai vernon \n arthur finley \n gekreuzte ziele \n dai vernon \n arthur finley
1987
Dai Vernon, Arthur Finley*
|
Crossed Destinies
|
|
229
|
|
|
|
counting clip steal \n as coins are counted into other hand \n ross bertram
1987
Ross Bertram
|
Counting Clip Steal
|
230
|
|
|
|
back clip & tenkai pinch handlings \n \n dai vernon \n ross bertram
1987
Dai Vernon, Ross Bertram
|
Back Clip & Tenkai Pinch Handlings
|
231
|
|
|
