Using the simplest props and common household items — handkerchiefs, string, rope, playing cards, coins, dice, thimbles — children of all ages will amaze friends and family with these easy-to-learn magic tricks. From classic table stunts and mind-reading acts to dice divinations and more ... read more
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Using the simplest props and common household items — handkerchiefs, string, rope, playing cards, coins, dice, thimbles — children of all ages will amaze friends and family with these easy-to-learn magic tricks. From classic table stunts and mind-reading acts to dice divinations and more magical merriment, this fully illustrated guide carefully explains each trick step-by-step . . . and will turn amateurs into wizards in no time! Performers will baffle their audiences with: • The Color-Changing Handkerchief • The Dissolving Knots • Dollar Bill Mind Reading • Dice Mathemagic • The Disappearing Thimble • Drinking Glass Levitation • Penny Jumping • The Midas Dinner Roll and many more fun, fascinating illusions.
Reprint of The Real Book About Magic, Garden City Books, NY, 1951.
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