Magic Tricks

I've owned my hardbound copy of this book for over 40 years now, having purchased it from the widow of a local magician for $15 back then. The book is an essential reference for controlling cards, making passes, and doing DLs. Although the techniques are mostly uncredited, they are largely from Charlie Miller and Dai Vernon. Scarne's (Mercury) card fold is also explained. The book has wonderful line drawings of hands executing the sleights, done by Donna Allen. It does contain numerous tricks by Vernon and Miller, but many will be put off by the slightly stilted style of writing from the 1940s. The suggested patter is also a bit dated for the 2020s. The only other negative that I can imagine is that the false counts that are prevalent today (Elmsley, etc.) didn't exist when this was written. Nevertheless, it is a foundational, but slightly difficult, book.