12 Tricks With A Borrowed Deck - Martin Gardner - 1940 - Ireland Magic Co. - V. FINE - Oj
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12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck-Martin Gardner-1940-Ireland Magic Co.-v.FINE-
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ITEM: Soft cover book, 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck, by Martin Gardner, published in 1940 by the Ireland Magic Co., Chicago Ilinois. Here are a dozen quality card magic effects that can be performed with an unprepared deck at a moment's notice. While not self-working, most of these miracles rely on just one or two sleights. Some re...quire a setup. Crisp illustrations by Dr. Harlan Tarbell help make it easy to understand and master.Here's what's included:Improved Topsy-Turvy Deck - The deck is flipped half face-up and half face-down, then sloppily shuffled. The deck mysteriously rights itself, except for three selected cards, which are the only reversed cards in the pack. This will slay your audience.Face to Face Fantasy - A cheek-to-cheek deck type effect, but uses a borrowed deck.Double Climax Speller - Gardner reveals that he knows of no impromptu spelling trick that achieves such a spectacular effect at the expense of so little manipulation. We agree. You will use this.Never-Miss Stop Effect - This trick was selected by Max Maven as one of the Ten Best Martin Gardner Effects of All Time. It's quite an entertaining effect, that's for sure!Big Casino Countdown - The 10 of Diamonds ("Big Casino") is placed in the deck to help reveal the location of the spectator's card.Six of Spades Countdown - The 6S is placed in the deck. Using the location of the 6S as a starting point, the name of the spectator's card is spelled, one card per letter turned, and there is the selected card.Two Piles and Subtract - Similar to a Paul Rosini effect, with a different method. 20 cards are used, with a mentally selected card revealed in a surprising manner.Do As I Do - An early Gardner effect from The Jinx, with a more startling climax than similar routines.Eye-Pop Routine - A pair of selected cards reverse themselves in the deck. They are then put in the middle of the deck, then suddenly jump to the top of the pack.Sympathetic Decks - A twin deck miracle of sympathetic minds. A beautiful effect that slays audiences.Vanishing and Reappearing Card - A selected card vanishes from the deck then reappears in a remarkable manner.Improved Lie Speller - An improved version of an earlier Gardner effect from Joe Berg's "Here's More Magic." Two cards are selected. The first is produced after asking just three questions. The second spectator gets three questions, too, but they can lie if they wish. Nevertheless, the card is discovered."...A book carefully describing twelve excellent tricks, which may be done extemporaneously. Tarbell's illustrations are, as usual, superb." - Sphinx Magazine review
From Magicpedia, courtesy of Genii Magazine:
Martin Gardner (1914-2010) was a popular American mathematics and science writer specializing in recreational mathematics, but with interests encompassing magic (conjuring), pseudoscience, literature (especially Lewis Carroll), philosophy, and religion. He wrote the "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American from 1956 to 1981 and has published over 70 books.Gardner was often referred to as a "mathemagician". Martin Gardner grew up in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended college at the University of Chicago and earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy there. He also attended graduate school at the University of Chicago, but he did not earn a master's degree there. He pursued the rest of his education independently through his wide reading and library research. During World War II, he served for several years in the U.S. Navy as a yeoman. While his primary duty was signaling by means of flags and lights, demanding superb eyesight, he was also secretary to the ship's captain and other officers. For many decades, Gardner, his wife Charlotte, and their two sons lived in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, where he earned his living as an independent author, publishing books with several different publishers, and also publishing hundreds of magazine articles in various magazines. Either by choice or a happy coincidence, he lived on Euclid Avenue. In 1979, he and his wife semi-retired and moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina where they lived in relative seclusion. He and his wife had a long and happy marriage until her death in 2000. Gardner popularized recreational mathematics and science and wrote the Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic."Martin Gardner's Corner" ran intermittently in MAGIC Magazine from 1994 to 2004. The 84 installments were each illustrated by Tom Jorgenson. Admirers of Gardner started meeting in Atlanta, Georgia in 1992, which became a bi-annual event called Gathering for Gardner
DATE: 1940
SIZE: 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches, 2 pages, light card covers.
COND: Minor use and age marks. All is in otherwise very Fine condition. Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item.
PLEASE NOTE AND READ: Insurance costswill be added to the final shipping. For low cost items, insurance may beadded at no additional cost. With NO insurance, there would be no refundif lost or damaged. Actual total must be put on Customs Forms. ItemCANNOT be marked as a gift. Multiple lots can be consolidated into onepackage with one invoice. If you are bidding on more than one lot, do NOT pay right away. If you do PayPal, I have to ship the next businessday. Once you pay, I will put positive feedback on ebay. I do notwait as some other sellers may do. If you are not happy with the items, please email me to let me know. I work with buyers to resolve anyproblems. I pack items as if I were shipping them to myself. I havebeen selling on ebay for over 16 years, with 100% positive feedback. Read thecomments, do not just look at the numbers. I sometimes over-describeitems, with all known problems, so you will always know what you aregetting. Please email me with any questions.
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ITEM: Soft cover book, 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck, by Martin Gardner, published in 1940 by the Ireland Magic Co., Chicago Ilinois. Here are a dozen quality card magic effects that can be performed with an unprepared deck at a moment's notice. While not self-working, most of these miracles rely on just one or two sleights. Some re...quire a setup. Crisp illustrations by Dr. Harlan Tarbell help make it easy to understand and master.Here's what's included:Improved Topsy-Turvy Deck - The deck is flipped half face-up and half face-down, then sloppily shuffled. The deck mysteriously rights itself, except for three selected cards, which are the only reversed cards in the pack. This will slay your audience.Face to Face Fantasy - A cheek-to-cheek deck type effect, but uses a borrowed deck.Double Climax Speller - Gardner reveals that he knows of no impromptu spelling trick that achieves such a spectacular effect at the expense of so little manipulation. We agree. You will use this.Never-Miss Stop Effect - This trick was selected by Max Maven as one of the Ten Best Martin Gardner Effects of All Time. It's quite an entertaining effect, that's for sure!Big Casino Countdown - The 10 of Diamonds ("Big Casino") is placed in the deck to help reveal the location of the spectator's card.Six of Spades Countdown - The 6S is placed in the deck. Using the location of the 6S as a starting point, the name of the spectator's card is spelled, one card per letter turned, and there is the selected card.Two Piles and Subtract - Similar to a Paul Rosini effect, with a different method. 20 cards are used, with a mentally selected card revealed in a surprising manner.Do As I Do - An early Gardner effect from The Jinx, with a more startling climax than similar routines.Eye-Pop Routine - A pair of selected cards reverse themselves in the deck. They are then put in the middle of the deck, then suddenly jump to the top of the pack.Sympathetic Decks - A twin deck miracle of sympathetic minds. A beautiful effect that slays audiences.Vanishing and Reappearing Card - A selected card vanishes from the deck then reappears in a remarkable manner.Improved Lie Speller - An improved version of an earlier Gardner effect from Joe Berg's "Here's More Magic." Two cards are selected. The first is produced after asking just three questions. The second spectator gets three questions, too, but they can lie if they wish. Nevertheless, the card is discovered."...A book carefully describing twelve excellent tricks, which may be done extemporaneously. Tarbell's illustrations are, as usual, superb." - Sphinx Magazine review
From Magicpedia, courtesy of Genii Magazine:
Martin Gardner (1914-2010) was a popular American mathematics and science writer specializing in recreational mathematics, but with interests encompassing magic (conjuring), pseudoscience, literature (especially Lewis Carroll), philosophy, and religion. He wrote the "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American from 1956 to 1981 and has published over 70 books.Gardner was often referred to as a "mathemagician". Martin Gardner grew up in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended college at the University of Chicago and earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy there. He also attended graduate school at the University of Chicago, but he did not earn a master's degree there. He pursued the rest of his education independently through his wide reading and library research. During World War II, he served for several years in the U.S. Navy as a yeoman. While his primary duty was signaling by means of flags and lights, demanding superb eyesight, he was also secretary to the ship's captain and other officers. For many decades, Gardner, his wife Charlotte, and their two sons lived in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, where he earned his living as an independent author, publishing books with several different publishers, and also publishing hundreds of magazine articles in various magazines. Either by choice or a happy coincidence, he lived on Euclid Avenue. In 1979, he and his wife semi-retired and moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina where they lived in relative seclusion. He and his wife had a long and happy marriage until her death in 2000. Gardner popularized recreational mathematics and science and wrote the Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic."Martin Gardner's Corner" ran intermittently in MAGIC Magazine from 1994 to 2004. The 84 installments were each illustrated by Tom Jorgenson. Admirers of Gardner started meeting in Atlanta, Georgia in 1992, which became a bi-annual event called Gathering for Gardner
DATE: 1940
SIZE: 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches, 2 pages, light card covers.
COND: Minor use and age marks. All is in otherwise very Fine condition. Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item.
PLEASE NOTE AND READ: Insurance costswill be added to the final shipping. For low cost items, insurance may beadded at no additional cost. With NO insurance, there would be no refundif lost or damaged. Actual total must be put on Customs Forms. ItemCANNOT be marked as a gift. Multiple lots can be consolidated into onepackage with one invoice. If you are bidding on more than one lot, do NOT pay right away. If you do PayPal, I have to ship the next businessday. Once you pay, I will put positive feedback on ebay. I do notwait as some other sellers may do. If you are not happy with the items, please email me to let me know. I work with buyers to resolve anyproblems. I pack items as if I were shipping them to myself. I havebeen selling on ebay for over 16 years, with 100% positive feedback. Read thecomments, do not just look at the numbers. I sometimes over-describeitems, with all known problems, so you will always know what you aregetting. Please email me with any questions.
