Description
First edition, copyright 1930 by Joe Berg. Good condition.
Pictorial boards, 63 pages with wonderful illustrations by Hahne and contains original subtleties by Berg and Hahne. Written, Illustrated and Compiled by Nelson C. Hahne, with an introduction by Dr. Harlan Tarbell
A collection of great magical effects along with essays which provide theories on why deception works, how spectators perceive magic performances, as well as the structure of good magic routines.
Contents:
Introduction (Dr. Harlan Tarbell)
The Theory of Deception (Nelson C. Hahne): Essay
Find the Match Stick (Joe Berg): Clever Monte effect with cards and matchsticks
Method of Analysis (Nelson C. Hahne): Essay
The Blank Cards of Psyche (Joe Berg): Selected card name is found written on a previously blank card
Super Detection (Joe Berg): Four of a kind are removed, and magician determines which.
A Mysterious Change (Joe Berg): Selected card ends up in magician’s pocket
The Ultra Card Reversal (Nelson C. Hahne): Selection becomes reversed in the deck
An Eye for Money (Joe Berg): Catching a coin in your eye
Patter Suggestions (Nelson C. Hahne): 27 clever lines to add to your act
A Card, A Case, and A Vanish (Joe Berg): Selection vanishes from card case
The Coin Disappears (Joe Berg): In fold of trousers
Another Method (Nelson Hahne): As above
Match-Tip Monte (Joe Berg): Shell game/Monte with match-boxes and match heads
Telling the Time (Joe Berg): Magician knows what time the clock was set to
Chewing Gum Vibration (Joe Berg): Magician determines which brand of gum was chosen
The Multiplying Cigarettes (Nelson C. Hahne): At the fingertips
The Phantom Knots (Joe Berg): Knots vanish from one set of silks and appear on another
The Cards With the Color-Changing Backs (Nelson C. Hahne): With red and blue decks
A Routine With a Double-Back Card (Joe Berg): A full routine
Lost in the Shuffle (Joe Berg): Location using a perfect dove-tail shuffle
Sawing a Stick of Gum in Half (Joe Berg): A stick of gum is visibly cut in two in an envelope, but restored
Where Does the Cigarette Go? (Nelson C. Hahne): Vanish
Berg’s Color Changing Thimble (Joe Berg): For one thimble
Touch Reading DeLuxe (Joe Berg): Principle for reading cards behind your back
The Penetrating Match Box Drawer (Nelson C. Hahne): Drawer of matchbox seems to penetrate a handkerchief
Flesh Grip Force (Joe Berg): A card force
The Spelling Location (Nelson C. Hahne): Card speller
The Elusive Aces (Joe Berg): A four Aces trick
Deviating Dime (Nelson C. Hahne): Dime penetrates hand when covered by half dollar
Berg’s Four Ace Routine (Joe Berg): Another four ace trick
The Bewitched Poker Chips (Nelson C. Hahne): Poker chips change order when passed through an examined tube
The Card Behind (Joe Berg): Magician determines value of card behind his back
A Trained Card (Joe Berg): Selection pops out of the deck
The Peripatetic Rabbit (Nelson C. Hahne): A real rabbit is “shot” into a drawing; for stage.
The Production of a Bowl of Flowers (Joe Berg): From a foulard
The Sticks of En Hah (Nelson C. Hahne): A clever rod penetration illusion for parlor
And in Closing (Nelson Hahne)
