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Title: Stars of Magic

Author: Slydini-Scarne-Vernon-Et Al

ISBN: None

Publisher: D Robbins

Publication Date: 1975

Hardcover

Book Size: 8 3/4 X 11 3/8 inches

Pages: 165

Edition: First Printing (of this edition)

Book Condition: Excellent condition, pages are clean, tight binding

Cover Condition: Good used condition-Scuffing & moderate edge wear

Dust Jacket Condition: None

The Stars of Magic book is considered by many to be the best book ever written about close-up magic and features some of the best creations from the leading magicians of the first half of the 20th century. It has often been said that mastering the magic in this book will make you an accomplished close-up and sleight-of-hand artist. In many ways it contains all the magic you need to build a professional caliber repertoire. Many have earned a living performing these routines and now you can too.

The Stars of Magic series was originally released by Stars of Magic, Inc. in the 1940s and 1950s as separate manuscripts from some of the top close-up magicians at the time. The series was written and edited by amateur magician and judge George Starke with photographs by George Karger (a professional photographer who regularly contributed to Life magazine and was good friends with Dai Vernon and John Scarne) and periodically released over a seven year period. The prices originally ranged from $1 to $8 for individual pieces and up to $12 for a complete series. Series Nos. 10 and 11, the last two, sold for $10 each.

In 1961 the hardbound edition of \"Stars of Magic\" was published by Louis Tannen (See Ad in Linking Ring, Vol. 41, no. 7, September, page 3). Included were all eleven of the original series plus the \"two extra lessons\" which were originally sold under the New Master Lessons banner. The magic by John Scarne, Dai Vernon, Bert Allerton, S. Leo Horowitz, Emil Jarrow, Francis Carlyle, Dr. Jacob Daley, Tony Slydini, Ross Bertram, Nate Leipzig, and Max Malini helped shape the art of close-up magic as we know it.

Stars of Magic - Contents

Series 1 - John Scarne (1946)

Series 1, No. 1: Scarne\'s Classic Ball Routine

The effect is a bewildering series of magical appearances and disappearances of small balls. Starting out by taking a pinch of ashes from an ash tray, you cause ball after ball mysteriously to materialize, multiply and vanish. At the end of the routine, the balls become ashes once again.

Series 1, No. 2: Triple Coincidence

Using two ordinary decks with backs of different design, the spectator shuffles one deck while performer shuffles the other. At no time does performer tough spectator\'s deck. Spectator cuts his deck three times, each time exchanging a card with the performer. When both ribbon-spread their decks, a miracle is accomplished -- each time spectator and performer turn up one of the three stranger cards in their decks, the cards turn out to be alike -- a knock-out triple coincidence. Both decks are left on table for examination. A nice advantage of this trick is that you can do several effects with one of the decks BEFORE you bring out the second.

Series 1, No. 3:Silver & Copper Trick

A silver coin in the spectator\'s hand changes place magically with a copper coin in the hand of the performer. This is followed by a beautiful penetration effect of the coin passing through the trousers pocket. For many years magicians were under the impression that Scarne used gimmicked coins. Now, Scarne shows that he does it with ordinary coins and gives you his exact method.

Series 2 - Dai Vernon (1946)

Series 2, No. 1: Dai Vernon\'s Triumph

Dai Vernon divulges one of his most astonishing discoveries, an exquisite card miracle entitled \"Triumph.\" A revolutionary sleight is involved which will be coveted by every magician. I is an easy-to-do false shuffle equivalent to a pull-through shuffle, considered one of the most difficult of all gambling sleights. Very few magicians are able to execute a neat and deceptive pull-through because it requires years of constant practice and most of them have abandoned the effort in disgust. Now, by means of Dai Vernon\'s false shuffle you can achieve the same result with very little practice. You will find it the perfect false shuffle for maintaining the order of the reds and blacks. Furthermore, lovers of gambling tricks will rejoice in this sleight because the order of the entire pack can be kept intact. In actual performance, Vernon did not use the now well-known “Triumph Shuffle” when he did the routine. He used a pull-through shuffle. The “Triumph Shuffle” was included in the description of the trick because of its extreme ease of execution, a significant selling point for the trick.

Series 2, No. 2: Dai Vernon\'s Cutting The Aces

The four aces, fairly distributed throughout the deck, are cut to with uncanny accuracy in a new and impressive manner. Few magicians have as yet been privileged to view this extraordinary routine which produces one of the most entertaining impromptu effects in card magic. Dai Vernon also discloses here for the first time his own method of controlling cards during the process of cutting. This secret alone is an extremely valuable sleight for which you can find numerous uses in card conjuring.

Series 2, No. 3: Dai Vernon\'s Spellbound

Dai Vernon reveals a cherished routine which has been one of his pet mysteries for many years. The effect involves a series of remarkable and inexplicable changes of two coins of the same size but minted from different metals, such as a half dollar and an English penny. It utilizes a very old sleight originally employed by English swindlers at county fairs and carnivals. Until now this routine has been guarded, and consequently it is practically unknown to the magic fraternity. Although the effect appears extremely difficult to perform, its simplicity will intrigue you.

Series 2, No. 4: Dai Vernon\'s Kangaroo Coins

This is Dai Vernon\'s original method of passing our coins, one at a time, through a table into a glass. The sleights utilized in this effect appear very natural and are easy to do. By adding superb misdirection and subtleties to natural movements, Dai Vernon has created a magnificent routine. After practicing and mastering this routine you will have an effect which will establish you as a superlative sleight-of-hand performer.

Series 3 - Bert Allerton (1947)

Series 3, No. 1: Bert Allerton\'s Pump Room Phantasy

The two red aces are exhibited, one on the top and the other on the bottom of the deck. They are unmistakably inserted into the center of the pack, when \"Presto!\" they appear on the top and bottom respectively. This action is repeated, and on the third change they become black aces. The black aces, too, are inserted in the center, only to return to the top and bottom. Then one red ace changes to a black ace and one black ace changes to a red ace, and finally all four aces are produced for a startling climax.

Series 3, No. 2: Bert Allerton\'s Bamboozle

The magician relates an incident where he has apparently been shortchanged but in the end came out ahead of the game.

Series 3 - S. Leo Horowitz and Emil Jarrow (1947)

Series 3, No. 3: S. Leo Horowitz\'s Malini-Bey Chink a Chink

Four sugar cubes, dice or dominos are laid out on a table in a 15\" square. The magician places each hand on a cube. The fingers are wiggled and the hands are removed. After repeating this action several times it is found that the four cubes, one at a time, have traveled mysteriously to one spot. This routine leads into an amusing finish wherein the performer shows that cubes placed in his pocket somehow find their way back into his hand.

Series 3, No. 4: S. Leo Horowitz\'s The Egyptian Ball Mystery

The performer exhibits a red ball and a white ball. The red ball is unmistakably wrapped in a silk handkerchief and placed in a glass. The white ball is picked up and held at the fingertips. It suddenly changes into a red ball. The performer then removes the handkerchief from the glass and discloses that the red ball has mysteriously changed into a white ball.

Series 3, No. 5: Jarrow\'s Hanky-Panky

A handkerchief is held at the corners by two spectators in horizontal position. A newspaper sheet is placed over the handkerchief and a lighted cigarette held underneath the center of the handkerchief. Suddenly the cigarette burns its way through the newspaper, but on removing the paper it is found that the handkerchief has not been damaged.

Series 4 - Francis Carlyle (1948)

Series 4, No. 1: Francis Carlyle\'s Decapitation

Series 4, No. 2: Francis Carlyle\'s Homing Card

Series 4, No. 3: Francis Carlyle\'s Wrist Watch Steal

Series 5 - Dai Vernon (1949)

Series 5, No. 1: Dai Vernon\'s Impromptu Cups and Balls

Series 5, No. 2: Dai Vernon\'s Ambitious Card

Series 5, No. 3: Dai Vernon\'s Mental Card Miracle

Series 6 - Dai Vernon (1950)

Series 6, No. 1: Dai Vernon\'s The Ring On The Wand

Series 6, No. 2: Dai Vernon\'s Slow-Motion Four Aces

Series 6, No. 3: Dai Vernon\'s The Travelers

Series 7 - Dr. Jacob Daley (1950)

Series 7, No. 1: Dr. Jacob Daley\'s Cards Up The Sleeve

Series 7, No. 2: Dr. Jacob Daley\'s The Itinerant Pasteboards

Series 7, No. 3: Dr. Jacob Daley\'s The Cavorting Aces

Series 8 - Slydini (1951)

Series 8, No. 1: Slydini\'s Cigarette Miracle

Series 8, No. 2: Slydini\'s Flight Of The Paper Balls

Series 8, No. 3: Slydini\'s Flyaway Coin Routine

Series 9 - Ross Bertram (1951)

Series 9, No. 1: Ross Bertram On Coins

Series 10 - Vernon On Leipzig (1952)

Leipzig\'s Opener

Leipzig\'s Acrobats

Leipzig\'s Tear-Up With A Twist

Series 11 - Vernon On Malini (1952)

Malini\'s Card Stabbing

Malini\'s Own Color Change

Malini\'s Favorite

New Master Lessons Contents

Lesson 1--Dai Vernon: Royal Monte (1954)

Lesson 1--Tony Slydini: The Art of Using the Lap as a Servante (1954)

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