Herrmann's wizards' manual; a practical treatise on coin tricks (1916)
Herrmann, Alexander, 1843-1896, Case, Carleton Britton, 1857- [from old catalog] ed · Chicago, Shrewsbury publishing co · leaf 50
placethe card held in the right hand under the pack (the sec-ond, third, and fourth fingers of the left hand openingto receive it, and the remaining finger making way forit as soon as it reaches the pack). Simultaneously withthis movement, the thumb and first finger of the righthand must close upon… … Fig. 21. a quick downward sweep of the right hand, or any otherrapid gesture, will assist in covering the momentary bring-ing together of the hands. To Spring the Cards from One Hand to theOther.—This is a mere flourish, and belongs rather tothe art of the juggler than to that of the magician,…
Magic tricks
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