Blackstone's Secrets of Magic Table of Contents

Blackstone's Secrets of Magic Comments: The contents of this 1929 hardcover edition are slightly different than the softcover 1975 edition  listed in a different entry! The main differences are that the hardcover incl"des Cha#ter  on Sleight of $and %ith Cards& and Cha#ter  on $o% to (resent Magic! The ne%er edition does not incl"de the card magic& )"t does incl"de a ne% cha#ter on *Selected Secrets*! There may also )e some s#ecific differences %ithin the cha#ters +for e,am#le& the re#rint is missing fo"r ill"sions from the cha#ter on stage magic-! Contents: vii $arry Blackstone . Biogra#hical Sketch: /alter B! 0i)son 1 Cha#ter 1 Blackstone's Sleight of $and /ith Cards  Blackstone's Card Control 5 alse Sh"ffle System 7 The 3nd Sh"ffle 9 To orce a Card 11 The Second 4eal 1 The Changes 15 Card Tricks /ith Sleights 17 The nife in the (ack 19 The S#ectator's Trick 21 The Travelling 4e"ce 2 The Ten Card Trick 25 Blackstone's ing and 6"een 27 The T"rning Card 29 Blackstone's Master#iece (ack 1 Corner Bending  The Mystic everso 5 Card Thro"gh $andkerchief and Case 7 The $"ng Card 9 4ivination Card Tricks 81 The atest Card Bo, 8 The m#roved alse Co"nt 89 Cha#ter   3ffective (ocket Tricks 89 Torn and estored (a#er 51 .nother (a#er Tearing: variation 5 The Ball and the T")e: commercial magic #ro# 58 m#roved Ball and T")e: for vanishing the gimmick 55 Ball and 0lass T")e: another variation 57 0iant Match (rod"ction: from match)o, 59 The Cigarette rom ;o%here: %hile lighting an invisi)le cigarette& a real one a##ears <1 m#roved Cigarette rom ;o%here: variation < The o"r Colors: magician kno%s %hich dot on a mirror %as covered <5 The 4ivining 4ie: die #"t in o#a="e )o, yet magician kno%s %hat n"m)er is on to#& %ith variation << nife Thro"gh $andkerchief: knife c"ts #a#er )"t not handkerchief& %ith variation <7 Thro"gh the Coat: another variation <> Self ising Match Bo,: on hand <9 Cigarette T")e: a##arat"s descri)ed 71 The Mysterio"s Cigarette: a com)ination of effects 72 The 4ivining 4ial: clever )o, hel#s magician kno% %hat color %as selected %ith a dial 7 The M"mmy Case: magician kno%s %hat color m"mmy #laced in a case

75 77 7> 79 >? >1 >2 >8 >5 >< >7 >9

The o"r Color Blocks: descri)es a clever commercial color revealing )o, (encil Thro"gh Coin: $older for a coin allo%s a #encil to #enetrate The Colored Bars: magician determines %hich )ar in %hich hole The ed $ot Ball: chemical trick Cigarette to Cigar: gimmick )riefly descri)ed Colored Crayons: color determined )ehind )ack Blackstone's (a#er Ball Trick: t%o in the hand and one in the #ocket The @ncanny 4ie: each s#ectator sees a different side of the die e,#osed The .dhesive Cigarette (ack: likely %on't %ork %ith modern cigarette )o,es The m#roved Coin Bo,: Brief trick %ith the Akito coin )o, +old styleCoin Changing Slide: a clever slide )o, (enny and 4ime Trick: )riefly descri)ed

91 Cha#ter   Magic %ith .##arat"s 92 The e#eating $andkerchief anish: "sing a #"ll re#eatedly 98 The 4r"m (rod"ction: #rod"cing many silks from an em#ty cylinder on a stand 95 The ;e% Confetti Bo%ls: rice )o%ls 9< 4ie& rame& and i))on: ri))on str"ng thro"gh frame and die& yet die removed 97 The 3lastic Sticks: o#tical ill"sion 9> Chines /ands: the Chinese Sticks effect descri)ed 1?? More Chinese /ands: the more modern version 1?2 The Clinging /and: gimmicked 1? The anishing /and: %hen rolled in #a#er& t%o versions descri)ed 1?8 4o")le (rod"ction /and: #rod"ce a silk 1?5 rancisc"s $andkerchief /and: ="ickly vanish a silk 1?< The $andkerchief (edestal: a##earing silk in glass 1?7 $andkerchief and 0lass (rod"ction: "sing the #edestal 1?> anishing 0lass and $andkerchief: "se of a servante 1?9 3gg Cling Clang +%ith $andkerchief (edestal-: a ro"tine 11? Mysterio"s (enetration: 0lass of nk rises @( 118 The Chinese /onder Blocks: )all mysterio"sly a##ears )et%een t%o )locks 117 Comedy $at evitation: hat s"s#ends in air 119 The Billiard Ball Bo, +m#roved )y 3l Barto-: Billiard )all vanishes from )o, %ith t%o com#artments 121 (rod"ction of o"r Bo"="ets: %ith s#ecial #ot 12 ;ovel (rod"ction Bo,: yes& %ith mirrors 125 T%o ;e% Coin Stands: descri)ed 127 ;e% Style (rod"ction Bo,: Bo, %ith no to# or )ottom& a tray& and a #iece of glass 129 The Bogart T")e: /ater #o"red in t")e& cover #laced over and )roken to remove silks& then %ater #o"red o"t 11 The (assing nots: knots #ass from one set of handkerchiefs to another 12 Con .ct inale: ne% Coin adder descri)ed 18 Cha#ter  The inking ings and the C"#s and Balls 18 The Chinese inking ings: a f"ll ro"tine for the > ring set descri)ed 18? The 4ro##ing ing +.n .dditional Move-: for fo"r together 182 .dding the ey ing: ideas 18 The C"#s and Balls: a ro"tine %ith 7 )alls and most any c"#s no sleight of hand and three large load clima, 185 (enetrating C"#s: o#tical ill"sion 159 159 1

Cha#ter ive Stage Magic and ll"sions (rod"ction of l"ids: from "nder clothes lo%er Basket (rod"ction: s#ecial tray ighted am# (rod"ction: s#ecial ta)le anishing am#: vanishes on tray The 0ermaine Dars: im#roved #resentation Blackstone's Three Card Trick: Three Card Monte on a giant scale +gimmicked

cards17? The ;e% S%ord Ca)inet: girl vanishes and rea##ears at the end 17 The 0lass Tr"nk: girl a##ears inside 175 . Magical .##earance: o#ener 177 The Cleaver ll"sion: a##arently cho#s the assistant in many sections 1>? /alking Thro"gh 0lass: ill"sion 1>2 (igeon a))it and 0oose: #rod"ction 1>5 The 0irl and the Shado%: ill"sion 1>7 The 0host 19? rancisc"s Screen (rod"ction 192 The anishing $orse 195 The 4isa##earing 3le#hant 2?1 Cha#ter  Mental Mysteries and S#irit Tricks 2?1 ;aming the ;"m)er: mathematical 2? 0iant Memory: "ses s#ecial chart 2?5 Boards and Cards: magician determines card selection thro"gh s#ecial inde,es 2?7 Tho"ght oretold: #a#er #redicts mentally selected card 2?9 The Magic S="are Test: a magic s="are effect 211 ive Cards and ive (ellets: #a#er #redicts remaining card 21 4o")le (rediction: 3ffect "sing several methods 215 m#roved Book Test: descri)es several methods 217 Best Billet S%itch: "tility move 219 The nk Bottle: getting info from a #a#er 221 The Mysterio"s ;ame: named #erson a##ears on #revio"sly )lank #a#er 22 (ocket Slates: small s#irit slates )riefly descri)ed 225 The .)ac"s Slate: fla# slate descri)ed 227 The Mechanical Slates: can s"##ort t%o messages 229 The ;"m)er orcing (ack: ho% to force a n"m)er 21 Blackstone's (et Trick: card trick 2 Sealed Message eading +m#roved Method-: magician reads ="estions )efore o#ening envelo#es variations descri)ed 25 T%o Slate Test: no fla#s 27 The ig"re Total Slate: cleverly gimmicked slate 29 Card and rame Mystery: s#ecial frame allo%s message to a##ear 281 ig"re S%itching (ads: several a##roaches 28 The /rist (illory: tho"gh im#risoned& #erformer can #erform deeds 285 The Th"m) (illory: a *th"m) tie* a##arat"s 287 The a##ing $and: a##arat"s descri)ed 289 289 251 25 25< 257

$o% to (resent Magic (rod"cing Magical 3ffects The A#ening Trick S"ggestions for (atter .rranging a (rogram Concl"sion