The Complete Encyclopedia of Close-Up Magic by Gibson

The Complete Encyclopedia of Close-Up Magic by Gibson

This definitive work features instructions for hundreds of classic, audience-pleasing manipulative and impromptu illusions. Entertain your friends, acquire magic skill, and build your self-confidence by mastering tricks like these:

Coin Magic

• Downs Palm
• False Drop
• Fist Vanish
• Palm-to-Palm Change

Billiard Ball Magic

• Fingertip and Fist Productions
• French Drop
• Change-overs, Transfers and Flashes
• Two-Way Twirl
• Special Color Change

Thimble Magic

• Color Changes
• Thumb and Thimble
• Four-to-Eight Production
• Productions and Vanishes

Mental Magic

• Message Reading
• Through the Crystal
• Cards and Dice
• Number Prediction
• Sixth Card-Sixth Sense

Matchbox Magic

• Modern Magnetic Matches
• Matchbox Vanish
• Penetrating Matches
• Turnabout Heads

Table Magic

• Magic Sugar Lumps
• Coins Through Table
• Magnetic Pencils
• Salt Vanish

Special Effects

• Coin Through Handkerchief
• Triple-Knot Trick
• Okito Coin Box
• Restored Paper Napkin
• Color-Changing Silk