This book is intended as a basic book for the card man -- experienced as well as beginner. The book is typeset, perfect bound, and is illustrated with 79 clear photographs. 73 pages. Larry West wrote the introduction to the book-he was the false countingest guy of which we know. He said that the book fills a real need.
Contents Include:
Introduction by Larry West
Chapter 1: Undercuts & Reversals:
- Double Undercut: control to top or bottom
- Braue Reversal: reverse one or more cards
- Concealed Reversal: addition to Braue Reversal
Chapter 2: Counts, Move and Subtlety:
- The Biddle Move (Elmer Biddle): remove one card from a group while counting
- Hammon Count (Brother John Hammon): Switch one packet for another while counting
- Veeser Count (Bob Veeser): variation of the Elmsley Count
- Another Count: conceal bottom card of four
- Flushtration Move (Brother John Hammon): apparently show all backs
- Haback Count (Phil Goldstein AKA Max Maven): Show 5 as five, but some hidden
- Olram Subtlety (Ed Marlo): Show cards while hiding one
- Downs Change (T. Nelson Downs): change of one card for another
- True or False (Jack Chanin): false count
Chapter 3: Elmsley, Jordan, Etc.
- The Elmsley Count (Alex Elmsley): Also known as the "Ghost Count", Counting 4 as 4.
- The Jordan Count (Charles T. Jordan): another 4 as 4 count
- The Siva Count (Jack Avis): conceals center card of a 5 card packet
- Open Count (John Murray): conceal 3rd card of 4
- Smile Count (Larry West): conceals 3 card surfaces in packet of 4
- Pairs Count (Larry West): variation of Smile Count
- The Spirit Count (Gene Castillon): a "2 and 2" count for packet of 4
Chapter 4: Spreads
- The Simple Spread: keeping a card concealed as packet is spread
- The Back Spread: backs up
- Buckle Count: using a buckling of the fingers
- Ascanio Spread (Arturo de Ascanio): concealing a card in a fair looking spread
- Details; Counts, Cuts, Moves And Subtlety - A Book of Basic Card Techniques
Details: ©1977 by Jerry Mentzer, Introduction by Larry West
Size 5 /12 by 8 1/2, 73 pages perfect bound, soft cover.
This is an excellent book about many of the basic moves used in card magic.