Marshall, Jay: How to Perform Instant Magic ©1980 Quality Books, Inc. Softcover, perfect-bound, 8.5x11", 194 pages ISBN: 0-89196-043-0

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Comments: A well illustrated (by Richard Wahl) beginner's book of magic

Contents:

14 Chapter One Tricks You Can Do At The Dinner Table

16 A Show Of Hands
16 The Magic Mini-Saw
17 Ghost Tap I
18 Ghost Tap II
18 Ghost Tap III

19 Sensory Illusions
20 The Elastic Thumb
21 The Ghostly Finger
21 Off with Your Thumb!
22 The Shaky Thumb
23 The Sliding Thumb

24 Now You See It; Now You Don’t
25 Simple Knife Vanish
26 The Disappearing Dagger
27 To Burn Or Not To Burn?
28 The Wishing Well
29 Vanishing Salt

30 Presto, Change-O!
30 Siiverware Switch
31 Sharpening A Knife
32 From Sugar To Ivory
33 Swizzle Switch

34 Placemat Pranks
43 Return Of The X’S
35 The Secret Six
36 How Many Holes?

37 Optical Illusions For The Dinner Table
37 The Elastic Pencil
37 The Shrinking Pencil

38 Body Penetrations
38 Ear-To-Ear Straw Wrapper
39 The Penetrating Pick
39 Seedy Ears
40 The Great Grape Escape
41 Sword Swallowing For The Dinner Table

42 Spirit Power
42 The Magnetic Pencil
43 Knife With Invisible Glue
43 Magnetic Knife II
44 Magnetic Knife III
45 Magnetic Knife IV
45 Magnetic Knife V
46 The Spirit Ring

47 Dinner Table Penetrations
47 Rod And Napkin Penetration
48 Sweetening Your Coffee
48 Silverware Penetration
49 Thimble Penetration

50 Mixed Bag
50 Dinner Table Strongman
51 The Amazing Olive Balance
52 Seasick (Or Tipsy) Puppet
52 Radish Suction Cup
53 The Floating Roll
53 The Wandering Shoes
54 The Rising Thread
55 Spoon Movies
56 The Mysterious Rice Bowl
57 The Reformed Pencil
58 Paper Clock
58 Rubber Band Transposition
59 Rubber Band Transposition II
60 A Sugary Message
61 The Magic Circle
62 The Restored String
63 The Slave Bracelet
64 The Roll Bounce
64 The Treasure In The Roll
65 The Mysterious Matchstick

66 Chapter Two Tricks With Coins And Cards

67 Card Tricks
67 The Charlier Card Pass
68 Palming Cards
68 Picking Out Pairs
69 Locating Chosen Cards
70 The Stray Card
71 Sleight Of Foot

72 Coin Tricks
72 The French Drop
73 Sneaky Coin Vanish
74 Basic Coin Palm
75 Heads Up Coin Vanish
76 Leg Penetration
77 Quick Coin Transposition
78 Coin Transposition Via Mouth

79 Chapter Three Mind Reading Acts

80 Math Tricks
80 The Ghost Of Ma Bell
82 Calendar Reading
83 Thirteen—The Spirit Number

84 Dice Tricks
84 The Die And The Invisible Eye
85 Dynamic Dice
86 Cup And Die I
87 Cup And Die II
88 The Die And Mental Vibrations

89 Reading Color
89 The Psychic Easter Bunny (Or Juggler)
90 The Miracle Marble
91 Reading Crayon Colors

92 Mental Marvels
92 The Marked Cigarette I
93 The Marked Cigarette II
94 The Wizard In The Wings

95 Psychic Phenomena
95 The Spirit Ink Trick
96 The Spirit Chalk
97 Reading The Hand

98 As The Spirit Moves You
98 The Moving Pawn
99 Moving Cigarette I
99 Moving Cigarette II
100 Moving Cigarette III
101 Checkmate 101
101 The Loyal Pawns

102 Tricks With Books
102 The Spirit Card
103 Book-To-Book Telepathy

104 Mind Reading Acts With Cards
104 The Big H
105 Card Detective

107 Chapter Four Stage Magic

107 Transformation Tricks
107 From Newsprint To Greenbacks
108 Black Market Cigarettes
109 The Chameleon Balloon

110 Bewitching Bonuses
110 Cash On Hand
111 Increasing The Odds
112 Instant Refreshment
113 Double Combustibles
113 Return Of The Prodigal Match
114 The Eternal Flame
115 Pandora’s Purse
116 More Water

117 Platform Penetrations
117 Cigarette Penetration
118 Buttons, Bangles, Beans Or Beads
120 Bottomless Cups
121 Rubber Band Penetration
122 The Elastic Ring
123 Envelope Penetration
124 Sharpening A Butter Knife
125 The Phantom Tear

126 Miscellaneous Humor For The Stage
126 Instant Flames
127 Wire Faces
128 The Flying Flame
129 Dumbo Ears
129 The Head On The Loose
130 The Phantom Rubber Ball
131 Remote-Control Light Bulb
131 Telescopic Neck
132 The Self-Tipping Hat
133 Happy Hank
134 Thumbs Up!
135 Tickets To Heaven

136 Astonishing Vanishes
136 Vanishing Silver
137 The Slippery Knot
138 Coin Vanish With A Handkerchief
140 This May Be Over Your Head
141 The Depleted Deck

142 Ghostly Movements
142 Magnetic Fingers
143 Ribbon Of Steel
143 Beating The Law Of Gravity
144 Seance Table

145 Telepathy Tricks
145 Coin Identification
146 Compass Pencil
147 The Hidden Mirror

152 Daredevil Stunts, Strength Feats And Dexterity Demonstrations
148 Speedy Scissors
149 The Unfettered Scissors
150 A State Of Undress
152 Double-Jointed Fingers

153 Look Ma, No Props!
154 Arm Stretch
155 The Rubber Hands
156 Shadowgraphy
158 Midget Gimmick
159 The Psychic Surgeon

160 Chapter Five Gags, Mysteries Of Science & Puzzles

161 Gags
161 A Broom Bet
162 The Silk Ashtray
163 Beach Wizard
164 The Watch Stops
166 Hand Puppets
168 Fingers Of Iron
169 Instant Scooter
170 The One-Step Knot
171 The Armored Arm
171 Nothing At All

172 Mysteries Of Science
172 No Hands Banana Peeling
173 Gravity Paradox
174 The Rising Salt
175 Elusive Pepper
176 Levitating An Ice Cube
177 Cigarette Stretch
178 Invisible Writing
179 The Goose That Laid The Silver Egg
180 Rubber Band Break-Out

181 Puzzles
181 Balancing Glasses And Currency
182 Coin, Currency And Glass Balance
183 Tight Squeeze
184 Advanced Silverware Balance
185 Penny Pinch
186 Sobriety Test
188 Averting A Disaster

189 List Of Dealers And Suppliers
192 Index