Nord, Bill: The Last Word In Skullo-Cation ©1949 Bill Nord, Holden's Magic Shop Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 11 pages

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Comments:  Typed manuscript. Basic effect is a small skull with cards in its mouth is shaken, and only the selection remains.

Contents (from book ToC, page numbers courtesy Evan Shuster, magicbooks.be):

1 Introduction

1 Methods
1 An Easy Count
2 Curry Turnover (Harry Lorayne)
3 Snap Change

3 Effects
3 A Transposition (Russel Barnhardt)
4 A Knockout
4 A Card Vanish
5 My Favorite
5 On the Wand
6 Two Bits
6 Not for Caspar
9 Turnover Count (Oscar Weigle)
10 The Dropped Skull