Olson, Bob & Bob Pearce: Sick Sorcery
©1961 Bobs Unincorporated, Glen Ridge, NJ
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 48 pages

Sick Sorcery
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Comments: A humorous book of gags and magic, with a lot of tongue in cheek remarks throughout. From the Epilogue to the Introduction, "Some of the material contained here is priceless (without value) and some of it needs to be shortened up, re-written, and then discarded..."
Also available as an e-book from Lybrary.com

Contents (from book):

3 Introduction (Jay Marshall)
4 Epilogue To The Introduction (Randi)
7 Drunk Test: dual paddle trick
8 The Tatooed Sailor: card prediction
10 Abominable Abacus: comedy card revelation
11 Neatness Counts: gag
12 Sik Kard Repeat: a unique comedy version of the six card repeat
16 Popeyed Paper Doll: risque newspaper cutting
18 English Coin Vanish: coin in eye
18 Meetachick's Card Trick: Jumbo card revelation for picking up a woman
21 Goofy Golfer: comedy routine around a size changing golf ball
25 I Don’t Do Card Tricks...: Introduction for your card routine
26 Cowardly Bullet Catch: with an alternative for a bullet
27 Poloridiot: card revelation using a miniature camera
28 Premature Dove Production: gag
29 The Scented Cigarette: clever penny in cigarette
31 Mystery Of The Red Moth: comedy card revelation with a moth-eaten deck
34 Pocket Trick: gag
35 Sock 20th Century: comedy 20th Century Silks
36 Miser’s Production: comedy production of thousands of silks, not
36 Persuasive Wand: gag
36 Holy Tearror: comedy gag ending for coins through the table
37 Kookie King Kops His Kork: gimmicked King card loses his head
38 William In Cigarette: gag for bill in cigarette
39 Homemade Magician's Wax: formula
39 Umgowa Mental Marvel: gag revelation of a thought-of card
40 Remember How Good Soap Used to Taste: eating a bar of soap gag
41 Rascally Reasons For Making Magic At Pompous Parties or Alliteration is Not Always the Answer: 13 humorous ideas for being the life of the party
44 Chimney Creep: routine for the Steel Ball and Tube, using 2 extra steel balls and one jumbo ball

47 Credits (or Debits)
48 A Final Bad Word... (Richard Himber)
49 Complete Plans for DeKolta's Expanding Die Trick: not!



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