Tucker, Stephen: The Gemini Book of Close Up Magik ©1983 published by Martin Breese, London Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11", 73 pages

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Contents: (Note: descriptions are part of the contents as written by Stephen Tucker)

1 Introduction: The author tells you how good he is and how wise you were to buy this book
3 Squeeze: half a deck of poker cards shrink to half their size
5 Travel Agent: Unbelievable card revelation. Entertaining too.
7 T.N.T.: Two cards pass through he deck and emerge with an Ace trapped between them. This is repeated but on the third attempt you fail but just as the audience is leaving the theatre in disgust, the two indifferent cards change into the missing Aces.
9 Drring: Novel version of the 'Open Travelers' - Great!
10 Between: Unusual sandwich card effect. Don't read this after a hearty meal.
12 Mini Ha Ha: Back to shrinking Poker cards again but this'll kill ya!
13 Matchic: Self working double card revelation - looks impossible
15 Edge Hog: This fantastic effect defies description, though I have tried.
16 Super Card: Is it a Spade? Is it a Diamond? No it's terrific!
17 Mocker: A selection is revealed and you explain that the cards are in fact marked. You'll have them in hysterics with this regular deck miracle.
18 Couplex: This fantastic colour-change deck routine will probably break a few fingers but I think you'll find it more than worth the pain.
20 Z-A: Reversing a selection in the deck is an easy task for a academician but this cheeky method will more than please you.
21 The 53rd Card: I think this is a new premise? The 53rd card is one that no one has ever seen and at the finale, it isn't there!
24 Special Bonus Section - My 7 Effects from 'Talon' Magazine
39 Eldorado: The Coin Section
40 Fall-Out: A great opening effect for any coin routine
42 Skewer: A coin penetrates your forefinger. Could be the other way around?
43 ..& Seek: Strange coin penetration performed with one hand only. The coin visibly passes through the fabric of your jacket...no holes!!
44 Altar: A sleight of hand coin routine that will sort out the men from the boys!
47 The Twilight Cheat: A 100% visual coin assembly utilizing the "Twilight" principle of Paul Harris
48 Cannibal Coins: Two silver coins devour a couple of copper coins, well, nearly!
50 Shell Shock: four coins are apparently produced from thin air with the aid of two regular playing cards
52 Vampire: The metal is drained from a borrowed coin and all that remains is a clean plastic disc
54 Nesty: A purse frame is introduced and from within is removed another frame, smaller than the first. From this is removed an even smaller frame. Finally a coin is removed from the smallest frame. Magicians only?
56 Throughout 1, 2 and 3: Three approaches to the Coins Through the Table effect. These are mainly ideas but 100% practical.
57 Cuppa-Silver: Two copper coins are dropped into a small metal cup but seconds later, out fall two silver coins!
59 Rotwing (?): A well known gimmick causes a coin to vanish in a new way.
61 Janus: Go get your copper/silver coin. At last you're going to use it!
62 Strike the Hour: A broken and restored match routine. It doesn't sound like a coin effect but it is!
63 Ideas: Two ideas utilizing the roll-down flourish
64 Note Pad: A genuine bank-note is printed with the aid of a small pad. This isn't a coin effect so consider it a bonus.
65 Coin-Warp: A two dimensional coin is bent and then torn in half. A spectator three dimensional coin is forced to imitate it!
66 Midas-Kard: A silver coin is covered with a playing cards but when the card is slid away, the color has changed to copper
67 Imagine: this is a mentalists dream come true...with coins!
68 Armed: An unusual method for sleeving a coin. Top-secret for decades!
70 Foiled Again?: Three handling and new ideas on my "Foiled" from SpellBinder Issue 4.
71 Leaper: A great Coins Across routine for the standing performer
73 Bye: A few final words from the master.