Self-Working Close-Up Card Magic: 56 Foolproof Tricks (Dover Magic Books)

GOOD

good book

Bought this book for my son. He's so good at card tricks people tell him, "Man, your like Chris Angle!"

Smaller than i thought it would be and relies too much on altering the deck of cards by cutting pieces of cards and gluing them to others- instead of actual card tricks done with sleight of hand which is what I was lead to believe it was.

Seemed like he enjoyed it

Great work by Fulves. Thumbs ☝

The instructions are very difficult to follow even after reading them over and over. Sometimes, they just don't make sense at all. I do not feel this book is clear.

I'm an amateur magician who does magic just for fun. I've been doing amateur magic (mostly with cards) on and off for at least 20 years.I love this book. I've had this book and 2 other of Karl Fulves self working card magic books since the 1980s. These books are all classics which give you an abundance of self working material. By self working he means you don't need sleight of hand or complicated moves that require weeks of daily practice. However, some tricks do require learning the routine and the use of simple props to do them right. Besides cards most of the props are simple items that are easily obtainable.The tricks range from very easy to difficult. The easiest tricks can be learned in about 10-20 minutes whereas the harder ones can take about 30-60 minutes or more to learn. Each of his books, including this one, should provide you with at least a dozen very good tricks. This and the book "Scarne On Card Tricks" (probably the best one ever) are fantastic books that contain many amazing self working card magic. In my opinion, this is a perfect starter book for beginners.

The pictures are lacking and the descriptions leave a lot to be desired.

Ok

Excellent value

Son happy with this book.

Item as descibed. Arrived early. Good seller.