The Close-up Magician - Bert Allerton - Contento Estate
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At the height of his success, Bert was the most celebrated close up performer and highest paid cafe entertainer. These are the tricks he made famous. Edited by Bob Parrish, illustrated by Howard Bamman.
Contents include his Seven Secret Tricks, Eight Favorite Card Tricks, plus his specialty-cutting to any card, Eight Novelty Tricks like his scissors, Little Hindu, The Flutist, and others, The Allerton Classics, The Jumping Flower, The Bird Cage, etc. Plus rules for a close up magician, and a bibliography. The seventy pages are wound throughout with a vast assortment of Allerton memorabilia. Here is enough material to make a success of any sincere close up performer.
1st edition 1958, 72 pages.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD
CHAPTER ONE: SEVEN SECRETS
The Vanishing Cigarette
The Bent Spoon
Swallowing A Knife
The Stack Of Quarters
The Card And Cigarette Case
Simplified Magic Square
The Two Card Trick
CHAPTER TWO: SELECTED CARD TRICKS
The Eye Popper
Transcendence
The Missing Deuce
Surprise Spelling
The New 21 Card Trick
The Double Lift
On The Slip Force
Tricks With A Stacked Deck
CHAPTER THREE: ENTERTAINING NOVELTIES
The Scissors
The Sugar Cube
The Flutist
Impromptu Handkerchief Routine
Magic Letter Square
Winding The Pack
CHAPTER FOUR: MORE ALLERTON CLASSICS
The Jumping Flower
Vanishing The Bird Cage
The Glass Through The Table
The Aspirin Box
The Nest Of Envelopes
BERT ALLERTON'S RULES FOR THE CLOSE-UP MAGICIAN
A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE...
BIBLIOGRAPHY
