Principles and Deceptions Book by Arthur Buckley USED

In perfect condition as can be seen on the pictures. It has a blue stamp on the second page. Originally published in 1948, by one of the greatest sleight-of-hand artists of the 20th century, Arthur H. Buckley demonstrates step-by-step professional maneuvers, methods and techniques cultivated throughout his forty five years of experience. Principles and Deceptions is a collection of advanced principles, master sleights and effects meant for the experienced student in sleight of hand who wishes to advance to new levels in their performance. Knowledge in related practical works on card magic is suggested. Australian born Arthur Buckley became a professional magician in 1908, touring the far north of Queensland, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cairns and his hometown Brisbane to headline the vaudeville bill at the Theatre Royal. After great success he traveled to America to perform at the Orpheum Circuit Club in Chicago. It is through these travels that he gained first-hand knowledge from expert gamblers and magicians. Contents: 3 CHAPTER ONE Photograph of the Author 9 Dedication 10 Introduction by Theo Bamberg (Okito) 11 Foreword by the Author 22 The Principles of Magic 25 Manipulation 25 Substitution 25 Duplication 26 Camouflage 26 Imitation 26 False Partition 26 Concealed Mechanism 26 Falsification 27 Arrangement 27 Preparation 27 Misdirection 28 Concealment 30 The Entertainment Value 33 Showmanship 33 Sleight of Hand 34 Something New 35 Invention 37 Talking Acts Versus Silent Acts, and Pantomine 37 The Practice of Leaving the Stage Unattended 38 Assistants from the Audience 38 Fakes and Accessories 39 Gimacs 40 The Plot 40 Timing, Rhythm and Pace 42 Footwork 43 Presenting the Act in Public 47 CHAPTER TWO – Magic with Coins 47 Sleeving 48 The Muscle Pass with One Silver Dollar 49 Chinese Coin Mystery 51 A Coin, A Ring and a Handkerchief 52 The Bounce Vanish 53 The Rear of the Thumb Palm 54 The Pencil and the Silver Dollar 55 The Turnover Pass With One Coin 56 The Pinch Pass With a Single Coin 56 A Very Pretty Disappearance 57 Allan Shaw’s Vanish of a Coin 58 Front and Back of Hand Transfer of a Coin 59 Three Methods of Producing a Coin 61 Downs’ Palm (first method) 62 Downs’ Palm (second method) 63 The Vanish of a Coin From the Fold of the Pants Leg 64 Second Method 64 Third Method 65 To Pass Four Coins From Hand to Hand, Through Your Head One At a Time 65 The French Drop and the Eye-glass 66 The “Roll Down” Production for Four Coins (Buckley Method) 68 The Downs “Click Pass” Viewed from a New Angle (improved) 69 An Illusive Pass (original) 69 The Click Pass and the Table 70 The Spread Vanish (Allen Shaw) 70 The Color Changing Discs (original) 72 A Fine Coin Transfer Pass (by Downs) 73 The Throw Away Vanish of Five Coins (original) 74 The Appearance of Five Coins One After Another At the Finger Tips (Allan Shaw) 76 The Surprise Appearance of a Coin (by Ron Leonard) 76 The Magnetic Pass With One Or Several Coins 77 Silken Silver (by Frank Cruse) 78 Borrowed Money 81 John Mulholland’s Slide Pass With a Single Coin 82 Another Very Effective Production of Five Coins in the Left Hand (original) 83 The Lynn Pennies (by Terry Lynn) 84 The Steal (my method) 85 Passing Several Coins Through the Table At Which You Are Seated 86 The French Drop (improved) 86 Another Original Five Coin Pass 87 The “Miser’s Dream” 89 Finale To “The Miser’s Dream” (by W J Alkinson) 90 Coin Through Handkerchief (original) 91 A Coin Vanish and Reappearance By That Clever Artiste (Carlyle) 92 The Steal (by Cardini) 94 Twenty-one Cents (by Ross Bertram) 96 Coins Pass One By One From the Left Hand to the Right Hand 99 The Transfer of a Silver Dollar From One Hand to the Other 100 John Platt’s Chinese Coin on Pencil Illusion (with permission) 102 Five Silver Dollars and a Handkerchief Routine 106 An Invisible Journey (improved) 107 The Eureka Vanish (by T Nelson Downs) 108 Production of Five Coins One By One At Fingertips and An Original Change Over 109 The Thumb Pass With a Silver Dollar 110 Split Fans and Coin Production (original) 112 A Production of Twenty-four Coins in a Series of Fans, An Original Routine (by John Brown Cook) 114 “The Multiple Roll Out” (by John Brown Cook) 115 A Phantasy in Silver – A Complete Act with Coins, Fully and Carefully Explained and Illustrated 116 A Phantasy in Silver – A Complete Act as it was presented by the Author at the IBM Show, Chicago, on Jan 17, 1948 137 CHAPTER THREE – Magic with Cards 137 Magic With Cards 139 Foreword to Chapter Three 143 Opening For a Card Act 145 A Finish for a Card Act 146 The Buckley False Shuffle 148 Cards to Pocket, With Ten Cards (with improvements) 151 The Count (original) 152 The False Count for More 153 My Card in Cigarette Illusion (with improvements) 155 The Thirty Cards and Two Assistants (with improvements) 157 Ten and Ten 159 The Vanish of the Last Two Cards in Presenting the Ten Cards to Pocket 160 Method of Double Cutting Cards 161 The Triple Climax (original) 164 An Amazing Card Illusion, Just Think of a Card 167 The Crimp (one hand) 168 Exchanging a Card in Passing 169 The Peek Location 169 The Hofzinser Force 170 The Slap Shift 171 Sighting While Fanning the Cards 174 CHAPTER FOUR – Magic With Billiard Balls 174 My Original Billiard Ball and Card Harness 175 Pointers 176 The Production of a Ball From Behind the Left Hand followed by the Take Away Vanish 177 A Ball Held in the Finger Palm Position by the Left Hand is Secretly Removed by the Right Hand in Passing 178 The Wrist Roll 179 The Production of a Ball on the Fist 180 Moving the Ball Down from the Fist Position to the First and Second Finger 182 The Production of a Ball Between the Middle Fingers from the Palm Without Aid from the Thumb 184 The “De’Biere” Production of a Ball 186 The Ball Roll from Finger to Finger 188 The Ball Roll with Another Ball Concealed in Your Palm 190 The Knee Roll Vanish 192 The Strike Vanish 193 The Wrist Roll and Palm Off Vanish 194 Concealing a Ball Behind the Hand While Both Palms Are Shown 196 Color Changes (first method) 198 (second method) 200 (third method) 202 (fourth method) 204 The Ball and the Handkerchief 206 Production of Eight Solid Balls at the Finger Tips Without a Shell 218 Concluding Remarks Publisher: Williamson Press Inc. Pages: 224 Location: Springfield, IL, USA Edited by: Matthew Field, Richard Parker Dimensions: 6″x9″ Date: 1948 Binding: hardbound