SYNOPSIS:
Magie Duvivier presents the distinctive close-up magic of French magician Dominique Duvivier, written and organized by Jon Racherbaumer. The book explores Duvivier’s unconventional approach to constructing magic, combining highly visual effects, playful presentations, unusual methods, and unexpected transformations. Although card magic forms the heart of the collection—including Duvivier’s celebrated “Printing” routine—the book also contains material with coins, balls, and other close-up objects. Alongside detailed explanations and illustrations, the volume offers insight into Duvivier’s creative philosophy and his influential style of intimate, audience-focused performance.
Book Details:
Author/Creator: Dominique Duvivier
Publisher: Richard Kaufmann and Alan Greenberg
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 1996
Subjects: Cards, Coins, Everyday Objects
Pages: 179
Skill Level: Intermediate
Availability: Out of Print
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Introduction (p. 9)
Instruments
• Somersaulting Double (p. 12)
• Spring Set Double (p. 14)
• French Tap False Cut (p. 15)
• Double Drop-Cut Control (p. 17)
• Le Hamman Count (p. 19)
• Le Atfus (p. 21)
• Le Ascanio Spread (p. 23)
• Holding Clout (p. 25)
Printing (p. 27)
Tri-Horder
• Too Quick to be Discrepant (p. 32)
• Tri-Umpteenth (p. 33)
• Tri-Oomph! (p. 35)
Nervous Breakdown (p. 40)
Metalmagie
• Duvivier Coin Box (p. 46)
• Flying Signature Coin (p. 53)
• Four-Coin Slap Change (p. 59)
Duvivier Omnibus Wallet (p. 61)
Quicker Than My Shadow (p. 67)
Aces In The Aisles
• Seven-Card Assembly (p. 72)
• Antic Aces (p. 76)
• Pref-Ace (p. 80)
• Creation of the Aces (p. 82)
• Twilight Zone (p. 85)
• Progressive Jazz (p. 90)
Le Dark Room (p. 94)
Pockets and Purposes
• Pas Possible (p. 99)
• Mulligan’s Moot (p. 101)
• Fantastic Journey Underground (p. 102)
• Color-Fusing, Criss-Crossing Double-Cross…. (p. 106)
• Furiously Fisting (p. 110)
• Deconstruction Derby (p. 113)
Chameleon (p. 117)
Psychic At The Card Table
• Past-Tense Prediction (p. 125)
• The Duvivier Deck (p. 128)
• Ghost Kings (p. 131)
• The Shpoo Prophecy (p. 134)
Cups, Balls, and a Cup… (p. 138)
Postboard Prescriptives
• Back-Firing Queens (p. 150)
• The Card that Wasn’t There (p. 155)
• Cross-Fire Collectors (p. 158)
• Marie-Christine (p. 161)
• Print a Bit… (p. 166)
• Setting a Trap… (p. 170)
• Pocketful of Miracles (p. 172)
• New-Wave All Backs (p. 175)
