SYNOPSIS:
Harry Lorayne’s Close-Up Card Magic is considered one of the foundational texts of modern card magic. First published in 1962, it teaches a carefully curated collection of practical, audience-tested routines that emphasize strong effects, natural handling, and commercial performance. Lorayne’s conversational teaching style makes even advanced sleights approachable while stressing timing, presentation, and the importance of entertaining an audience. Alongside his own creations, the book includes contributions and ideas from many of the leading card magicians of the era, making it both an instructional manual and an important historical resource in card magic literature.
BOOK DETAILS:
Author/creator: Harry Lorayne
Publisher: Louis Tannen
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 1962
Subjects: cards
Pages: 272
Skill Level: beginner now
Availability: Out of Print
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER III—NOVEL CARD MYSTERIES (p. 95)
• AUTOMATIC MIND-READING (p. 96)
• REVOLVING ACES (p. 98)
• FORCE PREDICTION (p. 100)
• TELL MY FORTUNE (p. 104)
• THREE FOR THE MONEY (p. 106)
• THREE AGAIN (p. 108)
• THREE TIMES AND OUT (p. 109)
• FOURTITUDE (p. 112)
• SAM-ULTANEOUS (p. 114)
• TWO-GETHER (p. 116)
• FLASH ACES (p. 119)
• SPREAD CONTROL (p. 121)
• PERSONALLY YOURS (p. 125)
• THROUGH THE TABLE (p. 128)
• CALCULATED RISK (p. 130)
• MATHEMATICAL AFFINITY (p. 134)
• MAGNETIC REVERSALS (p. 142)
CHAPTER IV—UNIQUE CARD TRICKS (p. 147)
• THE INSEPARABLE FOUR (p. 148)
• SENSITIVE TOUCH (p. 151)
• LORAYNE’S POKER DEAL (p. 153)
• THE MOVING PENCIL (p. 158)
• VERNON’S ACES (p. 162)
• FAN PREDICTION #1 (p. 165)
• FAN PREDICTION #2 (p. 168)
• SYMPATHETIC DECKS (p. 172)
• MATED! (p. 175)
• REVERSE LOCATION (p. 179)
• BLACKOUT! (p. 183)
• THE SPECTATOR ESTIMATES (p. 188)
• CARD SANDWICH (p. 190)
• LOST AND FOUND ACES (p. 195)
• LAZY MAN’S CARD TRICK (p. 199)
• CHALLENGE ACES (p. 201)
• PUSH-THROUGH CHANCE (p. 203)
• PUSH-THROUGH POKER (p. 207)
CHAPTER V—THE TURNOVER CHANGE (p. 213)
• THE TURNOVER CHANGE (p. 215)
• THE LITTLE CARD THAT WASN’T THERE (p. 221)
• PLUNGE-THRU’ (p. 224)
• MENTALAMAZEMENT (p. 225)
• CHANGO-CARDS (p. 228)
• PREDICTION EXTRAORDINAIRE (p. 229)
• 1-2-3-4 (p. 231)
• 4-3-2-1 (p. 236)
• RANDOM THOUGHTS (p. 240)
• ABSOLUTELY FREE FORCE (p. 240)
• QUICKIE PREDICTION (p. 241)
• CROSS-OVER CHANGE (p. 241)
• VARIATION CHANGE AND STUD POKER (p. 242)
• FOUR-IN-HAND (p. 245)
• AUTOMATIC MIND-READING #2 (p. 249)
• ON SPECTATOR’S HAND (p. 250)
• TORN CORNER TRANSPOSITION (p. 252)
• RED ACE—BLACK ACE (p. 253)
• FANTASIA (p. 255)
• JUST (BUSINESS) CARDS (p. 261)
• SPIRIT WRITES (p. 261)
• FLASH PRINTING (p. 262)
• MULTIPLE CHANGE (p. 263)
• AMBITIOUS ACES (p. 264)
• THE TRAVELING JEWELS (p. 265)
• LORAYNE’S CHALLENGE (p. 269)
• LAST WORD (p. 271)
