SYNOPSIS:
Drawing Room Deceptions is widely regarded as one of the modern masterpieces of card magic literature. Written, illustrated, and designed entirely by Guy Hollingworth, the book combines elegant Victorian styling with exceptionally original card magic, sophisticated sleight of hand, and thoughtful theory. The material features Hollingworth’s celebrated creations—including the legendary Reformation torn-and-restored card—alongside gambling demonstrations, Ace routines, Oil and Water, Triumph, Card at Any Number, card-to-pocket effects, and numerous advanced techniques. Beyond teaching methods, the book explores how artistic presentation, technical precision, and deceptive construction combine to create miracles that appear truly impossible. It has earned a permanent place among the classic texts of advanced card magic.
BOOK DETAILS:
Author/creator: Guy Hollingworth
Publisher: Mike Cavney’s Magic Words
Edition: 9th
Publication Year: 2018
Subjects: Cards
Pages: 311
Skill Level: Advanced
Availability: Out of Print
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• PUBLISHER’S NOTE (p. 7)
• PROLOGUE (p. 11)
ONE (p. 18)
• Waving the Aces (p. 21)
• A second version thereof (p. 31)
• Oil and Water (p. 39)
• Cherchez la Femme (p. 43)
• The Hofsinzer Problem (p. 44)
• Other Thoughts (p. 45)
TWO (p. 47)
• The Penetration of Cards through a Jacket (p. 48)
• Travellers (p. 62)
• An Ambidextrous Interchange (p. 65)
• A “One Card” Routine (p. 78)
• Other thoughts (p. 83)
THREE (p. 87)
• The control of chosen cards (p. 89)
• An Ace Assembly (p. 96)
• The Homing Card (p. 106)
• Cannibal Cards (p. 114)
• Other thoughts (p. 118)
*** INTERVAL *** (p. 121)
• The shift (p. 122)
• Methods of controlling palming (p. 133)
• Switching cards (p. 150)
• False dealing (p. 159)
• False shuffling (p. 169)
FOUR (p. 179)
• A Gambling Routine (p. 181)
• A More Light-Hearted Routine (p. 192)
• “Call to the Colours” (p. 202)
FIVE (p. 217)
• A Destroyed and Reproduced Card (p. 219)
• A Card at Any Number (p. 230)
• A Card Stab (p. 237)
SIX (p. 243)
• Three Cards under a Box (p. 243)
• A Triumph Routine (p. 251)
• The Cassandra Quandary (p. 264)
• EPILOGUE (p. 275)
