Publisher's description:
No. 1:
"I read a lot of card books and I'm pretty critical on most. The main reason I plow through the depressing majority of them is the pleasure of an occasional find like this one. I've read many a heavy, slickly produced, high-priced and highly hyped, full-color dust jacketed tome that didn't have a fraction of the solid card magic that Jack Carpenter provides in these pages... However good you think it's going to be, you 'll soon find it's even better." - Darwin Ortiz
The new routines, sleights and stratagems found in this groundbreaking work will open eyes to what is really possible with a deck of cards. The methods employed in the card magic as well as in the gambling routines are about as diabolical as you can get-while at the same time, remaining very practical since every routine can be performed while surrounded! You will add many of these reputations making, blockbuster feature routines to your repertoire once you've experienced the impact of "A Devious Dance", "A Potent Presage" and "The D.C. Hustle," to name just a few!
No. 2:
xpert's Portfolio was the collection that solidified Jack Carpenter's reputation as an underground legend and a creative force. Don't let the sparse production values (wire bound, soft cover) throw you. The contents of this rare and acclaimed collection focus on gambling material and card magic, as well as the numerous original sleights that are also taught.
Darwin Ortiz praises the volume in his foreword, and this collection is considered to be essential reading for serious card workers, and many believe it to be Carpenter's best work. Here's a sampling of what you'll find:
"One-Handed Triumph" is a superb construction, and as the title makes clear, it's a version of the classic plot but with the added intrigue of using just one hand.
"The Legend of Silas Greene" is a gambling effect told with rhyming patter.
"Scarne's Dream" is a beautiful production of four Aces at the same time, from a fan.
"The One-Shot Shift" is, arguably, the best multiple shift-to-palm sequence ever devised.
In all there are more than a dozen routines and moves, and each one is described with care and precision.
Condition: New
Binding: Spiral bound
Year: 2017 and 2024
Publisher: Murphy's
Pages: 193 (in total)
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 22 X 28cm