A compilation of effects by magic notable H. Adrian Smith including Modern Card Miracle, Magic Square, Twentieth Century Billiard Ball Trick, and an Effective Handkerchief stretch. 16 effects in all plus a introduction from Percy Abbott.
Introduction
Twentieth Century Billiard Ball Trick
New Card to the Pocket
A Modern Card Miracle
A Different Conclusion
Sympathetic Aces
Matching the Aces
A Sucker Mental Effect
A New Click Pass
The Coins Up the Sleeve
Passing Four Coins to a Glass
A Further Variation of the Passing of the Four Coins
An Effective Handkerchief Stretch
Untying a Knot While a Spectator Holds the Ends
The Magic Square
The Percival Shoe Lace Trick
Improvising an Easel
1st edition 1953, 48 pages; digital edition 27 pages. word count: 10242 which is equivalent to 40 standard pages of text
