Ortiz, Darwin

The annotated Erdnase

Pasadena: Mike Caveney's Magic Words, 1991 [i.e. 2006]. Fifth printing, 4to, pp. 270; text in double column, illustrated throughout; fine copy in the dust jacket. The Expert at the Card Table, a classic text on card manipulation, magic card tricks, cheating at cards, and sleight of hand, was first published by S. W. Erdnase in 1902 (a pseudonym for the author whose identity has remains unknown), is here annotated and augmented by Ortiz. The copious notes he kept while meticulously dissecting each move and every sentence of The Expert form the basis for The Annotated Erdnase. Includes two contributions by Martin Gardner. Item #61173

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