The Dai Vernon Book of Magic is at the top of my recommended book list. It is so jam-packed with useful knowledge, you will find something new every time you read it. Dai Vernon was the most influential magician of the twentieth century. His vision helped to define and raise the artistry of close-up and platform magic to a degree unequalled by any other magician then or today. The Dai Vernon Book of Magic: $19.90. What is this? ⇒ PDF| by download. The Double Lift is one of the most useful sleights in card magic. In the March 2001 issue of Genii Magazine, cited it as one of only four books needed to improve your magic. “BE NATURAL AND USE YOUR HEAD.” At its core, it teaches the magician how to present magic naturally. Ganson used the simple vanish of a ball to show how Vernon analyzed his magic to produce “natural movements.” This detailed thinking came to be known as The Vernon Touch. Ganson writes: “So many performers make it obvious that they are going to perform a sleight; they telegraph the fact that the trickery is about to commence; they make a performance of the sleight itself; a display of skill which draws attention to the fact that a sleight is being performed. A sleight should be a secret thing, unheralded, unhurried and unseen.” Through practice and using one’s head, we finesse our magic. We smooth out those rough edges. We notice details. Vernon was a student of magic. He asked questions and never settled. He wanted magicians to think, analyze, practice. “If you don’t like to practice,” he would say, “find another hobby.”. The Wand Spin Vernon Holds Nothing Back The chapter on Dai Vernon’s D.L. Deserves special mention. Here we learn the real work on this often abused sleight. A playing card is a “light, flimsy thing,” He observed. “Not a manhole cover or plank of wood,” he would add. If you are looking for a natural way to execute this sleight, here it is. With Expansion Of Texture, Vernon combined ideas from, and to create a charming copper/silver coin routine that will elicit gasps from your audience. Uses this trick. That should tell you something. Ganson’s initial idea was a small booklet describing a couple of Vernon’s routines. But it grew fast. Over a year and a half later, the Book of Magic was born. “All of the fine magic it contains has been contributed by this great magician who,” Ganson writes, “has devoted a lifetime to this art.” The Dai Vernon Book of Magic was published in 1957 by Supreme. It was re-released in 1994 by L&L Publishing. Swiss’ three other magic books? Mastering the Art of Magic,. Card College,. Stars Of Magic,. For more info on Vernon and the D.L. See Jamy Ian Swiss’ essay in the July 2011 issue of. Chris Deleo is a professional magician from New York City. Follow on Instagram @chrisdeleomagic. His medium was magic and Vernon turned the clandestine world of conjuring on its ear with virtuoso sleight-of-hand and a dogged pursuit for perfection. Born in 1894 in Ottawa, the son of a Canadian civil servant, Vernon moved to Manhattan in 1915 and never looked back. Miracles flowed from his fingertips – effortlessly. The source of his secrets: the underbelly of gamblers and hustlers that roamed back-room dens of iniquity, jail cells and city streets of America.
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