Modern Coin Magic: 116 Coin Sleights and 236 Coin Tricks

by J.B. Bobo

When party guests request a few tricks, be prepared. Ask for a coin, and perform some of the tricks in this book. Because you will not have been aided by special stage apparatus, the results will be all the more astonishing. As tricks with coins are so readily improvised, they are among the most impressive forms of legerdemain.
This book is the most complete treatise ever written on sleight-of-hand coin conjuring. Celebrated magician J. B. Bobo has gathered here the best and most useful of all coin tricks — not only his own, but those of some four dozen notable prestidigitators, including such greats as Robert-Houdin, Professer Hoffman, and — the greatest of all coin conjurers — T. Nelson Downs.
All the tested, traditional methods of coin magic are here. Bobo has added to these the best of the modern innovations, while eliminating all of the out-of-date and impractical sleights of his sources. You will learn all about palms, holds, flips, switches, change-over, steals, cuffing, sleeving, and other sleight-of-hand techniques; coin tricks requiring special devices are also included. The author guides how systematically from basic techniques, concealments, and vanishes, through integrated tricks, to complete routine acts (18 in all). His clear explanations are splendidly complemented by 510 of Nelson C. Hahne's crisp illustrations.
Sleight-of-hand magic has consistently earned the respect of professional magicians. If you are yet an amateur, this easy-to-follow manual — together with regular practice — is the surest route to professional-level competence. For professionals, this volume is a convenient encyclopedic reference that gathers in one place all the best coin magic from antiquity to modern times.

Genres: Magic, Nonfiction, Reference

384 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1982

Reviews

[Luk Worknik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this book many years ago. Good book and easy to read. All in all, well worth buying

[Rob]

The bible of coin magic.

[Xavier Shay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read half of this, and finished off the rest on DVD. The DVD is better because you can visualize what is happening. Overall a comprehensive introduction, and I've already befuddled some friends.

[Nick Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

modern standard for learning slight of hand and coin magic as well as some guerrilla magic tactics.

[Ken Wyne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must have for anyone waning to learn the basics of coin magic. Was my first coin magic book.

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those books that should be on the shelf of any magician, regardless of if they do coin magic normally or not. It is THE reference book to coin magic.

[Finley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for beginning to advanced coin magicians, and includes all the fundamental slights, passes, and vanishes you need in order to put together a routine. It also includes routines of it's own, along with the structure of a script for each one. I really enjoyed this book, although I struggle to put in the time needed on some of the slights for one small trick, especially when it seems like I will never get it or never need to use it.

[Steve Vassey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good material for those interested in coin magic, but a tough slog reading. The book would benefit immensely from an update to modern language usage and additional illustrations. Each trick required a half-dozen read-throughs to figure out the instructions. A few remained indecipherable. I ended up purchasing the DVD set to help with the material.

With the videos and online instruction currently available, I fear this book is destined for the out of print category.

[Arlo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic. All the important basics in sleight of hand are here. An absolute requirement if you're going to graduate to Kaufmann.

[Ryan Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book extremely in detail, but great book none the less.

[Ramon Boza · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic about coin manipulation.

Contains all the base manipulation tricks for coins, yet useful and extendedly used.

[Ivan Irizarry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decidí leer este libro mientras leía el libro American Gods y aprendí varios truquitos.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

It all starts here. Recommended by Teller.

[Hadi Safaat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku ini lebih kayak ensiklopedia sulap koin. Bisa dijadikan koleksi untuk referensi belajar sulap koin.

[MagicDave]

The #1 book on learning coin magic. In fact, it is the book I would recommend above all others to give a beginning magician the tools he needs to become proficient in coin magic.

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