Williamson's Wonders-Kaufman-1st Ed-Magic Book-Balls Coins Cards Close-Up Trick

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Williamson's Wonders-
The Magic of David Williamson-
Richard Kaufman
Title:
Williamson's Wonder’s
Author:
Richard Kaufman
Publisher
: Kaufman, Richard
Publication Date: 1989
Hardcover
Book Size: 8 ¾ X 11 ¼
Pages: 96
Edition: 1st Edition-1st Printing
Book Condition:
Very Good-Foxing on top edges & inside covers & a few adjacent pages
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-Shelf wear & Edge wear & Folding
Twenty-three routines cards, coins, cups and balls devised by David Williamson, fully explained and with line drawings. Williamson's Wonders is the only book ever published on the magic of award-winning magician David Williamson (written by Richard Kaufman) and includes many tricks that have since been featured on national television by David Blaine. This book has many wonderful effects using coins, cards, cups and balls, silks, and a table knife.
The staggering amount of strong material in this thin but dense volume makes it a perennial favorite. Why? Because Williamson has a rare gift for plot innovations. Take the Card to Pocket plot. His “Fifty-one Cards to Pocket” is a modern twist, in which you cause every card EXCEPT a selected one to jump into your pocket. It’s simple yet ingenious. His Cups and Balls (using only two cups) is hilarious and deceptive. David’s “Three Card Trick” is also a modern classic and a fine effect where magic happens DESPITE your best efforts.
David Williamson is a wonderful performer and an extremely funny man. His wild style makes his performances a laugh a minute. He is best known for his work with Rocky the Raccoon and his extraordinary move, the striking vanish. The famous Striking Vanish is written up here and is in and of itself worth the price of the book. If you are unfamiliar with Williamson’s striking vanish you are in for an amazingly deceptive and useful move.
Another noteworthy effect is Rebate where any regular pen is borrowed and shaken. Coins can be heard rattling in the pen’s cap, upon which the magician removes the cap and two dimes and a nickel fall out. You then put the coins back into the pen and shake it where they can be heard again in the cap. The pen is then handed out for inspection.
There are no bad effects in this book, it is packed full of amazing effects, routines, and moves that are part of why David Williamson is so well respected in the magic community. If you are serious about magic and like utility moves, and very commercial routines this book is for you.
Contents:
7 Foreword by Max Maven
9 Coins
9 Wonderful Coin Vanish: Vanish and repro, hands seen empty. Retention Clip Vanish
12 Cross-Eyed Coins Across: An uncomplicated 3 coins across, uses a table
14 Rebate: Rattling heard in pen, cent rebate falls out (2 dimes & nickel). Coins are placed back in pen.
17 The Striking Vanish: Excellent utility move, especially for Cups & Balls. Improved explanation from original detailed in Encore II. Includes Open Hand Vanish, Closed Hand Vanish, Visible Change, Coin From Pen Cap, and Coin in Bottle.
21 Copper, Silver and Purse: Copper & Silver dumped from purse, copper replaced. Silver struck with coin purse, to change into the copper. Silver is found inside coin purse. Uses
Sriking
Vanish and
LePaul
French Drop.
23 Wishing Well: A coin changes size and color as the magician wishes when dipped into fist. Retention Clip vanish and Roth's Edge Grip handlings. Includes Jumbo Coin variation
27 Money Talks: Coins are heard but not seen, and appear one by one
32 When You're Behind, You're Ahead: Three coins produces, vanished, and produced again. Very clean
35 The Change Bag: A unique routine with a coin purse and coins. The coins
tranfer
to the coin purse, the purse changes size, and a jumbo coin makes an appearance. A full routine.
42 Coins and Cards
42 Floating Assembly: Clean chink-a-chink, cards appear to never touch the coins
45 Cello-Feign: Dime vanished from hand to appear inside cellophane wrapper in deck of cards
48 Don't Cut Me Out: A coin and card routine
54 Cards
54 He Who Spelt It, Dealt It: Cute spelling card trick with
humerous
ending. Hofzinser Spread Cull.
58 Interlaced Swindle: Four Kings are shown. An Ace, Two, and Three are mixed in between, and the 7 cards are shown. Suddenly the Ace, Two, and Three vanish from the packet
62 Stabbed From the Back: A card is tossed into the deck and locates the selection
64 Double Time Travelers: 4 Aces travel from deck to 4 different pockets
67 The Famous 3 Card Trick: Magician want to show three card trick, but keeps finding more...
69 The Hypnotist: Two spectators pick only blue card among reds, then all cards get blue backs
70 Torn and Restored Transposition: Awesome torn & restored card routine
77 51 Cards to Pocket: 51 cards "selected" by spectator travel to pocket. Signature on 52nd is actually peeled off the card in this comedic routine
80 The Rest
80 Whirlybird Silk Vanish: Silk cleanly vanished from hand with a wave of the wand (regular wand, TT)
83 Beelzebub's Blade: Knife through napkin, knife vanishes, and napkin is restored
86 The Gold Cups: Dave's famous 2 Cup and Ball routine. Great squeaker ploy included.
Please examine the photos of this book. I have included photos of the index, when needed. I have also included photos of especially colorful, interesting or autographed pages. I will be happy to answer any specific question, just send me an Email!
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