The Expert At The Card Table - Hard Cover Book Show Originally titled Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table & published in 1902 by S.W.Erdnase, The Expert at the Card Table is considered the bible of card technique, one of the most extensive books on the art of sleight of hand. It is considered to be one of the greatest book on card technique ever written and its contents are just as relative today as they were a century ago. The text has been completely retyped, original artwork enhanced for a much cleaner look with typo corrections from the original text without editing any of Erdnase's words or style to retain the book's original charm. If you ever wanted a quality hard-bound version of Erdnase's masterpiece, look no further.
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Awesome little book on card magic and slights. Amazingly, this book has been in continuous publication since 1902 and has a small but diehard following in the card magic community. Although most consider a lot of the moves
contrived and archaic the magicians who form the core following are immensely loyal to the book and spend many hours studying it with great care and attention. I am probably somewhere in the middle. The book is very nice but there are goofs and limitations that keep me from be Awesome little book on card magic and slights. Amazingly, this book has been in continuous publication since 1902 and has a small but diehard following in the card magic
community. Although most consider a lot of the moves contrived and archaic the magicians who form the core following are immensely loyal to the book and spend many hours studying it with great care and attention. I am probably somewhere in the middle. The book is very nice but there are goofs and limitations that keep me from being one of the utterly devout. The mysterious author's identity was never really discovered. The credited author, S.W. Erdnase, is believed by many to be East
coast gambler James Andrews (just lop off the 'Jam' and spell his name backwards). Andrews, who admits in the beginning of the book that he wrote it purely for financial gain, adopted the Erdnase pseudonym to avoid being associated with a book that no doubt pissed off many professional gamblers of the day as it spelled out so many of their coveted secret moves. In any case, Erdnase starts the slim volume with a treatise on gambling cons to be performed at the gambler's table (the
Artifice section), moves on to some fantastic magician slights (the Legerdemain section), then wraps the volume up with a short card routine that uses some of the techniques just described. This Bible Edition of the book is really cool. It's called this because of its similarity with many pocket-sized Christian Bibles. The pages are gold edged, it has a ribbon bookmark, and the thin paper rings similar as well. The version is a compact little number that can easily be
stored in a shirt pocket if you're so inclined. It's a little larger than a deck of cards and only about a half inch thick. Not that it really matters but, despite the photo and description, the book is black (not blue) and the cover is not leather but some synthetic -- and hardcover-like -- facsimile. Word of warning though: the print is pretty minuscule so if you have a hard time reading the print on a bottle of Tylenol you might consider another edition of the book.
Read this, and you'll never think of card games the same way again. This book is amazing, whether you want to cheat at Poker or perform the most astonishing card magic. Now, don't cheat
at Poker. Instead, study this book and learn to cheat at cards, because it will help you become a better magician. The first two thirds of the book is all about how to shuffle, cut, and deal cards to your advantage in any card game. The last third covers the use of these slights, and more, when performing card magic This book is amazing, whether you want to cheat at
Poker or perform the most astonishing card magic. Now, don't cheat at Poker. Instead, study this book and learn to cheat at cards, because it will help you become a better magician. The first two thirds of the book is all about how to shuffle, cut, and deal cards to your advantage in any card game. The last third covers the use of these slights, and more, when performing card magic, and explains a number of excellent tricks. It's tough to learn the moves from the book alone. While Erdnase explains them in detail, they're the sort of moves that are much easier to learn if you can see someone performing them. Because of this, I recommend getting one of the various DVD instructional sets for "The Expert at the Card Table." I still need to watch my DVD set, but I wanted to read the book first. It's easy to get through if you don't worry too much about visualizing the moves exactly. Get a general idea of what he's describing, and what each move does, and remind yourself that you'll be able to see them in action when you watch video instruction. Just having that basic understanding of what was possible, of what the various slights could produce, keep me interested. I mean, I know how Three Card Monte works now, and why it's so tough to beat! If you want to learn card magic, at some point, you will need to study Erdnase. ...more
The classic on advantage card playing for 110 years. Though there have been heated discussions about the "true" identity of Erdnase (see Ernase Unmasked for the latest inputs. I think David Ben has it right.) But the book is itself a marvelous look into the world of the traveling gambler. The Erdnase discussion of gambling strategies, even if you never pick up a deck of cards, is worth the price of the book. The annotated versions by Vernon and Ortiz are worth studying, but not before you have d The classic on advantage card playing for 110 years. Though there have been heated discussions about the "true" identity of Erdnase (see Ernase Unmasked for the latest inputs. I think David Ben has it right.) But the book is itself a marvelous look into the world of the traveling gambler. The Erdnase discussion of gambling strategies, even if you never pick up a deck of cards, is worth the price of the book. The annotated versions by Vernon and Ortiz are worth studying, but not before you have done Ernase himself. ...more
If you want to be a card shark or a magician, this is mandatory reading. There’s a reason it’s been around for so long and that the author had to write under a nom de plume, because what the author was teaching was illegal! It’s heavy to get through, but well worth it. So much so that I bought the updated version with larger illustrations that have also been updated in their clarity, but it’s the same text and u illustrations, it just makes it a bit easier to see everything since printing has im If you want to be a card shark or a magician, this is mandatory reading. There’s a reason it’s been around for so long and that the author had to write under a nom de plume, because what the author was teaching was illegal! It’s heavy to get through, but well worth it. So much so that I bought the updated version with larger illustrations that have also been updated in their clarity, but it’s the same text and u illustrations, it just makes it a bit easier to see everything since printing has improved since the turn of the century (the turn of the 20th to the 21st century, just to be clear.) Well worth your money to get the other updated hardback copy if you’re a serious collector and aspiring magician...you’ll still need to watch YouTube tutorials to really get the moves down, but let’s be honest, we all need more books and less of a dependence upon YouTube. ...more
Every magician needs to have this book. However, if you’re just starting in magic be careful! It was written in 1902 so the language is very old fashioned and technical. This was the first magic book I ever got, and reading it only a few weeks into my magic obsession caused a full blown mental breakdown on my bed as a kid! 😂 So yeah, don’t worry about the language, push through, and you won’t regret it.
May 19, 2019 Wise Fool rated it really liked it There's a lot of detailed text in this book but a
picture is worth a 1000 words.
Expert at the Card Table This is a must have book in every musician's book collection and it must be read many times over. It is worth the time. This is a must have book in every musician's book collection and it must be read many times over. It is worth the time.
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My favorite My favorite book on cards. Also known as the card players bible. I've studied this book long time and it's done me a lot of
good. My favorite book on cards. Also known as the card players bible. I've studied this book long time and it's done me a lot of good.
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Oct 14, 2020 Matthijs rated it it was amazing Do you like slight of hand then this is the way to start hard to understand the lingo at first but once you get the hang of it it’s awesome.
Jan 25, 2008 Micah Adams rated it it was amazing This book is the ultimate if you want to develop a sound card foundation. Its not an easy read, but the information is invaluable. This book has never been out of print, so it has to be able to convey something important.
Moved this book to the "read" category because it is more of a reference book than a book to read from front to back. Many of the skills described take a lot of practice, and the instructions on how to acquire these skills are inadequate. However, the book contains many interesting observations about poker and poker players. Moved this book to the "read" category because it is more of a reference book than a book to read from front to back. Many of the skills described take a lot of practice, and the instructions on how to acquire these skills are inadequate. However, the book contains many interesting observations about poker and poker players. ...more
Dec 12, 2008 Chris rated it it was amazing I have been fascinated by and watching a lot of magic lately (mainly Penn & Teller) I decided to try to understand a bit better how card tricks are done. This is a brief book (~130 pages), but is an excellent book for learning how to manipulate cards.
A must read for magicians and card sharks alike. Everything is the same as the original just with larger and clearer illustrations of the classic S.W. Erdnase Classic we all know and love. So a must have for all fans of the original.
Aug 28, 2014 Jared rated it it was amazing Such a great book! Not easy to follow all the time... but that's the fun of it, right? **Magicians only Such a great book! Not easy to follow all the time... but that's the fun of it, right? **Magicians only ...more
Absolutely outstanding work. Anyone who is interested in doing card magic has to be familiar with this book.
Jun 18, 2011 Rob rated it really liked it The mystique surrounding this book is phenomenal, and it contains so much that you learn more with every reading.
Apr 22, 2012 Anthony rated it really liked it Explains some card tricks that could be easily executed and will easily impress. Also reveals a lot about how magic and the psychology of magic work.
Bought this from catalog house Douglas Magicland around 1968.
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When was expert at the card table written?The Expert at the Card Table, is an extensive book on the art of sleight of hand published in 1902 by S. W. Erdnase, a pseudonymous author whose identity has remained a mystery for over a century.
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