Stanyon's Card Tricks

A clear, compact course in card conjuring from the London magic dealer and editor of Stanyon's Magic, from the first sleights to finished tricks.

What’s inside

1. Principles of sleight of hand — the pass, the force, the change, false shuffles, throwing a card
2. Sleight of hand tricks — cards passing up the sleeve, the card in the candle
3. Tricks without sleight of hand — a Diamond Jubilee trick, second sight, the diminishing cards
4. Tricks with special cards and apparatus — the long card, the fairy star, the rising cards, the cascade of cards
5. Conclusion — advice for beginners and the art of misdirection

Ellis Stanyon, 1900 · The Penn Publishing Company. Complete 156-page PDF. Free to download: check out at $0 and the file arrives by email and on your order page.

This classic is in the public domain. Scans come from library copies, so expect the odd stain or stamp of an old book.