Best of Spell Binder (Collection One) by Stephen Tucker

Details: Eighty-five tricks and routines from the pages of Spell-Binder Magazine. Everything from card and coin magic to the bizarre and the weird.

Effects explained are:

• Sandwich Box by Stephen Tucker — Signed selected card appears between 2 previously selected cards within closed card case.
• Mark by Stephen Tucker — Alternate version of previous effect.
• Demonology by Bob Ostin — Spectator signs card. Flames cause occult symbol to change to slip of paper with name of signed card. Signed card then revealed to have singed corner & occult symbol on back.
• Esti-Mate-Ion by Joe Dignam — Spectator looks through deck & selects card. Magician reveals it. It’s really that simple.
• Banned by Stephen Tucker — Top card of deck pulled upward by spectator visibly penetrates rubber band around deck.
• Christmas Cord by David Britland — Comedy cut & restored rope
• Ladies In Waiting by Peter Duffie — 2 selected cards appear sandwiched between 3 face-up queens
• Pockette by Peter Duffie — Card selected. Ace of Spades buried in deck, found on top. Ace whispers location (pocket) of chosen card.
• Caught In Time by Roy Walton — Spectator chooses time of day which is revealed in the cards.
• Polo 2 by John Fealey — Roll of Lifesavers broken open to reveal bill. Corner torn from bill changes to coin large enough to pay for roll.
• Kontract Killer Kards by Stephen Tucker — Spectator chooses card, found using four kings.
• American Express by Stephen Tucker & David Britland — Coin travels from underneath one card to another & cards change places.
• Printing History by Phil Goldstein — 4 blank cards to 4 kings.
• Xmas Time by Stephen Tucker — 2 spectators look at magician’s watch. Each sees it set to different time even though no time to reset it between glimpses.
• Tinted Glass by Phil Goldstein — Packet trick in which spectator’s chosen card reverses & changes color.
• Variations Variant by Roger Curzon — Selected card vanishes from among 4 Aces while spectator holds them.
• Pentell by Mark Lee — Cap of pen shrinks.
• The Magic Coin by William Goldman — Spectator buys magic coin, keeping corner of bill as receipt. Instructions for magic coin opened, bill found inside.
• The Twenty-Four Card Trick by William McKay — Spectator’s card found twenty-fourth from top.
• Red/Black by David Britland — Red & black Aces switch places.
• Showcase by Peter Duffie — Card case melts from around deck.
• Gandwich by Tim Gan — Sandwich Card routine.
• A Fourth For Dinner by David Britland — Cannibal Cards routine.
• Born Free by Jerry Sadowitz — 2 cards named by spectator appear variously at the top, bottom, etc. of deck.
• Lord Of The Ring by Stephen Tucker — Stand-up coin routine with audience participation.
• Mexican Travelers by Steven Hamilton — 4 Aces travel one at a time from hands to table.
• Diamond Tip by Jerry Sadowitz — Packet trick with Ace through 10 of diamonds, with suit change climax.
• Zap by Stephen Tucker — Flash appearance of coin in jaws of clothespin.
• Bodkin by Phil Goldstein — Transposition between 2 unequal packets of cards.
• Arc De Triumph by Peter Duffie — 2 selected cards found face down in face up deck.
• Two For The Price Of One by Stephen Tucker — 2 selected cards named, with Torn & Restored card effect to boot.
• The Musical Deck by Alex East — Music box movement plays selected tune.
• Tuesday by Stephen Tucker — Alternate ending for a Four Ace trick.
• News Flash by David Britland — Impromptu mental effect with borrowed newspaper.
• Inter Flight by Phil Goldstein — Selected cards vanish from midst of 4 Queens to appear face up in center of deck.
• Aces A Go-Go by Shiv Duggal — 4 Aces held between spectator’s palms change to selected card.
• See Shell by David Britland — Coin with signed label appears embedded in selected card.
• The Back Is Gone by David Robertson — All cards except spectator’s vanish from 5 card packet. Card revealed to have different back.
• Rosenthal Reverse by Harvey Rosenthal — Selected card revealed face up in center of deck.
• Ambition Accomplished by John McClements — 2 Aces produced & used in Ambitious Card routine, during which they find selected card.
• Ssap Kcom Ro Ffulb by Gordon Bruce — Variation of Bluff Pass.
• Weird by Stephen Tucker — Comedy mentalism routine with rubber fingers.
• Early Riser by Gordon Bruce — Standup rising card routine that finishes clean.
• We Three Kings by Stephen Tucker — 3 Kings appear in card case.
• Unbeatable by David Britland & Stephen Tucker — Spectator selects own card from ribbon spread deck. Rest of deck shown to be Jokers.
• Thumbsucker by Martin Breese — Comedy routine for magicians only.
• Whispered by Stephen Tucker — 3 Queens whisper selected card to magician.
• U:P by Ian Land — Elevator Cards routine
• CSB Through Table by Roger Curzon — 3 different coins pass through table.
• Cal Pass by Monmoine Pascal — Utility move to change one card for another.
• That’ll Do Nicely by David Austin — Selected card found with help of credit card.
• Beer Mat by Stephen Tucker — Selected card appears under glass of beer.
• By Gum by Gary Osborne — Coin vanish using sound for misdirection.
• Whisper Readers by Phil Goldstein — 4 Jacks help locate chosen cards, which are shown to be marked on backs.
• Under Wraps by Stephen Tucker — Selected card appears wrapped in banknote held by spectator.
• Jasper by Stephen Tucker — Nice routine using Finger Chopper.
• Flip Side by Gordon Bruce — Interesting method for producing coin from 2 cards.
• Top Deck by Stephen Tucker — 2 Ambitious Card moves.
• Snowfall by Stephen Tucker — Another Ambitious Card move.
• It’s A Swindle by Bill Worsley — Name chosen at random is found on back of selected card.
• Ace Rink by Stephen Tucker — 4 Ace sucker effect.
• Slydinknot by John Brown — Knot appears at one end of piece of rope, slides to other, & vanishes.
• Christmas Cord Knot Again by Stephen Tucker — Alternate method for previous effect.
• Fagin by Brian Flannigan — Card prediction on cigarette packet.
• Muzarre Vanish by Reinhard Muller — Variation of Paul Harris’ Bizarre Vanish.
• Stalking by Gary Osborne — Coins Through Table routine with surprise ending.
• One Too Many by Ted Lesley — Coin and then sip of drink travel from one hand to other.
• Xmas Sale by Daniel Kalinofski — Utility move for loading coin into purse.
• Tidier by Ron Dowse — Utility device for vanishing small objects.
• Red Rust September by Ian Land — A Triumph routine in which the backs of two selections change color at climax.
• Drop Out by Stephen Tucker — Comedy rising card routine for magicians.
• Stash Cash by Basil Horwitz — Copper Silver transposition.
• Battlefield by Brian Flannigan — Packet trick in which spectator selects only odd card in packet.
• Once And Future Kings by David Britland & Stephen Tucker — Another Cannibal Card routine.
• Britlandeck by David Britland — Trick deck routine in which prediction written on back of card proves to be correct.
• Without A Paddle by Ian Land — 4 Ace Routine in which selected Ace turns face down.
• Experience by Stephen Tucker — Card prediction routine with odd-backed card.
• Flushtronic by Paul Brignall — 5 cards shown to be identical. They turn into royal flush.
• A Thousand Ways by Ian Land — 3 cards selected & shuffled back into deck. 2 selections appear face up with 3rd selection face down between them.
• Reflection by Basil Horwitz — ESP card prediction with 2 identical packets.
• Twice As Clear by Stephen Tucker — Chosen card revealed Nth from top of deck where N is a number chosen by spectator.
• Still Counting by David Britland — Advertising card helps find selected card.
• Amalgam by Stephen Tucker — Mental routine with very clever working.
• Adder by Stephen Tucker — Another mental routine.
• Pursperation by Stephen Tucker — Coin routine involving borrowed pair of reading glasses.

• Publisher: Martin Breese
• Pages: 150
• Location: London, England
• Edited by: David Britland and Martin Breese
• Dimensions: 6″x9″
• Date: 1987
• Binding: softbound

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