Wonderful Routines of Magic

by Ellison Poland

Wonderful Routines of Magic is an overlooked gem in magic publications. The late Ellison Poland published the first edition in 1969.  A number of contributors, including the author, offer a wide variety of magic effects for stage and close-up. There are seven effects offered by North Carolina's own Bill Spooner including the Deceptive Roll Cut. Milliken's Transposition is worth the price of the book. It is a double transportation with two halves and two quarters.  Ellison Poland was a technical writer for Westinghouse and knew the art of writing magic instructions. He was also a great illustrator. The 251-page book is well illustrated with numerous line drawings. There is also a section on Decorating and Finishing Magical Apparatus. The table of contents has 55 entries. Wonderful Routines Of Magic concludes with an annotated bibliography. The book has an attractive dust jacket. The hard binding is black with gold lettering. You will not be disappointed with the quality of the content or of the bookbinding. A great buy!
 

Contents:

Preface
13 Our Philosophy of Magic
15 How to Use this Book

19 A Ball and Silk Routine
33 Spooner's Switch
39 Spooner's Color 
45 Spooner's Ambitious Card Move
51 Spooner's Specialty Force
55 Spooner's Swift Switch
57 A False Shuffle for Giant Cards
59 Modern Variation of the Charlier False Shuffle
63 My Overhand False Shuffle
67 Variation of the Benson One Hand Shuffle
69 Simplicity Four Ace Trick
71 Nu-Hold Hindu Shuffle
73 Wallace Lee's Contribution
75 More About Seconds
81 Double Lift from the Center
83 Card Fans
99 A Card Fanning Routine
111 Productions of Single Cards
117 No-Turn-Over Okito Steal No. 1
121 No-Turn-Over Okito Steal No. 2
123 Okito Box Innovations
127 Okito Box Turn-Over Moves
131 Bill's Bit of Business With the Down's Palm
133 The Wrist Breaker
137 The Barefoot Shuffle-Pass-Count (BSPC)
139 Mishel Thumb Palm
141 A Coin Flourish
143 Milliken's Transposition
147 Black's Invisible Flight of Silver
153 Through the Needle's Eye
157 Black's Aerial Treasury
161 Kearns' Recoil
163 Black's Bowl Routine
169 Black's Magnetic Cup Routine
177 Black's Salt Trick
183 A New Dress for Chink-A-Chink
187 Cup and Ball Moves
193 Allen's Missing Link
195 Bill In the Barrels
201 Secrets of Senor Carlos M. Mora, H
205 Eenie, Meenie, Miney, --No Moe
207 Dime Store Magic
213 Pseudo ESPology
217 The Hang-Wan Rising Cards
221 Cash's Ball Dropper
223 Gold Fish Bowl Production
229 The Jewels Of Jhaumaphur
239 Decorating and Finishing Magic Apparatus
243 A Note to End On
245 Annotated Bibliography

Details: Wonderful Routines of Magic  by Ellison Poland
©1969 by Ellison Poland

251 pages, hardbound with dust jacket, size 6 by 9 inches

SKILL LEVEL-Experienced/Medium