The Royal Road to Card Magic
By Jean Hugard & Frederick Braue
Book

By Jean Hugard & Frederick Braue 

Illustrated. Over 300 page Hardcover. 

The reader is introduced to the mysteries of card magic progressively. Each chapter describes clearly a different sleight of hand followed with a selection of tricks based on the principle taught in the chapter... It contains 76 complete card tricks, each of wich has been carefully chosen, and showing how the dabbler performs a colourless trick, and how those who travel along the royal road to card magic are competent to present a brilliant tour de force. It is an excellent introduction to card magic which every neophyte should read; the chapter which deals with the interesting and most important subject of routining deserves careful study by every performer who is anxious to improve the entertainment value of his act.

The reader who knows nothing about conjuring can take up this book and become an accomplished "card man"