Jennings ’67 by Richard Kaufman-Expert Card Magic-Close-Up Illusion-OOP

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Jennings
’67 by
Richard Kaufman-Expert Card Magic
Title:
Jennings
‘67
Author: Richard Kaufman
Publisher
: Kaufman & Company
Publication Date: 1997
Hardcover
Book Size: 8 ¾ X 11 ¼
Pages: 254 pages
Edition: Sealed!
Book Condition:
Very Good-Foxing on top edges & inside covers & a few adjacent pages
Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent-Minor shelf wear & edge wear
Six years in production, this new book contains vintage magic with cards created by the late Larry Jennings during a golden age in southern
California
. Under the tutelage of Dai Vernon,
Jennings
developed many unique routines, which were kept from publication for decades. Seventy of these miracles (including some by
Vernon
) have been collected in a great book of card magic for everyone from beginner to expert.
Known for the clarity of his writing, Richard Kaufman traveled to
Los Angeles
numerous times to ensure that every aspect of the text and illustrations (from photographs of Larry Jennings' hands) are accurate in every respect. Never before has
Jennings
' technique been rendered so clearly in print. Earle Oakes magnificent artwork truly makes you feel as if Larry Jennings is in your home, personally demonstrating each trick just for you.
This book has a somewhat historic value, since it not only goes over the workings of sleights and effects, but also covers the history and various handlings. Richard Kaufman also has a small essay on what has become generally known as the Convincing Control, discussing the move's history and independent creators.
Jennings
' handling of the move is explained it great detail, as well.
One chapter is called Evolution of a Classic Routine: "Invisible Palm Aces". The chapter discusses several versions of
Jennings
' classic Open Travelers plot, and you get to see how it evolved over time. Similar chapters are dedicated to The Princess Card Trick, The Ace Assembly and Twisting the Aces.
Jennings
was always looking for a clear and streamlined effect, and you will see how he strives for that goal throughout this book.
Not only was Larry Jennings a great thinker; he was also an extraordinary technician. The chapter "Some Tools" has some really wonderful sleights. The Circle Shift and The Bevel Top Palm are among my highlights from this chapter. There is also some more or less self-working magic in the book, and you will most certainly find several things of use!
This book is the first of a planned trilogy about Larry Jennings' work; this mostly covers the 1960s-early 70's. Beautifully produced and written, typical of Kaufman's work, and this is clearly a labor of love on his part. Larry Jennings spent many hours during the final years of his life working intently on these books, books he knew would be his final legacy to the world of magic he loved so much.
Contents
11 Forward (Harvey Rosenthal)
12 Introduction
Easy Does It, Mr. Jennings
16 Another Four-Card Trick
18 Impossible Divination No. 1
20 Impossible Divination No. 2
22 Monarchs' Quartette: Version One
22
Jennings
' Overhand Shuffle Jog Technique
23 Lin
Searles
'
Autobreak
24 Monarchs' Quartette: Version Two
27 Red/Black Flyer, Version one
29 Red/Black Flyer, Version two
32 Re-Turned Touch Turn: Dai
Vernon
Handling
33 Re-Turned Touch Turn: Larry Jennings Handling
37 Another Winning Hand
39 A Gambler Holds Out the Aces
39
Jennings
' Slip Cut Technique
Some Tools
42
Jennings
' Double
Pushoff
Technique
44 Immediate Bottom Placement
45 Full Deck Handling
48 Small Packet Handling
51 LJ Angle Steal Multiple Shift
55 LJ Swing Cut Multiple Shift
57 Dad Stevens' Other Shuffle
60 The Circle Shift
64 The Circle Top Palm
66 The Bevel Top Palm
Experiments with the Gambler's Cop
70 '67 Transposition
72 1967 Version
73 1996 Version
74 The Six/Four Count Cart to Pocket
75 The Gambler's Cop
77 The Six/Four Count Card Across
79 Houdini Card Escapes Again
Meditations on the Princess Card Trick
82 Card to Pocket Princess: Version One
83 Card to Pocket Princess: Version Two
85 The '65 Card
Staggerer
: Version One
87 The '65 Card
Staggerer
: Version Two
88 Reconstructing the Professor's Princess
88 Method One (
Vernon
)
89 Tent Vanish Glimpse
91 Method Two (
Jennings
)
92 Paddle Move Glimpse
93 Method Three (
Vernon
&
Jennings
)
93 The Flick Glimpse
95 Method Four (
Vernon
,
Jennings
, and Goodwin)
Generally Mysterious
100 Depth Thrust I
100 A Subtle
Getready
for the Depth Illusion
102 Depth Thrust II
102
Jennings
' Two-Step Side Steal
105 Search and Stop
106
Marlo's
"Search" Technique
108 The
Los Angeles
Hop
113 Red/Black Shuffle Revelation
113
Jordan
's Overhand Red/Black Shuffle
114 The Transmuted Cards
119 The Transmuted Deck
122
Jennings
' Technique on the Houdini/
Erdnase
Transformation
124 The
Wrong Place
at the Right Time
124 Version One
125 Version Two
126 Version Three
127 Larry Whistles and Slides
127 Version One
130 Version Two
131 Seven-Card Monte
Meditations on Revolutions
138 Swindle Four-King Triumph
141
Vernon
's Creeping Reverse
144 The Creeping Aces
146 The Truthful Triumph
146
Tenkai's
Optical Reverse
148 The '65 Aces
149 D'Amico's Multiple Shift
150
Vernon
's Advanced
Stripout
Addition
153
LJ's
Instant Spell
Evolution of a Classic Routine: "Invisible Palm Aces"
156 History
160 Invisible Palm Aces No. 1 (The Molecular Aces)
160 Finley Tent Vanish
163 The Wave Production
164 The Tent Palm
167 Invisible Palm Aces No. 2
168 Tabled D'Amico Spread
170 Invisible Palm Aces No. 3 (The Appearing Aces)
170 Small-Packet Hofzinser Bottom/Top Change
172 Gambler's Cop Vanish
175 Invisible Palm Aces No. 4 (The Numerical
Travellers
)
178 Invisible Palm Aces No. 5 (The Lonesome
Travellers
& The Alpha Count
Travellers
)
181 Snap Palm
182 The Alpha Count
183 Bottom Palm Vanish
184 Invisible Palm Aces No. 6
195 Invisible Palm Aces to Pockets
195 Version One
198 Version Two
Meditations on "The Ace Assembly"
204 Royal Puzzle
207 The Christ Aces Redone
212 The Simple
Stencel
212 Version One
213 Drop Sleight with
Verdnase
Break
215 Version Two
220 The Jennings/Collins Aces
Meditations on "Twisting the Aces"
226 The '65 Twist
229 The
Ouagadougou
Twist
232 Leaving the Body
236 Pineapple Surprise '70
237 Small-Packet Handling of the Mechanical Reverse
239
Jennings
' Double-Lift
Getready
242 Pineapple Surprise '92 No. 1
242 Bro. John
Hamman's
Two as Four Count
246 Pineapple Surprise '92 No. 2
251 Pineapple Surprise _au
naturale
_
253 The
Misdirective
Outjog
Switch
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