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50 More Modern Card Tricks is a 1979 collection of magic routines curated and written by Glenn Gravatt and published by Magic Limited (Lloyd E. Jones).
Following up on his earlier volume (50 Modern Card Tricks You Can Do!), this 60-page book focuses on direct, accessible card magic designed to require minimal sleight-of-hand or heavy manipulation.
Core Focus & Philosophy
Accessibility First: Most routines in the collection rely on clever mathematical principles, subtlety, psychologies, or automatic setups rather than intricate sleights like passes or palms.
Famous Inventors: Gravatt gathered and adapted effects originating from well-known figures in magic, including Dai Vernon, Ed Marlo, Gerald Kosky, Stewart James, Bob Hummer, and Francis Carlyle.
Impromptu & Practical: The majority of the effects can be performed with a standard borrowed deck without elaborate gimmicks or special props.
Key Categories & Plot Highlights
The 50 routines span several distinct categories of card magic:
1. Coincidences & Matches
Harbin’s Triple Coincidence: A multi-layered effect where spectator choices align unexpectedly.
Prediction by Matching Cards & Contrived Coincidences: Methods for making spectator-driven choices mirror predicted outcomes.
2. Mentalism & Predictions
Mindreading with Cards / Infallible Prediction: Routines where the performer reveals thought-of cards or writes an accurate prediction prior to the deal.
The Seven Knows & Unique Predictions: Simple psychological and mathematical forces that yield strong reveals.
3. Automatic Discoveries & Deals
Australian Deals & Double Deals: Variations on "deal-and-duck" procedures and spelling mechanics to isolate chosen cards automatically.
Detective Card & One Card Finds Another: Locator-card principles where one card automatically homes in on a selection.
4. Aces & Transpositions
Four-Ace Location & Kings to Aces: Direct, visual packet transformations and ace assembly plots.
Red and Black Transpositions: Simple packet swaps relying on subtle color-separation principles.
