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$15.00
Condition: Very Good
The Tarbell Course in Magic (Volume 2) (1942 / 1975 Tannen printing), written and illustrated by Dr. Harlan Tarbell, comprises 14 lessons (Lessons 20 through 33) across 410 pages with over 1,000 line drawings. Originally published by Louis Tannen after acquiring the rights to Tarbell's famous 1920s correspondence course, Volume 2 shifts heavily into practical manipulation, specialized apparatus mechanics, and stage work.
Content Summary
Volume 2 covers a wide variety of parlor and manipulation techniques:
Audience Psychology & Stage Deportment: Guidance on how to please audiences, manage stage presence, and structure routines effectively.
Card Sleights & Manipulation: Advanced card mechanics, including back palms, second dealing, and multiple methods for the classic Rising Cards (17 distinct variations).
Billiard Ball & Egg Magic: Comprehensive manipulative techniques for solid billiard balls (multiplication, color changes) and classic routines using Tarbell's Egg Bag and the Unbreakable Egg.
Cigarette & Wand Magic: Sleights, vanishes, and productions using lighted and unlighted cigarettes, as well as trick wands.
Paper, Coin & Rope Mysteries: Double paper tearing effects, expanded coin sleights, and foundational rope gimmicks and cuts.
"Ghostlite" & Stage Illusions: Specialized novelty lighting/fluorescent mysteries and platform-scale illusions.
