The Best of Slydini...And More (2 volumes) - Karl Fulves

Presented as two volumes, one with the text, one with the photographs. This was the first of 2 sets of books that Karl Fulves planned to write about the magic of Tony Slydini.

Book One

1 Preface (Tony Spina)
3 Introduction
5 Slydini - A Brief Biography

11 Chapter 1 Basic Precepts

17 Chapter 2 Easy Routines and Moves
17 Sightless Vision: cards
18 Mongolian Clock
19 Impromptu Miracle: cards
20 Psychology - Too Good to Be True: coin vanish
21 The Sweep Technique
22 Sleeving
22 The Sleeving Switch
23 A Direct Palm
24 Slydini on the Mock Pass

32 Chapter 4 Fundamental Concepts of Slydini's Magic
34 Misdirection
35 The Retrieval
36 The Handling of the Misdirection Vanish
36 Miniature Misdirection
37 Timing: with simple routine  
40 Producing the Ball by Timing
40 The Revolve
43 The Imp Pass

45 Chapter 5 Applying the Concepts
45 First Routine: vanish of match packet
46 Second Routine: vanish and reproduction of a ring
46 Third Routine: vanish and reappearance of a ball
47 Fourth Routine: vanish and recovery of a glass

49 Chapter 6 More Slydini Moves
50 The Han Ping Chien Move
51 A Simple Routine
52 Slydini Technique for Palming a Cigarette
53 Copter Control: Card fan

54 Chapter 7 The Purse Frame: sponge ball

59 Chapter 8 Two Cigarette Routines
59 Destroyed and Restored Cigarette
61 Torn and Restored Lit Cigarette

63 Chapter 9 Slydini's Coin Classics
63 Six Coins and English Penny
65 Six Coins and a Ring
67 Six Coins
68 Four Coin Routine
69 Two Coin Routine
70 One Coin Routine

75 Chapter 10 The Helicopter Card

79 Chapter 11 Paper Balls Over the Head

85 Chapter 12 Poetry In Magic:The Close Up Cigarette Production

91 Chapter 13 New Card Moves
91 Drop Steal
92 Flat Tabled Palm
93 Card Mates
94 Card Mates - The Repeat

96 Chapter 14 Paper Balls in the Box

100 Chapter 15 Bonus Chapter
100 Gypsy Thread Trick
103 Production of a Glass of Liquid
105 The Slydini Switch

108 Addenda

Book Two

5 Chapter 1 The Basic Starting Position
6 Chapter 2 Easy Routines and Moves
11 Chapter 3 Basic Moves
16 Chapter 4 Fundamental Concepts of Slydini's Magic
25 Chapter 5 Applying the Concepts
34 Chapter 6 More Slydini Moves
41 Chapter 7 The Purse Frame
48 Chapter 8 Two Cigarette Routines
57 Chapter 9 Slydini's Coin Classics
77 Chapter 10 The Helicopter Card
83 Chapter 11 Paper Balls Over the Head
91 Chapter 12 Poetry In Magic The Close Up Cigarette Production
101 Chapter 13 New Card Moves
108 Chapter 14 Paper Balls in the Box
116 Chapter 15 Bonus Chapter

LIKE NEW, both hardcovers, Text: 108 pages, Photographs: 126 pages