Unexpected Card Book by Ed Marlo

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More than 80 tricks and techniques from the mind of one of the greatest card magicians in history, Ed Marlo.

Ed Marlo rightfully ranks among the legends and giants of the world of card magic. Over the course of his life, he created hundreds of tricks and techniques with a deck of cards. Naturally, he wanted to share these with other magicians. In his day, however, publishers did not release his work as quickly as he had envisioned, so he began publishing his work himself.

One of the first such publications was *Unexpected Card Book*. It predates the massive collection *Marlo’s Magazines* and is often referred to as the zero issue of that series.

Vanishing Inc. acquired the rights to Marlo’s publications, and thanks to them, today’s magicians can add this book to their libraries. It is a complete transcription of the original edition.

However, the original text has been supplemented with Marlo’s personal notes, which he wrote into his personal copy after the book’s publication as he continued to work on improving the techniques and their explanations.

The book contains the following eleven thematically focused chapters:

• Chapter I - Collection of Collectors
• Chapter II - Overhand Shuffle Applications
• Chapter III - Prepared Card Effects
• Chapter IV - Mathematical and Faro Effects
• Chapter V - Problems Solved
• Chapter VI - Clock Effects
• Chapter VII - System Controls
• Chapter VIII - Updated Classics
• Chapter IX - Potpourri of Effects
• Chapter X - Four for Four Transpos
• Chapter XI - Bonus Inserts

This book will be most appreciated by those who already have experience with card magic. The dense text and minimal illustrations reflect the style of magic books from Marlo’s era.