The World's Most Complete Text Book of Coin Conjuring in its 14th printing!

Bobo's Modern Coin Magic brings a new form of entertainment to the magic world. Coin Magic can be performed any time, anywhere, on the spur of the moment. With Bobo's Basic knowledge and know-how, the best feats of the world's expert coin workers can be yours.

How often have you been asked, " Do us a few tricks, " and you have had to answer, " Sorry, I haven't anything with me."

Now that day has passed, coins are always at hand, and magic with coins always appeals. With this book as your tutor, you can master the world's best coin tricks.

Bobo wrote this book from his experience of many years, simplifying his wide knowledge of coin sleights, tricks, and presentations. John Braun, Former Editor of The Linking Ring worked elbow to elbow with Bobo, editing the text. Nelson Hahne, Magic's formeost illustrator, has amplified the sleights and tricks with almost seven-hundred of his clear-cut drawings!

This book is the most complete treatise ever written on sleight-of-hand coin conjuring. Celebrated magician J.B. Bobo has gathered here the best and most useful of all coin tricks-not only his own, but those of some four dozen notable prestidigitators, including such greats as Robert-Houdin, Professor Hoffmann and-the greatest of all coin conjurers-T. Nelson Downs.

All the tested, traditional methods of coin magic are here. Bobo has added to these the best of the modern innovations, while eliminating all the out-of-date and impractical sleights of his sources. You will learn all about palms, holds, flips, switches, change-overs, steals, cuffing, sleeving and other sleight-of-hand techniques; coin tricks requiring special devices are also included. The author guides you systematically from basic techniques, concealments and vanishes, through integrated tricks, to complete routined acts.

Sleight-of-hand magic has consistently earned the respect of professional magicians . If you are yet an amateur, this easy-to-follow manual-together with regular practice-is the surest route to professional level competence. For professionals, this volume is a convenient encyclopedic reference that gathers in one place all the best coin magic from antiquity to modern times.