Card magic by Richard Kaufman deserved it's place as one of the corner stone magic books on how to do card magic tricks.

Deep in the back of a draw, sat Harry Houdini's edition of THE DISCOVERIE OF WITCHCRAFT, a magic book created by Reginald Scot in 1584. The book is the first in English to talk about sleight of hand magic tricks, and Houdini's personal edition was unique because it contained the key to a puzzle that has haunted card magicians for years. Who taught Reginald Scot the secrets of sleight of hand? - Which magician revealed the hidden and deeply guarded secrets of magic tricks ? Inside Houdini's personal notes had written in the margins. 'Shakespeare's copy, see in rear cover,' read Houdini's notes. The book held William Shakespeare's own notes of over fifty magic tricks and techniques, many of which appeared in THE DISCOVERIE OF WITCHCRAFT.

The secret had come to light : the young William Shakespeare, a young parent, needed cash, so he took the job of teaching the secrets of magic.

In a story as exciting as any novel, Richard Kaufman decodes Shakespeare's own notes. The book features forty five magic tricks created by Shakespeare and another twenty creations from some of the world's greatest card magicians, including: Derek Dingle, Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer, Harry Lorayne, Gene Maze, Darwin Ortiz, Ken Krenzel, Bill Simon, Phil Goldstein, and Russell Barnhart....

Over 700 illustrations and Richard Kaufman's superb writing style will clearly teach you many fine card magic tricks you will be proud to add to your act.

 184 pages with 727 detailed illustrations.