A few weeks ago at the Potter and Potter auction of Kreskin’s stuff, I picked up a copy of Charles T. Jordan Collected Tricks! I think that it was the cheapest thing that sold at the auction, and luckily I didn’t pay too much more that the going rate for the book, and this one has Kreskin’s autograph on the inside cover!
This book starts with the “controversy” about the tricks published under Jordan’s name. You can read a little bit about it here: https://www.conjuringcredits.com/doku.php?id=misc:charles_jordan_controversy
I’m only a few tricks into the book and the third trick involves a deck of cards and a rubber band. This is one of the tricks where the method is way better than the trick. It’s fun to do, but the trick is just OK. It’s a card that disappears from half the deck that’s got a rubber band wrapped around it and it appears in the other half of the deck. There are better ways to do this, but they aren’t as much fun to do!
Also this book covers much more than the Dover book of Jordan’s card tricks. I’m excited to have this book and to work through it!
-Louie
