Condition: Used – fair Vintage Product Overview:
An absolute milestone in close-up magic literature. Long out of print, scarce, and highly collectible, this 100-page hardcover is the definitive work on the mechanics, psychology, and performance of the classic Chop Cup.Author: Mark Wilson (with Earl Nelson and Alan Wakeling)
Publisher: Mark Wilson Productions (1979)
Format: Hardcover / Decorative Cloth Boards (Published without dust jacket)Edition: True 1st Edition (Confirmed by the 1979 copyright page / ISBN 0-934514-01-1)Key Contents: Features Bruce Cervon's preface, the Simplex Routine, the Multiplication Cup, detailed ball vanishes, the famous Nelson Chop Cup Routine, and Alan Wakeling’s ingenious Pseudo Cup (which doesn't require a gaffed cup).
An essential reference guide for any serious worker, mentalist, or collector of rare magic history.Condition. Please note that the blank endpapers and final flyleaf pages show visible vintage foxing some staining and age-related storage. (clearly shown in the listing photographs). Features a vintage "From a smoke-free home.My son got a hold of it and put a couple of lines here and there. Just in the areas where there is blank pages.
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