Description
Secret of the Palmettos
by Jeff Busby
First edition, 1998, published by Jeff Busby Magic, Inc.
Original, Mint condition!
Props (decks) NOT included.
Methods and Effects with the Texan ’45 Palmetto Deck
New Light on the Phantom of the Card Table
In this 124-page book, Jeff Busby reveals the principle behind how he baffled the card experts Charlie Miller and Howard Lyons with ungimmicked Texan Playing Cards, and additionally provides numerous card effects utilizing this principle, including photographs. On top of that, he shares information about “The Phantom of the Card Table,” Walter Scott – what really happened on that night in 1930 when Scott achieved legendary status? The information within the book is valuable to any cardman.
“This is a book which should appeal irrespective of whether or not the reader is a dyed-in-the-wool card worker, for the range of information imparted and the historical insights purveyed ensure a fascinating read.”—Eddie Dawes
Please note: While this item is new and unused, it has been sitting in storage for decades, so issues such as rusted staples or bowed pages may be present.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: HISTORICAL PRELUDE
– The “Work” Circulates
– The Phantom’s Manuscript Resurfaces
– A Problem Posed
Chapter 2: NEW LIGHT ON A LEGEND
– What Really Happened That Night
– Building the Legend
– Background to Collusion
– “The Battle of the Century”
– The Phantom Goes Public
– A Letter from Charlie Miller
Chapter 3: THE WORK AND ITS BACKGROUND
– End Marking
– The Evolution of Gambler’s Edge Work
– The Real Work
– Johnson Tips It
– Edge Work for Sale
Chapter 4: MAGICIANS AND EDGE WORK
– Cutting Any Card Called
– Downs’ Work
– One-Way Edge Marking
– Tarbell’s Work
– Hilliard’s Omnibus Exploration
– Crimp Edge Work
– Jack McMillen’s Work
– J. G. Thompson Jr.’s Method
– Walsh’s Method
– Merlini’s Method
– Kosky’s Method
– Marlo’s Edge Reader
– Gene Grant’s Method
– Karroll Priest’s Method
– The “Cardini” Deck
– Buton’s Devil’s Deck Variant
– No Playing Card — Strictly for the Mentalist
Chapter 5: THE TEXANS AND THE SECRET
– Discovering the Secret of the Palmettos
– Understanding the Work
– A First Exercise
– Putting in the Work
– The Advantages of the Texan
Chapter 6: BASIC CONCEPTS AND HANDLING
– Tilt Check
– Basic Cut Location
– What About a Little Finger Break?
– If You Miss
– Thousands of Tricks
– A One-Way Street
– One-Way Glass
– Dumping the Work
Chapter 7: CONTROLS AND PLACEMENTS
– As a Substitute for a Top or Bottom Key
– Bottom Key Placement
– Top Key Placement
– Double Control
– Shuffle Throwoff
– Mental and Physical
Chapter 8: THAT “FREELY SELECTED” CARD
– Another Historical Side Trip
– The Force at Your Fingertips
– Basic Fingertip Force
– Using the Texan Key to Force Other Cards
Chapter 9: EXPANDING THE PRINCIPLES
– On-the-Fly Speller
– Two Fly Don’t Bother Me
– Super Fly
– Strictly Mental
– More Aspects
Chapter 10: THE TEXAN CARD STAB
– Pack Stabbed I
– Pack Stabber II
– Pack Stabber III
Chapter 11: GAMBLING DEMOS & SHUFFLES
– In Lieu of the Punch
– On the Miracle Ace Cutting
– The Texans and Shuffle Work
– Zarrow Shuffle Controls
– The Five Card Mental Force
– Fingerprint Detection
– Recycling Shuffle
– Automatic Block Transfer
Chapter 12: SHUFFLES, SUBTLETY, & MATH
– The Hi-Lo Stack
– Magnetic Blackjack
– Riffle Shuffle Convincer
– About the Tabled Riffle Faro
– The Gray Code
