The Expert at the Card Table: A Treatise on the Science and Art of Manipulating Cards by S.W. Erdnase is the sleight-of-hand classic. Originally published in 1902, it was then titled "Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge at the Card Table." Magic supply stores have been selling this reprint as a work on magic for over 60 years, and it continues to be a best-seller.
With detailed information on card manipulation, including false shuffling, deck stacking, controlling cards, nullifying cuts, and more, this book will help you recognize the moves and to be alert to possible cheating. All 101 original illustrations are beautifully reproduced in this excellent how-to book. Although the author does not address blackjack specifically, as it is a book of "card tricks," anyone who gambles in private card games or for any amount of serious money will find this book of interest.
Ppb; 218 pages.
With detailed information on card manipulation, including false shuffling, deck stacking, controlling cards, nullifying cuts, and more, this book will help you recognize the moves and to be alert to possible cheating. All 101 original illustrations are beautifully reproduced in this excellent how-to book. Although the author does not address blackjack specifically, as it is a book of "card tricks," anyone who gambles in private card games or for any amount of serious money will find this book of interest.
Ppb; 218 pages.
