His use of misdirection was so good that he often badly fooled his fellow magicians. Ramsay was a sleight-of-hand master with coins and thimbles, but worked essentially with all objects including cards, ropes and cups and balls. Lots of clear line drawings by Ralph O. Evans.
1st edition 1969 Goodliffe Publications; 2nd printing 1975 by Magic, Inc., comb-bound, 63 pages; 1st digital edition 2013, 93 pages.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Chapter One: MASTER OF MISDIRECTION
Chapter Two: RAMSAY’S BASIC COIN TECHNIQUE
– The Ramsay Finger Palm
– The Ramsay Coin Vanish
– The Utility Switch
Chapter Three: THREE COINS IN THE HAT
Chapter Four: COINS IN GLASS
Chapter Five: SWITCH IS WHICH?
Chapter Six: THE BLACK AND WHITE HANDKERCHIEFS
Chapter Seven: THE NEW POCKET COIN TRICK
Chapter Eight: SLOW MOTION COIN VANISH
– Ramsay’s Favourite
– Repeat Coin Through Hand
APPRECIATIONS OF JOHN RAMSAY’S SKILL
Chapter Nine: JOHN RAMSAY
Chapter Ten: THIMBLES
Chapter Eleven: THE RAMSAY TEN THIMBLE PRODUCTION
Chapter Twelve: ONE CUP AND BALL ROUTINE
Chapter Thirteen: CUT AND RESTORED ROPE ROUTINE
Chapter Fourteen: EIGHT CARDS TO POCKET
Chapter Fifteen: COLOUR CHANGE
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