MINT #1 Edward Marlo eBook

M.I.N.T #1 by Ed Marlo is the first in a two-part collection of revolutionary card specialist Ed Marlo's incomparable contributions to the New TOPS magazine (Marlo In New Tops). M.I.N.T #1 collects Marlo's submissions between 1963 and 1968, a total of 53 powerful Marlo masterpieces, a diverse and exciting range of tricks, sleights and subtleties, many of which have since become staples of the magician's arsenal.

 

Ed Marlo's name is regularly invoked by the most skilled and knowledgeable magicians, but his out-of-print contributions to the New TOPS magazine have been hard to find and have commanded top dollar on the collectors market. With this new reprinting students can finally get their hands on these inspirational collections and begin using Marlo's fascinating toolkit of powerfully fooling techniques and engaging tricks to level up their own magic.

 

M.I.N.T #1 is 365 pages, covering 53 of Marlo's contributions to the magazine and covers a huge range of ideas, techniques, utility moves, visual sleights and complete tricks. The text is fully illustrated with over 300 detailed line drawings.

 

Marlo's creative exploration of the art of magic is second to none and M.I.N.T represents an unmissable window into his hugely influential thinking.

 

Contents:

 

Publisher's Preface: Louis Falanga

 

Introduction: Jon Racherbaumer

 

Foreword: Edward Marlo

 

1963

June: Clipped Thought

July: Cardician Makes Good

August: Remember And Forget

September The Incomplete Faro

October A Table Pass

November The Homing Card

December Gad - About Aces

TRICK ANNUAL: Original Homing Card Routine

 

1964

January: Preview To A Chapter

February: Vanishing Aces And Face Up Switch & Effect

March: The Blue Thought

April: Atfus / Mental Reverse III

May (Bonus): Marlo's Coin Pass

May: Mindreading Queen

June: The Mental Sandwich

July: The Fufu Switch

August: A Flourish To Reverse

September: Marlo's Princess

October: After The Princess

November: Siamese Strangers

December: Incomplete Faro Control

 

1965

January: Incomplete Faro/Multiple Peeks

February: Packet Switches

March: A Problem Posed

April: Card And Coins

May: Glide Variation

June: Table Reverse And Effect

August: Impromptu Coin And Cards

September: As An Opener

October: A Multiple Effect

November The Olram Subtlety

December: Marlo's Aces

 

1966

January: New Palm Position

February: The M.P. Side Steal

March: The Action Lift (The Turn Around)

April: The Mental Topper

May: In Spectator's Hands

June: The Prayer Cull

July: The Matching Miracle

 

1967

January: Marlo Handles Mexican Joe

February: Ever Ready-Black Routine

March: The Opportune Miracle

May: Ultra Torn and Restored Card

June: One Hand Card Switches

July: New Tabled Palms

August: Simulated Pickup

September: The Promise

October: The Other Method

November: Pull Down Eliminator

December: The Cigar Bottom Deal

 

1968

January: Drop Sleight Technique

February: Visual Change - Appearance - Vanish

March: The Illusionary Bottom Deal

April: P. D. Mental Stab