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The Expert at the Card Table

Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table (Annotated Edition, with Newly Redrawn Illustrations)

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  • Paperback

    188 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 2026

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Summary

The Expert at the Card Table (originally titled Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table), published in 1902 by the mysterious S. W. Erdnase, is the most influential book ever written on card handling, card sharping, and sleight of hand. Its detailed explanations of blind shuffles, false cuts, stacking, shifts, palming, and bottom and second deals, together with its classic card tricks, have made it the foundational text for generations of magicians, gamblers, and card-ma…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781609426057
ISBN-10:1609426053
Author:S.W. Erdnase, Paul C. Schnieders
Publisher:Iap - Information Age Pub. Inc.
Imprint:Iap - Information Age Pub. Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:188
Release Date:1 October 2026
Weight:259g
Dimensions:10mm x 152mm x 229mm
A-Format
B-Format
The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase - ISBN: 9781609426057
152 × 229 mm
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A4
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