The Conjuring Arts Research Center: Manhattan's hidden library of magic

[jlw]

Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/06/06/the-conjuring-arts-research-ce.html

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[SamWinston]

Didn’t Houdini promise the release of his secrets 100 years after his death?

[Israel_B]

@jlw

One book is the seminal The Expert At the Card Table, which appeared in 1902, written by an S. W. Erdnase. It’s one of the most detailed collections of sleight-of-hand techniques and card sharping, a book so iconic and well-studied within magic circles it is known as “the Bible.” Appropriately enough, S. W. Erdnase was a pseudonym. The real identity of the writer has remained a century-old mystery.

I think this was used as a plot device in a recent episode of Elementary.