Card and Magic Tricks/Introduction

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Magic is an ancient art. Magic as a performance art per se is documented far back to ancient Egypt. Today, many magicians enjoy notoriety as both stage and t.v. celebrities.

This book will serve as a basic introduction to magic. Advanced titles may appear on Wikibooks and thousands of titles pertaining to advance techniques used by magicians are available via commercial magic dealers.