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Charles T. Jordan Half Reverse Cut bottom half is flipped over with left thumb as top half is cut to table
Related to 1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 53
Eddie Joseph Slip Riffle Force one-handed
Related to 1941 How Gamblers Win 4
Dai Vernon Paddle Move Turnover
Variations 1950 Expert Card Technique 461
"Senator" Clark Crandall One Hand Six Card Repeat funny presentation, credit to Roy Benson?
Related to 1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 78
Bert Allerton Streamliner with eighteen cards
VariationsAlso published here 1956 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 337) 158
Dai Vernon Wedge Break Displacement
Variations 1960 More Inner Secrets of Card Magic 22
Dai Vernon Fan Force bottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point
Related toVariations 1960 More Inner Secrets of Card Magic 73
Lawrence "Larry" Grey Larry Grey's "Cards Across" the travelled Card are found in the spectators pocket
Variations 1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 23
Louis Tannen Blasted coin penetrates inverted glass which is on gaffed tray
Related to 1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 486
Karl Fulves The Bet without Odds Problems with Cards - No. Three
one red card in black pile and vice versa, spectator should choose a pile and find a black card, but he chooses black pile and the only red card therein
for solutions see references
Variations June 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8) 39
Bruce Cervon, William P. Miesel, Bill Simon, Victor Marsh Etcetera
June 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8) 41
L. Vosburgh Lyons, Thomas Alan Waters Mathematically Inclined ten digits used for longer calculation, result instantly seen by performer, for credit discussion see reference
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 11) 54
Bruce Cervon The Proposition black card in red half, spectator should remove a red one, whole packet changes to black
Inspired by Oct. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 12) 59
Bruce Cervon Ten Gives Three Ace to Ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, joker appears at chosen number
Related to 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 45
Bruce Cervon Rosecrans Reverse any named ace reverses instantly in packet
 		1967 Epilogue (Issue 1) 4
George McLean, Lu Brent, Bruce Cervon, George Blake Etcetera
Mar. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 88
Bruce Cervon Triangle Card Trick card version, final value predicted
Related to Mar. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 88
Peter Alexis Red Magic spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8) 103
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here 		June 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8) 106
George Jenness, Bruce Cervon, Bob Hemple Etcetera
Oct. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 12) 128
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Red Magic Variation spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Inspired by Oct. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 12) 128
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Nightmare In Black freely selected and signed card, duplicate turns over in other deck, disappearing ink and "same deck" approach, see also p. 679 for reference
Related to
  • p. 159 for reference to use of gaffed case by Roy Walton (A Scarf called Moebius)
  • p. 160 for handling variation by Bruce Cervon
  • Seven Circles (May 1931)
  • Back Story (Karl Fulves, 2012)
 Nov. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1) 131
Karl Fulves By Any Other Name two methods (gaffed card & Elmsley Count)
Related toVariations Winter 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio) 135
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here Dec. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 2) 145
Bruce Cervon Suprise Reverse wrong card reversed in deck changes into right one
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 70
Bruce Cervon Gesture Reverse as bottom card is openly removed from deck
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 71
Bruce Cervon Sandwich Surprise card sandwiched, sandwich in middle of deck, sandwiched card changes into selection selection
Related toVariations 1968 Expert Card Conjuring 71
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Face-Up Flyers
1968 Epilogue (Issue 4) 27
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Faro Count determining the number of cards in an incomplete dec
 		1968 Epilogue (Issue 4) 31
Karl Fulves Three Way Split transposition procedure posed as a problem, for solutions see references
Variations 1968 Epilogue (Issue 4) 32
George Henbeck, Bruce Cervon Etcetera
Feb. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 160
Karl Fulves Babel Bruce Cervon at the Castle, weird Poker Problem, James Randi and his broken back
 		June 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8) 182
Bruce Cervon Perfect Speller
Variations Dec. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2) 227
Bruce Cervon Think and it's Trapped one of two cards is thought of and appears in sandwich in deck, various versions:
  • First Version
  • Second Version
  • Third Version
  • Fourth Version (Pitfalls of Thought I)
  • Fifth Version (Pitfalls of Thought II)
Variations 1969 Expert Card Mysteries 109
Karl Fulves Center Control
Variations 1969 Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Controls) 40
Bruce Cervon Half Reverse Cut in the action of cutting deck from hands to table half is turned over
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1969 Epilogue (Issue 6) 42
Bruce Cervon Simple Triumph
1969 Epilogue (Issue 6) 43
Bruce Cervon Kellie Displacement tabled deck turns over except selection
 		1969 Epilogue (Issue 6) 43
Bruce Cervon Printout three blank cards are printed to match selection, see also Peter Bailey's idea of combining it with Roy Walton's Three Card Monte Routine (Devil's Playthings) on page 64
Related to 1969 Epilogue (Issue 7) 54
Bruce Cervon Simple Reverse
Related to 1969 Epilogue (Issue 7) 56
Ken Krenzel Tele-Spell via telephone, see also p. 246 & p. 270 for reference
Inspired by Mar. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 5) 247
Allan Slaight Repeat Perfect Speller simplified
Inspired by June 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 8) 264
Bruce Cervon Perpetual Motion Poker fifty cards, progressive poker deal, royal flush at the end
 		1969 The Cardiste (Issue 13) 3
Bruce Cervon Realization
Related to 1969 The Cardiste (Issue 13) 4
Roy Walton Never Give a Sucker an Even Break end as three blank cards
Related to 1969 The Devil's Playthings 48
Bruce Cervon 3 Way Split divided double faced card, solution
Inspired by 1970 Epilogue (Issue 8) 60
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
 		1970 Hierophant (Issue 3) 120
Allan Ackerman Joker Sandwich thought of card in sandwich in deck
Inspired byVariations 1970 Magic Mafia Effects 6
Bruce Cervon Quantum Jump more jumping than rising
 		Mar. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 5) 323
Bruce Cervon Outside Case Load as deck is inserted in case
 		Mar. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 5) 327
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up color changing Triumph, red-blue double backer, including "Non-Gimmicked Method"
 		1971 Expert Card Chicanery 3
Bruce Cervon 18-31-35 Farrow selection replaced reversed, two more face-up cards show up and are used to count to selection, faro
 		1971 Expert Card Chicanery 5
Bruce Cervon 18-35 Farrow selection found reversed at original position after "mistake", faro
 		1971 Expert Card Chicanery 6
Bruce Cervon Face Up Stacks overhand stack demo, then Triumph Stack
 		1971 Expert Card Chicanery 7
Bruce Cervon Turn Me Over! funny messages on cards
Related to 1971 Expert Card Chicanery 9
Gene Nielsen, Bruce Cervon Sandwich Surprise card sandwiched, sandwich in middle of deck, sandwiched card changes into selection selection, two methods
Inspired by 1971 Expert Card Chicanery 11
Bruce Cervon Outer Limits! one of five unseen cards is signed on the back by performer, cards are turned over and spectator selects same card
 		1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 23) 111
Bruce Cervon From Out of Nowhere performer with gloves, silk appears and vanishes, then gloves change to flowers
 		1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 23) 112
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph! based on a Hofzinser trick, amount of chosen card is divined by finding the four cards with the same value, re-deal force
 		1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 23) 113
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Bruce Cervon
 		1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 23) 114
Bruce Cervon Optic Delusion! slop shuffle, order is maintained
Also published here 1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 32) 159
Bruce Cervon The Boxed Coins four coins
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 278
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals with small packet
Inspired by
  • "The Devil's Elevator" (Necromancer #9)
Related toVariations 		1972 Epilogue (Issue 16) 143
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Universals odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, three different routines with different gaffs
Inspired byAlso published here 1972 The Universal Card 21
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Bruce Cervon Amazing Prediction two cards, some dealing and counting
 		1973 Rim Shots 52
Bruce Cervon Hofzinser All-Backed three card packet, two methods:
  • Easy as One-Two-Three
  • All for One
 		1973 Epilogue (Issue 19) 174
Cushing Strout Speaking of Spells setting up for the referenced spelling tricks with location routine
Inspired by Dec. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 2) 829
Bruce Cervon Celebrity Prediction prediction of single card, selection signed on back
Variations 1974 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 92) 457
Norman van Tubergen Prediction Plus! handling variation
Inspired by 1974 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 93) 462
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Pineapple Twist two cards transform as climax
 		1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 17
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon The Viet Nam Trick Card and number are predicted by two cards
 		1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 27
Edward Marlo The Spread and Palm in-the-hands spread, two methods, inspired by Bruce Cervon (Talisman Vol. 1 No. 45)
 		1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 47
Arthur Hastings, Bruce Cervon Turnover Pass Reverse Card is reversed in Center as Deck is turned over
Also published here 1975 Card Fare 36
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 4
Bruce Cervon Card Case Switch gaffed card/transformation happens isolated in card box, card under cellophane
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 6
Bruce Cervon Boxed Deuce Sandwich using gaffed card
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 8
Bruce Cervon Boxed Sandwich selected card appears between four Kings in card box
Variations 1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 10
Bruce Cervon The "Dream" Method 1 card changes while isolated in tabled spread/using optional impromptu double backer
Inspired by
  • Jon Racherbaumer effect description, The Talisman, July 1971
Related to 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 14
Bruce Cervon Reverse Sleight context - turnover to center
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 15
Bruce Cervon Ribbon Spread Turnover Switch reversed card in center, switched as spread is turned over, using ribbon spread hide-out
Related to 1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 16
Bruce Cervon The "Dream" Method 2 double faced card/clean ending
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 17
Bruce Cervon The "Dream" Method 3 unique gaffed card
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 19
Bruce Cervon The "Dream" Method 4 - The Deep Crimp unique gaffed card
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 21
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon D.V. Utility Move, another method Cervon's handling, card stolen from out-jogged packet on top underneath top card
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 27
Bruce Cervon Puzzling Aces
Inspired by 1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 28
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves Pivot Principle - Pivot Revelation Method #1
Inspired byVariations 1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 32
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves Pivot Revelation Method #2 (without elongated pack)
1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 34
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves Pivot Revelation (with more than one card)
1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 35
Bruce Cervon M.A. Reverse reverse to bottom during a cut, two methods
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 37
Bruce Cervon Bottom Reverse in preparation for a riffle shuffle, two methods
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 40
Bruce Cervon Now Find My Card! selection is found along with aces
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 41
Bill Liles, Bruce Cervon Liles Out-Pivots Cervon - Cervon Variation royal flush production, pivot revelation
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 45
Bruce Cervon Fast Flush royal flush production, pivot revelation, five methods
  • Fast Flush Finish
Variations 1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 45
Bruce Cervon Triumph Fast Flush royal flush production, pivot revelation, combined with triumph
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 53
Bruce Cervon, Derek Dingle Roll Over Aces "very expedient handling"
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 56
Bruce Cervon Rolling Over Just Aces no royal flushs
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 59
Bruce Cervon Roll Em Over Again or Roll Over, Mexican Joe named four of a kind, no royal flushs, Mexican Joe Crimp, Rollover Aces
 		1976 Card Secrets of Bruce Cervon 61
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon The Pineapple Twist transformation kicker, based on Walt Rollins' "Pineapple Card Trick"
Variations 1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 2) 23
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Ambush odd-backed collector cards
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 9) 122
David Bornstein Progressive Elevator
Inspired by 1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #4) 918
Jerry Mentzer, Bruce Cervon Dirty Deal Revisited
1977 Card Cavalcade Four 139
Philip T. Goldstein Brimstone Elevator color change climax
Inspired byAlso published here 1977 Scattershot 7
Roger Smith Day Dream (The Dream #5) card changes while isolated in tabled spread, spread turned over twice
Related to 1977 Innovative Magic No. 3 27
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1977 Innovative Magic No. 3 35
Allan Ackerman, Bruce Cervon Impromptu Ultra Mental half pass version, see "Author's Note" for credit information
Related toVariations 1978 Here's My Card 47
Bruce Cervon, Father Cyprian Cervon False Display
1978 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11) 9
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control Placement for Perfect Speller
Inspired byRelated to 1978 Interlocutor (Issue 23) 89
Karl Fulves Perfect Speller spelling random things
Inspired by 1978 Interlocutor (Issue 27) 106
John F. Mendoza, Derek Dingle, Bruce Cervon The Uneral-Geniversal Card odd-backed Ace of Spades changes into four selections one by one
 		1978 The Book of John 16
Jerry K. Hartman Rollover Production of single card, card rolled face up between two other packets
Inspired by 1978 Loose Ends 8
Harry Lorayne An Extraordinary Prediction ace to ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, jack appeares at chosen number
Related to 1979 Quantum Leaps 168
Bruce Cervon The Perfect Speller credit information on Lie Speller
 		1979 Riffle Shuffle Control 14
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves R/S Plus P/S Riffle Shuffle Control plus Perfect Speller, placement of card
Related to 1979 Riffle Shuffle Control 18
Harvey Rosenthal HR's Speller Lie Speller with two selections
Inspired by 1979 Riffle Shuffle Control 18
Karl Fulves Speller Note brief note on Cervon's "Perfect Speller"
Related to 1979 Riffle Shuffle Control 20
Bruce Cervon Preface
1979 The Chop Cup Book vii
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production
1980 Exclusive Card Miracles 65
Bruce Cervon Half Cut Reverse no credit
 		1980 The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian 39
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves Pivot Production
July 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 7) 506
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production
1981 The Lost Pages of the Kabbala 71
Karl Fulves Gaffless Brainwave sorted red/black stack
Related to 1981 Milennium Aces 44
Derek Dingle Riddle's Aces Ace cutting, to Kings transformation, Aces in pocket
Related toAlso published here 1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 65
James Swain Poker Interchange
Related to 1982 Arcane (Issue 7) 79
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1982 Best of Friends 525
Philip T. Goldstein Manhattan Transfer lie speller with automatic control, credit information for Lie Spelling
Inspired by 1982 12/12 5
Richard Vollmer The Strasbourg Waltz Aces twist, change places and transform into Eights
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1983 The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1 121
Frank Simon Don't Forget to Remember two-way out, one spectator, using Versatile Bottom Reverse
Inspired by 1983 Versatile Card Magic 123
Edward Marlo Unconventional Passes
  • First Method (table or in-the-hands)
  • Second Method
Related toVariations 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 262
Edward Marlo Ribbon Spread Turnover Switch reversed card in center, switched as spread is turned over, using ribbon spread hide-out, see also pages 317/318
Related to 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 316
Bruce Cervon Center Pivot-Out using riffle shuffle, brief
 		Mar. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 3) 898
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Cervon Monte by Bruce Cervon 1984 Epoptica (Issue 6) 379
Bruce Cervon AC/DC featuring Vernon's Interlock Principle
 		1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 19) 181
Bruce Cervon, Larry Jennings The Stripout Insertion Addition see credit correction (claim) on page lxix
Variations 1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24) 231
Bruce Cervon Poker Interchange Exchanged
Inspired by 1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24) 232
Bruce Cervon N.F.P. Collectors "Not For Purists", ungaffed
 		1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24) 233
Bruce Cervon Bruce Cervon - Sleight of Hand Expert
1984 The Cervon Monte 4
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1984 The Cervon Monte 5
Bruce Cervon Basic Effect effect description
 		1984 The Cervon Monte 7
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte "basic routine", three cards, visual and impossible penetrations
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves when it's face-up
Inspired by
  • item in "Abra"
 1984 The Cervon Monte 8
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Packet Version three blue-backed and 1 red-backed card
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves even when it has a different colored back
 		1984 The Cervon Monte 17
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Gaffed Version
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase III - Find the Court Card Again and Again and Again
  • Phase IV - Court card moves when it's face up
 		1984 The Cervon Monte 28
Philip T. Goldstein Manhattan Transfer lie speller with automatic control, credit information for Lie Spelling
Inspired by 1984 Lechter Notes 1
Edward Marlo In Lieu of The Thru-The-Fist Change all-around square-up cover
Inspired by
  • "Pivot Color Change" (Noel Stanton, The Gen, June 1964)
Related toAlso published here
  • MUM, July 1983
 1984 At The Table 157
Juan Tamariz La Carta Fantasma two phase routine, finding two selections and transposition of cards, blank card changes into selection, all with Bruce Cervon's Pivot Production
 		1984 Magia Potagia — Volume III 62
Bruce Cervon, Juan Tamariz Pivot Production also with double card and as a change
 		1984 Magia Potagia — Volume III 63
Bruce Cervon Covered Hit Double Lift right hand holds a card and lifts off another card from deck
 		1984 Contemporary Card Magic 2
Bruce Cervon The '66 Vanish three cards, sandwiched card disappears
Variations 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27) 253
Bruce Cervon The Fifth Card
1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27) 255
Bruce Cervon Queen Jump sandwiched card from half to other half
 		1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27) 259
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon Matrimonial Jump sandwiched card from half to other half
 		1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27) 262
Edward Marlo The '66 Vanish - Alternative Method three cards, sandwiched card disappears
Inspired by 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30) 308
Michael Skinner Satan Deals Again false deal demo with small packet
Inspired byVariations 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33) 311
Louis Falanga Elevation 8200 elevator with packet
Inspired by 1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 35
Judson S. Brown One Hand Fan Force bottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point, also with second-from-bottom card, with "FB Notes" (1937)
Related toAlso published here 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 7
Bruce Cervon, Al Koran Hanky Panky? borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear
Also published here 1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 1
Bruce Cervon "Blasted" Routine with Blasted set, glass on coaster, coin through glass
Related to 1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 5
Bruce Cervon The Universal Card odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, blank card as climax
 		1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 7
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here 1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 10
Bruce Cervon Cervon's "Off a Rope" Slow Motion Penetration of silk and rope
Also published here 1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 12
Bruce Cervon Conus Aces method to load three cards in spectator's inner pocket, Conus Aces not explained
 		1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 15
Bruce Cervon Card Stabbing
1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 15
Bruce Cervon, Lawrence "Larry" Grey Larry Gray's Cards Across with card castle from newspaper climax
Inspired by 1985 (ca.) Tricks of Conjuring 15
Bruce Cervon, Mike Maxwell Pivot to the Limit using Pivot Production, credit correction on page 1355
 		Dec. 1986 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 12) 1294
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production
Dec. 1986 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 12) 1295
Ray Kosby Freedom of Choice four cards touched by spectator and outjogged, spread immediately held high and they are the Aces
Inspired by 1986 Scratching the Surface 15
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 iii
Bruce Cervon Two Corner Short Controls overhand and riffle shuffle, using corner short
 		1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 5
Bruce Cervon The Cervon Loose-Pivot Lift
1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 52
Bruce Cervon The Cervon Opening three coin production
 		1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 209
Bruce Cervon A Shuttle Pass
1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 210
Jim Patton Swivel Color Change angly palm
Related toVariations Aug. 1987 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 8) 1389
Ron Wilson To Pay the Price performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with royal flush, uses four jokers
Related to
  • "The Talisman" No. 47, 1971.
Variations 		1987 The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson 29
Bruce Cervon Preface to the Preface, Ten Years After
1988 The Cervon File 9
Bruce Cervon Preface
1988 The Cervon File 10
Unknown About Bruce Cervon
1988 The Cervon File 13
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph!
1988 The Cervon File 17
Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon The Vietnam Trick Card and number are predicted by two cards
 		1988 The Cervon File 19
Bruce Cervon Optic Delusion slop shuffle
Also published here 1988 The Cervon File 22
Bruce Cervon Quantum Jump more jumping than rising
 		1988 The Cervon File 26
Bruce Cervon Outside Case Load as deck is inserted in case
 		1988 The Cervon File 27
Bruce Cervon Perfect Speller featuring Cervon's lie detector strategie
 		1988 The Cervon File 29
Bruce Cervon Face Up Flyers
1988 The Cervon File 35
Bruce Cervon Face Up Tent Vanish
1988 The Cervon File 36
Bruce Cervon Aerodynamic Aces
1988 The Cervon File 41
Bruce Cervon Half Cut Reverse
Also published here 1988 The Cervon File 47
Bruce Cervon Simple Triumph
1988 The Cervon File 49
Bruce Cervon Three-Packet Triumph
1988 The Cervon File 49
Bruce Cervon "Kellie" Displacement tabled deck turns over except selection
 		1988 The Cervon File 50
Bruce Cervon Simple Reverse One Card immediately reverses
Variations 1988 The Cervon File 52
Bruce Cervon The Universal Card three Methods, also gaffed (divided card, flap gimmick)
Also published here 1988 The Cervon File 57
Bruce Cervon Universal Vanish one of the Selections vanishes cleanly
 		1988 The Cervon File 71
Bruce Cervon Vanishing Universal Universal Card vanishes
 		1988 The Cervon File 75
Bruce Cervon Dual Affinity Spectator pushes two Cards next to their Mates
 		1988 The Cervon File 81
Bruce Cervon, Frank Kelly Kelly Bottom Placement Scoop Up
1988 The Cervon File 82
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse I two Cards immediately reverse
 		1988 The Cervon File 84
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse II two Cards immediately reverse
 		1988 The Cervon File 87
Bruce Cervon Finding the Aces spelling, reversed, catching out of the pack
 		1988 The Cervon File 90
Bruce Cervon Uncertainty
1988 The Cervon File 95
Bruce Cervon Mental Uncertainty
1988 The Cervon File 98
Bruce Cervon Diminishing Poker Deal spectator gets always five cards, you each time one card less
 		1988 The Cervon File 101
Bruce Cervon Really Wild ungaffed
 		1988 The Cervon File 105
Bruce Cervon Rosecrans Reverse named Ace reverses
 		1988 The Cervon File 113
Bruce Cervon Hofzinser All-Backed three card packet, two methods:
  • Easy as One-Two-Three
  • All for One
 		1988 The Cervon File 116
Bruce Cervon Easy as One-Two-Three all alike display
 		1988 The Cervon File 116
Bruce Cervon Unwind usfull Billfold for Coin Effects
 		1988 The Cervon File 123
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 1 using Dollar Bill
 		1988 The Cervon File 127
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 2 using Dollar Bill
 		1988 The Cervon File 129
Bruce Cervon Rewind - Phase 3 with Dollar Bill
 		1988 The Cervon File 129
Bruce Cervon Off A Rope Slow Motion Penetration
Also published here 1988 The Cervon File 132
Bruce Cervon Pocket Slate Routine "Prediction" appears
 		1988 The Cervon File 138
Bruce Cervon Puncture using Business Cards
 		1988 The Cervon File 141
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Invisible Reverse Card is reversed in Center as Deck is turned over
Also published here 1988 The Cervon File 149
Bruce Cervon Touched touched Card reverses next to Selection
 		1988 The Cervon File 155
Bruce Cervon Retouched touched Card reverses between two Selections
 		1988 The Cervon File 156
Bruce Cervon Touched Again two Phases
 		1988 The Cervon File 158
Bruce Cervon Quite a Coincidence Spectator reverses Selection behind back
 		1988 The Cervon File 160
Bruce Cervon Surprise Reverse II reversed Card changes into Selection
 		1988 The Cervon File 161
Bruce Cervon Four of a Kind card finds its mates
 		1988 The Cervon File 162
Bruce Cervon The Two-Fold Individual vanished Card reappears between two Cards
 		1988 The Cervon File 164
Bruce Cervon Remember and Forget one spectator
Variations 1988 The Cervon File 168
Bruce Cervon The Three-Way Eliminator one spectator with three Cards
 		1988 The Cervon File 170
Bruce Cervon Visibility Zero OOS - OOM Variation
 		1988 The Cervon File 171
Bruce Cervon Invisible Reverse/Impossible one from five
 		1988 The Cervon File 173
Bruce Cervon Forethought Spectator & Magician choose same Card in two decks
 		1988 The Cervon File 175
Bruce Cervon The Tabled Top Change
1988 The Cervon File 181
Bruce Cervon Paralyzed almost bend in half
 		1988 The Cervon File 185
Bruce Cervon Culling the Paralyzed Palm card is spreadculled and palmed
 		1988 The Cervon File 188
Bruce Cervon Running Cut While Holding a Break
1988 The Cervon File 191
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
Related toAlso published here 1988 The Cervon File 193
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Aces fast cutting
 		1988 The Cervon File 196
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split Duplicate
 		1988 The Cervon File 201
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split (Method 2) Duplicate
 		1988 The Cervon File 204
Bruce Cervon Three Way Split (Method 3) Duplicate
 		1988 The Cervon File 206
Bruce Cervon Three Way Color Changing Deck prelude effect for CC Deck Routine
 		1988 The Cervon File 208
Bruce Cervon Three the Hard Way half/half gaff
 		1988 The Cervon File 211
Bruce Cervon Print Out three blank cards are printed to match selection
 		1988 The Cervon File 215
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction double facer
Also published here 1988 The Cervon File 220
Bruce Cervon Readers cards are apparently marked, but all the same
Also published here 1988 The Cervon File 223
Bruce Cervon The Trap cards at top & bottom trap peeked selection
 		1988 The Cervon File 227
Bruce Cervon The Peek that isn't red black divided deck, with riffle-by glimpse of odd colored selection
 		1988 The Cervon File 230
Bruce Cervon Devil's Elevator apparent second, third, fourth deals
 		1988 The Cervon File 232
Bruce Cervon The Pineapple Twist Ace to Four with partial Suit Change
 		1988 The Cervon File 234
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Ambush odd backed Collectors
 		1988 The Cervon File 238
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up Color Changing Triumph
 		1988 The Cervon File 242
Bruce Cervon All Shook Up - ungaffed Color Changing Triumph
 		1988 The Cervon File 247
Bruce Cervon "LLL" Transpo
1988 The Cervon File 249
Bruce Cervon Cut Prediction two Methods
 		1988 The Cervon File 252
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 iii
Robin Robin, Pamela Young Vernonana Portfolio Photos (with captions) of various Vernon-related memorabilia throughout history, collected from Bruce Cervon, Bill Bowers, Irene Larsen, Bill Larsen and Faucett.
 		1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 vii
Bruce Cervon Thought-of Card to Pocket one of thirteen
 		1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 167
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production two interlaced halves, card spins out
 		1988 52 Lovers 147
Edward Marlo Real Gone AC/DC Interlock Principle, two double facers
Inspired by 1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 294
David Britland Angel Aces four Aces leap out of deck one by one, elastic thread loop
Variations 1988 Card Kinetics 28
Bruce Cervon Lautloser Fliegender Ring
Also published here
  • Magicana, Genii
 July 1988 Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 5) 210
David Britland (reviewer) The Cervon File by Bruce Cervon July 1988 Opus (Vol. 1 No. 11) 4
Bruce Cervon Trans Mitt while spectator holds cards
 		1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 70
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1989 The Black & White Trick iii
Bruce Cervon The Black & White Basic Routine 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
  • Phase One: Simple Show
  • Phase Two: Double Mix
  • Phase Three: Double Mix Again
  • Phase Four: Piano Key Separation
  • Phase Five: The Mix
  • Phase Six: The Proof
  • Phase Seven: The Last Separation
  • Phase Eight: The Magic Wand
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 1
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Fake Turnover Move through-the-fist handling
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 5
Bruce Cervon A Handling Touch 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 19
Bruce Cervon Black & White Presentation Tips 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 22
Bruce Cervon Another Simple Show 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 25
Bruce Cervon Multiple Lift Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, displaying both side at beginning
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 27
Bruce Cervon Turnover Pass Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, display
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 31
Bruce Cervon Wedge Break Oil & Water Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
Inspired by 1989 The Black & White Trick 35
Bruce Cervon Biddle Move Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 37
Bruce Cervon Another Biddle Move Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 39
Bruce Cervon Elmsley Count Opening 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 41
Bruce Cervon The Novrec Turnover packet secretly turned over during all-around square up
  • The All Around Square Up
  • The Novrec Turnover
Related toVariations 1989 The Black & White Trick 47
Bruce Cervon Amazing Jokers four Queens, Joker reversed in center, the change into Aces one by one, Queens and Joker no longer there
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 55
Bruce Cervon The Transposing Ace four Aces, named suit put on top, it changes into selection, Ace reappears from pocket
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 65
Bruce Cervon Novrec Turnover as Visual Transformation face card of small packet
Inspired by 1989 The Black & White Trick 66
Bruce Cervon Bruce Cervon's Favorite Black & White Routine 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
  • Phase One: The Little Finger Turnover Opening
  • Phase Two: The Novrec Separation
  • Phase Three: The Novrec Separation Again
  • Phase Four: The Piano Key Separation and Back Again
  • Phase Five: The Proof
  • Phase Six: Test Conditions Finale
Related to 1989 The Black & White Trick 73
Bruce Cervon Little Finger Turnover handling for Carlyle/Vernon Turnover Move
Inspired byRelated to 1989 The Black & White Trick 75
Bruce Cervon "In the Spectator's Hands" Ending Sequence 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 83
Bruce Cervon Sweeping Turnover as packet is swept off table edge into other hand
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 84
Bruce Cervon Convincing Closing 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 87
Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety Variation
1989 The Black & White Trick 88
Bruce Cervon More on "The Proof" Phase 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
Related to 1989 The Black & White Trick 91
Bruce Cervon The Spotted Black & White Trick 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border, as climax the black cards have red spots, five phases
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 95
Bruce Cervon Follow the Black & White 4&4, using cardboard pieces that are black and white without border
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 117
Bruce Cervon Black & White Attraction four black and four white cardboard pieces, two black and two whites are put in four envelopes, spectator manages to match remaining black and white cards with correct envelopes, two methods
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 123
Bruce Cervon Little Finger Turnover Display Sequence showing four cards as same card, in-the-hands or with table
Related to 1989 The Black & White Trick 137
Bruce Cervon The Little Finger Turnover as a Switch tabled card transposes with card in small packet
Related to 1989 The Black & White Trick 139
Bruce Cervon Take Me to Your Printer two selections, four blank cards, they change into duplicates of one selection when it is added to packet, then selection changes to second selection
  • Variation
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 143
Bruce Cervon, Brother John Hamman Hamman Count Switch
1989 The Black & White Trick 145
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1990 Ultra Cervon
Bruce Cervon The Red-Backed Aces
Variations 1990 Ultra Cervon 1
Bruce Cervon Floating Aces four aces one by one rise to top, then all at once, using Tilt
Variations 1990 Ultra Cervon 9
Bruce Cervon Partial Switch of four Aces, two methods
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 9
Bruce Cervon The Joker Trick four-of-a-kind changes into jokers, than into aces
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 17
Bruce Cervon, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Four Dollar Confusion
1990 Ultra Cervon 19
Bruce Cervon A Matter of Psychology apparently original version of "Ambitious Classic"
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 22
Bruce Cervon To Pay The Price performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with four Aces
Inspired by 1990 Ultra Cervon 26
Bruce Cervon Small Packet Bottom Deal
1990 Ultra Cervon 27
Bruce Cervon All Backs using double backer and Elmsley's Ace Cutting theme
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 33
Bruce Cervon The Conus Aces Aces transform under spectator's hand
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 37
Bruce Cervon Pass of a Small Packet to Bottom
1990 Ultra Cervon 38
Bruce Cervon Modified Turnover Pass to bring small packet from top to bottom
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 38
Bruce Cervon Spectator's Switch clean multiple card switch with assistance of spectator, using perpendicular principle
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 42
Bruce Cervon Repeat Aces to Pocket aces to pocket, to spectator's pocket, to envelope/wallet
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 47
Bruce Cervon, Alex Elmsley The Fabulous Cards to Pocket three cards, clean without duplicates
Inspired by 1990 Ultra Cervon 59
Bruce Cervon Pseudo Duplicates used multiple times, only numerical value of index shown
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 64
Bruce Cervon Showing Coat Pocket Empty good finesse
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 64
Bruce Cervon, Alex Elmsley The BC Cards Across two signed selections from packet to packet
Inspired by 1990 Ultra Cervon 69
Bruce Cervon Chair Holdout sitting on cards
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 69
Bruce Cervon Warped bill around card
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 77
Bruce Cervon Warped with Jumbo Card
1990 Ultra Cervon 86
Bruce Cervon Warp II excellent handling
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 88
Bruce Cervon, Al Koran Hanky Panky borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear
Also published here 1990 Ultra Cervon 97
Bruce Cervon, Al Koran Silent Flight ringflight
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 107
Bruce Cervon The Straddle Reverse from center to top
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 117
Bruce Cervon Stand-In reversed card in center transforms into selection
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 119
Bruce Cervon Alone Again face up pile in deck turn over except one card
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 120
Bruce Cervon The Cervon Free-Turn Pass
Inspired byRelated to 1990 Ultra Cervon 125
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Table Pass
1990 Ultra Cervon 130
Bruce Cervon The Longitudinal Free-Turn Pass table pass
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 132
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Bottom Palm into Gambler's Flat Palm
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 138
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Pass as a Multiple Lift Substitute
1990 Ultra Cervon 139
Bruce Cervon Trick Applications for the Free-Turn Pass - As An Ace Production appears face-up on top
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 140
Bruce Cervon The Stop Trick application of Free-Turn Pass
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 141
Bruce Cervon The Psychological Stop Trick as an out, application of Free-Turn Pass
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 142
Bruce Cervon Free-Turning Aces application of Free-Turn Pass
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 143
Bruce Cervon Variations of the Patton Half Pass three variants
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 151
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Half Pass
1990 Ultra Cervon 155
Bruce Cervon The Retrograde Half Pass
1990 Ultra Cervon 157
Bruce Cervon Cut and Restored Rope Routine mutliple phases, including "spectator cannot cut ends evenly" gag
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 161
Edward Marlo The Clip Pass side steal type
Related to 1990 That's It 8
Edward Marlo, Bruce Cervon Spread Cut Aces
1990 Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes 34
Bruce Cervon Lie Speller brief
 		1990 The Aronson Approach 28
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force one-handed riffle slip force
 		1990 The Aronson Approach 86
Philip T. Goldstein Brimstone Elevator color change climax
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 Focus 41
Michael Powers Flushing Out the Queens royal flush production, pivot revelation
Inspired by 1990 Top Secret Stuff 9
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1990 Top Secret Stuff 10
Jon Racherbaumer Olram Catches a Card card selected, Kings dropped on deck and one-handed throw cut done, sandwich with selection remains in hand
Related to
  • comments by Bruce Cervon in Genii Vol. 51 No. 7, Jan. 1988, p. 472
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Olram Catches a Card" (Genii, Vol. 51 No. 5, Nov. 1987)
 1990 Cardfixes 10
Richard Kaufman Column 3 The Friendship Convention in Tokyo, Juan Tamariz, brief comments on these books: Phil Goldstein's "Focus", Bruce Cervon's "Ultra Cervon" and "The Black and White Trick", Darwin Ortiz's "The Annotated Erdnase", Sharpe's "Devant's Delightful Delusion"
 		Sep. 1990 Opus (Vol. 3 No. 5) 13
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Ultra-Cervon by Bruce Cervon (written by Stephen Minch) Dec. 1990 Opus (Vol. 3 No. 7) 13
Alex Elmsley Chosen Cards Across three (signed) selections
Related to
  • "A Card in Flight" (Paul Rosini's Magical Gems, 1950, p. 14)
Variations 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 271
T. Page Wright The One-Handed Riffle Force slip
Related to 1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 96
Bruce Cervon, Edward Marlo Preview to Another Chapter Strip-Out Insertion/Addition aka Bottom Unit-Upjog Addition
 		1992 Card Finesse II 149
Bruce Cervon パックの中のトランスポ (Transposition in the Deck)
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 126
Alex Elmsley En Voyage Ace to Three travel to pocket one by one, then all to different pockets
Variations 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 233
Chad Long Back & Forth written messages on cards ("LOOK IN YOUR POCKET", ...), scavenger hunt
Related toVariations 1994 The Lost Cheesy Notebooks — Volume One 3
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transposition signed card from deck to case between aces, spectator handles double facer
Inspired by 1994 Secrets No. 1 42
Bruce Cervon, Ian Baxter, Bob Veeser Royal Flush Finale four ace production plus cutting to a Royal Flush
 		1995 Card College — Volume 1 114
Bruce Cervon Pivot Production from riffle shuffle position
 		1995 Card College — Volume 1 117
Tom Gagnon Escalating Aces
Inspired by 1995 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 55) 1034
Bruce Cervon The Cervon "Perfect Speller"
1996 Workers Number 5 11
Bruce Cervon One-Handed Flip Over Force
1996 Miracles with Cards 76
Bruce Cervon Pivot Revelation
1996 Miracles with Cards 178
Harry Riser Cheating the Cheater backs of packet change multiple times, red/blue double facer
Inspired by 1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 217