{"product_id":"the-best-tricks-with-slates-peter-warlock-magic-mentalism-1st-ed-1942-vntg-nos","title":"The Best Tricks With Slates by Peter Warlock - 1st Ed - 1942 ESTATE","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"x-item-description-child\" data-marko-key=\"@container s0-2-12\" data-testid=\"x-item-description-child\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eESTATE Condition Good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful booklet explaining all the best slate tricks and effects, by Peter Warlock, who has used slate tricks in his programs for many years. Covers the manipulation of unprepared slates, the use of the flap, various mechanical slates and aids, little know methods of fake mediums, chemical writing and many other methods that are as effective as they are unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x-item-description-child\" data-marko-key=\"@container s0-2-12\" data-testid=\"x-item-description-child\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Fleming wrote:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt seems probable that the current war, like the World War of 1914-1918, will bring a resurgence of interest in spiritualism. Already we see the beginnings of such a revival, and if it continues we may look forward not only to a large crop of fake spirit-mediums but also to an increase of pseudo-spiritualistic effects in the programs of magicians. Hence, Peter Warlock's The Best Tricks with Slates makes its appearance at an opportune moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into five sections. Section I (10 pages) explains six methods of getting messages on ordinary, non-mechanical slates. Chief among them are a subtle routine by Jardine Ellis, an extremely \"nervy\" one by Maro, and the well-known Edward Victor slate trick which many readers will already have met in The Magic of the Hands. Section II (22 pages) describes tricks that employ slate \"flaps.\" Such important matters as types of flaps and disposing of the flap are given adequate attention, as are also the nature and use of the locking flap. In this section, Mr. Warlock explains seven complete slate tricks, all obviously practical and effective, several of which differ radically from slate-writing as it is usually presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection III (10 pages) tells how to produce writing on slates by chemical means, and explains in detail two novel tricks that employ this method. Section IV (6 pages) presents a series of eight slate-writing principles by J. F. Orrin, Max Holden, Verrall Wass, Woodhouse Pitman, and others. Several of these routines are very good indeed. Section V (11 pages) deals with slates as an auxiliary in the performance of feats which do not fall under the heading of slate tricks. The reader is shown here how to employ slates for securing information, for conveying information to an assistant, for cover in opening and reading billets, and for other useful and necessary purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is, on the whole, the best treatment we have yet seen of spirit slate-writing effects. Not only is it as extensive as the slate-writing sections of David P. Abbott's Behind the Scenes with the Mediums; Hereward Carrington's The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism, and William E. Robinson's Spirit Slate Writing; but it is much more varied in content and in addition is thoroughly up-to-date. Mr. Warlock has drawn his material from many sources, but has been commendably scrupulous in giving credit to both inventors and authors. He has written a book of 65 pages, with 30 illustrations, which is bound in soft boards. He includes a bibliography of 36 works. It is hard to believe that any magician who wants to present slate-writing could not find in this volume precisely the feat to meet his particular needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x-item-description-child\" data-marko-key=\"@container s0-2-12\" data-testid=\"x-item-description-child\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection One: Wherein The Operator, Using Ordinary Slates, Obtains Writing On One Of The Slates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJardine Ellis Routine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoutine With Two Slates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaro's Routine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlank On Both Sides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Victor's Routine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection Two: Methods Of Obtaining Writing On A Slate Or Slates By The Use Of A Flap Or Flaps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGetting Rid Of The Flap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGetting Rid Of Flap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Locking Flap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEffects With The Flap Slate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA New Slant On A Slate Theme\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond Method With Envelope\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlate Of Thought\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ghost Of Little Willie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCohesive Colors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Famous Mathematician\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFred Hocking's Slate Mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection Three: Methods Of Obtaining Writing On A Slate By Chemical Means\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestion And Answer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection Four: Methods For Obtaining Messages, Not Covered By The Previous Sections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ. F. Orrin's Method\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chalk Thumb-Tip\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Holden's Method\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerrall Wass' Method\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoodhouse Pitman's Method\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethods Of Pseudo Mediums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComedy Type Method\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne Other Method\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection Five: The Use Of The Slate As An Auxiliary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Secreting Of Information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Conveyance Of Information To An Assistant By Means Of A Slate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIII The Slate As A Cover For Billet Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIV The Use Of A Slate As A Drawing Board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Second Routine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Third Routine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Slate As A Means For Switching Billets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"hillcountrymagic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52620985532703,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/9409\/6927\/files\/s-l1600_b593376f-f8c3-4dd5-b4d8-38be4232495f.webp?v=1781709624","url":"https:\/\/shopdocstudios.com\/products\/the-best-tricks-with-slates-peter-warlock-magic-mentalism-1st-ed-1942-vntg-nos","provider":"shopdocstudios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}