Dai Vernon

[Creepy_illusionist]

I am starting to take interest in his books so what would you guys recommend: Revelations, Inner Card Trilogy, or Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic.

 

[Silver]

If you like Expert at the Card Table, go buy Revelation (No s)

 

[UncleMings]

I am starting to take interest in his books so what would you guys recommend: Revelations, Inner Card Trilogy, or Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic.

I would have to go with revelation. Its Vernons take on Erdnase. Plus all the extra goodies like the Walter Scott,
Kennedy Center, Riffle Cull, and much more.

The introduction by David Ben is great. Telling the ups and downs Vernon went in trying to write the book and get it published.

Note: Revelations is the 84 printing with the Persi Diaconis intro. Revelation is the newer edition with the added info and photos.

 

[mayniac]

You might want to check out the Essential Dai Vernon book. It has practically every book by Vernon. It's HUGE though, so it may be somewhat difficult to read.

 

[jok3r]

All of them, everything Vernon is good. It just depends on what order you need to read them in.

 

[Creepy_illusionist]

All of them, everything Vernon is good. It just depends on what order you need to read them in.

what do you mean

 

[NJillusionist3]

I would go with either Inner Card Trilogy or Ultimate secrets of card magic. Well, depending on your skill level i guess. Only because beyond the notes on erdnase, which you can get for free, the only other stuff is the expert gambling moves, I don't know how you feel about gambling moves or if you employ them, so i would consider that before getting Revelation. Its an awesome book, but if you haven't studied Erdnase or other gambling sleights a lot I don't think you should jump right into that.

 

[Magic Newswire]

Inner Card Trilogy is great, but his Bible was Erdnase and hist take on it is Revelations so I'd start there if you are that serous. I'd also recommend the "Dai Vernon Revelations" Video series. Approx 20 Hrs of the Professor talking and teaching is priceless!

I love it when he is mentioned on my podcast as we inevitably end up with someone doing an impression of him. So far, I think that Johnny Thompson is the blue ribbon winner.