MINT 1965 Annotated by Edward Marlo & Wesley James

The Annotated M.I.N.T. series continues. Thanks to Ed Marlo and Wesley James, M.I.N.T III, IV, V, VI, and Annotated M.I.N.T. 1963 and 1964 are already available. The release of this volume takes another step toward the availability of the entire run of Marlo In material with Wesley's extensive annotations, and his supplemental and bonus material. The material in this volume is truly extraordinary. This volume includes 11 Marlo articles plus 25 Wesley James contributions. Two of Ed's finest New Tops contributions - the "Olram Subtlety" and "Marlo's Aces" - appeared in 1965. Additionally, "A Problem Posed" and "As an Opener" greatly expanded the options for the "Spectator Cuts The Aces" plot, and "Cards and Coins" and "Impromptu Cards and Coins" moved the fraternity closer to an ideal solution. Marlo's two articles on the "Incomplete Faro" (1/65 and 2/65) firmly established the powerful technique in the arsenal of card workers. In Marlo's 1965 material, you will find innovative and ground-breaking plots, sleights, and subtleties, that have been largely unavailable since the run of the New Tops ended, notwithstanding the flat text of L & L's MINT I and II. If those books had been sufficient, Ed's material would already be far better understood and in wider use. Thus, after completing the task of fulfilling Ed Marlo's expressed wishes with M.I.N.T III - VI, keeping Eddie's material available "for the guys," now, Wesley brings his insights to Ed Marlo's earlier New Tops articles.

If you truly want to understand, benefit from, and incorporate Marlo's material as only those who knew him well can, these are books you will want to own and will treasure for years to come. In tribute to Ed, Wesley wanted these volumes to offer much more, hence his annotations, clarifications, corrections - both logical and grammatic - plus Wesley's insightful personal Notes. Many of those Notes are complimentary, some critical, but all are informative.

As Wesley has often stated, "One can't perform card magic without a tip of the hat to Ed Marlo." Wesley's friend of more than 25 years, Ed Marlo inspired a wealth of material that Wesley developed, massaged, enhanced and adapted through his extensive performance experience. Among Wesley's creations are full routines inspired by Marlo techniques, built on Marlo foundations, and routines - many for the first time in any source.

If you're devoted to card magic, you need to own these volumes and study them closely. The combination of clarified Marlo material, Wesley's Notes, and the original Wesley James routines create and should continue to enhance Marlo's legacy for those that absorb them, and students of Wesley James material will want to explore his material in depth.

If you already own MINT III through VI, and M.I.N.T. 1963 and 1964 Annotated, you'll now be able to expand your file of Marlo In New Tops with more than flat text. At the same time, you'll add to your collection of Wesley James' creations, and benefit from his detailed descriptions, analysis, and historical perspective. Rarely have volumes offered so much to those who are serious about their card magic. Some of what you'll read is easy while some is more technically challenging, but it's all been made practical so you can add it to your repertoire.

The entire collection, plus corrected illustrations, and Wesley plentiful added Notes and bonus material are all in this volume. The ebook price is just $40 and, as you'll see from the Table of Contents below, you'll want to learn all it offers.

Don't wait to be blown away by this mix of older Marlo material and Wesley's insightful Notes and cutting-edge creations. It's all here for you now.

Preface
Introduction
Table of Contents
Incomplete Faro Multiple Peeks, Vol 5, No 1, 1965, January 1965
Incomplete Double Peek
Incomplete Triple
Double Reverse Location
WJ on Incomplete Faro - Multiple Peeks
You Find'em
Packet Switches, Vol 5, No 2, February 1965
First Method
Second Method
Third Method
Sleightless Drop Switch
WJ on Packet Switches
Problem Posed, Vol. 5, No 3. March 1965
35th Method
36th Method
37th Method
38th Method
39th Method
40th Method
41st Method
45th Method
WJ on a Problem Posed
Spectator Cuts the Grand Coups
New Box Transfer Deck Switch
Gagnon's Easy Breather
A Coin And Cards, Vol 5, No 4, April 1965
Second Method
Third Method
WJ on A Coin And Cards
The Money Card; WJ Snap Retention Pass
Glide Variation, Vol 5, No 5, May 1965
A Routine Of Surprises
WJ on Glide Variation
Table Reverse And Effect, Vol 5, No 6, June 1965
Add To Shuffle - For Those Who Know
Other Ideas With Above
For Poker Demonstration
WJ on Table Reverse & Effect
Super Sevens; The Del Ray Force
Impromptu Coin & Cards, Vol 5, No 8, August 1965
First Method
Second Method
Third Method
WJ on Impromptu Coin & Cards
The Quarter Cut
The Middle Deal Control Swindle
The WJ Partial Side Steal
As An Opener, Vol 5, No 9, Sept 1965
WJ on As an Opener
Salty Aces; Berg Palm
A Multiple Effect, Vol 5, No 10, October 1965
Multiple Effect - 2nd Method
Multiple Effect - 3rd Method
The 50% Miracle
Way Ahead Prediction
Alternate Method
WJ on Multiple Effect
The Olram Subtlety, Vol 5, No 11, November 1965
Applications
In Oil And Water
For Blue Aces Routine
For A Double Face Card
The Choice Transposition
An Impromptu Method
WJ on The Olram Subtlety
The Hofzinser Solution
Marlo's Aces, Vol 5, No 12, December 1965
WJ on Marlo's Aces
Marjam's Aces
Simple Layout
Standard Layout
Super Layout
Vanish Sequences
Vanish 1
Vanish 2
Vanish 3
Vanish 4; Asher Reverse
The Revelation of the Aces; The Carry Count
Bonus - Borrowed Deck MarJam Aces
In Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
1st edition 2023, PDF 101 pages.
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