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WE HAVE SOME GREAT BOOKS LISTED THIS WEEK, AND ALL WITH REASONABLE PRICES !!!     AND WE WILL COMBINE MULTIPLE PURCHASES INTO A SINGLE SHIPMENT TO SAVE YOU SHIPPING COSTS.   SO IF YOU WANT TO GET SOME NICE, HARD TO FIND MAGIC BOOKS (MANY FROM THE 1970's and 1980's), CHECK ALL OUR BOOK-MANIA AUCTIONS. 

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PATTER IN RHYME by BERT DOUGLASEN RAPPORT   25 pages   paperback booklet   

undated (circa late 1980's) D. Robbins reprint of this 1939 classic booklet 

ALSO INCLUDES "EN RAPPORT" BY THEO ANNEMANN -- turn booklet over and read from the other side!    Sort of an odd book to pair Annemann's classic two person mental act, with a booklet of rhyming patter.  But when D. Robbins reprinted the patter book, I guess they thought its 25 pages were too little for a booklet, so they put Annemann's 22 page mental act between the same covers   :-)


PATTER IN RHYME

Seems like rhyming patter is usually corny and not too effective for non-kidshow audiences, but when done well, it can really enhance a trick.  My old friend, Mel Kientz, used to do an excellent rhymed presentation of Sidewalk Shuffle that made a great trick even better.   Douglas originally published his book in 1939, so most of the patter is dated.   But it does give you some interesting ideas of how rhymes might be applied to some classic tricks.   Douglas' booklet has patter rhymes for Cards Up the Sleeve, Card to Wallet, Fresh Fish, Sucker Hank to Egg trick, Color Changing Hank, etc


EN RAPPORT

Not as many two-person mentalism acts these days, but there should be.   I still remember how impressive Glenn Falkenstein and Francis Willard's act was -- looked like real mind-reading.   If you find someone to learn a good two-person act with you, you instantly have a difference from most of the other performers.     Annemann's system is practical and allows for coding any card value of amounts of someone's pocket change.  Then he layers on other gimmicks and subterfuges.  It is detailed in a complete act.


Look at the photos of table of contents and/or page shots to get an idea of style and format.

New-old dealer inventory, in MINT condition.


Sorry for brief descriptions.  I have about 100 books to get through, so can't write up my usual scintillating descriptions for this book sale.   But message me if you have a specific question.

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