Many heavy hitters in the card magic world readily admit to this book being their inspiration. A classic hardbound volume, Hugard and Braue present The Royal Road to Card Magic.
Within these pages you'll discover a perfect way to start off down the path to successful card magic mastery.
Sleights are taught in tandem with tricks, so that the student may learn both excellent performance pieces and at the same time moves that will allow them to develop as well-rounded card magicians.
Royal Road to Card Magic - Hugard/Braue (Hardbound)5Jason GreyMarch 29, 2009This is a phenomenal book, and something every magician should own. The only thing I will forewarn you of is if you are looking to have a nice, coddling type of teaching, this is not the book for you.