First published in 1930, Arthur Buckley’s "Improved and Original Card Problems" is a rich collection of 30 excellent card plots from one of magic’s early thinkers and innovators. Written for the advanced card worker of the era, the routines offer clear, adaptable frameworks that can be streamlined and enhanced with modern card controls, subtleties, and other techniques. In that sense, this is more than a book of tricks—it’s a workshop in construction, adaptation, and creative thinking. Contents include: A New Thirty Card Mystery, Spell It, Transposition Extraordinary, Separation, Card and Envelope, Indetecto, Cards Mysterio, Sympathy in Choice, Card Under Foot, Cards and Pockets, The Sympathetic Cards, Four Aces, Card Under Hat, A Card From Ten, Is the Card You Thought of There, Slap Cards, Your Card at Any Number, Twenty Cards in Transit (Improved), Red or Black, A Triple Climax, Twelve Cards to Pocket, The Burglar, Psychic Photography, X-Ray, Stabbing Between the Chosen Cards, Stabbing Ten Chosen Cards, Blindfolded, From Out of Pocket, The Mystic Paper Slips, and System. The mostly standard sleights (Pass, Force, Top Change, False Shuffle, etc.) and other moves called for, are referenced but not explained, making this best suited to the experienced card worker. Edited by Dariel Fitzkee, this rare and important early work rewards the thoughtful student with ideas that translate into strong, modern performance pieces. 58 pages, fully re-typeset for clarity and ease of reading.
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