A classic text is now back in print! "My friend, Shigeo Takagi, is an excellent performer who shows a keen knowledge of magic with all its subtleties. His work is direct and to the point, with no superfluous moves. Even if you are acquainted with the various techniques, he will still deceive you. I greatly admire this Japanese wonder worker."--Dai Vernon. Contents: Foreword By Max Maven, Devilishly Direct, Takagi's Coins Across, Wild Time, The Wild Blanks, The Solid Cup, Trans-Purse-Sition, Trans-Purse-Tation, The Ghostly Silk, Who Cuts First?, ScissoRope, The Leaping Silk, Total Triumph, Rising Triumph, Color-Shift Triumph, The Oriental Coins, The Double Thought, Convergence, Rope, Knots, and A Wand,Double Cut and Restored Rope, Monte With Four, Do As I Do Rope Routine, Chinese Rubber Band Mystery, A Beautiful Thumb Tie, Owan To Tama (Japanese Cups And Balls), and New Era Linking Rings. Pages 120--Hardbound and Illustrated.