Al Leech

Al Leech Card Magic

A friend, student, and confidante of top cardmen in both Chicago and New York in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, Al Leech was a creative cardman himself. He also had a knack for streamlining difficult-to-master classics, as well as creating new, entertaining plots that audiences enjoyed.

Handbook of Card Sleights

Handbook of Card Sleights $4.00 PDF (or just $2.80 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)

Hands down, one of the best little references on essential card sleights! Rather than just describing the basic mechanics, Leech strives to really "teach" you how...

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Dont Look Now

Don't Look Now! $4.00 PDF (or just $2.80 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)

A must-read for anyone who wants to entertain with card tricks or perform any other type of magic. Leech looks at the application of psychology to magic, the importance of misdirection and the ways it can be utilized, how best to fool people, why performers...

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Cardmanship - Leech

Cardmanship $4.00 PDF (or just $2.80 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)

First published in 1959, Cardmanship offers 17 entertaining card effects, including: A Faulty Cut; The Lie Detector; The Spectator Does a Trick; Doubly Ambitious; Name Speller; The Double Count; A Sandwich Change; The Casino Trick; Ace, Three, Five...

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Card Man Stuff - Al Leech

Card Man Stuff $4.00 PDF (or just $2.80 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)

Published in 1953, this was the sequel to Al Leech's popular "For Card Men Only." As with his first book, the author offers his own simplified versions of a number of well-known but technically demanding effects by such greats, as Ed Marlo, Bill Simon, Matt Schulien...

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For Card Men Only

For Card Men Only $4.00 PDF (or just $2.80 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)

The name Al Leech needs no introduction in card magic circles. "For Card Men Only" was the prolific Chicago cardman's first book of card magic. It contains over a dozen visual card effects with easy to follow plots, yet with a definite climax...

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For Card Men Only

Manipulating with Leech $3.00 PDF (or just $2.10 when you buy 3 or more PDFs)

In addition to 11 outstanding card effects, most of which are surprisingly easy to do; this booklet also features 9 additional, well-routined effects with coins and other small objects. Highlights include a Copper Silver Transpo...

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