At Your Fingertips by Arthur Leroy (the thimble artistry of Jimmy Shannon)

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At Your Fingertips
by Arthur Leroy
Available again at long last is this comprehensive work explaining the brilliant thimble artistry of Jimmy Shannon.
Jimmy Shannon was the talk of the magic world in the 1930s and 40s, with his beautifully orchestrated thimble manipulation act.
His moves were accepted by experts as the most original, most unusual and altogether fascinating of his day.
When the time came for Shannon's moves to be recorded for posterity, the task was given to a young writer who was already making a name for himself: Arthur Leroy.
In fact, it was felt that Jimmy Shannon's moves were so entirely different from average that it was felt a
necessity
that Leroy be hired to tackle this duty.
Luckily for the world of magic, the combination clicked, making available this rare combination of moves and gambits to the conjuring fraternity at large. Eighteen items in all, including a beautifully orchestrated routine.
"A sensational thimble manuscript that is causing an international furor."
(Frank Ducrot, Martinka's)
"You will benefit by reading the practical advice here contained and you will want to work over the routine carefully worked out by Shannon and Leroy."
(Lloyd E. Jones)
"As sometimes happens with privately published works, the first printing sold out [and was never reprinted]. Indeed, the only copy we could locate was from an antiquarian bookseller, at a price of over 0!"
(From the Introduction by Magic World Publishers)
2021 revised edition contains four new chapters.
Soft covers. 34
pages + supplement,
saddle-stitched.
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