The William W. Larsen Memorial Library

52 (Fifty-Two) Farewells – Latta on Cards

Author/Editor: Minch, Stephen and Hobbs, Stephen (for Geoff Latta)

w/dust jacket
copyright 2022 – released in 2025

Introduction: For the Record (Jamy Ian Swiss)

1. Card Sleight: From Basic to Particular
The Pinky Count
Latta on the Pinky Count
The Stuart Gordon Double Lift
The Partial Ascanio Spread
The Singularity Slide
Spread Break Technique
The Pivot Spread
Latta on Basic Improvement
The Latta Alignment Sequence
The Silver Eidetic Change
Latta on Performance Anxiety
The Isolated Switch

2. Palm d’Or
The Latta Color Steal
The Latta Side Steal
Latta’s Palm Change Sequence
On the “Erdnase” Color Change
Latta on Practicing the Basics
The Latta Multiple Top Palm
Latta on Reaching for the Core Effect
On Capping the Deck
The Fingernail Multiple Bottom Palm
The Spread Bottom Palm
Variation of the Cliff Green Bottom Palm
The Express Diagonal Palm Shift

3. Pass Mastery
The Missing-Frame Pass
Latta on Finger Strength
The Fast Pass
The Thumbs Down Riffle Pass
The Elevator Pass
The Circle Shift
The Open Turnover Pass
Latta on the Pass

4. (F)(Pl)Aces
Voyagers
Latta on the Rule of Three and Surprise
The Misdirection Trick
Topsy-Turvy Surprise
Latta on Improving and Effect
Reflex Reflections
Copies in Triplicate
Heartless
Point Blank

5. Condensed Illusions
Four What?
Quick G-Way
Latta on All Backs
Preset
Latta on Constructive Criticism
The Mis-show Card Trick
Naturally Wild
The Re-Universal Card
Twist Till It Hurts
The Sorcerer’s Phoenix

6. Passing Fancies
The Vanishing Collectors
Streamlined Vanishing Collectors
Instant Vanishing Collectors
Dazzling Interchange
Visible Ambition
Latta on Unexpected Learning
Deadlier Than the Male

An Observation on Friendship, Time and Devotion (Stephen Hobbs)

A Bibliography of Geoffrey Latta’s Card Magic in Print and on Video