By W. F. "Rufus" Steele.  50 classic card tricks that, even though they require no sleight of hand, are more mystifying than sleight of hand tricks. Outstanding items are: Ralph Hull's famous Joker Spelling Trick and also his Brain Teaser, Steele's Poker Run Up, personal stack, and Harry Miller's Whispering Queen.  First published in 1946.

Contents:

5 Community Do As I Do (Bert Allerton)
6 A "Chic" Trick ("Chic" Schoke)
7 Colors Will Tell (Eddie Morton)
9 Mix—Cut and Look (Billy O'Connor)
10 Location From New Deck (Arthur Buckley)
11 Your Number—Your Card (Paul Rosini)
12 This Is Your Card (George Coon)
13 Money On The Line (George Foster)
14 Do It For Me (Gene Bernstein)
16 Mathematical Marvel (Arden Morris)
17 Number Transposition (Ed Marlo)
18 DeLuxe Spelling Trick
19 Improved Jack-Jack-Jack
20 An Old Trick in a New Dress (Eric Peterson)
21 While I Turn My Back (Paul Rosini)
22 Triple Divination (Clark C. Crandall)
25 Cards and Pellets (Stewart Judah)
26 "Reverso" ("Dorny")
27 Ducy-Ducy (Dai Vernon)
29 Number Trick
30 The Great Mental Mystery From Pinochle (Little Johnny Jones)
32 Spectator's Name (Martin Barnett)
33 Mathematical Discovery (Harry Blackstone)
34 That Number Down (Doc Miller)
35 Phenomenal Memory (Paul Stadelman)
36 You Could Have Selected That One (Frank Shepard)
37 Allerton's Indicator (Bert Allerton)
38 I Should Judge
40 Passe Shuffle (Bill Baird)
40 Three Card Location
41 Simplicity Transposition (Lt. Royal H. Brin, Jr. USN)
42 Name Your Cards (Bo Bo)
43 Figures Don't Lie
44 You Remember This One (Bert Allerton)
45 Spelling Card Trick With Duplicate Queens (Bill Salisbury)
46 Simplicity Poker Deal (Lt. Royal H. Brin, Jr. USN)
47 Twenty Card Sequel (Lt. W.T. Willard)
49 Riffle Shuffle
49 Two Digits
50 Tapping Trick (Ed Miller)
51 Bridge and Poker Demonstration (W.F. (Rufus) Steele)
53 Missing Deuce (Bert Allerton)
55 Royal Flush
56 Number Trick (Van Osdol)
57 Prediction (Doc Roberts)
58 Making It Stick
59 Mental Thought (Bill Bowman)
61 Revelation (Bob Oswald)
62 Ten Card Effect
62 Poker Stack From New Deck (Bill Salisbury)
63 In The Middle