The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini by Aldo Colombini

Ever since Obie O'Brien brought Aldo Colombini to the FFFF convention many years ago, it has been a love affair between Aldo and magic in America. While Aldo can do some of the hardest moves, he has developed a unique style of strong magic with little sleight-of-hand. The kind that is entertaining to watch and fun to perform. None of the material is hard to do, yet will fool any audience, including those hard to please magicians themselves.

It is hard to miss Aldo, both in person (6' 5"), and in magic, because he has written for many magazines, performed and lectured throughout the world for decades, and has produced a staggering amount of magic teaching material. What you will find here are some of his best routines. They are technically perhaps a bit more challenging than his more recent releases, but they are not difficult routines either.

This ebook is beautifully illustrated by Tom Jorgenson. The 60 routines and tricks taught are:

Back and Forth Sandwich
Follow This
Love Affair
Easy Location
Fast Food
Zig Zag
F. F. F. F.
North by Northwest
Missing
Ranka - Chank
Back to the Future
Never Say Dice
Can't Play Your Game
Hats Off
Sandwich for You
The Old Romantics
Mambo Jack
Havana Sandwich
Poker Coins
Triumph Trio
Champagne
Italian Heart
The Killer
Formula One
Las Vegas
Royal Flush
Colorado
Jumbo
Ace - mbly
Snapping
Four Card Display
Vortex
Mini & Maxi
Top Control
1,2,3,4
Open Prediction
Follow the Oil &Water
Silence of the Kings
W - Hole
Well Done Boys
No Fake Wild Card
All the Best
Foot Tapper
Koin Kut
Super Link
Hopping Cups & Balls
Hiccup - Coins
Ring on Rope, or Vice Versa
Ping Pong Routine
Rings Off...Rings On
Squeeze Ball Move
The Rubber Illusion
The Card That Gets Confused
A Mirror Will Do
Out of this Country
Out of Color
Out of Apocalypse
Half A World Away
Out of Suits
Matrix for Lazy People
[Note: You will get this ebook in three versions. One is a PDF facsimile edition where each page has been scanned and made searchable. This one is best viewed on a larger monitor like a desktop. The second version is a regular PDF where text and illustrations have been reformatted so that the contents can reflow nicely for smaller screens. You also get an EPUB edition. All editions are downloaded from your digital shelf.]

1st edition 1994, 172 pages; 1st digital edition 2013, 179 pages.
word count: 34273 which is equivalent to 137 standard pages of text