Knowing The Rising Cards by Will Ayling

Surprisingly little has been published in an encyclopedic form about the classic rising cards in English. You can find some in Greater Magic but the rest is spread out in many books and journals. Although this publication can hardly be called an encyclopedia, it is one of only two publications in English I know which are entirely dedicated to the rising card effect (the other being 25 Rising Card Tricks). It is a wonderful collection of a number of methods, described clearly with photos and illustrations. This was part of the Supreme 'Know How' series.

If rising cards are your thing you should also check out Samuel Cox Hooker and His Rising Cards.

1st edition 1991; original 27 pages; 50 pages.

Contents
THE RISING CARDS (HISTORY AND COMMENT)
THE RISING CARDS
HOWARD THURSTON RISING CARDS
THE DUPLICATE STACK METHOD
DE KOLTA'S RISING CARDS
RISING CARDS FROM OPERA HAT
RISING CARD BOX (Jack Le Dair)
MECHANICAL IN CLOSE-UP
IMPROMPTU... OR NEARLY SO!
DIGITAL MECHANISM
SYBIL RISING CARDS
JUMBO RISING CARDS
FOUNTAIN OF CARDS
DE KOLTA'S FOUNTAIN OF CARDS
DE KOLTA'S CARD RAISING TRICK
CASCADE OF CARDS
A NOVEL PRESENTATION
THE WONDERFUL FLOATING CARD TRICK
JUMPING CARDS (The Siamese Bloodstone)
PSYCO JUMPER
SPECIAL EFFECTS CARDS
- THE TURN-ROUND CARD
- TORN CORNER CARD
- MOVING PIP CARD