Modern Card Effects and How to Perform Them by Geo. DeLawrence and James “Kater” Thompson is an illustrated collection of card sleights and routines, featuring line drawings and black-and-white photographs. Published by Arthur P. Felsman, Chicago, with a copyright date of 1920.
 
Contents cover color changes, the Side Steal, card vanishes, discoveries, transpositions, cards to pocket, and numerous Four Ace routines, including combinations credited to Kater, Tarbell, and DeLawrence. Other featured effects include Mental Telepathy, The Dividing Knife, Card in the Egg, The Telephone Card Trick, Practical Card Mind Reading, Rising Cards in Audience, The Avaricious Spider, and The Ghosts of the Cards.
 
CONDITION NOTES: In fair to good condition with cover rubbing, creasing, and edge, corner, and spine wear. A small tear is present near the lower-right edge of the back cover. Interior pages show toning, scattered spotting, and noticeable water staining along the lower margins. Some page edges have small nicks and tears.