Les coussinets de la princesse, ou, Jeu des tomates par l'image

Le jeu des tomates is the name for the traditional moroccan version of the archaic and classic trick known internationally as The Cups & Balls. In the Moroccan vesion bowls are used instead of cups, and wads of red material called "tomates" (tomatoes) instead of balls. The great master of this trick in Morocco in the first half of the twentieth century was the author, Rezvani. Although two excellent books covering his repertoire had been previously published (author: M. Sardina). Here for the first time (and last) was a comprehensive summary of all of this techniques and routines with "les tomates." It was published privately in a tiny print run in Morocco, in French, in 1950. It is invaluable but it is essentially unknown even among those best versed in magical literature. An English translation will be published some time in 2011, probably as an e-book to be as widely available as possible.