I'm sure most people know this already, but as I always see the "Le Paul Spread" credited to Paul Le Paul, I thought I'd mention it. In "The Card Magic of Le Paul", which is accepted as the first written description of the spread, he mentions the flourish only in the context of his description of his spread pass. He doesn't claim to have invented the spread, and in fact explicitly says that it was a well-known move to many magicians at the time. It's only become known as the "Le Paul Spread" in the same way as a lower back clip with a coin is sometimes called the "Goshman Pinch". Neither move was invented by the eponymous magician, but their name has become associated with it because they popularised it, or described a particular use for it.
It's not a big deal, but I just thought I'd throw that bit of info out there just in case someone's interested.
It's not a big deal, but I just thought I'd throw that bit of info out there just in case someone's interested.