Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

by Professor Hoffman

52 chapters19h 8mEnglish1904

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This "how-to" book covers everything for the 1800's illusionist, from stage presence & dress, program and stage arrangement, to how to do tricks with cards, coins, watches, rings, handkerchiefs, dominoes and dice, cups and balls, hats, and other apparatus. "I have purposely limited my disclosures to such illusions as have been sufficiently long before the public to be fairly regarded as common property. Within this limit I have endeavored to make my explanations as complete as possible; but to go beyond it would be to infringe a moral copyright, and to deprive gentlemen to whom Modern Magic is especially indebted, of the well-earned fruits of their labor and invention." - Summary by TriciaGProof-Listeners: Joyful in MN, Billl Boerst

Chapters (52)

1Introduction

1344

2General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 1

1650

3General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 2

1330

4General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 3

717

5Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and Not Requiring Sleight-of-Hand, Part 1

1273

6Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and Not Requiring Sleight-of-Hand, Part 2

1187

7Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 1

1400

8Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 2

1256

9Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 3

1307

10Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 4

1472

11Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 5

1298

12Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 6

1149

13Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 7

847

14Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 1

1492

15Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 2

1028

16Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 3

1081

17Principles of Sleight-of-Hand More Especially Applicable to Coin Tricks

1308

18Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 1

955

19Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 2

887

20Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 3

720

21Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 1

1385

22Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 2

1764

23Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 3

1875

24Tricks with Watches

1792

25Tricks with Rings

1852

26Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 1

1400

27Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 2

1653

28Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 3

1385

29Tricks with Dominoes and Dice

865

30The Cups and Balls, Part 1

1348

31The Cups and Balls, Part 2

1510

32Ball Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus

1506

33Hat Tricks

1574

34Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 1

1232

35Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 2

1218

36Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 3

1600

37Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 4

1323

38Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 5

1522

39Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 6

1217

40Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 7

1102

41Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 8

1192

42Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 9

966

43Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 10

1215

44Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 11

1895

45Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 12

1707

46Stage Tricks, Part 1

1212

47Stage Tricks, Part 2

1127

48Stage Tricks, Part 3

1357

49Stage Tricks, Part 4

1350

50Stage Tricks, Part 5

1630

51Stage Tricks, Part 6

1024

52Concluding Observations

1427

Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

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