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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring — Professor Hoffmann

Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

Professor Hoffmann

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  • Book language: English
  • 523 pages

Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring is a Victorian manual of stage and parlor magic. It explains card, coin, and apparatus tricks, with an appendix on specialties of Maskelyne and Cooke. It is worth listening to as a historical guide to how classic magic was taught and performed.

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Modern Magic.

A PRACTICAL TREATISE

ON

THE ART OF CONJURING.

BY

PROFESSOR HOFFMANN.

With 318 Illustrations.

WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING EXPLANATIONS OF SOME OF THE BEST KNOWN

SPECIALTIES OF MESSRS. MASKELYNE AND COOKE.

Populus vult decipi: decipiatur.

AMERICAN EDITION.

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS

London: Broadway, Ludgate Hill

New York: 9 Lafayette Place

By PROFESSOR HOFFMANN.

PARLOR AMUSEMENTS and Evening Party Entertainments. 516 pages,

107 Illustrations. 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

MODERN MAGIC. A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring.

With an Appendix containing explanations of some of the best known specialties of Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke. 578 pages,

318 Illustrations. Square 12mo, cloth, $1.50.

TRICKS WITH CARDS. (Condensed from “Modern Magic.”) 142 pages,

50 Illustrations. Fancy boards, 12mo, 50 cents.

For Sale by Booksellers, or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by the publishers,

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS,

9 Lafayette Place, New York.

CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
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PAGE
Introductory Observations
1
The Magic Wand
4
The Magician’s Table
5
The Magician’s Dress
8
Profondes
9
Pochettes
9
“Loading” Pockets
9
CHAPTER II.
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CĵǡŠ TǡƗŕƫǪ.
The Cards
11
To “Make the Pass”
12
To “Force” a Card
21
To Make a “False Shuffle”
23
To “Palm” a Card
27
To “Ruffle” the Cards
27
To “Change” a Card
28
To Get Sight of a Drawn Card
34

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Contents

  1. Modern Magic.
  2. CONTENTS.
  3. MODERN MAGIC.
  4. CHAPTER I. Introduction.
  5. CHAPTER II. General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand applicable to Card Tricks.
  6. CHAPTER III. Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and not requiring Sleight-of-Hand.
  7. CHAPTER IV. Tricks involving Sleight-of-Hand or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards.
  8. CHAPTER V. Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus.
  9. CHAPTER VI. Principles of Sleight-of-hand more especially applicable to Coin Tricks.
  10. CHAPTER VII. Tricks with Coin without Apparatus.
  11. CHAPTER VIII. Tricks with Coin requiring Special Apparatus.
  12. CHAPTER IX. Tricks with Watches.
  13. CHAPTER X. Tricks with Rings.
  14. CHAPTER XI. Tricks with Handkerchiefs.
  15. CHAPTER XII. Tricks with Dominoes and Dice.
  16. CHAPTER XIII. The Cups and Balls.
  17. CHAPTER XIV. Ball Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus.
  18. CHAPTER XV. Hat Tricks.
  19. CHAPTER XVI. Miscellaneous Tricks.
  20. CHAPTER XVII. Stage Tricks.
  21. CHAPTER XVIII. Concluding Observations.
  22. APPENDIX.
  23. ANCIENT AND MODERN MAGIC. CHAPTER I. Introduction.
  24. CHAPTER II. Kempelen.
  25. CHAPTER III. Theodin.
  26. CHAPTER IV. Automata: Psycho.
  27. CHAPTER V. Marionettes.
  28. CHAPTER VI. Clairvoyance.
  29. CHAPTER VII. Spiritualism.
  30. CHAPTER VIII. Parlor Magic.

and 3 more chapters

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