Pictorial, cloth bound, 457 pages with 140 illustrations of Antique Magic. Chapters on: The Magician’s Wand, The Magician’s Table, And The Magician’s Dress, Principles of Sleight of Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Card Tricks with Ordinary cards and Not Requiring Sleight of Hand, Tricks Involving Sleight of Hand or The Use of Specially Prepared Cards, The "Charlier" System of Card-Making and Tricks Performed By Its Aid, Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Methods of Sleight of Hand Applicable to Coin Tricks, Coin Tricks Without Apparatus, Coin Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Tricks with Watches and Rings, Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Feats of Divination, Ball Tricks, Tricks With Hats, Tricks With Eggs, Miscellaneous Tricks, Stage Tricks.
Damp stain and wrinkle to cover and pages with 1/2" absence of back strip at top. Condition fair.