More Magic

This is the second volume of the Hoffmann trilogy. If you liked Modern Magic you will love More Magic. There is too much to list. Refer to the 'Table of Contents' below for details. This book was rated one of the ten basic books for a working library of conjuring by H. Adrian Smith, historian, collector and owner of the largest private magic library in his time. Other books in this top 10 list are

Magicians' Tricks by Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate
The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase
The Art of Magic by T. Nelson Downs
Modern Magic by Prof. Hoffmann
Later Magic by Prof. Hoffmann
The Modern Conjurer by C. Lang Neil
Our Magic by Maskelyne and Devant
Tarbell Course by Harlan Tarbell
Greater Magic by John Northern Hilliard

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Introductory CHAPTER I. THE MAGICIAN'S WAND, THE MAGICIAN'S TABLE, AND THE MAGICIAN'S DRESS. The Firing Wand The Electric Wand New forms of "Servante" Substitute for the "Table" A Mechanical Hat CHAPTER II. PRINCIPLES OF SLEIGHT OF HAND APPLICABLE TO CARD TRICKS. The "Charlier" Pass To Force a Card (New Methods) To Force Three Cards together False Shuffles (New Methods) To Change a Card - The Revolution To Spring the Cards from the one Hand to the Other (with Mechanical Pack) The Bridge (Additional Methods) CHAPTER III. CARD TRICKS WITH ORDINARY CARDS AND NOT REQUIRING SLEIGHT OF HAND. Methods of Identifying a Chosen Card Any number of Packets of Cards having been formed face downwards on the Table, to discover the Total Value of the Undermost Cards (New Method) New Numerical Trick with Cards The Capital Q To name Cards without seeing them The "Alternate Card" Trick The "Spelling" Trick The "Twenty-seven Card" Trick - To cause a Card selected by one Spectator to appear at such number in the Pack as another Spectator may indicate A Row of Cards being placed face downwards on the Table, to discover how many have during your absence been transferred from one end to the other. (Improved Method) CHAPTER IV. TRICKS INVOLVING SLEIGHT OF HAND OR THE USE OF SPECIALLY PREPARED CARDS. To produce Three Cards at any position in the Pack thought of by another person A Card being freely chosen from the Pack, replaced, and the Pack shuffled, to make any given Card change to the one chosen The "Alternate Card" Trick with a Complete Pack To pass a Chosen Card through the Crown of a Borrowed Hat To change Three Cards, placed in the Pocket of a Spectator into three others previously chosen To make a Card freely drawn, and replaced in the Pack, change places with another Card on the Table To distinguish the Suit of a given Card by Weight The "Three-Card" Trick "Changing" Cards "Walking Pip" Cards The Cards passing up the Sleeve, and the Diminishing and Increasing Cards CHAPTER V. THE "CHARLIER" SYSTEM OF CARD-MARKING, AND TRICKS PERFORMED BY ITS AID. The method of Marking Reading the Cards The Charlier "Dial" Method of Calculation Practical Illustrations The Mysterious Pairs To name the Article taken by each of Four Persons To name the Bottom Card of each of Three Heaps of Cards CHAPTER VI. CARD TRICKS REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS. The Rising Cards (La Houlette) (Improved Methods) To Catch a Selected Card on the End of a Walking Stick Frames of various kinds for producing Cards Field's Card-Frame The French Card-Frame The Sand Frame The Velvet Frame and Artist's Easel The Crystal Frame The Cabalistic Star, for the production of Cards The Velvet Cloth, for the production of Cards The Black Cloth Target The Magic Card Case The Card Drawer. (Improved) A New Changing Card-box and Tricks therewith The Magnetic Wand and Walking Card The Enchanted Hand-Mirror The Multiplying and Vanishing Cards CHAPTER VII. METHODS OF SLEIGHT OF HAND APPLICABLE TO COIN TRICKS. The "Jerk-back" Palm Coin Changes To Extract a Coin from a Folded Paper To Wrap a Coin apparently in a Handkerchief CHAPTER VIII. COIN TRICKS WITHOUT APPARATUS. To make a Coin vanish from and return to the Left Hand To rub a Coin into the Elbow To vanish Coins and reproduce them from the Elbow The Penetrative Coins Another Method A New "Multiplication" Trick CHAPTER IX. COIN TRICKS REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS. To produce Coins from a lighted Candle To pass Coins into a Bottle Multiplying Coins and Tricks therewith The eight Coins and two Brass Covers Head or Tail The Mysterious Tumbler - To pass a coin from a Glass of Water into the Centre of an Orange The Climbing Coin - A Florin made to climb up the face of a small Wooden Pillar, into a Box at top CHAPTER X. TRICKS WITH WATCHES AND RINGS. A Smashed Watch (New Methods) The Improved Watch Mortar A Watch found at the root of a Flower Taylor's Watch Trick Devono's Watch-bag The "Lady's Stocking" The Wandering Ring Verbeck's Wedding-ring Trick		CHAPTER XI. TRICKS WITH HANDKERCHIEFS. A Handkerchief Puzzle The Instantaneous Knot The Stretched Handkerchief To "Vanish" a Handkerchief (Sundry Methods) The Buatier "Pull" The "Bare-armed Vanish" The Dissolving Handkerchiefs The Two Decanters and the Flying Handkerchief Multiplication of Handkerchiefs Red, White, and Blue The Vanishing Pockethandkerchief found in a Candle. (New Method) "Flash" Handkerchiefs The Revolving Candle for Handkerchief A Pack of Cards transformed into a Handkerchief A Saucepan to cook a Handkerchief CHAPTER XII. FEATS OF DIVINATION. The Expunged Numeral To Predict the Sum of Five Rows of Figures The Magic Circle (To discover a Card or other Object touched during the Performer's Absence) "Second Sight" Tricks Reading Blindfold Dr. Lynn's "Second Sight" Trick The Thinkophone The Box of Numbers CHAPTER XIII. BALL TRICKS. The Billiard-ball Trick Another Method The Chameleon Ball The Obedient Ball (Improved) CHAPTER XIV. TRICKS WITH HATS. Hartz and his "Hat" Trick The Bundle of Firewood A Flower-garden from a Hat A New Folding Bouquet The Cannon-ball Trick (Improved) The Cannon-ball Globe The Paper Ribbon and the Barber's Pole The Animated Cigar A Hat with a Hole in it The Finger through the Hat The Cork through the Hat The Coin through the Hat The Cigar through the Hat The Wand passed through the Hat The Magnetized Hat Another Method The Smashed Hat CHAPTER XV. TRICKS WITH EGGS. The Egg made to Sink or Swim at Command To Balance an Egg on a Table To Balance an Egg on the End of a Straw To Spin an Egg on End To Produce Eggs from an Empty Handkerchief Another Method "Patter" for this and a "Cake" Trick Prepared Eggs - Paper from an Egg A Barber's Pole from an Egg To Produce Eggs from the Flame of a Candle Egg Swallowing To Pass an Egg through a Hat The Climbing Egg CHAPTER XVI. MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS. The Mysterious Release The Bottle Imp. (Improved) Conjurer's Cress Candle-lighting Extraordinary The Obedient Candle Newspaper Cuttings turned into Pale Ale The Bran Plate Bran Disappearing from a Glass, and Re-appearing under a Plate The Flying Glass, Watch, and Handkerchief The Inexhaustible Punch-bowl The Coffee Trick. (Improved Method) The Wine and Water Trick. (Improved Methods) Wine or Water. (Another Method) The Wine Proof The Inexhaustible Portfolio The Horn of Plenty The Bewitched Fan A Shower of Flowers The Spiritualistic Ball, Ring and Card CHAPTER XVII. STAGE TRICKS. The New Target, for Watch and Card The Broken Mirror The Card in the Candle The Bewitched Skull The Talking Hand The Shower of Gold The Demon Marksman The Vanishing Lady L'Envoi

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