Charles Lang Neil

Table of Contents

• The Principles Of Natural Magic
• Manner And Gesture
• The Conjurer's Clothes
• The Wand
• The Table
• To Palm A Coin
• The Back And Front Palm
• To Change A Coin
• Coin And Glass Trick
• A Coin Wrapped In Paper Disappears
• To Pass Ten Coins Held In Left Hand Into A Glass Held In Right Hand At Arm's Length
• The Aerial Mint
• Production Of Handkerchiefs
• To Produce A Number Of Real Hen's Eggs From A Handkerchief
• The Handkerchiefs And Soup Plate
• Wonderful Torn And Restored Paper
• The Mysteriously-Joined Handkerchiefs
• The Changing Handkerchiefs
• A Ring Passed On To Stick Or Wand Whilst...

Table of Contents

7. The Principles Of Natural Magic
10. Manner And Gesture
12. The Conjurer's Clothes
13. The Wand
14. The Table

    SLEIGHTS NECESSARY IN CARD CONJURING

15. The Two-Handed Pass
17. The One-Hand Pass
18. The Palm—A New And Perfectly Deceptive Method
22. An Easy Pass
22. To Palm Cards From Bottom Of Pack
23. The Back And Front Of Hand Continuous Palm With Cards
25. To Make A False Shuffle
28. To Force A Card

    SOME SIMPLE CARD TRICKS

29. The Turned Card
29. Catching Two Chosen Cards From A Pack Thrown Into The Air
30. The Unique Card
31. Novel Discovery Of A Chosen Card
32. The Artful Card
33. A Simple Card Discovery
33. To Shake...

This is my favorite magic book. The reason for this is that it was a groundbreaking book at the time it appeared and its contents is excellent. It was the first magic book that had photos instead of drawings or engravings throughout. And the contents is fantastic. It is one of the few books with a large chapter on chapeaugraphy. Add to this great chapters on shadowgraphy, plate spinning and paper folding. A large part is devoted to card magic, magic with coins, balls, and handkerchiefs, and much much more. If I would have to select one book this would be it. It is a book not many people...