Houdini's Book of Magic and Party Pastimes
by Harry Houdini

Fascinating puzzles, tricks and mysterious stunts.

It starts with a short biography of Harry Houdini and then has a series of simple magic tricks and party stunts. Each one is described with an illustration and a few words of explanation.

• The Disappearing Coin
• The Balanced Quarter
• A Good Trick With Glasses
• Try This On Your Friends
• Ring On A String
• The Magnetic Hand
• A Clever Cork Trick
• The Climbing Ring
• This Trick Will Fool You
• The Mysterious Match
• A Trick For Bridge Players
• A Knot That Will Mystify
• Try This On A Friend
• Try This At A Party
• Which Cards Are Turned?
• An Amazing Experiment
• The Mysterious Pencil
• The Vanishing Coin
• Can You Draw This?
• Try To Draw This
• A Sum In Addition
• Not Like School
• The Obedient Matches
• A Clever Match Trick
• The Magic String
• Which Way Will It Roll?
• Get The Watch Out
• Try This One: It's Easy
• Industrious Bookworm
• Can You Figure It Out?
• Half Of Twelve Is - ?
• The Magnetized Cane
• Take String Off Scissors
• How To Make Steel Float
• Amusing Card Trick
• Try To Get Loose
• Try This On A Friend
• Try This Illusion
• A Match Puzzle
• A Match Trick
• A Steady Hand For This
• A Clever Card Trick
• Tear The Napkin
• Getting The String Off
• Yes, It's Impossible
• The Handkerchief Trick
• Try To Do It
• Spin The Coin
• A Good Match Trick
• Easy But Startling
• The Magic Match Box
• Try This On A Friend
• The Card And Dime Tricks
• The Mysterious Dime
• A Visiting Card Stunt
• The Tumbler Trick
• Making The Bridge
• The Match Trick
• Can You Draw This?
• The Match Problem
• A Clever Coin Trick
• An Old Favorite
• Solutions