Huggins, Wilfred: Secrets of the Street Conjurer ©1939 George Johnson, The Magic Wand, London Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 14 pages With Frederick Culpitt ©1943 Second Edition, 19 pages ©1947 Third Edition

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Third Edition

Comments: "A world wide collection of conjuring secrets that will aid every magician who, on occasion, has to present his entertainment under difficult conditions". The first edition was 13 pages; the second edition (and third) has added material by Frederick Culpitt. The effects are generally described without a lot of detail. Provides tips and suggestions for performing standard tricks while surrounded.

Contents (from third edition book):

3 Preface (Wilfred Huggins)

4 Preparation for the Hands
4 A Table Tip: a spinning top
4 The Guinea-Pig: appears under a hat
5 Card Change: while tossing card to the table
6 Flap Disposal — Single Slate: tip
6 Cap and Pence
6 I. The Load: switching the stack of pence and the die
7 II. The Getaway: completing the effect
7 “Water on the Brain": production of glass of water on boy's head
8 The Repeat: how the above effect was repeated through the day
9 A Useful Tip: for ensuring the spectator holds on the selected card
9 Marked Cards: marking a card using ear wax
9 Billiard Balls: a one ball routine using three balls
10 The Folded Papers: a coin doubles when folded in the papers
11 A Silent Coin Vanish: using wax to silence a stack of coins
11 The Magnetic Walking-Siick: clever use for beer
12 A Useful Secret: how to attach IT for the street performer
12 Ropes and Rings: objects tied to a rope ring are magically removed
13 Twentieth Century Silks: using a boy assistant
13 The Ever-Changing Card: spots on a card change
13 Another Changing Card: often offered for sale

14 Additional Effects by Frederick Culpitt
14 Four Pence and a Glass Tumbler: coins through table using a shell
16 Unusual Finale to the “Cups and Balls": red balls appear under previously empty cups as a climax to a routine
18 A “Four Aces" Trick: Aces from four different packets appear in a boy's pocket

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