Norman Hunter: New and Easy Magic
Hunter, Norman: New and Easy Magic
©1925 C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, London
Softcover, perfect-bound, 6x9", 125 pages

Reprinted 1935
Norman Hunter: New and Easy Magic
1925 edition
Image courtesy eBay seller birai_81
Norman Hunter: New and Easy Magic
1938 edition
Image courtesy eBay seller JayAndLefty

Comments: "A further series of novel magical experiments needing no special skill or apparatus for their performance, with suitable patter". Illustrated with 54 diagrams.

Contents (from book ToC):

15 Foreword: A talk on showmanship as applied to Conjuring

23 Chapter I Useful Appliances for the Magician
The Handy Roll-Up Table
A Useful Servante
The Handbag Servante
The Bottomless Box
The Bottomless Purse
The Enchanted Frame

35 Chapter II Tricks Suitable for Commencing an Entertainment
An Affair With the Gloves
Tempus Fugit
The Cautious Lady
The Bogey Ball
Wonders Without Words

49 Chapter III Tricks With Cards and Coins
The Invisible Artist
The Cube of Cards
Think!
Money Magic
The Penny That Walks
Tell-Tale Tea Leaves

76 Chapter IV Tricks With Toys
Solving the Housing Problem
Curious Cubes
The Blushing Bell
Troubles of a Toy Soldier

92 Chapter V Tricks With All Sorts of Things
Dear Old Beans
A Tomato Changed To a Handkerchief
A Popular Blend
The London Mystery
The Girl on the Steps

119 Final Remarks: How to arrange a Programme and prepare an Entertainment


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