Keene, Robertson: Novel Notions ©1905 Hamley Brothers, London Hardcover, 5.5x8.25", 189 pages ©2003 José Antonio González Ebook, 122 pages

Image courtesy Hale Books, U.K.

Comments: B&W illustrated. Original Tricks, Sleight-of-Hand, Hints, etc.

Contents (from eBook version, page numbers do not correspond to the original)

3 Preface

3 The Theory And Principles Of “Magic”
4 Deception And Perception
6 Misdirection
8 Influence
9 Personality
10 Manner
11 Presentation
13 Patter
15 Arrangement
15 Overloading
17 Study And Practice

22 Handkerchief Tricks
22 The Handkerchief
23 To “Palm” A Handkerchief
23 “Changing” A Handkerchief

24 Original Tricks, Sleights, And Fakes
24 Candle Fakes
26 Handkerchief Production
27 A New Bag Multum In Parvo
28 A Pretty Match Box Sleight
31 The Travelling Silk And Spirit Knots
33 Cylinders And Handkerchiefs
35 A New Method For The Colour Changing Handkerchiefs
35 - Method
38 A Handkerchief Act

45 Ball Tricks
45 The Palm
45 To “Palm” A Ball
46 “The Pass”
46 The “Change Over Palm”
47 A New Ball Move
49 Sleights With The “Sucker” Vanish
51 A New Drop Change
53 A Neat Ball And Handkerchief Combination
54 Vanish "Four Balls At Finger Tips"
55 A Novel And Sensational Trick

60 Tricks With Cards — Elementary Sleights
60 The “Pass”
60 To Make The “Pass”
61 To Bring A Card To The Top, Or Vice Versâ
61 To" Palm" A Card

62 Tricks And Sleights With Cards
62 A Changing Fake For Card
63 Tip For Card Manipulators
63 An Instantaneous “Squeeze-Up”
64 A Clever “Impromptu” Trick
66 A New Continuous Palm
68 A New Thought-Reading Card Trick
71 An Old Friend With A New Face
72 To Cut Cards At Any Number
73 To Bring To Top Any Card Called For
74 - Rule To Find Position
75 - Second Rule

77 Miscellaneous Tricks And Illusions
77 To “Back-Palm A Match-Box”
78 The New Locked Boxes
87 A New Thimble Sleight
88 Vanishing Thimbles
89 Rice And Ink Trick (Finish To Rice Bowls)

91 A Good Production Act
98 Topsy-Turvy: another combination of tricks
100 The Degeneration Of Man Illusion
103 Murder Will Out!: cabinet illusion
104 - Explanation

109 To Paper-Folders

111 To Ventriloquists
118 A Sketch For Coster Figure
119 Tweedle-Dum And Tweedle-Dee
121 A Page Of “Don’ts”