Laurie: Forces Favorites ©1950 (circa) L. Davenport & Co., London Softcover, saddle-stitched 4.75x7.5" 32 pages

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Comments: "A selected pocketful of small tricks collected, described and illustrated by Laurie"

Contents (from book):

5 Introduction
6 Two Entertaining Ideas:
6 - A Puzzle Square Using 16 Cards
7 - A Magic Square Using 9 Cards
7 The Spelling Bee Trick
8 The Pantomime Cigarette Trick
10 Bending A Cigarette
10 Vanishing A Lighted Cigarette
11 Vanishing Matches
12 The Floating Match
13 Removing Your Thumb Tip
14 The Coin On The String
19 A Trick With Rope, Stick And Knife
20 A Release Using A Double Rope
22 Vanishing Any Small Article In A Pocket
23 Through A Playing Card
24 A Penetration Using A Match And Safety Pin
26 Safety Rip!: safety pin does not rip handkerchief
28 A Ring, A String And A Pin
29 The Afghan Bands