Mulholland, John & Milton M. Smith: Magic In the Making A First Book of Conjuring ©1925 Charles Scribner's Sons, NY & London Hardcover, w/dj, 5x7.25", 134 pages

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Comments: Illustrated with diagrams and drawings.

Contents (From book ToC, comments from the book, updated Apr 2021):

1 Chapter I Magic-Makers: Concerning the age and history of magic, and the great brotherhood of magicians
13 Chapter II The Mysterious Colors: showing the strange affinity of certain colors one for another
16 Chapter III The Spectacles of Diogenes: Of the wondrous spectacles that enable the wearer to discern good and evil in others
20 Chapter IV The Aerial Mail: Of a post-card that flies unaided through the air
25 Chapter V The Penny Box of Matches: How a miser spends his penny and has it too
30 Chapter VI The Baker's Arrow: Of the magic archery by whose aid messages may be sent to distant places
36 Chapter VII The Power of the Mind: Explaining how a magician knows what others are thinking
39 Chapter VIII The Stolen Apple: Of the apple strung on tapes, which can be removed only by its rightful owner
43 Chapter IX The Invisible Scribe: of the ghost who can anticipate the thoughts of any one
47 Chapter X The Tower of Cadiz: How the beautiful Spanish lady could send messages to her noble over imprisoned by the Moors
53 Chapter XI The Wishing Jewel: Concerning the power of a Magic word over an Arabian jewel of great price
61 Chapter XII The Office at Night: how inanimate objects have queer powers at night, in the office as well as in the toy shop
66 Chapter XIII The Detective's X-Ray: How a picture may be made of an unknown stolen object
74 Chapter XIV The Nasturtium-Seeds: Of the lovely princess whose cruel father forbade her to plant a garden
83 Chapter XV The Cane of the Jadoo-Wallah: Concerning the Hindoo Magic-Maker and the mysterious properties of the ring and stick
88 Chapter XVI The Chinese New Year Card: Of the mysterious Chinese name that will not be destroyed
92 Chapter XVII The Effect of Light: How one handkerchief appears to be of two colors at the same time
97 Chapter XVIII The Perplexed Mason: How a story, omitted in the building of a house, may be inserted between two others that have been built
104 Chapter XIX The Altered Purchase: Of the storekeeper who could change the contents of a bundle without unwrapping it
109 Chapter XX The Silk-Mill: How a silk cloth is manufactured from silk thread without machinery
115 Chapter XXI Dindaki Xaneditai: Being the method of the Apache Indians for growing plants rapidly
120 Chapter XXII Making Magic: Concerning some principles and advice which will be very profitable for magic-makers