Reneaux, James: Tricks of the Trade ©1953 James Reneaux, NY Softcover, 8.5x11", 11 pages Available as an eBook from Trickshop.com

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Comments: One page of illustrations by Frank Garcia. Lecture notes for the Magician's Guild of America.

Contents (from Trickshop.com eBook edition, page numbers do not match original):

2 Introduction
3 Methods of Developing New Tricks
3 By Way of Illustration
4 Flash Opener: ball produced from a puff of smoke, changes to a glass of liquid under a handkerchief, which then vanishes in a flash of flame behind a paper
5 Horning In On The Act: silks vanish and reappear in hat worn by the spectator, except for the named color silk, which is then blown out of a horn
7 The Magic Pill: comedy liquid poured into a borrowed hat
8 A New Slant on the Rice Bowls: with tea and a large number of coins produced
10 A Mental Mystery With Cards: a card location with a mentalism approach
11 The Goofer Balls: a billiard ball effect with glass, silk, and transposition

12 Close-Up Magic
12 Card In The Envelope: selection vanishes from deck to be found in sealed envelope
13 Impromptu Half Dollar Vanish: using the Chapender palm
14 Card From the Hat: selected card rises from a hat
15 The Cake In The Hat: a cake is baked in a hat without harm to the hat
17 Page of Illustrations