Sawyer, Thomas A.: Professor Hoffman and His Conjuring Serials of 1872 – 1888 ©2016 Thomas A. Sawyer Softcover, perfect-bound, 204 pages

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Contents (courtesy Evan Shuster, magicbooks.be):

15 Preface
27 Chapter 1 - Angelo Lewis in Perspective
33 Chapter 2 - The Boy’s Own Book:The Main Magic Book of Angelo Lewis’s Boyhood
39 Chapter 3 - The Books That Influenced Modern Magic
43 Chapter 4 - The Writing of Modern Magic
57 Chapter 5 - Angelo Lewis’s Pen Name
63 Chapter 6 - Modern Magic: The Intended Audience and the Results
71 Chapter 7 - Every Boy’s Magazine
75 Chapter 8 - Why Did Professor Hoffman Refer to a “New Series” of Every Boy’s Magazine?
79 Chapter 9 - Every Boy’s Magazine and the Changes in the Periodical’s Title
85 Chapter 10 - A Description of the September 1876 Issue of Every Boy’s Magazine
89 Chapter 11 - The First English Edition of Modern Magic
95 Chapter 12 - The First American Edition of Modern Magic
101 Chapter 13 - The Ratio of Boys to Girls and the Geographic Distribution
107 Chapter 14 - A Description of the July 1876 Issue of Every Boy’s Magazine
113 Chapter 15 - Professor Hoffman’s Translation of Robert-Houdin’s The Secrets of Stage Conjuring
117 Chapter 16 - Professor Hoffman’s Translation of Drawing-Room Conjuring
121 Chapter 17 - Professor Hoffman’s The Young Wizard
127 Chapter 18 - Professor Hoffman’s More Magic
131 Chapter 19 - Angelo Lewis, Window-Blind Manufacturer

135 Additional Notes Regarding Sources
141 L’Envoi
143 Illustrations
204 Colophon