Sewell, Len J.: Terse Tricks ©1918 Len Sewell Softcover, string-bound, 4.5x6", 20 pages

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Comments: Preface states, "Had not the war intervened, readers of this little booklet might have been perusing a more pretentions work entitled MAGIC HINTS, which I was about to have published. Circumstances prevented this however and until such times as I'm able to carry out my original intention I venture to place the following collection of tricks upon the market. Readers may be interested to leirn that this booklet has been printed on a home made machine, while the typesetting and binding are my first efforts - which will account for any erratic printing etc. that may occur." Note that some of the effects assume magical knowledge of the peformer, with statements such as "so many methods of doing this have already been explained that further comment is un-necessary".

Contents:

3 Preface
5 The Sympathetic Candle: pips leave a selected card and appear printed on a candle
6 The Music Mystery: Ink is poured into a paper tube, but when unrolled, the paper has music that corresponds to a selection
8 The Elusive Gem: a diamond vanishes from a case, to be found in a pipe, and a stamp from an envelope is found where the gem should have been
11 An Improved (?) Vanishing Dice: For stage; allows the dice to be seen just prior to vanish
12 The Crystal Card Box: vanishing device described
14 The Phantom Colours: a chosen word from a book is found written on a chosen pellet of paper
17 Here, There and Everywhere: card selection is placed on stand with 5 other cards, and spectator is able to choose the exact position of his selection
19 A Silken Mystery: three silks vanish from paper cone to be found back in the stand they came from