Sleight, George N.: Magic for
Amateurs ©1930 David C. Cook Publishing Co., Eglin, IL Hardcover, w/dj, 78 pages |
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Contents (Partial, from first page of ToC):
i Foreword (George N. Sleight)
8 To Get Up an Entertainment
14 The Art of Magic
16 Strive to Be Interesting Rather Than Clever
16 Magic Is Skill and Understanding
17 The Art of Coin Palming
19 Coin from the Elbow Trick
20 A New Coin Change
21 The Inexhaustible Match Box with Patter
23 The Flying Matches
25 A Chosen Flinch Card
27 A Number Changing Card
29 Producing a Handkerchief in an Uncovered Glass and in Full View
of All
30 To Pass a Thimble through a Handkerchief
31 The Puzzle Knot
32 The Disappearing Handkerchief and Wonder Wand
34 A Novel Color Changing Tube
36 The Vanishing Handkerchief
38 The Bewitched Handkerchief
39 The Hindoo Paper Balls
42 The Flight of Balls
44 The Magic String
47 Pulling a Rope through a Boy’s Body
48 The Magic Ring and Knot
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