Stelzel, Christian (Magic Christian): Non Plus Ultra Vol I: Magic of the 19th Century, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser ©2013 Magic Christian, Stephen Minch, Conjuring Arts Research Center; Published by Hermetic Press, Inc. Hardcover, no dj, 392 pages ISBN 978-945296-78-2

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Contents: Translated from the German by Lori Pieper. German edition copyright 1998 by Edition Volker Huber, Offenbach am Main, Magic Christian, Vienna. Limited edition cloth bound set of 2 volumes, in a deluxe cloth bound slipcase (900 sets produced). Volume I: "A detailed examination of his life, his family, his secrets and his ingenious magic."

Contents (courtesy Evan Shuster, magicbooks.be):

11 Preface For The Public

13 1. Introduction For The Profession
13 1.1 General
13 1.2 Ottokar Fischer's Sources
16 1.3 A Chance Meeting – The Beginning Of A Long Investigation
17 1.4 The First Stages Of Research

19 2. The Hofzinser Family
19 2.1 J.N. Hofzinser's Grandparents
21 2.2 J.N. Hofzinser's Parents
22 2.3 The Three Brothers Of J.N. Hofzinser
23 – Leopold-Franz Xaver Hofzinser
26 – Franz-Xaver Fidelis Hofzinser
27 – Karl-Josef Hofzinser
28 2.4 The Anton Hofzinser File
29 2.5 The Other Members Of The Family

31 3. Johann Nepomuk Fidelis Hofzinser
31 3.1 His Youth
34 3.2 The Bogus Title Of “Doctor”
35 3.3 Hofzinser's Career As A Civil Servant (1825 – 1839)
37 3.4 Hofzinser, The Music Critic
42 3.5 Hofzinser, The Romantic Literary Figure
43 3.6 Hofzinser, Member Of The Royal And Imperial Agricultural Association, And Corresponding Member Of The Royal Bavarial Horticultural Association
44 3.7 The Early Magician
44 - Director Carl – Staberl's Tricks
47 3.8 Hofzinser's Cunning Job Maneuver (1839)
49 3.9 Hofzinser, The Ubiquitous Civil Servant (1840 – 1865)
51 3.10 Hofzinser's Retirement
52 3.11 Hofzinser Center Stage In Viennese Society
61 3.12 Hofzinser, Composer Of Waltzes

63 4. Frau Wilhelmine Hofzinser
64 4.1 The Bergmann Family
64 4.2 The Wedding

71 5. The Famous Salon Hofzinser
71 5.1 Bosco And Döbler, The Role Models
72 5.2 The Salon Hofzinser On Wollzeile 789
89 5.3 The Attempt At A Salon In The Volksgarten – Café Corti
90 5.4 The New Salon Hofzinser, Himmelpfortgasse 953
96 5.5 The Third Salon Hofzinser, Walfischgasse 8
100 5.6 The Last Salon Hofzinser, Hotel Stadt London, Fleischmarkt

103 6. Hofzinser's Travels

141 7. J.N. Hofzinser's Death

147 8. The Period After His Death

151 9. Hofzinser's Students
151 – Benedikt Golling
152 – Heinrich Bawinger
153 – Escamoteur Ostermann
154 – Dr. Bauer
154 – St. Roman
156 – Georg Heubeck
156 – Ludwig Bergheer
158 – The Mayer Brothers
158 – Emil Gottlieb
160 – Friedrich Berndt, Jr.

163 10. Hofzinser's Magician Friends
163 10.1 Carl Von Pospischil
164 10.2 Carlo Marchini
165 10.3 Compars (Carl Herrmann

169 11. The Diary Of Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser
169 11.1 General Remarks
170 11.2 Alexander Patuzzi
170 11.3 Magie. Nach Dem Tagebuch J.N. Hofzinser's

209 Poems By Hofzinser
209 – To Herr Costenoble, K.K. Court Actor
210 – At The Grave Of Antonia Oster
211 – For The Name Day [Of The Beloved, Revered Father Of Our Country]
211 – Hans Sachs
212 – To Mlle. Peche, K.K. Court Actress
213 – To Ludwig Löwe As Hamlet
213 – Impromptu
214 – Cypress Wreath, Woven For My Late Friend, Slawik
216 – To Joesphine Eder
217 – To Nina Onitsch
217 – Concert By The Goldberg Siblings
218 – To Her
218 – To J. Hoven
219 – The Hand
219 – To J. Hoven
220 – Charade
221 – Charade

223 13. Alois Hofer's Volume Of Poetry, Passiflora

225 14. Hofzinser's Newspaper Reviews Of Famous Artists
225 14.1 Reviews Of Virtuosi, Actors And Female Dancers
225 – Niccolo Paganini
227 – Johann Nestroy
228 – Franz Liszt
228 – About Dilattantes
229 – Fanny Elsler
229 – Monkey Theater
231 – Gioacchino Rossini
232 – Puppet Theater
232 14.2 Newspaper Reviews Of Magicians
232 – Ludwig Döbler
234 – Friedrich Ferd. Becker
234 – Bartolomeo Bosco
236 – Bartolomeo Bosco
236 – Ludwig Döbler
238 – Max Merman
238 – F. Baron, Ludwig Döbler, Henri Robin
239 – Barolomeo Bosco
239 – Compars Herrmann
241 – Compars Herrmann
243 – Wiljabal Frikell
243 14.3 Hofzinser's Literary Tales
244 – Village Scenes

245 15. Forty-Two Letters To Friends And Business Associates
246 15.1 The Twelve Preserved Letters 1847 – 1853 To Long-Time Friend Carl Von Pospischil
246 – First Letter
248 – Second Letter
250 – Third Letter
253 – Fourth Letter
258 – Fifth Letter
260 – Sixth Letter
265 – Seventh Letter
270 – Eighth Letter
273 – Ninth Letter
276 – Tenth Letter
277 – Eleventh Letter
278 – Twelfth Letter
279 15.2 Letter To Franz Wallner, Theater Director In Berlin
280 15.3 Letter By Hofzinser To A Theater Director In Linz
281 15.4 The Twenty-Eight Letters Of Hofzinser To His Friend Carlo Marchini
281 First Letter
282 Second Letter
284 Third Letter
285 Fourth Letter
288 Fifth Letter
289 Sixth Letter
291 Seventh Letter
293 Eighth Letter
294 Ninth Letter
296 Tenth Letter
298 Eleventh Letter
301 Twelfth Letter
302 Thirteenth Letter
305 Fourteenth Letter
306 Fifteenth Letter
307 Sixteenth Letter
308 Seventeenth Letter
309 Eighteenth Letter
310 Nineteenth Letter
311 Twentieth Letter
312 Twenty-First Letter
313 Twenty-Second Letter
315 Twenty-Third Letter
316 Twenty-Fourth Letter
316 Twenty-Fifth Letter
318)Twenty-Sixth Letter
319 Twenty-Seventh Letter
319 Twenty-Eighth Letter

321 16. Two Letters To Hofzinser
321 16.1 Letters From Carl Von Pospischil
324 16.2 Letter From Otto Prechtler To The Editor Of The Wiener Zeitlung

325 17. Hofzinser's Various Programs

355 18. Hofzinser In The Public Record Before 1910
355 18.1 Hofzinser In General Literature
356 18.2 Hofzinser In The Literature Of Magic
358 18.3 Hofzinser's Tricks In Magic Dealers’ Catalogs

363 19. The Best Known Magic Dealers Of The Time

365 20. Hofzinser's Residences

367 21. A Brief Chronology

371 22. The Hofzinser Family Tree

379 23. Research Sources
379 23.1 Mcmanus Collection, Library Of Congress, Washington, D.C.
379 23.2 Volker Huber Collection, Offenbach
380 23.3 Peter Schuster Collection, Berlin
380 23.4 Magic Christian Collection, Vienna
380 23.5 David Copperfield Collection, Las Vegas
380 23.6 Heinz Lurz Collection, Munich
381 23.7 Magic Literature From 1812-1925, Including Works Containing Accounts Of Hofzinser's Tricks
382 23.8 Non-Magic Literary Sources
383 23.9 Libraries And Archives
384 23.10 Parishes
384 23.11 Partivular Thanks

386 24. Index Of Names

388 25. List Of Images

391 26. Images Of Sources