Zodiastar: Popular Magic for the Amateur Conjuror ©1940 (circa) Zodiastar, London Softcover, 90 pages

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Comments: Contains a few diagrams to clarify the effects.

Contents:

6 Introduction
9 Opening Hints
14 The Union Jack: torn & restored tissue paper to Union Jack
15 The Conjurer's Hat: taking objects out of a borrowed hat
18 Cigarettes From Nowhere
19 How to Palm a Coin
22 Corks: version of Chink-A-Chink
23 A Fist Full of Confetti: using an egg
25 The Mysterious Plate: date of selected coin appears on a plate
27 Mad Magic With Match-Boxes: a match-box stacking feat
28 The Picture Postcard Trick: name of place selected matches selected postcard
30 Guessing the Dice: mathematical trick
32 The Bangle Mystery: appears on rope between wrists
34 The Ring and the String: visible stunt to remove ring from string
36 Another Trick With a Ring: hidden ring off string
38 The Bandaged Leg: bandage penetrates magician's leg
40 The Knotted Handkerchiefs: tied handkerchiefs become untied
42 Passing a Penny Through a Small Hole: challenge
44 The Paper Cylinder and the Handkerchief: handkerchief appears in middle of "empty" cylinder
46 The Vanishing Cigar Band: quickie
47 The Changing Handkerchief: transposing silks in match-boxes
50 The Deceitful Bowler-Hat: magician reveals what's on a cards in a (gimmicked) hat
52 The Name Written in Ashes: selected name is found written in ashes on hand
54 The Shilling - Lost and Found: marked coin vanishes and is found in impossible place
56 A Halfpenny for a Shilling: transposition of two coins in two handkerchiefs
58 Using a Confederate: a sample code
60 The Newspaper Cutting: magician divines articles in random newspaper clipping
62 Miles and Miles of It: streamer production
64 The Soaring Sixpence: coin penetrates deck of cards into a glass
67 The Mysterious Purse: coin vanishes from small purse
69 Pulling Your Thumb Off: visual stunt
71 Tabloid Tricks: quick tricks
71 - Dry Hand Dipped in Water
71 - Match-book Gag
72 - Finding the Paper Square
72 - Magnetic Hand
73 - Rattle Boxes
74 - Coin Vanish
75 - Dice and Cup Stunt
76 - Distinguishing Coins Challenge
77 - String Through Buttonhole
78 - Blowing Out a Match Through the Sleeve
78 - Heads or Tails
79 - Two Tantalising Buttons: release from trap
80 - Smoking or Non-Smoking?
81 - Handkerchief in Glass Doesn't Get Wet
82 - Flamable Sugar
82 - Getting Small Coin Out of a Glass
83 - Bewitched Matchbox
83 - Tying a Knot Without Letting Go
85 Maxims for Magicians
86 Conjuring Equipment
91 Advertisement: U.P.L. Beetle Game, and more games through page 96