Sleight of Hand

2016 Reprint of Second, Enlarged Edition of 1885. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Considered by some to be the single most complete book ever written on magic, it includes both stage and close-up magic, chapters on technique, presentation, and all the peripheral skills necessary for great conjuring. Covers every significant aspect - from palming to clairvoyance, vanishing and producing an object, using essential apparatus, etc. Explains hundreds of astonishing tricks - with coins, cups and balls, handkerchiefs, cards, more. A book with an excellent reputation among professional magicians for teaching techniques. 57 illustrations.Chapters:Chapter I - PalmingChapter II - Tricks with CoinsChapter III - Tricks with Common ObjectsChapter IV - Tricks with Cups and BallsChapter V - Tricks with HandkerchiefsChapter VI - Chinese TricksChapter VII - Tricks at TableChapter VIII - Tricks with CardsChapter IX - General RemarksChapter X - The Table and DressChapter XI - Sleights and Properties for General UseChapter XII - Tricks with CardsChapter XIII - Tricks with Handkerchiefs and GlovesChapter XIV - Tricks with CoinsChapter XV - MiscellaneousChapter XVI - The Cornucopian HatChapter XVII - Tricks with Watches and Live StockChapter XVIII - Sham Mesmerism, Clairvoyance, &c.Chapter XIX - Final Instructions