Description

From the introduction:

This book has been primarily written for the Drawing-Room and Concert Artist who will, I trust, find the material offered for his perusal, sufficiently away from the “beaten track” to be of practical value. The majority of the effects described have been thoroughly “tried out” – and therefore they can be relied upon to “work.” I have endeavoured to set forth a selection of original ideas that are not only (to the best of my belief) new in effect, but, to some extent, in method also – thus checkmaking the spectator who knows just a little too much.

IntroductionProblems With SilkThe Circle Of CoincidenceCutting Thro’ A SilkThe Educated RibbonVice VersaProblems With CardsThe “Decepta” Three Card TrickPerambulating PasteboardsA Necromatic NoteSympathyA “Spirit Divination” MysteryMiscellaneous ProblemsA Tissue Paper MysteryCigarette SorceryThe “Simplex” CervanteThe “Rapid Transit’ TumblerA Dark Deception”Lighting A Lighthouse”Stage EffectsA Wireless WonderThe “Kum-Bak” Cigarette MysteryA Deceptive “Floating” Ball”Thought Precipitation”

1st edition 1924, 90 pages; PDF 51 pages.
word count: 19533 which is equivalent to 78 standard pages of text