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This is the second volume of the Hoffmann trilogy. If you likedModern Magicyou will loveMore Magic. There is too much to list. Refer to the 'Table of Contents' below for details. This book was rated one of the ten basic books for a working library of conjuring byH. Adrian Smith, historian, collector and owner of the largest private magic library in his time. Other books in this top 10 list are

Magicians' Tricksby Henry Hatton and Adrian PlateThe Expert at the Card Tableby S.W. ErdnaseThe Art of Magicby T. Nelson DownsModern Magicby Prof. HoffmannLater Magicby Prof. HoffmannThe Modern Conjurerby C. Lang NeilOur Magicby Maskelyne and DevantTarbell Courseby Harlan TarbellGreater Magic by John Northern Hilliard

1st edition, 1890, Routledge; reprint several times; 457 pages.

IntroductoryCHAPTER I. THE MAGICIAN'S WAND, THE MAGICIAN'S TABLE, AND THE MAGICIAN'S DRESS.The Firing WandThe Electric WandNew forms of "Servante"Substitute for the "Table"A Mechanical HatCHAPTER II. PRINCIPLES OF SLEIGHT OF HAND APPLICABLE TO CARD TRICKS.The "Charlier" PassTo Force a Card (New Methods)To Force Three Cards togetherFalse Shuffles (New Methods)To Change a Card - The RevolutionTo Spring the Cards from the one Hand to the Other (with Mechanical Pack)The Bridge (Additional Methods)CHAPTER III. CARD TRICKS WITH ORDINARY CARDS AND NOT REQUIRING SLEIGHT OF HAND.Methods of Identifying a Chosen CardAny number of Packets of Cards having been formed face downwards on the Table, to discover the Total Value of the Undermost Cards (New Method)New Numerical Trick with CardsThe Capital QTo name Cards without seeing themThe "Alternate Card" TrickThe "Spelling" TrickThe "Twenty-seven Card" Trick - To cause a Card selected by one Spectator to appear at such number in the Pack as another Spectator may indicateA Row of Cards being placed face downwards on the Table, to discover how many have during your absence been transferred from one end to the other. (Improved Method)CHAPTER IV. TRICKS INVOLVING SLEIGHT OF HAND OR THE USE OF SPECIALLY PREPARED CARDS.To produce Three Cards at any position in the Pack thought of by another personA Card being freely chosen from the Pack, replaced, and the Pack shuffled, to make any given Card change to the one chosenThe "Alternate Card" Trick with a Complete PackTo pass a Chosen Card through the Crown of a Borrowed HatTo change Three Cards, placed in the Pocket of a Spectator into three others previously chosenTo make a Card freely drawn, and replaced in the Pack, change places with another Card on the TableTo distinguish the Suit of a given Card by WeightThe "Three-Card" Trick"Changing" Cards"Walking Pip" CardsThe Cards passing up the Sleeve, and the Diminishing and Increasing CardsCHAPTER V. THE "CHARLIER" SYSTEM OF CARD-MARKING, AND TRICKS PERFORMED BY ITS AID.The method of MarkingReading the CardsThe Charlier "Dial"Method of CalculationPractical IllustrationsThe Mysterious PairsTo name the Article taken by each of Four PersonsTo name the Bottom Card of each of Three Heaps of CardsCHAPTER VI. CARD TRICKS REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS.The Rising Cards (La Houlette) (Improved Methods)To Catch a Selected Card on the End of a Walking StickFrames of various kinds for producing CardsField's Card-FrameThe French Card-FrameThe Sand FrameThe Velvet Frame and Artist's EaselThe Crystal FrameThe Cabalistic Star, for the production of CardsThe Velvet Cloth, for the production of CardsThe Black Cloth TargetThe Magic Card CaseThe Card Drawer. (Improved)A New Changing Card-box and Tricks therewithThe Magnetic Wand and Walking CardThe Enchanted Hand-MirrorThe Multiplying and Vanishing CardsCHAPTER VII. METHODS OF SLEIGHT OF HAND APPLICABLE TO COIN TRICKS.The "Jerk-back" PalmCoin ChangesTo Extract a Coin from a Folded PaperTo Wrap a Coin apparently in a HandkerchiefCHAPTER VIII. COIN TRICKS WITHOUT APPARATUS.To make a Coin vanish from and return to the Left HandTo rub a Coin into the ElbowTo vanish Coins and reproduce them from the ElbowThe Penetrative CoinsAnother MethodA New "Multiplication" TrickCHAPTER IX. COIN TRICKS REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS.To produce Coins from a lighted CandleTo pass Coins into a BottleMultiplying Coins and Tricks therewithThe eight Coins and two Brass CoversHead or TailThe Mysterious Tumbler - To pass a coin from a Glass of Water into the Centre of an OrangeThe Climbing Coin - A Florin made to climb up the face of a small Wooden Pillar, into a Box at topCHAPTER X. TRICKS WITH WATCHES AND RINGS.A Smashed Watch (New Methods)The Improved Watch MortarA Watch found at the root of a FlowerTaylor's Watch TrickDevono's Watch-bagThe "Lady's Stocking"The Wandering RingVerbeck's Wedding-ring TrickCHAPTER XI. TRICKS WITH HANDKERCHIEFS.A Handkerchief PuzzleThe Instantaneous KnotThe Stretched HandkerchiefTo "Vanish" a Handkerchief (Sundry Methods)The Buatier "Pull"The "Bare-armed Vanish"The Dissolving HandkerchiefsThe Two Decanters and the Flying HandkerchiefMultiplication of HandkerchiefsRed, White, and BlueThe Vanishing Pockethandkerchief found in a Candle. (New Method)"Flash" HandkerchiefsThe Revolving Candle for HandkerchiefA Pack of Cards transformed into a HandkerchiefA Saucepan to cook a HandkerchiefCHAPTER XII. FEATS OF DIVINATION.The Expunged NumeralTo Predict the Sum of Five Rows of FiguresThe Magic Circle (To discover a Card or other Object touched during the Performer's Absence)"Second Sight" TricksReading BlindfoldDr. Lynn's "Second Sight" TrickThe ThinkophoneThe Box of NumbersCHAPTER XIII. BALL TRICKS.The Billiard-ball TrickAnother MethodThe Chameleon BallThe Obedient Ball (Improved)CHAPTER XIV. TRICKS WITH HATS.Hartz and his "Hat" TrickThe Bundle of FirewoodA Flower-garden from a HatA New Folding BouquetThe Cannon-ball Trick (Improved)The Cannon-ball GlobeThe Paper Ribbon and the Barber's PoleThe Animated CigarA Hat with a Hole in itThe Finger through the HatThe Cork through the HatThe Coin through the HatThe Cigar through the HatThe Wand passed through the HatThe Magnetized HatAnother MethodThe Smashed HatCHAPTER XV. TRICKS WITH EGGS.The Egg made to Sink or Swim at CommandTo Balance an Egg on a TableTo Balance an Egg on the End of a StrawTo Spin an Egg on EndTo Produce Eggs from an Empty HandkerchiefAnother Method"Patter" for this and a "Cake" TrickPrepared Eggs - Paper from an EggA Barber's Pole from an EggTo Produce Eggs from the Flame of a CandleEgg SwallowingTo Pass an Egg through a HatThe Climbing EggCHAPTER XVI. MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS.The Mysterious ReleaseThe Bottle Imp. (Improved)Conjurer's CressCandle-lighting ExtraordinaryThe Obedient CandleNewspaper Cuttings turned into Pale AleThe Bran PlateBran Disappearing from a Glass, and Re-appearing under a PlateThe Flying Glass, Watch, and HandkerchiefThe Inexhaustible Punch-bowlThe Coffee Trick. (Improved Method)The Wine and Water Trick. (Improved Methods)Wine or Water. (Another Method)The Wine ProofThe Inexhaustible PortfolioThe Horn of PlentyThe Bewitched FanA Shower of FlowersThe Spiritualistic Ball, Ring and CardCHAPTER XVII. STAGE TRICKS.The New Target, for Watch and CardThe Broken MirrorThe Card in the CandleThe Bewitched SkullThe Talking HandThe Shower of GoldThe Demon MarksmanThe Vanishing LadyL'Envoi
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