Blyth, Will: Handkerchief Magic
©1922 Will Blyth, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., London
Softcover, perfect bound, 123 pages
Comments: Illustrated by 95 diagrams. "How to entertain and amuse children or adult audiences with a pocket handkerchief".
Contents:
8 Dedication
9 Foreword (C. Clive Maskelyne)
13 Introduction
17 Part I Amusements With A Pocket-Handkerchief
17 The Mouse
19 Winkletumtum
21 Parachute
22 Armenian Cap
22 Pirate’s Head-dress
23 Doubling the Allotment
25 Puzzle Knot
27 Part II Tricks With Ordinary Handkerchiefs
27 Handkerchief Flourishes
27 The Stretched Handkerchief
28 The Obedient Handkerchief
30 The Salamandic Handkerchief
32 The Flash Handkerchief
35 The Acrobatic Handkerchief
37 Handkerchief Knotting Act
37 - Instantaneous Knot
39 - One-Handed Knot
42 - Double Instantaneous Knot
43 The Secret Marriage
45 Fetter Knot
46 True Lovers’ Knot
47 Dissolving Double Knot
50 False Lovers Not
51 The Melting Knots
52 The Knot Which is Not
53 The Unknotable Handkerchief
55 Cambric Confectionery
60 Fairy Feathers
62 The Burnt Handkerchief
65 The Cut Handkerchief
70 The Broken Bandage
72 Penetrating a Wall
75 The Terpsichorean Handkerchief
79 Aladdin
84 Part III Tricks With Prepared Handkerchiefs
84 The Magic Carpet The
87 Cinderella
91 Indoor Poultry Farming
97 Red White and Blue
100 The Aqueous Handkerchief
106 Part IV Handkerchief Tricks With Apparatus
106 The Mistletoe Bough
109 A Domestic Episode
113 Making the Union Jack
116 City Shopping
120 Good Bye
How to entertain and amuse children or adult audiences with a pocket handkerchief.
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Item Description:
C Arthur Pearson, London, 1922. Paper Covered Boards. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. With a Foreword by Captain E Clive Maskelyne. Paper covered boards with illustration on front. Slight chipping at edges of boards Binding tight. No inscriptions. 123pp with 95 diagrams. Nice copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
No. of Pages |
123 |
Height x Width |
7.8
x
6.8
inch |
Original Title |
Handkerchief magic |
Original Publisher |
C. Arthur Pearson |
Original Country |
Great Britain |
Original Language |
eng |
Original Publication Year |
1922 |
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Read It |
No |
Location |
Magic Library (Home) Shelf C |
Current Value |
$67.00 |
Condition |
Fine |
Owner |
Bryan-Keith Taylor |
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Will Blyth
From MagicPedia
Will J. Blyth (1873-1937)
Born in England.
Books
•Blyth's Paper Magic (1920)
•Handkerchief Magic (1922)
•Impromptu Conjuring (1924)
•Money Magic (1926)
•How to Become a Conjurer (1934)