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Secrets of Modern Conjuring
Walker, Horace and Albert
George Routledge and Sons Limited
In Collection
#5137
10*
Conjuring
Magic tricks
Stiff Boards 
Great Britain  eng
Walker, A.H. & Horace Walker: Secrets of Modern Conjuring
©1913 (circa) George Routledge and Sons, London
Hardcover, 5.25x7.5", 152 pages

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Contents (from book ToC):

iii Foreword

1 Chapter I Tricks With Handkerchiefs And Flags
1 The Glasses and Travelling Silks
3 The Electric Handkerchief and Cards
5 THe Handkerchief or Ball Vanish
6 The Acme Flag Trick
9 The Handkerchief, Ink and Soap
12 THe Handkerchief Producing Wand

14 Chapter II Coin Tricks
14 The Four Homing Pennies
16 The Coins Of Confucius
17 The Coin That Tells The Time
19 The Multiplying Money Tray
20 The Clairvoyant Coin Stand
21 The Coin-Producing Wand
22 Another Coin Wand

23 Chapter III Card Tricks
23 The Somersault Card Trick
24 The Diminishing Cards
26 The Mystery Card Cabinet

30 Chapter IV: Tricks With Balls And Eggs
30 The Ball-Vanishing Box
32 The Ball From the Loaf
32 The Weird Ball Tube
34 The New Billiard Ball Fake
35 The Ghostly Billiard Ball
37 The Improved Ball Box
39 The Alan Adair Billiard Ball Stand
40 The Ball and Apple Transformation
41 The New Elusive Egg Cabinet
43 The Expanding Egg Illusion
46 Eggsit - The Lightning Transposition

48 Chapter V: Tricks with Cigarettes and Matches
48 The Cigarette Tube
50 The Cigarette Drawer Box
51 The Magical Matches
53 The Upside Down Match

54 Chapter VI: Tricks with Watches
54 Second Sight
55 The Nest of Watch Boxes
57 The Noakes Watch Boxes
58 The Guinea Pig and the Watch
60 The Watch Vanishing Case

62 Chapter VII: Impromptu and Pocket Tricks
62 The Improved Numbered Discs
64 The Tomb of Pharaoh
65 The Marvel of Marvels
67 The Necromancer’s Box
68 The Discs of Mystery
69 The Siberian Chain Release
70 The Four Coloured Plugs

73 Chapter VIII: Tricks with Dice
73 The New Penetrating Die Trick
74 The Bretma Die Box
76 The Crystal Die Box
79 The Cryptic Die
80 The New Die and Flowers Trick

83 Chapter IX: Miscellaneous Tricks
83 The Diminishing Walking Stick
85 The Postal Order and Lemon
86 The Enchanted Pillars
87 The Improved Twin Pillars
88 Another Method
89 Solid through Solid
91 The Animated Globe
93 The Magic Sunshade
95 The Sunshade and Ribbons
96 The Paragon Thimble Act
98 The Indian Rice Bowls
100 The Mephisto Tubes
102 The Ring on the Rod
104 The Franco British Block Trick
106 The Black and White Block Trick
107 Conradi's Brick Trick
110 Coffee Sugar and Milk Trick
111 The Devil’s Bird Cage

116 Chapter X : Spiritualistic Effects
116 Spiritualistic Stool
117 A Message from the Spirits
120 A New Idea for Slate Writing
120 The Stack of Slates
123 The Latest Spirit Hand

125 Chapter XI: Electrical Magic

128 Chapter XII: Tricks for the Concert Platform
128 Dove-production Box and Tray
131 The Wandering Flames
134 The Spirit Pictures

141 Chapter XIII: Stage Tricks and Illusions
141 The Floating Ball
143 A Sensational Levitation
146 The Selected Dress Illusion
149 Sawing through a Woman
Product Details
No. of Pages 152
Personal Details
Read It No
Location Magic Library (Home) Shelf Top
Condition Poor
Owner Bryan-Keith Taylor