| A Practical Manual of Legerdemain for Amateurs and Others, by Edwin T. Sachs. 1946, 4th edition Revised and Enlarged, Fleming edition, considered the second in the Fleming Magic Classic Series. Numbers 400 pages including index and illustrations for the first part of Drawing Room Magic and the second part of Stage Magic. Part I Drawing Room Magic: Coin Palming, Tricks with Coins, Tricks with Common Objects, Tricks with Cups and Balls, Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Chinese Tricks, Tricks at Table, Tricks with Cards. Part II Stage Magic: General Remark, The Magician’s Table and Dress, Sleights and Properties For General Use, Tricks with Cards, Tricks with Handkerchiefs and Gloves, Tricks with Coins, Miscellaneous Tricks, The Cornucopian Hat, Tricks with Watches and Livestock, Sham Mesmerism Clairvoyance etc., Some Up to Date Tricks, Final Instructions. As stated inside dust jacket (not present with this copy), When Professional Magicians of the caliber of Harry Kellar and David Devant acknowledge their indebtedness to a treatise of conjuring, it is obvious that the book has genuine merit. Such a book is Sleight of Hand by Edwin T. Sachs. Condition Ex-Libris, shaken, back cover and backstrip away from internals, internals still good. |
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