Magicians' Tricks: How They Are Done

A big, practical collection of card, coin, handkerchief and stage tricks from two working American magicians.

What’s inside

1. Introduction — the conjurer’s clothes, the servante and the wand
2. With cards — the pass, palming, changes, false shuffles, the force, the rising cards
3. With coins — palming, the miser, the walking coin, a coin through a hat
4. With balls and eggs — an egg into a hat, the changing and patriotic billiard balls
5. With handkerchiefs — the handkerchief with seven corners, the mysterious knots, the transit of Old Glory
6. Some after-dinner tricks — an elusive ring, the talking glass, the tilting goblet
7. Miscellaneous tricks — paper tearing, the Chinese rice bowls, rope tying, the Afghan bands, mnemonics
8. Appendix — flash paper, conjurer’s wax, servantes, pulls and the slip knot

Henry Hatton & Adrian Plate, 1910 · The Century Co. Complete 358-page PDF. Free to download: check out at $0 and the file arrives by email and on your order page.

This classic is in the public domain. Scans come from library copies, so expect the odd stain or stamp of an old book.