Stanyon's Magic

Stanyon's general handbook: cards, coins, handkerchiefs and parlour tricks explained plainly for the beginner.

What’s inside

1. Introduction — hints for beginners; the dress, the table, the servante, the wand
2. Principles of sleight of hand applicable to small objects
3. Tricks with coins
4. Tricks with handkerchiefs
5. Tricks with balls
6. Hat tricks
7. Anti-spiritualistic tricks
8. After-dinner tricks
9. Miscellaneous tricks
10. Stage tricks
11. Shadowgraphy

Ellis Stanyon, 1901 · The Penn Publishing Company. Complete 262-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.