The Black Art, or Magic Made Easy

A pocket conjuring booklet from 1869 New York: sleight-of-hand tricks with cards and coins, explained plainly for beginners, along with simple experiments in chemistry, magnetism and fireworks.

Anonymous, 1869 · Frederic A. Brady. Complete 84-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.