The Secrets of Conjuring and
Magic
or
How To Become a Wizard
by
ROBERT-HOUDIN
TRANSLATED AND EDITED, WITH NOTES,
by
PROFESSOR HOFFMANN, (1877)
Editor's Preface
Author's Preface and Dedication
The Home of Robert-Houdin
Introduction
Conjuring and its Professors
The Art of Conjuring
General Principles
The Hand
Escamotage, Prestiditation
Chapter I. Coin Tricks
The Palm Proper
The Tourniquet
The Pincette
The Coulée
The Italian or "thumb" Palm
Disappearance by Means of the Sleeve
Disappearance by Means of the Cravat
Changes: Modes of Substitution of one Coin for another
Change by Means of the Palm proper
Change by Means of the Coulée
Change by Means of a Tray
The Wand
The Table
Pockets and pochettes
The Coat Sleeves
Gestures
The Eye
The "Boniment" or "Patter"
Tricks with Coins
Chapter II. Card Tricks
Tricks with Cards
Chapter III. Sundy Expedients used in
Conjuring and Tricks of Various Descriptions
The Chinese Rings
The Crystal Balls
The Cannon-Ball Trick
The Plumes and Shower of Sweets
Chapter IV. The Cups and Balls
Chapter V. The Birth of Flowers
The Miraculous Fishery
The Marvellous Equilibrium
Conclusion