Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring


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(3.8 stars; 3 reviews)

This "how-to" book covers everything for the 1800's illusionist, from stage presence & dress, program and stage arrangement, to how to do tricks with cards, coins, watches, rings, handkerchiefs, dominoes and dice, cups and balls, hats, and other apparatus. "I have purposely limited my disclosures to such illusions as have been sufficiently long before the public to be fairly regarded as common property. Within this limit I have endeavored to make my explanations as complete as possible; but to go beyond it would be to infringe a moral copyright, and to deprive gentlemen to whom Modern Magic is especially indebted, of the well-earned fruits of their labor and invention." - Summary by TriciaG

Proof-Listeners: Joyful in MN, Billl Boerst (19 hr 8 min)

Chapitres

Introduction 22:24 Lu par Bill Boerst
General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 1 27:30 Lu par Little Tee
General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 2 22:10 Lu par Lynne T
General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 3 11:57 Lu par KHand
Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and Not Requiring Sleight-of-Hand, Part 1 21:13 Lu par Bill Boerst
Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and Not Requiring Sleight-of-Hand, Part 2 19:47 Lu par Bill Boerst
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 1 23:20 Lu par Bill Boerst
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 2 20:56 Lu par Bill Boerst
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 3 21:47 Lu par Bill Boerst
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 4 24:32 Lu par Bill Boerst
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 5 21:38 Lu par Bill Boerst
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 6 19:09 Lu par Bill Boerst
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 7 14:07 Lu par Bill Boerst
Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 1 24:52 Lu par Bill Boerst
Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 2 17:08 Lu par Bill Boerst
Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 3 18:01 Lu par Bill Boerst
Principles of Sleight-of-Hand More Especially Applicable to Coin Tricks 21:48 Lu par Richard Shipp
Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 1 15:55 Lu par KHand
Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 2 14:47 Lu par KHand
Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 3 12:00 Lu par KHand
Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 1 23:05 Lu par Lynne T
Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 2 29:24 Lu par ashleighjane
Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 3 31:15 Lu par ashleighjane
Tricks with Watches 29:52 Lu par Bev J Stevens
Tricks with Rings 30:52 Lu par katetastrophe
Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 1 23:20 Lu par Lynne T
Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 2 27:33 Lu par Lynne T
Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 3 23:05 Lu par Lucy Park
Tricks with Dominoes and Dice 14:25 Lu par Megan Clavie-Parker
The Cups and Balls, Part 1 22:28 Lu par April Walters
The Cups and Balls, Part 2 25:10 Lu par April Walters
Ball Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus 25:06 Lu par Shelley Stephen
Hat Tricks 26:14 Lu par Wendy Almeida
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 1 20:32 Lu par S R Colon
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 2 20:18 Lu par KHand
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 3 26:40 Lu par TriciaG
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 4 22:03 Lu par TriciaG
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 5 25:22 Lu par TriciaG
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 6 20:17 Lu par TriciaG
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 7 18:22 Lu par KHand
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 8 19:52 Lu par TriciaG
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 9 16:06 Lu par Brian Mansi
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 10 20:15 Lu par Blaze Dragon
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 11 31:35 Lu par Lynne T
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 12 28:27 Lu par TriciaG
Stage Tricks, Part 1 20:12 Lu par KHand
Stage Tricks, Part 2 18:47 Lu par KHand
Stage Tricks, Part 3 22:37 Lu par Lynne T
Stage Tricks, Part 4 22:30 Lu par Caroline Shapiro
Stage Tricks, Part 5 27:10 Lu par TriciaG
Stage Tricks, Part 6 17:04 Lu par Blaze Dragon
Concluding Observations 23:47 Lu par Lynne T