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The New Magician’s Manual
by Walter B. Gibson

ISBN: 0486231135
Dover Publications Price: $10.95
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Guides novice in mastering 36 tricks; 16 pages of cut-out materials. 36 additional tricks. 64 illustrations.

Table of Contents for The New Magician’s Manual
PART I-INTRODUCTION TO MAGIC
PART II-IMPROMPTU MAGIC
FIND THE MATCHES
"A game of guess with three match boxes, in which the guesses are wrong."
THE BALANCED HANDKERCHIEF
It stands up anywhere; on the table or upon your hand.
THE RISING CIGARETTE
That introduces itself under its own motive power.
THE CHANGING MATCH PACK
First it's red; then it becomes green. A pass of the hand; the pack is red again.
THE CHINAMAN'S HEAD
In which the magician demonstrates a unique method of Oriental execution.
SPOT THE SPOT
Spectators can not follow the myterious spot that changes almost while they watch it.
METAL THROUGH METAL
Wherein two joined safety pins separate without being opened.
ODDS AND EVENS
A coin trick wherein the magician holds the odds.
THE JAIL ESCAPE
The mysterious card that emulates Houdini and gives its captors the slip.
ELEVEN CENTS
"Three pennies and two dimes; arranged alternately. Moving eleven cents each time, the pennies and dimes are seperated in four moves. Easy, for those who know the system; but not for others who try it!"
PART III-TABLE MAGIC
THE MAGIC KNIFE
That adheres to the magician's fingers in extraordinary fashion.
THE TELL-TALE SUGAR
One lump of sugar is chosen from a number. The magician discovers the selected lump.
THE MYSTIC LOOPS
The looped string traps the spectator's finger; but not the magician's.
CHOOSE YOUR OBJECT
"Knife, fork, saucer, cup-whichever is chosen, the magician discovers it."
THE MAGIC BANK ROLL
A five dollar bill begins at the bottom and arrives on top.
THE TRICKY DRINKING STRAWS
"Encased in an extaordinary wrapper that is first blank, then printed."
PART IV-CARD MAGIC
"KING, QUEEN AND JACK"
A mysterious calculation in which the magician is always right.
THE POKER DEAL
Wherein big hands are dealt automatically and furnish a surprising finish.
THE TURN OVER CARD
That reverses itself in the pack and locates a chosen card by its position.
THE TRICKY JOKER
That Turns up when not wanted and returns when sent away.
THE NIGHT CLUB MYSTERY
A deceptive story with a pack of cards.
THE PENETRATED CARD
Solid objects pass through an ordinary playing card without injuring it.
CARDS AND GLASSES
Two playing cards change places without leaving the view of the audience.
THE FIFTH CARD
"From five cards, one is mentally selected. The magician discards four. The one he keeps is always the one the spectator chose."
PART V-ORIENTAL MAGIC
THE MAGNETIC CHOP-
That lifts a bottle of rice and holds it in mid-air.
THE LEVITATED TUBE
A clever origination of the Hindu fakirs.
THE ROPE AND THE VASE
A remarkable demonstration of invisible suspension.
STRING AND SCISSORS
Introducing the cord that passes through rings of metal.
THE CHINESE JOSS CARDS
Their magic power restores a cut ribbon that has been threaded through them.
THE BURMESE WAND
PART VI-MENTAL MAGIC
THE MYSTIC DISKS
Three colored disks; the magician discovers the one that is selected.
MATCH PACK DIVINATION
"A chosen pack of matches is immediately detected, by touch alone."
FOUR SAFETY PINS
Each with a ribbon of a different color; the magician names the chosen one.
THE DETECTIVE MYSTERY
A feat of super-memory that is easily acquired.
THE NEW MAGIC SQUARE
"Using a chart of numbered squares, the magician gives the totals of numbers covered by coins, without looking at the chart."
THE MYSTIC ALPHABET
A letter is chosen from a set of cards. Looking at the blank sides of the cards the magician names the letter.
PART VII-PROGRAMS OF MAGIC
PART VIII-ADDITIONAL MAGIC
A COLLECTION OF TRICKS
"Supplementary magic, forming a new collection of clever tricks for various occasions."

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