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Hugard's Magic Manual
by Jean Hugard

ISBN: 0486418774
Dover Publications Price: $12.95
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In this classic manual, a successful stage magician reveals the secrets of a host of mystifying tricks including "The Lemon and Note Trick," "The Miser's Dream," and "The Watch in the Loaf of Bread" — plus swallowing a watch, transforming a cigarette into a silk handkerchief, and much more. 240 black-and-white illustrations.


Table of Contents for Hugard's Magic Manual
INTRODUCTION by Julien J. Proskauer
FOREWORD by Theo Hardeen
I. THE WAND
Its Use
Magical Production
Magnetic Suspension (two methods)
Vanishing
II. COINS
I. Secret Holds:
Regular Palm
Oblique Palm
Finger Palm
Thumb Palm
Fork of Thumb Palm
The Pinches
II. Vanishes:
Pretended Taking
Tourniquet
Regular Palm
Oblique Palm
Deposit and Withdrawal
III. Changes:
Regular Palm
Thumb Palm
One Hand
IV. Back and Front Palm (two methods).
V. Flourishes:
Steeplechase
Vanish by Steeplechase
Multiplication
VI. Tricks with Coins:
Flying Coin (four methods)
Ace of Clubs
Passage of Three Coins (two methods)
"Four Coins, Hat to Glass (two methods)"
Coin and Oranges
Coin and Silver Boxes
Five Coins Routine
Vanish of Five Coins
The Miser's Dream:
(1) Robert-Houdin's Method
(2) Modern Methods: The Coins
The Receptacle
The Reserve Load
First Coin
Various Maneuvers
Left Hand Reserve
Amongst the Audience
Finale
III. WIZARDRY WITH WATCHES
Vanish from Handkerchief
Switching a Watch
Paper Fold Vanish
Bag for Vanish
Stocking Vanish
Tricks:
Flying Watch
Watch and Loaf
Watch and Dinner Roll
Nest of Boxes
The Auction
Manipulations:
Vanish from Finger Tips
Finger Palm
Thumb Grip
Illusive Pass
Back Hand Pass
Swallowing
Thumb Crotch Steal
Change Over Pass
Catching Watches from Air:
Wrist Watches
Reappearing
Alarm Clocks
Vanishing
IV. MAGIC WITH RINGS
Wedding Rings
Accessories:
Prepared Handkerchief
Special Hook
Paper Cone
Tricks with R
Flying Rings
Ring and Egg
One Hand to the Other
"Ring, Silk and Glass"
V. MAGIC WITH BALLS
I. BILLIARD BALLS:
Sleights
Secret Holds:
Regular Palm
Finger Palm
Vanishes:
(1) Pretended Seizures:
Apparent Taking
Fist Vanish
Tourniquet
(2) Pretended Deposits:
Palmed in Right Hand
Palm Roll
Swallowing
(3) Real Deposits and Re-seizure:
Left Hand Push
Drop Palm (two methods)
Tip Tilt
(4) Pretended Throws:
Into Air
Into Other Hand
Palm of Hand to Front
(5) Secret Transfers:
Horizontal Change Over
Vertical Change Over
Accessories:
Ball Holders
Tricks:
Passage of Ball Through Knee:
With Solid Ball
Two Balls and Shell
Downwards
Color Changes:
With Two Balls (two methods)
Using a Shell (three methods)
Multiplication:
First Ball
Disposal of Last Ball
The Three Balls
Excelsior Balls
Eight Balls
II. GOLF BALLS:
Vanish
Secret Transfer
Using Both Sides of Hands
Multiply in Air
Transfer of Shell
Tricks:
Four Balls Production
Productions with Shell
Production of Three with One Hand
Eight Balls
III. SPONGE BALL MANIPULATIONS:
Materials
The Cups:
Regular Palm
Introducing Ball Under Cup (three methods)
Between Two Cups
From End of Wand
Loading Large Ball
Flourishes:
One Cup Through Another
Wand Through Cup
Cup Deeper Inside Than Out
Vanish Between Cups
Routine:
Flourishes
Production of Balls
Passes
Multiplication
VI. EGGS
Manipulations
Four Eggs Produ
From a Handkerchief
Cigarette Paper to Egg
Exposure and Climax
Egg Bag
VII. LINKING RINGS
Explanation
Routine
Synopsis
VIII. SILKS AND SORCERY
Material
Methods of Folding:
Single Silks (four methods)
Several Silks (two methods)
Single Silks (two methods)
 
Performer Working Alone:
Impromptu Mind Reading
Billet Switch
The Quick and the Dead
Another Method
Prediction
A Second Method
Reading Sealed Envelopes
Book Tests
Mirror Principle
"Two People, Operator and Medium:"
Talking Codes
Thought Transference
Blackboard Feat
Another Method
Knight's Tour
Marvelous Memory
XVII. PLAYING CARDS
Introduction
Overhand Shuffle:
Running
Jog
Break
Partial Shuffle
Controlling Card
Retain Whole Deck in Order
Riffle Shuffle
Hindu Shuffle:
Controlling Single Card
Controlling Several Cards
Forcing a Card
Sighting a Card
A Simple Pass
The Palm
Replacing Palmed Cards
The Glide
The Double Lift
The Force
The False Count
Flourishes:
The Fan
Springing the Cards
Spreading the Cards
Tricks:
Magic Breath
Cards to Pocket
Five Card Discoveries
Sense of Touch
Through a Handkerchief
Rising Card
Catching Two Cards in the Air
Annemann Five Card Findo
At Any Number
Stop Dealing
Indicator Card
Riffle Stop
Spelling
Two Cards Change Places
Ambitious Card

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