This is the second volume in the famous series of locked books by Will Goldston.
1st edition 1921; original 492 pages; PDF 275 pages.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction to “More Exclusive Magical Secrets.”
Part I. Pocket Tricks - The Cut String Restored
- A Cigarette Trick
- The Improved Chinese Bat
- The Mysterious Coins
- The Travelling Handkerchief
- An Easy Way of Making Money
- The Elusive Scent Bottle
- The Cigarette Vanisher
- The Magical Knife
- The Mallet
- Think of a Card
- Will Goldston’s Disappearing Knot
- The Missing Money
- The Match Through the Tube
- The Conjurer’s Will Power
Part II. Small Apparatus Tricks - Swallowing Money
- The Limit
- A Clean Vanish of a Handkerchief from a Tumbler
- The Watch and the Card
- Cigarettes from the Air
- A Novel Hat Loader
- The Thought Reader’s Box
- A New Card Box
- A Card Easel
- The Ubiquitous Rabbit
- The New Coin Catcher
- The Orange Box
- The Ball and the Hoop
- The Thumb Tie
- Another Method
- The Latest Fire Bowl
Part III. Anti-Spiritualistic Tricks - The Unseen Force
- Reading Sealed Messages
- The Mysterious Message
- An Easy Force
- For the Anti-Spiritualist
- The Sealed Book
- The Talking Skull
- A New Spirit Slate
- A Novel Tapping Hand
- A Spirit Rapping Table
- Raps from any Table
- The Crystal “Evulgograph”
- The Spirit Cabinet
- The Latest Spirit Manifestations
Part IV. Platform and Stage Tricks - The Lost Watch
- The Watch and the Nest of Boxes
- The Clock Trick
- A New Vanishing Cage
- The Travelling Doves
- The Flying Goldfish
- The Production of a Butterfly
- Novel Production of Two Plants
- The Floating Skull
- A Good Shot
- The Magician-Artiste
- Production of a Large Silver Teapot
- A New Table for the Glass of Water Through a Hat
- New Piston for the Glass of Water Through Hat Trick
- A Glass of Water on a Tray Passes Through the Crown of a Hat
- A Vanishing Lamp
- The Latest Rising Card
- The “Soo” Rising Cards
- “The” Rising Cards
- Method for Houlette on a Tray
- The Penetrating Ink
- The Magical Bowl of Ink
- How to be a Lightning Artiste
- A New Card Frame
Part V. Elaborate Stage Tricks - Air Balloons from an Empty Hat
- A Different Floating Ball
- The Impossible?
- The Ducks and Cage
- The Obedient Ball
- A Barrel of Wine
Part VI. Chinese Tricks - Harness and a Self-Releasing Hook
- Production of a Box Containing a Boy
- Harness for a Very Large Vase or Jar
- Production of Bowls Through the Robe
- Production of a Kennel with a Live Dog
- Production of a Pagoda Six Feet High
- Production of a Basket of Flowers with a Fountain in the Centre
- The Water Trick
- Two Production Boxes
- The Invisible Journey of a Dove
- The Mandarin’s Dream
- A New Transformation
Part VII. Valuable Tips and Advice - A Tip for Billiard Ball Manipulators
- A Stand for the Production of Six Billiard Balls
- A New Conjuring Table
- A New Table
- A Good Table Stand
- A Safe Fire Bowl
- The Best Force for a Card
- An Electric Flash
- An Instantaneous Flash
- A Useful Card Stand
- Thayer’s Improved Handkerchief Frame
- The Self-actuating Fountain
- A New Tumbler for the Wine and Water Trick
- A Piston Water Table
- The Best Piston
- Dolls from a Hat
- The Best Load for a Drum
- The Newest Rising Wand
- Two Plants from an Umbrella
- Two Dodges for the Rising Cards
- “The” Changing Tray
- A Quick Change
- A New Marked Pack
- The Crystal Die Casket
- A Newspaper Servante
- The Best Method for the Soup Plates
- The New Inexhaustible Box
- A Box to Hold Bottles
- Okito’s Chair Servante
- “The” Servante
- Okito’s Lighted Candle from the Pocket
- The Plant and the Candle
- From a Candle to a Bouquet
- The Penny and the Orange
Part VIII. Comedy Tricks - The Loaf and the Baby
- The “D.A.D.” Trick
- The Three-Legged Manxman
- A Comedy Illusion
- The Contortionist
- Feats of a Strong Man
- The Smoke Trick
- A Garden in the Hand
- A Fish Supper
- Plate Spinning Made Easy
- A Shower of Carrots
- A Sweeping Change
- A Hat Joke
- The Giant Note
Part IX. Illusions - The Shadowgraph Illusion
- Swallowing the Barrel of Water
- A Perfect Packing Case Mystery
- The Girl in the Box
- A Comedy Illusion
- The Elements
- The Canvas Cabinet
- An Escape from an Iron Cage
- The Hammock Illusion
- The Aerial Lady
- The Mermaid Illusion
- The Lady and the Dominoes
- The Crematorium Illusion
- The Veiled Lady
- The Goddess of Wine
- The Dream of Wealth
- The Country Girl
- The Crystal Casket Illusion
- The Fire Balloon Illusion
- The Victory Illusion
- The Mystery of Tangier
- The Oyster Shell Illusion
- An Escape from a Box and Cabinet
- The Production of a Cage with a Woman inside it in a small Curtained Cabinet
- Chefalo’s Cabinet
- The Lady Bird
- The In-and-Out Cabinet
- The Arbour and Hammock Illusion
- The Iron Chest Production
- The Die Box on a Large Scale
- The Latest Levitation
- An Escape in Mid-Air
- Watch Her Go!
- Gone? Where?
Part X. Automata and Ventriloquial - A New Face for a Figure
- A Novel Figure
- A Nursemaid Figure
- The Walking Figure
- A Good Head
- The Sketching Automaton
- Final Notes
word count: 61322 which is equivalent to 245 standard pages of text