Every generation a magician comes along， whose intention is to record magic in an encyclopedic fashion. Professor Hoffmann was the first in recorded history to attempt such a feat with his trilogyModern Magic，More Magic， andLater Magic. Certainly many magic books have been published before him， mostly copying from each other. But none reaches the depth and breadth of Prof. Hoffmann’s work. The material in these three books records the state of the art of magic in the late 19th century. Today we know more tricks and we have also refined our techniques and methods. But it is astounding how much was already known at that time. Reading carefully you will discover several clever methods which have been forgotten or have fallen out of fashion with todays popular magicians. If you really want to fool your magic friends the next time， read this book and perform one of its many not so well known secrets.
This book was rated one of the ten basic books for a working library of conjuring by H. Adrian Smith， historian， collector and owner of the largest private magic library in his time. Other books in this top 10 list are
1st edition， 1876， Routledge; 1st US edition， 1882， Routledge; reprinted many times by various publishers; 563 pages.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER II.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SLEIGHT-OF-HAND APPLICABLE TO CARD TRICKS.
CHAPTER III.
CARD TRICKS WITH ORDINARY CARDS， AND NOT REQUIRING SLEIGHT-OF-HAND.
CHAPTER IV.
TRICKS INVOLVING SLEIGHT-OF-HAND， OR THE USE OF SPECIALLY PREPARED CARDS.
CHAPTER V.
CARD TRICKS REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS.
CHAPTER VI.
PRINCIPLES OF sLEIGHT-OF-HAND MORE ESPECIALLY APPLICABLE TO COIN TRICKS.
CHAPTER VII.
TRICKS WITH COIN WITHOUT APPARATUS.
CHAPTER VIII.
TRICKS WITH COIN REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS.
CHAPTER IX.
TRICKS WITH WATCHES.
CHAPTER X.
TRICKS WITH RINGS.
CHAPTER XI.
TRICKS WITH HANDKERCHIEFS.
