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This book has an excellent illusion section, a decent chapter about escape artistry and also a fairly large trick section with all kinds of routines with cards, silks, ... The really good part are the illusions. You will find several clever ideas. Will Goldston was himself a craftsman and illusion builder. He can therefore write with authority.
1st edition, 1908?, George Routledge & Sons, London; 259 pages.
Introduction
PART I - TRICKS
New Card Catching on Plate
The Floating Disc Mystery
The Devo Torn Card
The Hildyard Target and Cage Illusion
The Handkerchief and Sword
A Dancing Doll
Two Good Bird Cages
The Devo Card Trick
The Burnt Handkerchief Restored
The Candle and Handkerchief Illusion
The Chameleon Handkerchiefs
The Mahatma Card Divination Illusion
The Wedding Ring Passed Through a Handkerchief
The Magic Cone
The Pistol to Vanish Cards
The "Sybil" Bird Cage Illusion
The Mahatma Paper and Cigar Trick
The Vanishing Bird Cage
Novel Flag and Candle Illusion
Crystal Box and Handkerchiefs
The Vanishing Canaries and Cage Trick
Another Canary Cage
A Good Coin Illusion
Novel Flag or Handkerchief Trick
The Chinese Egg Bag Trick
Card and Bouquet Illusion
The Mystic Travelling Ring
An Improved Organ Pipe Production
Canary Bird Trick
New Multiplying and Disappearing Coins
The Nelson Downs Coin and Scale Effect
The Lee Bullet Illusion
Cards, Coins, and Glass Illusion
The Sybil Key Mystery
An Improved Torn Card Trick
A New Coin Frame
A Sensational Card Trick
The Adrian Plate Changing Billiard Ball and Handkerchief
The Robertson-Keene Novel Cabinet
The Duplex Flower Pot Illusion
The Tricolour Flower Basket
Effective Coin Vanish
Indian Jugglery
Coloured Sands of Enchantment
New Programme, Ring, and Envelopes Trick
Spirit Writing
The Mystic Celery Glass
A Novel Trick
The Wine Bottle and Card Trick
A Novel Slate Trick
A Neat Handkerchief Trick
The Egg, Card, and Wand Balance
The Table Lifting
A Good Slate Trick
Slate Writing
The Novel Jug and Tub
Wonderful Walking Egg
Twenty-Five Balloons Produced from Hat
Mystic Canister and Birdcage
Handkerchiefs Produced from Glass
The Egg and Straw Balance
Handkerchief Spinning Trick
The Candle and Mystic Bouquet
A Good Glass Bowl Trick
Billiard Balls and Cue
Tao-Li-Tao
The Marvellous Clock Dial
The Duck Cylinder
The Secret of Paper Tearing Trick
The Vest Servante
Lifting a Bowl of Water
The Vanishing Halfpence
The Flying Coin
The Penny Through the Hat
The Coin in the Bottle
The Improved Servante Tray
Improved Vanishing Glass Tumbler
Vanishing Handkerchief Produced Dry from a Glass of Wine
The Hypnotized Wand
The Four Sympathetic Lady Friends
The Card and Cigarette Trick
The Milk, Wine, and Flag Mystery
The Three Wonderful Cards
The New Card Trick
Dr. Elliot's Method of Dealing Seconds
A Novel Flower Fêke
PART II - HANDCUFF, BOX AND SACK TRICKS
Sack Trick
The Mokana Shoe
A Manacle Mystery
The Bean Handcuff Trick
The Figure 8 Handcuff Trick
A Handcuff Trick for Test Work
The "Bean Giant" Cuff
Latest and Best Fêkes to Open Regulation Handcuffs and Leg-Irons
How to Fêke Ordinary Handcuffs
The Celebrated Trick Collar and Bolt
A New Regulation Police Cuff
Escape from Zinc Lined Barrel
The Handy Pocket Fêke for Regulation Irons
New and Improved Fêke
Original Packing Case Mystery
Escape from Packing-Case made by Local Carpenter
How to Open Handcuff Without a Key
The Rope Trick
The Goldston Packing-Case
The Barrel Illusion
The Escape from the Iron Trunk
Escape from Milk Can Securely Padlocked, Containing Three Parts Water
Improved Iron Cage
The Improved Packing Case Mystery
PART III - STAGE ILLUSIONS
The Mysterious Cross
The Vanishing Performer Trick
Queen of Knives
The Bodiless Lady Illusion
The Ball and Plank Mystery
The Pillory Illusion
Silent Second-Sight Act
The Astounding Cremation Illusion
The Escape from "Sing-Sing"
The Stroubeika Illusion
The Talking Skull
The Morrit Cage Illusion
The "Goldston Aga" Illusion
The Laurie Cabinet Illusion
Famous Ducks and Tub Illusion
An Instantaneous Exchange
The Lady and Scale Illusion
A Good Cage Illusion
Improved Vanishing Lady and Cage Illusion
The Hewes Levitation
A Novel Box Trick
The Mysterious Head Illusion
A Great Levitation
The New Tub and Paper Bag Illusion
The Artist's Dream
The "Bungalow" Illusion
The Sudden Appearance of a Lady in an Empty Box
The Mystery of L'Hassa
The Flower Maiden Illusion
The Latest Plant Growing Mystery
The Magic Kettle to Hold Liquor
The Real "Aga" Illusion
Where, Oh! Where Have They Gone?
The Vase of Ink and Gold Fish Illusion
The Birth of Flora
Dematerialization
A Variation
Conradi's Mysterium
A New Card Stunt
A New Knotted Handkerchief
The Problem of a Glass of Water
The Flying Handkerchief
The New Cut and Restored Ribbon
The Best Method for Loading a Tambourine
Quantities of Coins produced by the Handful from Two Hats
1st edition, 1908?, George Routledge & Sons, London; 259 pages.
Introduction
PART I - TRICKS
New Card Catching on Plate
The Floating Disc Mystery
The Devo Torn Card
The Hildyard Target and Cage Illusion
The Handkerchief and Sword
A Dancing Doll
Two Good Bird Cages
The Devo Card Trick
The Burnt Handkerchief Restored
The Candle and Handkerchief Illusion
The Chameleon Handkerchiefs
The Mahatma Card Divination Illusion
The Wedding Ring Passed Through a Handkerchief
The Magic Cone
The Pistol to Vanish Cards
The "Sybil" Bird Cage Illusion
The Mahatma Paper and Cigar Trick
The Vanishing Bird Cage
Novel Flag and Candle Illusion
Crystal Box and Handkerchiefs
The Vanishing Canaries and Cage Trick
Another Canary Cage
A Good Coin Illusion
Novel Flag or Handkerchief Trick
The Chinese Egg Bag Trick
Card and Bouquet Illusion
The Mystic Travelling Ring
An Improved Organ Pipe Production
Canary Bird Trick
New Multiplying and Disappearing Coins
The Nelson Downs Coin and Scale Effect
The Lee Bullet Illusion
Cards, Coins, and Glass Illusion
The Sybil Key Mystery
An Improved Torn Card Trick
A New Coin Frame
A Sensational Card Trick
The Adrian Plate Changing Billiard Ball and Handkerchief
The Robertson-Keene Novel Cabinet
The Duplex Flower Pot Illusion
The Tricolour Flower Basket
Effective Coin Vanish
Indian Jugglery
Coloured Sands of Enchantment
New Programme, Ring, and Envelopes Trick
Spirit Writing
The Mystic Celery Glass
A Novel Trick
The Wine Bottle and Card Trick
A Novel Slate Trick
A Neat Handkerchief Trick
The Egg, Card, and Wand Balance
The Table Lifting
A Good Slate Trick
Slate Writing
The Novel Jug and Tub
Wonderful Walking Egg
Twenty-Five Balloons Produced from Hat
Mystic Canister and Birdcage
Handkerchiefs Produced from Glass
The Egg and Straw Balance
Handkerchief Spinning Trick
The Candle and Mystic Bouquet
A Good Glass Bowl Trick
Billiard Balls and Cue
Tao-Li-Tao
The Marvellous Clock Dial
The Duck Cylinder
The Secret of Paper Tearing Trick
The Vest Servante
Lifting a Bowl of Water
The Vanishing Halfpence
The Flying Coin
The Penny Through the Hat
The Coin in the Bottle
The Improved Servante Tray
Improved Vanishing Glass Tumbler
Vanishing Handkerchief Produced Dry from a Glass of Wine
The Hypnotized Wand
The Four Sympathetic Lady Friends
The Card and Cigarette Trick
The Milk, Wine, and Flag Mystery
The Three Wonderful Cards
The New Card Trick
Dr. Elliot's Method of Dealing Seconds
A Novel Flower Fêke
PART II - HANDCUFF, BOX AND SACK TRICKS
Sack Trick
The Mokana Shoe
A Manacle Mystery
The Bean Handcuff Trick
The Figure 8 Handcuff Trick
A Handcuff Trick for Test Work
The "Bean Giant" Cuff
Latest and Best Fêkes to Open Regulation Handcuffs and Leg-Irons
How to Fêke Ordinary Handcuffs
The Celebrated Trick Collar and Bolt
A New Regulation Police Cuff
Escape from Zinc Lined Barrel
The Handy Pocket Fêke for Regulation Irons
New and Improved Fêke
Original Packing Case Mystery
Escape from Packing-Case made by Local Carpenter
How to Open Handcuff Without a Key
The Rope Trick
The Goldston Packing-Case
The Barrel Illusion
The Escape from the Iron Trunk
Escape from Milk Can Securely Padlocked, Containing Three Parts Water
Improved Iron Cage
The Improved Packing Case Mystery
PART III - STAGE ILLUSIONS
The Mysterious Cross
The Vanishing Performer Trick
Queen of Knives
The Bodiless Lady Illusion
The Ball and Plank Mystery
The Pillory Illusion
Silent Second-Sight Act
The Astounding Cremation Illusion
The Escape from "Sing-Sing"
The Stroubeika Illusion
The Talking Skull
The Morrit Cage Illusion
The "Goldston Aga" Illusion
The Laurie Cabinet Illusion
Famous Ducks and Tub Illusion
An Instantaneous Exchange
The Lady and Scale Illusion
A Good Cage Illusion
Improved Vanishing Lady and Cage Illusion
The Hewes Levitation
A Novel Box Trick
The Mysterious Head Illusion
A Great Levitation
The New Tub and Paper Bag Illusion
The Artist's Dream
The "Bungalow" Illusion
The Sudden Appearance of a Lady in an Empty Box
The Mystery of L'Hassa
The Flower Maiden Illusion
The Latest Plant Growing Mystery
The Magic Kettle to Hold Liquor
The Real "Aga" Illusion
Where, Oh! Where Have They Gone?
The Vase of Ink and Gold Fish Illusion
The Birth of Flora
Dematerialization
A Variation
Conradi's Mysterium
A New Card Stunt
A New Knotted Handkerchief
The Problem of a Glass of Water
The Flying Handkerchief
The New Cut and Restored Ribbon
The Best Method for Loading a Tambourine
Quantities of Coins produced by the Handful from Two Hats
