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Dover Pubns, 1978-06-01. Paperback. Very Good+/in illustrated Wraps. 8x5x0. Softcover 1978 Dover 563 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. No notes or writing-all pages are bright, clean and crisp. ISBN-0486236234. Over a century after its publication, Professor Hoffman's Modern Magic remains a cornerstone of the art, a classic which belongs in the library of every professional and amateur magician. it was the first book in English to really explain how to do the classic effects of magic, establishing certain fundamentals of performance which are as valid today as they were when Professor Hoffman wrote them down. Takes the student of magic through the entire repertoire of stage magic, from simple card tricks, coin tricks, tricks with watches, tricks with rings, tricks with handkerchiefs, tricks with dominoes and dice, tricks using cups and balls and hat tricks to elaborate illusions involving the construction of complicated machinery such as…
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