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Practical conjuring

Carl, James, 1875-1955 · 1911 · [England : n.s.] · 17 pictures

A 1911 English manual of magic tricks by James Carl, written for amateur performers who wanted to work up a parlour or stage act. The plates are stark ink outline drawings of paired hands locked into positions that cast shadow-alphabet letters, each keyed by a small serif capital, with occasional hatching for shade; useful as clean hand silhouettes, gesture studies, and a full set of letterform diagrams.

Magic tricks

Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public domain (published before 1931) · More from this library