A history of the art of magic : containing anecdotes, explanation of tricks and a sketch of the life of Alexander Hermann
A popular history of conjuring by T. T. Timayenis, published in New York by J. J. Little in 1887, mixing anecdotes and trick exposures with a life of the stage magician Alexander Herrmann for general readers. Coarse wood engravings isolate gloved hands, pistols firing smoke, fanned cards, cone-covered flowerpots and cups spilling fruit — small cut-out props and gesture vignettes for collage.
