Peerless prestidigitation : being a collection of entirely new ideas and effects in the fascinating art of modern magic
A 1910 conjuring manual by Herbert De Caston, published in London by Hamley Brothers for amateur and stage magicians learning sleight-of-hand effects. The line drawings isolate cuffed hands gripping cards, coins, paper cylinders and handkerchiefs, plus a moustached performer seated at a table, all in hatched pen strokes with handwritten captions usable as spot illustrations or diagram fragments.
