The practical magician and ventriloquist's guide : a practical manual of fireside magic and conjuring illusions : containing also complete instructions for acquiring & practising the art of ventriloquism
A cheap instructional manual of parlour conjuring and ventriloquism issued by Hurst & Co. in New York in 1876 for amateur performers working at the fireside. The wood-engraved figures are isolated hands in palming and coin-concealing positions, drawn in outline with hatched shading and cuffs, useful as gesture vocabulary, instructional diagrams, or detached hand motifs.
