The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 336
e its length into eightparts, first dropping a central line perpendicular to theground. You will thus test the accuracy of the rule, and familiarizeyourself with the proportions of the figure. Then, for thepurpose of comic drawing, you will vary these proportions.A face too long or too short, a…
Magic tricks
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