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Modern magic. : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. (1885)

Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919, Hawkins, Arthur, ca. 1940 · London ; New York : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 297

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, and then a thirdby the first method. Third Method— The thirdmethod is that which wasadopted by the celebrated Bos-co, a most accomplished per-former with the cup and balls.Being accustomed to use ballsof a larger size than thoseabove described, and there-fore too bulky to palm by the first… … Fig. 2. To Reproduce the Palmed Ball at the End of theFingers.—The mode of doing this will vary according to the methodby which the ball ispalmed. If accord-ing to the first orthird method, the ballis simply rolled backto the finger-tips withthe ball of the thumb,exactly reversing theprocess by…

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