Author : Old Conjuror
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330038031
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Book Synopsis Prestidigitation or Magic Made Easy by : Old Conjuror
Download or read book Prestidigitation or Magic Made Easy written by Old Conjuror and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Prestidigitation or Magic Made Easy: Being a Complete Handbook of Legerdemain, and Containing All the Latest Optical, Chemical, Mechanical and Magical Tricks and Deceptions, Amusing Transmutations, Astonishing Sleights and Subtleties The Publishers of this little volume do not conceive that it will require an elaborate introduction to the reading public. That there has been "jugglery" in all ages of the world, history abundantly proves. The ancient religions of the heathen were mixed up with an extensive system of legerdemain and were mostly a tissue of trickery. Sleight of hand, magic, necromancy, &c., are all terms applicable to the same performances. The following pages are not intended to make the reader either a cheat or trickster. In the long winters evening, at Merry Christmas time, or on a wet day in the country, the young folks are often at a loss how to amuse themselves. To furnish the ingenious with the means to enable them to provide entertainment, to qualify the hero of his little circle to divert and astonish his friends, and to inform, without being dryly scientific, are the principal objects of this work. To those who mingle in society, and yet can neither tell a good story or sing, this little book will be invaluable. Those who have been mystified by professional magicians will here find the mysteries explained, and that, too, without any help from the "old gentleman" of whom it is not polite to speak. With the hope that our little book may be found acceptable, we present it to the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
