Nevil Maskelyne & David Devant - Our Magic

Nevil Maskelyne & David Devant - Our Magic
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Two things are noteworthy. One， it is a must read book for magic theory interested. Two， it has a 20 page biographical index of card tricks. This includes sleights as well. Anybody doing research on card moves or routines should have this index. It makes searching a lot easier. And this index might point you to interesting books you have not heard about or which are not in your possession. This book was rated one of the ten basic books for a working library of conjuring by H. Adrian Smith， historian， collector and owner of the largest private magic library in his time. Other books in this top 10 list are
[url=]The Art of Magic[/url]by T. Nelson Downs
[url=]The Expert at the Card Table[/url]by S.W. Erdnase
[url=]Magicians' Tricks[/url]by Henry Hatton and Adrian Plate
[url=]Modern Magic[/url]by Prof. Hoffmann
[url=]More Magic[/url]by Prof. Hoffmann
[url=]Later Magic[/url]by Prof. Hoffmann
[url=]The Modern Conjurer[/url]by C. Lang Neil
[url=]Tarbell Course[/url]by Harlan Tarbell
Greater Magic by John Northern Hilliard


Table of Contents




PART I： THE ART IN MAGIC by Nevil Maskelyne
I： The Real Secrets of Magic
II： The Three Degrees in Art
III： Unity
IV： Consistency
V： Justification
VI： Surprise and Repetition
VII： Effects of Transition
VIII： Climax
IX： Presentation
X： Rehearsal
XI： Speed in Presentation
XII： Patter
XIII： Stage Manner and Personality
XIV： Mental Attitude
XV： The Importance of Artistic Principles


PART II： THE THEORY OF MAGIC by Nevil Maskelyne
I： Terminology
II： General Analysis
III： Misdirection
IV： Styles of Magic
V： Manipulative Principles
VI： Principles of Mental Magic
VII： Mechanical Principles
VIII： Optical Principles
IX： Acoustic Principles
X： Electrical Principles
XI： Chemical and Molecular Principles
XII： Magical Inventions