Prepare to be amazed! C. Lang Neil’s “After Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks” unveils vintage magic! Discover secrets from the early 1900s with 100+ illustrations. A true conjuring treasure!
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C. Lang Neil – After Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks
Step into the enchanting world of early 20th-century magic with C. Lang Neil’s After Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks. This digital PDF edition brings you a treasure trove of timeless conjuring techniques, illustrated with over 100 photographs and illustrations—a groundbreaking feature at the time of its original 1914 publication.
Originally spanning 119 pages and now condensed into an 84-page PDF, this masterpiece is a must-have for magic enthusiasts and collectors alike. Authored by Charles Lang Neil—a literary agent, publisher, and amateur magician—this book captures the essence of pre-modern magic through the expertise of legendary performers like T. Nelson Downs, Charles Bertram, and more.
What’s Inside?
- Natural Magic Principles: Master the fundamentals of conjuring.
- Gesture and Manner: Perfect the art of stage presence.
- Classic Tricks: Learn coin sleights, the Cups and Balls, handkerchief magic, and more.
- Detailed Illustrations: Study body language and hand movements through photos—a first in magic literature.
Highlights from the Table of Contents
- The Principles of Natural Magic
- Manner and Gesture
- Coin and Glass Trick
- The Cups and Balls
- The Billiard-Ball Trick
- Tricks with Handkerchiefs
- Four Very Simple Tricks
Whether you’re a seasoned magician or a curious beginner, this book offers a blend of history, technique, and inspiration. C. Lang Neil’s wife, a student of Charles Bertram, also contributes to the richness of this work, making it a unique piece of magic history.
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1st Edition 1914 | Original -119 pages | PDF – 84 pages
Charles Lang Neil was an author， amateur magician， literary agent and publisher. His wife was a student of Charles Bertram. This early 1900’s book is packed with upwards of 100 photographs and illustrations demonstrating various acts and arts of conjuring and legerdemain by the likes of T. Nelson Downs， H. De Manche， Charles Bertram， George Stillwell， Chas. O. Williams， and Mdlle. Patrice (C. Lang Neil’s wife). Neil was the first author to use photographs in his magic books to convey body language and hand movements.
Table of Contents (hyperlinked to text):
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11. THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL MAGIC
13. MANNER AND GESTURE
14. THE CONJURER’S CLOTHES
15. THE WAND
16. THE TABLE
17. TO PALM A COIN
18. THE BACK AND FRONT PALM
24. TO CHANGE A COIN
26. COIN AND GLASS TRICK
27. A COIN WRAPPED IN PAPER DISAPPEARS
29. TO PASS TEN COINS HELD IN LEFT HAND INTO A GLASS HELD IN RIGHT HAND AT ARM’S LENGTH
32. THE AERIAL MINT
34. PRODUCTION OF HANDKERCHIEFS
37. TO PRODUCE A NUMBER OF REAL HEN’S EGGS FROM A HANDKERCHIEF
39. THE HANDKERCHIEFS AND SOUP PLATE
42. WONDERFUL TORN AND RESTORED PAPER
43. THE MYSTERIOUSLY-JOINED HANDKERCHIEFS
47. THE CHANGING HANDKERCHIEFS
50. A RING PASSED ON TO STICK OR WAND WHILST BOTH ENDS ARE HELD BY SPECTATOR
51. THE TAMBOURINE TRICK
54. THE CUPS AND BALLS
54. – METHOD OF PALMING THE BALL
55. – TO HOLD THE BALL WHILST CONVEYING UNDER CUPS
59. THE BILLIARD-BALL TRICK
63. – A SUBTLE VANISH OF TWO BILLIARD BALLS
COIN TRICKS REQUIRING LITTLE OR NO APPARATUS
65. To spin a Coin upon the Floor or Table and tell blindfold whether it falls Head or Tail upwards
65. The Multiplication of Money
66. The Mysterious Addition
66. To place a Marked Florin and a Penny in two separate Handkerchiefs and make them change places at command
67. After wrapping Four Florins securely in a Handkerchief， to cause them to vanish， and be afterwards found in the possession of the person holding the Handkerchief
68. To pass a Marked Coin into either of Two Oranges
TRICKS WITH A HANDKERCHIEF
70. The Vanishing Knots
70. The Transformed Handkerchief
72. The Miraculous Handkerchief
72. A Borrowed Handkerchief Cut-up， Burnt， and finally found in a Candle
73. Colour-changing Handkerchiefs
73. The Magic Laundry
74. The Shower of Sweets from a Borrowed Handkerchief
TRICKS WITH CUPS AND BALLS
76. Various Sleights used in Tricks with Cups and Balls
FOUR VERY SIMPLE TRICKS
79. The Climbing Ring
79. To Indicate on the Dial of a Watch the Hour secretly thought of by One of the Audience
79. The Japanese Ball
80. The Obedient Orange
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