Behold! “After Dinner Sleights & Pocket Tricks” by C. Lang Neil unveils vintage magic! Learn conjuring secrets & amaze with classic illusions. A magician’s must-have archive!
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After Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks by C. Lang Neil
Step into the enchanting world of magic with After Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks by C. Lang Neil, a timeless masterpiece originally published in 1914. This digital PDF download preserves the essence of a bygone era, offering 84 pages of rare insights into the art of conjuring and legerdemain.
This first-edition treasure features over 100 photographs and illustrations, a pioneering move by Charles Lang Neil, who was among the first to use photographs to detail hand movements and body language in magic books. The guide includes contributions from legendary magicians like T. Nelson Downs, H. De Manche, Charles Bertram, and George Stillwell.
What You’ll Discover:
- Essential Magic Principles: Master the fundamentals of natural magic, manner, gesture, and the conjurer’s attire.
- Classic Coin Tricks: Learn to palm, change, and manipulate coins with techniques like the Back and Front Palm, Coin and Glass Trick, and the Aerial Mint.
- Handkerchief Wonders: Create vanishing knots, restore torn handkerchiefs, and produce real hen’s eggs from seemingly ordinary fabric.
- Cups and Balls Techniques: Perfect the art of palming, holding, and manipulating balls with professional-grade tips.
- Simple Yet Astonishing Tricks: From the Obedient Orange to the Japanese Ball, these tricks are perfect for captivating any audience.
Why Choose This Book?
After Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks is not just a book; it’s a gateway to the golden age of magic. Whether you’re a budding magician or a seasoned performer, this guide is packed with actionable tips, detailed explanations, and timeless techniques to elevate your craft.
Please note: This is a digital download. No physical gimmicks are included.
C. Lang Neil – After Dinner Sleights and Pocket Tricks
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
PLEASE NOTE: This item is a digital download ,Gimmick not included
