Modern Magic

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Widely considered the foundational bible of Western illusion. The twelfth edition preserves the historic, exhaustive manual that democratized performance secrets once closely guard ed by Victorian showmen, organizing them into a rigorous, encyclopedic curriculum. Complete with over 300 classic woodcut illustrations, the text provides exact technical breakdowns for sleight-of-hand card tricks, coin manipulation, optical illusions, and elaborate stage apparatuses using hats, cups, and hidden pockets. Rather than a simple trick book, it functions as a definitive cultural milestone and historical archive that established the modern standards of professional magic instruction. Show more