Parlor Amusements and Tricks with Cards 1895 by Monsieur Braceland ~ vintage/antique magic tricks manual/handbook

Title: Parlor Amusements and Tricks with Cards; or, the Whole Art of Natural Magic, Laid Open and Explained. Containing all the Latest and Best Tricks, on Cards, Dice, Birds, Eggs, Rings, Etc., as performed by the best Conjurers and Magicians on the Past and Present Day. Illustrated.

Author: Prof. Monsieur Braceland

Description: Printed wrappers. Some edge chipping to covers; larger chip on rear panel. Interior is unmarked, with a few minor spots of soiling, else clean. Pages browned. Many illustrations. 94 + 64 pages. 7.2 x 4.75 inches. Published by Optimus Printing Co. on March 9, 1895 and issued as number 20 in their Arcadian Series. Overall, a nice copy.

The material in the first part of the volume, ''Parlor Amusements'' (94 pages), has the page headline that reads ''hocus pocus''. It appears to have been first published in Philadelphia in 1889. The second part, ''Tricks and Diversions with Cards: A Popular Explanation of All the Deceptive Tricks ever Performed'' (64 pages), had also been previously published, though its publication history is hazy.


Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good

Publisher: Optimus Printing Co.
Place: New York
Year: 1895

Keywords: magic tricks, prestidigitation, legerdemain, card tricks, stage magic, handbook, manual, hocus pocus, Tricks and Diversions with Cards,