Good used condition, Dustjacket is present but shows a lot of wear and tear.
The Magic of Louis S. Histed contains magic to suit every performer. The card man who likes boldness will enthuse over “Brass!” or the Pocket Pass; if he likes comedy he will use One Card Four Moves or Hand to Hand if subtlety is his forte, then The Miracle Divination will send him into raptures.
The average performer who must have entertaining and eye-catching magic, but must always consider the difficulties of transportation, will find in the “Chameleon Reels and the “£1 – Note Passe Passe” self-contained items which are slight in weight but tremendous in entertainment value. He will like, too, the Paint Box effect which Dr. Shackleton used to such effect in his prize-winning act for the Magic Circle.
Audiences, over the years, have demonstrated their great liking for tricks with liquids, and in Chapter Six the performer who wishes to give his audiences what they like will find plenty of material. For here the author has adopted for magical use scientific principles hitherto neglected. We are certain that the Automatic Siphon and the Crystal Cruciform will play a great part in the magic of the future, for here is magic that is self-contained, self-working and worry-free. It satisfies the requirements of the most exacting performer, and will most decidedly please the most difficult audiences.
Introduction
The Amazing Deceptions Of Louis S. Histed
This Is My Story
In The Beginning
CHAPTER ONE: MAGIC WITH CARDS
The Spencer Fan
The Pocket Pass
Carlton’s Continuous Single Card Production
One Card; Four Moves
Card And Ribbon
A Card In Mind
Brush Up Your Cards
Hand To Hand
Thick Cards
Again The Thick Card
Any Card Called For
Brass!
The Miracle Divination
Another Presentation
Before The Miracle Divination
CHAPTER TWO: MAGIC FOR “ONE CASE”
Simplicissimus Rope Gimmick
Two Moves With The Rings
Papyrus
Instantaneous Production In Chimney
So Longfellow Wrote “Humpty Dumpty”!
Simplified Golf
£1 Note Passe Passe
Humpty Dumpty
Chameleon Reels
Camouflage
CHAPTER THREE: A COUPLE OF OSCAR’S
Straight From The Shoulder
Just The Reverse
Who’ll Bid Five Bob?
CHAPTER FOUR: INSPIRATIONS AND BRAINSTORMS
Lever-Loading
The Milk Miracle Made Certain
Wot! No Beer?
The Crystal Cylinder
A Tip-Up Table Load
The Bunder Boat
Brain Storms
CHAPTER FIVE: ILLUSIONS
The Paint Box Effect
The Easel Illusion
Materialisation
CHAPTER SIX: MAGIC WITH LIQUIDS
Some Scientific Principles
The Automatic Siphon
Two Masking Principles
The Chinese Vase
A Secret Still!
Milk Transit
The Cocktail Trick
Black And White Transposition
The Tippler’s Dream
Water Pots
Inexhaustible Containers
A Triple-Load Jug
The Indian Rice Bowls
The Burmese Rice Jars
Niagara
1st edition 1947, 160 pages