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*[[Drawing Room Conjuring]]. A translation by Professor Hoffmann in 1887. ...rk Wilson]] [1975] (1988). Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic. Courage Books. ISBN 0894716239. The Elevator Card, p. 85

After his death his business was taken over by [[Hamley's]] ...]].<ref>The Magic Of Britain by Edwin Dawes</ref><ref> Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke's</ref><ref>84. PIRACY, PLAGIARISM AND MR.

...ist throughout his life, though, that he was born in 1872.<ref>Jean Hugard by James B. Alfredson (1997)</ref> Hugard used the stage names of '''Kelmann' ...is first book on magic was [[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]], [[Professor Hoffmann]]'s translation of [[Robert-Houdin]]'s book.

| image = Hoffmann.jpg ...ref>Books at Brown, VOLUME XXXIV, 1987, ©1989 Brown University, Professor Hoffmann and his Modern Magic, page 80</ref>

...known in the magic world for devising classic illusions and routines used by some of the top performers in the business. ...was inspired by finding the work of 19th century magic expert [[Professor Hoffmann]] in his local library. Wakeling then began performing magic with improvise

...gic'' by [[John Northern Hilliard]]. His manuscripts and notes were edited by [[Carl W. Jones]] and [[Jean Hugard]]. | gbooks = <!-- google books ID -->

The magician allows the spectator to think of a card by: ...of Witchcraft]] by Reginald Scot (1584) which was most likely contributed by [[John Cautares]].

...e it for a very beautiful [[force]]. See [[What's New in Magic?]] compiled by [[Walter Gibson]] in 1956. ...such a way that the edge held by the 3 fingers is lower than the edge held by the thumb.

...around the same time in ''[[A Grand Expose of the Science of Gambling]]'' by "An Adept" (1860). ...d the most expansive description to date, called "The 'Three-Card' Trick." Hoffmann described the false throw, and briefly mentioned the idea of doing the tric

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| author = [[Professor Hoffmann]] ...Art of Conjuring'' was published by [[Professor Hoffmann| Professor Louis Hoffmann]] in 1876.

It was founded and owned by [[David Copperfield]] in [[1991]] after he purchased the Mulholland Library The collection contains over 80,000 pieces, including 15,000 magic books, thousands of graphic images, prints, poster, playbills, photographs, manus

'''A Magician in Many Lands''' includes an introduction by [[Professor Hoffmann]] and describes the author's tour of India, China, Japan, and United States {{Books}}

| author = [[Professor Hoffmann]] '''More Magic''' was the second book of [[Professor Hoffmann]]'s four-book quadrilogy, after ''[[Modern Magic]]''.

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| gbooks = <!-- google books ID --> ...restidigitation et de la magie''' was translated to English by [[Professor Hoffmann]] in 1878 as [[The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]].

| author = [[Professor Hoffmann]] ...''' was the last book in a quadrilogy series of four books by [[Professor Hoffmann]].

List of some early books containing magic related material: ...a Pacioli]] (in Italian between [[1496]] and [[1508]], limited publication by Conjuring Arts Research Center)

...ish translation of [[Les Tricheries des grecs dévoilées]] by [[Professor Hoffmann]]. | gbooks = <!-- google books ID -->

...of a young wizard'' was a fictional book by Angelo John Lewis (Professor Hoffmann) published in 1885. | author = Professor Hoffmann

| gbooks = <!-- google books ID --> ...book production and illustration, coupled with the disappointing response by intending purchasers, prevented the work being issued as originally intende

[[Professor Hoffmann]] describes a "Japanese Inexhaustible Box" in his book [[Modern Magic]], bu == Books ==

...men performing the cups and balls from the tomb at Beni Hasan is believed by most experts to be a game of unknown type. Note: Since there is no indicati ...s such as the cups and balls and indeed more modern ideas such as cheating by short changing via sleights with coins and other small objects.

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...r idea of the ground covered, and then to evaluate its probable usefulness by applying his knowledge as a close student of magical literature and as a pr * [[Miracle Methods No. 1 - The Stripper Deck]] by [[Jean Hugard]] and [[Fred Braue]]

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| gbooks = <!-- google books ID --> Translated as [[Drawing Room Conjuring]] by [[Professor Hoffmann]] in 1887.

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| author = Professor Hoffmann ...''A Complete Manual of Card Conjuring'', is a book written by [[Professor Hoffmann]] dedicated to only card magic. It is much more complete than the card sect

| editor = Professor Hoffmann ...t-Houdin]]'s ''[[Magie et physique amusante]]'', translated by [[Professor Hoffmann]].

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...that it will operate as a spring to the industry of performers in that art by compelling them to some new inventions to deceive and amuse us." ...Physics, or Explanation of His Tricks."<ref> CHEVALIER PINETTI—CONJURER BY HENRY RIDGELY EVANS, Sphinx, June 1902</ref>

...85, contains many items from Professor Hoffmann's [[Modern Magic]] (1876), by Frank Lind using the pseudonym of Prof. Henri Garenne. {{Books}}

'''Folding Coin''' is a [[Gaff]] sold by most magic shops. ...6, page 203) in relation with a fake wand to produce a coin by [[Professor Hoffmann]] and it was further explained in his next book, [[More Magic]] (1890, page

...c Series''' was a series of books edited by [[Paul Fleming]] and published by the Fleming Book Company reprinting some of the classics of magic. ...about this project.<ref>Stanley Collins Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast by Edwin A. Dawes (2001)</ref>

...disaster. Panicked by stage fright, he talked too fast and in a monotone. By the time the curtain fell, he had no idea what he was saying or doing ...e excited to rebel against French colonialists by false miracles performed by their religious leaders. In 1856, Napoleon III's Second French Empire sent

...flowers and flags.<ref>http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/09/magic-used-by-civil-war-magicians.html</ref> ...ous groups. By 1853 the movement had reached San Francisco and London, and by the start of the Civil War in 1860 it was worldwide.

Sawyer put out 17 or so issues of[[The Hoffmann Collector]] and a more general periodical for collectors called [[Aphelion * VICTORIAN AGE CONJURING BOOKS (1988)

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| gbooks = <!-- google books ID --> '''Card Magic - A Practical Treatise on Modern Card Conjuring''' by [[John Northern Hilliard]] contains all the card work from his larger previ

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