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The Art of Modern Conjuring and Drawing Room Entertainment
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The Art of Modern Conjuring and Drawing Room Entertainment by a "modern magician" was a book published in 1909 in England.
A picture, possibly showing the face of the author appears in the page facing page 118. Goldston's Magician Monthly Vol. 5, No. 5 (April 20, 1909) page 33, stated that this book was listed as having been written by an author whose name was Ralpho.
Among it's 220 pages with nearly 200 photographs were chapters on:
- Introductory Hints
- The Dress, Servantes, Pulls and Apparatus
- Card Tricks
- Coin Tricks
- Handkerchief Tricks
- Tricks with Chemicals
- Parlour Tricks
- Hat Tricks
- Mesmeric and Magnetic Tricks
- Advanced Tricks
- Miscellaneous Tricks
- Tricks with Matches and Numerals
- Shadowgraphy
- Second Sight
- Programmes
An American edition was later printed in Chicago around 1910.
