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'''Latest Magic'''  was the last book in a quadrilogy series of four books by [[Professor Hoffman]].
  
== Availability ==  
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It contains Hoffmann's own creations.
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==Table of Contents==
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*Portrait of Professor Hoffmann Frontispiece
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*Preface vii
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*Some New Appliances of General Utility 1
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*Magical Mats 1
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*Fairy Flower-Pots 5
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*Patter Introducing the Flower-Pots 8
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*Adhesive Cards and Tricks Therewith 10
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*The Missing Card 12
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*Novel Applications of the "Black Art" Principle 17
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*Black Art Mats and Black Art Patches 17
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*A Magical Transposition 23
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*The Detective Die 26
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*Dissolving Dice 32
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*Where is It? 38
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*Card Tricks 46
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*Arithmetic by Magic 46
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*Those Naughty Knaves 49
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*Magnetic Magic 55
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*The Telepathic Tape 57
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*A Card Comedy 60
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*The Fast and Loose Card-Box 63
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*A Royal Tug of War 64
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*Sympathetic Cards 66
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*Tell-Tale Fingers 68
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*Divination Doubly Difficult 72
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*A New Long Card and Tricks Therewith 77
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*The Mascot Coin Box 83
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*Miscellaneous Tricks 88
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*Money-Making Made Easy 88
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*The Missing Link 92
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*Culture Extraordinary 97
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*The Bounding Beans 104
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*Lost and Found 110
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*The Riddle of the Pyramids 115
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*The Miracle of Mumbo Jumbo 123
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*The Story of the Alkahest 130
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*The Oracle of Memphis 137
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*The Mystery of Mahomet 146
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*The Bewildering Blocks 156
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*An "Od" Force 162
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*The Mystery of the Three Seals 170
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*The Wizard's Pocketbook 180
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*Concerning Patter 192
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*The Use of the Wand 203
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*A Few Wrinkles 215
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*L'Envoi 222
  
Copyright has expired for this book in the United States (and likely many other countries as well). Two editions are available in their entirety on Google Books: [http://books.google.com/books?id=dSEuAAAAYAAJ&dq=inauthor%3A%22Hoffmann%20(Professor)%22%20magic&as_brr=1&client=firefox-a&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q=&f=false Latest Magic (1919)], [http://books.google.com/books?id=pyEuAAAAYAAJ&dq=inauthor%3A%22Hoffmann%20(Professor)%22%20magic&as_brr=1&client=firefox-a&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q=&f=false Latest Magic (1918)]. The books are also available for PDF download from the same location.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 22:01, 24 July 2015

Latest Magic
LatestMagic.jpg
First Edition
AuthorProfessor Hoffmann
PublisherSpon & Chamberlain
Publication Date1918
LanguageEnglish
Preceded byModern Magic (1876)
More Magic (1890)
Later Magic (1911)
Pages222
 

Latest Magic was the last book in a quadrilogy series of four books by Professor Hoffman.

It contains Hoffmann's own creations.

Table of Contents

  • Portrait of Professor Hoffmann Frontispiece
  • Preface vii
  • Some New Appliances of General Utility 1
  • Magical Mats 1
  • Fairy Flower-Pots 5
  • Patter Introducing the Flower-Pots 8
  • Adhesive Cards and Tricks Therewith 10
  • The Missing Card 12
  • Novel Applications of the "Black Art" Principle 17
  • Black Art Mats and Black Art Patches 17
  • A Magical Transposition 23
  • The Detective Die 26
  • Dissolving Dice 32
  • Where is It? 38
  • Card Tricks 46
  • Arithmetic by Magic 46
  • Those Naughty Knaves 49
  • Magnetic Magic 55
  • The Telepathic Tape 57
  • A Card Comedy 60
  • The Fast and Loose Card-Box 63
  • A Royal Tug of War 64
  • Sympathetic Cards 66
  • Tell-Tale Fingers 68
  • Divination Doubly Difficult 72
  • A New Long Card and Tricks Therewith 77
  • The Mascot Coin Box 83
  • Miscellaneous Tricks 88
  • Money-Making Made Easy 88
  • The Missing Link 92
  • Culture Extraordinary 97
  • The Bounding Beans 104
  • Lost and Found 110
  • The Riddle of the Pyramids 115
  • The Miracle of Mumbo Jumbo 123
  • The Story of the Alkahest 130
  • The Oracle of Memphis 137
  • The Mystery of Mahomet 146
  • The Bewildering Blocks 156
  • An "Od" Force 162
  • The Mystery of the Three Seals 170
  • The Wizard's Pocketbook 180
  • Concerning Patter 192
  • The Use of the Wand 203
  • A Few Wrinkles 215
  • L'Envoi 222


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