The Art of Magic - T. Nelson Downs - Williams Estate
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The collaboration of T. Nelson Downs and John Northern Hilliard produced this wonderful book. Downs was the first to introduce an act with small objects onto the vaudeville stage. He was most famous for his coin manipulation, and in particular for his version of the "Miser's Dream". The Art of Magic covers sleights with cards, coins, and balls, and teaches many tricks and routines with detailed explanations from the master.
The card section in this book was epoch making. It features the first appearance in print of the side steal. Based on the number of pages dealing with card magic this is more a card book than anything else.
Overall a very thorough introduction to magic. Another excellent book by T. Nelson Downs is Modern Coin Manipulation.
1980 PB 1stEd - No DJ - Stain on page edges does not effect readability - Very Good Cond
