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* The [[Discoverie of Witchcraft]] by Reginald Scot (1584) | * The [[Discoverie of Witchcraft]] by Reginald Scot (1584) | ||
* [[Clever and Pleasant Inventions]] (1584) - J. Prevost (In French in 1584, translated to English in 1998). | * [[Clever and Pleasant Inventions]] (1584) - J. Prevost (In French in 1584, translated to English in 1998). | ||
| − | * [[Mathematical Recreations]] (1633) - Van Etten | + | * [[The Art of Juggling or Legerdemaine]] (1612) |
| − | * [[Hocus Pocus Junior]] The Anatomie | + | * [[Mathematical Recreations]] (1633) - Henry Van Etten |
| + | * [[Hocus Pocus Junior]] The Anatomie Of Legerdemain (1634) | ||
* The [[Mysteryes of Nature and Art]] (fourth edition, 1654) - Bate | * The [[Mysteryes of Nature and Art]] (fourth edition, 1654) - Bate | ||
* A [[Candle in the Dark]] (1655) - Ady | * A [[Candle in the Dark]] (1655) - Ady | ||
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* The [[Old Hocus Pocus]] (circa 1710) | * The [[Old Hocus Pocus]] (circa 1710) | ||
* [[Legerdemain]]: or, Natural and Artificial Conclusions and Hocus Pocus Improved (1710) | * [[Legerdemain]]: or, Natural and Artificial Conclusions and Hocus Pocus Improved (1710) | ||
| − | * [[The Merry Companion; or Delights for the Ingenious]] ( | + | * [[The Merry Companion; or Delights for the Ingenious]] (1716) - Richard Neve |
* [[Hocus Pocus: or, The Cabinet of Legerdemain Curiosities Broke Open]] (1721) - Richard Neve | * [[Hocus Pocus: or, The Cabinet of Legerdemain Curiosities Broke Open]] (1721) - Richard Neve | ||
* The [[Whole Art of Legerdemain]] (1722) - Dean | * The [[Whole Art of Legerdemain]] (1722) - Dean | ||
* [[Physical Amusements and Diverting Experiments]] (1784) - Pinetti | * [[Physical Amusements and Diverting Experiments]] (1784) - Pinetti | ||
| − | * [[Rational Recreations]] (1774) - Hooper | + | * [[Rational Recreations]] (1774) - Dr. W. Hooper |
* [[Breslaw's Last Legacy]] (1784) | * [[Breslaw's Last Legacy]] (1784) | ||
* [[Natural Magic]]: or Physical Amusernents Revealed (1785) - Astley | * [[Natural Magic]]: or Physical Amusernents Revealed (1785) - Astley | ||
* The [[Conjurer Unmasked]] (1785 and 1788) - Denton | * The [[Conjurer Unmasked]] (1785 and 1788) - Denton | ||
| − | * The [[Conjurer's Repository]] (1795) | + | * The [[Conjurer's Repository]] (1795) - Anonymous |
* [[Hocus Pocus, or, The Art of Conjuration]] (1795) | * [[Hocus Pocus, or, The Art of Conjuration]] (1795) | ||
* The [[Conjurer Unmasked, or the Magical Mirror]] (1795) | * The [[Conjurer Unmasked, or the Magical Mirror]] (1795) | ||
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* [[More Magic]] (1890) - [[Professor Hoffmann]] (Angelo Lewis) | * [[More Magic]] (1890) - [[Professor Hoffmann]] (Angelo Lewis) | ||
* [[Magical Experiments]] (1892) - Arthur Good (Translated to English from French) | * [[Magical Experiments]] (1892) - Arthur Good (Translated to English from French) | ||
| − | * [[Sharps | + | * [[Sharps and Flats]] (1894) [[John Neville Maskelyne]] |
* The [[Modern Wizard]] (1896) - A. Roterberg | * The [[Modern Wizard]] (1896) - A. Roterberg | ||
* [[Latter Day Tricks]] (1896) - A. Roterberg | * [[Latter Day Tricks]] (1896) - A. Roterberg | ||
* [[New Era Card Tricks]] (1897) - A. Roterberg | * [[New Era Card Tricks]] (1897) - A. Roterberg | ||
| + | * [[Conjuring for Amateurs]] (1897) - [[Ellis Stanyon]] | ||
* [[20 Years a Fakir]] (1899) - S. James Weldon | * [[20 Years a Fakir]] (1899) - S. James Weldon | ||
| − | * [[Modern Coin Manipulation]] (1900 | + | * [[Modern Coin Manipulation]] (1900) - [[T. Nelson Downs]] |
| − | + | * The [[Magician's Handbook]] (1901) - [[P.T. Selbit]] | |
| − | * The [[Magician's Handbook]] (1901) - | + | * The [[Modern Conjuror and Drawing Room Entertainer]] (1902) - [[C. Lang Neil]] |
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| − | * The [[Modern Conjuror and Drawing Room Entertainer]] (1902) - C. Lang Neil | + | |
* [[Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table]]: A Treatise on the Science and Art of Manipulating Cards (1902) - Later published as The Expert At The Card Table. | * [[Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table]]: A Treatise on the Science and Art of Manipulating Cards (1902) - Later published as The Expert At The Card Table. | ||
| − | * [[Card Tricks and | + | * [[Card Tricks and How to Do Them]] (1902) - A. Roterberg |
| − | * [[Modern Magicians | + | * [[Modern Magicians Handbook]] (1902) - [[William J. Hilliar]] |
| + | * The [[The Art of Modern Conjuring and Drawing Room Entertainment]] (1909) - Anonymous | ||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 5 February 2009
List of some Early Magic Books
- A Brief and Pleasaunt Treatise, entituled, natural and artificial conclusions (1581) Thomas Hill
- The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot (1584)
- Clever and Pleasant Inventions (1584) - J. Prevost (In French in 1584, translated to English in 1998).
- The Art of Juggling or Legerdemaine (1612)
- Mathematical Recreations (1633) - Henry Van Etten
- Hocus Pocus Junior The Anatomie Of Legerdemain (1634)
- The Mysteryes of Nature and Art (fourth edition, 1654) - Bate
- A Candle in the Dark (1655) - Ady
- Magia natvralis libri viginti or Natural Magick (English 1658 and 1669) - John Baptista Porta
- Récréations mathématiques et physiques by Jacques Ozanam (1693)
- Round About Our Coal Fire: or, Christmas Entertainmolts (circa 1700)
- Hocus Pocus: or, A Rich Cabinet of Legerdemain Curiosities (circa 1700) - White
- Arts Improvement:or, Choice Experiments (1703) - Snow
- Art's Treasury - (?) White
- Recreations Mathematical and Physical (1708) Jacques Ozanam (translation of 1693 book?)
- Rareties and Curious Inventions (circa 1710)
- The Old Hocus Pocus (circa 1710)
- Legerdemain: or, Natural and Artificial Conclusions and Hocus Pocus Improved (1710)
- The Merry Companion; or Delights for the Ingenious (1716) - Richard Neve
- Hocus Pocus: or, The Cabinet of Legerdemain Curiosities Broke Open (1721) - Richard Neve
- The Whole Art of Legerdemain (1722) - Dean
- Physical Amusements and Diverting Experiments (1784) - Pinetti
- Rational Recreations (1774) - Dr. W. Hooper
- Breslaw's Last Legacy (1784)
- Natural Magic: or Physical Amusernents Revealed (1785) - Astley
- The Conjurer Unmasked (1785 and 1788) - Denton
- The Conjurer's Repository (1795) - Anonymous
- Hocus Pocus, or, The Art of Conjuration (1795)
- The Conjurer Unmasked, or the Magical Mirror (1795)
- Cabinet of Knowledge (1796 ) - Gale
- An Evening's Amusement, The Merry Thought; An Excellent and Right-Merry Collection of Capital Tricks (circa 1800)
- The Expositor or Many Mysteries Unravelled (1805) - William Frederick Pinchbeck
- The New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived (1808)
- The Petit Sorcerer, or, The Conjurer Unmasked (1808)
- The London Conjurer (1812)
- Hocus Pocus, or, the New and Complete Art of Conjuring (circa 1820)
- The Modern Conjuror, or, Complete Guide to Sleight of Hand (1822)
- Art of Conjuring Made Easy (1822)
- The Universal Conjurer (1829)
- The Whole Art of Legerdemain (1829).
- The Juggler's Oracle, or, the Whole Art of Legerdemain Laid Open (circa 1830)
- Fireside Amusements (Edinburgh, 1850).
- Magical Recreations, or The Whole Art of Legerdernaiiz; Explained and Made Easy for all capacities (Bristol, circa 1850)
- Nouvelle Magie Blanche Devoilee or New White Magic Explained and Complete Course of Prestigitation (1854) - J.N. Ponsin
- Memoirs of Robert-Houdin (1859 - first U.S. Edition) - Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (Translated to English from French).
- Modern Magic (1876) - Professor Hoffmann (Angelo Lewis)
- Les Secrets de la Prestidigitation et de la Magie, which is Secrets Of Conjuring And Magic (1877) - Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
- Sleight of Hand by Edwin Sachs, (1877)
- Conjuror Dick (1885) - Professor Hoffmann (Angelo Lewis)
- 40 Years A Gambler On The Mississippi (1887) - George Devol
- More Magic (1890) - Professor Hoffmann (Angelo Lewis)
- Magical Experiments (1892) - Arthur Good (Translated to English from French)
- Sharps and Flats (1894) John Neville Maskelyne
- The Modern Wizard (1896) - A. Roterberg
- Latter Day Tricks (1896) - A. Roterberg
- New Era Card Tricks (1897) - A. Roterberg
- Conjuring for Amateurs (1897) - Ellis Stanyon
- 20 Years a Fakir (1899) - S. James Weldon
- Modern Coin Manipulation (1900) - T. Nelson Downs
- The Magician's Handbook (1901) - P.T. Selbit
- The Modern Conjuror and Drawing Room Entertainer (1902) - C. Lang Neil
- Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table: A Treatise on the Science and Art of Manipulating Cards (1902) - Later published as The Expert At The Card Table.
- Card Tricks and How to Do Them (1902) - A. Roterberg
- Modern Magicians Handbook (1902) - William J. Hilliar
- The The Art of Modern Conjuring and Drawing Room Entertainment (1909) - Anonymous
