Magic, In Which Are Given Clear and Concise Explanations of All the Well-Known Illusions: As Well as Many New Ones Here Presented for the First Time

244 Pages. Complete and Unabridged. From the Preface. THE art of pretended magic dates back to the remotest antiquity. It has been known under various names, such as White Magic, Conjuring, Natural Magic, and Prestidigitation. Jannes and Jambres, the magicians of Pharaoh, contended against Moses and Aaron. In the British Museum there is an Egyptian papyrus, which contains an account of a magical séance given by a thaumaturgist named Tchatcha-em-ankh before King Khufu, B.C. 3766. In this man...