MacCarthy, E. Brian: Impromptu (Legerdemain) ©1939 George Johnson, The Magic Wand Office, London Softcover, perfect-bound, 4.75x5.25", 86 pages ©1948 2nd Edition

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Contents:  (from 2nd Edition Book):

5 Foreword
6 Contents

11 Coin Section
11 A Pretty Coin Production
14 A Coin Production Dodge
15 "Smack"' Coin Routine
20 Into the Bank
25 The Alchemist
28 The Dishonest Customer
33 The Idiotic Money-Box
36 The Disappearing Hole

43 Card Section
43 A Colour-Change Sleight
45 The Ghost-Hunters
53 A Simple Card Transposition
54 A Conjurer's Card Transposition
56 Optical Illusions
58 The Joker
60 Concentrated Thought

63 Cigarette Section
63 The Torn and Restored Cigarette
66 A Gigantic Production Sleight
67 A Novel Cigarette Routine
72 The Reversible Cigarette
74 Repeating Penetration

79 Match Section
70 Experiments With Matches
82 Match Transposition
86 The Match That Lights Again