Morrell, Reginald A. & Frederick Lloyd: New Magical Sleights & Fakes ©1906 Hamley Bros., Ltd, London Hardcover, no dj, 50 pages Also published by Martinka & Co., NY

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Comments: illustrated with black and white photographs.

Contents (from book):

3 Preface

5 Chapter 1 - Tricks With Thimbles And Coins
5 Thimbles
5 An Improved Thumb-Palm
8 The Melting Thimbles
9 Tricks With Coins: a coin vanish
10 A New Handkerchief Fold for a Coin
12 A Matchbox Change: Half-Crown changes to penny in a matchbox
13 The Rising Coin: in a glass of water

15 Chapter 2 - Tricks With Cards
15 Changing a Card
15 - Method 1
18 - Method 2
19 - Method 3
19 - Method 4 To Change a Card by Tapping It
21 The Card of Mesmer

23 Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous Mechanical Tricks
23 The Magical Salad: examined bowl is immediately filled with flowers
24 An Effective Rope Release
25 The Simultaneous Production of Three Billiard Balls at the Finger Tips: uses two shells
28 The Appearing, Travelling Chameleon Ball: board explained
30 - First Effect the Sudden Appearance of the Ball
31 - The Travelling Ball
32 - The Chameleon Travelling Ball
32 The Spiritualistic Blackboard: used in conjunction with the Magic Dial effect
37 A New Black-Art Illusion: assistant levitation and vanish

39 Chapter 4 - Modern Telepathy
39 Introduction: the general method explained
41 No. 1: blindfolded assistant determine total of numbers on a board
41 No. 2: a mathematical calculation
42 No. 3: another
43 No. 4: another mathematical calculation determined by the assistant before the spectator can perform it
44 No. 5: Assistant determines calculation on numbers on the board
44 No. 6: to name the figure crossed out of an answer obtained in a subtraction
46 No. 7: to obtain an answer to a subtraction sum long before the spectator