Selbit: The Magical Entertainer ©1906 G. Ornum & Co., London Hardcover, no dj, 56 pages

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Comments: "Teaching you how to give a complete evening's entertainment of new conjuring tricks with highly amusing patter, laughable ventriloquism and a diverting magical sketch." Illustrated by S.C. Tibbles. Available as an eBook from Conjuring Arts.

Contents (from Conjuring Arts):

5 Introduction
7 An Experiment in Thought-Reading: 6 minutes, card trick
10 The Watch, Glass and Handkerchief Trick: 12 minutes, no apparatus required
16 My Grandfather's Legacy: 15 minutes, a sequence of amusing illusions with four half-crowns
23 A Bowl of Paper Shavings: 5 minutes, production trick
26 A Ventriloquial Dialogue: 20 minutes
31 Spirits Versus Spiritualism: 30 minutes, a magical sketch for 5 persons
36 Encore - The Mislaid Eggs: eggs fly from glass tube and transpose with solid block of wood

40 Magical Odds and Ends
40 The Incubator Canister: practical illusion for stage
45 A New Cup and Ha'pence Trick: sleight of hand for close quarter work
48 Personal Points on Popular People: collection of interesting paragraphs and photographs of successful conjurers
53 A Refreshing Conclusion: a finish to any magical entertainment