Young, Morris N.: Presto Prestige, A Magical Miscellanea ©1929 Area Press, Lawrence MA Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 48 pages ©1994 Re-Issue Denton & Haskins, NY Distributed by Flosso Hornmann Magic, Inc., NY

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Contents (from book ToC, updated Jun 2018):

1 Chapter One: Learning to Present
Generalities
Laws of Practice
The Audience and the Performer
Laws of Cause and Effect - Applications

10 Chapter Two: Stage Lighting for Magical Effects
Classification of Lighting Effects
- Fully Lighted Stage;
- Colored Lights;
- Floods And Drops;
- Spotlights;
- Magic Lanterns And Novel Effects;
- Black Magic;
- Miscellaneous Matters And Optical Illusions;
- Fluorescent Paints;
- Prism Dispersions;
- Neon Lights.
Music And Patter

20 Chapter Three: Card Acrobatics
Types
The Deck Spread Out
- Recovery;
- Passing The Buck;
- Dexterous Catching
The Deck Is Compact
- Waterfall;
- Accordion;
- The Spiral;
- Fanning;
- Tearing The Deck In Half;
- Scaling The Deck;
- Shuffling
Acrobatics With The Individual Cards
- Scaling;
- Automatic Scaling;
- Cutting A Deck In Half In Mid-Air;
- To Produce Any Card From Pocket;
- Rising Cards;
- Enlarging Spot On A Card

31 Chapter Four: Spiritualism And Kindred Phenomena
Introduction
Telepathy, Second Sight And Predictions
Visible Spirit Manifestations
Materializations
Science Fiction

43 Chapter Five: On The Borderline - A Cataleptic Act
Guide To A Routine
Formula For A Chemical Smoke

46 Appendix
Legerdemain - An Extract
Ventriloquism - An Extract