This is the sixteenth edition of Hoffmann's Modern Magic. First published in 1876, Modern Magic had a huge impact on the world of conjuring. It was the first book in the English language to move away from simply exposing the secrets of tricks towards truly explaining how to perform them. With in-depth descriptions of card and coin tricks, mechanical apparatus and stage illusions, it became an instant success and spawned a slew of similar books from rival publishers.
 
Condition: Good/fair, ex-library and library re-bound (very well), with associated stickers, inscriptions and stamps along with wear to endpapers where stickers have been removed, general wear, marks and creasing to pages. A very nice reference copy.
 
Binding: Hardback
Year:  c. 1910
Publisher: Routledge
Pages: 509
Dimensions (to nearest cm): 20 X 13cm