A Classic Of Conjuring


Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurors by Henning Nelms [Dover 1967]

Sample headings from just one section:

•   Contradicting Belief In Confederates
•   Monotony, Its Use And Abuse
•   Optical Misdirection
•   Motion As A Method for Concealment
•   Control As A Device

Here's one of Tog's favorite books, and mine. It was rare for awhile, but it's just been reprinted.

Also a favorite of several science fiction writers I know. (If you visit Amazon's page for the book, see Jim MacDonald's rave.)

Imagine what a digital artist could do with these techniques.