The Magician's Own Book, or, the Whole Art of Conjuring / Being a complete hand-book of parlor magic, and containing over one thousand optical, chemical, mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments, amusing transmutations, astonishing sleights and subtleties, celebrated card deceptions, ingenious tricks with numbers, curious and entertaining puzzles, together with all the most noted tricks of modern performers.

by George Arnold; Frank Cahill

The Perfect Gentleman;

Or, ETIQUETTE AND ELOQUENCE.

A Book of Information and Instruction for those who desire to become Brilliant or Conspicuous in General Society, or at Parties, Dinners or Popular Gatherings, &c.

A handsome volume of 335 pages, beautifully bound and gilt. Price $1 00.

This is not only a valuable book of reference, but it contains minute Instructions for Gentlemen in all those modern accomplishments which have become almost a necessity in this age of refinement. It gives directions how to use Wine at Table, with rules for judging the quality thereof—Rules for Carving, and a complete Etiquette of the Dinner Table, including Dinner Speeches, Toasts and Sentiments, Wit and Conversation at Table, &c. It has also an American Code of Etiquette and Politeness for all occasions—Model Speeches, with directions how to deliver them—Duties of the Chairman at Public Meetings, Forms of Preambles and Resolutions, &c. In short, this book will give a man every possible information he may desire to enable him to appear to good advantage in either public or private life. It is a choice book that any gentleman will find a valuable addition to his library. We expect to sell at least one hundred thousand copies of this work, and the price is correspondingly low.