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

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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.
THE WHOLE

ILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 500 WOOD CUTS,

AND INTENDED AS A SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT FOR