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Torquay22
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Is there any old books that are fairly unheard of that you would recommend
motown
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What kind of magic are you interested in. That will help with the suggestions.
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Andrew Immerman
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Up to 1910'ish (personal favorites in bold):
  1. Discoverie of Witchcraft, The, by Reginald Scot (1584)
  2. Hocus Pocus Junior (1634)
  3. Merry Companion, The; or Delights for the Ingenious, by Richard Neve (1716)
  4. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, by Jean Euguene Robert-Houdin, tr. Lascelles Wraxall (1859)
  5. Secrets of Conjuring and Magic, The, by Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, tr. Professor Hoffmann (1868/78)
  6. Modern Magic, by Professor Hoffmann (1876)
  7. Sleight of Hand, by Edwin Sachs (1877)
  8. More Magic, by Professor Hoffmann (1890)
  9. Sharps and Flats, by John Nevil Maskelyne (1894)
  10. Modern Wizard, by August Roterberg (1896)
  11. New Era Card Tricks, by August Roterberg (1897)
  12. Magician's Handbook, The, by P.T. Selbit (1901)
  13. Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table (Expert at the Card Table), by S.W. Erdnase (1902)
  14. Modern Conjurer, The, by C. Lang Neil (1902)
  15. Later Magic, by Professor Hoffmann (1903)
  16. Art of Magic, The, by T. Nelson Downs (1909)
  17. Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done, by Henry Hatton (1910)
  18. Our Magic, by Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant (1911)
Andrew

P.S. Better lists at http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Early_Magic_Books and http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=27.
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