Later Magic

About this book

A handkerchief disappears, a box reveals something unexpected and an intricate apparatus conceals the method behind an astonishing effect. Professor Hoffmann opens the cabinet of the professional conjurer.

Later Magic describes performance techniques, mechanical principles and the stagecraft needed to make a trick convincing. Diagrams and detailed explanations turn moments of apparent impossibility into carefully rehearsed operations. The mechanics can be intricate, yet every one serves an instant that an audience is meant to remember as effortless.