Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Coin Ready for the Back Palm
A hand holds a coin across the middle fingers while the outer fingers press against its edges. A dotted axis marks the intended rotation. Figure 51 belongs to Hoffmann’s account of the back palm in Later Magic. The clear isolated drawing records a precise starting position, making the sleight’s physical arrangement more important than any surrounding stage setting.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Coin Ready for the Back Palm" [editorial title]. In Later Magic, Professor Hoffmann. 1904 E. P. Dutton edition, 1904, E. P. Dutton & Company. Source scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0065-0092
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Illustrator not identified. A Coin Ready for the Back Palm. Later Magic. Scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0065-0092