J. B. Bobo 
Modern Coin Magic 

Originally published in 1952, this classic guidebook provides a complete treatise on sleight of hand coin conjuring, making an excellent companion for those who want to impress and entertain with some classic magic tricks. Complete with instructional diagrams, it explains a variety of coin act techniques, including vanishing, sleeving and cuffing. The final chapter helps you to prepare the routine for your coin magic performance. Contents include: Preface; J. B. Bobo; Acknowledgments; Prologue — of Coins and Conjuring; 1 Coin Concealments; 2 Basic Technique; 3 Coin Vanishes; 4 Complete Coin Vanishes; 5 Quick Tricks; 6 Cuffing; 7 The Art of Sleeving; 8 Coins Across; 9 Coin Classics; 10 Coin Boxes; 11 Trick Coin Trickery; 12 Shell and Folding Half; 13 Stage Coin Magic; 14 The Miser’s Dream; 15 The Stanley Collins Section, 16 Routines. We are republishing this rare work in a modern, high quality, and affordable edition, complete with a newly written introduction and reproductions of the original illustrations.