Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser - The Magic of J. N. Hofzinser

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Despite Hofzinser's wish to have all his apparatus and magic records destroyed， a lot has been preserved because his wish was never carried out. Ottokar Fischer wrote two books in German about Hofzinser: Kartenkünste and Zauberkünste. This ebook here is Richard Hatch's authoritative translation of the Zauberkünste book. 

[A translation of Kartenkünste is also available as ebook from us: Hofzinser's Card Conjuring.] 

Kartenkünste focuses exclusively on card magic， whereas Zauberkünste deals with everything else. 

This ebook describes more than 80 effects created by Hofzinser including more than 100 photos and illustrations. Most effects were designed for use in Hofzinser's salon under close-up conditions， and over half include Hofzinser's original patter used in presentations. 

Among the effects are Hofzinser's unique cups-and-balls routine， a copper/silver coin transposition， his linking ring routine， "The Word" (a brilliant book test)， his legendary card rise， and "The Apotheosis of the Rose". A special feature of this ebook is its Appendix， which contains selections from letters which Dr. Hofzinser wrote to two of his students. 

The Magic of J. N. Hofzinser contains all the material in the original German edition， as well as numerous new annotations， photographs and illustrations， and a comprehensive historical introduction. 

1st edition 1985; PDF 309 pages. 

Table of Contents 
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Contents 
Translator's Preface 
A Note on the Fischer Collection 
Acknowledgements 
In Memoriam: Ottokar Fischer 
Publisher's Preface 
Introduction 

I. Balls 
1. Dr. Hofzinser's Original Billiardball Sleights 
2. The Cups-and-Balls 
2a. The Cups-and-Balls 
3. Living and Dead 
4. A Multiplication 

II. Banknotes and Coins 
5. The Banknotes The Effect 
6. The Ducats 
7. The Miser's Dream 
8. The Twenties 
9. The Stockmarket Speculator 

III. Flowers 
10. The Apotheosis of the Rose 
11. The Magical Greenhouse 
12. The Resurrection 

IV. Books 
13. The Album of German Poets 
14. The Library of German Poetry 
15. The Word 
16. Sympathetic Actions 

V. Eggs 
17. A Delicate Subject: The Egg 
18. An Egg Dish (The Omelette) 
19. The Omelette 
20. The Opal Goblet 

VI. Electrical Experiments 
21. The Flower Casket 
22. The Bell 
23. The Flower Bell 

VII. Flags and Helmets 
24. The Patriot 
25. The Toast 
26. The Shako 

VIII. Liquids 
27. The Fountain of Love 
28. The Ink of the Enamoured 
29. The Liqueur Effect 
30. The Wineshop 
31. The Wine Analysis 
32. The Self-filling Glass 
33. The Coffee Trick 
34. The Glass 

IX. Cards 
35. The Rosebush 
36. The Card Automaton 
37. The Card Mirror 
38. The Lonely Card 
39. The Cardbox 
40. Winter - Summer 

X. Skittles 
41. The Grandpapa 
42. The Magical Game of Skittles 
43. The Skittle 

XI. Numbers 
44. The Spiritist 
45. A Calculation 
46. The Slate 
47. Mathematicians 
48. The Number Disks 

XII. Rings 
49. The Chinese Rings 
50. The Ring in Danger 
51. The Ring Case 
52. The Magic Key 

XIII. KERCHIEFS 
53. The Memoirs of a Handkerchief 
54. The Red Kerchief 
55. The Puzzled Tailor 
56. The Protocol of Knots 
57. The Mysterious Parasol 
58. Dr. Hofzinser's Original Sleights with Silk Kerchiefs 
59. The Serpent Handkerchief 

XIV. TIMEPIECES 
60. The Watch 
61. Corresponding Clocks 

XV. Birds 
62. The Migration of Birds 
63. The Migrating Canaries 
64. The Bird-Sword 
65. The Bird 

XVI. Non-Magical Experiments 
66. The Paper 
67. The Plates 

XVII. Tricks with Sundry Objects 
68. The Flying Objects 
69. The Glove 
70. Four is One 
71. The Metal Bell 
72. The Lantern of Diogenes 
73. The Thought of Photograph 
74. The Pearls 
75. The Glass Mirror-Goblet 
76. The Ball of Wool 
77. The Die 
78. The Cartesian Diver 
79. The Butterflies 
80. Magnetic Forces 
81. The Wonderful Wand 
82. The Sugarbox 

Appendix 
Without Tailcoat or Wand: J.N.Hofzinser， the Man 
Excerpts from Hofzinser's Correspondence with his Friends 
Ten Letters to Carlo Marchini 
Works Cited