A Conjuring Melange by Stanley Collins

Having spent more than forty-five years as a professional entertainer, Mr. Collins presents more than fifty tricks which he either originated or improved so extensively as to convert them into virtually new feats.

Tricks with cards, coins,  and handkerchiefs, pocket tricks, mental tricks, miscellaneous tricks, tricks for children, a stage illusion and ever several conjuring puzzles go to make up this magical feast.

Two features of the book are worthy of special mention: the tricks are genuinely workable and the explanations are clearly details and illustrated.