hillcountrymagic
$24.99
Condition: Good m, especially as it is almost 100 years old.
Here's How! (authored and published by Boston magic dealer, performer, and humor pioneer Frank Lane) is a classic vintage magic booklet detailing commercial routines for early-to-mid 20th-century performers. The publication covers four core performance categories:
Pocket Tricks: Fast, visual close-up deceptions utilizing everyday objects.
Coin Tricks: Practical sleights, vanishes, and transpositions for close-up and parlor settings.
Card Tricks: Audience-tested card routines, force handlings, and patter sequences.
Club Effects: Larger-scale parlor and club routines designed for small-stage audiences.
Frank Lane (operating out of Boston, Massachusetts during the 1920s through 1940s) was a pivotal figure in modern American magic, famous for his Funny Talk magazine and early focus on humor, patter, and commercial timing. Original Frank Lane publications are highly prized by collectors of vintage American magic ephemera. Featuring a distinctive soft blue paper cover accented by minimalist grid lines, classic typography, and the original printed price box ($1.50), this original booklet represents a key historical slice of pre-WWII magic publishing.
